Hi all you wonderful people,
Thank you to all who came and participated in last weeks discussion from the film screening of Plan Puebla Panama. Last Thursday was Part 1 of a 2 part series, but if you couldn't make it out for part 1, then you should definitely come for part 2. The film screening of Plan Puebla Panama was a lead in to this weeks event, where we will be hosting 3 amazing peace activist women from Witness for Peace who have recently come back from Columbia as part of a delegation documenting the affects Free Trade Agreements have on farmers, labor unions and organizers, the indigenous, etc. . . This workshop has been in the planning stages for some time now, and we at the Green House are very excited share this space with these amazing women. Here is a brief synopsis of what you can expect this week:
"Three Portland women will share their experiences from a recent Witness for Peace delegation to Colombia that explored the effects of U.S. military aid and the potential impacts of the pending U.S.-Colombia Free Trade agreement. The Colombia delegates will share testimonies from union workers, human rights defenders, campesinos and indigenous leaders that they met in Bogota and in the southern department of Cauca. Witness for Peace is a politically independent organization dedicated to nonviolence that stands with those seeking justice in the Americas. For more information, go to www.witnessforpeace.org."
We hope to see you all very soon.
In peace in solidarity,
The Green House Collective
What: Workshop @ 7pm, Vegan Potluck (please feel free to bring something) @ 6
Where: The Green House Collective: 4407 SE Tibbetts St. Conveniently located off bus lines # 4, 9, 75, and 14, not to mention the Clinton St bike superhighway
When: Thursday August 21st
"We have to avoid doing things that just give us pleasure as individuals but do not benefit our collective self" Carlos Fonseca
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