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Peace Week Fall 2011
Events everyday this week.
From Artist presentation to writing workshops to Puppet Shows, get your Peace on
Monday Nov 7th 5:30 Bernhard Center Rm 210
Dismantling Monoculture
A high-energy “picture-lecture,” “Dismantling Monoculture” is an anthology of three giant, educational, visual narratives that illuminate the connections between colonization, militarization, and industrial development in the Americas.
Tuesday Nov 8th Election Day
Check out Nick Wikar, a WMU climate activist running for City Commission http://www.nicholaswikar.com/
Find your poling place http://www.vote411.org/pollfinder.php
Find out about the candidates http://www.lwvmi.org/
Tuesday Nov 8th School of Art, Rm 2008 5:30pm
The Beehive Collective releases their innovative graphic, “The True Cost of Coal:” a visual exploration of Mountaintop Removal coal mining and Resistance
Wednesdsay Nov 9th and Thursday Nov10th
Wesley Foundation 5:30
Writing our way home. A writing workshop for survivors of Trauma
Puppet Show and potluck Saturday Nov 12th
Wesley Foundation WMU 2101 Wilbur Ave
Free admission! Free Root Beer Floats
6pm, potluck and Puppet show/ puppetmaking workshop & music preformance
Kid Friendly. Sample videos available at www.peacecenter.wordpress.com
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The True Cost of Coal: a visual exploration of Mountaintop Removal coal mining and Resistance
Tuesday Nov 8th School of Art, Rm 2008 5:30pm
Two years in the making, “The True Cost of Coal” is an elaborate narrative illustration that explores the complex story of mountaintop removal coal mining and the broader impacts of coal in Appalachia and beyond. The image is the culmination of an intensive and collaborative research process, as the Beehive methodology centers on first hand story-sharing. To create the poster, the Beehive interviewed hundreds of community members throughout the Appalachia region. “We feel it’s extremely important to gather our information from as close to the source as possible,” a Beehive illustrator says.
The Bees craft visual metaphors and weave them together in a patchwork “quilt” of personal stories. In their interactive picture-lectures, the Bees lead audiences through an engaging, larger-than-life banner version of the graphic, interweaving anecdotes, statistics, and history. The experience prompts discussion and understanding of contemporary struggles about energy and coal, while honoring the deep legacy of the Appalachian experience. Upon seeing the graphic, Tanya Turner of Pineville, KY said, “This image is changing Appalachia. Appalachians are taking back Appalachia and this image is a tool for that change.”
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Writing our way home is a two hour workshop designed to facilitate exploration of the connections between trauma, narrative, and oppression. The facilitator will open with a presentation discussing these connections, drawing on his personal experiences as a survivor of sexual abuse and homophobia and making use of a quilt work of quotes and excerpts from multiple sources. Starting from an accounting of the damage caused by trauma, in particular the disruption of memory/narrative flow, the presentation will move towards visions of the potential for narratives based on traumatic experiences to create personal transformation.
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A high-energy “picture-lecture,” “Dismantling Monoculture” is an anthology of three giant, educational, visual narratives that illuminate the connections between colonization, militarization, and industrial development in the Americas. The featured graphics are the culmination of 10 years of first-hand stories shared with the Bees on their travels. To create the images, the Bees interviewed hundreds of community members about the effects of globalization on their lives. “We feel it’s extremely important to gather our information from as close to the source as possible,” a Beehive illustrator says.
The Bees craft visual metaphors and weave them together in a patchwork “quilt.” In the interactive picture-lectures, they lead audiences through a larger-than-life banner version of the graphic, interweaving anecdotes, statistics, and histories gathered from Mexico to Colombia. The experience prompts discussion and understanding of contemporary struggles in this era of tremendous change. Los Angeles high school student Megan Jackson remarks, “I still remember your presentation quite vividly. You made the subject much easier to understand for all of us visual learners. You do a remarkable job at keeping the attention of the audience while teaching about a potentially hard to understand subject.”
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Solidarity with Occupy Asheville
On Nov 2nd over 100 people took to the streets of Asheville, NC in a fun,spirited and family friendly march to show support for Occupy Oakland and their general strike. People of all ages from toddlers to grandparents participated in the march carrying banners reading, “We are all Scott Olsen” and “Asheville is Oakland, Oakland is Asheville”. The march was the largest protest to take the streets in Asheville without a permit since the Iraq War started in 2003. By all accounts it was a well received and empowering event for those that participated in it. Unless that is you are the Asheville Police Department.
Though the APD did little to stop the march, they did bring out dozens of officers, including the forensics team and undercover officers to video and photograph Asheville residents expressing their First Amendment rights. The APD has done this sort of unconstitutional surveillance for
years at all types of protests. However this time is different. Starting Saturday Nov 5 the APD began grabbing Occupy Asheville participants off
the streets that they claim they identified from police footage of the march. So far 7 have been arrested, and the police say there are many more
arrests on the way. They are being charged with resisting public officers, impeding traffic, unlawful assembly. One person has an additional charge
of wearing a mask in public.
If marchers were breaking the law, why did they not arrest us on November 2nd? It is clear that the APD wants to create a state of fear and
to conduct their operations behind the scenes, away from the cameras. We won’t let them do that. We will not go silently.
We are calling on our fellow Occupiers around the country to demonstrate in solidarity with Occupy Asheville and demand an end to the APD’s witch
hunt. Make some noise for Asheville. Occupy Asheville participants will be rallying at 5pm on Wednesday, Nov 9th to demand an end to police repression and to show that we will not be silenced. Please support us by flooding the mayor and DA’s office with calls and emails all day and demand that all charges be dropped and that those responsible for this police operation be held accountable for violating our rights.
Mayor Terry Bellamy:
Phone: (828) 259-5600
Fax: (828) 259-5499
E-mail: mayorbellamy@avlcouncil.com
District Attorney Ron Moore
Phone: 828-259-3410
Fax: 828-259-3411
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