Grab a pen, here comes your community calendar for July 24th and 25th.
The “Pacific Center for Global Justice” invites you to “Arts for Justice: Confronting Modern Day Slavery” featuring music, food, and a guest speaker. Its this Sunday from 3 to 7pm at
Portland State University in the south park blocks between SW Harrison & Montgomery. No prior registration is necessary. For more information call Sunia Gibbs, 503 332-1293.
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Oregon Brewers Fest is one of the nation’s longest running and best loved craft beer festivals. Come and sample a variety of craft beer styles from across the country while groovin to live music. The festival continues this saturday and sunday at the Tom McCall Waterfront Park in Portland. The main entrance is at S.W. Oak Street and Naito Parkway. Go to oregon brew fest.com for details.
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The Division / Clinton street fair is this weekend from 10AM-5PM and the parade begins at 10:45 at 50th and Division. Hammy’s pizza will have a pizza eating contest at 1PM. There will be tons of events, music, food and drink vendors throughout the day. Check out division clinton.com/ for more
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Portland’s Keepin’ It Weird this Sunday with the “Mondo Croquet 13th annual World Championships and Mad Hatter Picnic”. Come dressed in appropriate attire and ready to bat bowling balls through hoops with sledge hammers. The game begins at high noon this satuday at the park block in front of Powell’s Technical Books. Go to mondo croquet . com to sort through the maddness.
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” Africa Needs Free Justice” is A Mobile Event & Intentional Community and is happening until August 20th in Portland, Oregon, Olympia, and Seattle. The conference is created for the Design, Collaboration & Implementation of Multicultural Social Justice Projects & Groups. Go to Africa Needs Free Justice.org for more information.
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The Tenant Rights Project is a direct action coalition which advocates for low-income tenants in our region. For the past two years, they have organized the anti-slumlord campaign against Central City Concern, Portland's largest downtown "non"profit landlord. Their weekly meeting is this Sunday at the PSU Hot Lips Pizza, 1907 SW Sixth from 6-7pm. Go to tenant rights project dot word press.com for more.
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You have just heard the KBOO Community Calendar on 90.7fm Portland, 100.7fm Corvallis and 91.9fm Columbia Gorge. For information about any of these events call the KBOO front desk at (503) 231-8032 or check out the listings at kboo dot fm slash communitycalendar. Thanks for listening to independent, non-commercial, volunteer-run radio supported by listeners like you. Have a lovely weekend!
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