Allentowns Buen Vivir! gallery opens its doors for the 2015
season on Friday 3 April 2015 (First Friday) with an exhibit
titled: Struggles For Justice: Forests, Land and Human Rights -
Late 80s to Late90s. The exhibit showcases photographs by
photojournalist and gallery curator Orin Langelle. The photos
document the efforts of people on the front lines of campaigns to
stop social and ecological injustice. All of the photographs were
shot with film.
Moving to Allentown in 2012, concerned photographer Orin
Langelle has documented a wide range of topics, cultures,
ecosystems and geographies for over four decades and across six
continents. The topicsrepresented in his body of work include
struggles against human rights abuses, economic injustice,
ecological devastation and the oppression of women, as well as
Indigenous Peoples efforts for autonomy and land rights.
The Buen Vivir! Gallery is dedicating the 3 April exhibit,
Struggles for Justice, to Judi Bari. Bari was aenvironmental and
union organizer in northern California who fought to stop the
logging of the last of the ancient redwoods. May 24th of this year
will mark the 25th anniversary of the attempt to kill Bari when a
pipe bomb exploded under the seat of her car.
Although the bomb was intended to kill her, and did severely
maim her, the FBI immediately arrested her while in the hospital.
They never looked for the real bomber. Bari maintained she was
targeted due to her success in bringing environmentalists and mill
workers together to protect the redwoods. She died of breast cancer
in 1996, but her estate sued the FBI over their handling of the
bombing, resulting in a $4 million settlement.
As Leslie Marmon Silko says in her book Ceremony, as long as you
remember what you have seen, then nothing is gone. As long as you
remember, it is part of this story we have together.
The opening reception is on Friday 3 April from 79 p.m.
(Allentown First Friday), and the exhibit closes on Friday June 19.
(Gallery open on Fridays from 3 p.m. to 8 p.m. and by appointment.)
Wine and hors doeuvres will be served, with Music provided by David
Adamczyk.
Find more on Orin Langelle here:http://photolangelle.org/
http://photolangelle.org/orin-langelle-photography-biography/
The Buen Vivir! Gallery was founded to present an historical
look at social movements, struggle and everyday life. It is
designed to counter the societal amnesia from which we collectively
sufferespecially with regard to the history of social and
ecological struggles, and to inspire new generations to participate
in the making of a new history.
The name of the gallery, Buen Vivir! refers to a concept
stemming from indigenous and other cultures of Latin America. Buen
Vivir! means life in harmony between humans, communities, and the
Earth.
The Buen Vivir! Gallery is located in the offices of Global
Justice Ecology Project, which also houses the international
Campaign to STOP Genetically Engineered Trees, and
BiofuelWatch.
For more information, contact:
Kip Doyle(716) 867-4080
http://photolangelle.org/http://photolangelle.org/orin-langelle-photography-biography/
