Posts by adminsusan
Procession of the Species/ Earthbound Production
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.
Read MorePastors for Peace
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
Read MoreWill Hewitt
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…
Read MoreThe Resurrection of Wesley Everest, Mural in Centralia WA, Mike Alewitz lead artist
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…
Read MoreBlack Student Union
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.
Read MoreWorks in Progress
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…
Read MorePort Militarization Resistance
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…
Read MoreH2Olympia
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…
Read MoreBRICK (Building Revolution by Increasing Community Knowledge)
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…
Read MoreVeterans for Peace: Rachel Corrie Chapter 109
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…
Read MoreFree Gaza Campaign, International
http://www.freegaza.org Mission Written by Free Gaza Movement | 30 January 2009 Since August 2008, the Free Gaza Movement has sailed from Cyprus to the Gaza Strip on several successful voyages, bringing in international witnesses to see first hand the devastating effects of Israeli violence against the Palestinian people. Ours are the first international boats to…
Read MoreBeehive Collective, USA
Click Here for: Beehive Collective Website This image was made for the II Encuentro Hemisferico Frente la Militarizacion in Honduras in October of last year. (The 2nd Hemisferic Meeting against militarization). The 1st meeting was held in Chiapas in 2003. International delegates came as well as grassroots organizations from across Honduras. The location was La…
Read MoreIndustrial Workers of the World
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…
Read MoreMay 8th, THE MURAL SPEAKS!
The Mural Speaks The Olympia Rafah Solidarity Mural Project Saturday, May 8th 2010 @ The Mural Site, Corner of State & Capitol In coordination with the People’s Movement Assembly 6-10pm Evening’s Agenda 6:00pm: Gathering at the Mural Food & Beverages DJ Turtledove 7:00pm: Grupo Quetzalcoatl de Olympia! 7:30pm: Live Music Southern Skies (Olympia) AudioPharmacy (San…
Read MoreORSMP in the Community
The Olympia-Rafah Solidarity Mural Project (ORSMP) is hosting a community painting day, Sunday, July 26th, 12:00-5:00 pm, at the mural site on the north side of the Labor Temple Building in downtown Olympia, corner of State Street and Capitol Way North. No experience is necessary and community members of all ages are invited to help…
Read MoreBenefit and Phase 2 Launch with DAM~Hip Hop from Palestine
Thanks to everyone who helped make our Phase 2 Launch and Benefit a success! Check back soon for exclusive video clips of DAM and some of the other superb artists and performers who took the stage.
Read MoreOfficial Launch of the Olympia-Rafah Mural Project
The first brushstrokes have been laid for the Olympia-Rafah Mural Project. A joint endeavor of the Rachel Corrie Foundation for Peace and Justice and Break the Silence Mural Arts Project from San Francisco, the mural is an expression of the sister-city relationship between Olympia, Washington and Rafah, Palestine, and will be completed cooperatively with artists…
Read MoreExciting work continues on the Olympia-Rafah Mural Project!
On the north side of the Labor Temple building at State and Capitol, we will affirm the sister-city connection between Olympia, Washington and Rafah, Palestine. The mural will examine Olympia’s “hidden histories” and explore links between our local past and global struggles for social economic justice. Labor history, the dispossession of Native Americans from their…
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