Archived Events
Listen to Bruce Gagnon speak about Military Use of Drones, how it will change our world.
Armistice Day Event
November 13, 2009 in Hood River
Potluck Dinner at 6:30 at St. Mary's Church before Bruce Gagnon's talk "Military Use of Drones" at 7:00 pm.
Showing of "Rethink Afghanistan" by Robert Greenwald of Brave New Films begins at 8:00 pm.
Bridges for Peace - Third Anniversary of the U.S. Invasion of Iraq
Sunday, March 19th, 2006, 12:30 PM
at Several Locations Listed Below
March 19th, 2006 marks the 3rd Anniversary of the U.S. invasion of Iraq. Over 2000 U.S. soldiers and countless international civilians have died in this war based on proven lies. This also marks a day of international action against the war and the Bush Administration's foreign policies.
Peace and justice groups throughout the Columbia River Gorge will join together in solidarity with millions of people around the world in protest on the 19th of March. We will be occupying I-84 overpasses throughout the Gorge with banners, signs and a feeling of community. A few groups will also have secondary actions following the bridges event.
Find the event happening closest to you and come on down to show your resistance to this war, while joining in solidarity millions around the world.
Biggs (exit 104) overpass 12:30 - 2:00 PM
Goldendale Citizens for Peace
The Dalles (exit 85) overpass 12:30 - 2:00 PM
Wasco County Citizens for Human Dignity
Mosier (exit 69) overpass 12:30 - 1:30 PM
Hood River (exit 63) overpass (City Center) 12:30 - 2:00 PM
Columbia River Fellowship for Peace
Cascade Locks (exit 44) overpass 12:30 - 1:30 PM
Secondary Actions following the Bridges for Peace Event
Sunday, March 19, 2006, 2:00 PM
in Hood River
Following the bridge action in Hood River, we will begin a march winding through town and ending at the Memorial Park location at 2nd St. & State St. There, we will create an open community space for music, discussion and Praire for the Future. Stay as long as you want. Bring your drums, banners and smiles!
Illumination at Thompson Park
Saturday, March 18, 2006, 5:00 PM
at Thompson Park in The Dalles
Wasco County Citizens for Human Dignity is holding an Illumination at Thompson Park in The Dalles at 602 W. 2nd Street, near the swimming pool. They will be lighting a candle for and reading the names of every American soldier killed in the Iraq War. Everyone is welcome and encouraged to bring candles and signs.
Damaged Care: What do we get with our health care spending?
Stephen Bezruchka, M.D., M.P.H.
Saturday, February 4, 2006, 7:30 PM 
Riverside Community Church
Fourth Street & State Avenue, in downtown Hood River, Oregon
The U.S. spends the most money on health care – almost $2 trillion, half of the world's total, each year – but ranks 29th among nations in life expectancy. People who live in countries that spend far less on health care have better health than we do. What’s the real difference? The increasing economic gap between our country’s rich and poor. It’s our greatest health hazard.
Dr. Bezruchka prescribes a healthy lifestyle that includes working for economic justice. Being an active public citizen is good for your health.
Dr. Bezruchka is a physician and Senior Lecturer in the School of Public Health and Community Medicine at the University of Washington. He received UW's Outstanding Teacher Award in 2002. He is a contributor to Sickness and Wealth: The Corporate Assault on Global Health and author of numerous journal articles that explore the disconnect between true “health” and our “health care” system. His recorded presentation, “Health and Wealth,” for Alternative Radio, is their #1 bestseller.
Sponsored by La Clínica del Cariño Family Health Care Centers in Hood River and The Dalles, Oregon. For twenty years, La Clínica del Cariño has served people whose economic, cultural, or social conditions would otherwise keep them from getting primary health care.
Flyers...
Bezruchka Flyer in English (PDF 325KB)
Bezruchka Flyer in Spanish (PDF 360KB)