Film: They Can Cut All the Flowers, But They Can Never Stop the Spring
When: Thursday, April 5, 7pm
Where: Liberty Hall (311 N Ivy St., near Fremont and N. Vancouver)
This documentary, directed by Lois Wessel, Bruce Petschek, and Larry Stowell, with a title borrowed from Pablo Neruda, is the story of Ben Linder, an international activist from Oregon who was volunteering on a hydroelectric project in a small Nicaraguan community in 1987 when he was killed by the Contras.
Ben Linder Work Brigade
When: Saturday, April 21, 9:00 a.m.
Where: Forest Park
What: Join in building a bridge in Forest Park to commemorate Ben. This work party is a local version of the Ben Linder Construction Brigades that traveled to Portland's Sister City of Corinto, Nicaragua, to help build community projects.
For detailed information and to get involved contact Robert:rjspurlock@hotmail.com or 503-757-1803.
On the 20th Anniversary of His Death In Nicaragua...
An Evening to Remember Ben Linder And Learn How His Work Continues
When: Friday, April 27, 7 pm
Where: First United Methodist Church, SW 18th & Jefferson, Portland
Fragile (Dedicated to Ben Linder)From the album Nothing Like the Sun (A&M)
Words and music by Sting
If blood will flow when flesh and steel are one
Drying in the color of the evening sun
Tomorrow's rain will wash the stains away
But something in our minds will always stay
Perhaps this final act was meant
To clinch a lifetime's argument
That nothing comes from violence
and nothing ever could
For all those born beneath an angry star
Lest we forget how fragile we are
On and on the rain will fall
Like tears from a star like tears from a star
On and on the rain will say
How fragile we are
How fragile we are
On and on the rain will fall
Like tears from a star like tears from a star
On and on the rain will say
How fragile we are
How fragile we are
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