by Lauren Paulson The dining room of St. Francis was not filled to capacity on May 9, 2012. It should have been. A true legend spoke to a mixed group of about 60 Occupiers on a hopeful Spring evening. He is S. Brian Willson. His audience comfortably circled around him as he perched on a…
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Everything for Everyone
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by Blake Pendergrass Organizers in Seattle have announced a free political and cultural gathering scheduled for August 11-12. The Everything for Everyone Festival (e4e) will be an outdoor event featuring music, arts, workshops, debates and actions to “continue the spirit of resistance of 2011, and to develop it in new and meaningful ways,” according to…
Grow Your Awareness of The Oregon Farmworker Movement
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by Sandy Polishuk Want to expand your understanding about an important and under-served segment of our state population? Come to the Peace House on Tuesday, April 24, at 7 pm for a presentation on The Oregon Farmworker Movement, part of the History of Social Justice Organizing program. Abel Valladares & Larry Kleinman will talk about…
Hit the Streets to “Tomando Las Calles” (Taking the Streets), PCASC’s Annual Art Show
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by Pete Shaw Portland Central America Solidarity Committee’s (PCASC) second annual art show debuts this Friday, April 6. Like last year’s Criminales Todos (We Are All Criminals), which assembled a worldwide palette of artists, Tomando Las Calles (Taking The Streets) uses multiple media to challenge the labels “criminal” and “illegal”, as well as demanding a…
World Premiere: Occupation Nation
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You may already love, or at least be familiar with, the B Media Collective through their regular People’s Cinema events at the Occupy Portland camp. If so, you’ll want to be at St. Francis this Friday at 8 pm for the world premiere of the local activist-filmmaker group’s Occupation Nation. According to the group, “This movie slams the…
Literature as a Tool for Liberation
by Ahjamu Umi I’m a revolutionary activist. I’m also a writer with a publishing contract. I believe the role of the artist is to raise the consciousness of the people. The capitalist pull is to use your artistic skills not to advance ideas of social consciousness, but to make money. Since many artists are relying…
Occupy Events: Occupy Bagdad Comedy Show, Auction and Film
Tuesday, November 8, the prestigious Bagdad Theater (3712 SE Hawthorne) is opening it’s doors on behalf of Occupy Portland, presenting a silent auction & winter contribution drive, a world-class occupy-themed political comedy show, and movie to end the night with all proceeds going directly to Occupy Portland. Here’s what is going on. Silent Auction –…
