PCASC Internships! Interested in lending your skills to the movement? Check out the PCASC internships and apply today!Tues, April 24th
Wells Fargo Shareholder Meeting!
10am - San Francisco
This week, several PCASC members are going down to San Francisco to take part in Wells Fargo's shareholder meeting to demand that Wells Fargo stop investing in private prisons. We expect thousands to be present and look forward to reporting back from the trip! In SF on the 24th? Details here.
Sat, April 28th
Ben Linder's legacy 25 years later
7pm @ Peace House
2116 NE 18th Ave
April 28th will mark the 25th anniversary of the death of Ben Linder, a mechanical engineer from Portland who was killed by U.S.-backed contras in northern Nicaragua as he prepared to build a small hydroelectric plant. Green Empowerment is hosting an event to celebrate Ben’s legacy. Learn how rural Nicaraguan communities are transforming themselves and taking control of their futures.
Fri, May 4th
PCASC Social Club
7-10pm @ location TBA
Feature film Even the Rain- Tambien la Lluvia (2010) explores issues of water privatization and social exlusion as a director and his crew shoot a controversial film about Christopher Columbus in Cochabamba, Bolivia.
Join PCASC for a movie night social featuring friends from BARK and Portland Rising Tide to we hear updates from a campaign to stop Nestle from privatizing water in the Gorge, as well as updates from Latin American struggles against privatization and for community control of resources.
Come out and enjoy food, discussion, education and community with PCASC and friends!
Enjoy this song by Calle 13 to get in the mood.
More details at pcasc.net/events-calendar
May Day Coaltion Events
Tues, May 1st
Rally 3:30 pm
Tues, May 1st
Rally 3:30 pm
March 4:30 pm
South Park Blocks
Full details here.
Full details here.
Sat, April 28th
Meaning of May Day: A panel discussion
2-4pm PSU Food For Thought Cafe
1825 SW Broadway
More details at the FB event.
Meaning of May Day: A panel discussion
2-4pm PSU Food For Thought Cafe
1825 SW Broadway
More details at the FB event.
Gather round! Liberate.MayDay!
The Portland Liberation Organizing Council (PLOC) is inviting all members of the community join in the Liberate.MayDay project where a neighborhood will be leading a liberatory event.
Meet 9am at Woodlawn Park on Tuesday, May 1st.
NEWS AND ANALYSISMeet 9am at Woodlawn Park on Tuesday, May 1st.
From our friends at Green Empowerment: A recent editorial in The Oregonian speaks to the person that Ben Linder was and the impact he had.
U.S. Narcotics Chief Defends Drug War During Central American Tour
Ecuador: A Revolutionary March Versus a Counter-Revolutionary MarchCanada Deepens Ties with Deadly Regime in Honduras
Gathering in Bajo Aguán: Oligarchy and Human Rights Violations in HondurasProgress or Promises? Free Trade and Labor Rights in Colombia
News as we get it at www.pcasc.net
How to plug-in to PCASC
“If you have come here to help me, then you are wasting your time…But if you have come because your liberation is bound up with mine, then let us work together.”- lila watson
PCASC is a democratic, volunteer led and run organization with just two half- time staff people. From stuffing envelopes to taking a lead role in organizing a protest, PCASC has a place for you. Please take a moment to fill out our volunteer survey so we can help plug you into PCASC’s work!Our next volunteer orientation is Wednesday, May 9th. RSVP by emailing craig@pcasc.net!
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