Participants from Olympia Washington Area

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…

Fertile Ground Community Center and Guesthouse ~ 311 9th Ave SE ~ Olympia, WA 98501 ~ 360.352.2428 curator@fertileground.org 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…

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…

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…

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…

 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…

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.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…

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://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…

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…

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…

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…

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,…

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…

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,…

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…