Shows you mighta missed.

Ive been neglecting this blog seriously, but here are a bunch a show flyers ive failed to post here.

Wildlife! Celebrating Global Bass Music - New Monthly at Mac's Bar

DJRuckus, DJ C-Sick, and DJ Contakt mix from WNYU's Grime Machine.

A couple of weeks ago I had the pleasure of visiting the 517 Boyz crew in NYC, and got a chance to play a set of good new music with C-Sick and Contakt from Turrbotax crew on WNYU's Grime Machine.  Thanks to Hirshi and Phlembot for allowing us to take over the studio for a couple hours and putting up with our silliness.  The mix turned out great.  Let me know what you think.



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Police Murder Oscar Grant. Involuntary Manslaughter? Wtf!!!

By now i hope most of ya'll are aware of Oscar Grant, who was murdered by Police in Oakland, California.  He was handcuffed and on the ground when Officer Mehserle shot and killed him on the subway platform in front of hundreds of people.  Many people videotaped the incident on their phone.  Officer Mehserle was in court this month, and he was found guilty of "involvuntary manslaughter".  anyone who has seen the video must be outraged by this verdict and the continued unaccountability of the so-called justice system to Black and Brown people in the U.S.  Remember Oscar Grant, Amadiou Diallo, Sean Bell, and the millions of other victims of the racist police.  Just wanted to present ya'll with some links on the background to this incident, some discussion, and some response to the verdict, in the interest of increasing the push to organize and build an alternative to this oppressive system.  Thanks to Becca from Bring The Ruckus for providing many of the links.

Background on the case:


The Verdict:

Reaction to Mehserle Verdict: Oakland, CA: 8 July 2010 from Oriana Bolden on Vimeo.

Discussion:

OPINION: How Much Is One Black Man Worth? LeBron vs. Oscar Grant

Audio Interview on Oscar Grant, nonprofits & the state with George Ciccariello-Maher and Dave Id

Bring The Ruckus: Oscar Grant, Police Brutality, and Our Alternatives to the Police: Organizing against the Police from L.A. to Portland

New Neo-Soul flavored Hip-Hop Mix. Enjoi!

Here is a new quick mix i did last week.  Mostly neo-soul flavored hip hop.  it includes tracks from Apathy, Mos Def, Erykah Badu, The Roots, Dwele, Q-Tip, Bilal, Case, Raphael Saadiq, Phonte, Marvin Gaye, Chaka Khan, etc. You get the idea. Hope you enjoi it.







Download the mix here.

DJ Ruckus. Djing at US Social Forum. A New World From Below Convergence.

I am djing at The U.S. Social Forum. If you are in Detroit or nearby you should definitely check out the event, as well as the rest of the US Social Forum.

Info on the event im djing at:

Evening program at the New World From Below Convergence Center (Spirit of Hope Church)

Dinner
Food Not Bombs and the Detroit IWW
Wednesday, June 23 * 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. * NWFB

Free food!

Welcome to the New World From Below
New World From Below Organizing Collectives
Wednesday, June 23 * 7:00 to 8:00 p.m. * NWFB

The official opening of the convergence center, opening remarks about the convergence and the program of events.

Opening night celebration
with DJ Ruckus of Detroit’s Solidarity and Defense
Wednesday, June 23 * 8:00 to 11:00 p.m. * NWFB

Enjoy some local music and get some midweek anarcho-socializing in.

Protest Racist Anti-Immigrant Arizona Law SB 1070 in Detroit Today!

Boycott & Protest Arizona Diamondbacks

Tigers v. Diamondbacks

Comerica Park – West Entrance

Friday, June 18, 5:30 PM

Game starts at 7:05 PM

On April 23rd, 2010, the governor of Arizona signed into law SB 1070, a law that legalizes racial profiling and criminalizes undocumented people as “trespassers”. The law makes it a crime to be without your passport, green card, visa, or state I.D.

Since the bill's signing, a call has emanated from concerned people in Arizona to boycott the State.  Organizations are canceling planned conventions in Arizona and protests are occurring at the Arizona     

Diamondbacks games around the country.  The Arizona Latino/a and immigrant communities have called for “a targeted boycott on corporations that have funded the campaign to further repress our community... A targeted boycott should be launched immediately to show the economic power of our community, and we can participate right in our own communities.  Boycott the Arizona Diamondbacks NOW! “

Why the Diamondbacks?

The Arizona Diamondbacks are one of the top contributors to the Republican Party in Arizona, which forced the passage of the racist, anti-immigrant SB 1070.  Republicans voted unanimously to pass the bill.

As sports columnist Dave Zirin wrote,” If the owners of the Diamondbacks want to underwrite an ugly edge of bigotry, we should raise our collective sporting fists against them. A boycott is also an expression of solidarity with Diamondback players such as Juan Guitterez, Gerardo Parra, and Rodrigo Lopez. They shouldn't be put in a position where they're cheered on the playing field and then asked for their papers when the uniform comes off. “

Join us in protesting the racist, anti-immigrant bill, recently passed in the state of Arizona and the introduction of similar repressive legislation in Michigan.

Sponsors: Michigan Emergency Committee Against War and Injustice (MECAWI), Latinos Unidos de Michigan, Moratorium NOW! Coalition to Stop Foreclosures, Evictions and Utility Shutoffs, Solidarity and Defense, FIST-Detroit.

For more info: 313-671-3715, 313-580-5474, email: mecawi@mecawi.org, web: mecawi.org