Leila Khaled: Hijacker Screening

  • December 10, 2024 1:32 am

from O.R.C.A.

  • Date: 2024/12/17 19:00

A screening of documentary film Leila Khaled: Hijacker. The film profiles the first woman to hijack a plane, Palestinian fighter Leila Khaled. After the film we’ll have a discussion.

2006
58 Minutes
Directed by Lina Makboul
Leila Khaled was the first woman in the world to hijack an aircraft. As a member of the Popular front for the liberation of Palestine, PFLP, she hijacked an American Boeing 707 in 1969. This is the story told by a young Palestinian who grew up in Sweden about what made Leila Khaled become one of the world’s most famous terrorists and the most famous Palestinian Woman of all.

Free Jazz, Afro-Futurism, and Decolonial Struggle: A Musical Exploration

  • November 28, 2024 1:05 am

from O.R.C.A.

Join us for an enlightening talk that delves into the revolutionary intersections of free jazz, Afro-Futurism, Afro-Presentism, and their deep connections to decolonial struggles in the United States. This discussion will explore the musical contributions of legendary artists like Archie Shepp, Cecil Taylor, Max Roach, and Sun Ra, focusing on how their innovative sounds serve as both a cultural response to Black oppression and a powerful assertion of Black power. We will examine the origins of jazz, its evolution into free jazz, and its role as a vehicle for pro-Black and anti-colonial activism. Drawing from the frameworks of Afro-Presentism and Afro-Futurism, we will discuss how Black artists have used music to respond to the socio-political moment, imagining new possibilities for Black futures. Special attention will be given to how free jazz emerged as a cultural statement during the Black Power movement, with commentary from influential figures such as Amiri Baraka on the role of art and artists in revolutionary change. Throughout the talk, we will listen to select tracks from pioneering free jazz musicians, offering a blend of live discussion and music to enhance the experience. Additionally, we will touch on works like Free Jazz Communism, which examines a communist jazz festival in Helsinki, and Free Jazz Black Power, which further contextualizes the connection between jazz and Black liberation movements.

Decisiveness & Communication Under Pressure M.A.S.T. Mutual Aid Social Therapy

  • November 21, 2024 1:06 am

from O.R.C.A.

This workshop will introduce tools to build emotional skills to further anarchist struggle and insurrection. It is crucial to approach emotional well being, constructive conflict resolution, and personal mental health as something that is not a private matter but a skill foundational to security and resiliency. We can only collaborate together if we can maintain respect for one another long term. Solidarity and affinity are our major weapons as anarchists, and like other skill, they must be honed and maintained with intention, rather than something we attempt to learn at a crisis point or when everyone is too burned out to do well or consistently.

The first half of this workshop series will discuss tools to help us better communicate and make better decisions under pressure and do mental health action support planning for before, during, and after being on the ground, and the second half will give us a structure to practice these skills and practice supporting one another so they are more accessible during times of high pressure. We view our collective emotional well being as a material limitation to deeping of combative anarchy. We seek to develop tools, an ongoing practice, and a constructive culture around addressing the intense conflicts, trauma, and joys which are inevitably part of a serious struggle against domination.

💿💻DⒶTA CARE MEET-UP🪛🖨️

  • November 12, 2024 1:10 am

from O.R.C.A.

Anarcho-Feminist Tech group meeting up at O.R.C.A. Monday 11/18 7-10pm

Data Care is a coworking group that comes together to independently work on deleting files, tightening digital security, troubleshooting & researching. Bring your own project, spitball with other nerds.

A few of us will be working on deleting extraneous internet accounts & burning gmail. 

We’ll be using hot spots. 

Film Screening of “Frauen Bildet Banden” (Women Form Gangs)

  • October 31, 2024 1:13 am

from ORCA

11/07/24 @ 6 P.M.
ORCA (Email below for location)
orca.philly@protonmail.com

More info on Rote Zora (use TOR)

https://anon.to/1rYpa8

Film is 1hr 15 min.

45 min – 1 hr discussion following film.

CW: Mention of SA and Trafficking

“Rote Zora” – Red Zora – was a German militant group of women, clandestinely organized in the 1970s and 80s within radical left circles. Its activities were directed against the everyday violence against women, against biogenetics and reproduction technologies, and worldwide exploitation of women as an expression of patriarchal rule. The group promoted female self-empowerment and a break with the peaceable, conciliating role attributed to women by society.

In reviewing the radical left, the role of women’s groups is often neglected. The documentary “Women for Gangs” not only makes up for that, it also shows that the groups’ main issues are highly topical. The film encourages women to form their own gangs today.

A Discussion on Subculture, Organization, and Race in the Anarchist Space

  • October 31, 2024 1:09 am

from ORCA

A Discussion of Subculture, Organization and Race in the Anarchist Space

There’s been a lot of discussion and critique of subculture within the anarchist space over the past few years in Philly. Our goal with this discussion is to think about and maybe come up with some answers about what subculture means for the anarchist space. Is it good? Is it bad? Who knows? Subculture relates to how people are socialized in capitalist society. Furthermore, our conversations about subculture often have an underlying critique about the whiteness or insularity of the anarchist space. Despite this, subcultures can often help anarchist organizational efforts that are oriented towards revolt. For instance, in recent years, anarchists in Philly have successfully utilized Muay Thai training and raves as spaces for people to connect with anarchist politics. What other subcultures can we build that create more on-ramps to anarchy? Or should we abandon subculture entirely? Who knows? Let’s figure it out together. Come prepared to have a real discussion and brainstorm about what we need to do to get organized, build affinity and fight back! Bring some food, some zines, and your homie!

Some texts that might be useful to read to prepare
-Towards Insurrection: Anarchist Strategy in an Era of Popular Revolt
-The Social and Survival: On Becoming a Threat from Anathema issue 8 volume 2
-Balagoon Boxing Club: A Social Insurrectionary Project
-The Secret is to Really Complain from Anathema Volume 10 Issue 2

  • Date: 2024/12/01 15:00

What I Did On My Summer Vacation: Report Backs From the Balkan Anarchist Bookfair And The ACAT International Gathering In Hambach Forest

  • October 6, 2024 1:07 am

Submission

Discussion on internationalism, the role American anarchists can play in borderless insurrection and the growing threat of global conflict.
Oct 14 @ O.R.C.A. 6pm
https://orcaphilly.noblogs.org/events/event/what-i-did-on-my-summer-vacation-report-backs-from-the-balkan-anarchist-bookfair-and-the-acat-international-gathering-in-hambach-forest/
O.R.C.A
Anarchist Social Space in Philly
https://orcaphilly.noblogs.org/

Student Struggles Screening Series

  • September 20, 2024 1:48 am

Submission

🎒📚 The Chicago Conspiracy
10/11 7pm
https://orcaphilly.noblogs.org/events/event/the-chicago-conspiracy-screening-and-discussion/
⚜️🍁 Street Politics 101
10/13 6pm
https://orcaphilly.noblogs.org/events/event/street-politics-101-screening-and-discussion/
O.R.C.A
Anarchist Social Space in Philly
https://orcaphilly.noblogs.org/

techno dystopia film series

  • September 20, 2024 1:43 am

Submission

🚂🥷 Breached: a chronicle of cargo theft
09/26 7pm
https://orcaphilly.noblogs.org/events/event/breached-screening-and-discussion/

🇵🇸🪂 Gaza Is An Image Of The Future
10/03 7pm
https://orcaphilly.noblogs.org/events/event/gaza-is-an-image-of-the-future-screening-and-discussion/
O.R.C.A
Anarchist Social Space in Philly
https://orcaphilly.noblogs.org/

Black August Letter Writing

  • August 20, 2024 1:55 am

Submission


In celebration of Black August, we’re going to write to two fighters in the black liberation struggle who are currently incarcerated. We will be writing to Malik Muhammad and Casey Goonan. Bring food and homies! We’ll provide stamps, pens, envelopes, and paper. Please wear a mask!Malik’s writings: https://malikspeaks.noblogs.org/

Update on Casey’s legal case: https://chicagoantireport.noblogs.org/post/2024/08/12/update-3-on-casey-goonan/

O.R.C.A
Anarchist Social Space in Philly
https://orcaphilly.noblogs.org/

Introduction to Post-Anarchism

  • August 9, 2024 1:15 am

Submission

Introduction to Post-Anarchism – Sunday – September 1st – 2:00PM
How has anarchism changed in the last 30 years? How was anarchism influenced by post-structuralism? This lecture/workshop will cover the contemporary theory and praxis of “Post-Anarchism”. We will explore the term, its current expressions and internal tensions.
*Guest speaker experience in Latin America and has studied anarchism academically for the last 10 years. —
O.R.C.A
Anarchist Social Space in Philly
https://orcaphilly.noblogs.org/

History of Latin American Anarchism

  • August 9, 2024 1:13 am

Submission

History of Latin American Anarchism – Saturday – August 31st – 4:00PM
What does anarchism look like in Latin America? How has it influenced politics and organizing? What can we learn from it? This lecture/workshop will overview the history, theory and praxis of Latin American Anarchism. It will cover historical trends, differences with “western anarchism” and current examples.
*Guest speaker experience in Latin America and has studied anarchism academically for the last 10 years. —
O.R.C.A
Anarchist Social Space in Philly
https://orcaphilly.noblogs.org/

Open Hours and Cashapp

  • July 19, 2024 1:06 am

from ORCA

It’s official, we’ve started open hours. On Wednesdays from 5PM to 9:30PM we’ll have the space open. Come by and drink a seltzer, read a zine, meet comrades, or just hang out!

Many of you have asked us about how to donate money to the space, we’ve set up a cashapp for just that. You can send funds remotely through the app to $orcaphilly. We appreciate everyone who has pitched in to keep the space open and running.

Informality, Anarchy, and the Black Radical Tradition

  • July 2, 2024 1:12 am

from O.R.C.A.

A lecture based discussion on organization and strategy in the 21st century.

Bring a friend. No prior reading required, this will be an introductory discussion.

July 5th, 7PM

Delta Chat For Anarchists

  • June 27, 2024 1:17 am

Submission

Delta Chat For Anarchists
July 7 at 2pm
https://orcaphilly.noblogs.org/events/event/delta-chat-for-anarchists/