Monday, June 18, 2012

New Direction Fest 2012

Brace Yourselves

NEW DIRECTION FEST // AUG. 3-5, 2012 // OLYMPIA, WA

New Direction Fest 2012 will be a space for people of the worldwide hardcore and punk community to share experiences, skills, ideas, and information about community organizing and other forms of radical action. This convergence will include live bands, workshops, and speakers engaged in the practical application of the radical ideas and values of hardcore punk. Through these, we hope to inspire and to mobilize one another to form a global network of resistance and a movement for radical change, both within punk and without. Every band performing has experience with political organizing, community projects, and resisting systems of oppression and exploitation. The goal of this fest is to breathe new life into the hardcore tradition of resistance and to push our networks towards a NEW DIRECTION where we can bridge the gap between hardcore values and the application of these values through radical practice.

LATTERMAN (reunion)
OI POLLOI (Scotland)
SKARP (Seattle)
RVIVR (Olympia)
RAPE REVENGE (Calgary Alberta, Canada)
POISON PLANET (Chicago)
OUTLOOK (Olympia)
RESIST AND EXIST (Los Angeles)
KOMATOSE (Arcata)
ISKRA (Victoria, BC)
HYSTERICS (Olympia)
THE DETONATORS (Eugene)
WRETCHED OF THE EARTH (Portland)
VENGANZA (Anaheim)
UGLY PARTS (New Jersey) 
SOJOURNER (Tacoma)
SOCIALIZED CRUCIFIXION (So Cal)
ADJUSTMENT TO SOCIETY (Olympia)
REIVERS (Oakland)
LA BELLA (Los Angeles)
ERODE (Tacoma)
DISPARATE (Olympia)
MARY CHRIST (D.C.)
DICK BINGE (Olympia)
BRIGADA ROJA (Monterrey, MX)
GRIMACE (Seattle)
DEHUMANIZED (Olympia)
CYNAREA (Seattle)
CRUDE THOUGHT (Olympia)
BIG EYES (Seattle)
BETWEEN EARTH AND SKY (Seattle)
AGATHA (Seattle)

WORKSHOPS:
"A Brief History of Anti-Fascism in Punk" by Rose City Antifa 
"Police Reform or Police Abolition?" by Kristian Williams (author of Our Enemies in Blue)
"Current social problems within Punk and how to solve them" Harjit Gill (Institute of Anarchist Studies)
Dismantling Capitalism, Dismantling Patriarchy
Anarchist and Popular Education Panel
Radical Group Healing
Worker Co-operatives
"Labor Struggle in the 21st Century" panel
Oi Polloi discussion, panel, and Q&A session
Guerilla Gardening Field Trip
Consent and Boundary Setting
G.I. Resistance and Coffee Strong

LOCATIONS & TIMES:
Friday AUG. 3RD 2012 (starting at 4P.M.)- The Midnight Sun (113 N Columbia St. Olympia, WA 98501)

Sat. & Sun. AUG. 4th-5th 2012 - Eagles Ballroom (805 Fourth Ave. E, Olympia, WA, 98506)
Doors & Breakfast @ 9:00am
Workshops @ 10:00am
Bands @ 2:30pm

For more information, to buy pre-sale tickets, and to check out the day-to-day breakdown, visit these websites:

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