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PACIFICORP DAY OF ACTION - September 18, 2008
The Klamath Justice Coalition invites you to join us September 18, 2008 for the first annual Day of Action Against PacifiCorp: The Most Destructive Power Company in the West
The Klamath Justice Coalition is a group of Klamath Basin community activists dedicated to the restoration of the Klamath River and the removal of PacifiCorp’s lower four Klamath River dams.
We will assemble at Holladay Park at the corner of NE Multnomah and 11th Street in Portland at 12 noon. From there we will march to PacifiCorp’s headquarters for a rally featuring speakers from Tribal, fishing, and conservation communities. The public can learn more about these issues and these events at an Un-Dam the Klamath Film Night in Portland, Oregon on September 9th at the Hollywood Theatre at 7:00 pm (more info below).
If groups are interesting in engaging in acts of non-violent direct action or civil disobedience, we humbly request that such actions be held on days before or after the the march on Thursday the 18th. We ask that no groups engage in any acts of violence or property destruction. Note that workshops introducing community members to the basic principles of non-violent direction action (NVDA) are being held August 22nd-24th in Orleans, CA. For more details on the trainings or to arrange additional NVDA workshops please email siishtaknurith@yahoo.com.
For more information contact Georgiana Myers at 707-599-0877, sregonlady@gmail.com.
See you in Portland!"
Klamath Justice Coalition
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PDX Un-Dam the Klamath Film Night - September 9th, 2008
The Klamath Justice Coalition, KBOO Radio, the Karuk Tribe and Klamath Riverkeeper are co-sponsoring an informational film night about the the movement to Un-Dam the Klamath River. Documentary films and footage will inspire and inform the audience about the Klamath and its salmon, as well as Tribes, fishermen, and the extraordinary grassroots actions these groups have taken to un-dam the river. Opportunities for organizing for the September 18th PacifiCorp Day of Action Demanding Dam Removal will be available. Admission is by donation.
7:00 pm at the Hollywood Theatre in Portland, OR, 4122 NE Sandy Blvd.
for more information contact info [at] pacificorpdayofaction.org
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Coos Bay Area Un-Dam the Klamath Organizing Meeting - August 22nd
The commercial fishing community is invited to plan for the September 18th Day of Action Demanding Dam Removal. The meeting will be held at the Charleston RV Park meeting room at 6 pm, Friday the 22nd of August. We will discuss strategies for getting fishermen to Portland for the meeting, as well as potential messages for the press. Come on down and bring a friend!
For more info contact Malena [at] klamathriver.org or 541-821-7260.
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MADRONA ARTS PRESENTS
KLAMATH RIVER: FREEING THE WATERS
Benefit for Tribal Environmental and Fisheries Programs
Featuring the works of Bruce Bayard • Ann Disalvo
Dan Elster • Joan Franklin • Diana Hartel • Pat Holton
Michael John Koester • Margie Mee • Phyllis Trowbridge
John Wimberley • David Lorenz Winston • Ruthe Woudenberg
Live original music by Gene Burnett, Monte Killingsworth and others
-- THREE OPENINGS AT STUDIO 5--
First Friday, August 1 - Art Show & Klamath River Updates - 5-8PM
First Friday, September 5 - Art Show & Warren Buffett's Dam Cake - 5-8PM
Open Studio Labor Day Weekend: August 30th through September 1st
10-5 in conjunction with Southern Oregon Open Studios
DIRECTIONS
Studio 5 is located at 258 A Street above Lela's Restaurant
and across from Ace Hardware in Ashland's Railroad District
PARTICIPANTS & SPONSORS
Klamath Riverkeeper • KS Wild • Friends of The River
Klamath River Fish woman (a must) • Oregon Wild • Stephen
Most, author of River of Renewal • Inter Tribal Fish Commission -
Merv George Jr. and others • Madrona Arts • Studio 5 • Studio AB
Ashland Railroad Museum • A Street Arts Building
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I LOVE THE KLAMATH Dessert and Film Night in Ashland, October 17th, 2008
Volunteer with Klamath Riverkeeper to help put on this event...
Klamath Riverkeeper is planning a fun evening of films, sweets, and information about the Klamath dams in Ashland, Oregon this fall. We are currently looking for local folks interested in helping out with this event. Email malena at klamathriver.org if you'd like to be involved, or would just like to get more information.
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Host a Klamath Riverkeeper Film Night
The Klamath Salmon Media Collaborative has produced some awesome films about dams, fish, farmers, and Tribes on the Klamath. We are pleased to show these movies, and audiences are consistently impressed with their level of well-balanced reporting and consideration of the issues. Help us out by hosting a film night in your community. Whether its your club, your college, your town or just your friends, we're relying on you to help us get the word out on the Klamath dams. Contact us and we'll work with you to plan a successful event.
Un-Dam the Klamath Featured Films:
Solving the Klamath Crisis: Keeping Fish and Farms Alive
Four hydroelectric dams built eighty years ago have degraded the health of the Klamath River, decimated local salmon populations, and imperiled three Native American tribes. A budding coalition of Native Americans, farmers, environmentalists, and fishermen may now be able to remove those dams. Film produced by the Klamath Salmon Media Collaborative
Shake Your Oncorhynchus
A short film featuring lively footage of all our favorite underwater characters on the Klamath, set to hip hop beats.