From a florist in harlem to mahjongg with the gals, it’s been a full friday for sure. Not that it was bad or anything, but worst of all… i’m so tired I can barely believe that I’m about to get up n’ go to work on a Saturday. Cheers to more than full time on 36545.matheggem.com.
Unity is not only necessary most of the time, but especially when there’s an opportunity to wake up and push back and count for something – then unity becomes decisive.
[See Guest Video]
Today was the ‘State Of Emergency Protest: Day Of Rage Against The Cuts’ rally and march in New York City. Alongside hundreds of New Yorker’s, Lynn and I chanted and walked from City hall to Wall Street in support of:
Jobs, Not Layoffs!
Affordable Housing Now!
No Cuts to Social Services!
No Union-Busting or Privatization!
Stop the School Closings!
End Mayoral Control and Fire Cathleen Black!
Extend the Millionaire’s Tax!
Close Corporate Tax Loopholes!
Bring Back the Stock Transfer Tax!
Today’s vlog on 36545 gives my thoughts, including a few memorable moments of the energy and excitement at the brink of a revolution.
Read more here: http://march24ny.wordpress.com/media/
Or… just watch today’s guest video
“Citywide Action Meeting…”
Givin’ it my all, as always, at 36545.matheggem.com
OH! MY! GOD! It was one of the longest days ever… and perhaps a day that could only be had after a weekend of vacationing in the Florida Keys. From prepraring for the Huffington Post call, meeting about QAI, graduating a new stock of bookkeepers at The Bookkeeping Center, to attending a fundraising event for Emma Batman’s dance company, Newsprawl, the day was sooooo full of information. Oh, and I got reprimanded for not having my uniform at Tiger Schulmann’s today too. Somehow (suprise, suprise!), I didn’t have time to do laundry in the last 24 hours. WTF! It’s life at http://36545.matheggem.com
P.S. Check out NewSprawl R&D at http://www.newsprawl.com/ — with performances coming up next month:
Friday April 22nd & Saturday April 23rd at the Center for Performance Research ~ 361 Manhattan Ave, BK, NY — Gallery Showing at 7pm — Performance at 8pm — With choreography by Emma Batman and original music by Zac Mosely, AND guest choreographers Mathew Heggem and Olivia Wingerath.
It’s a shorty, but only cause I want to peace out after a bit of qai success.
I love how this effect, plus a little clean up in the personal hygiene department makes these videos look slightly pornographic. Anyways, life is good and dreams do come true for some small town American boys… That is, I’ll be performing in the light of the Cockettes with a Queer Art IMPACT Production. Okay, enjoy your week from that guy at http://36545.matheggem.com.
I love you, Happy people Rule. Marketing is Fun. Hugs and kisses and rainbow Unicorns :-*
And, check out the email referenced a la today’s video here: http://mim.io/1eb09
Crafted per your viewing pleasure and to support QuORUM… (Queers Organizing for Radical Unity and Mobilization) … a network of radical queers and queer collectives in New York City.
A productive weekend with two completed websites (which I’ll share with you once the DNS Servers catch on…) and a QAI Promotional video. Plus, things with Michael in the working sense of clearing up and a little bit of business planning with Co-Worker, Darin W. Such as life at http://36545.matheggem.com
And… my email, so finely crafted, requesting support — from you too 
In Sustainable & Creative Solidarity – A Message from Queer Art Impact
Hello Dear Friends, Colleagues, Collaborators and Artists.
This one’s for you.
As you may well know, I’ve started an arts organization with a dear friend and fellow arts engineer, Shalonda Ingram, called Queer Art Impact. The Mission of Queer Art Impact (QAI) is to explore the intersections between arts, politics, and action. We aim to bring together individuals and organizations to engage on the topic of queerness and generate opportunities for creative sustainability – through performances, panel discussions, collaborative projects, and by consulting individual queer artists in building their capacity.
Last season, we launched this initiative in full force with the Fall Festival Come As You Are: NYC – A Celebration of Queer Sex. It was an amazing week that reached more than 300 audience members and supported a total of 30 artists. We participated in a national initiative, spear-headed by Boston’s Theater Offensive, and received support from The Arcus Foundation, Babeland Toys and Columbia University’s Intercultural Resource Center, to name a few. Not bad for the inauguration.
Support does come in many forms. And, this year I would love your attention – and attendance – as we grow stronger than ever.
QAI is officially in 2011 and looking forward to a suite of exciting events. We are in the midst of Strategic Planning and Programming and are about to kick-off the season with Cabaret Cataplexy’s Songs of the South followed by the premiere of a Queer Cultural Icon, one of the original Cockette’s, Rumi Missabu in A COCKTAIL OF GLAMOUR & ANARCHY.
Here’s the “for you” moment. We know that times are hard and cash is low. As such, I am providing you with the discount codes to attend Songs of the South on Monday, January 24, 2011.
Now through Tuesday, January 11th at Noon:
Get your $10 Tickets online and save $5 with discount code: CCfamily
Tuesday of this week through Thursday, January 13th:
Missed the $10 Tickets? You can still save $3 with the discount code: CCfamilyFinal
To use the discount codes, purchase tickets online at http://www.eventbrite.com/event/1131740065/
I hope that you can attend one of the two upcoming events above; and, that you will continue to follow QAI as we prepare for a public broadcast series with artist Charlie Demos, a re-visioning of the spring festival Gay Wars, an UNconference on Arts and Politics, and finally our fall festival.
In sustainable and creative solidarity,
Mathew P. Heggem
Co-Founder, Queer Art Impact
www.queerai.com
Like us on Facebook facebook.com/QAImpact
Follow us on Twitter @queerai
P.S. Babeland Toys is supporting QAI once again. For those who buy tickets to Songs of the South, there will be a special raffle and a chance to get three FREE raffle tickets through Twitter.
What a day of Queer Art Impact and networking with Goucher College Alumni!!! Plus, an old friend reminds me to listen more and talk less… Maybe that’s why the Millionaire Matchmaker always sets a two drink minimum. Get work done and stay inspired at http://36545.matheggem.com
Your goals this holiday weekend:
Excerpt reading from The Ethical Slut: A Practical Guide to Polyamory, Open Relationships, and Other Adventures by Dossie Easton & Janet W. Hardy, Chapter 7 on Abundance, Letting Go, the Starvation Economy and how it all relates to the life and times of a man on a Journey.
P.s. Yeah, I’ll see you on day 191-199 too… late night and excited to get to 200.
P.s.s. Thank you to my most avid and active viewer of 365 4 5, Nicholette Routhier, for sharing this book with me – and for always giving me great feedback.
