Dear Self-Organizing Educators, Artists, Researchers and those who love
to Learn,

Free Soil is organizing a bus tour, outdoor film/video festival and on-site exchange,
in conjunction with the 2nd Biennial 01SJ Global Festival of Art on the Edge in San Jose,California June 5-7, 2008

We are seeking submissions to include in this project. Please visit the links below to learn more about the projects and submission guidelines.


A journey through the history and currents of free education, counter-institutional movements and the economy of information in Silicon Valley + beyond.

Following up on our 2006 tour’s focus on the techno-utopian beginnings and environmental currents of Silicon Valley, this project will focus on information and
knowledge. We will look at the history and currents of this region through the lens of free/radical education and forms of creative resistance. This departure point will lead us on a journey through time and space relative to: the history and currents of counter-institutional projects, free schools, and the ways and means of information distribution.

The ethos of the project is inspired by the development of groups that
emerged in the 1960's and 70's in Palo Alto out of the burgeoning counterculture scene, such as the Midpeninsula Free University, the Experiment, and the Homebrew Computer Club. These prototypical models of alternative education formed in reaction to the growing influence of the military-industrial complex on American universities. Courses were taught on topics ranging from intentional communities and sand-casting candles, to Maoist political theory , “To Be Gentle,” and "The Art of Giving Away Bread."


Call for Projects:
Onsite Learning Exchange / Teach-ins
Submission Deadline: March 30, 2008
Stipends Available
http://www.futurefarmers.com/tour2/exchangecall.html

Call for Submissions:
Free Soil Reader: Free/Radical/Counter Institutional Reader
Submission Deadline: April 15, 2008
Stipends Available
http://www.futurefarmers.com/tour2/readercall.html

Call for Flm/Video/Performance:
Outdoor Film/Video Screening
Submission Deadline: April 15, 2008
Stipends Available
http://www.futurefarmers.com/tour2/screeningcall.html


Sourve : Netbahaviour