Activities Archive

Saturday, April 28, 7pm
Public film showing to commemorate the
100th anniversary of the Bread and Roses strike
Triangle: Remembering the Fire
This powerful documentary describes the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire that, in March 1911, killed 146 garment workers, mostly immigrant women. The preventable tragedy ignited an inferno of protest that fueled the infamous 1912 Bread and Roses strike and national workplace safety standards.

A post-film discussion will focus on women's crucial leadership in today's labor struggles for union recognition, better pay and working conditions.

Social and snacks at 6:30pm, $3-5 sliding scale
Bread and Roses Center, 6834 NE Glisan, Portland 97213
Tri-met bus line 19; 8 blocks east of NE 60th Max Stop. For more information or to arrange childcare contact 503-240-4462 or email rwpdx@igc.org.

Wednesday, January 25, 7pm
Picket-sign making party for
Mother Jones Feminist Brigade to Longview!
Help create picket signs, practice songs, and compose chants for the Mother Jones Feminist Brigade to Longview to support the ILWU Longshore workers and members of the Women's Auxiliary.

Lend a hand to organize the Mother Jones Bbrigade as part of a mass solidarity caravan to Longview to stand shoulder to shoulder with the Women's Auxiliary of Local 21 and ILWU women. They face legal attacks for their direct action, with their ILWU brothers, against conglomerate grain distributor EGT.

This is part of a call-out from thousands of community members and union activists to confront union-busting, and rally against EGT when they try to load a grain ship with scab labor. The ship is expected to arrive in Longview at the end of January or beginning of February.

At the Bread and Roses Center, 6834 NE Glisan, Portland (Tri-Met bus line 19).

For more information call 503-240-4462 or email rwpdx@igc.org

Friday, December 16, 7:00 pm
Volunteer Appreciation Party
Mark your calendar! Radical Women will raise a glass in honor of everyone who's been involved in socialist feminist triumphs this year. This is a seasonal social to thank volunteers and friends who have helped with various fights for public education, reproductive rights and labor solidarity.

Let's bask in the victories and get psyched for future organizing. Enjoy tasty treats, music, and discussion with other agents for change. Liberating libations available for a donation. Bread and Roses Center, 6834 NE Glisan St., Portland (Off I-84 at exit 3; #19 bus line).

For more information, contact 503-240-4462 or email rwpdx@igc.org.
A seditious celebration hosted by Radical Women

Saturday, October 29, 7:00 pm
Frighteningly Feminist Halloween Film Showing of
"The Stepford Wives"
Enjoy a screening of this '70s classic horror flick. What do town leaders have in store for newcomer Joanna Eberhart? The women of Stepford are changing -- will resistance be futile? Come early and stay late. Enjoy fang-tastic nibbles, bloody-good beverages, ethereal conversations and more. Costumes encouraged.

Featuring Spooky Snacks and Tasty Treats. Doors open at 7 pm; film starts at 8 pm. Door donation $2 - Snack donation $7

Bread and Roses Center, 6834 NE Glisan St., Portland (on bus lines #19).

For more information, contact 503-240-4462 or email rwpdx@igc.org.
Fundraiser for Radical Women

Wednesday, September 14, 7:00 pm
Radical Women Community Campaign Meeting
Get involved with other feminists, activists, individuals, and unionists who want to work together and fight to make the state stop taking care of business and start taking care of people! With local and federal politicians balancing budgets through massive cuts to public education, health care, and access to reproductive health, a militant community response is needed. Bring your ideas and be part of this discussion that plans to build a democratic, fight-back campaign.

A light meal will be available for $5.00 donation. Bread and Roses Center, 6834 NE Glisan, PDX (bus line 19).

For more information or to volunteer call 503-240-4462 or email rwpdx@igc.org. To donate to Radical Women please send to 6834 NE Glisan, Portland 97213. All genders welcome.

Saturday, August 20, 7:00pm
Women's Rights Day forum:
EYEWITNESS REPORTS from the national
Save Our Schools conference and march
The Fight to Save Public Education
On July 30, thousands of teachers, students, parents, and community activists mobilized in Washington, D.C. to launch a battle to win quality education for all. Participants called for a mass movement for equitable public school funding and an end to high-stakes testing and corporate control of curriculum. Hear about this history-making mobilization and how you can get involved in ongoing defense of public schools.

Speakers:
Laura Mannen Bilingual elementary school teacher and feminist who led fight against school cutbacks and closures in the Forest Grove School District

Steve Hoffman Washington Federation of State Employees Local 304 delegate to the King County Labor Council, shop steward at North Seattle Community College

Savory Summer Buffet, with vegetarian option, served at 6:00pm for a $8.50 donation. Door donation $2.00.

Bread & Roses Center, 6834 NE Glisan, Portland Eight blocks east of NE 60th Ave. Max Station; Tri-Met bus line #19

Sponsored by: Radical Women and Freedom Socialist Party
For information, call (503)240-4462 or email rwpdx@igc.org

Wednesday, June 8, 7:00pm
Gay Pride with a Union Label:
What LGBT Workers are Doing to Build the Union Movement
LGBT workers have a history of fighting bigotry and connecting struggles, which is why they bring a natural militancy to the labor movement. Explore how unions can be a lever for social change. Karen Baird, Vice President of Portland Pride at Work and member of Cement Masons (OPCMIA) Local 555 will speak on current efforts to achieve full equality in the workforce and unions.

Meal will be available at 6:30, with vegetarian option, for a $7.00 donation to Radical Women. Bread and Roses Center, 6834 NE Glisan St, Portland, OR 97213. On bus line #19. For more information contact 503-240-4462 or email: rwpdx.org.

To donate to Radical Women, send a check to 6834 NE Glisan St, Portland, OR 97213.

Saturday, June 4th, 11am – 4pm
Debate for Beginners: Public Speaking for Opinionated People
This workshop is for those looking to improve their speaking and listening skills as social advocates. Group interaction and feedback is highly encouraged. Focus will be on articulating political issues and opinions on the spot, with emphasis on audience-oriented, jargon-free speech and honing individual style and manner for maximum effectiveness -- and fun! Group interaction and feedback is highly encouraged, with opportunities for individuals to practice giving speeches on different political and current events topics throughout the workshop.
Everyone is welcome.

Event coordinators: Bryan Fabert and Devin McDonnell are experienced British Parliamentary/Worlds debaters and coaches who worked with the Humboldt State University Speech and Debate team for four and two years, respectively. "Our goal is to build leadership among the left in publicly representing radical, socialist, and feminist political thought in a way that inspires and informs others, calls people into unified action, and cultivates the leadership of those not yet politically active."

Sponsored by Radical Women. This is a fundraiser for the Freedom Socialist Newspaper.

$20.00 donation includes lunch and materials. Bread and Roses Center, 6834 NE Glisan, Portland (on bus line #19).

For more information call 503-240-4462 or email rwpdx@igc.org.

Saturday, May 21, 2:00 pm
Portland Walk for Choice
Rally and march to support reproductive rights and federal funding for family planning service locally and nationally. Stand up for health care options for low income people and access to safe and legal abortion.

• Full Funding of Women's Clinics!
• Full Access to Contraception and Abortion!

Gather at Pioneer Courthouse Square

Co-sponsored by Portland Radical Women, Portland International Socialist Organization, and individual activists. For more information contact walkforchoicepdx@gmail.com or Radical Women at 503-240-4462, or email rwpdx@igc.org.

Wednesday, May 11, 7:00 pm
Radical Women meeting:
Women Speak Out Against the Poverty Draft
Military recruiters target poor communities and youth of color with promises of higher education and career opportunities. This panel will discuss counter-recruiting efforts and the fight to keep the military out of schools. Speakers include feminist activist and blogger Terri Strange from Radical Women, Marion Ward from Washington Truth in Recruiting (WAtir), and a representative of Recruiter Watch PDX. Learn how parents, teachers, and students are organizing to keep the recruiters out of the schools while educating young people on post high school options besides the military.

Supper will be available at 6:30, with vegetarian option. Meal donation is $7.50 to raise funds for Radical Women.

Bread and Roses Center, 6834 NE Glisan St, Portland, OR 97213. On bus line #19. For more information contact 503-240-4462, or email: rwpdx.org.

To donate to help Radical Women, send a check to 6834 NE Glisan St, Portland, OR 97213.

Saturday, March 12, 7pm
International Women's Day Film Showing:
"Eyes of the Rainbow"
This documentary chronicles the life of Assata Shakur, who has been living in political exile in Cuba since 1986 after her escape from a U.S. prison. She was a member of the Black Panther Party and later a leader in the Black Liberation Army (BLA) in the early '70s. Assata was targeted by the FBI's COINTELPRO operation and was captured in a shoot-out on the New Jersey State Turnpike in 1973.

In the film, Assata describes her political history and talks about her current life in Cuba. Her story can be linked to the current struggle against targeting of activists, Muslims, and immigrants by the FBI. This film pays tribute to Assata and to all women warriors who fight for a better world.

Bread and Roses Center, 6834 NE Glisan, Portland (on bus line #19). Door donation $2.00; no one turned away for lack of funds.
Latin American Buffet, with vegetarian option, served at 6:00pm for a $7.00 donation.

Sponsored by Radical Women. For more information: 503-240-4462 ; rwpdx@igc.org; www.radicalwomen.org.

Wednesday, February 9, 7pm
Black History Month Celebration
The radical legacy of Pat Parker:
Black lesbian-feminist poet and warrior
Pat Parker (1944-1989) was a community organizer, writer, mother, and fierce opponent of all forms of bigotry. Born in Texas, she moved to California in the '60s. She was involved in the Black Women's Revolutionary Council, Oakland Feminist Women's Health Center, Black Panther Party, and Women's Press Collective.

Her five volumes of poetry are known for gritty honesty in addressing the issues she tackled in her life. "If I could take all my parts with me when I go somewhere, and not have to say to one of them, "No, you stay home tonight, you won't be welcome," because I'm going to an all-white party where I can be gay, but not Black. Or I'm going to a Black poetry reading, and half the poets are antihomosexual, or thousands of situations where something of what I am cannot come with me. The day all the different parts of me can come along, we would have what I would call a revolution." -- Movement in Black

Hear Parker's words, learn about her contributions to the movements for social and economic justice, and join in the discussion.

A Southern-style meal, with vegan option, will be served at 6:30pm for a $6-8 donation. Door donation $1-5; no one turned away for lack of funds.

The gathering, sponsored by Radical Women, is at Bread and Roses Center, 6834 NE Glisan, Portland (on bus line #19). For more information call 503-240-4462 or email rwpdx@igc.org.

Saturday, January 22, 4:00-9:00 pm
Hall Warming Party
You're invited to celebrate the opening of the Bread and Roses Center -- a new organizing storefront in the Montavilla neighborhood.

Get acquainted with Radical Women and learn how you can get involved. Enjoy complimentary multi-ethnic appetizers and thirst-quenchers. Office warming gifts appreciated.

Bread and Roses Center, 6834 NE Glisan St, Portland OR 97213 (corner of NE Glisan and NE 69th, see map on back) On bus line 9.

For more information call 503-240-4462 or email rwpdx.org

Sponsored by Radical Women and the Freedom Socialist Party

Sunday, January 16, 2:00 pm, Salem
Counter-picket Oregon Right to Life at the capitol
This January marks the 38th anniversary of Roe v. Wade. Attacks on a woman's right to control her own body are on the rise, from daily harassment at abortion clinics to regressive legislative maneuvers from an increasingly conservative dominated Congress. Be part of a caravan to the Salem Capitol Mall Plaza to counter the anti-choicers and send a message to the state legislator that abortion must stay legal and be accessible.

Sponsored by Radical Women, Stop Porn Culture, and the Freedom Socialist Party
For more information or to join the carpool, call 503-240-4462, or email rwpdx@igc.org

Tuesdays, January 4 and 11, 7:00pm, Portland
Rally organizing meetings
Calling all feminist women and men to defend reproductive freedom!
Help plan a counter-picket of an anti-choice action by Oregon Right to Life this January 16th at the state capitol in Salem. Take a stand to defend and expand reproductive rights. Your ideas, skills and labor are needed!

Bread and Roses Center, 6834 Glisan St (8 blocks east of NE 60th Ave. Max station; Tri-Met bus line #19)

Sponsored by Radical Women, Stop Porn Culture, and the Freedom Socialist Party
For more information, call 503-240-4462, or email rwpdx@igc.org

Wednesday, October 13, 6:30 pm
Socialist Feminist Mobilizing Meeting
Held at In Other Words Women's Books and Resources.

October marks the ninth anniversary of the war in Afghanistan and Afghan women continue to bear the brunt of the on-going U.S. occupation of their country. Discussion on how U.S. feminists must bring the demands and concerns of women to the anti-war movement if there is to be lasting success in ending the war and occupation. There will also be updates on local organizing including defense of reproductive rights.

Get acquainted with Radical Women and learn how you can get involved.

Community door donation $1-5, no one turned away for lack of funds. A light meal with vegan option will be available for a $6 donation. Proceeds will go to In Other Words and Radical Women. Open to all genders. In Other Words Women's Books and Resources, 8 NE Killingsworth St., Portland. On bus lines #44 and #72.

For more information call 503-240-4462. www.radicalwomen.org or email rwpdx.org

Tuesdays in October, 6:30pm
Reading Circle on "Lyndon LaRouche:
Fascism Restyled for the New Millennium"
Lyndon LaRouche has acquired a national and international following, and his organization frequently recruits on college campuses. LaRouchites often appeal to people under progressive pretenses such as support for Palestine, and opposition to war and corporate globalization. However, don't be fooled by this wolf in sheep's clothing! At the core, his political program is virulently misogynist, anti-Semitic, and racist. This study group will explore LaRouche's contradictions, his dangerous connections to fascism, and how to organize community resistance to the upsurge in rightwing activity.

This weekly study circle meets through the month of October at Portland State University in the Smith Memorial Union cafeteria. The document will be available for $4.50. Snacks available for a donation. Feel free to jump in at any time.

For more information call 503-240-4462. www.radicalwomen.org or email rwpdx.org

Wednesday , September 8th, 6:30
Socialist Feminist Mobilizing Meeting
Capitalism not working for you? Than get acquainted with socialist feminist ideas and learn how you can get involved. Hear about plans for:
• Reproductive rights defense
• Campus discussion circle on Lyndon LaRouche: Fascism Restyled for the New Millennium
• Fundraising for multi-issue activism and leadership building

A light meal, with vegan option, will be available for a $5-8 donation. Call in advance for childcare, work exchange, or additional information. Meetings are free, open to all genders and held at: Bread and Roses Center, 819 N. Killingsworth St, Portland, OR. On bus lines #4 and #72.

For more information call: 503-240-4462. Email rwpdx@igc.org.

Saturday, August 21, 7:00 pm
Women's Rights Day Film Showing:
Ida B. Wells - A Passion for Justice
Celebrate Women's Rights Day with a viewing of "A Passion for Justice." This documentary depicts the life of Ida B. Wells, pioneering African American journalist, activist, suffragist, and anti-lynching crusader of the post civil war era. Film will be followed by discussion on the radical roots of the women's rights movement in the U.S. and the connected struggle for women and Blacks to win the right to vote.

A Summer Salad Buffet will be available at 6:00 pm for a $6-8 donation. Bread and Roses Center, 819 N. Killingsworth St. Portland, OR. On Bus lines #4 and #72.

For more information call: 503-240-4462. www.radicalwomen.org. Email rwpdx@igc.org

Tuesday, July 20th, 6:30 pm
Resist State Budget Cuts!
April Burris, homecare assistant worker and SEIU union member, will speak on who will be hardest hit by impending state cuts, including the elders, and people with disabilities, and the workers who assist them in maintaining, quality of life. With the public sector increasingly under attack, further cuts to public education and social services are expected to take affect by the end of this year in Oregon. Bring your input on how unions and the community can rally to save jobs and ensure that those who are most in need will not lose critical lifelines.

A light meal, with vegan option will be available at 6:15pm for a $5-8 donation. Bread and Roses Center, 819 N. Killingsworth St., Portland, OR. On Bus lines #4 and #72.

For more information call: 503-240-4462. www.radicalwomen.org. Email rwpdx@igc.org

Saturday, June 26, 5:30 pm
Unite Against Gay Bashing!
There has been an upsurge in homophobic attacks, including the recent Memorial Day weekend assault on Stark Street and the protest of Grant High School's Gay and Straight Alliance by the virulent Phelps family. It is becoming increasingly important that local human rights activists come together to explore how to defend Portland's GLBTQ community! Bring your thoughts and ideas on how the community can defend itself and our queer sisters and brothers from future right wing attacks.

A light meal, with vegetarian option, will be available at 5:15pm for a $5-8 donation. Bread and Roses Center 819 N. Killingsworth St. Portland, OR. On bus lines #4 and #72.

For more information, call 503-240-4462, email rwpdx@igc.org, or radicalwomen.org.

Saturday, May 29th, 1:00pm
Radical Women Mobilizing Meeting
Meeting will feature discussion of Socialism for Skeptics by Clara Fraser, a founder of Radical Women. This reading explores topics such as human nature, what would a society built on shared wealth and prosperity and a planned economy look like, and what it will take to get there. Good exploration for skeptics or if you're looking for answers on how to address skeptics of socialism you know.

There will also be updates and review of current organizing including immigrant rights and upcoming Gay Pride activities. Get involved because Marxist Feminism needs you!

A light meal, with vegan option will be available at 1:00 pm for a $5-8 donation. Call in advance for childcare, work exchange, or additional information. Meetings are free, open to all genders and held at: Bread and Roses Center, 819 N. Killingsworth St, Portland, OR. On bus lines #4 and #72.

For more information call: 503-240-4462. Email rwpdx@igc.org.

Wednesday, May 12, 6:30pm
A Feminist Response to Sex Trafficking
A discussion on the rising trafficking of women and children as sexual slaves in Portland and nationally. This Radical Women meeting will discuss the need to build a grassroots community response to address and eliminate this practice.

A light meal, with vegan option will be available at 6:15pm for a $5-8 donation. Bread and Roses Center, 819 N. Killingsworth St., Portland, OR. On bus lines #4 and #72.

For more information call: 503-240-4462 or email rwpdx@igc.org

Saturday, April 24th, 1:00 pm
Radical Women Mobilizing Meeting
Marxist Feminism needs you! Radical Women hosts a revolutionary feminist organizing meeting, including updates on current organizing including getting involved with Take Back the Night action to recognize Sexual Assault Awareness Month and May Day march and rally. Find out how you can get involved.

A light meal, with vegan option, will be available at 1:00 pm for a $5-8 donation. Call in advance for childcare, work exchange, or additional information. Meetings are free, open to all genders and held at: Bread and Roses Center, 819 N. Killingsworth St., Portland, OR. On Bus lines #4 and #72.

For more information call: 503-240-4462. www.radicalwomen.org. Email rwpdx@igc.org

Wednesday, April 14th, 6:30 pm
Film Showing:
The Power of Community! How Cuba Survived Peak Oil
Come see this inspiring documentary and learn how Cuba rallied a massive collective response to survive the oil crises they faced in the early '90s. Women were at the forefront of organizing to develop more sustainable agricultural practices to assure that their communities were cared for and fed. Film showing will be followed by discussion.

A light meal, with vegan option will be available at 6:15pm for a $5-8 donation. Bread and Roses Center, 819 N. Killingsworth St., Portland, OR. On Bus lines #4 and #72.

For more information call: 503-240-4462. www.radicalwomen.org. Email rwpdx@igc.org

Saturday, March 20, 7:00pm
Inaugural celebration in honor of Emma Allen, new Radical Women Organizer
Meet this militant abortion rights defender, avid anti-war activist, and longtime community organizer. Emma is stepping up to guide Portland's Radical Women chapter into the next decade of agitation for the rights of women, queers, people of color, immigrants, and all working people.

International buffet will be available at 6:00pm for an $8 donation. Call in advance for childcare, work exchange, or additional information.

Bread & Roses Center, 819 N. Killingsworth, Portland, 97217
On bus lines #4 and #72 - For more information call: 503-240-4462 or email: rwpdx@igc.

Saturday, January 23, 2pm
Revolutionary Feminist Meeting
Start off the new year by celebrating the anniversary of the historic Roe v Wade court decision which guarantees the right to abortion in the United States. Hear a report on how feminists can build a united front capable of stopping the ultra-right and winning full reproductive justice.

You are invited to share a delicious winter buffet, with vegetarian option, at 1:30pm for a sliding-scale donation of $6-$10. Childcare will be provided. All genders are welcome! At the Bread and Roses Center, 819 N. Killingsworth Street, Portland, OR 97217.

For more information, call 503-240-4462 or send an email to rwpdx@igc.org.

Sunday, January 17, 1:30pm
Picket for Women's Reproductive Rights!
Last January, Oregon Right to Life brought 7,000 anti-choice zealots into downtown Portland to rally against abortion. They are descending upon Pioneer Courthouse Square again on January 17! Let these rightwing fanatics know that their misogynist bigotry is not welcome in Portland by participating in a lively counter-protest.

Meet at 1:30pm at Pioneer Courthouse Square in downtown Portland (SW 6th Avenue between SW Yamhill and SW Morrison).

For more information, call 503-240-4462 or send an email to rwpdx@igc.org.