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You’ll find the latest After Hours schedule and details about the Weekly Marx reading group, in addition to who knows what else at this point.

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After Hours Schedules

Reading Groups

  • Monday at 7:00 pm EST: The Reading and Writing Workshop
  • Tuesday at 7:00 pm EST: The Read Hour
  • Saturday at 3:00 pm EST: The Reading and Writing Workshop
  • Sunday at 3:00 pm EST: Weekly Marx

Office Hours #76, 17-18th Sep 2021

Friday, 17 September 2021

20:00 (08:00 pm) - Greetings and convocation with David

21:00 (09:00 pm) - Evening Schedule and Community Shart Outs

Quick review of the evening schedule followed by whomever would like to do a shart out about…

21:30 (09:30 pm) - The Fast Lane

22:00 (10:00 pm) - LAPD Rampart Station Scandal w/Myla Reson

I’ll be presenting a 2015 video I made about the Los Angeles Police Department scandal at it notorious Rampart Station - followed by a discussion of ongoing needs for police reform or outright abolition.

23:00 (11:00 pm) - “The Politics of Jesus” w/“Texas” Tom Webber

This presentation will represent introduction and overture to an ongoing, occassional series I hope to offer during Office Hours on is theme. It this first installment I hope to lay down the foundation for understanding how the teachings of the gospel and of Jesus represent an inherently radically political challenge to the economic staus quo and of Empire. More specifically I wish to unveil how one cannot properly understand who Jesus was and what he stood for apart from politics. Hopefully by the end of my presentation you will see that the radical nature of Jesus’ politics was there to be found right out of the gate of reading the Gospels, right there in plain sight. If this is new to you, you won’t be able to unsee what I will be revealing.

If you have a Christian Bible laying around, you might find it helpful in following along with my presentation.

Saturday, 18 September 2021

00:00 (12:00 am) - Available

00:30 (12:30 am) - This Discordant Cacophonous Week w/the Community

Let’s talk about what was happening on the Discord this week.

01:00 (01:00 am) - Available

01:30 (01:30 am) - Available

02:00 (02:00 am) - The Witching Hours. Open dialogue.

07:00/08:00 am - Book reading w/Prof. Adnan Husain

Adnan continues reading from “The Tale of Princess Fatima, Warrior Woman: The Arabic Epic of Dhat Al-Himma” Penguin Books.

09:00 am - The world according to Tyrone w/Bruce Malm

Bruce continues reading Gravity’s Rainbow and attempt to explain it.

Sunday, 19 Sep 2021

14:30 (02:30 pm) - Hammer and Sickle w/Andy, DPA, Falco and Sarah

16:30 (04:30 pm) - Weekly Marx Reading Group

Note: all times are EST.

Registration

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Office Hours #75, 10-11th Sep 2021

Friday, 10 Sep 2021

20:00 (08:00 pm) - Greetings and convocation with David

20:30 (08:30 pm) - The Fast Lane: Fahrenheit 9/11 Livestream with Michael Moore

21:30 (09:30 pm) - Livestream cont’d.

22:00 (10:00 pm) - Livestream cont’d.

22:30 (10:30 pm) - FLQ Crisis in Canada w/Walter Kiriaka

23:00 (11:00 pm) - 9/11 and the World 20 Years After w/Prof. Adnan Husain

A discussion with OH community about the security/surveillance state, imperial wars, racism, capitalism, climate change.

23:30 (11:30 pm) - Available

Saturday, 11 Sep 2021

00:00 (12:00 am) - Marx at Midnight w/Prof. Ann Li

00:30 (12:30 am) - This Discordant Cacophonous Week w/the Community

Let’s talk about what was happening on the Discord this week.

01:00 (01:00 am) - September 11th w/Roriki

01:30 (01:30 am) - Available

02:00 (02:00 am) - The Witching Hours. Open dialogue.

07:00/08:00 am - Book reading w/Prof. Adnan Husain

Adnan continues reading from “The Tale of Princess Fatima, Warrior Woman: The Arabic Epic of Dhat Al-Himma” Penguin Books.

09:00 am - The world according to Tyrone w/Bruce Malm

I will start reading Gravity’s Rainbow and attempt to explain it

16:30 (04:30 pm) - Valley Vox Theatre Presents “The Power of Nightmares”

Valley Vox Theatre will screen all three parts of Adam Curtis' “The Power of Nightmares”. Then, we’ll open the floor for the rest of the show for attendees to openly discuss their thoughts and feelings about Curtis' work and the events of the last 20 years.

Follow us @ValleyVox on Twitter or email us at valleyvoxtheatre@gmail.com, and check back here for our Zoom link on Saturday. And if you would like to donate see our Patreon page.

Sunday, 12 Sep 2021

14:30 (02:30 pm) - Hammer and Sickle w/Andy, DPA, Falco and Sarah

16:30 (04:30 pm) - Weekly Marx Reading Group

Note: all times are EST.

Registration

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24 Hour Office Hours and Hours #74

Friday, 3 September 2021

20:00 (08:00 pm) - Greetings, Salutations, Invocation

21:00 (09:00 pm) - A Feldman Family Roast

22:00 (10:00 pm) - I’ll be reading from my very strange blog w/Steve K.

23:00 (11:00 pm) - Heard There Was a New Discord, That David Played And It Pleased The Lord: How to navigate Discord’s funky new interface! w/Nick and Falco

Saturday, 4 September 2021

00:00 (00:00 am) - Let’s Make a Pie of Some Sort w/Sarah el Busch

We’re going to try to make a pie, perhaps a cheesecake or something with apple, basically any other pie that just screams, “autumn! It’s here!!!”

01:00 (01:00 am) - Commemoration of Mikis Theodorakis, who died on the 2nd of August. Rest In Power! w/Falco

02:00 (02:00 am) - The upcoming Occupy 10-year anniversary w/John Hays

Music. Cat videos. Whatever. Just trying to fill an hour on OH as a segment host, for the first time.

03:00 (03:00 am) - Available

04:00 (04:00 am) - Available

05:00 (05:00 am) - Available

06:00 (06:00 am) - Available

07:00 (07:00 am) - Available

08:00 (08:00 am) - Available

09:00 (09:00 am) - Available

10:00 (10:00 am) - Climb a Single Mountain w/Joe in Norway

We return to Sukkertoppen or some other pile of rocks for a quick climb with views of the North Sea and protected islands.

11:00 (11:00 am) - Show and Tell: Performing Arts Camp Edition w/Hannah F.

People were curious about my time teaching fart jokes in the woods, so I’ll share highlights from my two weeks working at Cazadero Performing Arts Family Camp.

Subjects may include: jokes, babies, music, how zero-tolerance policies enable harmful social dynamics, cardboard art, grey gardens, drought, exploitative labor practices in the arts/ nonprofit sector

12:00 (12:00 pm) - Hammer and Sickle w/Andy, DPA, Falco and Sarah

13:00 (01:00 pm) - More Hammer and Sickle

14:00 (02:00 pm) - FU Left Book Union w/Bruce Malm

A discussion of Sven Beckert’s “Empire of Cotton” focusing on Chapters 4, 5 and 9.

15:00 (03:00 pm) - “Empire of Cotton” discussion continues

16:00 (04:00 pm) - Still The Enemy Within w/Lane

17:00 (05:00 pm) - More Lane

18:00 (06:00 pm) - Table Talk and drawing time w/ “Texas” Tom

I’m offering a teaser for an art workshop that will continue immediately after Feldman’s wrapup. So in essence, presuming I have permission to do so, I continue the fun in the AFTER HOURS AFTER OFFICE HOURS AND HOURS is officially done.

So bring a pencil and or pen and some drawing paper and follow along!

Also, since a lot of folks seem to like to pose questions to me about theology, spirituality, the Bible and the like during Discord chats and the like, feel free to have one ready to shoot my way and we’ll chat about that too.

19:00 (07:00 pm) - The Wind Down with David Feldman

Note: all times are EST.

Registration

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Office Hours #73, 27-28th Aug 2021

Friday, 27 August 2021

20:00 (08:00 pm) - Greetings and convocation with David

20:30 (08:30 pm) - Open dialogue

21:30 (09:30 pm) - Sharing a video and talking about it w/Rodrigo

22:30 (10:30 pm) - Dr. David Mammal

Relationship, Dating, Medical, Fashion, Psychological, Electrical wiring, Financial, Competitive eating, Résumé writing, and Interior Decorating advice with Dr David Mammal.

23:00 (11:00 pm) - Democracy w/Prof. Jon

Saturday, 29 August 2021

00:00 (12:00 am) - Available

00:30 (12:30 am) - Available

01:00 (01:00 am) - Antifa doc: Antifa Chasseurs de skins w/Falco

02:00 (02:00 am) - The Witching Hours. Open dialogue.

12:00 (12:00 pm) - Hammer and Sickle w/Andy, DPA, Falco and Sarah

14:00 (02:00 pm) - Weekly Marx Reading Group

16:30 (04:30 pm) - Valley Vox Theatre Presents “Colors Straight Up”

August 28, at 4:30pm ET, Valley Vox Theatre proudly welcomes Oscar Nominated Producer, Julia Schachter.

We’ll be watching her documentary from 1997, ‘Colors Straight Up’. This acclaimed film is about teenagers living in Los Angeles who meet through the performing arts as a way of escaping the gangs and drugs prevalent in the neighborhood of Watts.

Afterwards, we’ll have a live Q and A with Julia, PLUS a few of the students will visit to catch up and share their lives with us, for this very special Valley Vox Theatre.

Follow us @ValleyVox on Twitter or email us at valleyvoxtheatre@gmail.com, and check back here for our Zoom link on Saturday. And if you would like to donate see our Patreon page.

Note: all times are EST.

Registration

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Office Hours #72, 20-21th Aug 2021

Friday, 20 August 2021

20:00 (08:00 pm) - Greetings and convocation with David

20:30 (08:30 pm) - The Fast Lane

21:30 (09:30 pm) - Live creation of post hoc wedding gift sans net w/Dave in PA

22:00 (10:00 pm) - The Hole in Reservoir Hill w/Walter

At a time when nuclear tensions once again run high, The Hole in Reservoir Hill revisits a decommissioned nuclear bunker buried deep beneath North Bay, Ontario. Includes a 13 minute video.

22:30 (10:30 pm) - Live in the Sunshine w/Prof. Pamela

23:00 (11:00 pm) - Sarah and Andy Force You to Look at their Honeymoon Slide Show

We will collectively relive our almost 5,000 mile roadtrip through the American west.

Saturday, 21 August 2021

00:00 (12:00 am) - “Chicago on the Goodfoot” w/Bruce Malm

Screening of a rare documentary I worked on in 1983.

01:00 (01:00 am) - I would like to discuss how I should quit my shitty job w/Kenn Mann

01:30 (01:30 am) - Available

02:00 (02:00 am) - The Witching Hours. Open dialogue.

12:00 (12:00 pm) - Hammer and Sickle w/Andy, DPA, Falco and Sarah

14:00 (02:00 pm) - Weekly Marx Reading Group

Note: all times are EST.

Registration

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