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A pivotal question for every Native person is what to do about US Federal Recognition. Without it, the final disappearance, genocide maybe inevitable. With it, status as a tribal corporate entity and all the legal, financial, and psychological consequences condition survival and undermine its spiritual core. What does it mean for a tribe to survive amidst this 21^st century settler society?

The Ohlone of San Francisco have no official support, not even a small non-profit amidst the plethora of service organizations that make up the city’s social networks. The strongest Ohlone organizations are in exile: Pomona, San Jose, and Fremont. We don’t know of any tribe whose land base was in a major US city and who has won Federal Recognition.

This evenings radio quests include representatives from several Ohlone groups that have petitioned the government. We will also host first time conversations between members of the Wilton Rancheria who won recognition in a court case on June 7^th , and from the Tsi Akum Maidu, who are developing an innovative challenge to the contradictory process of recognition by establishing their ongoing cultural life.

Live Radio broadcast from 6 to 8pm

In person community discussion from 8pm to 9:30pm

A series of films that take a haunting and humorous look at altered environments. Using optical printing and innovative animation these filmmakers create surreal almost science fiction worlds of a future to come. Abigail Child’s Dark, Dark is an amazing deconstruction of filmic narrative and creates an atmosphere of suspense that rests not on story but technique, as fragments of Hollywood films are eerily rotated and repositioned to create a sinister world of romance and danger. With haunting music by Ennio Morricone. Hatching Beauty by Amy Hicks alters time and motion this cleverly conceived film uses stop-motion, live action and found footage to tell the humorously unsettling story of a single mom as she considers selling her ovum for some extra cash.

Also including Pearce Williams’ Sharp Proofing which uses an unsettling blend of fiction and realism and takes viewers behind closed doors of a psychiatrist’s office. Our animated protagonist reveals her worst fears and phobias in this deadpan and succinctly written animated narrative.

For more info,
MadCat Film Festival
www.somaglow.com/madcat
415 436-9523

Come join us as we celebrate the window installation opening of The On and On, new work by Mission artist James Sterling Pitt. From 10 to 1 we’ll be whipping up pancakes and coffee outside of ATA. Stop by to chat with the artist, see what he’s been working on, and enjoy some breakfast treats with friends.
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The On and On consists of new work by San Francisco artist James Sterling Pitt. The objects created for the installation at Artist’s Television Access are pulled from the artist’s everyday surroundings and experiences. Pitt was in an automobile accident in early 2007 that left him physically and neurologically disabled. His artistic practice became a coping mechanism for organizing and understanding both daily life and the shifts in perception and experience that came with his disabilities. Some of Pitt’s sculptures are objects taken from his own collection, and some are more abstract forms – quasi-scientific attempts to quantify the fabric of both earthly and cosmic experiences.

The title The On and On comes from a comment made by the artist’s brother while they were out hunting for records. Pitt’s brother remarked that “it just goes on and on,” referring to the endless activity of record collecting and the sensation of always having another record to find. Pitt felt that this quote encapsulated his practice and mode of working — that as long as there is life, there will always be things to make and the desire to make them make sense.