Just when you thought you'd seen the last of activists funding the destruction of forests...

2007 March-April
1st Edition

In this issue...

Activism

Washington County Peace Vigil p2
Counter-Recruitment Vigil p2
Vigil for Peace Oak Grove p2
Oregon City Peace Vigil p2
Food Not Bombs p2
Hillsdale Peace Vigil p2
Estacada Vigils p2
Stand for Peace p2
Lake Oswego Peace vigil p2
Street Action Fridays p2


Politics

Eastside Democrats p3
Socialist Party of Multnomah County p3
Basic War Tax Resistance p3
Iraq Body Count Memorial p3
Mayor Tom Potter and Native American Youth p3
League of Women Voters Ballot Measure Forum p3
"Justice Now!" -Beyond Charity for New Orleans p3

Ilahee Lecture Series p4
Street Medics Training p4
Intergenerational Organizing Panel p4
Greg Palast Lecture on Bush vs. New Orleans p4
Street Tactics p4
Opening Hearts and Minds p4


Civics

Resistance to Israeli Apartheid in Palestine p5
PETA Speaker at PSU p5
Chiapas Media Project p5
Reggae Band for Oaxaca Activists p5
Workshop: Empowering Your Organization through Media p5-6

Our Poison Planet p6
Volunteers: Heart and Soul of an Organization p6
Panel Discussion on Civil Disobedience p6

An Evening to Stand for Children p12

Stop the war, Bring the Troops Home NOW! - Action Camp, March, and Rally


Sunday, March 18, 12:00pm - 5:00pm
Rally and march: Starts at 1:30pm
Pioneer Courthouse Square
Phone Contact: (503) 230-9427 AFSC\
On the 4th anniversary of the US invasion and occupation of Iraq, join more than 40 peace, justice, democracy, faith, and enviro groups for a peace action camp and mobilization against the war. This will be a permitted event, so join us and bring thousands of friends! Youth Speak Out Tent, Citizen Lobbying and Letter-Writing tent, Kids-of-all-ages Peace Artmaking tent, Non-violent Civil Disobedience training information tent. Plus dozens of community organizations.
http://pdxpeace.org


Candlelight Vigil for Fairness


Wednesday, March 21, 6:00pm
Providence Medical Center, 47th and NE Glisan
Contact: (503) 236-4949 x239 or (503) 236-5575
The Workers' Rights Board Fair Election Oversight Committee are calling on providence to agree to a free and fair election process so the workers can make up their own minds about forming a union.

A World Beyond Crisis


Sunday, April 22, 2:00pm
Northwest Neighborhood Cultural Center, 1819 NW Everett
Sponsor: Portland Building for Peace (503) 946-9369
Speaker: Marc Gregory
An Enlightening afternoon with Mark Gregory. Free admission.
Portland Building for Peace is a network of volunteers.
www.share-oregon.org

Islam: Religion of Violence or Peace? p12

Community

Salt of the Earth p7
Black History Month Video: Standing on My Sister's Shoulders p7
How Cuba Survived Peak Oil p7
One Devil of an Anti-Fascist Film Series p7
Live Ceili and Dance p7
Running Dry (for World Water Day) p7
Vancouver for Peace Shows The Mystery of Love p7
Sir No Sir p7
Hijacking Catastrophe p7
Iraq for Sale p7

Board Games and Metal Night p12

ACTIVIST CALENDAR
pp. 10-11

March-April 2007

Environment

Fruit Pruning and Small Fruit Class p8
Beat the Heat: Oregon Solution to Global Warming p8
NW RAGE Video Night p8
Spring Vegetable Gardening Class p8
Village Building Convergence p8
Compost Class/Workparty p8
Raw Food Made Easy p8-9

Woodlawn Garden Workparty p9
Tool Maintenance Workshop at Tryon Life Creek p9
Food Not Lawns p9
NW RAGE Seed Swap p9
Energy Stewardship p9

News: March and April Collide


This is a combined March and April issue (printed in late March... ouch) as part of an effort to catch up and get back on schedule. It's still the same old Portland Socialist: full of timely event notices, activist resources, misspellings we got donated to use from Indymedia (thanks, guys - we love you!), hyperbole about ourselves (of course), FREE movie listings, and sometimes a good quote or two.

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