Shantyboat Dotty Posted on November 9, 2019 (October 10, 2020) 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 (November 19, 2019) by Wes Modes A weblog about art, technology, and the creative process…
Punk Rafting Posted on November 9, 2019 (November 11, 2019) 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….
Last Night DIY Parade Posted on November 9, 2019 (November 16, 2019) 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….
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 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. …
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 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 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….
