Saturday, November 12th, 2011 / 1-3pm @ The Bloom Collective Come join us for a potluck and discussion examining how local museums (Grand Rapids Public Museum, Fred Meijer Gardens, Gerald R. Ford Presidential Museum) continue to perpetuate oppression and favor the elite through their choice of exhibits and their portrayal of history. Bring a dish [...]

November 25th, 2011 / 12-4pm @ The Bloom Collective Because there is enough for everyone. Because sharing is more fulfilling than owning. Because corporations would rather see landfills overflow than anyone get anything for free. Because “free trade” is a contradiction of terms. Because no one should have to do without food, shelter, entertainment, and [...]

  Thursday, July 28, 2011 / 5-8pm @ Stuff ~n~ Nonsense (just down the hall from The Bloom Collective) We’re partnering with Camille at Stuff~n~Nonsense to learn about sewing our own clothes! The introduction class will cover machine use, patterns, construction, and tools of the trade. Bring a sewing kit if you have one (scissors, [...]

June 26, 2011 / 12-5pm @ The Bloom Collective Join us for a RRFM on our lawn and come inside to check out the Bloom. Bring clothes, books, etc. that you don’t want & take free stuff that others drop off!   *We could always use volunteers with events like this, so let us know [...]

Thursday, June 16 / 7:00pm @ IATSE Labor Hall 931 Bridge St. NW COINTELPRO 101, the latest release from The Freedom Archives, makes plain that all of the problems of today, from war, to incarceration, to banking crises, joblessness and environmental catastrophe, still exist because movements to do away with them suffered and continue to [...]

Ryan is stopping by GR for one night only! 8 p.m. MONDAY APRIL 11 His show focuses around folks in states getting hit hard by the tsunami wave of right-wing budget cuts and attacks on organizing. A special local guest will open the show. $5 or $10 at the door. Location: The Thunderdome Email bloomcollective@gmail.com [...]

Thursday March 10 6:30 – 8:30 At The Bloom Collective, 671 Davis NW (Steepletown Center, Davis & 5th) For more than three decades, transnational corporations have been busy buying up what used to be known as the commons — everything from our forests, drinking water and oceans to our broadcast airwaves and and cultural works. [...]

Guerilla Midwife & panel discussion: Future of Birth in Michigan 6 p.m. Doors. Film at 6:30 p.m. Thursday  March 3 Wealthy Street Theater 1130 Wealthy SE, Grand Rapids Donations to International Cesarean Awareness Network (ICAN) and Bumi Sehat Foundation International Why is a film about a midwife serving the poor in the Philippines relevant to the Grand Rapids [...]