| Vol. XXVIII, Issue 5 The Portland Alliance |
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June 2008 |
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June 2008 Calendar |
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Mon. June 2Books to Prisoners weekly mailing nights. Mondays and Wednesdays, 5-8 p.m., in the garage at the end of the driveway at 1112 NE Morton, between Ainsworth & Dekum east of MLK. These books are sent out to prisoners across the country. Portland Books To Prisoners is always in need of new or used dictionaries & thesauruses! Bring donations of books to any of the drop boxes around Portland: Red & Black Cafe, Haven Cafe, Bipartisan Cafe, Laughing Horse Books, In Other Words Books, Hollywood Theater, Rocco’s Pizza, and Food For Thought Cafe at PSU, Smith Hall. pdxbookstoprisoners.org.Tues. June 3Books To OREGON Prisoners weekly mailing. Every Tuesday, 5-8 p.m., at 6315 NE Rodney Ave., between MLK and Holman Blvd., in Portland. This is a different group from Books to Prisoners! For more info, email bookstooregonprisoners@gmail.com. 1st Amendment Screening, “GARBAGE WARRIOR.” Garbage Warrior tells the epic story of maverick US architect Michael Reynolds and his fight to introduce radically sustainable housing. An extraordinary tale of triumph over bureaucracy, Garbage Warrior is above all an intimate portrait of an extraordinary individual and his dream of changing the world. (this is the guy who invented the ‘Earth Ship’ house) (2007) Always FREE. 8 pm, at Proper Eats Cafe and Market, 8638 N. Lombard Ave. across from the St. Johns Theater. For more information, call (503) 445-2007. Revoluntionary History Class. PSU, Smith Center, Room 296, 6-8 p.m. Join us Tuesday evenings for radical, inspiring and challenging discussions about the lives and actions of our revolutionary sisters and brothers that came before us. Hard-to-find newspaper archives and video footage are generally passed around too. *Sponsored by* Students for Unity Relearn our history! Free and open to the public. COINTEL PRO more info at myspace.com/pdxunity or 503.725.8777. Anarchist discussion group. Blackrose Books, 4038 N. Mississippi, 7-9 pm. every 1st & 3rd Tuesday. If there’s one thing we do well, it’s talk. this group is a self-lead, free form group, talking about whatever we wanna talk about. bring ideas, bring articles, and bring cookies.Wed. June 4 Rebel Reading Circle on Viva La Raza.Discover the stolen history of defiant organizing by farmworkers, students, Chicana feminists and Chicana/o lesbians and gays in a newly published book that tells the dramatic story of the national Chicano movement. This 9-week reading circle will start at 7:00pm, at Bread & Roses Center, 819 N. Killingsworth St. (on TriMet lines #4 and #72). To purchase the book and for more information, call 503-240-4462. Free. Everyone welcome. Washington Co Peace Vigil. 6:30-7:30 p.m., Beaverton, across from the Beaverton Library, SW 5th and Hall St. Feel free to bring a sign or use one of ours. Remember, Peace IS Patriotic! |
Thur. June 5Retired Army Colonel Ann Wright reads from her new book “Dissent - Voices of Conscience” (co authored by Susan Dixon). 7:30 PM, Annie Blooms Books, 7834 SW Capitol Hwy, Multnomah Village. Col. Wright submitted her resignation letter to Colin Powell on March 19, 2003, the day before the U.S. invasion of Iraq. In her resignation letter, Wright listed four reasons she could no longer work for the U.S. government under the Bush administration:* The decision to invade Iraq without the blessing of the U.N. Security Council. * The “lack of effort” in the Israeli-Palestinian peace process. * The “lack of policy” in regard to North Korea. * The curtailment of civil liberties within the United States. She was one of three State Department officials to retire from service in protest in the month prior to the invasion of Iraq. She has been tireless in her work for peace ever since. Fri. June 6Sustainability Perspectives Of Salmon Nation Indigenous Leaders. PSU, Smith Memorial Student Union room 238, 1:00pm-3:00pm, with David E. Hall, Ph.D. Candidate, PSU. For more info contact Marion Sharp at sharpml@pdx.edu. Extensive research suggests that the collective behavior of humanity is on an unsustainable path. Transformation of today’s dominant cultural forms is needed. Motivated by this understanding, a series of interviews were conducted on the subject of sustainability with contemporary Native leaders from within the bioregion defined by the Pacific Salmon runs of North America (see nativeperspectives.net). After outlining the overall project, some results will be shared, including samples of audio and video content. Intention will be to promote dialogue on the meaning of “sustainability,” and on the value indigenous perspectives bring to the subject.Food Not Bombs’ Weekly Fridays. Colonel Summers Park, SE 17th & Taylor. Free Vegan Food served in the NW corner of the Park. Join us for a meal and find out how to get involved! Sat. under West end of Burnside Bridge, Tues. N. Park Blocks by Elephant, Weds. SE 63rd & Foster. All at 5:30 pm. Sat. June 7Harmony in the Park: 5th Annual Buddhist Festival. 11:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Colonel Summers Park, SE 17th and Taylor, Portland, Oregon. Washing the baby Buddha ceremony including Blessings for people and pets, tabling by Buddhist communities, meditation and practice workshops, Dharma Talk and Panel Discussion on the Theme of Harmony, food and Buddhist items for sale, and activities for children.Try Vegan Week — Dozens of different events to learn about a healthier diet! Try Vegan Week will be a large outreach event to support hundreds of people in our area who are interested in making a change in their diet. There will be mentorship partnerships arranged, lectures, dine-outs, store tours, a guide book, and even a vegan Prom on Friday, June 13. For those friends of yours you think may be interested in trying out a vegan diet, this will be a great time to get them started. Northwest VEG is one of the co-sponsors of Try Vegan Week. For more information, check out EVENTS at *www.tryveganpdx.com* or e-mail info@tryveganpdx.com. |
Sun. June 8Love Makes A Family Turns 15 – Bonnie is 60! Love Makes A Family, Inc is celebrating its 15th Anniversary in 2008, and Director, Bonnie Tinker, is celebrating her 60th birthday. She is joining with Kristan Knapp, her long time friend and activist colleague who also recently turned 60, to celebrate these milestones. Kristan is the Development Director of Bradley Angle House, one of the first shelters in the country for victims of domestic violence, where Bonnie served as the founding Director in 1975. The next generation of activists will be represent by Alex Tinker, who turned 25 in May. He is the Program Manager for Focus The Nation, a climate change organizing project.A party will be held at the Friends Meeting House, 4312 SE Stark, on June 8 from 2-6 PM. In lieu of gifts, there will be a silent auction to benefit Love Makes A Family, Inc. Friends are invited to bring photos and posters from Portland organizing for display, and drinks or deserts to contribute to the festivities. Tues. June 101st Amendment Screening, “WORKING MAN’S DEATH.” In the Ukraine, a group of men spend long days crawling through cramped shafts of illegal coal mines. Sulfur gatherers in Indonesia brave the smoky heat of an active volcano and the treacherous trip back down. Blood, fire and stench are routine for workers at a crowded open-air slaughterhouse in Nigeria. Pakistani men use little more than their bare hands to dismantle an abandoned oil tanker for scrap metal. Steelworkers in China fear they could be a dying breed. (2005). Always FREE. 8 pm, at Proper Eats Cafe and Market, 8638 N. Lombard Ave. across from the St. Johns Theater. For more information, call (503) 445-2007.Revoluntionary History Class. PSU, Smith Center, Room 296, 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm. Join us Tuesday evenings for radical, inspiring and challenging discussions about the lives and actions of our revolutionary sisters and brothers that came before us. Hard-to-find newspaper archives and video footage are generally passed around too. *Sponsored by* Students for Unity Relearn our history! Free and open to the public. Harvey Milk White Night Riots. For more info: *www.myspace.com/pdxunity* or 503.725.8777. Wed. June 11Portland 9/11 Truth Alliance. EVERY 2nd Wednesday, 7 p.m. at Java Nation, 4130 SW 117th. Meetings at Java Nation include folks from Scappose, Hillsboro, Vancouver, Tigard and Portland. Always something interesting to see or listen to in the continuing search for answers to what really happened on , and leading up to 9/11. We are attaining a consistent committed group of truthers who not only want to talk the talk, but walk the walk. More info at *oregontt@aol.com*Mon. June 16 Basic War Tax Resistance & Redirection. Laughing Horse Books, 12 NE 10th, off Burnside, 7-8 p.m. Every third Monday. What are some ways a person can participate if one chooses? An informal workshop, no charge, materials provided. 503-238-0605 War Resisters League. |
Tues. June 171st Amendment Screening, “WHY DEMOCRACY?-THE DEATH OF DILAWAR, AN AFGHANI DRIVER.” This film examines America’s policy on torture and interrogation. It focuses on the CIA’s use of torture and their research into sensory deprivation. There is description of the opposition to the use of torture from its political and military opponents, as well as the defence of such methods; the attempts by Congress to uphold the standards of the Geneva Convention forbidding torture; and the popularization of the use of torture techniques in shows such as 24. (2007) Always FREE. 8 pm, at Proper Eats Cafe and Market, 8638 N. Lombard Ave. across from the St. Johns Theater. For more information, call (503) 445-2007. Cascadia Rising Tide Open Meeting. Red & Black Cafe, SE 12th avenue and SE Oak St, 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm. every third Tuesday. Ongoing open meetings to talk about climate action, and we want you to come! Rising Tide has been up to a lot, especially here in Cascadia. From disrupting public hearings and launching the NW Nasty campaign with actions against NW Natural for Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG), protests against financial institutions that are funding mountain-top removal, to starting a new Rising Tide group in Olympia, the climate action movement is growing. Now is your chance to get even more involved. We will also introduce Rising Tide’s new “false solutions” campaign as well as a NW Durban Tour with activists from Carbon Trade Watch. www.carbontradewatch.org or cascadia@RisingTideNorthAmerica.org or RisingTideNorthAmerica.org.Wed. June 18Portland Central America Solidarity Committee Meeting. Liberty Hall (311 N. Ivy St.) 7-9 p.m., 503-236-7916. Our mission is to educate and mobilize community members, workers and students around struggles for human rights and social justice throughout the Americas. *info@pcasc.net*Tues. June 24 1st Amendment Screening at Proper Eats Cafe: “MARIZA IN CONCERT.” Fado, is the soulful cry of the Portuguese. Mariza is the reining diva of this haunting music. After a highly successful world tour, Mariza returned to Lisbon, her proud home and the heart of Fado. This is the unforgettable concert she gave in Lisbon with the Orchestra Sinfonieta de Lisboa to over 20,000 people. (2005). Always FREE. 8 pm, at Proper Eats Cafe and Market, 8638 N. Lombard Ave. across from the St. Johns Theater. For more information, call (503) 445-2007. Homeless in Oregon: The Problem and Possible Solutions. Speaker: Marc Jolin, Executive Director of JOIN, a non-profit working to house the homeless Sponsor: Socialist Party of Oregon, 7 p.m. Tuesday June 24, Metanoia Peace Community 2116 NE 18th Ave. Event is free. Socialist Party Meeting. Guest speakers. Every 4th Tuesday of the month. Red & Black Cafe. For details, thesocialistparty.org/spo/. June 27-29Let Live Conference. Kickoff at PSU Friday night, with Saturday and Sunday being the “meat” of the conference, starting at 9 a.m. both days, lasting until 4 p.m. You’ll have to get up early, we know, but there will be coffee, so stop your whining. The conference will provide hands-on training in essential activist skills, campaign case studies, and much more.Topics will include: Verbal Self Defense, Media Training, Student Activism, Moving the Message, Exposing The Green Scare, Organizing a Grassroots Group, and Understanding Our Audience. Speakers include Lauren Ornelas (Food Empowerment Project), Will Potter (GreenIsTheNewRed.com), Matt Rossell (In Defense of Animals), Peter Young (former animal liberation prisoner), Andrea Lindsay (SHAC7, No Compromise), and Isa Chandra Moskowitz (The Post Punk Kitchen). For details: letliveconference.org. |
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