Red and Black Cafe: Difference between revisions

From PortlandWiki
Jump to navigation Jump to search
(Personal Telco no longer the wifi of choice here. Removed duplicate external link - add FutureLink)
(Added union information to cafe and a slightly longer description.)
 
(8 intermediate revisions by 4 users not shown)
Line 8: Line 8:
| wifi network =  
| wifi network =  
| wifi password = none
| wifi password = none
| website = http://RedAndBlackCafe.com
| website = [http://RedAndBlackCafe.com RedAndBlackCafe.com]
| phone = (503) 231-3899
| phone = (503) 231-3899
}}
}}


'''Red and Black Cafe''' is a [[worker-owned]], vegan restaurant located in the [[Buckman]] neighborhood (close in SE Portland) at [[SE 12th Avenue]] & [[SE Oak Street]]. The cafe's proprietors are known for the particular attention they show their uniform-clad patrons.<ref>[http://www.oregonlive.com/portland/index.ssf/2010/06/red_black_cafe_shows_portland.html Red & Black cafe shows Portland officer the door, won't sell him coffee again]</ref>
'''Red and Black Cafe''' is a [[Worker-Owned Cooperatives|worker-owned]], vegan restaurant located in the [[Buckman]] neighborhood (close in SE Portland) at [[SE 12th Avenue]] & [[SE Oak Street]]. The cafe's worker-owners are unionized with the [[IWW Portland GMB|Portland branch of the Industrial Workers of the World (IWW)]] and the cafe is a closed shop, meaning all of its workers are union members. The cafe also belongs to the United States Federation of Worker Cooperatives. The cafe is a hub of radical activity in the Portland area, hosting many social justice oriented activists, speakers, and musical acts. Every Wednesday at the cafe is "Worker Wednesday" and customers can receive a discount by showing their union membership card. Red and Black Cafe made international news when a worker asked a Portland police officer to leave the business.<ref>[http://www.oregonlive.com/portland/index.ssf/2010/06/red_black_cafe_shows_portland.html Red & Black cafe shows Portland officer the door, won't sell him coffee again]</ref>


== References ==
== References ==
Line 20: Line 20:
{{stump}}
{{stump}}


[[Category:Cafes]]
[[Category:Self organizing]]
[[Category:Restaurants]]
[[Category:Buckman neighborhood]]
[[Category:Vegan]]
[[Category:Worker cooperatives]]
[[Category:Worker Owned]]

Latest revision as of 12:57, 3 December 2013

Red and Black Cafe
address 400 SE 12th Avenue
neighborhood Buckman
food type vegan
hours Open Daily 9am-11pm
wireless internet? Yes
website RedAndBlackCafe.com
phone (503) 231-3899


Red and Black Cafe is a worker-owned, vegan restaurant located in the Buckman neighborhood (close in SE Portland) at SE 12th Avenue & SE Oak Street. The cafe's worker-owners are unionized with the Portland branch of the Industrial Workers of the World (IWW) and the cafe is a closed shop, meaning all of its workers are union members. The cafe also belongs to the United States Federation of Worker Cooperatives. The cafe is a hub of radical activity in the Portland area, hosting many social justice oriented activists, speakers, and musical acts. Every Wednesday at the cafe is "Worker Wednesday" and customers can receive a discount by showing their union membership card. Red and Black Cafe made international news when a worker asked a Portland police officer to leave the business.[1]

References


Error creating thumbnail: convert-im6.q16: not authorized `/tmp/magick-337966nt_tgR6tPWi7' @ error/constitute.c/ReadImage/412. convert-im6.q16: no images defined `PNG:/tmp/transform_34c8947cc4a4.png' @ error/convert.c/ConvertImageCommand/3258. Stumps are short, minimal pages with only the most basic information.
Please help them grow by telling their story!