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Activist Musician plays in Sellwood: The World Awake Tour
The Beehive Design Collective heads to Portland to release their long-anticipated “True Cost of Coal” graphics campaign!
Activist Musician plays in Sellwood: The World Awake Tour
Yes, it’s Planet Repair Institute’s first-ever musical event: The World Awake Tour
with Diane Patterson, Rockin’ Folksinger & Songwriter, & Becky White and The Secret Mission. Come Hear: Their Funky Earth Ballads for The Peaceful Revolution
When: 7pm Monday, August 16th
Where: Planet Repair Institute, 8512 SE 8th, Portland, Oregon 97202
How: Sliding Scale At The Door
Diane Patterson is a songwriter and activist who travels the continent in order to inspire extraordinary visions and actions. She has also recently played a series of performances for prison populations throughout the California penal system.
Contact: ancientstar66@yahoo.com – 831-515-4100 ext 333 - www.dianepatterson.org
The Beehive Design Collective heads to Portland to release their long-anticipated “True Cost of Coal” graphics campaign!
Who: The Beehive Collective, a 100% volunteer-driven non-profit political organization that uses graphical media as educational tools to communicate stories.
What: A presentation of the Beehive Collective’s newest work. 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. To create the poster, the Beehive interviewed hundreds of community members throughout the Appalachia region. 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.
When/Where: Several events in Portland.
- - Last Thursday on Alberta Ave, August 26th, location TBA
- - Friday, August 27th, 3-5pm at the Ecotrust Building, Jean Vollum Natural Capital
- - Center, 2nd floor (721 Northwest 9th Avenue)
- - Sunday, August 29th, 7pm at Autonomy (316 Northwest 4th Ave.)
- - Tuesday, August 31st, 2pm – 6pm, Special Art Workshop & Presentation at Tryon – Life Community Farm (details below)
The Beehive Collective is currently touring nation-wide to distribute the graphic. For more information and to view the graphics visit www.beehivecollective.org OR beehivecollective.blogspot.com.
