PLEASE DON'T GO Theatre For the New City Event to Bid Farewell to Obama

"PLEASE DON'T GO" A Fond Farewell to a Gentleman President and Conscious Citizen Networking Event. Wednesday, January 18th 7pm till 11pm. $5 donation to cover event costs (At the Door Only)

RSVP: https://www.facebook.com/events/301199240277715/

A creative communities event and rallying place for the many battles ahead where we invite action oriented people to come out and get connected. Marking 8 years since our "Freedoms Ring, Dreams for a New Era" Inaugural Ball (link at bottom), we bookend the Obama Presidency with a tribute to a leader who brought intelligence, class, humor and civility to the office and our country. This event will feature short speeches looking back and forward while helping people mobilize.

We are seeking speakers and project leaders who wish to present a short speech or host a table to promote a constructive social/ political activism initiative with an emphasis on positivity (love will ultimately trump hate!) and innovation to best engage the creative brilliance of the NYC arts and culture communities.

KEYNOTE SPEAKER Norman Siegel: Former President of the NY chapter of the ACLU, speaking about civil liberties, the efficient coordination of activism initiatives and the launch of a new leadership coalition to address these challenges and coordinate these many different actions.

LIGHTNING TALKS (5 minute discussions of groups & projects)

Get Involved, Propose a Project Below

January 21st Womens Marches in DC and NYC (Judith Klinger)

Environmental Defense Fund (Nicole Possin)

Action over Anger group (Kate Raudenbush)

Resist Spectra

NY State Pipeline Resistance (Laura Newman)

Environmental/arts activism project in Alaska and a new economic resistance initiative in NYC (Paul Nagle)

IRep Voting Empowermet Project (Costume Jim Glaser)

Open source activism project parsing app (Andrew Kelleher)

NYC Coalition To Resist Trump (Daniel Kroop)

Participatory Arts & Burning Man (Stefan Spins Pildes)

More soon

PROPOSE a short talk or tabling activity at: http://bit.ly/1-18event

"Back to Basics Patriotism" incorporating the progressive visions of our country's founders including life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness, free speech, the necessity of a free/independent media, religious tolerance and rule by the many rather than the powerful few. Come as you are or don patriotic attire, dress as a founding father/mother, national monument or ironic commentary on the state of affairs. It will be a long haul until 2020 - we must maintain our style and sense of humor!

DJ: TBA

VJs: VP Krunch and Melissa Ulto

This Alt.Inaugural is the first collaboration orchestrated by the Open Kulture project - a social good community connector that promotes best practice community organizing with an emphasis on the 2018 and 2020 election cycles. Open Kulture (supporting what is "OK" for society while fighting what is not) is associated with the "OK Gigs" recruiting platform (in development) that will connect conscious and creative professionals with organizations with shared values. More Info at www.OpenKuture.com