Join us on Tues, May 16, from 6:30 - 8:00 p.m. PST for our fourth Art & Activism webinar! This month we will be joined by the Morgan Brown, a Queer Indigenous Tsimshian Ukrainian Mother. Their inspiration and knowledge fall in the realms of Traditional Plant Medicine, First Foods, Indigenous Language Revitalization, Poetry, Healing Justice, Indigenous Childbirth Education, Motherhood, Healing Trauma through Indigenous Wisdom and partnering with Plants, Animals and Ancestors. She believes in Indigenous Women Leadership for the ReMatriation of Mother Earth.
The Art & Activism Speaker and Workshop Series celebrates the role that art plays in social change. For the Speaker component, artist-activist share their work and philospohy during our Monthly Organizing Meetings, followed by a community discussion. So far, we have heard from David Solnit, Community to Community's Artivism Team, and Beverly Naidus. For the Workshop component, we take inspiration from the MOM meetings and build art for our movements! In April, we made a beautiful banner that we carried at the Marcha Campesina May Day March. And this MAY 20, we David Solnit and Julie Searle will lead a poetry and screen-printing workshop for our Stop G.E. Salmon campaign:
SAT May 20th, 10am - 2pm in Seattle
Art-Making Workshop: Screen-printing & Poetry
Location: Welcome Table Church, Beacon Hill
February’s Art & Activism Monthly Organizing Meeting (M.O.M.) speaker David Solnit and Julie Searle will lead a screen-printing and poetry workshop with us. David was instrumental in the successful direct action at the heart of the 1999 WTO uprising, and has continued his art and activism in support of climate justice, farmworkers and many other movements for social justice! We are thrilled that he and his partner are traveling up from the Bay Area to join us for our workshop! Come to Welcome Table Church on Beacon Hill, 1322 S Bayview St, Seattle on SAT, May 20, 10 am- 2 pm. Free taco lunch provided! No skills necessary! Everyone takes home a patch! Kids are welcome, (with adult supervision). Registration: tinyurl.com/may20silkscreen
To help organize, email [email protected].
Partner updates and events will be shared.
New members are welcome to join at 6:00 pm for a CAGJ orientation.
Part of this event will be recorded!
