China Express Exhibit Lummi Nation Jay Julius, Lummi tribal official. “The salmon are our buffalo. We are walking on the stones our ancestors walked on 3,500 years ago”. Cherry Point, proposed terminal location. The China Express Exhibit will be at the Lummi Nation Gateway Center from Tuesday May 6 through Saturday May 10. …
Bill McKibben Environmentalist Bill McKibben will discuss climate change in his lecture “350: The Most Important Number in the World” during the Back2Bellingham Weekend. McKibben is an author and the founder of 350.org. His books include “The End of Nature” and “Deep Economy.” More information on Back2Bellingham: http://www.wwu.edu/back2bellingham/ Share on facebookShare on twitterShare on emailMore …
Chuckanut Radio Hour with Bill McKibben, ‘Oil and Honey: The Education of an Unlikely Activist’, and musical guest Dana Lyons Start: 05/16/2014 6:30 pm Event Photo: This month’s special guest is Bill McKibben, author of a dozen books about the environment, beginning with The End of Nature in 1989, regarded as the first book for a general audience …
OCCUPY BELLINGHAM meets weekly from 5 – 6:30 at the Alternative Library on Railroad Ave in downtown Bellingham. Our agenda usually consists of: Introductions and review of protocols (when necessary) Announcements Reports (of working group meetings and other groups with whom we are in coalition) Proposals (this is a 2 week process, first week introduction …
Food Security: A Democratic Popular Education Symposium What: This is a day to experience democratic education while learning about your community’s involvement in food justice. Participate in learning how to engage in democratic process and popular education, and experience local poetry, music, and art! Who: The keynote speaker will be Dr. Nandini Gunewardena, food justice …
Supporting Local Farm Workers, Local Economies, For a Just and Fair Food System: The Farmworker March for Dignity When: 10:00 am to 3:30 pm Sunday, May 4th, 2014 Where: Abarrotes la Gloria 5974 Guide Meridian, Bellingham, WA 98266 12pm: Intersection of Meridian and Prince, Bellingham 1:30pm: Whatcom County Courthouse, Grand and Lottie, Bellingham 2:00pm: Maritime Heritage par …
This Thursday, May Day, OURWalmart and Making Change at Walmart invites you to join us at the upcoming informational picket of our local Skagit Valley Hospital workers as they continue to organize for their first contract after overwhelmingly voting to unionize in late 2012. Please drop by any time between 1:30pm and 6pm to walk …
At the River I Stand. A documentary about the Memphis sanitation workers strike in 1968 and the events that led up to the assassination of Dr. King. “More than any other civil rights documentary, this is a deeply emotional and riveting narrative of black determined, dignified sanitation workers and to witness the Black Memphis community’s …
The Carry it On tour features Anne’s bottomless backpack if hell raising songs, given new energy by EVAN’s SKILLFUL ACCOMPANIMENT ON A VERITABLE ARSENAL OF ACOUSTIC INSTRUMENTS. Greer’s catchy and original folk-punk anthems Shine with the addition of Anne’s soaring harmony vocals. The two have been touring together for more than a decade – – …
