Platypus in NYC with chapters at New York University and The New School

Platypus in NYC
Archive for April, 2010
Iran Teach-In with Ervand Abrahamian: May 2nd, 1pm
Iran Teach-In with Ervand Abrahamian: May 2nd, 1pm

Forging a Left in Iran: Possibilities and difficulties ATTENTION, LOCATION CHANGE: Tisch Hall, 40 W. 4th St. (4th and Mercer, on the South side of the street) Lower Level 2, Room. LC11. A teach-in on labor, human rights and prospects for a Left in Iran with Ervand Abrahamian The Platypus Affiliated Society, in collaboration with United for Iran, Amnesty International [...]

Art, Autonomy, and Resistance: The relationship of art to politics today
Art, Autonomy, and Resistance: The relationship of art to politics today

  Date: Wednesday, April 28, 2010 Time: 7:00pm – 9:30pm Location: Wollman Hall, The New School Street: 65 W 11th street, 5th floor (please enter through 66th w. 12th st.)     Please join Platypus in a panel discussion between artists and cultural theorists at the New School. Doors open at 6:30pm, panel begins at [...]

Platypus on the airwaves…
Platypus on the airwaves…

Platypus’s own Chris Mansour and Ian Morrison were recently interviewed by Mitchel Cohen on “Steal this Radio.” The show will be broadcast on Friday, April 2, 2010 at 11 a.m. (New York time). Steal This Radio can be heard only over the internet, not on regular radio.) To hear it, go to http://nytalkradio.net at that [...]

What is Platypus?
The Platypus Affiliated Society, established in December 2006, organizes reading groups, public fora, research and journalism focused on problems and tasks inherited from the “Old” (1920s-30s), “New” (1960s-70s) and post-political (1980s-90s) Left for the possibilities of emancipatory politics today