Thurs. Feb 26th ~ Open Mic Night!!!

Helloooo!!!!

Wow. Last week was incredible - we'd really like to thank all of you for such
an awesome evening, and a special thanks to AARC for their presentation. It's
been a great month all in all ~ presentation on Bolivia at PSU, Risingtide
Cascadia, and AARC - thanks to all of you! And to wrap up the month we like to
ease back with an open mic

Come play song, sing a song, read some poetry, tell a story, dance a dance, or
simply sit back and enjoy in a comfortable space with a group of wondeful and
supportive people!! You've got talent and we know this - here's your chance
to let Everyone else know too!

What: open mic
Where: The Greenhouse Collective at 4407 SE Tibbetts St (between Division and
Powell) 97206. Off the Clinton bikeway, and buses:4, 14, 9
When: This Thursday 2/26 6:00 with a vegan potluck, and get the open mic
rolling around 7:00
Why: well to build community of course

This is a Public Event free of charge
This is a substance Free event
This is - a lot of fun

Be Well

Thurs. Feb 19th: Interrupting oppressive language/behavior - AARC

Hello people!!!

Thank you to all who made it out last week for a great presentation by Risingtide Cascadia! It was a fun, active, and engaging presentation. This week we are set up for another fantastic event

Allies Against Rape Culture (AARC) will be presenting an interactive workshop on Interrupting oppressive behaviors/language. Skills and techniques for interrupting oppressive comments, jokes, and behaviors will be the focus of this presentation through the use of roleplay.

Have you ever been in a situation where comments or jokes were made that you didn't feel comfortable about, but didn't know what to say??? Or perhaps behaviors that caused uncomfort? Or maybe you yourself have been interrupted and weren't quite sure how to feel about it? We often know that something isn't appropriate or doesn't feel good, but might not know what we can do about it.

Whether this is a completely familiar or absolutely new concept for you, please come to this engaging and fun workshop to gather new tools so that we can confidently speak out to oppressive language and/or behaviors. These are priceless tools to gather that can educate, liberate, and create safe space!!!

What: AARC interactive workshop on interrupting oppressive language/behavior
When: Thurs 19th!! Vegan potluck at 5:30, workshop at 7:00- try to be on time!
Where: The Greenhouse Collective 4407 SE Tibbetts St. 97206 - in between Division and Powell, off Clinton bikeway, and buses: 4, 14, 9

This is a workshop free of charge and open to the public (donations appreciated)
This is a substance free event
Bring a dish and bring a friend and lets ACTIVATE!!!

Check out our blog for other info and events!!!!

Wednesday2/4/09: Urban Ecological Action to Save the World: a presentation

This special evening presentation is free, brought to you by your friends at Food For Thought Cafe and the (new!) PSU Permaculture Guild. Invite your friends and spread the word.

Mark Lakeman, artist, architect and co-founder of the Portland-based non-profit City Repair, will be giving a presentation titled:
Urban Ecological Action to Save the World! on Wednesday, February 4th from 6:30-8:30pm at Food For Thought Cafe in the basement of Smith Student Union.

How can we rise above the urban grid? Are cities for cars or for people? Is public space for the public? How can we transform spaces into places and build community in the process?

These are some of the questions that will be explored through stories and images as we take a close look at how the work of City Repair--and specifically its annual event, The Village Building Convergence--takes these questions head-on.

This presentation will explore how changing our social and physical environments can have a profound impact on how we relate to each other and the places we live. There will also be an opportunity to discuss how students and groups can get involved, either by hosting a project here at PSU or assisting in the multitude of roles that are necessary every year to put on this nationally-recognized 10-day event.

The FFT Cafe gallery will also be exhibiting the visionary work of Mark Lakeman and the artistic posters of City Repair from February 3rd through 6th. Stop in for lunch and check it out!

For more information on this event, see the attached poster. For info about City Repair and the Village Building Convergence, visit www.cityrepair.org.

Food For Thought Cafe--located at the heart of PSU--serves fresh, local organic vegetarian breakfast and lunch Monday-Friday. Bagels from scratch. Vegan cookies. Stumptown coffee. Word.



The PSU Permaculture Guild is planning more speakers, events and activities for the spring of 2009. Email cameros@pdx.edu for more info!