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¡Poesía está en la calle!
Resistencia Bookstore
casa de Red Salmon Arts
1801-A South First St.
Austin, Texas
(512) 416-8885
revolu@swbell.net
Mar 23rd, 2011 @ 2:47 pm
March 2011 Calendar of Events
7pm Friday March 25, 2011
Café Libro Open Mike
celebrates & honors the Woman Warrior Spirit
featuring
poets, writers, performers, organizers/activists:
Amanda Johnston
Kimberly Alidio
Erika González
Chandra Washington
Lisa Sweeney
We invite poet/artistas to come share/enjoy the cantos & cuentos of emerging & established writers/musicians.
Organized & hosted by Carole Metellus & Lilia Rosas.
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Saturday March 26, 2011
The Cesar E. Chavez
10th Annual March & Rally
12 noon: assemble at Terrazas Library, 1105 E. Cesar Chavez Street
12:30 pm: March to State Capitol Building, 11th St. & Congress Avenue
1pm - 3 pm: Speakers, Poetry, Music and Dance
Stop the Repeal of Cesar E. Chavez State Holiday!
Say No to HB505!
Cesar E. Chavez is one of the most important leaders of the 20thcentury. His legacy of workers rights, civil rights, environmental justice, equality for all, peace, non-violence, children and women’s rights, deserves national recognition.
Let’s march to end the cycle of poverty, education for all children, affordable- accessible health care, diversity & equal rights for all, immigrant rights, workers rights, LGBTQ rights, affordable housing, and environmental Justice.
SPONSORED BY: People Organized in Defense of Earth and Her Resources (PODER), Southwest Key, UT MEChA, La Nueva Raza, Grassroots Leadership, ACLU of Central TX, ATX National Hip Hop Political Convention, Theatre Action Project, Austin Voices for Education and Youth, Urban Roots, Capoeira da Rua, St Edward’s Ballet Folklorico, Hispanic Students Association & MultiCultural Leadership Board-St. Edward’s, Fair Food Austin, Resistencia Bookstore, Save Our Youth, Alma de Mujer, Proyecto Defensa Laboral, Austin Immigrants Rights Coalition, and Young Scholars for Justice.
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8pm Sunday March 27, 2011
**(DATE & TIME CORRECTION)**
Save Our Youth
presents
the Beehive Design Collective’s
TRUE COST OF COAL Graphics Campaign:
a visual exploration of Mountaintop Removal coal mining and Resistance
Two years in the making, “The True Cost of Coal” is an elaborate narrative illustration that explores the complex story of mountaintop removal coal mining and the broader impacts of coal in Appalachia and beyond. The image is the culmination of an intensive and collaborative research process, as the Beehive methodology centers on first hand story sharing. To create the poster, the Beehive interviewed hundreds of community members throughout the Appalachia region.
The Bees craft visual metaphors and weave them together in a patchwork “quilt” of personal stories. In their interactive picture-lectures, the Bees lead audiences through an engaging, larger-than-life banner version of the graphic, interweaving anecdotes, statistics, and history. The experience prompts discussion and understanding of contemporary struggles about energy and coal, while honoring the deep legacy of the Appalachian experience. Upon seeing the graphic, Tanya Turner of Pineville, KY said, “This image is changing Appalachia. Appalachians are taking back Appalachia and this image is a tool for that change.”
“The True Cost of Coal” is only the latest work in the Beehive’s repertoire of graphics campaigns. The Beehive hums with activity, tackling issues as diverse as biotechnology, corporate globalization, food and agriculture, and colonialism. The group’s mission is to “cross-pollinate the grassroots” by creating images that educate the public and deconstruct complex geopolitical issues. Their body of work is distributed as “anti-copyright;” individuals and organizations are encouraged to reproduce the graphics for non-profit use as a means of circulating information and awareness. For more information and to view the graphics visit
www.beehivecollective.org OR beehivecollective.blogspot.com
