Black Lens News – Robert Lloyd Artist & Advocate https://4comculture.com Building The Community You Are Looking For Fri, 09 Sep 2022 22:23:15 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 28322325 Who Will Take a Page from Sandy’s To Do List https://4comculture.com/who-will-take-a-page-from-sandys-to-do-list?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=who-will-take-a-page-from-sandys-to-do-list Fri, 09 Sep 2022 22:23:10 +0000 https://4comculture.com/?page_id=17528 Continue reading →]]>

These are the principles that underlie the work that Sandy was doing.

  1. I believe in justice for all
  2. I believe in lifting up the disadvantaged
  3. I believe in dismantling unjust criminalization systems
  4. I believe in equal protection under the law
  5. I believe in ending poverty
  6. I believe in ending systemic racism
  7. I believe in ending the war economy
  8. I believe in ending ecological devastation
  9. I believe in building unity across lines of division
  10. I believe in a moral narrative that is concerned with how society treats the marginalized
  11. I believe in transforming the political, economic and moral structures of our society
  12. I believe in working toward non-partisan goals
  13. I believe in sustained moral direct action
  14. I believe in nonviolence

Celebration of Life and Legacy

Tuesday September 13, 2022 5 pm – 8 pm

First Interstate Center of the Arts

334 S Spokane Falls Blvd Spokane WA

The family asked that instead of flowers donations be given to the Carl Maxey Center 3114 E. 5th Avenue Spokane WA 99202

]]> 17528 We Welcome A New Team With New Visions https://4comculture.com/archives/11793?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=we-welcome-a-new-team-with-new-visions https://4comculture.com/archives/11793#comments Thu, 05 Oct 2017 08:00:00 +0000 https://4comculture.com/?p=11793 Continue reading →]]> The Alliance For Media Arts + Culture *

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*The National Alliance for Media Arts + Culture has moved to Spokane.

Mission

* Strengthen the influence of media arts organizations, making them an integral part of their communities;
* Facilitate the support of independent media artists from all cultural communities and geographic regions;
* Integrate media into all levels of education and advocate for media literacy as an educational goal;
* Promote socially responsible uses of and individual access to current and future media technologies;
* Encourage media arts that are rooted in local communities, as well as those that are global in outlook.
]]> https://4comculture.com/archives/11793/feed 2 11793 Black Agenda Spokane Starts Mid-Monthly Meetings JOIN https://4comculture.com/archives/11203?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=black-agenda-spokane-starts-mid-monthly-meetings-join https://4comculture.com/archives/11203#respond Thu, 17 Aug 2017 15:26:26 +0000 https://4comculture.com/?p=11203 Continue reading →]]> If you read The Black Lens News or ask Sandy she can tell you when & where. So What’s Next?  What Support  is Needed?  Have A Seat At Your Own Table!!

What’s the Next Step?  Subscribe to the Black Lens News, write an article in the Black Lens News, follow 4comculture.com. 4comculture has been posting events and things you can do. Become media literate and savvy.  When your politicians hold town hall meetings show up. This past week there were two. If you weren’t there, here they are:

  1. Maria Cantwell’s Town Hall meeting:  https://www.facebook.com/senatorcantwell/videos/1987392528204307/
  2. Cathy McMorris Rodgers’ Town Hall meeting: https://www.facebook.com/ksps/videos/vb.60581587193/10154911576702194/?type=2&theater

Here are nine of the 20 people who showed up at Washington United Black Agenda Spokane.

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If you want to see who showed up at the town hall meetings, photos are posted at 4comculture.

Cathy McMorris Rodgers

Maria Cantwell

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WHY?          Let us know in the Contacts / Comments form at the bottom of this post.

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Maria Cantwell Town Hall Video:

https://www.facebook.com/senatorcantwell/videos/1987392528204307/

Cathy McMorris Rodgers Town Hall Video:

https://www.facebook.com/ksps/videos/vb.60581587193/10154911576702194/?type=2&theater

Who was at Cathy McMorris Rodgers Town Hall?

https://4comculture.com/archives/11144

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Joan Butler, Chair of Police Advisory Committee presents community member questions that were emailed in advance. Participants in the audience felt that their questions had been cherry picked.

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Audience listens to candidates respond to questions.

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Now that we have questioned the candidates how do we give input to the mayor on the decision? These are the ladies who will have the final decision.

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