Freedom Socialist Party
Defiant Haiti: Lessons from the 18th-Century Slave Insurrection
Posted by: Freedom Socialist Party on Mar 09, 2010
COMMUNITY CONTENTWhen:
03/28/2010 - 3:00pm
What can we learn today from the only successful slave revolt in human histroy? Explore the powerful rebellion led by Toussaint L'Ouverture that defeated the forces of France, Britain and Spain to establish an independent Republic. Share your ideas about the interconnections of race, gender and class and prospects for revolution in this hemisphere.
Sunday, March 28, 3pm.
Black History Month Film Showing: "10,000 Black Men Named George"
Posted by: Freedom Socialist Party on Feb 23, 2010COMMUNITY CONTENTWhen:
02/28/2010 - 3:00pm
“10,000 Black Men Named George” depicts the courageous fight of African American sleeping car porters to win the right to collectively bargain and improve humiliating and sweatshop working conditions and poverty wages. Set in the 1920s, this inspiring film features Andre Braugher as union activist Asa Philip Randolph, a Black journalist and socialist, who organizes the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters for a twelve year battle with the Pullman Rail Company. A post-film discussion follows.
The Myth of a Post-Racial Soicety
Posted by: Freedom Socialist Party on Jan 15, 2010COMMUNITY CONTENTWhen:
02/20/2010 - 7:00pm - 9:30pm
The Myth of a Post-Racial Society
Birthday Bash and Fundraiser for Portland Freedom Socialist Party Organizer
Posted by: Freedom Socialist Party on Jan 11, 2010FOUND IN:
COMMUNITY CONTENTWhen:
01/30/2010 - 7:00pm - 10:00pm
Birthday Bash and Fundraiser for Portland Freedom Socialist Party Organizer
The Jobless Speak Out on the "Jobless Recovery"
Posted by: Freedom Socialist Party on Nov 24, 2009FOUND IN:
COMMUNITY CONTENTWhen:
12/13/2009 - 3:00pm - 6:00pm
A panel of under- and unemployed will speak on how an economic recovery without job creation deepens the impoverishment of workers to resuscitate corporate profits. Discussion will follow on what the growing dispossessed need to do to guarantee everyone the right to a decent-paying job. Sunday, December 13, 3:00pm at the Bread and Roses Center, 819 N. Killingsworth St., Portland (1/2 block west of N. Albina; TriMet bus lines #4 and #72).
Regulating Portland Sidewalks: Are civil rights being kicked to the curb?
Posted by: Freedom Socialist Party on Nov 12, 2009FOUND IN:
COMMUNITY CONTENTWhen:
11/15/2009 - 3:00pm - 7:30pm
Sunday, November 15, 3:00pm Regulating Portland Sidewalks: Are civil rights being kicked to the curb?
After repeatedly ruled unconstitutional, the “sit-lie” ordinance is being replaced by Portland City Council with a Sidewalk Management Plan. Hear from homeless and civil rights activists about whether the new strategy addresses the rights and needs of the poor, homeless, and dissenters, or prioritizes downtown business interests by making poverty a crime.
The Black Press: Soldiers without Swords
Posted by: Freedom Socialist Party on Nov 02, 2009FOUND IN:
COMMUNITY CONTENTWhen:
11/07/2009 - 7:00pm - 9:30pm
Discover the dynamic role of the Black press in the struggle for emancipation and civil rights. Discussion on the value of independent press will follow the film. Saturday, November 7, 7:00 pm at the Bread and Roses Center, 819 N. Killingsworth St., Portland (1/2 block west of N.
Obama's Policies for Immigrant Rights: All Tricks, No Treats
Posted by: Freedom Socialist Party on Sep 29, 2009FOUND IN:
COMMUNITY CONTENTWhen:
10/11/2009 - 3:00pm - 6:00pm
A roundtable discussion about detentions and deportations under the Obama Administration. Sunday, October 11th, 3:00 p.m. Hearty meal at 2:00 p.m. for an $8-$10 donation. Door donation is $2. Bread & Roses Center, 819 N. Killingsworth St. (½ block west of N. Albina on N. Killingsworth, TriMet lines #4 and #72) in Portland. Hosted by the Freedom Socialist Party. All welcome.
Public Meeting: Obama's Policies for Immigrant Rights: All Tricks, No Treats
Posted by: Freedom Socialist Party on Sep 16, 2009FOUND IN:
COMMUNITY CONTENTWhen:
10/11/2009 - 9:00am - 11:00am
Obama’s Policies for Immigrant Rights: All Tricks, No Treats, a roundtable discussion about detentions and deportations under the Obama Administration. Sunday, October 11th, 3:00 p.m. Hearty meal at 2:00 p.m. for an $8-$10 donation. Door donation is $2. Bread & Roses Center, 819 N. Killingsworth St. (½ block west of N. Albina on N. Killingsworth, TriMet lines #4 and #72) in Portland. Hosted by the Freedom Socialist Party. All welcome.
Obama's Policies for Immigrant Rights: All Tricks, No Treats
Posted by: Freedom Socialist Party on Sep 15, 2009FOUND IN:
COMMUNITY CONTENTWhen:
10/11/2009 - 11:00am - 1:00pm
Obama’s Policies for Immigrant Rights: All Tricks, No Treats, a roundtable discussion about detentions and deportations under the Obama Administration. Sunday, October 11th, 3:00 p.m. Hearty meal at 2:00 p.m. for an $8-$10 donation. Door donation is $2. Bread & Roses Center, 819 N. Killingsworth St. (½ block west of N. Albina on N. Killingsworth, TriMet lines #4 and #72) in Portland. Hosted by the Freedom Socialist Party. All welcome.
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