Planet of Slums

Sure you think your over priced hole-in-the-wall apartment in Brooklyn is kinda third world, and all your Manhattan friends think your "slumin' it", but truth of the matter is folks, we got it good. "According to the United Nations, more than one billion people now live in the slums...From the sprawling barricades of Lima to the garbage hills of Manila, urbanization has been disconnected from industrialization, even economic growth." Tonight, head up to City College to hear Mike Davis lecture on the shantytowns of the world, and how they have been "exiled from the formal world economy." The lecture is presented by the School of Architecture, Urban Design and Landscape Architecture but is open to the public.

Date: Wednesday, March 16th
Time: 6pm
Location: City College Great Hall, Convent Ave and 138th St
Cost: Free

**I apologize for the last minute warning on this one**

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Raise Plow

Finally Raise Plow gets a soap box all her own! Raise Plow hosts her own talk show to comment publicly on politics, the everyday, and ubiquitous speed. Each weekly show invites a new special guest and musical act for questions, performance, and a good game of charades. This week features guests Reverend Billy and Neil Medlyn. Each week features a new episode of, "Tyranny!" (performed with puppets). Show up early for an hour of preshow activity: Truth or Dare, Public Confessions, Group Art, etc. and free popcorn

Date: Wednesday, March 16th
Time: 8:00pm (preshow at 7:00pm)
Venue: CB's 313 Gallery (315 Bowery)
Cost: $5

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No Jacket Required

No Jacket Required, a D'n'B social this week, returns to their weekly space on the LES. This week they are bringing through heavy hitters Mathematics along side our back-in-the-day-what-the-f-ever-happened-to hero I-Cue (as far as we can tell, yes that I-Cue from Liquid Sky). Rounding these two our is Direct Drive's Wize and resident DJs.

Date: Wednesday, March 16th
Time: 10:00pm - 4:00am
Venue: 12 Lucky Devils (120 Orchard Street near Delancey)
Cost: Free

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