Event Policy
Proposals for events are approved by the group during general meetings (Sundays at 5 p.m.), on a case-by case basis with emphasis on the purpose and inclusiveness of the event. Priority is given to events that further the social goals of the space (opposition to all forms of prejudice, bigotry and oppression), as well as those that are both accessible and welcoming to a wide range of people. To propose an event, fill out the events form and bring it to a Sunday meeting, or submit it to a 123 volunteer in order to have them present it at the meeting. It is best to attend the meeting where your event will be discussed in order to answer any questions that may arise.
Hobo Film Fest
Posted May 12th, 2008 by margie
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Wed, May 14th, 2008 6:00 pm
- 10:00 pm
Agency Films has brought together dozens of filmmakers who
produce films around train hopping and hobo culture and are gathering
more submissions to create the ultimate visual dichotomy of this
colorful and truly important facet of American history.
The railroad industry in America has played an immense role in the
development and progression of our modern society. Besides its most
obvious role as a life line for supplies and sustenance to newly
burgeoning towns and industry, it helped spawn an incredible subculture
of people, the hobos and tramps of America. These hobos used the trains
during the great depression in order to seek work, and a whole society
of people grew around the railroads.
Agency films has long been associated with the railways and has
produced multiple short films and television programming around the
subject of train hopping and have made it their mission to preserve the
history of the American train tramp.