E M P T Y | V E S S E L | P R O J E C T | N E W S
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EV is a World War II Navy Rescue boat. We saved her from demolition in the Bronx and brought her to Brooklyn's Gowanus Canal. By next year, she will become an Art and Design Center fostering projects focused on Sustainable Living in Post-Industrial Urban Landscapes. EV, herself, will be the first such project. We will begin by hosting work parties, movie nights, seminars, concerts, dinners, and workshops.
You are welcome to participate, suggest your own events, stop by and chat or offer insight. This missive is designed to served as a guide for your participation. It will come out at the beginig of each week. If you have any suggestions for how this newsletter can be improved, contact
pz@emptyvesselprojectREMOVEANTISPAMMEASURE.org.
U P C O M I N G | C A L E N D A R
TUESDAY, JULY 26
Work Day
1-5pm
***at the boat
FRIDAY, JULY 29
Work Day
12-6pm
***at the boat
SATURDAY, JULY 30
Riot in the Street and EV Fundraiser
6:45pm sharp! and into the night
***elsewhere
Come and participate in a dramatic and full-scale reenactment of the events of Paris in May 1968. Dress as a mod French student or a disgruntled factory worker.
"Sous les paves, la plage!"
To participate: dress up, bring your flags, handkerchiefs, helmets and portable radios to Grand St. Park ( Kent & Grand in W'burg) There will be an after party to benefit the
Empty Vessel Project at a house in East Williamsburg. .
Come beat the heat with a Paris Spring in the Brooklyn Summer!
We are looking for volunteers to publicize and work at the afterparty. All proceeds go towards the Empty Vessel Project. Contact
pz@emptyvesselprojectREMOVEANTISPAMMEASURE.org if you are interested and/or available. Party games encouraged.
SUNDAY JULY 31
Work Day
12-10pm
***at the boat
W H E R E I S T H E B O A T ?
If you are interested in checking out the vessel and/or trying out the hammock, just come down to the Carroll Street bridge over the canal during a Work Day and yell. It's just 4 blocks from the Carroll stop on the F train. For directions by train: www.hopstop.com. The bridge is at the intersection of Bond and Carroll.
S H I P ' S L O G
This section will contain updates on recent projects and status reports of on-going missions and explorations. Check here to find out the status of the webpage and what kind of heater we will ultimately install.
WORK DAYS
We have had three great work days on the boat. Thanks to everyone who came down to get dirty.
A partial list from our guest book:
Christina, Haley, Stephan VM, Alex, Jaques, Paul Jacobsen, Paul B-S, Kerry, Greg, JPL, Matteo, Angela, Rev Phil, Anney Fresh, Andy Baleg, Jon Pettingill, Gandy, Ross Beschler, Cindy V-B, Nadav Havusha, Alisa Blanter, Ezekiel Healey, Rose Marcus, Marina, Mo, Lynn Levy, Matt Levy, Mike House, Jason Sinopoli, Sarah Mack, Lex, Delia Rollow, Robert Girardin, Den Valis, Ann Happerman, Ash, Lee, Htr
WHAT WE DID (partial list)
**Took out old furnace
**Patched and fiberglassed over holes in deck on bow
**Cleaned cleaned cleaned
**Installed porthole covers (Thanks Anney Fresh! They look SO marine-y!)
**Removed old roofdeck componenets
**Installed supports for roofdeck from below
Thanks a million!
UPCOMING PROJECTS
**Redesigning and installing roof deck and railing
**Creating a land entrance to the EV space including a metal gate, a small garden and a floating dock with a suncatcher wall
**Installing heating elements in the main space
**Finding and installing a furnace and converting it to run on bio-deisel
**Designing and coding the webpage at www.emptyvesselproject.org.
W I S H L I S T
We are creating a practice of re-use and salvage. We would like to give your old materials new life. Specifically, we are looking for:
**furnace (from the street?)
**water tanks
**recycled building materials (especially old windows, floors, and insulation)
**tools
**boat repair supplies
**boat accessories (tie lines, cleats, automatic bilge or sump pumps, marine electric lines)
**a generator
**old solar panels
**plumbing supplies
**a small row or motor boat
**a dock or dock building materials
We will haul away any material contributions. Please forward widely. Contact
mm@emptyvesselprojectREMOVEANTISPAMMEASURE.org to donate.
In addition, we are looking for funding to keep this project afloat. If you have any suggestions, please contact
tk@emptyvesselprojectREMOVEANTISPAMMEASURE.org.
H E R O E S
**Thanks for Fictional Company for providing us with pro-bono internet hosting and these nifty email addresses. You can find them at www.ficto.com.
**Thanks to Danny for pulling us up the canal, letting us tie up our boat on his property and giving us first dibs on his garbage.
**Thanks to GDM for setting up our TWiki. Hooray Twiki!
**Thanks to Captain Jim for finding information about our boat. History section coming next week.
You are receiving this newsletter because you are involved in the Empty Vessel Project or have at least feigned interest. To be removed from this list, contact
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PaulaZ - 05 Jun 2006
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