BEGIN:VCALENDAR PRODID;X-RICAL-TZSOURCE=TZINFO:-//Calagator//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN X-WR-CALNAME:Calagator METHOD:PUBLISH VERSION:2.0 BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID;X-RICAL-TZSOURCE=TZINFO:America/Los_Angeles BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20090308T020000 RDATE:20090308T020000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT CREATED;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20090701T050053Z DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20090702T220000 DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20090702T170000 DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20090701T050053Z LAST-MODIFIED;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20090701T050053Z UID:http://calagator.org/events/1250457369 DESCRIPTION:Art Exhibit: Profane Relics--- An Ossuary of the Congo Minera l Wars\, an installation by Ryan Burns \;\n \;\nOpening Reception: Thursday\, July 2 from 5-10pm \;\nCommunity Dinner + Dialogue: Satur day\, July 11 from 5-7pm \;\n \;\nSea Change Gallery\, 625 NW Ever ett\, Gallery #110\, Portland \;\nwww.seagallery.wordpress.com \;\ n \;\nThe installation presents “artifacts” of the past twenty years of war and mineral exploitation in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Par tially unearthed artifacts of cultural disarticulation\, corporately fun ded wars\, crude hand-tools of small pit mining\, skeletal traces of bus h meat trade are jumbled together with discarded iPhones\, blackberries and obsolete laptops. \;\n \;\nBut\, the exhibit won't merely wall ow in despair. In accordance with SEA Change Gallery's mandate of social and environmental change\, the curators are organizing a public brainst orming discussion to look for sustainable solutions to the coltan addict ion. The free event will include a Congolese dinner and encourage commun ity dialogue. Speakers from Mercy Corps\, Run for Congo Women\, and &quo t\;Apocalypse Found"\; author Casey Bush will share their knowledge about the conflict\, discuss solutions they are helping implement\, and brainstorm ways to take action. \;\n \;\nRSVP to seagallery@gmail. com\n\nTags: art\, coltan\, democratic republic of congo\, electronics\, mining\, environment\, social justice\n\nImported from: http://calagato r.org/events/1250457369 URL:http://seagallery.wordpress.com SUMMARY:Art Exhibit on Electronics Mining in Congo LOCATION:SEA Change: 625 NW Everett\, Gallery #110\, Portland Oregon 9720 9 US SEQUENCE:0 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR