Voices of the People

St. Francis Church Dining Hall 330 DE 11th Ave., Portland, OR

Come to Occupy Portland's open mic! We are an all ages, alcohol and drug free event! This happens once a month every third Friday! https://www.facebook.com/pdxvoicesofthepeople This Friday Local Song Writer Benjamin Blake will preform a full set of music!!! Walk in the doors to the Dining Hall 20 ft from the side walk on 11th ave. Get a raffle ticket, sign up to share some music, poetry, or whatever your heart feels called to say...

Free

ShellNo Flotilla ~ Paddle in Seattle!

Seacrest Marina Park 1660 Harbor Ave. SW, Seattle, WA

Join our fun family-friendly flotilla on the water around Shell's GIANT oil rigs. Come together with thousands of others who give a damn, for an adventurous afternoon full of music, art, and entertainment. There will also be tons of fun and colorful flair happening on the beach. Because We LOVE landlubbers! 10AM - Kayak Check-In and registration begins 11-12:30 Launch Boats 1PM - On water procession begins 2PM - On-stage program begins at Jack Block...

Vancouver Cascadia Day Celebrations!

Stanley Park 1 Stanley Park Drive, Vancouver, British Columbia

Join us for our annual Cascadia Day celebrations! Bring food, bring music! All day barbeque, open mike, live music, sporting events at Prospect Point Picnic Site, Stanley Park, Vancouver BC, Sunday May 17. We have the spot reserved from 9-4pm, with grilling starting at 10, and live music from 12 on! Wanna help coordinate, bring some food for the grill, or play some music? Email our awesome Cascadia coordinator tbillygibbons@yahoo.ca!

Portland Cascadia Day Celebration!

Laurelhurst Park 3756 SE Oak St., Portland, OR

Join us to celebrate Cascadia Day at Laurelhurst Park! Bring food, bring acoustic instruments, bring your favorite park sports! We'll spend the afternoon in celebration and collaborate on a group art project. Potluck signup: http://bit.ly/1DuEymM More information at: portlandcascadianow.org/upcoming-events/2015/5/17/portland-cascadia-day-potluck-and-art-party Want to help us make the picnic a success? Email CascadiaAD@gmail.com to get involved.

Film Screening: The Hand That Feeds

Clinton Street Theater 2522 SE Clinton St., Portland, OR

15 Now PDX and Socialist Alternative Portland are thrilled to be hosting the first Pacific Northwest screening of the award winning film, "The Hand That Feeds," at Portland's historic Clinton Street Theater. Sponsored by KBOO Community Radio. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. $5-10 sliding scale at the door, no one will be turned away on account of money. About the film: "At a popular bakery café, residents of New York’s Upper East Side get bagels...

#YouShellNotPass Day of Mass Nonviolent Direct Action!

Duwamish River Fishing Dock 3498 11th Ave. SW, Seattle, WA

WHEN: May 18; Meet @ 7 AM WHERE: Duwamish River Fishing Dock (On Harbor Island parallel to Spokane Street) WHAT: A day of mass nonviolent direct action + rally. WHO: You! WHY: To stop Arctic drilling and take a stand against companies like Shell who profit from climate chaos. Meet at the Duwamish Fishing Dock at 7:00 - it's a small boardwalk along Spokane Street on the east side of Harbor Island. We will have...

Eugene Cascadia Day Picnic!

Skinner Butte 155 High St., Eugene, OR

Gather with fellow Cascadia brothers and sisters on Cascadia Day, May 18th, at the top of Skinners Butte at 1pm, for a picnic! Bring a dish to share!

Cascadia Day 2015 Bend

Crow's Feet Commons 875 NW Brooks St., Bend, OR

Come on out and join your fellow bioregional rabble-rousers in celebrating the 35th anniversary of the eruption of Mt. St. Helens! Music by McDougall, The Gold Rust, Second Son, and Dane Breslin. #CascadiaDay #May18 #InBend

March Against Monsanto Aberdeen

Zelasko Park 250 S F St., Aberdeen, WA

On May 25, activists around the world will unite to March Against Monsanto. The march here in Aberdeen is going to focus around the wishkah, heron and chehalis bridges. So far we have about 25 signs ready. we will be having sign making parties as the march gets closer. if you want to help out in any way the organizing group is ( https://www.facebook.com/groups/monsantomarchaberdeen/ ) we need people who want to make signs as well...

March Against Monsanto PDX 2015

Shemanski Park 1010 SW Park Ave., Portland, OR

The theme for this year's march is "Food for Justice", seeking the intersectionality of social and environmental justice in a food system that benefits the 1%. Why do we march? *Research studies have shown that Monsanto’s genetically-modified foods can lead to serious health conditions such as the development of cancer tumors, infertility and birth defects. *In the United States, the FDA, the agency tasked with ensuring food safety for the population, is steered by ex-Monsanto...