For The Birds is pleased to announce that we are now accepting new member applications. You can download the New Member Packet PDF for more information about the collective, what it means to be a member, and the application process. Feel free to contact us with any questions. We look forward to hearing from you!
Kristine Virsis – Alice
Last week I went to an event at Bluestockings, a radical bookstore in lower Manhattan, for the book Paper Politics: Socially Engaged Printmaking Today, based on a traveling exhibition of amazing protest art. A group of artists included in the book gathered to share their thoughts on making art to promote social [...]
If you want a chance to support Willie Mae Rock Camp for Girls and hang out with amazing female musicians, here is your chance! The Fourth Annual Rock N Roll Auction will be held Tuesday February 9th, 8 pm at The Knitting Factory in Brooklyn.
The auction helps provide much needed scholarships for young rock stars [...]
For folks who follow local New York politics there has been a lot of buzz recently around how broken the New York State juvenile justice system is. Reports published in 2009 indicate high levels of re-arrest after release, abuse of young detainees by guards and staff and an over representation of young people of color [...]
As women and feminists, zine writing has been a crucial part of documenting our personal and political history for almost two decades. So, how excited were we at For The Birds Collective to hear that Kathleen Hanna donated her papers and zines to NYU’s Riot Grrl Archive at Fales Library! Immediately following my reaction “how [...]
Hello birdfriends,
Us here at For the Birds HQ have made a decision to be more present in the internet world. At the moment, the majority of us are in grad school, in touring bands, or just busy with other projects, and we decided this would be a good way to remain constantly active. So let’s [...]
Greetings!
You may have been wondering what For the Birds has been up to since the Big She-Bang in August. Upon reaching the one-year mark of organizing together, we took some time to explore internal group dynamics, discuss conflicts and patterns, and strategize for how we could improve ourselves in the future.
The Big She-Bang IV [...]
Check out our amazing poster, made by Tamara at No Guts No Glory!
Here is the schedule we’ve come up with for The Big She-Bang IV. Obviously it’s tentative, but it’s a framework for the day.
SHE-BANG SCHEDULE
10:30AM | Breakfast
Workshops:
11am-12:30pm | Queer Eye for the D.I.Y.
12:45-2:15 | Feminist Urban Mobility
2:15-2:45 | Lunch break / Art show break
2:45-3:45 [...]
