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We are rounding the fall corner and coming to “that time of year again”- the time that brings back childhood memories of being the first to the stores for the big sales. Adulthood has brought a different relationship to consumption and The Story of Stuff has introduced me to the concepts of “planned obsolescence” and “perceived obsolescence”. Here’s a little teaser for this simple 20 minute narrative cause you to wonder about all the people and things that go into the products we buy. Enjoy!

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As part of the Call+Response film that we have helped promote, Matisyahu covers Bob Marley’s Redemption song. It is worth watching, if not for its economic justice use, then for it’s sheer beauty.

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Hope in the midst of large and overwhelming global issues. That is my conclusion as I learn of so many individuals and groups choosing to take action based on the unrest see or they themselves feel.

First it was Paul Hawken’s description of “the largest movement in the world.” …

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CALL+RESPONSE is a first of its kind feature documentary film that reveals the world’s 27 million dirtiest secrets: there are more slaves today than ever before in human history.

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The other night I attended the Restorative Listening Project’s event around the film “Northeast Passage”. The event was hosted by John Canda, among others, and gave the diverse audience of inner Northeast Portland residents a chance to explore and dialogue about gentrification.

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After three years of work we recently competed our feature film, “Lord Save Us From Your Followers.”

We just completed a one week premier at the Hollywood theater here in our hometown and the response exceeded our expectations. Several of the showing sold out and thousands came out to watch.

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July 4-July 11 is Eat Local Week

How would our lives and community be different if we shifted our purchases to local businesses? Does that locally produced organic hopworks beer taste better?  How about buying from local growers through People’s Food Coop? Does it taste better? Does it cost less? How does shopping local build our […]

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