The News!

Here's some snidbits about what's going on in the DIY Community in Seattle!
If you'd like updates about what the SeattleDIY Collective is up to, visit http://seattlediy.livejournal.com



April 2008 News!

The Vera Project and SeattleDIY are going to have a fund raiser for an upcoming event called Ok?Ok! We're having a movie night fund raiser @ the Vera Project, 6pm, april 14th. Bring donations for snacks.
The movie will be The Legend of Billie Jean

interested in starting a book club? I bet you are! Contact Jake HTFC @ their myspace page: myspace.com/healthytimesfunclub

Healthy Times Fun club recently held a benefit show for Milo, a 2 year old with a genetic liver defect that inhibits the processing of protein. He's coming to Seattle for a transplant. The recovery time will be several months and his family will need to find housing and money for food while they are here. Oregon Health Plan takes care of Milo, but his parents will not be working and will have various expenses while this is all happening. The benefit at healthy times on Saturday March 22nd went really well, raising almost 400 dollars for Milo but his family could still use a lot more money and support. If you did not get a chance to donate and would like to please access the paypal account under btsy.b@hotmail.com !

Interested in joining an amazing bicycle collective? The Bikery is having their members meetings on the first Monday of the month at Dancylvania. details: thebikery.org

Seattle Food Not Bombs is looking for more volunteers! They have a new website where you can find out about what all is going on, and you can sign up for their mailing list. sfnb.revolt.org

Really Really Free Market! The next free market will be on Saturday April 26th. For more info, visit the website at myspace.com/seattlereallyfreemarket At the moment, we're looking for a space for April and following months. If you know of a public space that would be good, email us or message our myspace.

Members of the SeattleDIY Collective just finished a zine entitled, "Punk Rock Finances," writing about how those of us with uncomfortable relationships with money can make wiser and more deliberate choices. If you want a copy, write to Benji at heartxmurmur at yahoo dot com or go to seattlediy.pbwiki.com to read it.


March 2008 News!

We had to cancel February’s Really Really Free Market, but it’ll be on for March! The Next Really Really Free Market will be on March 29th. We're planning on having the Free Market on the last Saturday of every month. Don't know what a Really Really Free Market is? Go to wikipedia.org/wiki/Really_Really_Free_Market

The Seattle Free School has started to offer classes! First, there will be a class on urban chicken keeping, then later in the month a class on getting Irish Citizenship. Check out their website at seattlefreeschool.googlepages.com
Also, if you have a class or workshop you’d like to offer, get a hold of them!

Home Alive is now hosting their Social Hour on the first Wednesday of every month! Social Hour is seriously fun – the March Social Hour included crafts, a band, and free pizza. 6-9pm at Home Alive HQ.

Gallery 1412 is now having a monthly movie night, call “Flim Night!” They’re showing some amazing stuff, and all proceeds benefit Food Not Bombs!

Punk Rock Flea Market! The event is back, and will be a huge deal with lots of vendors. prfleamarket.com for details.

Seattle Food Not Bombs has a new website that’s pretty rad, which means that there’s more updated information about how to get involved. FNB is always looking for more help – so hit them up!

The Bike Shack also has a new website, and now you can see who is volunteering on what days and when it’ll be open! Huzzah! Bikeshack.org

The SeattleDIY Collective is working on a couple zines – The Guide To Seattle, and The Guide To Putting Shit On. If you'd like to help us, come to a meeting at The Ark on January 6th at 6pm, or go to seattlediy.pbwiki.com and edit the zines in Wiki format (the password is diyordie).


February 2008 News!

We had to cancel our February Really Really Free Market due to lack of a place to have it. Sorry! It'll be back next month!

Not much else is going on this month!



January 2008 News!


This month, some amazing people are organizing Seattle's first ever Really Really Free Market! It'll be on Saturday January 19th at the C.A.Y.A. (23rd & Yesleter in the Central District) from 9am to 2pm.
Here's some info: The RRFM movement is a non-hierarchical collective of individuals who form a temporary market based on an alternative gift economy. The RRFM movement aims to counteract capitalism in a non-reactionary way. It holds as a major goal to build a community based on sharing resources, caring for one another and improving the collective lives of all. Markets often vary in character, but they generally offer both goods and services. Participants bring unneeded items, food, skills and talents such as entertainment or haircuts. A RRFM may take place in an open community space such as a public park or community commons. For more, go to
wikipedia.org/wiki/Really_Really_Free_Market

DIY Academy! We're going to start organizing a magnificent series of summer workshops and events. The work is going to begin soon, and if you'd like to get involved, come to a meeting at Healthy Times Fun Club on January 20th at 6pm.

As many of you know, the Zine Archive and Publishing Project has fallen under hard times in the past few months. In September, Richard Hugo House decided to put the zine archive on hiatus for an indefinite period, citing organizational problems and a lack of volunteer commitment as reasons for closing the library. This decision was made without the input of ZAPP volunteers, and after the closure many were left wondering about the future of the archive. Since then, the Hugo House has promised to oversee the formation of a committee to reopen the zine archive and to reimagine its direction and purpose within the Hugo House structure. However, this committee has yet to meet, the budget for the archive has been cut, and the library has been moved out of the basement despite the protests of volunteers. In light of these many setbacks and disappointments, a group of former ZAPP volunteers has bound together. We are working to reopen the zine archive and restore its status as an invaluable community resource. If you are interested in joining the ongoing efforts to save ZAPP, please contact savezapp@gmail.com

Go to the Home Alive Social Hour! “The Social Hour is a place for all Home Alive friends and fans to gather together, and build community for lives free from violence and hate. Bring a friend, an idea or just yourself. Come enjoy free pizza, games, question of the month, and more!” It's on January 16th, 5-7 p.m. We'll be there, and there will be free pizza courtesy Zeeks.
At Home Alive’s Studio: 1415 10th Ave, 2nd floor, Capitol Hill

The SeattleDIY Collective is working on a couple zines – The Guide To Seattle, and The Guide To Putting Shit On. If you'd like to help us, come to a meeting at The Ark on January 6th at 6pm, or go seattlediy.pbwiki.com and edit the zines in Wiki format (the password is diyordie).

The Vera Project has just hired the wonderful Joshua Powell as its new Program Director. He's been a huge advocate for the DIY community and we can be sure to see a lot of really great things happening at the Vera.



If you want to see the news from 2007, go here.