KBOO COMMUNITY CALENDAR
FRIDAY 18 June 2010
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Happy Friday! This is Margaret with your COMMUNITY CALENDAR for the eighteenth of June 2010.
Listeners in the Corvallis area are invited to a discussion this evening about the potential for building a better democracy from the grassroots.
People from all points of the political spectrum to are welcome to join the gathering at the Corvallis Benton County Library meeting room, 645 NW Monroe Ave, from 7:00 until 9:00 PM.
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541-829-9034
kashimbi at earthlink dot net
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Portland's Feminist Film Society will meet this evening at In Other Words bookstore for a screening of _The Greatest Silence: Rape in Congo_. The film screens at 7 pm, with discussion to follow, at 8 NE Killingsworth in Portland.
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(503) 232-6003
in other words dot org
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Tomorrow morning from ten to noon, Southeast Uplift and NorthEast Community Neighborhoods are holding a community forum to discuss how public lands are managed by our public agencies (i.e., City of Portland and Portland Public Schools). Are these agencies serving your interests? How is pressure from developers affecting policies? You can talk about it tomorrow at the Mt. Tabor Theatre, 4811 S.E. Hawthorne. Again, the event runs from 10AM to noon.
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southeastuplift dot org slash content slash public-land-disposition
503 232-0010
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Then at noon, you're invited to the Gayest Day of the Year Ride, a fun community celebration and fundraiser for the Sexual and Gender Minority Youth Resource Center. The party will meet up at SMYRC headquarters, at 3024 MLK Jr Boulevard in Portland.
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smyrc dot org
503-872-9664 ext 2554
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Tomorrow afternoon from 1 to 5, the Whitaker Ponds Nature Park will host _Expolorando el Columbia Slough_, a bilingual family nature festival. All are welcome to celebrate their roots in nature at 7040 NE 47th Avenue in Portland.
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columbiaslough dot org
503-956-8558
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The Portland Dyke March is happening tomorrow! Marchers will meet up at 5 pm, and then step out at 6, from the Park Blocks at Burnside and NW Park.
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info at dykemarchportland dot com
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If you're outraged by Arizona’s disastrous new immigration law and looking for an easy way to make a simple, visible statement against racial
profiling, you can order a free "NO SB1070" sticker from presente dot org. While you're there, you can read up on other ways to take action.
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presente dot org slash go slash sticker slash az
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Food Not Bombs puts Portland's wasted food to good use by serving hot vegan meals to the community. Tomorrow, Saturday, they'll be serving downtown at the Riot Elephant at West Burnside and Park. New volunteers are always welcome.
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pdxfnb at lists dot riseup dot net
foodnotbombs at planet-save dot com
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On Friday 1/15/10, the Obama Administration granted temporary protected status for Haitian nationals who were in the United States as of Tuesday, January 12. If you hear of any local Haitian in need of immigration help, please contact the Center for Intercultural Organizing. Accredited Representative Murad Nuryagdiev will be available to assist.
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(503) 287-4117
www interculturalorganizing dot org
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For more information about any of the events mentioned on the calendar, call the KBOO front desk at (503) 231-8032 or check out the listings at kboo dot fm slash communitycalendar. You have just heard the KBOO Community Calendar on 90.7fm Portland, 100.7fm Corvallis and 91.9fm Columbia Gorge.Thanks for listening to independent, non-commercial, volunteer- run radio, supported by listeners like you!
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