Community Calendar Thursday, August 26, 2010

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Community Calendar Thursday, August 26, 2010

Drop Beats, Not Bombs:  A night of Music, Consciousness, Celebration, and Support, benefiting the Portland Central American Solidarity Committee’s peace work.  This event will be held TONIGHT, 9:00 pm, at Rotture, located at 315 SE 3rd AVE in Portland OR.   Drop Beats, Not Bombs is a Hip Hop show that will feature 2Mex, Mic Crenshaw, Serge Severe, Rose Bent, M4, and Ubuntu Project. Expect special guests, artists, dancers, and speakers. Former soldiers now turned peace activists and youth advocates will also share words at the event, which kicks off the "No Soy El Army" Peace Tour.   There will be a donation at the door; more information at rotture.com

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Vivien Sansour from Canaan Fair Trade, will be speaking about her work with the fair trade farmers of the Palestine Fair Trade Association.  She will show their pictures, tell their stories, and talk about agriculture as a form of resistance. She led the Olive Tree Circus to tour Palestine in 2008. The Olive Tree Circus used humor, play, music and art to help Palestinian farmers access their olive fields during the harvest. This event will be held TONIGHT, starting at 7:00 pm, at the First Unitarian Church, located at 1211 SW Main Street in Portland.  More information at 360-828-7762 or canaanfairtrade.com



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VegFest is coming up on September 18 & 19, 2010 at the Oregon Convention Center, and they'll need over 250 volunteers to make it a great success!  What are some ways you can be involved?  Volunteer at the dates of the Festival there are - many different roles!  Or, post a VegFest yard sign in your front yard (they'll supply the sign); distribute VegFest posters and postcards to businesses/coffee shops/libraries etc. in your neighborhood, or assist with set-up at the day before event. More information at nwveg.org

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