Come to the Olympia Free School's new volunteer meeting!

Enjoy free VEGAN and VEGETARIAN pizza while you learn how you can help your community!

VENGAN A LA ESCUELA LIBRE DE OLYMPIA A UNA REUNION PARA VOLUNTARIOS NUEVOS.

Disfruta de una cena con pizza estrictamente VEGETARIANA mientras aprendes como puedes ayudar a tu comunidad!

Located downtown @ 610 Columbia St.

Ubicada en el centro de la ciudad @ 610 Columbia St.

Facilitator - Olympia Freeschool Organizers
Schedule - 6:30pm-9:00pm, February 7th, March 6th and April 3rd!
Location - Olympia Freeschool

For more information, visit: www.olympiafreeschool.org

I had planned to spend the day at the history museum at Tacoma where there will be a presentation about Katrina survivors but my friend, who is a Katrina survivor, cancelled due to illness and I've decided to celebrate by posting about The Feminist Book Project at the Olympia Free School instead.

The project focuses on works by women with emphasis on works by women of color. I've volunteered to do the initial set-up for the project including creating the section dividers and lettering on the sign above the display. I'd like to invite you to go in to take a look, check out a book and even, if you feel so inclined, to donate a feminist book...especially a book by a woman of color.

I'll be posting more about this project in the future.

The Olympia Free School has their winter catalog out and one of the listings especially intrigues me. Community Print is offering a class Intro to Letter Press.

Here is their description about what Community Print is all about:

Community Print is an Olympia based artist's collective comprised of printers, writers, and rabble rousers of all visual persuasions. We hope to facilitate creative expression and cultural disturbance by sharing access to resources and building a community of artists. Our space is meant as a tool for the creation and distribution of independently published media and art.

We have a selection of type and 2 proof presses for hand set letterpress printing, silkscreening facilities, bookbinding and paper making supplies, and a handmade book and zine library. We provide workshops and volunteer run studio hours as well as resources and information on the printing arts.

Our goal is to encourage growth and change in our world by providing a space for ideas to come together and tools to cultivate meaningful work.