Uncaged Art comes to Olympia

UNCAGED ART comes to Olympia Arts Walk exhibit: April 28, 5:oo-9:30pm Photographs of art made by immigrant youth in detention ​ “Behind every piece of art was a child desperate to be free.” ​ Join us for: ​ Screening of Which Way Home at the Olympia Public Library, April 11, 6:30pm Introduction by Immigration attorney,…

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ArtsWalk, Olympia WA, October, 2018

Join us at Arts Walk! Friday, April 28 5pm – 9:30pm Olympia Ballroom Balcony 116 Legion Way SE, Olympia From 2018-2019 thousands of immigrant youth were detained at Tornillo Detention Center in El Paso County, Texas. When the camp closed and the youth were dispersed, local advocates found and documented these precious examples of their…

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CITY HALL EVENT SCHEDULE 5/5,12,19 & 6/2

CITY HALL EXHIBIT SCHEDULE ​ May 5: Exhibit Opening and reception “The Landscape of Immigrant Detention and Social Justice at the Border” Dr. Yolanda Chavez-Leyva, Director, Museo Urbano, El Paso, Texas, with members of Uncaged Art planning group ​ May 12: Exhibit, Reception and Presentation: “When the Right to Stay is Disrupted: Unaccompanied Minors’ Pursuit…

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Water Writes Halftime BBQ & Report Back

Come out n Celebrate the Completion of 5 of the 10 Water Writes Murals hosted by the Estria Foundation! Muralists who traveled to Hawaii, Palestine, and the Philippines will share their videos, photos, and stories. The MAIA Mural Brigade brought several groups, institutions and projects together including: Break the Silence Mural And Arts Project; the…

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MAIA MURALS Summer 2011

MAIA MURAL PROJECT A Tale of Two Cites goes to Gaza!! To make your tax deductible donation: Causes on Facebook Break the Silence Mural Project (Via our Fiscal Sponsor PEACE DEVELOPMENT FUND) The MAIA MURAL PROJECT will be a series of collaborative murals focusing on environmental justice, specifically water or ‘maia’ in Arabic.  We will…

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PeaceWorks Conference-Solidarity in Action 4/8,9

Pre-Registration Now Open! Click here to reserve your place. The conference includes two days of networking, panels and workshops at The Evergreen State College in Olympia. Panelists will address the current situation in Israel/Palestine, strategies for justice and peace, the growing international campaigns for Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) and cross-movement building. Local and national…

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Video by Alan Greig-"Confronting the Wall" Wins Palestinian Popular Jury Prize in Stop the Wall Campaign’s Video Competition.

The Video features a mural painted with the Aamer family on the wall that encloses them on four sides, in the West Bank town of Mas’ha. Several years later their daughter, Asia, began art school, and is a participant in the Oly-Rafah Mural. Asia Aamer’s image in the mural. The Itisapartheid www.itisapartheid.org  Collective and Stop…

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Audio Mural Key Download- Hear the Mural Speak: Dial 360.252.9779 and enter extention #

AUDIO PROGRAM UNDER CONSTRUCTION Click on Image to enlarge and print Live Audio Files on Extension Numbers: 050- Black Student union 068– Baladna and DAM 021- KOWA                                                 069– Break the Silence 031- Books to Prisoners 076- Anarchists against the wall 037– Pastors for Peace 077- Gail Trembly 051– POWER 080- Ibdaa…

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A Tale Of Two Cities~Olympia-Rafah Solidarity Mural Project

The Olympia-Rafah Solidarity Mural Project, co-produced by Break the Silence Mural and Arts Project and the Rachel Corrie Foundation for Peace and Justice, was made possible by  the collective effort of more than150 groups and individuals–from local to global, from Olympia, Washington to Rafah, Palestine, from Turtle Island to Latin America to Sri Lanka and…

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"The Mural Speaks", Dedication, May 8th 2010

Please Click on Image to see Entire Image THE MURAL SPEAKS- Video #1 THE MURAL SPEAKS- Video #2 May 8th 2010, The Mural Speaks The Olympia Rafah Solidarity Mural Project was formally dedicated and celebrated with music, dance, spoken word, poetry and tasty snacks.  Hundreds gathered on the corner of State and Capital streets to…

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Zochrot, Israel

http://www.nakbainhebrew.org Zochrot [“Remembering“] To commemorate, witness, acknowledge, and repair Re-posting Eli Cohen St. in al-Majdal (Ashqelon), “Al-Ustaz (The Teacher) St., al-Majdal until 1948” Zochrot [“Remembering”] is a group of Israeli citizens working to raise awareness of the Nakba, the Palestinian catastrophe of 1948. The Zionist collective memory exists in both our cultural and physical landscape,…

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May 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…

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ORSMP 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…

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