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Sunday, April 3rd, 6 PM, 5014 NE 24th Ave (behind Star e Rose)

Death and Taxes

Free community documentary & discussion night held each Sunday at 6pm. We show thought-provoking social/political/environmental films & talk afterward about what's stirring around in us.
Death & Taxes - a short film about tax resistors & their motivations. Discussion led afterward.

http://www.nwtrcc.org/deathandtaxes.php (National War Tax Resistance Coordinating Committee)
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Monday, April 4th, Director Park, SW 9th and Yamhill

Rally: Keep Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s Dream Alive!

Join the Oregon AFL-CIO, the Northwest Oregon Labor Council, the ILWU and your fellow union members to continue the work of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

Stand up against the Koch Brothers who helped put Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker in office and are holding up contract negotiations for our brothers and sisters in Oregon at Georgia Pacific and at the Wauna paper mill.

And stand strong with federal workers whose jobs are uncertain so long as anti-worker elitists in Congress refuse to pass a reasonable budget. Carl Wolfson, comedian and host of the KPOJ Morning Show, will moderate this important rally.
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Thursday, April 7th, 6:30 - 8PM, Waverly Heights United Church of Christ, 3300 SE Woodward St, between SE Powell and Division

Town Hall to Stop Wage Theft, Share your story, help end wage theft

Wage theft is the pervasive and illegal practice of not paying workers for some or all of their work.

It happens when employers pay less than the minimum wage, don't pay overtime, force employees to work 'off the clock' or 'under the table', issue paychecks that bounce, steal tips, deny legally required meal and rest breaks, or don't pay workers at all.

The Oregon Coalition to Stop Wage Theft is fighting to keep cheaters from unfairly circumventing lawful employment practices and to provide workers with more tools to recover unpaid wages.

Come share your story or hear form Others.

More info 503.525.8454, www.facebook.com/protectoregonworkers
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Sunday, April 10, 6 PM, 5014 NE 24th Ave (behind Star e Rose)

The Battle of Chernobyl - a film revealing the systematic cover-up of the true scope of the disaster

Free community documentary & discussion night held each Sunday at 6pm. We show thought-provoking social/political/environmental films & talk afterward about what's stirring around in us.
Discussion led afterward.
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Thursday - Saturday, April 14 -16, University of Portland

Food for Thought Conference

Food for Thought begins April 14 with a multi-media discussion about meat production with Bon Appetit CEO Fedele Bauccio, a member of the Pew Commission on Industrial Farm Animal Production. The lecture will be followed by a hormone-free, antibiotic-free meat tasting.

Friday, April 15, the University of Portland will host a Food Film Festival Saturday, April 16, features four plenary sessions about food production, sustainability, and social justice with a mix of lectures, discussions, and panels. The day concludes with a keynote address by Michael Pollan, author of In Defense of Food, The Omnivore’s Dilemma,The Botany of Desire, and Second Nature. Michael will be introduced by Congressman Earl Blumenauer.

Conference registration for Food for Thought is free, and opens February 1. Tickets for Michael Pollan’s keynote speech are $20 for general admission and $25 for reserved seats; they are free for conference hosts and sponsors, University of Portland faculty and staff, and students of any college or university. Tickets go on sale February 1. Registration for free tickets also begins February 1.

More detailed info at http://college.up.edu/envscience/default.aspx?cid=10905&pid=3084
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Friday April 15th, time to be determined, Oregon Zoo

Oregon Physicians for Social Responsibility 30th Anniversary Dinner

With keynote speaker Jody Williams, Nobel Peace Prize Laureate and founding coordinator of the International Campaign to Ban Landmines.

Visit www.oregonpsr.org or call 503.274.2720 for more info.
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Saturday, April 16, 12 Noon, Pioneer Courthouse Square

Portland Rising: Rally & March for Jobs and Benefits, Not Cuts!

With eight million jobs lost in the 2008 meltdown and more than five jobs seekers for every job, Congress needs to focus on creating jobs, not cutting the safety net!

Cosponsored by Alliance for Democracy, AFSCME Council 75, Oregon AFL-CIO, KBOO, Oregon Working Families Party, Oregon Progressive Party, ILWU, ATM local 757, Oregonians for Renewable Energy Policy, Oregon Fair Trade Campaign, Rural Organizing Committee and lots more.

More info from Jobs with Justice, 503.236.5573, www.jwjpdx.org

Rally for Climate Justice! (and Feeder March joining Portland Rising Rally)
April 16 at Noon at NW 8th and Davis (North Park Blocks)

Bike Ride to the Rally!
11am at N Killingsworth & Commercial
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Sunday, April 17, 6 PM, 5014 NE 24th Ave (behind Star e Rose)

The Corporation - a film exploring the nature & rise of the dominant institution of our time

Free community documentary & discussion night held each Sunday at 6pm. We show thought-provoking social/political/environmental films & talk afterward about what's stirring around in us.

http://www.thecorporation.com/index.cfm?page_id=2
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Wednesday, April 20, 12 noon, deliversenter gym, Pacific University in Forest Grove

Prospects for Peace in the Middle East, Norm Chomsky

Noam Chomsky, one of America's most renowned political critics and linguists, will deliever an hourlong lecture on prospects for peace in the Middle East, followed by a Q & A session.

Free lecture, open to the public; doors open to public at 11 AM; no advance tickets will be available. Visitors are encouraged to use public transit.
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Friday, April 22, 7PM (doors open at 6:30 PM) 1st Unitarian Church, SW 12th and Salmon

GasLand, the documentary film by Josh Fox

"The largest domestic natural gas drilling boom in history has swept across the United States. The Halliburton-developed drilling technology of "fracking" or hydraulic fracturing has unlocked a "Saudi Arabia of natural gas" just beneath us. But is fracking safe? When filmmaker Josh Fox is asked to lease his land for drilling, he embarks on a cross-country odyssey uncovering a trail of secrets, lies and contamination. A recently drilled nearby Pennsylvania town reports that residents are able to light their drinking water on fire. This is just one of the many absurd and astonishing revelations of a new country called GASLAND. Part verite travelogue, part expose, part mystery, part bluegrass banjo meltdown, part showdown.

Sponsored by Community for Earth, 1st Unitarian Church.
$5-15, no one turned away. Printable flier here.
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Saturday, April 23, Washington High School field at SE 12th and Stark

Earth Day 2011- Incorporated "We need You"

This year’s theme has been chosen to spark a conversation about incorporation being a positive attribute. In essence the word means to build bridges and close gaps. To incorporate everyone is the intention. We want to celebrate sustainable business models big and small, organizations gathering momentum in the green movement and anyone who is ready to take steps toward creating a healthy future for our children. Sustainability is an idea that will need incorporation of all parties, coming together and succeeding!

Mission Statement: The Earth Day Celebration is organized by a coalition of organizations and community members celebrating and activating environmental and social sustainability in the Portland, Oregon metro area. We encourage community service projects, citizen participation, emphasis on local economy and the restoration of a culture of cooperation. In our 12th year, we have built this event to highlight local organizations and businesses that demonstrate social and environmental sustainability in their own unique way for Portland area residents. Along with organizations & vendors at the celebration, there will be music, dance, a Kids’ Village, Health and Wellness area, Food, the Reware Upcycle Market and the T-horse.
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Sunday, April 24, 6 PM, 5014 NE 24th Ave (behind Star e Rose)

The Shock Doctrine - a film about the origins & rise of disaster capitalism (government & big business exploiting vulnerable countries in a time of crisis).
Free community documentary & discussion night held each Sunday at 6pm. We show thought-provoking social/political/environmental films & talk afterward about what's stirring around in us.
http://sundance.bside.com/2010/films/theshockdoctrine_sundance2010
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Monday to Sunday, Apr 25 - May 1. OREGON CONVENTION CENTER , HALL E, 777 NE MLK JR BLVD

Northwest Solar Expo & Clean Technology Showcase

The solar industry is one of the few beacons of light in today's economy. While employment figures remain stagnant, particularly in the real estate, construction, and manufacturing sectors, solar continues to inspire new business ventures and create a wide array of professional opportunities and green collar jobs.

Add to this the fact that solar technologies offer a renewable energy path for businesses and homeowners, and you've got one powerful combination!

In its 6th year, the NW Solar Expo is the largest of its kind in the Pacific Northwest, featuring five full days of technical training, professional seminars, and workshops; and coupled with a 3-day exhibitor showcase.

Professional Conference (April 25-29)
Manufacturer & Dealer Training (April 29-30)
NW Solar Expo (April 29 - May 1)

Registration is at http://www.nwsolarexpo.com/registration2011.php
Additional information at http://www.nwsolarexpo.com/index.php
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Monday, April 25th, 12 noon, Sen Wyden's Portland Office, 911 NE 11th Ave

Worker Solidarity Action Against the Korea Free Trade Agreement

Call on Senator Wyden and Congressman Blumenauer to Oppose "Race to the Bottom" Trade Pact

Join fair trade advocates, displaced workers and others outside the offices of U.S. Senator Ron Wyden and Congressman Earl Blumenauer as we say "NO WAY" to the Korea Free Trade Agreement. The pending FTA is the biggest trade deal of its type since NAFTA, and threatens to hurt working people in the United States, South Korea and beyond.

We'll deliver petitions to our Members of Congress, urging them to oppose policies that ship Oregon jobs overseas. We'll also get an update on the heroic opposition to the FTA that's taking place in South Korea. The perfect lead-up to May Day, this action will demonstrate cross-border solidarity against Washington policies that cause a "race to the bottom" in labor, environmental and human rights standards.

The demonstration is readily available via public transportation, less than a block away from the Lloyd Center MAX Stop. Come on your lunch break, and join us in saying that enough's enough! For more info, call the Oregon Fair Trade Campaign at (503) 736-9777. RSVP and spread the word via Facebook at: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=175188399199442Sign the Petition Now!

Don't wait! You can sign the petition we'll be delivering during this action today at:http://salsa.democracyinaction.org/o/1034/p/dia/action/public/?action_KEY=6379
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Sunday, May 1st, more details later.

May Day Celebration

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Friday/Saturday, May 13/14, First Unitarian Church, 1011 SW 12effectiver />
Rethinking Psychiatry Two-Day Symposium

Friday, May 13 7 - 9 PM
Creating a New Paradigm of Mental Heath Care: What Needs to be Done? And Why?

Saturday, May 14, 8 Am to 5 PM
Building Strong Communities: New Tools for Mental, Emotional and Spiritual Health

Friday evening will feature Robert Whitaker, author of Anatomy of an Epidemic, facilitating a conversation with the audience and a panel of mental health providers and peers on the current national movement to move our mental health care to a more holistic, supportvie and human system.

Saturday will be a day of sharing the wealth of resources and knowledge that supprt mental, emotional and spiritual health of all members of our communities. You will be invited to take part in and present workshops, presentations and conversations highlighting the array of ideas, actions and activities that are helping create the new paradigm of mental health care for all.

Additional Info: Marcia Meyers marciajmeyers@yahoo.com

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Saturday, May 14th, 9:30 to 3:15, First United Methodist Church, 1838 SW Jefferson St.

Climate Ethics and Equity Forum

Below photo is the Progressive Party banner at the Albina Ministerial Coalition for Justice and Police Reform rally (here).
Photos of Progressive Party booth at the Portland Farmers Market many a Saturday.

Events calendar follows for Sept and beginning of Oct.
If you have an event which you would like included, please let me know and I will try to get it included here. And I know that I have forgotten one event with Jeff Smith but I can't find the email. Sorry Jeff, sent it to me again and I will get it on.

David e. Delk, Alliance for Democracy - Portland Chapter, 503.232.5495

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Friday - Sunday, Sept 10- 12, St. Philip Neri Church at 2408 SE 16th Avenue

The Muddy Boot Organic Festival - a soulful celebration of sustainable living
Nourishing Spirit: City to Farm

Please join us on Friday, September 10, at 7pm, for the Muddy Boot Organic Festival Keynote Address by filmmakers Curt Ellis and Ian Cheney food and agriculture policy advocates, and makers of the films King Corn, Big River and Truck Farm.Keynote Address tickets are on sale NOW through Tickets Oregon.
The Muddy Boot Organic Festival features:

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$5 admission to the outdoor festival per person per day, at the gate (children under 12 are admitted free). Keynote address tickets must be purchased separately.

We are sorry, but no dogs (except service dogs) are permitted on the festival grounds.

More info at http://www.muddyboot.org/
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Saturday, Sept. 11th, 9Am to 5 PM, Easter Short Park, 8th and Columbia St in Vancouver,

Vancouver Peace and Justice Fair

The Vancouver Peace and Justice Fair is a full-day celebration surrounding the work of peace, environment, and social justice organizations in the greater Clark County area.

Over 50 organizations and businesses will be present for networking, signing up volunteers, educating and disseminating information.

More info at http://www.vancouverpeaceandjusticefair.org/
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Saturday, Sept 11th 9am-12pm: training and doorknock; 12-2 pm picnic
Wilshire Park NE 33rd and Skidmore

Changing the climate in Cully Neighborhood Walk

The Sierra Club and Metropolitan Alliance for Common Good are proud to join Americans across the country who are volunteering on September 11th, a National Day of Service in honor and remembrance of those who bravely serve our country. In honor of this day the Oregon Sierra Club and MACG wish to make a significant contribution to an important local effort on energy efficiency, equity, and community building. Please join us for a Changing the Climate in Cully Neighborhood Walk! We’ll go door to door to promote a city initiative, Clean Energy Works, which helps residents fund energy efficiency improvements to their home and provides worker training for low-income people and communities of color. Don't worry. We'll pair you up with a buddy, provide a quick training on what to say, and answer any questions you may have. It's going to be a lot of fun and will help make a big difference in our community, so sign up today!

Here are the event details:

WHO: You, your friends, and family.

WHAT: Changing the Climate in Cully Neighborhood Walk. After the canvass we will host a picnic at Wilshire Park where you can get free food and drinks and revel in the great work you did!

Questions: Robin Everett robin.everett@sierraclub.org 503-238-0442 x307

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Sunday, September 12, Tualatin Community Park on the Tualatin River

Tualatin Riverfront Music Festival, A homegrown event to ban single-use plastic bags in Oregon

A homegrown festival featuring live local music, local food and beverage, recreational kayaking and fun nature activities for children. The hope is to raise $10,000 to support Tualatin Riverkeepers' efforts to ban plastic bags in Oregon during the 2011 legislative session.

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Tuesday, September 14, 7 PM, Board Room of the Multnomah County Building, 501 SE Hawthorne Boulevard,

Panel Discussion on Campaign Finance Reform and Voter-Owned Elections
Hosted by the The League of Women Voters

Voter-Owned Elections are a comprehensive system that provides candidates a voluntary option when running for Mayor, City Commissioner, and Auditor without special interest contributions.

A panel of four will address several aspects of campaign finance reform during the first hour, followed by audience questions.
• Leslie Hildula, former chair, Portland’s Citizen Campaign Commission,
• Willie Smith, district director, Representative Earl Blumenauer,
• Janice Thompson, executive director, Common Cause, Oregon, and
• Barbara Dudley, adjunct professor, Hatfield School of Government, P.S.U.

Panelists will discuss the current Voter-Owned Election system in Portland, other similar programs in other locations around the United States, the status of federal campaign finance reform, and some of the attempts and implications of regulatory reform.

Voters in Portland will vote in November, deciding if they want to continue the voter owned elections which were instituted by the Portland City Council in 2005.

Event is free and the public is invited.

More Info on voter-owned elections available at http://lwvpdx.org/issues-and-advocacy/campaign-finance-reform
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Tuesday, September 14 , 7 -9 PM, Portland Building auditorium, 1120 SW Fifth Avenue

Columbia Riving Crossing Alternatives Discussion,

Metro Councilor Robert Liberty Convenes Panel Discussion of Alternatives to Current Columbia River Crossing Proposal
7 to 9pm, Tuesday September 14, 2010

The Columbia River Crossing project is a $2.6 to $3.6 billion proposal to widen I-5, rebuild and replace freeway interchanges and extend light rail between Vancouver and North Portland.

The Columbia River Crossing project in its current form is facing very serious financial and political challenges.
Metro Councilor Robert Liberty believes it is important to begin a community discussion of some alternatives to the current proposal, in the event it is infeasible.

Over the last several months he has solicited suggestions of alternative approaches to the problems which the current CRC is supposed to address. He has asked a panel of experts and community leaders to gather for a group discussion of the merits of these proposals.

Confirmed panelists are:
• Gary Toth, Senior Director, Transportation Initiatives with the Project for Public Spaces & former Director, Project Planning and Development, New Jersey Department of Transportation
• Mary Nolan, Oregon House Majority Leader
• Chris Girard, President/CEO of Plaid Pantry
• Keith Lawton, transportation consultant; previously Transportation Planner, Metro, Portland, Oregon 1975 - 2004.
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Friday, Sept 17, 5:30 PM, Portland City Hall, City Council Chambers, 1221 SW 4th Avenue

The Mending Wall: Immigration and Human Rights in Perspective
(The is a FREE EVENT but pre-registation is required. Click here. )

What does good immigration policy look like? How do we reconcile the prerogatives of states to control immigration without infringing on the rights of immigrant and refugee communities? Can we establish immigration laws that are in line with international human rights standards and that ensure a people’s continued access to their cultural heritage?

Borrowing its title from Robert Frost’s famous poem which suggested that “good fences make good neighbors,” this panel of interdisciplinary writers and scholars delves into the controversy and complexities related to Arizona’s recent immigration law, SB 1070, including Portland City Council’s subsequent resolution condemning the law as well as the larger historical and international human rights dimensions of the issue.

Moderated by Daniel J. Tichenor (Philip H. Knight Professor of Social Science and Senior Faculty Fellow at the Wayne Morse Center for Law and Politics, University of Oregon) who has published extensively on immigration and national identity, and is the author of the forthcoming Faustian Bargains: The Origins and Development of America’s Illegal Immigration Dilemma (University of Michigan Press); Elizabeth Hovde, editorial columnist for The Oregonian; Juliet Stumpf (Associate Professor of Law at Lewis and Clark College) whose research focuses on the intersections between immigration law and constitutional, criminal, national security, civil rights, and employment law; and from the Netherlands, Cas Mudde (currently Nancy Schaenen Scholar at The Janet Prindle Institute for Ethics and visiting associate professor at the department of political science of DePauw University) author of the forthcoming Defending Democracies: Liberal Democracies and the Extremist Challenges of the 21st Century.

This project was made possible in part by a grant from Oregon Humanities (OH), a statewide nonprofit organization and an independent affiliate of the National Endowment for the Humanities, which funds OH’s grant program.

The is a FREE EVENT but pre-registation is required. Click here.
Sponsored by the World Affairs Council, the City of Portland, and the City Club of Portland
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Wednesday, Sept, 22, 7 PM, Bagdad Theater, 3702 S.E. Hawthorne Blvd

Stealing the Light, a documentary film

This inspiring documentary focuses on the story of Mohammad Khan Kharoti and his extraordinary journey to build a school in the Helmand Province of Afghanistan. With a deep love of learning Kharoti (an Afghan refugee who now works for Kaiser Permanente in Nuclear Medicine) wanted to pass on to the children of his village the same opportunity he had, to attend school and to learn to read and write. In 2001 he obtained permission from the Taliban to start classes for both boys and girls, started a non-profit organization called Green Village Schools—and eventually grew the school to 1200 students, 400 of them girls, before it was destroyed in 2008. Through interviews in Portland and with Afghans in Helmand Province, the film gives insights into the burden of illiteracy on Afghanistan and the tension of working under the constraints of two parallel governments—asking along the way the important question, “what role can education play in promoting peace in conflict-torn countries?”

Ticket price: $13.50 pre-sale/$12.50 day of show
Tickets can be purchased at Crystal Ballroom or through TicketMaster, 800-745-3000
Sponsored by the World Affairs Council
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Friday, September 24, 2010; 9AM-1PM, Providence Willamette Falls Education Center, Oregon City, OR
An Oregon Healthy Food in Healthcare Roundtable
Balanced Menus: A Recipe for Serving Healthy Sustainable Meals, Mitigating Climate Change and Reducing Cost

Presented by Oregon Physicians for Social Responsibility

Registration is open!

Information: See below or download the flyer for more Roundtable Information and Registration Instructions.

To Register for the Roundtable:

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Payment will be collected at the event - BUT PRE-REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED TO SECURE SPACE & FOOD.
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Information on directions, maps and parking will be provided with registration confirmation. Please bookmark the confirmation page for future review.
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Register online today!

Registration for the event will close Friday 9/17/10 – So register today! Please also share this information with others who might be interested in attending.
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Saturday, Sept. 25th, 11 - 2 PM, Pioneer Courthouse Square

Mobilization for Justice and Police Accountability
Portland March and Rally

Music and Gathering - 10:30 - 11:00
Rally, Speakers and Music - 11:00 - 12:30
March - 12:30 - 1:30

Sponsored by the Albina Ministerial Alliance Coalition for Justice and Police Reform

The Coalition is working for these five goals:
* federal investigaton by the US Justice Department of criminal and civil rights violations by the Portland police
* strengthening the Independent Police Review Division and th ecitizen Review Committee with the goal of adding power to compel testimony
* a full review of the Bureau's excessive force and deadly force policies
* The Oregon State legislature narrowing the language of the State statute for dealy force used by police officers
8 establing a special procescutor for police excessive force and deadly force cases
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Sunday, Sept 26, 1 - 2:30 PM , First Unitarian Church, SW 12th and Salmon

The Moral Underground: A Talk on Economic Disobedience

Boston University Professor and Author Lisa Dodson will discuss economic disobedience, take on the moral paradox of breaking
rules to do good, and talk about why she believes it is in the tradition of the underground railroad and other acts of civil disobedience that have propelled social justice movements throughout history.

For more information, contact Kate Lore or Lorna Garanp at ornagarano@gmail.com
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Monday, Sept 27, 7 PM, First Congregational Church, 1126 SW Park Ave.

Aftershock, The Next Economy and America's Future, Robert B. Reich

Aftershock (Knopf) delivers a brilliant reading of the economic crisis and how Americans should deal with its aftermath. This event presented by Powell's Books and the World Affairs Council of Oregon

A brilliant new reading of the economic crisis--and a plan for dealing with the challenge of its aftermath--by one of our most trenchant and informed experts.

When the nation's economy foundered in 2008, blame was directed almost universally at Wall Street. But Robert B. Reich suggests a different reason for the meltdown, and for a perilous road ahead. He argues that the real problem is structural: it lies in the increasing concentration of income and wealth at the top, and in a middle class that has had to go deeply into debt to maintain a decent standard of living.

Persuasively and straightforwardly, Reich reveals how precarious our situation still is. The last time in American history when wealth was so highly concentrated at the top--indeed, when the top 1 percent of the population was paid 23 percent of the nation's income--was in 1928, just before the Great Depression. Such a disparity leads to ever greater booms followed by ever deeper busts.

Robert B. Reich is professor of public policy at the Goldman School of Public Policy at the University of California, Berkeley. He has served in three national administrations, most recently as secretary of labor under President Bill Clinton, and was an economic advisor to President Obama. His articles have appeared in The New Yorker, The New York Times, and The Wall Street Journal. He lives in Berkeley.

Cost: $25.00 includes signed copy of book.

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Saturday, Oct 2nd, 9 am - 4 PM, Madison High School, 2735 NE 82nd Ave.

3rd Annual NW Conference on Teaching for Social Justice w/keynote by Sonia Nieto
Rethinking Our Classrooms, Organizing for Better Schools

Sponsored by, among others, Rethinking Our Schools.
More info and to register: http://www.nwtsj.org/index.php

Both teachers and non-teachers are welcome to this conference. Our conferences attract hundreds of educators from along the I-5 corridor — from as far south as Eugene, OR and as far north as Vancouver, BC to rethink our classrooms and organize for better schools. Various community organizations will also be there at a Resource Fair, including the Alliance for Democracy. The Resource Fair is designed to connect educators with innovative social justice organizations and activists.
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Saturday, Oct 9, Anti-War Rally, March and Teach-in in Downtown Portland

MONEY FOR JOBS AND EDUCATION, NOT WAR AND OCCUPATION
* End the occupations of Afghanistan and Iraq
* Stop funding Israeli apartheid: Equal Rights for Palestinians
* No war on Iran or Pakistan--Stop drone bombings!
* Hands off Latin America
* Stop scapegoating Arabs, Muslims and Immigrants

Downtown Portland (PSU area)
11:00 a.m. - rally, SW Park Blocks at Portland State University between SW Market and Clay
11:30 a.m. - march
1:00 p.m. - panel discussion related to teach-in
2:30 p.m. - workshops begin
(The event will end at approximately 3:30 p.m.)

Coordinated by: Peace and Justice Works Iraq Affinity Group
Co-sponsored by: Peace Action Committee of the First Unitarian Church, Portland Peaceful Response Coalition (503- 344-5078), RecruiterWatch PDX, Alliance for Democracy - Portland Chapter, International Socialist Organization, Metanoia Peace Community and others.

Endorsed by: Women in Black, Oregon Wildlife Federation and others.

More info at http://www.pjw.info/afghanistan9yl.html

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Sat, May 29 thur Thursday, June 3, Nightly 7:00 plus Sat-Sun-Mon 1:30 at Cinema 21, NW 21st Ave between Hoyt and Irving St.

Casino Jack and the United States of Money

Directed by Alex Gibney ("Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room")
Starring Jack Abramoff, Tom DeLay, Bob Ney, and Ralph Reed

Come see where your democracy went. A probing investigation into the lies, greed and corruption surrounding D.C. super-lobbyist Jack Abramoff and his cronies.