The Alternatives Expo is...
An environment where you can explore alternatives to the mainstream ways of doing ... EVERYTHING (including thinking)
Our vision:
The Alternatives Expo becomes an incubator of ideas and practices for living an alternative to the state-controlled, regimented life where distant monopoly cartels dictate your every decision. We learn at AltExpo events how to actually practice things in real life we've only theorized before.
The Alternatives Expo offers an environment for free expression and creative fulfillment in the company of interested and supportive others. The Alternatives Expo becomes a model of non-heirarchical, self-organizing activities and friendly co-operation. It's a place where we share and learn how to "be all that we can be."
You can be a part of the AltExpo by...
- Becoming a volunteer coordinator to help make Alt Expo events happen
- Becoming a participant by presenting your ideas or selling your wares at an AltExpo event
- Attending AltExpo events (details below)
join the AltOrgs Tour - Now at the AltOrgs.com site! Check that site for updates to the tour!
We've elaborated the Alternatives Commuities Strategy and have shown people how they can afford to (and prosper) by attending these festivals. These communities consist of the people who are the best prospects for the message of building a better tomorrow, because they are already doing it in their own niche.
In some cases, we'll have a camping village set up at these events, and in some cases, we are arranging a tour bus and local accomodations. In all cases, we're working together at making a better greater community for peace, freedom, justice and prosperiy:
24 June - PorcFest 2010, Lancaster, New Hampshire - ends 27 June
10 July - Taxpayers Picnic, CNHT, Hillsborough, New Hampshire (12:00-15:00), press release
16 July - SolarFest, Tinmouth, Vermont - ends 18 July, camping in Porc tent village, transpo available
17 July - Yankee Burners Meet &Greet - White River Jct, Vermont (18:00-21:00), transpo available
17 July - Burning Porcupine, Grafton, New Hampshire - ends 25 July, camping, transpo available, enterprising possible
23 July - PEN Weekend (Palestine Education Network, NH Peace Action), Conway, New Hampshire - ends 25 July, housing?, transpo available, enterprising?
13 August - NOFA Summer Conference, Amherst, Massachusetts - ends 15 August, camping, transpo available, enterprising?
26 August - Live Free or Die Rally, Jaffrey, New Hampshire - ends 29 August, camping, transpo available, enterprising?
30 August - Burning Man, Black Rock, Nevada - ends 4 September
11 September - We Are Change 9/11, New York City, lodging arranged by tour, transpo by tour, enterprising possible?
11 September - Life is Good Festival, Canton, Massachusetts - ends 12 September, transpo available
18 September - Yankee Burners Meet & Greet, Nashua, New Hampshire (17:00 - 21:00), transpo available
24 September - Common Ground Fair, Unity, Maine - ends 26 August, camping/lodging arranged, transpo available, enterprising outside of event
25 September - Maker Faire, New York City - ends 26 September, lodging arranged by tour, transpo by tour, enterprising inside? ... on the streets in NYC?
22 October - AltExpo#7, Nashua, New Hampshire - ends 24 October, lodging arranged, transpo available, enterprising encouraged
We just had some great Summer fun, at:
AltExpo #6
at the Porcupine Freedom Festival '10
June 24-27, 2010
find us at campsite #2
Rogers Campground, Lancaster, New-Hampshire
Friday, 25 June
10 a.m. — The New Libertarian Strategy For New Hampshire
Jack Shimek presents the customized New Libertarian Strategy to suit New Hampshire. The agorist strategy is laid out in Samuel Edward Konkin III’s New Libertarian Manifesto, where he advocates for action in the counter-economy.
11 a.m. — AltOrgs: Co-Ops, Trusts, Social Networks
Our panel considers and compares various alternative forms of social organization for ownership, business and other interactions.
12 p.m. — History Of Anarchist Thought
Darian Worden takes us through varieties of the ultimate alternative to centuries of statist thought - no state!
1 p.m. — Infinity MPG — Solar EV’s
Art Haines shows us how to travel on free energy! He showed his prototype solar electric car at PorcFest 3 years ago, and now it’s in production - you can buy the kit.
2 p.m. — Primitive Crafts For Survival
Al Caron demonstrates skills we may need to know “after the crash”! Survival skills may keep you alive in the future!
3 p.m. — Time Money — Shire Hours
Daniel Tobas gives all the math needed to understand time-based money systems. The Shire Hours system will be demonstrated - you can sign up at the AltExpo!
4 p.m. — Metastrategic Planning For Freedom
Dave Roscoe talks about Metastrategies for Freedom. Dave’s been a long-time Libertarian Party activist who is now exploring all the options.
5 p.m. — Privacy And Encryption For Mac
New FSP mover and former Apple employee, Peter of AskTheMacGuy.com, gives an overview of privacy and encryption options on the Mac (and where similar, for Windows and Linux).
7 p.m. — Man makes FIRE!
We invite all to demonstrate their particular method of making fire - can you rub 2 sticks together? Start a fire from a car battery? Show us how you make the sparks fly!
Saturday
10 a.m. — Juries, FIJA, DHS, ACLU and YOU
FIJA leafletters have been attacked and arrested repeatedly lately. We’ll hear from Antonio SJ Musumeci (bile), Rich Angell and others to see how they proceed from here.
11 a.m. — Hydroponic Growing
Ryan Tolboom does a make-and-take demonstration of growin’ it in the water. Be a farmer indoors at home!
12 p.m. — Anarcho-Summit
If you self-identify as holding a consistently anti-state position: agorist, mutualist, voluntaryist, other anarchists, join us. Let’s meet and see what we can do together.
3 p.m. — Scientists Solve The Crime Of The Century!
Mark Basile will present the results of his scientific examination of the World Trade Center dust. What’s left for forensic examination once the perps try to remove all the evidence? In this case, it’s the remaining dust that exposes the method used!
4 p.m. — Be The Change!
Mark O’Connor shows what We Are Change chapters world-wide have done to oppose oppression. A New Hampshire chapter could start up with veteran Changers’ help and guidance.
5 p.m. — What Do You Say?
We’re leaving this session open for your pet projects and your ideas - 5 minutes each! Where do we go from here? The AltExpo will present their proposal for the future of the movement and for future events in New Hampshire.
Sunday
10 a.m. — seekers gather
A “church for the rest of us”, the seekers meet weekly (for nearly a decade) and consider spirituality in light of both ancient wisdom and modern science.
Check back on this site to get videos of the talks at AltExpo1
Now, we're cookin'!
AltExpo #5
at the New Hampshire Liberty Forum '10
March 18 - 21, 2010
Crowne Plaza Hotel, Suite 202-206, Nashua, New-Hampshire
Our crew of organizers have put everything into this one! We've got a great list of presenters, some notable out-of-town agorist guests, a marketplace, catered food and drinks, parties every night, economical crash space for budget travellers - we've got it all this year! The schedule is accessible at the link above. Our new emphasis is on our peoples' projects - want to work on building a free society with us? Come on up the the second floor to the AltExpo suite!
Schedule of events:
Thursday evening:
- 6:00PM on: Welcome to the Shire party, Rm 206
Marketplace room open almost all the time - bring your wares!
Friday, March 19 Talks, Rm 202
- 10:00am: AltExpo-the Alt.community strategy
- 11:00am: Make your own energy
- 12:00pm: Recycled Residences - built from shipping containers
- 1:00pm: Safer Streets Teams
- 2:00pm: Libertarians are Left!
- 3:00pm: Time is Money - Math of Time Money
- 4:00pm: The internet goes down - then what?
- 5:00pm: The Dust Proves It!: 9/11 WAS an Inside Job!
- 7:00pm:PorcFest Agorist Co-operative meeting - join in!
- 9:00pm: Freedom Frolic party (all New-Hampshire beverages!)
Saturday, March 20 Talks, Rm 202
- 10:00am: Agorism - What is it?
- 11:00am: Unschooling, Why it Works
- 12:00pm: Guardians of the Republic
- 1:00pm: Co-operate with me!
- 2:00pm: A-bay trading network
- 3:00pm: SnAP - Sacred non-Agression Principle
- 4:00pm: Democracy School
- 5:00pm: Skills Trading Matrix and Parties
- 6:00pm: Meet the Agorists mixer, welcoming Brad Spangler, Scott Bieser, Angela Keaton, Charles Johnson and Darian Worden
- 9:00pm: Saturnalia party (all New-Hampshire beverages1)
- 11:00pm: Cast party - Slaughter in the Haunted Forest
Sunday, March 21
- 10:00am: seekers
- 1:00pm: AltExpo packup/check-out
- 4:00pm: Shire Agorists meeting - AltExpo wrap up (off-site)
Probably Bertucci's - relax and dream up future events
Crash space may still be available for budget travellers - email Dan@AltExpo.org
AltExpo #4
at the Porcupine Freedom Festival '09
June 25 - 28, 2009
Rogers Campground, site #36, Lancaster, New-Hampshire
Our presenters list and schedule is coming together nicely and is accessible at the link above. We'll have a new emphasis on organizing cadre and building community.
We've just had another hugely successful and fun BIG event!
AltExpo #3
at the Liberty Forum '09
March 5 - 8, 200
Crowne Plaza Hotel, Nashua
Subject to finalization, we'll have presenters on:
Alternative money systems, both metal and on-line hours based,
Alternative transportaion, pedal and electric-powered,
Computer security (as an alternative to just letting the whole world read your email and HD),
Alt. building techniques,
Alt. power generation methods,
Alt. history ("he who controls the past, controls the future"),
Alt. medicine (featuring an iridology demonstration),
Alt. libertarian philosophy - getting back to our roots and our principles in action,
Alt. citizenship,
Alt. commerce methods,
Alt. living communities (eco-villages and autonomous self-governance),
Alt. education methods (featuring flash animation videos)
A whole lot more stuff - Click here for the schedule.
The Alternatives Expo begins our long-awaited seminar series - all-day events to explore specific topics in depth.
We're pleased to announce our first sessions:
Saturday Seminar (AltExpo 2.4)
The Power of Community (Boston)
Kick-Starting Local Currencies
13 December 2008 (Saturday)
9AM-6PM
party afterwards?
Boston South End Library
685 Tremont St.
Boston, Massachusetts 02118-3144
Phone: 617-536-8241
Special presentations by Kevin Innes, Training Director for Liberty Dollar, and others.
[We'll post some meeting notes on a link from here]
We'll be car-pooling to:
Boston Tea Party '08
14 December 2008 (Sunday)
Noon - 6Pm
Faneuil Hall
Boston
After the main event, join us for some Tea Party solutions - continue the discussions about starting local-acting currencies in your community over dinner:
Place: Quincy Market Collonade Food Court, upstairs in the rotunda.
Just 5 minutes away directly behind Faneuil Hall.
Monday Seminar
The Power of Community (Bristol, New-Hampshire)
Kick-Starting Local Currencies
15 December 2008 (Monday)
9AM-6PM
party afterwards
Ivy's Spice of Life Restaurant
Bristol, New-Hampshire
Special presentations by Kevin Innes, Training Director for Liberty Dollar, and others.
Be sure to register on this site and we'll send you announcements of what's going on with us and these events - more coming this winter.
We're on a roll in the summer of '08 - another new regular event for us:
AltExpo#2.3 @ Live Free or Die Festival
day month 2008
Jaffrey Town Square & Sawyer's Field, Jaffrey, New-Hampshire
Great speakers
Great Music
Camping, Bar-be-que - it was a blast!
Be sure to register on this site and we'll send you announcements of what's going on with us and these events - more coming this fall.
Another new tradition for us:
AltExpo#2.2 @ Burning Porcupine
14-25 July 2008
Grafton, New-Hampshire
The 12 Days of Freedom
What happens in Grafton stays in Grafton
See Freestaters at their Wildest!
We ran the Expo Café with more than the usual amount of snacks, coffees and teas. Our seminars were well-attended and were about the only serious thing at the event!
Be sure to register on this site and we'll send you announcements of what's going on with us and these events - more events yet this summer.
We've started a new tradition of exhibiting at the Taxpayers Reunion!
AltExpo#2.1 @ CNHT Independence Day Picnic
5 July 2008, 12 Noon - 5 PM
Hopkinton Fair Grounds, New-Hampshire
This event was low-key for us with just an opportunity to chat with folks who come for the Bar-B-Que at the Taxpayers' Reunion. We talked to several people who were very interested in our planned programs and we recruited a couple of presenters for future events.
We also ran our famous Expo Café. We had the best coffee at PorcFest08 and added a new blend at the Taxpayers Reunion and we distributed more of our souvenir mugs.
Be sure to register on this site and we'll send you announcements of what's going on with us and these events - more coming this summer.
We enjoyed a great week together at...
!9 June - 15 June 2008
Gunstock Mountain Resort, New-Hampshire
Schedule of speakers and topics as a Google Calendar.
We are planning other events after AltExpo#2 @ PorcFest 08, so look for them on our calendar - the best way to keep abreast is to register on this site and we'll send you announcements of future events.
