EDUCATE + AGITATE
January 14th + 15th / 10am-8pm PICA / Portland Institute for Contemporary Art / 415 SW 10th Ave suite #300 Free Admission / Free on-site childcare available / Free food all day Please RSVP here The Portland Institute for Contemporary Art is ADA accessible via the elevator to the third floor from the front entrance of the building. The space is ADA compliant, including all-gender bathrooms and PICA can ensure that furniture setups also meet ADA needs. SATURDAY, JANUARY 14 // EDUCATE 10-11am: WELCOME KEYNOTE: Mic Crenshaw 11-11:40am: THE ART of PROTEST: LOGISTICS 10 minute presentations from each training cohort: Making Media- Mic Crenshaw, Jenna Yokayama, Erin Yanke Wellness In the Streets- Rosehip Medic Collective Policing the Police- Rose City Copwatch Graphics for Action- Roger Peet 11:40- 1pm: LOGISTICS BREAKOUT GROUPS Work more in-depth with one of the four cohorts from The Art of Protest. 1-2pm: ON-SITE LUNCH COURTESY OF PICA 2-3pm: PRIVILEGE and INTERVENTION: Karen Hixson 3-3:30: VISUAL INTERVENTION: Demian DinéYazhi’ 3:30-8pm: ONGOING ARTMAKING There will be several stations set up to support the creation of original art for upcoming protests: banners, signs, and miscellaneous materials. We encourage participants to bring their own supplies to add and share. Tamara Lynne Wallace (Living Stages) will host a Theater of the Oppressed Workshop. 5-6pm: HAPPY HOUR: DJ ALLAN WILSON + refreshments courtesy of PICA 6-8pm: SELF DEFENSE: Jodi Darby (concurrent with art making) ...................................................................................................................................................................................................... SUNDAY, JANUARY 15 // AGITATE 10:30-11:00am: WELCOME + REVIEW OF DAY ONE 11-1:00pm: RIGHT to KNOW: Civil Liberties Defense Center 1:00-2:00pm: ON-SITE LUNCH COURTESY OF PICA 2:00-8:00pm OPEN ART MAKING 2:00-4:00pm MAKE YOUR OWN GAS MASK Riley King will have a station set up, and empty 2-liter bottles available, to show you how to make a cheap and effective tool to keep safe on the streets. 2:00-4:00pm DISPATCHES: CULTURAL RESISTANCE During open art making we will feature a series of 5-minute presentations by local artists and activists about their work and thoughts on creative resistance. Confirmed speakers include: Ka'ila Farrell-Smith (visual artist, One Flaming Arrow) Carlee Smith (One Flaming Arrow) Martha Gies (writer) Blanca Stacey Villalobos & Andrea Telles (Pochas Radicales) Lu Yim & Takahiro Yamamoto (dance/performance, Physical Education) Lauren Moran (Field of Vision) André Middleton (Friends of Noise, Portland Community Media) Roya Amirsoleymani (Portland Institute for Contemporary Art) Donovan Smith (Ignorant/Reflections) Namita Wiggers (Critical Craft Forum) Courtney Rae (organizer, Bark, Eyes on Conservation podcast) Kristin Hole (feminist film scholar, Portland State University) Carla Bengston (visual artist) Rebecca Gates (musician and curator) Carissa Burkett (Public Annex) Cooper Lee Bombardier (writer), and more to come! First 100 Days organizers will also give a preview to the upcoming January 28th ORGANIZE event. 4:00-5:00pm: GUIDED CONVERSATION + RESOURCE BRAINSTORM 5-6pm: HAPPY HOUR: POST-COLONIAL CONCEPTUAL KARAOKE with WEIRD ALLAN KAPROW + refreshments courtesy of PICA 6-8pm SELF-DEFENSE: Jodi Darby (concurrent with art making) |