In case you’ve been living under a rock or don’t pay attention to the news, last week the Chasse family was awarded a $1.6 million settlement for the death of James Chasse, the largest civil settelment in the City of Portland’s history. Catch up here.
This past year I made a T-shirt as a tribute to James and the mistreatment of a 12-year girl who was shot with a beanbag gun for not paying her Trimet fare. Sales from the shirts raise funds for the completion of ALIEN BOY, a documentary Brian Lindstrom is making on the life and death of Chasse. You can still support this noble cause and purchase a T-shirt; however we are running out and will not likely print more.
Sarah Mirk and I recently made this short vid for Oregon History Comics. The video is to raise money to print a series of 10 comics telling little-known stories from our state and city’s history.
We’re using the social networking site Kickstarter to make the project possible. If you are unaware, Kickstarter is sort of an all-or-nothing fund raising site for grassroots projects. We have until May 31st to reach our goal of $2500 and we’re off to a good start — but we’re still about 25% off the goal with less than 2 weeks to go. We need your help in raising the remaining amount. If we fail to hit $2500 we sadly we get none of the money people have pledged!
The other week I gave a little talk over @ research club. Thanks Dustin Zemel for the documentation. Here is the link: http://vimeo.com/9593883 or watch below.
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The Dill Pickle Club is organizing a honking huge art show, bookshop and event series at the Eyeful Gallery that opens Thursday, December 3rd at the First Thursday artwalk. Go here for all the details.
I’m making four short videos to promote the event, one to be released each week of the month long show. Here’s the first installment.
WORK | PROGRESS also celebrates two publications I produced for the Dill Pickle Club — Brains, Brilliancy, Bohemia: Art and Politics in Jazz-Age Chicago and Art for the Millions: The Enduring Legacy of the WPA. Head to the store for more info and to pick up a copy.
a short list of some happenings around town in the coming weeks:
1. Noam Freakin’ Chomsky is speaking at the First Unitarian Church in Portland, Friday, October 2, as part of EcoNverge, a conference exploring solutions to the global financial and environmental crises. The weekend conference features an impressive lineup of lectures and workshops, and has nearly 50 participating organizations. From their site:
The Northwest region of the United States has pioneered effective responses to environmental and economic problems in the past. A decade ago the “Battle for Seattle” during the World Trade Organization Ministerial meetings sparked a critical reevaluation of neoliberal globalization. Now that this model has been discredited, it is time for us to collectively determine what comes next.
2. Matthew Stadler is directing an interesting new project, Publication Studio, at the Ace Hotel. In addition to printing and binding small run books on demand, the Publication Studio will apparently host social gatherings and conversations with its published authors. The hours appear to be somewhat irregular, so your best bet is to check their site.
3. Local documentarian Ivy Lin has recently completed a new film, Come Together Home, a documentary on a Chinese burial ground in Portland in which as many as 1,500 bodies were exhumed and shipped to China amongst anti-foreign sentiment in the 1920s. In the film Lin documents her journey back to China to investigate the whereabouts of the remains. Come Together Home premiers at the Someday Lounge, October 11th, and is a fundraiser for Friends of Lone Fir Cemetery (an initiative to save the burial ground-turned vacant lot).
4. The Oregon Cultural Heritage Commissionand the Littman Gallery at Portland State University have teamed up to present “Dorothea Lange in Oregon: 1939 Farm Security Administration Photos,” an exhibition of WPA photos Lange took during her time in Oregon. I had the privilege to see an advance copy of the exhibition catalog, and it looks phenomenal. The show opens Thursday, October 1 and runs through November 25. A schedule of related talks is posted on OCHC’s website: http://www.ochcom.org/.
2. I, Marc Moscato, am speaking at the Multnomah County Library as part of “Zinesters Talking,” Tuesday, October 6th, from 6:30–7:45 p.m. I’ll be giving a slide lecture on organizing the Dill Pickle Club’s Art for the Millions bike field trip. More info on the lecture series here.
3. My film The More Things Stay the Same is screening as part of “Visible Histories” at Other Cinema in San Francisco, Saturday, October 17th. My piece will show alongside work by long-time friends Vanessa Renwick, Erick Lyle and Dara Greenwald. Should be a great show.
4. This site has been quiet as of late but big plans are in the works; keep tuned.
Glad to be back in Portland after three weeks of biking around and showing films in 100 degree weather. Tour was fun but exhausting. Be sure to check out the site blog, which we’ll be updating with some reflections and more pics in the next few days. I have about 40 DVDs of Tough Stuff left; pick up one here.
The dust is settling and things are beginning to take shape for the Dill Pickles. Lots of planning, projecting and grant writing. We started a Facebook page; join the “I knew ‘em when” club and become our fan.
A quick blurb on a happening this weekend from Ms. Carye Bye:
Letterpress Printers’ Fair
Saturday, August 8, 2009
11 am - 4 pm
Liberty Hall - 311 N Ivy, Portland, Oregon
$2 admission from 11 am - 2 pm, Free 2 - 4 pm
