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Join with your union siblings to have some fun!
Do what you love, find new things to love, and the people to love them with, right here in your very own union.
“Authoritarians cannot rise if there are strong communities and people are acting with joy. That is, you need despair and anger in order for an authoritarian to rise…Whatever those things are that you bring to the community, do them, and do them with joy. And don’t stop doing the things you love because you are scared, because that is actually a form of resistance. Showing up and doing things you love says to an authoritarian ‘you have no place to root here’, and that’s going to be really important going forward.”
-Heather Cox Richardson
You are your union! You can start your own group!
The Fiber Artists Against Fascism (FAAF)
In this group we invite everyone who wants to practice “craftivism” — how we can channel our collective anger and frustration into making things and making a difference! Crafters of all varieties and all skill levels are welcome to gather and work on their projects, share tips, and trade stories. If you are new to fiber arts, such as crochet and knitting, and want to learn, you can connect with someone who can share tips and skills! We may also work on projects such as simple scarves, hats, and/or blankets that we can donate. Channel your inner Madame Lafarge and discover the pleasures of uncovering our communal species-being through creative labor!
Email info@uauoregon.org to connect with this group’s coordinator!
The Primate Collective: Bouldering Group
Join your union siblings for climbing at Elevation gym. This group is formed with absolute beginners in mind but enthusiastically welcomes all skill levels. The culture of bouldering, at its best, is welcoming to all, no matter your body type, age, gender, level of fitness, previous experience or former athleticism. If you have ever even considered climbing, try it with us and find your primate collective! You don’t have to be in shape, but climbing will get you in shape if you let it. There is ample time for conversation and laughter between climbs.
Email info@uauoregon.org to connect with this group’s coordinator!
The UA Jazz Collective
Let’s make music together! Starting in January, we’ll be hosting regular jazz jam sessions for UA members. Ideally, members of this group will already have some facility playing an instrument or singing, but no jazz background is needed. If you can play or sing any kind of music–classical, rock, blues. etc.–then you can learn jazz. In the words of jazz trumpeter Wynton Marsalis, “Jazz music is the perfect metaphor for democracy.” Everyone has a voice, everyone listens, and it all ideally coalesces into a harmony of sound. Let’s come together and express ourselves in the democratic, exploratory (and fun!) idiom of jazz.
You are your union! You can start your own group!
Email info@uauoregon.org to connect with this group’s coordinator!
