Raise the Hammer

FreeSkool is turning one! Whether you've been to classes, facilitated a workshop or are hearing about the project for the first time, you should come out and hang!

Tuesday January 12th, 7pm, Skydragon Centre (27 King William St.) freeskool's old school nostalgia film festival! join freeskoolers for a selection of short films that harken back to those wistful elementary school hours of sitting in the dark passing notes. The National Film Board, School House Rock, and more education/propaganda will be up for the viewing. Also featuring a new and beautiful animated film, Varmints!

Wednesday, January 13th, all day, McMaster freeskool goes to University! freeskool will be hanging out at PIRGtopia, OPIRG McMaster's takeover of the student centre. come hang out at our table full of fun things to smell, touch, taste, hear, and see! 9-4pm, McMaster University Student Centre aaannnnd, from 10-3pm, freeskoolers will be sharing skills and ideas upstairs in room 203. join us for 5 hours of workshops and unexpert lectures on topics of all shapes sizes and colours! stay tuned for a workshop schedule, and drop in anytime!

Friday January 15th, 6-9pm, Jamesville Community Centre, 209 MacNab St. North freeskool potluck and games night! bring food, friends, and your favourite board games. join us for food, for playtime, hangin out, and celebrating the past, present and future of freeskool! give love to facilitators and organizers new and old! learn about new classes! promote your plans! free, everyone welcome (including kids)! please bring a dish to share if you can, and label the ingredients.

Saturday January 16th, 12-5pm, Jamesville Community Centre, 209 MacNab St. North community workshop series! another day of folks in your community sharing their skills, passions, and ideas for a better world! featuring at least 5 workshops - topics and times to be announced.

Saturday, January 16th, 8pm-late, Skydragon Centre, (27 King William St.) first birthday party! dance! jam! drink and be merry! come jiggle to some of hamilton's finest musician-revolutionaries, and make some music of your own. featuring the likes of Tom Dusome, Teal Booth, Peak Soil and more, and some time for jammin' to boot! tonight, freeskool will happily accept your monetary well-wishes for future freeskool programming. there will also be lots of cool things to peruse - zines, tshirts, buttons, oh my!

Sunday, January 17th, noon. meet at My Dog Joe's in Westdale. Winter Wondering! Devon and Peter take you on a wander to wonder through the winter of Cootes Paradise! Grab your warm and cozy hats and mitts, and let's see what we can learn by looking and listening in a snowy forest grove. We will go for a hike down in Cootes Paradise, pay attention to what we notice, and we'll make a list of 'I wonders' -- for instance, "I wonder what made those tracks," "I wonder what bird that is," "I wonder where the little fish are hiding". Some questions we'll be able to answer from things we already know, some we'll be able to figure out. However, some things in the winter woods are quite mysterious, and for those things, we'll do some research and meet again the following Sunday to share whatever answers we've been able to find. Then, if you're so inclined, have some hot chocolate and skate about the lake! dress warmly, bring skates and a mug!