2009 Anarchist Ball: "Set the Night On Fire"

Friday, February 20 at 6:00pm to 11:00pm
Machine Age Studios,

You are cordially invited to attend “The Anarchists Ball,” an informal formal and help set the night on fire.

This annual all age’s dance is open to all friends of Pittsburgh Organizing Group.
This is a safe space, everyone welcome!

Saturday, February 20
Machine Age Studios 3575 Bigelow Blvd. (see directions below)
7:00pm-Midnight
$10 donation goes towards publication of the Steel City Revolt! and educational activities. No one turned away.

DJ's- TBA
Refreshments will be served. Big bowls of punch! Cheesy photography!
Awesome Raffle Drawing at 10pm.

Dress to impress! There is no dress code. Let your creative self go. Formal, exotic, inventive, traditional, black-tie or street clothes. Just remember it’s all ages so make sure you wear something. Relive your dream prom (minus the annoying chaperones), have the formal dance you always wanted, or just have a good time with good people.

Bring a date or wait for fate! You can come by yourself, with friends, bring one date or ten, whatever social arrangement you prefer.

We’re committed to an inclusive, multi-generational event. As such we will have a limited pick-up and drop off service for those who wouldn’t otherwise be able to attend due to limited mobility. Please get in touch. There will also be places to sit. This is a no-alcohol/drugs space, please be respectful.

For questions, contact us at
pog@mutualaid.org

or see: http://www.organizepittsburgh.org/ball

To pay online: http://www.organizepittsburgh.org/donate (make sure to denote Ball Admission)

Directions:
Machine Age Studio is located at 3575 Bigelow Blvd, at the corner of Bigelow and the Bloomfield Bridge. There is some parking available.

Pittsburgh Organizing Group
pog@mutualaid.org
www.organizepittsburgh.org

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2008 Dance

.::March 1: The Anarchist Ball::.
A hundred people attended "The Anarchist Ball," at the Rae Coffeehouse at Chatham.

$1000 was raised for POG's actions at the RNC protests, the Annual Anarchist Speaker series, and other educational events.

Thanks to everyone who made this year another big success!

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2007 dance...
.::Somewhere Over the Barricades: An Activist Formal::.

On February 23 100+ people gathered for "Somewhere over the Barricades," an activist informal formal. This all age's dance was the first annual formal dance for radicals in Pittsburgh and was open to all friends of Pittsburgh Organizing Group (POG). It was part of an expanded push by POG to hold more radically themed social and community building events.

Many saw it as a complimentary event to the fourth annual anarchist picnic coming up in July.

The variety and quality of outfits was superb, with everything from tuxedos to guys in dresses to those rocking their regular street clothes. People went out of their way to be formal, exotic, inventive, traditional, and just plain HOT.

Thank you to DJ Rose What! for the awesome tunes, to the people who made the circle A cookies, to those who brought refreshments (that was a hell of a lot of punch�) and helped decorate the space. And certainly big props to everyone who showed up, it was a blast and we're looking forward to next year. A special thanks to St. Bede's for letting us have the dance there. We raised $1100 in donations for those who will be arrested at the upcoming protests on March 2.

See you somewhere over the barricades, or next year, whichever comes first.