Red and Black Cafe – Portland, OR

There have been murmurs of a writing workshop, led by Judith Arcana, happening at the Red and Black.  Well, friends, speculate no longer!  The workshop will be happening on Saturday, March 6, 2010.  Please visit the “ZAP Writing Workshop” page on our website for  all the details about the workshop.  

Registration begins on Wednesday, January 27.  Registration forms are available at the cafe, just ask any worker.  Please send any questions or concerns you may have to the e-mail address, listed above.

In solidarity,

Red and Black Cafe

Just a heads up to all of you, this Thursday, January 21, Margaret Killjoy will be at the Red and Black speaking about Anarchism & Fiction.  Margaret just published a book through AK Press entitled, Mythmakers and Lawbreakers which consists of interviews with many fiction writers who identify as anarchists and / or explore anarchist themes in their writing.  

Also speaking will be the independent zine publisher Artnoose, who has published the personal zine Kerbloom! for years.  

It promises to be an amazing night.  We hope to see you all there!

In solidarity,

Red and Black Collective

They’re listed in the January communique, posted on the internet everywhere, and have flyers for them.  But it’s worth giving them their own post – TWO events that you should definitely come to!

AND…

See you there!

The January issue of the Red and Black Cafe Communique is hot off the presses! It will be available at the cafe later today (around 2pm or 3pm). Come get a copy and stay up to date on all the events happening during the month! If the internet is your thing, the communique is on our website and has its own page. We are now booking for February. If you have something in mind, send us an e-mail to the booking address listed in our header. Thanks!

In solidarity,
Red and Black Cafe

Winter is nearly here!  We are going to be changing our hours slightly.

HOLIDAY HOURS

Christmas Eve: 10am – 7pm

Christmas Day: 10am – 7pm

New Years’ Eve: 8am – 8pmish (we may close early or later than this depending on how busy it is, and will be playing it by ear)

New Years’ Day: 10am – 11pm

WINTER HOURS

Starting January 2nd, our hours will be 9am – 11pm every day.  There are times where we may close earlier than that.  Please see our “Hours of Operation” page for more details.

In solidarity,

Red and Black Cafe

Looking for a holiday gift for a loved one in your life?  Look no further – we now have gift cards available!  You can get them in any denomination, and they’re small enough to fit in envelopes and wallets.  Not to mention your loved one will probably appreciate the delicious food we have to offer!

Just come on in to the cafe and ask any worker for details.  This year, consider giving the gift of revolution!

In solidarity,

Red and Black Cafe

Just wanted to give you all a heads up that we will not be offering avocados or tomatoes during the winter months.  The reason?  We want to keep it local!  Avocados were coming from Chile, and tomatoes were coming from who knows where.  In an effort to keep our business as ethical and local as we can (as well as to keep costs down), we will be changing our menu slightly as the seasons change.  

The only menu item 86′ed altogether for winter is the Green Goddess salad.  We’ll miss you!  In its place is a delicious Roasted Beet Salad, which includes a beet aioli, pecans and three different kinds of roasted beets.  Yum!  Please look over our menu for other changes and feel free to approach us with any feedback or questions you may have.

In solidarity,

Red and Black Cafe

Just a heads up that our good friends at AK Press sent us a box of their 2010 catalogs.  They look beautiful and are chock full of good things to read.  You should pick one up, and then become a “Friend of AK Press.”  There are some stickers too.  Brutal!

Looking for information about events happening at the cafe?  Look no further!  The December communique is now available on the website.  Just click on the page, “Red and Black Communique” on the right hand side. Remember, it will be updated monthly.

If you would rather have a printed copy, there will be booklets available at the cafe starting this afternoon.  It’s quite a new thing we’re trying, so be sure to give us some feedback!

In solidarity,

Red and Black Cafe

You all may remember a few months ago when we announced our collective decision to become an IWW (Industrial Workers of the World) closed shop.  This meant that all workers at the cafe, current and future, are and would be union members.  It was an act of solidarity and an appreciation of our roots, some of which lie within the union.  After we were approved by the Portland branch to become an official union shop, the motion then went to the General Executive Board and was approved. So we are now Portland’s official (and only) IWW cafe!

Unfamiliar with the IWW?  Read this, from the website:

“[The IWW] is a fighting labor union that believes that the interests of labor can be fully served only when working people are united as a class. It wants to see all on the same job united, all in the same industry in one union, all who work for wages in one big union.

The IWW differs sharply from the position of other unions in that, we believe the problems of the working class can not be solved by begging crumbs from employers or praying to politicians for favors. While it fights for better conditions today, the IWW insists that working people are entitled to everything they produce, instead of a meager share.

There will be insecurity and hunger among those who toil for as long as there is an employing class that benefits from low wages and evil working conditions. The IWW holds that there can be no solution to industrial warfare, no end to injustice and want, until the profit system itself is abolished.

In striving to unite labor as a class in one big union the IWW also seeks to build the structure of a new and better social order within the shell of the old system which fails to provide for the needs of all.”

For more information, we encourage you to visit the website, http://www.iww.org, and read more about the union.

In solidarity,

Red and Black Collective