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6 p.m. Fri, Feb. 25 ’11 Spend an evening with League leaders, General Baker and John Williams. Come out and see the 1970 League-produced film, Finally Got the News. Learn from the League’s powerful example, incorporate the best lessons, and improve your ability to fight back today! Active in the 60s and 70s, The League was a [...]
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Sat. Jan 29 2 -5 p.m. Let’s listen to radical poets, talk about the role of words in revolutionary work, write a little if we feel like it and share our own work. Trade/share/sell your own poetry zines. Potluck, too! Bring a dish to pass. The Bloom will provide vegan options. $3-$5 suggested donation.
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Sat. Jan. 15 2:00 – 5:00 pm Watch the Film: The Most Dangerous Man in America: Daniel Ellsberg and The Pentagon Papers. Enjoy and learn from the generous spirit of Daniel Ellsberg, and the startling repercussions from his acts of conscience during the Viet Nam War era. Discuss: WikiLeaks Join us for a discussion about the [...]
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Saturday Dec 11 Noon to 5 p.m. The Bloom Collective 617 Davis NW at Steepletown Center Grand Rapids, MI Join us at the Bloom Collective for our winter open house! There were will be hot beverages and treats (vegan options available!), and it will be a great chance to check out our NEW zine library, [...]
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Sept. 2nd Potluck – Body Image
Join us on Thursday, September 2nd at the new Bloom Collective location for a potluck discussion about body image. The corporate media and male dominated institutions have dictated what is means to have a beautiful body, both for women and men. The commodification of our bodies has had grave consequences, consequences which we will explore [...]
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Once relegated to the margins of society, pornography has emerged as one of the most visible and profitable sectors of the cultural industries, assuming an unprecedented role in the mainstream of our popular culture at the same time that its content has become more extreme and harsh, more overtly sexist and racist. This eye-opening and [...]
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Empowered Women’s Health Sat. March 20 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. The Bloom Collective 1134 Wealthy SE Info: bloomcollective@gmail.com www.thebloomcollective.org Celebrate Spring Equinox in solidarity with sisters! The Bloom Collective hosts a free workshop,Empowered Women’s Health, Sat. March 20, starting at 10 a.m. at 1134 Wealthy SE. The workshop will share information on alternative practices [...]
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Bloom Movie Night: Beauty Mark
Our next film is Beauty Mark: Body Image and the Race for Perfection. In this courageous, deeply personal new film, Diane Israel examines American culture’s toxic emphasis on thinness, beauty, and physical perfection. Israel, a Boulder-based psychotherapist and former champion triathlete, talks candidly about her own struggle with eating disorders and obsessive exercising, fearlessly confronting [...]
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Zapatista
The Bloom Collective Presents: Zapatista BYOC (Bring your own chair) The DAAC 115 S. Division $3 7:00PM, Febuary 24th Theres going to be a discussion after the movie, so plan to stay and talk awhile! With exclusive access and interviews with Subcomandante Marcos, Noam Chomsky and others, Zapatista is the definitive look at the Zapatista [...]
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