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Bread and Roses May 8 Show: Mother's Day - Who, What, Where, When & Why

Bridget B. here and I might get a little deep for a minute or two so hang in there with me. I'm hosting the next edition of Bread and Roses this Friday, May 8 from 6pm - 7pm and given that it falls on the day of celebration in some countries and will precede Mother's Day h... Read more

Rinku Sen: Race and Obama's first 100 days

Last week, President Obama reached his first 100 days in office, triggering a media flurry of speculation about how well he's doing. Communities of color - already hurting before the lastest round of troubles - have been measuring up the new president as well. Is President ... Read more

Mark Woolley on Art Focus

Tomorrow my guest on Art Focus will be Mark Woolley. He’s been in the news a lot because he is bringing his gallery to a close. He has one more show to mount in that space: I could have been a Collecta. We’ll talk about his future plans and reminisce about his favorite show... Read more

Weekend Warriors come out to plllaaayyy!!! Taurus Edition

Who Doesn't Love this Guy?!?!? Things I am currently jocking… 1) Innovative shows… DJ Cory O, who drops a weekly mix of craziness will be dj’ing out of the back of a U-Haul for last Thursday driving around the Alberta strip. Common Ground hosts the Bathrobe Parade where pe... Read more

rationality and influenza

This website won't allow me to paste in my copy, and I'm not going to re-write it; so go to portland.indymedia.org please, and look for "rationality and influenza" in the Open Publishing column. Thanks Theresa Read more

carl joseph walker hoover, jaheem harrera and the unnecessary cycle of hate

this is about carl joseph walker hoover and jaheem harrera, two 11 year olds who committed suicide after a barrage of homophobic abuse from students at their schools, and the schools' refusal to intervene with all of their power. peace, jamilah --------------------------... Read more

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