[ilssa] Festival to Plead for Skills
- From: ILSSA Operator <operator@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: ilssa@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sun, 6 Jul 2014 15:01:01 -0400
ILSSA Members, it's that time again…
… to PRACTICE!
Our annual ILSSA Festival to Plead for Skills takes place tomorrow, on Monday,
July 7th. We hope that you received your invitation via mail with the latest
ILSSA Quarterly, and we wanted to extend the invitation to you again digitally
as the day approaches. Please see below for all of the details.
Remember to send a photo and one-paragraph description of your practice to
operator@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, and we'll post them to the recently established
ILSSA Markdown. The Markdown, graciously edited by ILSSA member John Labovitz
(Local 503 Shop JL), is an online publishing platform, which shares the various
activities of ILSSA and its membership. Many thanks to John for his time and
labor!
We look forward to practicing with you again tomorrow…
Impractically yours,
Bridget (Local 347 Shop FS) & Emily (Local 917 Shop RC)
ILSSA
Impractical Labor’s 6TH ANNUAL
FESTIVAL TO PLEAD FOR SKILLS
7TH DAY OF THE 7TH MONTH July 7th
Each year on the seventh day of the seventh month, ILSSA celebrates its own
version of The Festival to Plead for Skills. The festival is derived from the
Chinese holiday of Qi Xi and the Japanese festival of Tanabata, in which
celebrants wish for the betterment of their own craftsmanship. Instead of
wishing, the ILSSA festival is a holiday of PRACTICING. Every year on July 7,
ILSSA members observe this holiday by practicing a skill: using a tool, trying
a method, honing a technique. Members are asked to take a picture of their
practice, and to send this photo along with a brief paragraph description to
the Co-Operators.
Historically, the collection of Festival photos and descriptions have been
published in print form and distributed to all members as a part of the ILSSA
Quarterly. Beginning with the 2013 Festival documentation, we are transitioning
to a web-based, digital publishing format. It is our hope that this will better
cultivate and celebrate our community of practicing.
We hope that you will enjoy reading all about the 2013 Festival to Plead for
Skills on the webpage listed below, and we invite all members to join us on
July 7, 2014, as we practice together again! For the 2014 Festival, our goal is
to digitally post contributions as soon as they are received, so be sure to
send your photo and paragraph to operator@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx and we will
share your practice with the membership. Happy Practicing!
As Many Hours As It Takes!
www.impractical-labor.org/markdown/festival2013
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