A Tale of Two Cities: The Olympia-Rafah Solidarity Mural Project

http://faculty.washington.edu/bnaidus/ Beverly Naidus has been making art about social and personal concerns for over three decades. She works in many mediums, allowing the content to determine the form. Audience participation (story telling and game playing) in response to her installations and artist’s books has been a significant part of her work for many years. Topics…

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.btpolympia.org/ Books To Prisoners (BTP) is a Seattle-based, all-volunteer, nonprofit organization that sends books to prisoners in the United States.  BTP believes that books are tools for learning and opening minds to new ideas and possibilities.  By sending books to prisoners, we hope to foster a love of reading and encourage the pursuit of knowledge…

Boots Brown and Family Nisqually Valley This leaf represents Morning Star Ministries. Morning star is the guiding star in the sky, the first star you see at night. The bear claws represent strength. The tree represent hope. This was a family collaboration designed by Boots and his three kids; Danny, 7; Pearl, 8 and Savannah,…

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…

http://www.oly-wa.us/bridges/ Bridges Not Walls is a coalition of community members from the South Sound region of Washington State who have united to address issues of immigration in our community. We believe immigrants, regardless of legal status, deserve to be treated with dignity. We seek to make our communities a place where the contributions of immigrants…

http://sites.google.com/site/campquixoteoly/ A Safe Community Camp Quixote is a tent city that provides safe haven for people experiencing homelessness. The camp is a member run, democratic community that operates with the aid of a broad-based support committee known as the Panza group. Camp Quixote was initially created to protest the new sidewalk law passed by the…

Click here to hear Center for Community Based Learning and Action CCBLA http://www.evergreen.edu/communitybasedlearning/ The Center for Community-Based Learning and Action, established in 2004 links students and faculty at Evergreen with organizations working on a wide range of community issues. The Center for Community -Based Learning and Action (CCBLA) supports the partnership of academic programs, students,…

http://www.oly-wa.us/cielo/home.php CIELO Project at Radio Ranch CIELO Project at Radio Ranch is a non-profit, volunteer organization whose mission is to be a force for justice by serving the self-sufficiency and empowerment of the Latino and other underprivileged communities. What’s in a Name? The name CIELO Project, is an acronym for Centro Integral Educativo Latino de…

http://www.cispes.org/ We are a grassroots organization dedicated to supporting the Salvadoran people’s struggle forself-determination and social and economic justice. The alternative that they are building –an alternative based upon democratic and socialist ideals–is an example to all people who seek a world free of domination and exploitation. We support that alternative because we believe that…

Coffee Strong http://www.givoice.org/coffeestrong G.I. Voice is a place for service members, their families, and veterans around Fort Lewis to gather and share information. It is also a resource for those facing problems with service.

 Egyhop Audio     The intention of this piece is to provide a permanent visual of what our group does every night.  The outreach worker on the bike is anonymous, because the cart and bike speak for themselves about the work EGYHOP does, and are the most easily recognized parts of our organization.  Ask anyone downtown about…

Fertile Ground Community Center and Guesthouse ~ 311 9th Ave SE ~ Olympia, WA 98501 ~ 360.352.2428 [email protected] http://fertileground.org Since 2005, we’ve been serving the Olympia community as a non-profit. We exist to demonstrate sustainable technology and provide meeting space for creation, education and celebration. Our mission is to provide access to resources that enhance…

http://www.froelickgallery.com/Artist-Detail.cfm?ArtistsID=282 Gail Tremblay teaches at The Evergreen State College in Olympia, WA. She is a member of the Onondaga and Micmac nations of upstate New York. Gail has been working in visual arts community of the Pacific Northwest for over 20 years. Her basketry combines traditional techniques of weaving and contemporary materials. Her woven film…

http://academic.evergreen.edu/g/groben09/overview.html Mission Gateways empowers incarcerated youth to create a positive future for themselves through youth driven cultural awareness and educational programming. Vision Through strength-based academic and cultural programs incarcerated youth have the skills and personal power they need to be successful upon their return to the community. Values Empowering Youth The purpose of Gateways is…

http://www.goodgrub.org Garden-Raised Bounty (GRUB) is a grassroots non-profit organization dedicated to nourishing a strong community by empowering people and growing good food. We grow inspired, self-confident and community-minded youth through educational and employment opportunities. We help low-income families and seniors to help themselves by building raised-bed gardens at their homes. Our work is guided by…

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…

Industrial Workers of the World http://www.iww.org/ Preamble to the IWW Constitution The working class and the employing class have nothing in common. There can be no peace so long as hunger and want are found among millions of the working people and the few, who make up the employing class, have all the good things…

Click for Audio Inmigrantes Unidos Mission To unite immigrant community in Shelton,  foster mutual support, and enhance quality of life through education, knowledge, relationships and leadership development. Click here For More Information about YAYA; The Youth and Young Adult Network of the National Farm Worker Ministry! On March 30th 2011, Evergreen YAYAs, along with the…

http://ittp.org/ About International Trauma Treatment Program The International Trauma Treatment Program (ITTP) is a community-supported non-profit organization that trains practitioners to treat complex trauma inflicted by torture, war, and natural disasters. ITTP seeks to break these cycles and restore victims’ physical and psychological health through treatment and education. The goal of the International Trauma Treatment…

http://www.ivaw.org/fort-lewis About Iraq Veterans Against the War Iraq Veterans Against the War (IVAW) was founded by Iraq war veterans in July 2004 at the annual convention of Veterans for Peace (VFP) in Boston to give a voice to the large number of active duty service people and veterans who are against this war, but are…

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.

MECHA (Moviementos Estudiantes Chicano de Aztlan) http://www.evergreen.edu/activities/groups/m-s M.E.Ch.A works to educate and entertain the campus and surrounding area through a number of events.  We work to promote higher education, cultura (culture) and historia (history) for our communities and people of color at large.  M.E.Ch.A. was founded on the principles of self-determination for the liberation of…

http://www.mediaisland.org/ What is Media Island International? Media Island International is a resource and networking center for individuals, organizations, and movements working on Social Justice, Economic Democracy, Ecological Sustainability, and Peace. We gather, evaluate, and distribute underpublished information on critical issues at strategic times. What is Media Island International’s vision? We live in critical times. No…

l http://www.dharmawalk.org/ http://nichirenscoffeehouse.net/directory/U-W.html http://faculty.washington.edu/kendo/myohoji.html http://katzjustice.com/DojoDC.htm INTRODUCTION TO NIPPONZAN MYOHOJI Nipponzan Myohoji was founded by the Most Venerable Nichidatsu Fujii, known as “Fujii Guruji”. He was born on August 6, 1885 in Japan, and was ordained a Buddhist monk of the Nichiren sect when he was seventeen years old. Until the age of thirty-one years, Fujii…

http://imeu.net/news/article006919.shtml PLEASE SCROLL DOWN FOR ARTIST BIOS Hitham I. Kayali, This Week in Palestine, Nov 4, 2000 The Israeli occupation has specifically targeted this plant due to its symbol of identity for Palestinians and its economic benefits. Since the second Intifada, more than half a million olive trees have been uprooted from Palestinian lands. Palestinian…

http://www.olympiafor.org/ Since 1976 the Olympia Fellowship of Reconciliation (FOR) has been working in the greater Thurston County area and beyond to create peace, social justice and nonviolence locally and worldwide.  We organize at the grassroots and carry out a variety of activities to inform and activate people.  Specifically, the Olympia FOR produces newsletters and TV…

http://omjp.net/ OMJP formed in September, 2001, following the catastrophic events of September 11, in which terrorists hijacked four fuel-laden planes and crashed them into the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and a Pennsylvania farm field, killing thousands of innocent people. Here in Olympia, Washington, we were shocked and devastated, as were people around the world. But…

http://orscp.org/olympia/ Painting by Anna Eggleton The Olympia-Rafah Sister City Project finds its orgins in the aspirations of Rachel Corrie, a young human rights activist from Olympia, WA, who was killed while attempting to protect a family’s home from demolition in the Gazan city of Rafah on March 16, 2003. Mission: The Olympia-Rafah Sister City Project…

Parents Organizing for Economic and Welfare Rights http://www.oly-wa.us/power/ POWER is an organization of low-income parents and allies advocating for a strong social safety net while working toward a world where children and care giving are truly valued, and the devastation of poverty has been eradicated. We are a new organization with a long history. Ten…

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

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…

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.

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://www.safeplaceolympia.org/ SafePlace is the only advocacy agency and confidential shelter for survivors of domestic violence and sexual assault in Thurston County. We are a private non-profit organization. Our sexual assault program is one of the oldest in the nation. A board of directors, a paid staff, and over 90 trained volunteers operate the agency. SafePlace…

http://stonewallyouth.org/ Stonewall Youth was founded in 1991 and today provides a wide spectrum of services, including Youth Outreach, Peer Support Groups, and Community Education. We also seek to work towards a greater understanding of social justice and how homophobia, heterosexism and ageism connect to and relate with other oppressions such as racism, sexism, ableism, classism,…

Sustainable South Sound http://www.oly-wa.us/SustainSouthSound/ Our vision is a culture of sustainable community in South Puget Sound. Our mission is to lead the transformation to sustainable community through education, advocacy, action, and celebration. Sustainable South Sound is a 501c-3 non-profit. Sustainable – South Sound – is an organization formed by people motivated to create sustainable community…

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…

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…

Thurston Santo Tomás Sister County Association PO Box 561, Olympia WA 98507 (360) 943-8642 Olympia’s sister city relationship with Santo Tomás, Chontales, Nicaragua, has its roots in the era of the Contra War in the 1980s. It strives to engender peace and heal the effects of U.S. aggression and economic oppression through people-to-people exchanges and…

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…

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…

Women in Black http://www.womeninblack.org/en/vigil Women in Black is a world-wide network of women committed to peace with justice and actively opposed to injustice, war, militarism and other forms of violence. As women experiencing these things in different ways in different regions of the world, we support eachother’s movements. An important focus is challenging the militarist…

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…