1| Revolver.
2| Aesthetic : Anti * Star : 25 Years of ABC No Rio
3| Sedition : Critical Mass : Friday 7pm
4| Decadence : Brooklyn for Free then Rubulad : Saturday

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These are days of revolution (or more precisely, of

running in circles). From the revolving of the conservative
guard in the Supreme Court, to the revolving shit/spin of
the Rove scandal, to the revolving war to terrorism to war
to terrorism.

The hot air is swirling and it’s hard not to choke on the
Revolver.

Like most of what happens now, these issues revolve
around a lie. The lie of Rove, the architect, the
shitblossom, the cynical maker of kings - his fall will
bring a hollow sense of victory at the bottom of this
tailspin. In response they are circling their wagons
and still sell the lie of the war, of justice, of
revenge. And now, in a dizzying spiral our streets and
tunnels shake with bombs and fear, with bag searches,
with watch-your-neighbor-watch-you, with the lie of the
war, of justice, of revenge.

We raise our fist at the inevitable. We rant, we cry, we curse the
Revolver.

In the face of all this, we still live loud and this
weekend holds hope and humanity in the face of a frail
future. The happenings below are interactive
celebrations of the strength between us. July revolves
around the heat of the night, the cool of our closeness
and the simplicity of our best moments.

This is how we turn it around. Loaded.
Revolver.

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especially if you are all of the above - send us your
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what you are up to.

Send all potential listings to: listings@complacent.org

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Aesthetic : Anti * Star : 25 Years of ABC No Rio

Began as an art/activist squat on New Years Day in
1980, ABC No Rio is known internationally as a venue
for oppositional culture. This Friday, Saturday and
Sunday ABC No Rio will host a series of events to
celebrate a quarter century of aesthetic anarchism.
This series of art and performance parties will raise
funds to ensure the ABC No Rio building and the
projects it houses will continue and grow. Complacent
Nation will be showing video at the Friday night event.

Details:

ANTI * STAR
Celebrating ABC No Rio’s Silver Anniversary
More Alive After Twenty-Five!!!

ABC No Rio
156 Rivington Street
(between Clinton & Suffolk)
http://www.abcnorio.org

There are too many artists and performances to list
here,
but check the full schedule and details at:
http://www.abcnorio.org/events/anti_star.html

FRIDAY JULY 29 - OPEN HOUSE
Door opens at 7:00pm
Free Admission

SATURDAY JULY 30
Door opens at 3:00pm
$6 Admission (’till 8pm, then free)

SUNDAY JULY 31
Door opens at 3:00pm
Free Admission - Vegetarian Barbecue $5

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Sedition : Critical Mass : Friday 7pm

Critical Mass is a worldwide phenomenon of unpermitted
street takeovers by bicyclists demanding a radical
shift towards sustainable living (starting with more
bikes, less cars). It is also the most fun you can
have with two wheels and a chain (and a bullhorn, a
sound system and a thousand friends.) Because the NYPD
has a vendetta against these peaceful, progressive
rides, they now meet in several locations. This is one
of the most vibrant radical institutions in the city,
and to be a part of it all you have to do is hop on
your bike and ride.

Details:

Friday, June 24, 7 p.m.
Union Square North, Washington Square Park,
Tompkins Square Park, Madison Square Park
(and several other locations, apparently)

Critical Mass is an autonomous action and is owned by
nobody (but organized by everyone.) For details on the
rides and more on sustainable bike culture see:

http://www.times-up.org/

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Decadence : Brooklyn Free Street Fair then Rubulad

The last Saturday of July looks to be gorgeous and full
of life. Below are two events to keep your spirit
afloat just before the doldrums of August. First is a
free street fair with DJ’s, art and progressive
propaganda, the second is Rubulad. In its new home,
Rubulad has rebuilt itself into one of the most
blissfully hedonistic regular events this city has ever
seen.

11am to 7pm is the Brooklyn For Free Street Fair
10pm to very late is the Rubulad Party.

Details:

Brooklyn For Free
Saturday, July 30 (rain date: Saturday, August 6)
11 a.m. - 7 p.m.
Bedford Ave. & N. 7th St.,
Williamsburg, Brooklyn

The Brooklyn for Free street festival on Saturday, July
30, will celebrate the cultural, political, and
artistic freedoms of Brooklyn, with a focus on
environmental sustainability, affordable housing, DIY
art and music, street culture, and craft workshops. It
will take place at Bedford Ave. and N. 7th St. in
Williamsburg, a neighborhood that is becoming
increasingly less hospitable to the kind of grass-roots
culture that has made it the hotspot that it is. With
rents rising and massive waterfront redevelopment
planned within the next few years, local artists and
activists may soon be priced out.

Brooklyn for Free is an all-day event; over the course
of the day, local artists, crafters, and vendors will
sell their wares, and community activists will
distribute information on topics ranging from fuel
alternatives to neighborhood preservation.

DJs include; Chrome, Jason BK, VitaminDevo vs
BiancaDino, The Amazing Jordan, Miko, Gerald, Synapse.
Plus art by: Gavin Kroeber, Dam Stuhltrager Gallery,
Lint Vintage Clothing, and lots of activist
information.

After, come out to Rubulad…

Saturday, July 30th from 10pm ’till morning.
Rubulad present Rumpus Room.

With Live Music By: The Extra Action Marching Band, Kid
Congo and the Pink Monkey Birds, Les Sans Culottes.
And DJ’s featuring: DJ Busquelo, Shotnez, Repo Man,
Pataphisto, Sebastian, Wikland, Deux Chevaux, Kelvin
Daly and Friends

Pluse: Norm Francoeur’s Wondrous Light Circus,
Scrumptious Chow by Taste Test, Yummy Sweets by Brownie
Points, Eclectic Ephemera by The Depthography Group,
TRASHTORIUM by Waste 05 Art and merchandise by Evan
Cairo.

Dress for Rollicking Rec Room Fun!

10:00 pm doors; 11:00 pm show
10 beans at the door

Rubulad Home Base
338 Flushing Ave.,
between Classon & Taffee

Rubulad can be hard to find, for directions look to:
http://www.complacentnation.org/rubuladmap

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We are the danger makers in a nation sick on safety.

1| The New (New) Complacent Nation
2| Aesthetic : Swoon: Goddess of the Delicate/Indelible
3| Sedition : Greetings With Flowers & Benefit Tonight
4| Decadence : The Bunker : NYC’s Best Weekly

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The New (New) Complacent Nation

So this is how it starts, or more appropriately,
restarts. For the past few years the Complacent list
and website have been a loose container for the various
stunts and parties that we have hosted. Somehow in
that time thousands of you have signed up to the list
and now I feel we owe you something more…

Welcome to the new Complacent Nation.
http://www.complacentnation.org

This list, and our new website is dedicated to living
the lurid life in the face of a nation gone awry.
Along with our own stunts and parties we will be
featuring irregular listings of culturally advancing
aesthetics, sedition and decadence. Listings will come
a few times a month, when we find enough of interest to
send out. If you want to have something published to
our list write to: listings@complacent.org

From here on out each e-mail dispatch will feature:

aesthetic : In a city built on ambition and
adversity a little beauty goes a long way. These
propaganda projects are reminders of the humanity,
possibility and thinly veiled threat within us all.

sedition : Here, we save ourselves. These actions
are an exploration of how to live with integrity and
creativity in a world gone awry.

decadence : Against an era of degradation, gatherings
of excitement and hedonism are the linchpin of our
motley community of dreamers. In a city of separation
this is our community center, where we allow ourselves
a touch of bliss in the face of oblivion.

If this list no longer interests you, unsubscribe
easily with the e-mail address at the bottom of this
(and every) message. Current listings and archives can
be found on our website. For more on the motivation
and story of the Complacent Nation look to:

http://www.complacentnation.org/crime.html

Alive and livid in the face of a,
Complacent Nation

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Aesthetic : Swoon: Goddess of the Delicate/Indelible

Swoon is a friend and co-conspirator to many of our
projects. She is also the most exquisitely talented
person we’ve broken the law with, and this is no small
compliment. If you missed Swoon’s renegade art opening
last week, you can still see her work at Deitch on
display until August 13th. The show is made of
delicate pieces that leave indelible marks. Be
prepared to catch your breath and then loose it again,
and again.

Details:

July 07, 2005 - August 13, 2005
@ Deitch Projects
76 Grand Street, New York

SWOONs worlds are often populated by realistically
rendered– and evocatively cut-out- street people,
often her friends and family. Riding bikes, talking on
a stoop, going grocery shopping– these people traverse
a cityscape of her own unique invention. Bridges, fire
escapes, water towers and street signs create
crisscrossing shadows and spaces through which her
figures move. Inspired by both art historical and folk
sources, ranging from German Expressionist wood block
prints to Indonesian shadow puppets, SWOON is a master
of using cut paper to play with positive and negative
space in a conceptually driven exploration of the
experience of the streets.

http://www.deitch.com/projects/sub.php?projId=167

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Sedition : Greetings With Flowers

So this is what we love. A tactile retelling of on of
the most crucial and human stories we have in this moment.
The work below is beautiful, seditious and humane.

Details:

GREETINGS WITHOUT FLOWERS features life-size
photographs taken in Iraq shortly after the official
end of the war. This will be the first major public art
installation, in the United States, about Iraq and the
Iraqi people. As such, it has the potential to garner
public attention and to ask difficult questions about
the consequences of the war for the Iraqi and the
American people.

The project has been accepted for installation in
downtown New York as part of the Lower Manhattan
Cultural Council’s Art & Recovery Summit on September
8-11, 2005. It will then travel to the Grand Concourse
of Boston’s main train terminal, the South Station.

Please join the supporters of this timely installation,
in this first-time public presentation of these
photographs and of the artist’s experience in Iraq.
For more information about the project and the artist,
please go to:

http://www.alwanforthearts.org/iraqphotos

Please join us at our fundraiser party *tonight*:

An evening of Iraqi Music, featuring Amir ElSaffar
Friday, July 15, 9 PM $20 /$10 students

Alwan For the Arts
16 Beaver St., 4th Fl

Trains:
4,5 Bowling Green, N,R Whitehall, 1,2 Wall Street, J,M
Broad Street, A,C Broadway

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Decadence : The Bunker : NYC’s Best Weekly

Tonight and every Friday our friends at the Bunker host
one of the most reliable weekly throw-downs in the
city. Downstairs at Subtonic is free and features
superb live techno from top artists across NYC. This
is an easy bit of escapism in a neighborhood that seems
under permanent siege of overpriced sleaze.

Details:

Fridays subTonic/Tonic
107 Norfolk Street
(212)358-7501
downstairs: free, 21+, 10p-4a
upstairs: $5, 16+, 12mid-2am

Tonight:
Smartypants & Local Fields, Jamie Rollins, Spinoza,
kleverVice, Unjust
Plus bands: Japanther, The Yakima
Plus visuals by: Chris Jordan, Giles Hendrix

more info, upcoming guests, heavy rotation -
http://www.klever.org/thebunkernyc