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South of Fletcher: Stories from the Bowtie explores the past, present and potential of the Bowtie parcel.

Once one of Southern California’s most important rail yards, this site will soon become the next urban California State Park, joining a patchwork of other river-adjacent green spaces that are shaping the course of LA River revitalization.

Through personal interviews with people who have worked, lived and otherwise made their marks at this post-industrial site, Fonografia Collective explores some of LA’s biggest challenges, and speculates about what change at this site might mean for the rest of the city.

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Clockshop’s Counter-Inaugural is a series of talks addressing the misogyny, hate speech, and climate change denial that dominated the 2016 presidential campaign.

Radio Imagination celebrates the life and work of Pasadena science fiction writer Octavia E. Butler (1947–2006). Organized by Clockshop, the program centers on ten contemporary art and literary commissions that explore Butler’s archive at the Huntington Library. New work will premiere alongside performances, film screenings, and literary events throughout the year.

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Counter-Inaugural: WHW, Anne Ellegood & Erin Christovale May 31, 2017

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Since the 2016 election, artists, curators and arts organizations alike have responded to this presidency with work that seeks to understand (and possibly upend) our current political systems. See: Counter-Inaugural. What are the stakes of such engagement? What role can art play within politics? On May 30, 2017, Anne Ellegood and Erin Christovale, curators of Made in L.A. 2018, and What, How & for Whom, curators of the 2009 Istanbul Biennial, joined us to discuss Curating Within a Heightened Political Moment. This conversation was part of WHW's Clockshop residency. Learn more here: https://clockshop.org/project/whw/

Counter-Inaugural: Douglas Goodwin May 15, 2017

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On May 9, 2017, Douglas Goodwin introduced specific threats to our electronic privacy, and outlined defensive and offensive actions we can take to mitigate them. For more information about this event or to view video documentation, visit https://clockshop.org/event/douglas-goodwin/.

Counter-Inaugural: Rudy Espinoza And Dan Flaming Apr 05, 2017

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On April 4, 2017, Rudy Espinoza, CEO of Leadership for Urban Renewal Network and Dan Flaming, President of the Economic Roundtable joined us to discuss their work and ideas on income inequality. For more information about this event, visit http://clockshop.org/event/rudy-espinoza-dan-flaming/

Nance Klehm's Surface Walk Mar 27, 2017

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Ecologist and professional forager Nance Klehm led a walk at the Bowtie Project exploring the human uses and ecological functions of the native and spontaneous vegetation at the site. On this walk we will investigate how the vegetation relates to the ecology and vitality of the soil that supports it. Surface Walk is part of Nance Klehm’s Bowtie Project residency titled Double Pairing. Learn more about her residency here: clockshop.org/project/double-pairing/ Learn more about the Bowtie Project at clockshop.org/bowtie.

Counter-Inaugural: Timothy Snyder Mar 21, 2017

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On March 21, 2017, Timothy Snyder joined us to discuss his new best-selling book On Tyranny: Twenty Lessons from the Twentieth Century. In this book, Snyder offers readers a guide to identifying and understanding the frightening parallels that exist between our current reality and the realities faced by Europeans of the twentieth century during the Third Reich. For more information about this event visit http://clockshop.org/event/timothy-snyder-on-tyranny/

Counter-Inaugural: Robin D.G. Kelley with Robin Coste Lewis Feb 07, 2017

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On January 31, 2017, Robin D.G. Kelley and Robin Coste Lewis reflected on Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s “Letter from a Birmingham Jail.” This letter was written in response to a public statement of concern issued by eight white religious leaders of the American South about the civil rights movement’s tactics of nonviolent direct action. Kelley and Lewis reflected on this historic document, and discussed what we can learn now from the resistance strategies King championed. Suggested Reading & Viewing Letter from a Birmingham Jail, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., April 16, 1963 Beyond Vietnam, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., April 4, 1967 I Am Not Your Negro, Raoul Peck, screening January 30, 2017 at the Hammer Museum This event was part of Clockshop’s Counter-Inaugural, a series of talks addressing the misogyny, hate speech, and climate change denial that dominated the 2016 presidential campaign. It was recorded by Tom Carroll.

Counter-Inaugural: Lynda V. Mapes with mark! Lopez Feb 07, 2017

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Lynda V. Mapes has been reporting on environmental issues for the Seattle Times since 1997 with a specific focus on river health and Native American communities. These points of focus merged in her 2016 coverage of the Dakota Access Pipeline protests at Standing Rock. On January 24, 2017, Mapes was joined in conversation by mark! Lopez, executive director of East Yard Communities for Environmental Justice. Much of Lopez’s organizing takes place in communities adjacent to the southern portion of the Los Angeles River. In this conversation, Mapes and Lopez spoke about what we’ve learned from Standing Rock, and how those lessons relate to LA River revitalization. This event was co-presented with California State Parks and Friends of the Los Angeles River. Suggested Reading & Listening Will the Los Angeles River Become a Playground for the Rich? Richard Kreitner, The Nation, March 10, 2016 Reporting on the Dakota Access Pipeline… ft. Lynda V. Mapes, The Overcast podcast, November 4, 2016 Exposing Injustice at the LA River Christian L. Guzman, Random Lengths News, September 2, 2016 This event was part of Clockshop’s Counter-Inaugural, a series of talks addressing the misogyny, hate speech, and climate change denial that dominated the 2016 presidential campaign. It was recorded by Andrew Kim.

Counter-Inaugural: Laurie Penny with Neelanjana Banerjee Feb 06, 2017

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UK journalist Laurie Penny has been covering the 2016 presidential campaign through a feminist lens with dark wit and an eye toward her native country’s alarming Brexit vote last summer. On January 10, 2017, Penny was joined in conversation by Neelanjana Banerjee, managing editor at Kaya Press, to discuss misogyny, sexism and female flesh under capitalism. This event was co-presented with Women’s Center for Creative Work. Suggested reading: “Against Bargaining” Laurie Penny, The Baffler, November 18, 2016 “I’m With the Banned” Laurie Penny, Medium, July 21, 2016 “What Women Problem?” Laurie Penny, Medium, July 18, 2016 Clockshop’s Counter-Inaugural is a series of talks addressing the misogyny, hate speech, and climate change denial that dominated the 2016 presidential campaign. This event was recorded by Rounak Maiti.

Radio Imagination: Uncovering Octavia E. Butler's Pasadena Jan 04, 2017

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Ayana A.H. Jamieson is the founder and director of the Octavia E. Butler Legacy Network. In December 2016, she led a bus tour through Pasadena and Altadena, California, exploring Butler's hometown and the ways its landscapes and politics influenced her worldview. In this episode, Tom Carroll of Tom Explores Los Angeles talks with Jamieson about this tour.

Radio Imagination: Riding the Bus with Lauren Halsey Nov 29, 2016

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In a city as big as Los Angeles with such a well-documented car culture, we often hear that you need a car in LA. But what can the experience of public transit offer a writer? What about an artist? In this episode, we take a ride from West Hollywood to Downtown with commissioned Radio Imagination artist and LA-native Lauren Halsey. Halsey’s work takes inspiration from her neighborhood in South LA and the visual culture of small businesses throughout Los Angeles. Like Butler, she gets around on public transit, but there was a time when she used to drive...

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