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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 #66, 9-10th July 2021

Friday, 9 July 2021

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

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

21:30 (09:30 pm) - Dem Soc w/Prof. Jon

22:00 (10:00 pm) - Dem Soc, cont’d. w/Prof. Jon

22:30 (10:30 pm) - Tentative-Interview with residential school former student and now teacher w/Walter

23:00 (11:00 pm) - Deez Yachts w/Saul Youssef

23:30 (11:30 pm) - Available

Saturday, 10 July 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

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

10:00 (10:00 am) - Available

10:30 (10:30 am) - Available

11:00 (11:00 am) - Available

11:30 (11:30 am) - Available

12:00 (12:00 pm) - Available

12:30 (12:30 pm) - Available

13:00 (01:00 pm) - Available

13:30 (01:30 pm) - Available

14:00 (02:00 pm) - Available

14:30 (02:30 pm) - Available

Note: all times are EST.

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Office Hours and Hours #65

Current schedule:

Friday, 2 July 2021

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

21:00 (09:00 pm) - Ideological Poisoning: Why we can’t have nice things w/Saul Youssef

22:00 (10:00pm) - Ideology: final talk on Democratic Socialism w/Prof. Jon

23:00 (11:00pm) - Available

Saturday, 3 July 2021

00:00 (00:00 am) - Drawing workshop w/“Texas Tom” Webber

I will be offering a laid back, drawing workshop for all levels of ability. During this segment I hope to introduce you to accessible drawing techniques that are both fun and meditative. We will draw along together and my comrades can engage me in chat with some questions. Hopefully by the end of the segment we will have completed (or at least made a lot of headway towards completing) two drawings.

Please have ready the following materials on hand before my presentation begins:

  1. A pencil (HB to B) and or pen (fountain, Micron or ball point will work).
  2. A few photo references on hand of faces, animals, plants, fruits or vegetables, or landscapes. Be sure that each photo has a healthy tonal range from light to dark — not just a lot of black and white details but one that includes plenty of shades of grey or middle tones. Dramatic single-sourced lighting is best. If you like, go to to my Pinterest Board at this link where I have lots of reference photos handy.
  3. Blank drawing paper or a drawing pad

01:00 (01:00 am) - Drawing workshop, cont’d. w/“Texas Tom” Webber

02:00 (02:00 am) - Available

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) - Summer Roasts w/Hannah Feldman

11:00 (11:00 am) - Shop Camp Show and Tell w/Andy, Dave in PA, Hannah and Sarah

The shop campers will share highlights (videos, pics, and stories) from last week’s pilgrimage to Chez DPA. Plus, updates on our campers' projects!

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

See #shop-geeks and #garden-farming under Hands-On on the Discord for latest.

13:00 (01:00 pm) - Hammer and Sickle cont’d.

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

See #marxism and #calendar under Marxism on the Discord and @morningmarx @weeklymarx on the Twitters.

15:00 (03:00 pm) - Monthly FU Left Book Union w/Bruce and Prof. Pamela

For August 6-7th 24 hrs OH we will read Hadas Thier’s “A People’s Guide to Capitalism” (Haymarket Books). This is open to everyone in the Feldman U community and we hope you will promote it on your social media to friends, family, etc… Let’s build our circle and expand the education.

16:00 (04:00 pm) - Socialism: Taking Africa… Back w/Roriki

Patrice Lumumba in Congo, Amilcar Cabral in Guinea Bissau/Cabo Verde

17:00 (05:00 pm) - Grace Jackoson

Reflections on the Communist Party of China at 100 years young and some random chit-chat.

18:00 (06:00 pm) - Media Analysis 101 w/Prof. Ann Li

Watch the 40 minutes of “Day of Rage: An In-Depth Look at How a Mob Stormed the Capitol”

19:00 (07:00 pm) - Available

20:00 (08:00 pm) - The Wind Down with David Feldman

Note: all times are EST.

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Office Hours #64, 25-26th June 2021

Friday, 25 June 2021

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

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

21:30 (09:30 pm) - Socialism #weeklymarx Taking Africa - Britain & MauMau decolonization post World War II w/Roriki

22:00 (10:00 pm) - Ideology - Continuation of Democratic Socialism w/Prof. Jon

23:00 (11:00 pm) - Reclamation of mine sites, can we do a good job? w/Walter K.

Includes photos of oil sands, coal field. Answer the question, is it worth it to mine for oil, gold, lithium?

23:30 (11:30 pm) - Summer ASMR Juiciness w/Joe in Norway

Let’s prepare two super-simple juicy summertime dishes: grilled banana peppers in herb vinegarette and trowel the hell out of a cantaloupe. UPDATE: little change of plans since I forgot most of the ingredients back in the city. Instead let’s prepare a deceptively simple cantaloupe preparation and make a watermelon party boat. If you would like to join along bring your own melons and have your trowels sharpened. A dull trowel is a dangerous trowel.

Saturday, 29 June 2021

00:00 (12:00 am) - Drawing Time with “Texas Tom” Webber

I will be offering a laid back, drawing workshop for all levels of ability. During this segment I hope to introduce you to a couple of accessible drawing techniques that are both fun and meditative. We can draw along together and my comrades can engage me in chat with some questions. Hopefully by the end of the segment we will have completed (or at least made a lot of headway towards completing) two drawings.

Please have ready the following materials on hand before my presentation begins:

  1. A sharpened pencil (HB to B) and or pen (fountain, Micron or ball point will work).
  2. A few photo references on hand of faces, animals, plants, fruits or vegetables, or landscapes. Be sure that each photo has a healthy tonal range from light to dark — not just a lot of black and white details but one that includes plenty of shades of grey or middle tones. Dramatic single-sourced lighting is best. If you like, go to my Pinterest Board at this link where I have lots of reference photo handy.
  3. Blank drawing paper or a drawing pad.

01:00 (01:00 am) - Available

01:30 (01:30 am) - Available

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

Tentative Saturday Schedule:

10:00 (10:00 am) - Shop Camp / Rural Bootcamp w/Dave in PA

13:00 (01:00 pm) - Weekly Marx Reading Group: Open Discussion

14:30 (02:30 pm) - Pre-Burn Get Together w/Joe in Norway

15:00 (03:00 pm) - Summer Solstice: The Big Bonfire Burns (live feed)

16:30 (04:30 pm) - Valley Vox Theatre - CineFemme Summer Double Feature

21:30 (09:30 pm) - Diabetic Fury

Note: all times are EST.

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Office Hours #63, 18-19th June 2021

Friday, 18 June 2021

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

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

21:30 (09:30 pm) - Ideology 2: Why we can’t have nice things w/Saul Youssef

Continuation from my previous ideology talk. How simple issues with a national consensus get derailed into unresolvable ideological conflicts.

22:00 (10:00 pm) - Is the Bonfire up to Code? w/Joe in Norway

Let’s checkup on the progress of the pallet stacking and interview the stackers before the burn next week.

22:30 (10:30 pm) - Weekly Marx w/Roriki

Socialism @weeklymarx @morningmarx Taking Africa …Structures of Colonial Imperialism

23:00 (11:00 pm) - Speaking with Squirrels: Communication w/Prof. Pamela

23:30 (11:30 pm) - Democratic Socialism w/Prof. Jon

Saturday, 19 June 2021

00:00 (12:00 am) - Democratic Socialism cont’d. w/Prof. Jon

00:30 (12:30 am) - Gold Mining w/Walter Kiriaka

Gold Mining techniques in today’s mining. Also talk about the Mount Polley disaster.

01:00 (01:00 am) - Available

01:30 (01:30 am) - Available

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

10:00 (10:00 am) - Available

10:30 (10:30 am) - Available

11:00 (11:00 am) - Available

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

14:00 (02:00 pm) - Weekly Marx w/Prof. Ann Li

The Prison Notebooks, Antonio Gramsci, reading info

Note: all times are EST.

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Office Hours #62, 11-12th June 2021

Friday, 11 June 2021

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

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

21:30 (09:30 pm) - Spirituality and Activism w/“Texas Tom” Webber

Tom will be talking to Prof. Ian Faloona about his life as a scientist/climatologist and its intersection with his spiritual life.

22:30 (10:30 pm) - Weekly Marx w/Roriki

Socialism @weeklymarx @morningmarx Taking Africa …Fanon, The Wretched of the Earth

23:00 (11:00 pm) - Superyacht Shopping! w/Saul Yousef

We will go over handy tips to keep in mind for anyone shopping for superyachts, luxury blimps and private islands. Attendees are encouraged to pick out their own luxury items to show.

23:30 (11:30 pm) - Moderate continued discussion re possible lab leak hypothesis w/Myla

Suggested reading: Why we should welcome the lab leak hypothesis

Saturday, 12 June 2021

00:00 (12:00 am) - Available

00:30 (12:30 am) - Available

01:00 (01:00 am) - Nazi Ghost Hunting w/Joe in Norway

Let’s take a morning stroll up 419 stairs above the city to discuss the Nazi occupation of Norway. We will take in some beautiful views while discussing such light-hearted topics as the Festung Norwegen, Soldatenheim, New Trondheim and the policy of Lebensborn.

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

~10:00 (10:00 am) - Knuckle Dragging Cave Exploration w/Joe in Norway

Weather permitting: Let’s take the speedboat ferry to nearby Valderøya island where Norway’s oldest known cave “Skjonghelleren” sits with 30,000 years of history.

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

Note: all times are EST.

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