Phoenix Free Skool

November Calendar and other Cool Things!

2012-11-11T13:47:00.001-08:00

Hi Folks!

Sorry the November Calendar is tardy to the party. That being said, it looks really great and we have so many classes available this month that it wouldn't fit in our normal format. What we ended up with was a 4 page, single fold zine-style calendar! You should really check it out and can download it in full HERE. Thanks to Jessie G for the art this month, and thanks to all our new facilitators for offering cool new classes.

It was fun seeing a bunch of folks at First Friday this month where we were handing out calendars. If you have any events that you'd like the Free Skool to attend or promote, go ahead and shoot us an e-mail.

Our meetings are every week, Sundays at 5pm at 1317 E. Diamond St (one street North of Roosevelt). We are always in need of good organizers, artists, social media butterflies, and people who want to do the nitty gritty work necessary to make all these awesome classes available to the public.

That being said, here's some cool stuff happening this upcoming week:

Monday 11/12:
Community Gathering to Raise Bicycle Awareness @ Jobot (6:30pm)
Religion and the Universe @ Aside of Heart (8pm)

Wednesday 11/14:
Ingles para Latin@s @ Puente Movement Office (6pm)
Documentary Premier: Workers on the Rise @ ASU West in Glendale (6pm)
Rising Tide/Beehive Collective Presentation @ Rusty Spoke (7pm)
Meditation @ Worker's Rights Center (7pm)
Juggling @ Encanto Park (7:30pm)

Thursday 11/15
A.S.L. @ Aside of Heart (7pm)

Friday 11/16
Hindu Tantra @ 2517 E. Pinchot Ave. (8pm)

Saturday 11/17
Code Pink 10 Year Anniversary Event @ Cesar Chavez Plaza (Noon)

Last Day to Submit a Class for November

2012-10-27T08:17:00.002-07:00

Today is the last day to submit a class proposal and get it on the November Free Skool Calendar. Want to facilitate a class or know about a free class or event happening in the community that you think we should know about? Contact us or go HERE to propose a class.

Thank you to all of our facilitators and organizers who got classes together in October and to everyone who came to the feast!

October Feast This Sunday!

2012-10-15T09:06:00.000-07:00

Food, community, learning? What's not to love?

The Phoenix Free Skool has a potluck feast every month to provide a space for people to come together, build up community, and collectively create the future we wish to see and live in.

This month's feast will be at 1319 E. Diamond (One street North of 13th St. and Roosevelt) at 6pm. It's a potluck so, if you can, bring a dish for folks to nom on. Vegetarian dishes much preferred.

Remember that anyone can facilitate a class as long as money is not a requirement. If you're thinking about facilitating a class, you can either come to the feast to talk with us about it or let us know online.

Consider this an open and standing invitation to all people, groups, and organizations doing the hard groundwork to empower and strengthen the people. We believe that people who learn together and who eat together will fight together. We must find the ways that each of our struggles are interconnected. It is at this intersection where we propose to meet and, having found our common ground, hold it and expand it for the good of all peoples. We believe that this is possible through an organization which builds trust across borders and strengthens the minds of its people.

We believe that true learning is a form of resistance because it teaches people how to think critically. Once people are empowered with the ability to question and the knowledge that they can find the answers themselves, they become unstoppable.

Quick Deets:
Free Skool Feast/Potluck
Sunday, October 21st
6:00pm until we decide it's over
1317 E. Diamond
Facebook Event HERE

p.s. Thanks to everyone who came out to the Community Action Fair!

Come visit the Phoenix Free Skool at the Community Action Fair!

2012-10-11T15:06:00.001-07:00

Hey there guerrilla learners!

The Phoenix Free Skool will be out at the Community Action Fair put on this Saturday by Occupy Phoenix! Come visit our table to get a copy of the October calendar and chat with us about mutual aid, free education, and radical pedagogy! It'll be a blast! Along with us, a bunch of other organizations will be there for you to meet and network with including: Copwatch, PUENTE, LUCHA, Vets for Peace, the IWW, AZ Community Press, and a bunch more. It'll be at Cesar Chavez Plaza from 12 - 3pm, though Free Skool may show up a little tardy to the party.

Quick Deets:
Community Action Fair
Saturday, October 13th
Cesar Chavez Plaza (201 w. Washington St.)
Noon - 3pm

Check out the Facebook event HERE for more info.

Knowledge is power! Power to the people!

October Calendar is on its way!

2012-10-01T12:43:00.001-07:00

Free Skoolers!

The October Calendar has been drawn up, but we are waiting on a high resolution scan to print and distribute official copies. Until then, we'll post up the low res copies on our blog so that you can get a taste of what's available this month! We will update you when the physical posters are printed! (Click on pictures of the calendar to get a larger view)

All knowledge is power! All power to the people!

FEAST TONIGHT!

2012-09-23T12:13:00.001-07:00

I know you're thinking "I wish there were a horizontal learning environment where I could teach, learn, and build community. Also, I wish there were food..."

Well... wish no more! TONIGHT, at 6pm, we have our monthly Feast!

The September Class Calendar is Out Now!

2012-09-02T11:09:00.001-07:00

September is upon us and that means a new calendar of free skool classes! We've got an art class, a journalism class, two language classes, and a bunch more all for free! Take a look at the current calendar and see what cool skill shares, classes, and groups are happening this month.

As always, we are looking for people who are interested in sharing their knowledge and skills. We are looking forward to potentially adding more sections on to the blog including a resources section.

Right now, we have a few class proposals that are looking for a space. These include a home repair class and a survivalist class. Check out potential classes to see more information and if you might be able to help out.

Remember, folks: All knowledge is power. All power to the people!

Free Skool Feast Today!

2012-08-19T12:07:00.002-07:00

Look at what you're doing today.

Now look at what Pheonix Free Skool is doing today.
We're having a delicious feast and proposing sweet classes.

Back to what you're doing.
It COULD be what we're doing if you came to Margaret T Hance park at 6pm.

Look down.

What's that in your hand?
It's the calendar for the newest Free Skool classes.

Look again.
You're learning that skill you always wanted to learn.

I'm at a potluck.

Meet at the East Ramada, 6pm in Margaret T. Hance Park

Parking is available just off of Culver St
between 3rd Ave and Central Ave.

This Month's Feast!

2012-08-14T16:56:00.006-07:00

Oh dear, it seems my monocle has dropped into my tuna, how delightfully silly.

Hey folks! It's that time time again!

Come help Phoenix Free Skool put together a calendar of free classes for September! This time, the event is a Potluck! So bring a yummy dish if you can! Vegetarian dishes preferred.

If you'd like to propose a class: Make sure you have everything planned out before filling out a proposal!! You can see what you'll need to know to propose a class by looking Here. There will be hard copies of the proposal you can fill out at the feast. We're having some trouble right now finding spaces for classes, so if you can find your own location, it's WAAYYY easier on us.

Sunday, August 19th

Meet at the East Ramada, 6pm in Margaret T. Hance Park

Parking is available just off of Culver St
between 3rd Ave and Central Ave.

More event info(fb event page) Here

Current Calendar Here

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Can't make it to the feast? Fill out a class proposal online

We hope to see you there!

<3 PHXFreeSkool <3

August Calendar is out!

2012-07-31T22:40:00.002-07:00

TA DA!!!!

Thanks to everyone who committed to teaching these wonderful classes and all the organizers who worked to get this project off the ground!!!

For class descriptions and the google calendar go HERE.

Check back here soon to find were we've dropped off hard copies!

<3 <3 <3 Phoenix Free Skool <3 <3 <3

The calendar for August is up now!

2012-07-30T12:44:00.000-07:00

Hi there Free Skoolers,

The calendar for the month of August is now available in the "Current Calendar" section. Right now, this is the only place to access the calendar. There is no PDF available for download yet. I will post an update as soon as that is available.

If you have any questions or comments about the calendar, you can comment on this post or you can e-mail us. If you have any questions about the individual classes, please contact the e-mail or phone number provided to interact with the facilitator directly.

I'm very pleased to be presenting the Phoenix Free Skool's very first calendar of classes.

All knowledge is power! All power to the people!

Check out the "Potential Classes" section!

2012-07-26T16:10:00.002-07:00

The new "Potential Classes" section features classes that are all ready to go, but need a location. Think of it as a Craigslist personals section for Free Skool Classes and Locations; "Single art class looking for a fun, brightly lit space... are you the one?" This is a way you can help out the Free Skool even if you don't have the time to facilitate a class or money to donate. Remember, if these classes don't have a space, they don't happen.

If you don't want to host any of the classes currently looking for a location, but would like to potentially offer your space, contact us at phxfreeskool@gmail.com and let us know a bit about yourself and the space and what classes you think would work well in it. Then, if we find something that might match up, we'll contact you.

Finally, we hope to get up a section of all the "I Want to Learn" responses so people can vote in a poll on what seems interesting to them and what they would participate in to encourage a facilitator to come forward and propose a class.

Nav Bar is Currently Down

2012-07-23T00:30:00.001-07:00

Wouldn't ya know it...

I tried adding a "Current Calendar" section to our pages as a placeholder, and the navigation bar disappeared completely. I will try to get the nav bar back asap, but I'm too tired right now from the feast.

Until then, here are the links within this site:

HOME

PROPOSE A CLASS

CURRENT CALENDAR

Speaking of the feast... huge gratitude and respect for everyone who helped make the first PHX Free Skool Feast so amazingly successful and meaningful for so many reasons.

UPDATE:
...fixed
- the sys(A)dmin

Free Skool Feast!

2012-07-15T13:14:00.001-07:00

Oh man... Not again

Is there something you're interested in learning? What about
a skill you'd like to share? Come help us develop a calendar
of free classes for the month of August! Let's build
community around all the things we could know!

Schedule:

7pm: Eating and Gathering

8pm: What is a Free Skool? (talk and Q&A)

8:30pm: Class Proposal Presentations

Food Brought to you from the lovely folks at Aside!

Sunday, July 22nd

7pm @ Aside (901 N. 5th St)

ALSO! You can propose a class online by going to the class proposal page!

questions? comments? let us know at: phxfreeskool@gmail.com

Oh, Hey There.

2012-07-05T20:57:00.001-07:00

Fancy seeing you here.

First Post!!! Hello there! This is the blog for Phoenix Free Skool! This project is in it's baby stages or organizing, but we're glad you found our blog.

A “Free Skool” is a radical approach to spreading knowledge, skills and information throughout our community free of monetary cost and of the institutionalized environment of formal schooling. Our goal is to provide free classes, workshops and skillshares to anyone who wants to learn.

---Everyone is a teacher and Everyone is a student----

So, the idea is to have the organizing capacity to put out a monthly calendar of free classes. The classes we're able to put on the calendar will be based on what we hear folks are interested in learning, as well as the resources we have available.

We won't have a centralized space for the classes to be held, rather in our dream, classes will be held at different locations around town depending on the needs of the class (and depending on the warm hearts of folks willing to open up their spaces for a class)

The more awesome people, spaces and other resources we have, the more awesome this project can be! In short, to make this a reality, we're going to need some help. We're looking for:

-People who can commit to organizing
a monthly calendar of classes
-Web designers
-Outreach
-Donated spaces to hold classes
-English/Spanish Translators
-People who want to teach
-People who want to learn
-Artists
-Musicians
-Bookworms
-Mathematicians
-Scientists
-Daydreamers
-Brains

Our next Organizing Meeting is on Sunday, July 25th at 5pm
At Aside (formerly known as Conspire)
901 N 5th St, Phoenix, Arizona 85004

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Phoenix Free Skool

November Calendar and other Cool Things!

Last Day to Submit a Class for November

October Feast This Sunday!

Come visit the Phoenix Free Skool at the Community Action Fair!

October Calendar is on its way!

FEAST TONIGHT!

The September Class Calendar is Out Now!

Free Skool Feast Today!

Look at what you're doing today.

Now look at what Pheonix Free Skool is doing today. We're having a delicious feast and proposing sweet classes.

Meet at the East Ramada, 6pm in Margaret T. Hance Park

This Month's Feast!

Hey folks! It's that time time again!

Sunday, August 19th

Meet at the East Ramada, 6pm in Margaret T. Hance Park

August Calendar is out!

TA DA!!!!

The calendar for August is up now!

Check out the "Potential Classes" section!

Nav Bar is Currently Down

Free Skool Feast!

Schedule:

7pm: Eating and Gathering

8pm: What is a Free Skool? (talk and Q&A)

8:30pm: Class Proposal Presentations

Sunday, July 22nd

7pm @ Aside (901 N. 5th St)

Oh, Hey There.

Fancy seeing you here.

---Everyone is a teacher and Everyone is a student----

Now look at what Pheonix Free Skool is doing today.
We're having a delicious feast and proposing sweet classes.