Arizona Snowbowl will be holding their annual Job (un)Fair this Wednesday.
Join us and voice/demonstrate your concerns with Snowbowl’s attempts to desecrate the Sacred San Francisco Peaks, cause ecological harm and risk community health.
This is an opportunity to educate people that are considering working at Snowbowl.

What: Protest Arizona Snowbowl’s Job (un)Fair!

When: Wednesday, November 7th from 4PM-7PM

Where: Northern Arizona University’s Walkup Sky Dome (click here for a map)
Why: Snowbowl Ski Area is attempting to expand their current ski area development and make fake snow from treated sewage effluent on the Sacred San Francisco Peaks despite pleas from tribes, environmental groups and the greater community.
Who: You and anyone who cares about community health, our environment and respecting Indigenous cultures!

www.savethepeaks.org

yes, already. Life is moving fast today.

It was pretty rad to see Dr. Doug Brown there, the econ professor. He helped me out with that vegetarian article I wrote (aka meatosaurus rex)… and he rides a bike!

First rally: Monday, Nov. 5, 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m., public sidewalk in front of Flagstaff Planned Parenthood on South Plaza Way.

As many of you know, Flagstaff Planned Parenthood has recently begun to experience weekly anti-choice protests by fundamentalist Christians (see background information below). The protestors are not simply exercising their First Amendment right to free speech – they are harassing patients, family and friends by shouting through bullhorns, taking photographs of people entering and leaving the clinic, standing in the shopping center parking lot and handing people pamphlets, and generally behaving in an abusive manner. Several protestors have been cited for disorderly conduct. Nearby business owners and patrons have also spoken of harassment. These protests take place on Thursdays.

If you are interested in volunteering, please contact me and I’ll send you a weekly e-mail to let you know the day and time of the weekly rally. Lisa Rayner, Lisa@LisaRayner.com

Background on the anti-choice protestors

The protestors belong to NAU Students for Life and the Flagstaff Chapter of Survivors of the Abortion Holocaust. Members have also been tabling with graphic photographs of late term fetuses on the NAU campus and outside Flagstaff high schools. Members attended a fundamentalist “pro-life boot camp” this summer. They hold extremist views on sex and contraception. For example, they lie to people about hormonal birth control and emergency contraception, claiming that birth control causes abortion (in reality, hormonal birth control methods prevent ovulation). They consider a single-celled fertilized egg that has not yet implanted in a uterus to be the moral equivalent of an infant (or adult woman for that matter). “Survivors” chapter leader “Bud” Shaver was arrested in July in Wichita, Kansas for entering a Lutheran church during the Sunday service and screaming Bible verses at the congregation (a doctor who runs a women’s clinic is a church member).

This is so rad. I can’t believe it’s finally happening. High fives to Klee, Crystal, and everyone else for making this happen. I’m going to try to get down there this weekend to help out and I’m going to volunteer as much as possible. Let me know if you want to ride there with me and help out.
I know they’ve been ordering books from AK Press, and they’re giving them like 40% off. They’re phenomenal to work with… 

When: Thursday, October 25th
6:00 pm - 9:30 pmWhere:

The anti-Columbus Day rally at City Hall went pretty well. It was a bit cold, but I saw a lot of people I know and met even more. About 99% of the feedback we got from passing motorists was positive. The only comment I could make out that was negative came from an F-150 whipping around the corning yelling “timber!” This was obviously in reference to our Save the Peaks banner. Oh well. It was probably really funny to him, though pretty douche-baggy to us. One woman slowed her car, read every single banner, then honked yelling “right on!”

Afterwards a lot of us went to Applesauce for open mic night. Holy crap, it was packed! It’s been a while since I’ve been to one of these; Aaron must really be working hard to get the word out. I’m going to start going more. Maybe I’ll come up with an act. The banner I helped to hold at the rally, “We Do Not Celebrate Genocide,” was hung up on the stage to promote the theme of the evening. As usual, the acts were pretty hit or miss, but worth attending nonetheless.

About 12 or so acts in, I sauntered over to 111 and saw a couple bands, picked up This Runs On Blood’s new record. Numbers, a band from San Fran, were all really nice, but I thought they were a little boring. It was pretty late by the time they started playing though.

It seems like all I’ve been doing lately is grading papers and stacking wood….so it was a nice break.

Two NAU events that speak to the ongoing affects of free trade in poor and indigenous communities in Mexico.

Free Trade and Community Resistance
Wed., Oct. 24, 7 p.m., Free
Cline Library Auditorium at NAU

The Mexico Solidarity Network presents Cecilia Santiago Vera, a social psychologist and adherent to the Zapatista initiated Other Campaign from Chiapas, Mexico.

Vera’s presentation, in Spanish with English translation, will cover the following:

• Free trade and threats to indigenous communities, especially women
• Human rights abuses in Mexico
• The Zapatista-initiated Other Campaign
• How indigenous communities are working to resist free trade practices
• The leadership of women in fair trade cooperatives ~ traditional weavings and handicrafts from the cooperatives will be available for sale

MAQUILAPOLIS
[ city of factories ]
Mon., Oct. 22, 7 p.m., Free
Cline Library Auditorium at NAU

The film Maquilapolis portrays the struggles of women at work in a maquiladora electronics factory, at home in an extremely poor community, and as they work to improve their lives and communities in the first Mexico-U.S. free trade zone. The film is in Spanish with English subtitles.

the events keep rollin’

For all your language geeks out there, a lecture entitled: “Derrida from Now On: From Deconstruction, Secularism, and Faith” will take place at 6:30, in NAU liberal arts building, rm 135.

Let me know if you want to get hammered beforehand.

Just kidding.

For more information, read any of Bobby’s myspace bulletins from the last month.

From Klee,
Pass this info on:

“We Don’t Celebrate Genocide”
Candle Light Vigil
in front of City Hall, Flagstaff Arizona
5:30-7:30pm Monday October 8th
“we will make a collective statement that Columbus Day is nothing to celebrate.
please speak your truth and bring your art…and candle.”

Or, if you can’t make it, do your part and post this this everywhere. Email me if you want a large version to print out and post on the streets.

The 4th Annual Southwest Native American Film Festival will be held in Flagstaff, Arizona at the Museum of Northern Arizona and the Coconino Center for the Arts, October 5–6, 2007.

The film festival is a unique showcase of contemporary Native American video, film, and animation made by Indigenous filmmakers from throughout the Southwest. The fall festival this fall will also offer professional development opportunities through workshops for Indigenous filmmakers and youth.

The festival, presented in partnership by Indigenous Action Media, Museum of Northern Arizona, Flagstaff Cultural Partners, Tacoho Productions, Native Movement and Outta Your Backpack Media, the festival seeks to provide an opportunity for audiences of all ages to further their understanding of Indigenous cultures today.

Screenings will be held at the Museum of Northern Arizona in the Branigar Hall and the Coconino Center for the Arts. Weekend festival passes that include admission to receptions with filmmakers can be purchased in advance for $18 ($14 for students) and general and student admission fees will be collected at the door. Passes can be purchased at Winter Sun Trading Co. the Museum of Northern Arizona and the Coconino Center for the Arts. Call 928/779-2300 for additional information or visit these festival partner websites for a schedule of events at www.indigenousaction.org, www.musnaz.org, and www.culturalpartners.org.

Date: October 6th 2007 (Saturday)
Location: Coconino Center for the Arts 300 N. Fort Valley Road in Flagstaff, AZ Schedule:
9:30 - 9:00 a.m. check-In
10:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. workshop
Cost: $10 per person ($5 for students, free for Indigenous youth) Payable in advance or at the door.