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This site is a way station for The Autonomous Collective and it’s related Discord and Zoom community.

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-Friday at 5:00 pm EST: Dis & Datinformation w/Ann Li
  • Monday at 7:00 pm EST: The Reading and Writing Workshop
  • Tuesday at 7:00 pm EST: The Read Hour
  • Sunday at 3:00 pm EST: Weekly Marx

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 in ET.

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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 in ET.

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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 in ET.

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Office Hours #71, 13-14th August 2021

Friday, 13 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) - Socialism #weeklymarx #morningermarx w/Roriki

22:00 (10:00 pm) - Democracy w/Prof. Jon

23:00 (11:00 pm) - Utopia w/Saul

23:30 (11:30 pm) - Environment w/Prof. Pamela

Saturday, 14 August 2021

00:00 (12:00 am) - Available

00:30 (12:30 am) - Available

01:00 (01:00 am) - Available

01:30 (01:30 am) - Getting Radical w/Joe in Norway

Join me for a morning skate on the pump track in front of City Hall. Dependent upon the weather and my 2nd dose vaccine reaction.

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

“Marx’s Ecology” (2000) by John Bellamy Foster. Reading: Finish chapter 1, pp.28-65.

16:00 (04:00 pm) - Valley Vox Theatre: Vampires! (trailer)

Join Valley Vox Theatre as they sink their teeth into a Vampire themed CineFemme Summer Double Feature, this coming SATURDAY, AUGUST 14th, at 4:00 pm ET.

Valley Vox presents “From Dusk Until Dawn”. PLUS… the behind the scenes documentary of this cult classic, “Full Tilt Boogie” with a LIVE Q and A with “Full Tilt Boogie” director, Sarah Kelly. Kathleen was on the set of these films, so it will be a juicy episode. Contact us at valleyvoxtheatre@gmail.com, or @ValleyVox on Twitter and on Patreon. Zoom link will be posted here on the day of the show.

Note: all times in ET.

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24 Hour Office Hours and Hours #70

Friday, 6 July 2021

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

20:30 (08:30 pm) - Live from Napoli’s in Wichita, Mike Steinel w/the Lisa Hittle Group

21:00 (09:00 pm) - Democracy w/Prof. Jon

22:00 (10:00 pm) - Better Call Saul w/Saul Youssef

Some combination of activism, ideology, superyachts, Parks & Rec, chess? Bring your best beginner’s mind.

23:00 (11:00 pm) - Drawing Time w/ “Texas Tom” Webber

I will be offering another 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) one or 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. I have on my Pinterest Board (linked below) a few photo references on hand of faces, animals, plants, fruits or vegetables, or landscapes. Whatever photo we choose as a reference, be sure that it 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. For my photo references, just go to my Pinterest Board at this link where I have lots of reference photos handy: https://pin.it/1fgAunY
  3. Blank drawing paper or a drawing pad.

Saturday, 7 July 2021

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

01:00 (01:00 am) - Available

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) - Available

11:00 (11:00 am) - Available

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) - Weekly Marx Reading Group

15:00 (03:00 pm) - More Weekly Marx

16:00 (04:00 pm) - Socialism #weeklymarx #morningermarx w/Roriki

Ifoga. The weakening of settler colonialism, NZ government apology for Racist Policies.

17:00 (05:00 pm) - Shinkolobwe and Hiroshima w/Falco

18:00 (06:00 pm) - Still The Enemy Within w/Lane

Documentary on the UK 1984-85 Miners Strike

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

Note: all times in ET.

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