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Submitted by Robert Whitlock on Fri, 08/22/2008 - 7:56pm.
Aug 23 2008 - 10:00am
Not sure about the exact start time, but 10 AM seems reasonable.

There will be a film showing at 8 PM.

Project artists and leaders will be on-site at the wall this Saturday. We encourage community members to stop by and join us for conversation, paint a tile leaf, and attend an 8pm film screening at the wall of Bil’in Habibti (Bil’in, My Love), a documentary about the town of Bil’in in the West Bank. The villagers of Bil’in, and those who stand in solidarity with them, have for years engaged in weekly non-violent demonstrations to alter the course of the separation wall through their farmlands. Work on the mural will continue throughout the weekend, when the mural’s central image will be completed: an ancient, gnarled olive tree representing life and growth, movement upwards from strong roots, and a traditional aspect of the Palestinian landscape, culture, and economy. Over a million olive trees have been uprooted to build settlements and the separation wall; the International Court of Justice has ruled that the separation wall illegally appropriates Palestinian land within the 1967 Green Line.
Saturday, August 23, 2008, Labor Temple Building North Wall 119 Capitol Way, Olympia WA 98501

For more information: Official Launch of the Olympia-Rafah Mural Project

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Submitted by Robert Whitlock on Thu, 08/14/2008 - 10:59am.

The Olympia-Rafah Mural Project is happening. Stop by the corner of Capitol Way and State Avenue to see for yourself.


by dreamsjung

I also posted some pictures from a brief visit to the mural. I even saw mural making (preparation) in action. link here

Check out the official project web-page. Break the Silence: The Olympia-Rafah Mural Project

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Submitted by enpen on Sun, 07/13/2008 - 9:59pm.


photo by enpen
mouseover photo by enpen

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Submitted by Robert Whitlock on Fri, 02/29/2008 - 11:49pm.
Orca Tears
Tree Street Orca Wall
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Submitted by enpen on Tue, 02/26/2008 - 2:26pm.



There's a new mural in town located right next to Olympia Screen on 4th Ave (Eastside Oly). If you'd like to see a larger picture just click on the mini-photo above. Two of the artists, Vince Ryland and Ira Coyne, are the people behind the O.F.S. sidewalk marquee art. Another of the artists behind this currently has a art show at Le Voyeur.

A big thank you to the artists as well as to the person/people(?) who commissioned this mural. Eastside 4th Ave is now that much better.

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Submitted by Rick on Sun, 01/20/2008 - 11:12pm.
Jan 25 2008 - 7:00pm

[via omjp]

The Olympia-Rafah Mural Art Project presents...
Up Against the Wall—from Palestine to Mexico

Friday, January 25th, St. John’s Episcopal Church Parish Hall, 7 p.m.

Carlos Marentes of Comité Pro-Amnistía General y Justicia Social in Seattle and Susan Greene of Break the Silence Mural Project in the Bay Area will present Up Against the Wall—from Palestine to Mexico, Friday, January 25th, 7 p.m., in the Parish Hall at St. John’s Episcopal Church, 114 20th Ave SE in Olympia.

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Submitted by enpen on Tue, 12/25/2007 - 12:01am.

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