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September Letters: Artists Raise Significant Funds and Peace and Conflict Resolution University Invite
Why can you read about it in the Los Angeles Times, but not locally?
By Nona Glazer and Dietrich Fischer
Posted on Sep 1, 2004 |
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Dear West By Northwest.org:
On Sunday, August 29, over 65 artists donated artwork for a highly succesfuly fundraiser for MoveOn Political Action Committee. Many people respond to MoveOn for their no-nonsense, direct approach. They are partisan, and they try hard to be accurate and fair.
We raised $8,000 through a lottery in our two hour party at Cathedral Park Place Gallery in North Portland, listened to music by Shicky Gnarowitz and enjoyed a wide variety of art.
Artists all over the country and here in the Northwest are mobilizing as never before. Why? Perhaps a couple of the reasons lie in the historical role of the artist to raise issues as well as push concepts of aesthetics and perceptions.
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As a group we value our freedom of expression/free speech as a precious heritage of constitutional democracy. Many are concerned that the current direction of the present administration is endangering this precious heritage of constitutional democracy through the USA PATRIOT Act and other administrative initiatives. The fundraiser follows widespread activism by artists across the country including a $100,000 fundraising success by NYC artists, $15,000 by Seattle artists, $200 by Lopez Island artists in Washington.
Why can you read about it in the Los Angeles Times and not in the local media? Visit "The political canvas" by Louise Roug LA Times Staff Writer, August 25, 2004, link to LA Times left column, registration required. Opening summary says: "It used to be, politicians offered patronage to the arts. But these days, it seems, it's the other way around. Artists of all stripes are becoming the benefactors of needy politicians. Mobilized by the presidential election, visual artists as diverse as..."
A variety of artists donated work including Carl Annalas, Gina Wilson, Kay French, Carola Penn, Andy Myers, Nona Glazer, Steven Hayes, Rita Robbilard, Bonnie Meltzer, Harry Widman, Karin Hansen, Elizabeth Cook,Sarah Laughlin, Linda Hitchens, Chris Rauschenberg, Susan Banyas, Barbara Barnham, Claudia Howell, Jonnel Covault and so many,many more!
Best wishes to you,
Nona
Dear Readers at West By Northwest.org:
This is an Invitation To Study Peace And Conflict Resolution
At the European University Center for Peace Studies (EPU), Stadtschlaining, Austria.
We wish to invite you to join a select group of 40 students from around the world in an intensive course in peace and conflict studies at the European University Center for Peace Studies (EPU) in Stadtschlaining, Austria. All the courses are taught in English, by leading specialists in their field from around the world, including Johan Galtung, founder of the field of peace research. Studying with the founder of a new academic discipline is a rare opportunity, like studying medicine with Hippocrates, economics with Adam Smith, or relativity theory with Albert
Einstein. EPU offers students a well-rounded program covering
Peace with Security, Development, Freedom, Nature and Culture.
The Program, established in 1991 by Dr. Gerald Mader, Founder and
President of the Austrian Study Center for Peace and Conflict
Resolution, received the 1995 UNESCO Prize for Peace Education.
In addition to attending courses, students get to know each other
closely and conclude friendships that last a lifetime. In the fall
of 2003, we had 39 students from 28 countries. Many former students
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Our students who have successfully completed their studies are well
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Fall term 2005: 2 October - 21 December (Apply by 15 March 2005)
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WHO SHOULD APPLY: Students from any discipline interested in peace
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approved by the Austrian Ministry of Education.
With best regards,
Dietrich Fischer
FOR MORE INFORMATION AND TO APPLY:
see <a href=">http://www.aspr.ac.at/Austrian Studies Center for Peace and Conflict Resolution</a>or note http://www.aspr.ac.at, and click on " european university center for peace studies, Tel +43-3355-2498-515 (mornings).
We will be happy to answer your questions, or help you apply.
APPLICATION DEADLINE FOR THE SPRING TERM 2005: September 15, 2004
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