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From: <qu...@riseup.net>
Date: Sun, Mar 2, 2008 at 9:13 AM
Subject: [pdxbookstoprisoners] Activist Political Theater Workshops this week in Portland
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Hey, thought maybe folks would be interested in knowing about this.. ~L
========================
There is a magical FREE event taking place mostly on the campus of
Portland State University over the couple of days sponsored by our friends
at the Backbone Campaign, creators of the larger than life political
theater props which add so much to so many progressive
demonstrations recently. If there is any way you can find to
participate in there important activist training workshops, please do.
Here is the schedule, and there is a full description below.
Procession for the Future Marches Forth in Portland on Tuesday, March 4th
Related Workshops and Events March 2, 3, & 4 - Don't miss this amazing
opportunity!
March 2, 11:00 AM - 4:00 PM, Art Workshop Art for Social Change
Workshop & Parade Rehearsal Location: PSU - Smith Memorial Student Union
Building room 294 and 296.
March 3, 7:00 PM, Panel Discussion We the People - Building a
Movement for the Future We Want, Featuring: Antonia Juhasz, Rev.
Lennox Yearwood, David Cobb and more. Location: PSU - Smith Memorial
Student Union Building room 228.
March 4, 11:00 AM - Evening, MARCH FORTH! Parade, Theme Park,
Activist Trainings
* 11 AM Meet at parade staging area in Pioneer Square Park * 12 Noon
Procession for the Future launches on 1 mile parade through Downtown
Portland arriving at PSU at 1 PM * 1-1:30 Rev. Yearwood and others address
the crowd. Ring Master orients participants & intros theme Park Guides. *
1:30-2:45 Activist Theme Park and Music * 3:00-4:30 Training Session #1
Bird-dogging by Ruckus Society, Corporate
Campaigning by Corporate Accountability in the Smith Memorial Student
Union Building * 4:45-6:15 Training Session #2 NVDA 101 - by Ruckus
Society, Freeway Bannering Building by Backbone Campaign in the Smith
Memorial Student Union Building
Procession for the Future Web Page:
http://backbonecampaign.org/page.cfm?id=129
Phone Number for More Info: 206-408-8058
The Backbone Campaign and our movement partners present the
Procession for the Future, a creative organizing tool to inspire,
educate and train youth and concerned citizens to be more effective
activists in this crucial election year AND beyond.
Many have been inspired by the spirit of "Yes we can" and "Si Se
Puede," and the Procession for the Future compliments that message by
raising the bar on what we as citizens of this country and planet can do.
At noon, Tuesday March 4th, 2008, for the first time ever, a
progressive platform is taking parade form as the Procession for the
Future, and it is doing so in the forward looking community of
Portland, Oregon.
March 4th is not just the name of a great Portland area marching
band. It is also the date that the US Constitution went into effect in
1789, the date of Thomas Jefferson's first inaugural address, and it is
the only date on the calendar that inherently calls forth We the People to
rededicate ourselves to creating a more perfect union. So take the day off
and March Forth!
Campus progressives at PSU and other Portland area schools are
collaborating with grassroots movement progressives from the Backbone
Campaign, Portland Jobs with Justice, Corporate Accountability,
Ruckus Society, and the Organic Consumer's Association to com
together for three days of training, education and spectacle in the
streets of Portland with a Procession for the Future.
Above is the overall schedule including a Sunday Arts for Social
Change workshop, the Monday evening Panel Discussion, and the many
opportunities on Tuesday March 4. You can download a draft poster
here
http://backbonecampaign.org/media/ProcessionPosterFinal8x11.jpg
Please spread the word and participate throughout March 2, 3, & don't miss
the parade on the 4th!
Workshop & Training Descriptions:
Art & Sound for Social Change Sunday, March 2, 11AM- 4PM Presented by
Puppet Farm Arts of Minneapolis and the Backbone Campaign This
workshop will focus on the use of spectacle imagery to communicate a
message and attract earned media. We will demonstrate a variety of
building techniques from inflatables, to backpack puppets, and more.
During the music for demonstrations we'll teach multi-part rhythms, and
instrument building. This will end with a rehearsal for
manipulating the many icons to be deployed on March 4th.
Bird-Dogging Candidates - Tuesday, March 4, 3:00-4:30, Activist
Training section #1 Presented by Ruckus Society Bird-Dogging is a key
tactic to pressure elected officials into taking more progressive
stances on the issues we care about -- and into taking those stances
publicly, so that they can be held accountable. Bird-dogging is
always an effective tactic, but becoming increasingly effective
during campaign season, and especially during primary campaigns when
candidates are particularly concerned about taking the right
positions.
Non-Violent Direct Action Training - Tuesday, March 4, 4:45-6:15,
Activist Training section #2 Presented by Ruckus Society (From the
description of the workshop at the US Social Forum). This training
provides an interactive introduction to Nonviolent Direct Action and Civil
Disobedience. Participants identify the benefits of using NVDA, explore
what makes an action effective, and clarify their personal beliefs about
what nonviolence means. This workshop will help groups prepare for an
upcoming action. It'll start by looking closely at the action scenario,
making sure the group has solid plans for direct
action roles, decision-making processes, safety, and messaging. After
assessing the action, the group uses role-plays to practice
de-escalation skills and street tactics.
Corporate Campaigning: Challenging Corporate Abuse & Limiting
Corporate Power - Tuesday, March 4, 3:00-4:30, Activist Training
section #1 Presented by Corporate Accountability History and tactics of
corporate campaigning. (more description later)
Freeway Bannering - Tuesday, March 4, 4:45-6:15, Activist Training section
#2 Presented by the Backbone Campaign - FREE Banners for all participating
organizations! Build a giant, changeable, reusable
banner for safely and legally getting your message out at overpasses.
Materials provided, donations accepted. See this page for example.
http://backbonecampaign.org/page.cfm?id=115
Please take action NOW, so we can win all victories that are supposed to
be ours, and forward this alert as widely as possible.
If you would like to get alerts like these, you can do so at
http://www.usalone.com/in.htm
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From: <qu...@riseup.net>
Date: Sun, Mar 2, 2008 at 9:13 AM
Subject: [pdxbookstoprisoners] Activist Political Theater Workshops this week in Portland
To: pdxbookst...@lists.riseup.net
Hey, thought maybe folks would be interested in knowing about this.. ~L
========================
There is a magical FREE event taking place mostly on the campus of
Portland State University over the couple of days sponsored by our friends
at the Backbone Campaign, creators of the larger than life political
theater props which add so much to so many progressive
demonstrations recently. If there is any way you can find to
participate in there important activist training workshops, please do.
Here is the schedule, and there is a full description below.
Procession for the Future Marches Forth in Portland on Tuesday, March 4th
Related Workshops and Events March 2, 3, & 4 - Don't miss this amazing
opportunity!
March 2, 11:00 AM - 4:00 PM, Art Workshop Art for Social Change
Workshop & Parade Rehearsal Location: PSU - Smith Memorial Student Union
Building room 294 and 296.
March 3, 7:00 PM, Panel Discussion We the People - Building a
Movement for the Future We Want, Featuring: Antonia Juhasz, Rev.
Lennox Yearwood, David Cobb and more. Location: PSU - Smith Memorial
Student Union Building room 228.
March 4, 11:00 AM - Evening, MARCH FORTH! Parade, Theme Park,
Activist Trainings
* 11 AM Meet at parade staging area in Pioneer Square Park * 12 Noon
Procession for the Future launches on 1 mile parade through Downtown
Portland arriving at PSU at 1 PM * 1-1:30 Rev. Yearwood and others address
the crowd. Ring Master orients participants & intros theme Park Guides. *
1:30-2:45 Activist Theme Park and Music * 3:00-4:30 Training Session #1
Bird-dogging by Ruckus Society, Corporate
Campaigning by Corporate Accountability in the Smith Memorial Student
Union Building * 4:45-6:15 Training Session #2 NVDA 101 - by Ruckus
Society, Freeway Bannering Building by Backbone Campaign in the Smith
Memorial Student Union Building
Procession for the Future Web Page:
http://backbonecampaign.org/page.cfm?id=129
Phone Number for More Info: 206-408-8058
The Backbone Campaign and our movement partners present the
Procession for the Future, a creative organizing tool to inspire,
educate and train youth and concerned citizens to be more effective
activists in this crucial election year AND beyond.
Many have been inspired by the spirit of "Yes we can" and "Si Se
Puede," and the Procession for the Future compliments that message by
raising the bar on what we as citizens of this country and planet can do.
At noon, Tuesday March 4th, 2008, for the first time ever, a
progressive platform is taking parade form as the Procession for the
Future, and it is doing so in the forward looking community of
Portland, Oregon.
March 4th is not just the name of a great Portland area marching
band. It is also the date that the US Constitution went into effect in
1789, the date of Thomas Jefferson's first inaugural address, and it is
the only date on the calendar that inherently calls forth We the People to
rededicate ourselves to creating a more perfect union. So take the day off
and March Forth!
Campus progressives at PSU and other Portland area schools are
collaborating with grassroots movement progressives from the Backbone
Campaign, Portland Jobs with Justice, Corporate Accountability,
Ruckus Society, and the Organic Consumer's Association to com
together for three days of training, education and spectacle in the
streets of Portland with a Procession for the Future.
Above is the overall schedule including a Sunday Arts for Social
Change workshop, the Monday evening Panel Discussion, and the many
opportunities on Tuesday March 4. You can download a draft poster
here
http://backbonecampaign.org/media/ProcessionPosterFinal8x11.jpg
Please spread the word and participate throughout March 2, 3, & don't miss
the parade on the 4th!
Workshop & Training Descriptions:
Art & Sound for Social Change Sunday, March 2, 11AM- 4PM Presented by
Puppet Farm Arts of Minneapolis and the Backbone Campaign This
workshop will focus on the use of spectacle imagery to communicate a
message and attract earned media. We will demonstrate a variety of
building techniques from inflatables, to backpack puppets, and more.
During the music for demonstrations we'll teach multi-part rhythms, and
instrument building. This will end with a rehearsal for
manipulating the many icons to be deployed on March 4th.
Bird-Dogging Candidates - Tuesday, March 4, 3:00-4:30, Activist
Training section #1 Presented by Ruckus Society Bird-Dogging is a key
tactic to pressure elected officials into taking more progressive
stances on the issues we care about -- and into taking those stances
publicly, so that they can be held accountable. Bird-dogging is
always an effective tactic, but becoming increasingly effective
during campaign season, and especially during primary campaigns when
candidates are particularly concerned about taking the right
positions.
Non-Violent Direct Action Training - Tuesday, March 4, 4:45-6:15,
Activist Training section #2 Presented by Ruckus Society (From the
description of the workshop at the US Social Forum). This training
provides an interactive introduction to Nonviolent Direct Action and Civil
Disobedience. Participants identify the benefits of using NVDA, explore
what makes an action effective, and clarify their personal beliefs about
what nonviolence means. This workshop will help groups prepare for an
upcoming action. It'll start by looking closely at the action scenario,
making sure the group has solid plans for direct
action roles, decision-making processes, safety, and messaging. After
assessing the action, the group uses role-plays to practice
de-escalation skills and street tactics.
Corporate Campaigning: Challenging Corporate Abuse & Limiting
Corporate Power - Tuesday, March 4, 3:00-4:30, Activist Training
section #1 Presented by Corporate Accountability History and tactics of
corporate campaigning. (more description later)
Freeway Bannering - Tuesday, March 4, 4:45-6:15, Activist Training section
#2 Presented by the Backbone Campaign - FREE Banners for all participating
organizations! Build a giant, changeable, reusable
banner for safely and legally getting your message out at overpasses.
Materials provided, donations accepted. See this page for example.
http://backbonecampaign.org/page.cfm?id=115
Please take action NOW, so we can win all victories that are supposed to
be ours, and forward this alert as widely as possible.
If you would like to get alerts like these, you can do so at
http://www.usalone.com/in.htm
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