Linda Austin

Israeli forces have launched a new wave of attacks on Gaza, killing at least 83 Palestinians, including 19 near al-Shifa and al-Ahli hospitals, the besieged enclave’s last functioning medical facilities aje.io/uwsj7b

Performance Works Northwest Turns 25: Linda Austin Reflects on Portland’s Experimental Scene Dancer-choreographer Linda Austin reflects on Portland’s experimental scene.

From our Fall Arts Guide: Performance Works Northwest turns 25 this year, and we interviewed founder Linda Austin about the origins and current direction of the beloved Foster-Powell arts space.

US Government Calls for Venice Biennale Proposals Focused on “American Values” The newly opened grant portal for the United States pavilion features updated Trumpian language and a shortened timeline for applications.

The US government’s application portal for Venice Biennale proposals now features Trumpian guidelines emphasizing “American values” and restrictions on promoting DEI.

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From @mondoweiss.net: “The Israeli war cabinet unanimously approved on Sunday the expansion of the Israeli government’s war on Gaza, which reportedly includes plans to reoccupy Gaza indefinitely.”

National Endowment for the Arts Cuts Millions in Grants As Trump threatens to eliminate the agency altogether, award recipients are scrambling to recoup lost funding.

Scores of National Endowment for the Arts grant awardees, including the Print Center New York, have had part or all of their funding rescinded.

Show on Artists of African Descent Loses Funding Amid Trump DEI Crackdown The exhibition at the Art Museum of the Americas in Washington, DC, would have featured works by Afro-Latino, Caribbean, and African American artists.

Curator Cheryl D. Edwards told Hyperallergic that the Trump administration labeled an upcoming exhibition of works by Afro-Latino, Caribbean, and African American artists as a “DEI program and event” and withdrew funding for the show.

They’re cutting Medicaid

Jasmine Crockett speaks for me (and multitudes, and oy, WATCH THE VIDEO!)

White House Moves to Pick the Pool Reporters Who Cover Trump In announcing plans to handpick the reporters who can ask the president questions, the White House is breaking decades of precedent.

Breaking news: The Trump administration plans to handpick the reporters who can ask the president questions, breaking decades of precedent in the White House.

YouTube video by Devin Prewett KCRCC Town Hall in Coeur d'Alene Idaho woman illegally detained

Please share this widely. In Coeur D'Alene ID, a woman sitting in her seat at a town hall is violently pried out of her seat and dragged away, cuffed with zip ties, by men who refuse to identify themselves and admit that they do NOT have badges. Wtf? Is this America????
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Israel displaces 40,000 in northern West Bank as tanks deployed Israel’s Katz says will not allow residents to return as tanks deployed to West Bank for first time since 2002.

A young Palestinian man has been killed by an Israeli sniper while inspecting his agricultural land on al-Shaaf Street, east of Gaza City in the northern part of the enclave, according to the Wafa news agency.

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My Open Letter to Elon Musk From Marc | Elon Musk recently posted on his site that another lawyer and I are “undermining civilization.” This is my response.

I will use every tool at my disposal to protect this country from Trump. I will litigate to defend voting rights until there are no cases left to bring. I will speak out against authoritarianism until my last breath.

I will not back down. I will not bow or scrape. I will never obey.

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You have questions. Mostly of the "What Can I Do to Resist This Coup?" variety. Choose Democracy has answers. Here's a really handy guide to the how/what/why of organizing... Share widely. Link here: choosedemocracy.us/what-can-i-do/

Jan. 6 video evidence has 'disappeared' from public access, media coalition says A coalition of news organizations said in a court filing that video exhibits from a Jan. 6 riot case had "disappeared" from a government platform that provided access to evidence used in court.

A coalition of news organizations said in a court filing that video exhibits from a Jan. 6 riot case had "disappeared" from a government platform that provided access to evidence used in court.

They are going to ignore court orders.

If they ignore court orders, the social contract is dead and buried, the constitution is no longer in effect.

It's a rubicon that cannot be uncrossed.

Dance Maker Discussion: Linda Austin on making work, getting inspired, and 25 years of PWNW • Oregon ArtsWatch The celebrated dance maker and co-founder of Portland’s Performance Works Northwest is celebrating 25 years of the studio and roughly 40 years of making work.

Linda Austin has pursued her singular dance explorations at Performance Works Northwest for the past 25 years, so she has LOTS of interesting things to talk about! www.orartswatch.org/dance-maker-...

I love stage crew choreography.

Exclusive: Musk aides lock government workers out of computer systems at US agency, sources say Aides to Elon Musk charged with running the U.S. government human resources agency have locked career civil servants out of computer systems that contain the personal data of millions of federal employees, according to two agency officials.

This is a hostile takeover of the federal government by a private citizen of unlimited means with no restrictions and no transparency. Welcome to the Deep State www.reuters.com/world/us/mus...

It is Friday afternoon of a wild, wild week. And yet for me a reassuring one. My greatest fear was not of what they would do. It's that we would let them. And I'm seeing a lot of beautiful intransigence. From federal workers. From people all over the country obstructing ICE....

Caroline Kennedy calls her cousin, RFK, Jr., a "predator" ahead of his confirmation hearings In a letter, Kennedy said RFK Jr. was "unqualified" to be the new U.S. Department of Health and Human Services secretary just hours before he was scheduled to appear for confirmation hearings.

In a letter, Kennedy said RFK Jr. was "unqualified" to be the new U.S. Department of Health and Human Services secretary just hours before he was scheduled to appear for confirmation hearings.

Feb 6-8 || In Preparation for Disappearances to Come, at PICA. Linda Austin, Allie Hankins, Danielle Ross, Chris Cochrane, and Kevin Bud Jones.
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Feb 1 || workshop #3 || Seth Nehil + cat ross + Anthony J. Stillabower workshop #3 features new and in-process works by Seth Nehil, cat ross, and Anthony J. Stillabower. workshop, curated by stephanie lavon trotter, is a series for musicians and artists working in sou…

Upcoming:
Feb 1 || workshop #3 || Seth Nehil + cat ross + Anthony J. Stillabower.
workshop is a series for musicians and artists working in sound to present new and in-progress works and compositions.

N.C. ballot challenge hits young voters hard - 9th Street Journal Rhiannon Camarillo left the polls in November feeling confident she had done everything right. She had gathered all the proper materials, voted early, and even…

Young voters in North Carolina were hit hard by Jefferson Griffin’s 60,000 ballot challenges. Among them: Rhiannon Camarillo, who is involved in voting-rights groups. “I took every step I could to mitigate the risk,” said the 21-year-old Duke student. #ncpol 9thstreetjournal.org/2025/01/21/n...

Feb 6-8 at PICA
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