Firehouse 51: New Anarchist Social Space In Modesto, CA, USA

"Firehouse 51 is a new revolutionary anti-capitalist and anarchist social space located in downtown Modesto CA. The space is historic, as it was once home to the city's fire department. The space is quite large, and is about two stories tall. Members of Modesto Anarcho Crew (MAC) have been hard at work getting the space ready for the coming summer and have been busy planning events. Firehouse 51 will not have regular hours (at least not yet) but has several purposes. It will act as a radical space where local groups can meet and put on events, it will act as a place where local revolutionaries can work on projects, it will be a place where revolutionary musical acts can come and perform, and it will also be a social space where people can come together.

Firehouse 51 has free wi-fi, so feel free to bring out your computer to get some work done. We have an extensive library of books, zines, and a wide collection of anarchist/left communist/situationist publications including Against Sleep and Nightmare, Green Anarchy, Class War, Politics is Not a Banana, War on Misery, Rolling Thunder, Aufheben, Subversion, A Murder of Crows, Wildcat, Insurrection, and many more. Modesto Anarcho Crew also houses their distro in the space, so feel free to check out and grab some titles or copies of our publications.

One of the reasons that we opened this space, is that we wanted to give touring anarchist, class struggle, and revolutionary projects a place in Modesto to come and not only present and give workshops, but also a fine place to stay. If you are a revolutionary project and you are on tour, please, get in contact with us! Email us at: anarcho209[at]yahoo.com. You can also contact us on myspace at: www.myspace.com/modanarcho.

Lastly, we have created a comical video about the space for your viewing pleasure. We also have several events coming up. All events are free, however, we may ask for a donation at the door to help out those traveling from far away, certain projects, or the space. If you would like directions to the space, let us know! Again, email us at: anarcho209[at]yahoo.com. Also, for all of you out there who wish to help us out, you can do so by sending us: massive amounts of zines, books, posters, and magazines, a very tall latter, a projector, a sound system, speakers, and cash donations. If you can fit it in a box, send to: Modesto Anarcho, PO Box 3027, Modesto, CA 95353. If not, bring it on down homie!

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Opening Event Party! Live Hip hop, jam bands, food, literature table, dance party! Friday, June 19th, 6-10pm.

Eric McDavid Tour. Workshops, Presentations, Discussion, Live music! Friday, July 10th, 7-10pm. More info at: www.supporteric.org

Suburban Revolt (folk punk), plus guests. Live musical performance. Literature tables. Saturday, July 18th. 7-10pm. More info: www.myspace.com/thesuburbanrevolt

Subvert (melodic anarcho-punk), plus guests. Live musical performance. Literature tables. August (TBA). 7-10pm. More info: www.myspace.com/subvertnow

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View the video here at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k_Gf_w8-hIA"

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