The Rachel Corrie Foundation for Peace & Justice, in partnership with the Olympia Film Society, is proud to present Peace Works 2018: Middle Eastern Film Festival, the 13th iteration of the annual Peace Works project, on Saturday, September 15th, 2018 at the Capitol Theater in downtown Olympia, WA. Admission is $12 a film, $9 for OFS members, and $5 […]

Join RCF in welcoming Susan Green, Art Forces founder, for a presentation on multimedia murals and stories of communities using art to resist colonial occupation and manifest visions for justice. Art Forces, working in partnership with grassroots community groups, uses community public art and technology, including murals, websites, social and new media, to inspire critical thinking and […]

Up Against the Walls–USA to Palestine The Olympia-Rafah Solidarity Mural Project, Art Forces, and Rachel Corrie Foundation will add a new image to the Olympia-Rafah Solidarity Mural thanking donors to our recent campaign for mural upkeep. Special performances by the Raging Grannies and Tarik Bentlemsani. Susan Greene will present images from communities using art to resist […]

Join RCF on Saturday, October 6th, 2018 (during Olympia Fall Arts Walk) at The Olympia Center to joyfully and authentically celebrate and experience the food, culture, traditions, lifestyles, and peoples of the Arab world with Shuruq IV: Olympia Arab Festival, “Amplifying Arab Voices”. We will focus on the diversity and complexity of the Arab peoples by […]

On Wednesday October 10th Macha Theatre Works and MAPS-AMEN will host: A Conversation with - Muslim and Arab Women in the Arts.  FREE and open to all. Seating is limited, first come first served basis. Moderator: Aneelah Afzali - Executive Director, MAPS-AMEN (American Muslim Empowerment Network) Panelists: Anida Ali - Cambodian Cham Muslim Artist Hadeel […]