Archive for March 30, 2010

KOWA http://www.kowalp.org/index.php/Main_Page KOWA 106.5 fm is a low-powered community radio station in the Olympia Washington area. KOWA-LP’s mission is to give voice to individuals, organizations and movements working for social justice, economic democracy, ecological sustainability and peace. We also play music.

www.wellness.com/dir/445699/chiropractor/wa/olympia/robert-provasoli-dc Robert Provasoli is an artist and chiropractor living in Olympia WA. His background in fine arts has always been ceramic structures and vessels. Last year he injured his shoulder and could not deal with large heavy structures and so turned to painting. He dabbled for a while and then discovered he really like portraits.…

http://rachelcorriefoundation.org/ The Rachel Corrie Foundation for Peace and Justice continues the work that Rachel Corrie began and hoped to accomplish, and carries out that work with her vision, spirit, and creative energy in mind. We conduct and support programs that foster connections between people, that build understanding, respect, and appreciation for differences, and that promote…

Created by the community for the community the Procession of the Species Celebration is a joyous. artistic pageant, embracing the lanuages of art, music and dance to inspire learning, appreciation and protection of the natural world. The Procession of the Species Studio hosted the Olympia-Rafah Solidarity Mural Project in its production studio.

Pastors for Peace is an ecumenical agency whose mission is to help forward the struggles of oppressed peoples for justice and self-determination. http://www.pastorsforpeace.org/ Pastors For Peace Caravan to Cuba http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c_5h1CKqm7k

Will Hewitt was a friend of Rachel Corrie’s, worked with the International Solidarity Movement and was present when she was killed in Rafah in 2003. lovinrevolution – Spoken Word Artist – Will Hewitt 1 of 2 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E5GayzNp9vw lovinrevolution – Spoken Word Artist – Will Hewitt 2 of 2 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N4hUUYhHgTk&feature=related ei: Olympia conference remembers Rachel Corrie…

http://www.flickr.com/photos/old_sarge/4197264033/ http://www.kclabor.org/artcreatenewlabor.htm Centralia Mural To Mark Labor Fight  — AP CENTRALIA – For decades, the ugliness of events at the 1919 Armistice Day parade here muzzled residents into a tight-lipped silence. Tensions between the town’s American Legionnaires and members of the Industrial Workers of the World union erupted into violence that day. When it was…

http://www.evergreen.edu/activities/groups/a-d.htm#bsu http://www.myspace.com/bsuevergreen The purpose of the Black Student Union (BSU) is to provide unity amongst those who identify with Black Peoples, while engaging the Evergreen community through cultural, educational, and entertaining activities.

http://www.olywip.org/site/page/issue/2010/05.html Works In Progress is a free, volunteer-operated progressive community newspaper based in Olympia, Washington. Our aim is to confront injustice and encourage a participatory democracy based on economic, social, and environmental justice. Works In Progress is dedicated to providing a voice for those most affected by the exclusionary and unfair practices that seek to…

Port Militarization Resistance June 2006 A statement from the newly-formed Port Militarization Resistance and the Olympia Movement for Justice and Peace In four years of the war in Iraq, over 2,500 US soldiers and over 150,000 Iraqis have died. Hundreds of billions of dollars later, our troops are still fighting in Iraq. The declared mission…

H2Olympia http://www.h2olympia.org/ Keep that Water Flowing! H2Olympia is a grassroots community organization dedicated to ensuring public access to free-flowing Artesian well water in the Olympia area. Fresh, pure artesian water is a benefit to the community and has been a celebrated highlight of Olympia’s history since before the turn of the last century. One can…

BRICK (Building Revolution by Increasing Community Knowledge) http://www.spsccbrick.org/ BRICK meets every Tuesday at 2:15pm in the Student Union Building at SPSCC. BRICK is a chartered student club at South Puget Sound Community College open to all members of the S.P.S.C.C. community. B.R.I.C.K. began as the Political Action Community Club in 2001 and obtained this form…

Veterans for Peace http://www.vfp109rcc.org/ Rachel Corrie Chapter 109 Olympia WA Veterans Working Together for Peace & Justice Through Non-violence. Wage Peace! Veterans for Peace, Inc. (VFP) is a non-profit 501(c)(3) educational and humanitarian organization dedicated to the abolishment of war. Statement Of Purpose We, having dutifully served our nation, do hereby affirm our greater responsibility to…