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Punk Rafting

Posted on November 9, 2019 (November 19, 2023) by Wes Modes

A few of us set out on a punk rafting journey, building a raft out of found and scavenged materials and floating for a week, Huck Finn-style, on one of the largest fastest rivers on the continent. When we survived, we did it year after year on different rivers….

Freakshow

Posted on November 9, 2019 (November 16, 2019) by Wes Modes

An Independent Publication: Freakshow, being a Diverse Collection of the Curious & Peculiar, was an independent publication of DIY adverts….

Adventure Club

Posted on November 9, 2019 (November 11, 2019) by Wes Modes
Artist Eric Drooker provided some of the evocative inspiration for Adventure Club

Adventure Club is post-apocalyptic revolutionary logistics training. Think of Adventure Club as radical skill-share, ranges from rather tame to semi-hardcore direct action. …

Shantyboat Dotty

Posted on November 9, 2019 (November 20, 2023) by Wes Modes

I began building a homemade shantyboat — that is, a rustic houseboat — from scratch, recording every step in the build process….

Inspiration Comes in the Night

Posted on November 18, 2019 (October 3, 2024) by Wes Modes

A weblog about art, technology, and the creative process…

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Last Night DIY Parade

Posted on November 9, 2019 (November 19, 2023) by Wes Modes

Last Night is a decentralized, collective, open, public New Year’s Eve celebration in Santa Cruz, California. Last Night is a completely organic event, organized and put on at a grassroots-level. No city-sponsorship. No corporate donors….

Santa Cruz Community Safety Workgroup

Posted on November 9, 2019 (November 22, 2019) by Wes Modes

A Community Workgroup: “Without police, wouldn’t there be chaos?” and “What about the bad people?” We get asked these legitimate questions all the time. It’s time we began to wrestle with some possible answers….

Blue Light Safety Project

Posted on November 9, 2019 (November 22, 2019) by Wes Modes
Blue light house. Photo by Kevin A Slotemaker

A Community Project: The Blue Light Safety Project is a Santa Cruz local community effort to provide temporary safe spaces for people who are feeling unsafe….

Police Obsolescence Workgroup

Posted on November 9, 2019 (November 22, 2019) by Wes Modes
Laugh Out Loud Cats by Adam Koford

An ongoing workgroup working toward a world without police. Some of the efforts of this workgroup include CopWatch, know your rights, police accountability, alternatives to calling the police, and education about police, courts, and jails….

North American Free Skool Conference

Posted on November 9, 2019 (November 17, 2019) by Wes Modes

The first ever North American Free Skool Conference, an amazing opportunity for free skools from all over to get together, exchange ideas, and make ambitious plans….

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