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The Battle | Volunteering | Donations | The Afterparty
Not too long from now, in front of a museum that looks like a Jawa Sandcrawler, a battle of epic luminescence will break out between warring factions of Jedi and Sith. Defend the galaxy from darkness with UV lightsabers!
1,600 blacklight-reactive, meter-long cardboard tubes will be distributed in front of the Royal Ontario Museum, where there will be six massive blacklight cannons aimed at the crowd :) Wear a costume! The battle will continue until every tube is destroyed!
Volunteers needed: We will be moving the tubes by van on Friday around 7:00pm. Your help would be much appreciated! :) Come to 1153 Queen St. W around that time and give us a call (416) 875-4795. We will also need volunteers to begin cleaning up the tubes the moment they start to break. Trash bags will be provided.
Please donate. Our long-term goal is to be able to purchase plastic, extending, LED-lit, colour-changing lightsabers like these. Then we will have another battle just before Drum Circle starts up again, in the hopes that people will have pick-up lightsaber battles there! Please help us achieve this goal by donating a few bucks, either online or at the battle :)
Come party with us and DATAROCK at RANDOMLAND! After every tube is destroyed, we will ride the rocket together down to CiRCA and continue the fun :) Mark your attendance on Facebook.
The reduced admission list has been sent, but you may be able to grab some reduced passes at the lightsaber battle! See you there :)
for more info, e-mail love
(at) newmindspace.com
comments: 114. This is page 1 of 6.
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Moni from Location unknown | Posted: 06:08 pm [GMT] on June 23 2008 |
oh no! please don't do a balloon release, thats very dangerous for birdies! |
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Rtruly from Location unknown | Posted: 01:01 am [GMT] on June 17 2008 |
Another event idea:
The living chalkboard. Each person comes to a location wearing black and at a specified time, with a piece of chalk you are encouraged to find a buddy and write a message or draw a picture on his or her clothes. |
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Rtruly from GTA | Posted: 12:17 am [GMT] on June 17 2008 |
Hi everyone!
Here's an event idea: How about a balloon lift off? Each person brings a balloon to a specified location and they all get released at the same time. |
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5hit from @55 | Posted: 08:46 pm [GMT] on May 31 2008 |
You shud hav a giant orjy on the middle of the street
Then have contests like biggest wang (me 14 inches yeye) |
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ma299zda from t239t | Posted: 11:42 pm [GMT] on April 25 2008 |
c201t |
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ma477zda from t288t | Posted: 01:37 pm [GMT] on April 25 2008 |
c924t |
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ma652zda from t538t | Posted: 01:36 pm [GMT] on April 25 2008 |
c113t |
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Bunny from Santa Cruz | Posted: 07:58 am [GMT] on April 18 2008 |
I had heard it's earlier incarnations called the T.A.Z. (Temporary Autonomous Zone) movement, but perhaps the term "urban playground" is more accessible.
Delphian Seed <3s NewMindSpace! |
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J from Houston | Posted: 12:25 am [GMT] on April 16 2008 |
When is it going to happen in Houston?? |
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Devi from Los Angeles | Posted: 12:07 am [GMT] on April 16 2008 |
I just heard about the NY pillow fight and started reading from there. If you guys had something like this in Los Angeles, I would SO attend. We need more innocent, playful events like this around the world. People are WAAAY too uptight today and nothing brings out the kid in people than a pillow fight, capture the flag, or whatever else you can think of *super water balloon fight? Summer's around the corner* |
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Ho from PDX | Posted: 11:12 pm [GMT] on April 15 2008 |
Bring it to PDX! I will donate fer sure! I need a pillow fight like nobody's business..it is hardf to remain a pacifist in the face of rage these days, word. |
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Grey Starr from Milton | Posted: 06:27 am [GMT] on January 17 2008 |
I just made a donation... REALLY want it to hapen again! (I was Geek in the Stormtrooper armour)... FYI the top donation link didn't work... but the one lower down did... |
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Brian from Toronto | Posted: 12:01 am [GMT] on December 13 2007 |
What about renting like.. a lazertag arena for the next one? |
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Barbie Jedi from Toronto | Posted: 11:50 pm [GMT] on November 27 2007 |
Considering there were so few people organizing this, it was AMAZING! Can't wait for the next one. |
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Grey Starr from Milton | Posted: 07:34 pm [GMT] on November 22 2007 |
I can't help but think under the CN Tower would be a good spot... easy to get to, and parking... I thonk it meets a lot of the criteria... |
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Anonymous from Hell | Posted: 04:05 pm [GMT] on November 22 2007 |
Wow that's awesome. |
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Enso from Location unknown | Posted: 12:08 am [GMT] on November 22 2007 |
For future reference, a few of my friends and I all agreed that the stadium right next to the ROM would have been perfect. But I understand you need all these forms and renting and blahdeeblah, yes? |
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Kevin from Newmindspace | Posted: 09:54 pm [GMT] on November 20 2007 |
Alright, we can't do a park. I don't know why people are so hung up on parks, but any amount of litter in a park is unacceptable. And boring. It's gotta be on concrete.
And yes, all the tubes were recycled :) |
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Christina from Toronto | Posted: 08:41 pm [GMT] on November 20 2007 |
Have you thought about putting this together with a chariety that way the donations would be tax deductable and you can get more media coverage and good karma?
An idea for a future place to hold this would be Christie Pitts.
And finally, did you recycle the tubes or did the paint make it impossible to do so? |
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becktronica from toronto | Posted: 03:53 am [GMT] on November 20 2007 |
Though it was a great idea, I have to say I was disappointed. I know the effort you guys put into your events and I commend you for it (most newmindspace events I've been to have been a blast), but this one tanked.
Most people did not get light sabers, the space was too small, and the position (infront of the ROM) was all wrong for the black lights. Too much residual light from the surrounding intersection killed the effect.
I KNOW you guys will do better next time, so keep up the fantastic ideas and I hope you now know what needs to be done to make that work.
keep rockin'
xx
p.s. to all those people just jumping and waving your sabers in the air .. WHAT were you doing? you're supposed to be attacking each other - not partying. Watch Star Wars next time! :P |
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