IS THE NEW ORGANIZING FILTERING DOWN FROM NATIONAL TO LOCAL ACTIVISM? WHAT’S THE MOST PROMISING LOCAL WORK YOU HAVE SEEN? Yes, new organizing is active on both the national and the local level. I wouldn’t say that it’s “filtering down” — much of the best organizing is happening on the local level and is filtering up. For example, the Courage Campaign in California is a state-based organization that works on a variety of issues. They recognized a strategic moment right after the passage of Proposition 8 last November that outlawed same-sex marriage, and have been able to generate significant enthusiasm from folks across the state as part of that campaign. Not only have they grown their email list and raised lots of money that’s now going toward marriage equality programs, but they’ve also transitioned that energy into a really powerful training program that is attempting to change the tide for marriage equality in the state. That’s not just because of online organizing — though they’re very good at that. It’s also because they’re just good organizers and have allowed a lot of room for their supporters to take control of the campaign.
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Phillipe and Jorge have always had a problem with Providence College basketball’s advertising campaign, which refers to the area as “Friartown” in a delusional suggestion that the squad has support throughout the local community.
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The Spot offers a pair of quirky halls that sprout smaller nooks and crannies.
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The Empire Revue is a monthly event at AS220, happening every first Sunday at 8 pm, as predictably as political malfeasance and as reliably funny, only without the urge to strangle the perpetrators. It's only eight bucks, which is still cheaper than a movie, they like to remind us, and way cheaper than a trip to the Borscht Belt, they might add.
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AS220’s exhibit “New Obstructions” is one of those right-on ideas that seem to come so naturally to the institution.
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Meg Turner steals the show in 5 Traverse gallery's new exhibit with her installation Santa's Worst Nightmare . Climb up a few stairs, step into a closet-sized box wallpapered with etchings of bricks, and close the old weathered door behind you.
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A machine that can make everything. It's been the stuff of science fiction for decades. But now, it's a reality. In fact, there's one in Providence.
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It is official — iconic PVD noisemongers Arab on Radar are back on the grid and about to end their eight-year hiatus with a nationwide reunion tour beginning this weekend in Easthampton, Massachusetts, followed by a stop at AS220 on July 3.
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