Office Hours at the Bread and Roses Center
Study Groups Events
Come by and check out the bookstore, to talk,
or to volunteer at the following hours:
Monday 11:00am-5:00pm
Wednesday and Thursday 11:00am-4:00pm
Friday 11:00am-3:00pm
Or call for an appointment!
Unless otherwise noted, all activities are held at the Bread and Roses Center, 819 North Killingsworth, Portland (located a half block west of North Albina, on Tri-Met bus lines #4 and #72).
Mark your calendar now for
Radical Women's 41st Anniversary Conference
October 3-6, 2008, San Francisco
Theme: The Persistent Power of Socialist Feminism
Speakers:Civil rights attorney Lynne Stewart and activists and scholars
from Central America, China, Australia and the U.S.
Key topics:Multi-racial organizing; the dynamic leadership of
youth and queers; women of color and immigrant women spark a labor
revival; declaring independence from the twin parties of war.
Workshops:Skills building for women organizers; political theory;
movement strategy and much, much more.
For more information or to register, go to www.RadicalWomen.org
or contact the Conference Organizing Center at
radicalwomenus@gmail.com or 206-722-6057 or 206-722-2453.Monday, June 30, 7:00pm
Reproductive Rights Under Attack: Initiative Petition 108
Join a discussion on Initiative Petition 108 which will subject women who receive abortions and doctors who perform them to murder charges. Participate in a dialog on resistance to reactionary social and political forces. Reproductive Rights is a major concern globally and will be an important topic of Radical Women’s international conference on Oct. 3-6 in San Francisco.
Find out more about this historic gathering. Monday, June 30, 7:00pm at Laughing Horse Books, 12 NE 10th Street, Portland, OR.For more information, work exchange or rides call Radical Women at 503-240-4462 or email rwpdx@igc.org. Everyone welcome.
Freedom Socialist Party
Monday, June 16, 6:30pm
Public Meeting to Celebrate Gay Pride -
Lessons from a gay rights hell-raiser
Check out the new issue of the Freedom Socialist newspaper and the interview with Tamara Turner, co-author ofGay Resistance: The Hidden History. Share your ideas on the value of assessing the past to move forward, and build a movement to advance rights.A hearty supper will be served at 6:00pm for an $8.00 donation.
The meeting will be held at the Bread and Roses Center, 819 N. Killingsworth St., Portland (1/2 block west of N. Albina). The B&RC is on TriMet bus lines #4 and #72. For more information call 503-240-4462 or email fsp@igc.org.
Freedom Socialist Party & Radical Women
Saturday, June 14 and Sunday June 15, 12:00pm-6:00pm
Gay Pride Celebration
“Pride. Bring it.” is the theme for Portland’s commemoration of the Stonewall Rebellion that launched the modern movement for sexual minority liberation. On Saturday, we’ll have a booth featuring provocative literature, buttons, and t-shirts, so come visit and discuss plans to fight back against anti-gay bigots. The festivities are located at the Tom McCall Waterfront Park in downtown Portland.On Sunday, June 15, you’re invited to march with the Rowdy Radical Contingent. We’ll gather at NW Couch and Broadway at 11:00am (Step off is scheduled for 11:15am). Bring picket signs, banners, noisemakers, and uppity attitudes, and plan to make some working-class noise for freedom, peace, equality and plenty.
For more information call 503-240-4462 or email fsp@igc.org.
Radical Women
Monday, June 9, 6:30pm
Save this date! Attend Radical Women's meeting and discussion!
Get ready for Radical Women's conference!RW is holding a conference October 3-6, 2008 in San Francisco! The theme of the international gathering is "The Persistent Power of Socialist Feminism." Speakers from Latin America, Australia and the U.S. will examine women's leadership role in the global struggle against sexism, racism, homophobia, and the suffering caused by capitalism. Workshops on feminist and Marxist theory, the state of the U.S. union movement, immigrant rights, and skills training for women organizers will also be presented.
You can get involved in this historic meeting of international feminists by coming to Radical Women meetings NOW! Learn more about what RW stands for, join the work and the fun, and plan to attend this historic conference with other feminists from Portland. We want to change the world!
At this meeting we will be discussing Which Road Towards Women’s Liberation: A Radical Vanguard or a Single-Issue Coalition? This document by Radical Women focuses on the question of what kind of a women’s movement can actually secure civil, reproductive and labor rights. Find out the differences between Radical Women and the reformist feminists--NARAL, NOW and the Fund for the Feminist Majority.
A light meal with a vegan option will be served at 6:15pm for $5.00-$8.00 sliding scale donation. The meeting will be held at the Bread and Roses Center, 819 N. Killingsworth St., Portland (1/2 block west of N. Albina on TriMet lines #4 & #72).
For more information call 503-240-4462 or email rwpdx@igc.org. For rides or work exchange, please call in advance. Childcare available.
Monday, June 23, 6:30pm
Gay/Lesbian/Bi/Trans/Queer Pride Celebration
What to do about anti-gay ballot initiatives?
Legislation that denies equal participation in society for any minority jeopardizes everyone’s rights. Learn about current anti-GLBTQ ballot initiatives and share your ideas on strategies to defeat these bigoted, anti-everybody threats.A light meal with a vegan option will be served at 6:15pm for $5.00-$8.00 sliding scale donation. The meeting will be held at the Bread and Roses Center, 819 N. Killingsworth St., Portland (1/2 block west of N. Albina on TriMet lines #4 & #72).
For more information call 503-240-4462 or email rwpdx@igc.org. For rides or work exchange, please call in advance. Childcare available.
Freedom Socialist Party
Join a weekly Rebel Reading Circle on
Every Wednesday, beginning June 4, 7:00pm-8:30pm
Learn about the proud, but too often hidden, history of Chicanos in the U.S. Discover a wealth of little-known information about organizing by farmworkers, students and Chicana feminists in the Yakima Valley and in Seattle. Relearn the hard-won lessons of historic labor strikes and boycotts by the United Farm Workers. Discuss the still debated question of Chicano identity.
Held at the Bread and Roses Center, 819 N. Killingsworth St. (1/2 block west of N. Albina). One TriMet bus lines #4 and #72.
Books may be purchased at the reading circles or drop by the FSP Bookstore at the Bread and Roses Center, Monday through Friday, between 11am and 5pm. Or order online at www.RedLetterPress.org.
Reading circles are free. Come to a few or all sessions. Hearty snacks will be provided for donation.
For more information call 503-240-4462 or email fsp@igc.org.
Radical Women
Wednesday, May 28, 6:30pm
Socialist Feminist Organizing Meeting
Feeling radical? Get involved with multi-issue feminist activism! Join in planning Radical Women’s participation in Pride NW, Portland’s annual GLBTQ celebration held in June.A light meal, with vegan option, will be served at 6:15pm for a $5.00 – 8.00 sliding scale donation. The meeting will be held at the Bread and Roses Center, 819 N. Killingsworth St., Portland. Everyone is welcome!
For more information call 503-240-4462 or email rwpdx@igc.org.
Freedom Socialist Party
Wednesday, May 21, 7:00pm
Roundtable Discussion on Oregon 2008 Ballot Initiatives
Hear about the latest nasty batch of ballot initiatives that attack unions, public education, and broaden the crimes subject to mandatory minimum sentencing. Share your ideas on how to build community solidarity to strengthen workers’ rights and mobilize a multi-issue grassroots defense campaign to keep these initiatives off the ballot.The Roundtable will be held at the Bread and Roses Center, 819 N. Killingsworth St., Portland (1/2 block west of N. Albina). The Center is on TriMet bus lines #4 and #72. Cookies and coffee will be available for a donation.
For more information call 503-240-4462 or email fsp@igc.org.
Sunday, May 18, 1:00pm
Public Meeting on
The “Security and Prosperity Partnership”: NAFTA on Steroids
Learn how this unregulated multi-national development plan will impact labor and environmental protections and leave working families footing the bill. Participate in a discussion on what kind of infrastructure development will really benefit society instead of filling the bank accounts of gluttonous mega-corporations.The meeting will be held at the Bread and Roses Center, 819 N. Killingsworth St., Portland (1/2 block west of N. Albina). The Center is on TriMet bus lines #4 and #72. A Hearty Spring Lunch will be served at 12:00pm for an $8.00 donation
For more information call 503-240-4462 or email fsp@igc.org.
Sunday, May 4, 2:00pm
Celebrate May Day at a book launch for “Viva la Raza”
Civil rights and labor activist Megan Cornish will talk about her new book, Viva la Raza: A History of Chicano Identity and Resistance, which describes monumental labor battle, surveys the vibrant movement of the 1960s and ’70s, and focuses unique attention on women and Latina/o lesbians and gays. The volume is co-authored with Yolanda Alaniz and has a foreword by the esteemed Chicana/o Studies Professor and historian Rodolfo Acuña.A festive Southwest supper will be served at 1:00pm for a $9.00 donation. The event is hosted by the Freedom Socialist Party and the National Comrades of Color Caucus and will take place at the Bread & Roses Center, 819 N. Killingsworth St., Portland. (A half block west of North Albina, on Tri-Met bus lines #4 and #72.) Everyone is welcome. For information, call 503
Sunday, April 6, 1:00pm
The ABC’s of Marx’s Capital
Every day when you go to work your labor creates wealth, but you’re still broke. Why? Come see a film short, Marx for Beginners, based on the popular book by Mexican cartoonist Rius, followed by a panel of workingclass scholars who will show how Karl Marx broke down capitalist economics in his still-controversial book.This public educational will be held at the Bread & Roses Center, 819 N. Killingsworth St., in Portland (½ block west of N. Albina and N. Killingsworth intersection. On TriMet bus lines #4 and #72). There will be a Hearty Brunch served at 12:00pm for an $8.00 donation to fuel a lively discourse. The seminar is free.
For more information, rides or childcare, please call 503-240-4462 or email fsp@igc.org in advance.
