Film Screening of DOPE IS DEATH
The Eco Film Festival and the Hollywood Theater, sponsored by Afro Village PDX, are screening a documentary by Mia Donovan titled DOPE IS DEATH on May 12th at 2 pm. Tickets now on sale.
In 1973, Dr. Mutulu Shakur, along with fellow Black Panthers and the Young Lords, combined community health with radical politics to create the first acupuncture detoxification program in America. DOPE IS DEATH explores how this form of radical harm reduction was a revolutionary act toward the government programs that transfixed the lives of black and brown communities throughout the South Bronx. There is much to learn from these accomplishments: lessons which promise to inspire generations of activists, ecologists, and all of those who are determined to serve their communities.
A community conversation with special guests from the film follows the screening including Mia Donovan and Juan Cortez, a holistic health specialist in New York. More events with the guests may be planned on or around May 12th and will be listed on Afro Village PDX’s website.
“Ecology” means knowledge of home; The Portland EcoFIlm Festival's Social Ecology Films series explores social aspects of this knowledge.
For more information, visit: https://www.portlandecofilmfest.org/dope-is-death
Currently in its eleventh year, The Portland EcoFilm Festival is the premier ecological film festival in the US Pacific Northwest. Every year they showcase some of the world’s best new films about nature and ecology, environmental justice, frontline communities, conservation, and outdoor pursuits. Their mission is to utilize the art of cinema to create a more inspired, active, empowered, diverse, and connected community of environmental advocates and ecologically minded people. The Festival is a signature program ofThe Hollywood Theatre, Portland, Oregon’s modern-historic nonprofit movie house.
The AfroVillage PDX Movement fosters equity, dignity, and sustainability in Portland’s Black and Brown communities, with a focus on women, immigrants, and people experiencing homelessness and housing insecurity.
Past Events
Tobacco : Saturday, March 9th 5 PM - 6:30 PM
Ancestral Healing Practices w/ Marsha Winters,
Dey Rivers & BEAM students
Cotton : Saturday, March 16th 5 PM - 7 PM
Ancestral Healing Practices w/ Andrea Thompson
Artist Talks : Midnite Abioto (Curator), Latoya Lovely,
Bridgette Hickey, Carolyn Anderson & Kyra Watkins
Sugar Cane : Friday, March 22nd 5 PM - 7 PM
Ancestral Healing Practices w/ Midnite Abioto
Artist Talks : Intisar Abioto, Alice Price, Nia Musiba,
Ceriya Stewart & Amenta (Yawa) Abioto
Hemp :Saturday, March 23rd 5 PM - 7 PM
Ancestral Healing Practices w/ Ni Abioto
Artist Talks : Bobby Fouther, Kathy Pennington, Chris McMurry,
Aisha Abioto, Cole Reed & Sahara Defrees
The AfroVillage is more than a physical space
It’s a Movement. Rooted in the vision of Portland community member and activist Laquida Landford “Q“, the movement focuses on addressing the needs of our most vulnerable population — unhoused individuals — with a focus on racial disparities and inequalities. Through her initiatives and events, including Old Town Fresh in Downtown Portland, Laquida provides a variety of critical services to community members and has started important conversations around fundamental basic needs such as hygiene and sanitation, food scarcity, mental and physical health, and safety during COVID-19.
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