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A very nice Hindu goddess (or maybe Shiva? they’re holding some different ‘aspects’ than usual) by @Eatcho and @plasticbirdie on Hawthorne in Portland, next to Linus Pauling’s childhood home

In the early ‘80s leaders in North and Northeast Portland were concerned that communities of color were not receiving an equitable level of support from the city’s philanthropic organizations. Since forming BUFOR in 1983 millions of dollars have been channeled into life-changing programs and they report that last year alone 75,000 lives were touched by grants from more than 30 organizations. In 2015 they rallied Vox Siren, an agency dedicated to gender equality, and ArtUprisings, a non-profit connecting organizations and artists, to support the addition of this mural to the side of their Alberta St. headquarters. The resulting collaboration between Jeremy Nichols, aka Plastic Birdie, and EatCho, honors the women of the civil rights movement and includes, woven through the incredibly elaborate symbolism of the composition, the likenesses of such important figures as Coretta Scott King, Ruby Bridges, and Maya Angelou. @plasticbirdie  @eatcho  @blackunitedfundor  @voxsiren  

Torrential downpour was truely torrential. 🌧🌧🌧 #nofilter #bird #rain #plasticbirdie #torrentialdownpour #gramthedam https://www.instagram.com/p/B0mBn9kI5Gt/?igshid=1as3yrq00nqn8

Finally got to see this completed piece by @plasticbirdie and @dis_satisfied for @ffttnw! So huge. So epic! These kids are killin it. #ffttnw #forestforthetrees #never #neversatisfied #dissatisfied #jeremynichols #plasticbirdie #murals #streetart #portland #pdx #pdxart (at The Lumberyard)

Mr. Never Satisfied & Jeremy Nichols collaboration at The Lumberyard, 2700 NE 82nd Ave. Photo by Chris Christian.