Goodbye blog, hello website! It's a happy day here at Not An Alternative--we've (at long last) packaged more than 10 years of work into a proper site. No more scrolling through reverse-chronological posts to sort through countless updates, events, videos, essays, and interventions. You'll find it all...
This Sunday! Join us for a talk by media theorist McKenzie Wark at the Eyebeam Annual Showcase in Dumbo. Facebook RSVP here. The Natural History Museum with McKenzie Wark @ The Eyebeam Annual Showcase Gallery 216, 111 Front Street, Brooklyn, NY Feb. 15, 2014, 4pm - 6pm In the anthropocene, natural...
As honorary fellows at Eyebeam, we're excited to be a part of this year's annual Eyebeam showcase. We'll be there as The Natural History Museum. Opening Reception Thursday, January 29th, 6-8PM Please note this exhibition will take place in DUMBO, Brooklyn at Gallery 216, 111 Front Street. Eyebeam's 2015...
Calling all makers and re-makers, thinkers and rethinkers, composers and decomposers! Please join us at The Brooklyn Museum this July 31st for the next People's Climate Sporatorium*: a monthly space for artists, curators, cultural producers, technologists, performers, and activists to network, incubate and present works-in-progress in...
"Eyebeam is pleased to announce the recipients of its 2014/2015 Eyebeam Fellowships. For the first time, Eyebeam is making the Fellowships a two year-commitment to enable recipients to develop in-depth projects in collaboration with Brooklyn community groups. Beginning this July, Eyebeam is awarding annual stipends...
The Hunger Games are REAL. They are a reality for 3 million New Yorkers exchanging hard work for low wages. Global chains like McDonalds and Walmart make record profits while their workers barely get by on public assistance. It’s time to end the McHunger Games. We're...
Hi friends, it’s been a long time since we’ve been in touch with y'all with an update. As you may know in the Fall of 2011 we were “rentrified” out of our Williamsburg storefront, and thanks to the support of you and others in our...
It's been a dark week since the Zimmerman trial verdict, but the breadth of actions across the country is inspiring. The hoodie continues to be a powerful symbol, with dozens of distributed events this week that include "million hoodies" or "hoodies up for trayvon", etc. in...
Dozens of underwater homeowners from around the country and hundreds of allies took to the streets on May 20th, 2013 to confront the Department of Justice, demanding an end to their "too big to jail" policy. Despite rampant fraud, abuses, and illegal foreclosures, not a...
May 20th: Day of Action Homeowners VS. Banking Execs Showdown at the Department of Justice Too Big to Fail, Too Big to Jail? Millions of underwater homeowners have paid the price for Wall Street's crimes. From mortgage fraud to predatory lending, it's time to put bankers in jail. On Monday,...