A Photographic Exhibition

Evergreen State College Library
Thursday, Oct. 17th
7:00 pm

Opening Reception with Muna Hamzeh,
Palestinian-American journalist and poet
and Cindy and Craig Corrie

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October 18th, 7 p.m.
Minnaert Center for the Arts, SPSCC
2011 Mottman Road SW
(there will be signs directing you to the Center)
Olympia, WA, 98512
See map: Google Maps

Progressive speaker and actor MIKE FARRELL (B.J. Hunnicutt of M*A*S*H). will be speaking about his journey to actor and activist. Read the rest

KBTC, a PBS affiliate based in Tacoma, will be airing a program entitled “We Are Them: The Words of Rachel Corrie,” tomorrow night (Tuesday, July 24) at 7:30. Craig and Cindy Corrie, as well as friends and fellow activists of Rachel’s, were interviewed for the documentary. The 1/2 hour program is produced by “Full Focus,” described as Washington’s only weekly documentary series. Read the rest

Meeting and Walking Party

Thursday, July 12th
6:00pm
Room 200, The Olympia Community Center
222 Columbia St. NW

Artist and activist Susan Greene, who has led many mural projects in the Occupied Territories and elsewhere, will be working with a group in Olympia to plan and paint a mural in downtown Olympia, commemorating the special relationship between our town and Rafah in the Gaza Strip. All are invited to brainstorm ideas for the mural, help put together a fund-raising plan, and scout for available wall space as we walk through downtown following the meeting!

• Build community between Olympians & Palestinians
• Lend your voice, ideas, & skills
• Collaborate in the creation of a beautiful mural

Contact: mural@rachelcorriefoundation.org for more information.

Website: Break The Silence

Sunday, June 17, 7:00pm
Traditions Café
300 5th Ave SW, Olympia, WA
FREE – Donations gladly acceptedDr. El-Farra, a Palestinian physician, activist, and mother, founded the Rachel Corrie Children and Youth Cultural Center in 2003. She is the Director of Gaza Projects for the Middle East Children’s Alliance, serves as a health development consultant for the Union of Health Work Committees in Gaza, and is Vice President of the Palestinian Red Crescent Society. Dr. El-Farra is an internationally-recognized human rights leader who speaks regularly at conferences in Europe and is currently writing a book with Noam Chomsky. Read the rest

To hear the July 9, 2007, proceeding in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit in Corrie et al. v. Caterpillar, go to this link and click on cases for 07/09/07 and case number 05-36210. (File size: 6.74MB)

—  Get the audio file here