PEACE & JUSTICE EVENTS SEATTLE AREA starting June 30, 2008 Events new or changed since June 24 version are marked with with (**), since June 17 version (*) A calendar compiled by Jean Buskin; Additions or corrections e-mail bb369@scn.org, to receive this calendar by e-mail send a request to bb369@scn.org, specify text or RTF formatted or both, or notification of web posting only; THIS CALENDAR & FUTURE VERSIONS can be found on Seattle Community Network (telnet scn.org or dial 206-386-4199); & World Wide Web http://www.scn.org/activism/calendar or (text version) http://www.scn.org/activism/PJ-cal.txt, other web sites with events in the Puget Sound area: SEATTLE http://www.seattleactivism.org/ and http://www.snowCoalition.org, special response to situation in Lebanon-Gaza-Israel http://www.seattleresponse.org, TACOMA http://www.ufppc.org and http://www.tacomapjh.org, OLYMPIA http://www.olyevents.net and http://www.tcpronet.org and http://www.OlyFOR.org, PUGET SOUND, Women in Black Vigils in Gig Harbor, Bellevue, Bainbridge Island, Edmonds, Seattle, http://www.scn.org/womeninblack, BELLINGHAM http://www.bellinghampeace.org or http://www.whatcompjc.org/calendar.html, EUGENE Oregon http://www.planeteugene.com/peace-events, MONTANA http://www.montanapeaceseekers.org, Lots of NEIGHBORHOOD PEACE GROUPS, many formed at Garfield HS event Dec 8, 2002, holding vigils, leafletting, educational meetings, and more, see below and http://www.snowCoalition.org/contact.php Event planners: is your event ACCESSIBLE TO PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES? Please look at the information compiled by Marla S. Nonken discussing making your event accessible and publicizing that fact. Marla discusses ASL interpreters and setup arrangements for speechreading by people who are deaf and hard of hearing; setup considerations for people who use wheelchairs, and other people with limited mobility; considerations for people sensitive to tobacco smoke and fragrances; and more; please see http://www.scn.org/activism/calendar/disabilities.html Changes in events may occur, CONFIRMATION OF EVENTS IS ADVISED, ESPECIALLY FOR RECURRING EVENTS; calendar may be passed on freely JUNE IS PRIDE MONTH - celebrate LESBIAN GAY BISEXUAL TRANSGENDER INTERSEX pride. On June 27, 1969, the New York City police raided the Stonewall Inn, a gay bar. For the first time in history, the patrons of the bar - many of whom were drag queens, young people of color - fought back, igniting days of rioting in Greenwich Village. Those riots, now referred to as The Stonewall Rebellion or The Stonewall Riots, are commemorated today in parades and festivals all over the world, usually in late June. They weren't the start of a GLBTI civil rights movement (it had been brewing for years with small, peaceful demonstrations) but they were the match that lit a fire for generations to come. Read first person accounts about the riots from people who were there and more http://www.workers.org/ww/1998/sylvia0702.html and http://www.stonewallvets.org/photos/NYCPD-mugshot.htm and http://www.glsenco.org/Resources/GLBT%20History/stonewall_r iots.htm and http://www.trikkx.com/history2.html, see Washington state proclamation at http://www.safeschoolscoalition.org/pride_proclaimation.pdf , info about parades and other events http://gaylife.about.com/od/gaypride/a/2008parade.htm JUNE 30 - JULY 24 AND JULY 28 - AUG 21, 2 - 5 pm, Mon - Thurs, at Wing Luke Asian Museum, 719 South King Street, Seattle; YouthCAN SUMMER CULTURAL ARTS EXPERIENCE! The Wing Luke Asian Museum is accepting applications from youth ages 15-19 who want to participate. The Experience is an opportunity to channel your creative energy into designing an arts and cultural exhibit and take action on an ISSUE AFFECTING THE ASIAN PACIFIC AMERICAN COMMUNITY. The Academy offers a fun and safe space to explore individual ideas and identity, exercise creative talents, and develop community leadership skills within a group setting. Participating youth will: Meet New Friends; Design & Build an Exhibit; Earn Service Learning Hours; Contribute to our Community in Creative Ways. Fields trips, opportunities to create original art, and community service throughout the sessions will give participating youth new insights into how to be both an artist and a leader within our dynamic community! Applications are due on Weds June 3. Download an application from http://www.wingluke.org/youthcan/summer.html, info Joshua Heim 206-623-5124 x 115 or jheim@wingluke.org or http://www.wingluke.org JUNE 30 - JULY 3, 8 am - noon & 1 - 4:30 pm, at Seattle University; The 2008 Summer Institute: Multicultural Education "ANTI-RACISM EDUCATION: Critical Pedagogy in Action." 3 Graduate or 3 Continuing Education credits. Instructor Pamela A. Taylor, Ph.D. taylorpa@seattleu.edu, Featured Presenter G. Pritchy Smith, Ed.D. The challenges posed by anti-racism education will be considered through a critical examination of both the theory and practice of what anti-racism education entails and the strategies for its implementation. The theory and practice of anti-racism education is a proactive, process-oriented approach to helping teachers and students negotiate and gain insight into the racial and ethno cultural differences they may bring to the classroom. This course will provide a basic introduction to the historical, social, and philosophical tenets of anti-racism education. Target Audience: Educators, Principals, Not-for-Profit Organizations. Graduate Credit Fees: Master's $1,634, Doctor (EDLR) $1934, Continuing Education Fees $380. Coffee, Lunch, Lemonade, and Cookies Provided. info and to register: http://www.seattleu.edu/coe/ce/ **MON JUNE 30, and subsequent Mondays, noon - 1, on SCAN TV, Public Access cable TV , channel 29/77 in King County or streaming live at http://www.scantv.org Pirate TV CHALLENGES THE MEDIA BLOCKADE by bringing you access to people and information unavailable on the Corporate Sponsor-ship. This show: The fourth installment of the NW Winter Soldier hearings organized by the IRAQ VETERANS AGAINST THE WAR contains the last panel entitled: Breaking Ranks the Future of G.I. Resistance and opens with a video: "Voices of US War Resisters in Canada" followed by an update on recent events in Canada, commentary by Seth Manzel of the G.I. Voice Project, and Col. Ann Wright. Plus Dr. Norman Finkelstein on The Fake Controversy. The political scientist and dean of CRITICS OF ISRAELI FOREIGN POLICY gave this talk May 8th. Finkelstein was denied tenure at DePaul in June 2007, and placed on administrative leave for the 2007-2008 academic year. Last month Finkelstein was denied entry to Israel because, according to unnamed Israeli security officials, of suspicions that "he had contact with elements 'hostile' to Israel'. info Ed Mays http://www.edmaysproductions.net or 206-782-7605 or get on schedule list-serve via PirateTV@clearwire.net [updated 5/12//08] **MON JUNE 30, 2 pm, at City Hall, Council Chambers, 601 Fifth Ave between Cherry and James Streets, downtown Seattle; info from Nick Licata: City Council will vote on changes that the Mayor has recently proposed changes to an important AFFORDABLE HOUSING PROGRAM that would greatly UNDERMINE ITS EFFECTIVENESS. This program, the Multi- Family Tax Exemption (MFTE) has helped produce 763 units of long-term, low-income housing since 2004. Should you wish to let Councilmembers know your thoughts about this bill you may speak at the public hearing at the start of Monday's meeting, or you may contact them at Tim.Burgess@seattle.gov, Sally.Clark@seattle.gov, Richard.Conlin@seattle.gov, Jan.Drago@seattle.gov, Jean.Godden@seattle.gov, Bruce.Harrell@seattle.gov, Nick.Licata@seattle.gov, Richard.McIver@seattle.gov, Tom.Rasmussen@seattle.gov Citizens are directed to the following website to complete a form to send an email to the Mayor's Office http://www.cityofseattle.net/mayor/citizen_response.htm, contact City Copuncil 206-684-8888 *MON JUNE 30, 7 - 8:30 p.m., at the Mandolin Café, 3923 S 12th St, Tacoma; Digging Deeper: 1st of 2 discussions (see also July 7) on Philip Bobbitt's TERROR AND CONSENT: The Wars for the Twenty-First Century (Alfred A. Knopf, 2008). Bobbitt is also the author of The Shield of Achilles: War, Peace, and the Course of History (Alfred A. Knopf, 2002). There is no charge for participation and sessions are open to the public. info http://www.ufppc.org/content/view/ **MON JUNE 30, and subsequent Mondays, 8 - 9 pm, on SCAN TV, Public Access cable TV , channel 29/77 in King County or streaming live at http://www.scantv.org Pirate TV CHALLENGES THE MEDIA BLOCKADE by bringing you access to people and information unavailable on the Corporate Sponsor-ship. This show Steven T. Wax on Kafka Comes to America. "OUR GOVERNMENT CAN MAKE YOU DISAPPEAR." Those were words Steven T. Wax never imagined he would hear himself say. In his thirty-four years as a lawyer, Wax didn't have to warn a client that he or she might be taken away to a military brig, or worse, a "black site," one of our country's dreaded secret prisons. So how had we come to this? The disappearance of people happens in places ruled by tyrants, military juntas, fascist strongmen- governments with such contempt for the rule of law that they strip their citizens of all rights. But in America? Steven T. Wax is in his seventh term as the Federal Public Defender for the District of Oregon. Wax and his team are representing seven men held as "enemy combatants" in Guantánamo. info Ed Mays http://www.edmaysproductions.net or 206-782-7605 or get on schedule list-serve via PirateTV@clearwire.net [updated 5/12//08] JULY 1 - 12, in Palestine/ Israel; Middle East Children's Alliance Delegation to Palestine/Israel. On MECA's twelve-day delegation you will be taken on a geographic, political, historical and cultural tour of Palestine/ Israel by two MECA staff people, and Yacoub Odeh, refugee, former political prisoner, and human rights worker. We will travel by van to witness the IMPACT OF THE ISRAELI OCCUPATION and visit organizations working for justice and equality. You will learn about refugees, land confiscation, political prisoners, women's initiatives, mental and physical health issues, civil rights in Israel, and the lives of children. The group of eight to twelve people will stay at the guesthouse of MECA's long-time partner Ibdaa Cultural Center in Dheisheh Refugee Camp, near Bethlehem. Ibdaa is a lively place in the heart of the community with great food and comfortable accommodations. $1,800 not including airfare. info http://www.mecaforpeace.org/delegation or Deborah Agre 510- 548-0542 or Deborah@mecaforpeace.org *TUES & WEDS JULY 1 & 2, 7:15 & 9:30 pm, at Northwest Film Forum, 1515 12th Ave, Seattle; A devastating satire, The Landlord by filmmaker Hal Ashby is Ashby's outrageous debut, a film that still feels daring, both stylistically and politically. Beau Bridges buys a ROW HOUSE IN A NEW YORK CITY GHETTO, planning to remodel the home once he has evicted its tenants - but finds all of his preconceptions tested once his and their lives are intertwined. info 206- 329-2629 or http://www.nwfilmforum.org TUES JULY 1, in Seattle; True Colors Tour 2008. Join Parents, FAMILIES AND FRIENDS OF LESBIANS AND GAYS (PFLAG) On The Road This Summer! PFLAG is hitting the road with Cyndi Lauper, The B-52s, Carson Kressley and other top- notch entertainers as they tour the country and "get out the vote" for the November elections. Each show will include five hours of non-stop music and entertainment, including special guests in each city. Tickets for True Colors are on sale now, and your ticket purchase benefits PFLAG's important work to MOVE EQUALITY FORWARD AS WE HEAD INTO THE 2008 ELECTIONS. Parents, Families and Friends of Lesbians and Gays (PFLAG) is the nation's premier grassroots organization committed to the civil rights of gays, lesbians, bisexual and transgender (GLBT) persons. info aratliff@pflag.org or 202-467-8180 or http://www.pflag.org *TUES JULY 1, and subsequent Tuesdays, 7:30 - 9 a.m., at Woodland Park Aurora pedestrian overpasses, meet on the northernmost pedestrian overpass in Woodland Park 2 blocks south of N 59th St., Seattle, Access from Green Lake Way (turn by tennis courts) to the Upper Woodland parking lot; PHINNEY NEIGHBORS FOR PEACE AND JUSTICE, Cover the one to three pedestrian overpasses in Woodland Park with Peace Signs and Banners, banner against the war. We supply the banner. Come by and wave to passersby and chat with neighbors. info Neil Planert 206-782-8773 or John Bito, PNPJ liason- nowar@att.net or http://www.snowcoalition.org/event.php?action=list&h_id=35 [confirmed 11/7/07] *TUES JULY 1, and subsequent Tuesdays, 11 a.m. - 1 p.m., at Federal Building, 2nd & Marion, Seattle; Support the Ongoing DECLARATION OF PEACE. This demonstration is an outgrowth of Code Pink's summer vigil to Bring Troops Home Fast. Come stand with Joe Colgan and members of Military Families Speak Out. Join us in visits to the senators offices to demand that the troops be brought home and funding for an unjust war be cut off. (Joe is the father of Lt. Ben Colgan, KIA in Baghdad, Iraq, November 1, 2003.) info joepatcolgan@comcast.net or 206-824-5368 [updated 2/7/07] TUES JULY 1, and subsequent 1st Tuesdays, but please confirm, noon - 2 p.m., at Al Rochester Room, Floor 2, City Hall, 600 4th Avenue, downtown Seattle; Public Meeting on POLICE ACCOUNTABILITY held by the Office of Police Accountability Review Panel (OPARB), info 206-684-8146 or opareviewboard@seattle.gov, Listen to meetings in progress on the Boards & Commissions Listen 206-684-4718 *TUES JULY 1, and subsequent Tuesdays, 5 to 7 pm, at the intersection of Tolt Ave. and Bird St in Carnation; PEACE VIGIL. info Mary Crane, epjc@songdog.eskimo.com [added 3/26/07] **TUES JULY 1, 6:30 - 8 pm, at the Greenwood District Branch of the Seattle Public Library, 8016 Greenwood Ave N, Seattle; next meeting of the Seattle Burma Roundtable working to promote HUMAN RIGHTS IN BURMA; info 206-784- 5742 or burma@u.washington.edu or http://students.washington.edu/burma/ TUES JULY 1, and subsequent 1st Tuesdays, 6:30 pm, at Mosaic Coffee House, 4401 2nd Avenue NE, Seattle, located in the Church of the Nazarene, directly behind the Dick's Drive in on N. 45th in Wallingford, near bus routes 16, 26 and 44, parking is available behind Dick's Drive In; meeting of Amnesty International Group 4, working to PROTECT HUMAN RIGHTS WORLDWIDE; Group 4's current campaigns included working to free our group's Prisoner of Conscience, Ngawang Phulchung, a Tibetan monk, and Chinese internet activist Shi Tao, Western Region Focus Case; death penalty abolition; Stop Violence Against Women campaign; corporate accountability for human rights, including internet censorship in China; and U.S. human rights accountability including the "war on terror" and ending torture; info http://www.scn.org/amnesty or aigroup4@gmail.com or 206-622-2741 [updated 7/29/07] TUES JULY 1, 6:30-8:30 pm, at Temple Beth El, 5975 S. 12th Street, Tacoma; The Healthy Washington Coalition is hosting the Washington HEALTH CARE CAUCUS TOWN HALL meeting. It's a chance to learn about the opportunities for reform that have been created by legislation passed in the 2008 session and to make your voice heard on issues such as cost, access, and benefits. Free and open to the public. info Leigh Sims, leigh@teamsoapbox.com or 206-528- 2550 ext. 7 or 206-407-5525 **TUES JULY 1, 7 p.m., in the Phinney Center, Room 7, 6532 Phinney Ave. N, Seattle; Our AmeriCorps volunteer has created a short documentary about TEENAGERS AND THEIR VIEW OF COMMUNITY! You are invited to attend a special gala premiere of this documentary "What Does Community Mean to Us?" on . Come and see what teens think community is all about. Their answers just might surprise you! RSVP for this event 206-783-2244 *TUES JULY 1, 7 p.m., at Seattle First Baptist Church, 1111 Harvard Avenue at Union, Seattle; The Seattle Spiritual Synthesis Series. Rita Nakashima Brock and Rebecca Ann Parker, theologians whose previous book, Proverbs of Ashes, offered an influential and provocative challenge to the centrality of atonement within Christian religious traditions, return to Seattle for this talk tonight. Their new book, Saving Paradise: How Christianity Traded Love of This World for Crucifixion and Empire (Beacon), again questions received wisdom about Christian religious tradition, arguing that as society changed, EARLY EMPHASIS ON BEAUTY AND HEALING WITHIN CHRISTIANITY (including religious art) were SUPPLANTED with visions of crucifixion, torture, and death. Free, no advance tickets. info Elliott Bay Books 206-624-6600 TUES JULY 1, and subsequent 1st Tuesdays, 7 p.m., phone for location, Seattle; meeting of CITIZENS FOR OVERT ACTION, educating the public about the threat to democracy here and abroad posed by covert action, told us about the CIA- Crack connection a decade before the San Jose Mercury report came out, info and to confirm meeting dates 206-547- 7735 [updated 2/24/07] WEDS & THURS JULY 2 & 3, in South Lake Union, Seattle, registration location Cornish College of the Arts, 1000 Lenora Street, Seattle; America Is A GREAT ARTS PLACE (AGAP) Invite The World! The 5th Annual AGAP Independence Celebration. Speakers will address these topics: Economic Development Through The Arts; Arts Tourism; Land Use / Real Estate; Communications Infrastructure 2. Celebrating Independent Media & Independent Producers. info agapnews@hotmail.com *WEDS JULY 2, and subsequent Wednesdays, 7 am or first light - 8:30 a.m., at 100th Street pedestrian overpass on I-405, Kirkland; weekly OVERPASS PEACE DEMONSTRATION. info Todd Boyle tboyle@rosehill.net or 425-827-3107 [updated 12/26/07] **WEDS JULY 2, noon - 2 pm, at Seattle Public Library - Central Branch Room 1, Level 4, 1000 4th Ave, Seattle; UNDERSTANDING THE HOLOCAUST Sixty Years Later. Presented by Ilana Cone Kennedy, Director of Education at the Holocaust Center and geared toward educators and community members alike. This workshop provides insights and resources on how to connect the lessons of the Holocaust to the present. Through the study of the Holocaust students of all ages can learn about moral courage, individual and social responsibility, and the difference one person can make. Light refreshments provided. A workshop in conjunction with the exhibit FROM SOLFERINO TO GUANTANAMO: 145 Years of RED CROSS PHOTOGRAPHY. Crisis and Courage: Portraits of Humanity in Conflict. Sponsored by the American Red Cross, the Holocaust Center, and the Jewish Education Council. Free of charge but seating is limited. info, or to RSVP http://www.seattleredcross.org, 206-323- 2345 x13607 *WEDS JULY 2, and subsequent Wednesdays, noon - 1 p.m., NW corner of Sylvester Park, corner of Legion & Capitol Way, Olympia; PEACE VIGIL, come for all or part of the hour to sustain Olympia Fellowship of Reconciliation persistent (every week since March 5, 1980) witness for peace and nonviolence; bring signs or use ours; info Glen 360-491-9093 [confirmed 8/8/07] *WEDS JULY 2, and subsequent Wednesdays, 12:30 - 1:30 p.m., at the intersection of 104th Ave (The Benson) and the Kent Kangley Rd, 256th St, Kent; Bring a cool sign. . SOUTH KING COUNTY PEACE VIGIL info Phil Heft 253-631-5789 [updated 7/8/07] *WEDS JULY 2, 1 - 3 pm, at Adopt-A-Stream Foundation's NW Stream Center, McCollum Park, 600 128th Street SE, Everett; NATIVE PLANT IDENTIFICATION. Join the Adopt-A-Stream Foundation for a walk in the woods and native plant gardens around the Northwest Stream Center. Naturalists Tom Noland and Lori Powlas will teach you how to identify plants you are likely to encounter in this area - perhaps even in your own back yard. Learn why native plant buffers are important to wildlife habitat, and how Native Americans made use of plants for building materials, food, and medicine. For ages first-grade to adults. Tickets are $5 Members of Adopt-A-Stream / $7 Non-Members. Advance registration required. info 425-316-8592 or aasf@streamkeeper.org *WEDS JULY 2, and subsequent Wednesdays, 2 - 3 p.m., on KKNW, 1150 AM radio or live at http://www.1150amkknw.com ; Northwest Interfaith Community Outreach takes a step forward with the new, weekly INTERFAITH TALK RADIO SHOW featuring Rabbi Ted Falcon, Muslim Sufi Minister Jamal Rahman and Pastor Don Mackenzie. Listen in and contribute to the growing and deepening interfaith dialogue on matters of SPIRITUALITY, FAITH, COMPASSION, INCLUSION AND SOCIAL JUSTICE. info http://www.interfaithtalkradio.com [updated 4/30/07] *WEDS JULY 2, and subsequent Wednesdays, 3 - 4 pm, at 15th & Roxbury, White Center neighborhood; WEST SEATTLE NEIGHBORS FOR PEACE AND JUSTICE, a SNOW affiliate, anti-war gathering. Show your opposition to the war in Iraq publicly. We have signs, buttons and leaflets. This a peaceful gathering and requires respect for differences. Join us! info jmrepp@comcast.net or John Repp & Cindy Cole 206-932-9522 or 206-763-1088 [confirmed 8/7/07] *WEDS JULY 2, and subsequent Wednesdays, 4:30 p.m. rush hour, at the intersections of Holly, Lakeway and Ellis, Bellingham; Join others to HOLD ANTI-WAR SIGNS. Lots of traffic to commune with. info Margie White 360-715-3470 [confirmed 12/2/06] *WEDS JULY 2, and subsequent Wednesdays, 5 - 6 p.m., in front of the U.S. Federal Courthouse, 1917 Pacific Ave., near 21st, Tacoma; PEACE VIGIL organized by People for Peace, Justice, and Healing, a continuous presence in Tacoma since 9/11. info http://www.tacomapjh.org [confirmed 12/25/07] *WEDS JULY 2, and subsequent Wednesdays, 5:30 - 7 p.m., in front of Ken's Market, SW corner of 73rd & Greenwood Ave N, Seattle; PHINNEY NEIGHBORS FOR PEACE AND JUSTICE information table, Please contact Andy to coordinate: 206- 789-5081, info John Bito, PNPJ liason- nowar@att.net or http://www.snowcoalition.org/event.php?action=list&h_id=35 [confirmed 11/7/07] *WEDS JULY 2, and subsequent Wednesdays, 5:30 - 6:30 p.m., at NW Market St and 22nd NW, Seattle; WEEKLY PEACE VIGIL IN BALLARD, started by two women who felt compelled to express their dissent about the Iraq war. The focus is on ending the war, the occupation, prison abuse, and the theft of our country's wealth for military purposes. It is a place for people to express their dissent over what has happened, to demand that those responsible be held to account, and to discuss alternatives to war. BallardPeaceActivists (BPA) has been vigiling now at this location since fall 2002. Join us to stand for peace, call for bringing our troops home now, exercise your free speech rights, and show solidarity with your neighbors. Please join us for this interactive vigil/ discussion open to all points of view. info ballard@snowcoalition.org or 206-782- 0788 or 206-784-2085 [updated 10/1/07] *WEDS JULY 2, and subsequent Wednesdays, 5:30 - 6:30 p.m., on the corner of Bethel and Sedgewick in Port Orchard, WA; POCAW, PORT ORCHARD CITIZENS AGAINST WAR, meets in a PEACE VIGIl and greets rush hour travelers, with signs for peace. Please come join us! info ilyana@oo.nu [added 9/3/06] *WEDS JULY 2, and subsequent Wednesdays, 5:30 pm, at YWCA Opportunity Place, 2024 Third Ave, Between Virginia & Lenora, Seattle; The BILINGUAL SPANISH & IMMIGRATION LEGAL CLINIC. To schedule an immigration appointment, call 206- 587-4009. For all other legal issues arrive at the clinic at 5:30 to sign up for an appointment, with 8 appointments available to those on a first come first serve basis. Both clinics provide free 30 minute appointments with an attorney for advice and consultation only. These attorneys do not provide representation. Interpreters Provided. info Arielle Rosenberg 206-267-7027 [confirmed 1/2/08] *WEDS JULY 2, and subsequent Wednesdays, 5:30 pm, at Senior Services 2208 Second Ave, Between Blanchard & Bell, Seattle; The BILINGUAL SPANISH & IMMIGRATION LEGAL CLINIC. To schedule an immigration appointment, call 206-587-4009. For all other legal issues arrive at the clinic at 5:30 to sign up for an appointment, with 8 appointments available to those on a first come first serve basis. Interpreters Provided. Both clinics provide free 30 minute appointments with an attorney for advice and consultation only. These attorneys do not provide representation. Interpreters Provided. info Arielle Rosenberg 206-267-7027 [confirmed 1/2/08] WEDS JULY 2, and subsequent 1st Wednesdays, 5:30 - 7 p.m., at Labor Temple, Hall 8, 2800 1st Ave, Seattle; JOBS WITH JUSTICE Seattle Organizing Committee meeting, info 206-441-4969 [confirmed 3/5/07] WEDS JULY 2, and subsequent 1st Wednesdays, 6 pm, at Whatcom Peace & Justice Center's new offices in the Anything Grows building, 100 E. Maple Street, Bellingham; NONVIOLENT DIRECT DEMOCRACY OPEN DISCUSSION GROUP facilitated by local activist Ellen Murphy. Ellen is on the national nonviolence training committee of The Declaration of Peace. She has many years of experience with direct action, including work with her mentor Fr. Daniel Berrigan. This is an independent group of activist activity and all who come in the spirit of peace and nonviolence are welcome. info 360-734-0217 *WEDS JULY 2, and subsequent Wednesdays, 6 - 7:30 pm, at Lambert House, 1818 15th Ave, between E Howell & E Denny Way, Metro Buses 8, 10, and 43 stop nearby, Seattle; TRANS YOUTH SUPPORT AND DISCUSSION GROUP For FTM, MTF, transgender, transsexual, gender queer, gender variant, multi-gendered and trans/ gender questioning youth ages 22 and under. Volunteer-facilitated support/ discussion/ social group. Lambert House is a nationally-recognized activities & resource center for GAY LESBIAN BISEXUAL TRANSGENDER & QUESTIONING youth, ages 14-22. info http://www.lamberthouse.org/ or 206-322-2515 ext 16 [updated 7/15/07] **WEDS JULY 2, and subsequent Wednesdays, 6 p.m. on KBCS- FM, 91.3, online at http://www.kbcs.fm ; Live call-in talk show "VOICES OF DIVERSITY" will focus on topics related to CULTURAL DIVERSITY, SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC ISSUES. The show is produced by Community Volunteers. Show is sponsored by the City of Bellevue Parks and Community Services department and KBCS; We'll also be taking calls from our listeners at 425-564-2424. This show: MILITARY SEXUAL TRAUMA refers to both sexual harassment and sexual assault that occurs in a military setting. In this episode of Voices of Diversity, we speak with survivors and mental health professionals about healing and prevention. info Callie Shanafelt 425-452-7922 or cshanafelt@ci.bellevue.wa.us or http://www.kbcs.fm Show archive online at http://kbcs.fm/site/PageServer?pagename=voicesofdiversity [confirmed 5/24/08] WEDS JULY 2, Light dinner at 6:30 pm; Film 7:15 pm, at Saint Mark's Cathedral, Leffler House, 1245 10th Ave E, Seattle; Boys in the Band, a film screening as part of the Saint Mark's HUMAN SEXUALITY GROUP Summer Movie Series, held every Wednesday night. Free. info http://www.saintmarks.org or Paul McDonald paulmcdonald.sea@gmail.com *WEDS JULY 2, and subsequent Wednesdays, 7 - 9 pm, [please confirm, The Seattle LBGT Community Center is at a temporary location courtesy of Equal Rights Washington at 209 Harvard Ave E between Olive and Thomas East of Broadway, Seattle] [Trans] Drop in Peer Support Group. Looking for support? Come and join us to discuss ISSUES RELATED TO GENDER in our open drop-in group. This is a good place to visit Ingersoll Center for the first time. All are welcome in this facilitator-guided support group. info 206-329-6651 [updated 11/15/07] WEDS JULY 2, 7 pm, at The Newman Center, NE 45th St and 20th Ave. NE, just north of the UW campus, Seattle; In response to the need to EDUCATE PEOPLE ON TORTURE, a two- lectures series "Consequentialism and its Consequences" will be presented. The second lecture will focus on the "ETHICS OF TORTURE." "What Should Jack Bauer Do?" By Mark Shea. Is torture intrinsically evil? Most religious traditions and people of good will would say yes. But, many in our culture, and even within the Christian Community, tell us "9/11 Changed Everything." What are we to make of it all? Catholic author, blogger, and international speaker Mark P. Shea will speak on the Catholic Church's position on torture, and the culture of consequentialism. info Nina Butorac Pastoral Assistant for Outreach Blessed Sacrament Parish 206-732-7351 or nbutorac@bspwa.org **WEDS JULY 2, 7 pm, at Multipurpose Room BE 1110, Seattle Central Community College, Main Building Near South Entrance, Broadwasy just north of Pine, Seattle; 9/11 Truth/ We Are Change-Seattle, Showing Documentary 9/11 MYSTERIES WITH DISCUSSION and Short Planning Meeting Following WEDS JULY 2, and subsequent 1st Wednesdays, 7 p.m., at Burien Library, 14700 8th Ave. SW, Burien; SOUTHEND NEIGHBORS FOR PEACE & JUSTICE presents the Wednesday Night at the MEANINGFUL MOVIES. If library parking lot is full, please park at nearby church parking lot. Sponsored by Southend Neighbors for Peace & Justice, info rdare2@yahoo.com [updated 5/30/07] WEDS JULY 2, 7:30 pm, at Town Hall Seattle, 1119 8th Avenue at Seneca Street, Downstairs enter on Seneca Street, Seattle; Town Hall Center for Civic Life presents Mahvish Khan with 'MY GUANTANAMO DIARY'. Mahvish Khan is an American lawyer, born to immigrant Afghan parents in Michigan. A fluent Pashto speaker, she volunteered to translate for prisoners at Guantanamo where she gained a uniquely personal insight into the prisoners' plight and that of their families. For Khan the experience was a validation of her Afghan heritage ­ as well as her American freedoms, which allowed her to intervene at Guantanamo purely out of her sense that it was the right thing to do. Khan's story, My Guantanamo Diary: The Detainees and the Stories They Told Me, is a challenging and brave, and essential test of identity ­ prisoners', hers and of our country. Presented by the Town Hall Center for Civic Life with Elliott Bay Book Company. Tickets $5 at the door only. Town Hall members receive priority seating. info http://www.townhallseattle.org *WEDS JULY 2, 7:30 pm, at Elliot Bay Book Company, 101 South Main Street, Seattle; Book reading. Highly regarded Zen teacher and author Norman Fischer, onetime abbot of the San Francisco Zen Center, visits with a book that draws deep on TRADITIONS WEST AND EAST in Sailing Home: Using the Wisdom of Homer's Odyssey to Navigate Life's Perils and Pitfalls (Free Press). info 206-624-6600 WEDS JULY 2, and subsequent 1st Wednesdays, 7:30 pm, at the KBCS studios, Bellevue; COMMUNITY RADIO VOLUNTEER ORIENTATION. KBCS is growing a volunteer-powered and social justice-focused newsroom, where reporters and producers are community members committed to skill sharing and facilitating media making of, by, and for our communities. To get involved, come to one of our monthly public affairs volunteer orientations. The workshops are free, but we do ask you commit to using your newfound skills to help make community journalism happen at KBCS. Directions at http://www.kbcs.fm, RSVP to Joaquin Uy 425- 564-6195, or juy@bcc.ctc.edu *WEDS JULY 2, and subsequent Wednesdays, 8:30 pm, on Channel 77 in Seattle or 29 in King County; Indymedia Presents, the weekly TV program by PepperSpray Productions which was born in the swirling tear gas of the WTO protests in Seattle. We are a collective of video activists dedicated to presenting the PEOPLE'S SIDE OF THE STORY, often ignored by corporate media. info http://www.peppersprayproductions.org [added 12/18/06] *WEDS JULY 2, and subsequent Wednesdays, 9 pm, on Channel 77 in Seattle/ King County and live on the web http://www.scantv.org ; Talking Stick, a LOCALLY PRODUCED INDEPENDENT PROGRAM by Mike McCormick with coverage of progressive events and viewpoints; with program TBA. info talkingsticktv@yahoo.com or http://www.talkingsticktv.org [confirmed 11/18/07] THURS - SUN JULY 3 - 6, at Seabeck, Wa; 50th Annual FELLOWSHIP OF RECONCILIATION'S NORTHWEST REGIONAL CONFERENCE with over 200 participants from Wa, Or, BC, and beyond. Fellowship of Reconciliation is a 93 year-old international pacifist organization whose members are committed to working to achieve justice and peace through non-violent means. Theme "Persevering for Justice and Peace". Keynote speaker George Lakey. The retreat includes talks, workshops, music, and recreation, at a beautiful wooded conference center on the Hood Canal. $50 - $55 for registration and $138 - 179 for lodging (3 nights) and food (9 meals, dinner Thursday through lunch Sunday). IT'S NOT TOO LATE to register for this amazing conference on the water in Oregon featuring tons of fabulous workshops and keynotes. Please call the registrar at 503-585-5436 or email jtb42@comcast.net or susanwat@peak.org NOW. info http://www.ofor.org or http://seabeck.ofor.org/ (WA and BC scholarship form available at http://www.wwfor.org or 206-789-5565) THURS - SUN JULY 3 - 6, in Denver CO; National Conference. Whose America? Who's American? DIVERSITY, CIVIL LIBERTIES, AND SOCIAL JUSTICE. Pre-registration closes June 5. A national conference that will examine connections between the WWII JAPANESE AMERICAN EXPERIENCE and the historical and contemporary issues surrounding democracy and civil rights. info http://www.janm.org/projects/ec/ THURS - SAT JULY 3 - 5, at Anchorage Hilton, Alaska; FILIPINO AMERICAN NATIONAL HISTORICAL SOCIETY 12th National Conference. info http://www.fanhs-national.org *THURS JULY 3, and subsequent Thursdays, noon - 1 p.m., at the Broadway Farmer's Market, Tacoma; PEACE VIGIL organized by United for Peace of Pierce County. All peaceful folk are welcome and encouraged to turn out! info http://www.ufppc.org [confirmed 6/20/08] *THURS JULY 3, and subsequent Thursdays, 1 -2 p.m., on KKNW-AM, 1150,and streaming live at http://www.1150kknw.com/ and on http://afragenesis.net ; Culture Talk, with Kevin P. Henry, on Alternative Talk and on the Afra Genesis Network. We talk about the hot topics related to CULTURE, SOCIAL AND HEALTH ISSUES, live. info Kevin Henry khenry@bellevuewa.gov [added 1/4/08] *THURS JULY 3, and subsequent Thursdays, 2 pm, at Duwamish Industrial Training Center, Building N, 6770 E. Marginal Way S., Seattle WA; APPRENTICESHIP & NON- TRADITIONAL EMPLOYMENT for Women and Men. King County Training for Careers in Building Construction Trades Apprenticeships Develop Employment Skills. Hand & Power Tool Use; Blueprint Reading; Industrial Safety; Worker Rights and Responsibilities; Trades Math; Trades training with the following apprenticeships: Painters, Cement Masons, Ironworkers, Electricians. Earn Employable Certifications: Forklift Certification, Flagger's Card, Industrial First Aid/CPR. To learn more about Construction Readiness Training attend an ANEW ORIENTATION. Qualifications: 18 years or older, King County Resident, GED/High School Diploma recommended. info 206-768-6671 *THURS JULY 3, and subsequent Thursdays, 5 - 6 p.m., at Westlake Park near 4th and Pine, Seattle; PEACE VIGIL to protest U.S. POLICY IN AFGHANISTAN, PALESTINE/ISRAEL, AND IRAQ with silent / visible presence, leaflets, and info table, by Women in Black, Women wear black; men welcome to stand at the sidelines or to leaflet; a peace group in the tradition of the women who vigil weekly in Israel / Palestine; Seattle Women in Black have been standing every Thursday for over 7 years, and have passed out an estimated 46,800 leaflets opposing war, violence, hatred and prejudice. info 206-282-6107 or seattlewomeninblack@speakeasy.net or http://seattlewomeninblack.pbwiki.com or http://www.scn.org/womeninblack [confirmed 6/23/08] *THURS JULY 3, and subsequent Thursdays, 6 - 7 pm, on KBCS-FM, 91.3, online at http://www.kbcs.fm ; The One World Report team features NORTHWEST LABOR NEWS with Shift Break and Labor Neighbor Radio, local headlines, and commentary. This show: This week, One World Report celebrates America's independence with INDEPENDENT COVERAGE OF NEWS AND EVENTS from communities all over the Puget Sound. All this, including John Sandifer's Labor Neighbor News Headlines and Martha Baskin's coverage of local green issues with Green A.C.R.E. Radio.. One World Report is a weekly, hour-long news and public affairs showthat is volunteer-powered and community-centered. Our goal is to reclaim the airwaves for the benefit of the community and turn the power of the media over to the people. info http://www.kbcs.fm [confirmed 4/25/08] THURS JULY 3 [near holiday, please confirm], and subsequent 1st Thursdays, 6 - 7 p.m., at the downtown branch of the Seattle Public Library, 1000 4th Ave, Seattle; The Newcomers Resource Project at the King County Bar Association and the Seattle Public Library present a monthly LEGAL WORKSHOP series geared to IMMIGRANTS AND REFUGEES living in King County. Each installation of the series will feature a presentation given by community advocates and attorneys, immediately followed by the opportunity for questions and feedback. The series aims to arm newcomers and allies with knowledge of pertinent laws and an understanding of strategies for seeking recourse for violations of rights. Interpretation will be provided at every workshop. This workshop topic TBA. info Arielle 206-267-7027 or arieller@kcba.org THURS JULY 3, and subsequent 1st Thursdays, 6 - 8 pm, in the City Hall, Boards & Commission Conference Room CH L280, 601 Fifth Ave between Cherry and James Streets, downtown Seattle, phone or check website to confirm date, time and place; Seattle HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION MEETING. SHRC is made up of 15 citizen representatives who advise the Mayor, the City Council, & all City of Seattle Depts in matters regarding human rights. The commission advocates for justice & equal opportunity & collaborates with & educates the public & private sectors about how to prevent & eliminate discrimination city-wide. Meetings open to the public. You can now listen to the SHRC meetings by calling 206-684-4718. Members of the public attending the City on official business will find several accessible parking stalls at the Sea-Park Parking Garage, located at 609 Six Avenue. info Marta Idowu marta.idowu@seattle.gov or 206- 684-4540 or http://www.seattle.gov/humanrights/meetings.htm [revised 5/4/08] THURS JULY 3 [near holiday, please confirm], and subsequent 1st Thursdays, 6 pm, [please confirm, The Seattle LBGT Community Center is at a temporary location courtesy of Equal Rights Washington at 209 Harvard Ave E between Olive and Thomas East of Broadway, Seattle]; The LESBIAN GAY BISEXUAL TRANSGENDER CENTER BOOK CLUB. Bailey Coy Bookstore will offer selected books at a discount to those who mention The Center Book Club. this month book: TBA. info Jerry Stewart, volunteer host, 206-794-2036 or jerry@seattlelgbt.org [confirmed 12//11/06] THURS JULY 3, 6:30 - 8 pm, at Center Park Residence Council, 2121 26th Ave S (entrance on MLK Way), Seattle; Meeting of the Michael Randall Ealy Social Justice Foundation, a non-profit organization for the purpose of bringing justice for the death of Michael Randall Ealy, KILLED WHILE IN CUSTODY of the Seattle Police Department, as well as all others who have died while being detained or in police custody; we want to be sure it doesn't happen to anyone else; info mresjf@yahoo.com, http://www.seattlejustice.org JULY 4 - 12, at the Galt House Hotel, downtown Louisville, KY; BFLAG (Blind Friends of Lesbians and Gays) 2008 Annual Convention. BFLAG is a chartered affiliate of The American Council of the Blind (ACB) and is the only national organization dedicated to serving the special needs of individuals who are both BLIND OR VISUALLY IMPAIRED AND LESBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL OR TRANSGENDER. The BFLAG annual convention coincides with the convention of the American Council of the Blind. Includes Advocacy Seminar, Diversity in Gay Culture Seminar, Body Language Seminar, Relationships Seminar, Gay Movie Night, Support Group Meeting and more. Sponsors and Volunteers are needed. info http://www.BFLAG.org or conventioncoordinator@BFLAG.org or 323-533-4395 *FRI JULY 4, [holiday, please confirm] and subsequent Fridays, 7:30 - 8:30 am, at 23rd and Union, Seattle; MADRONA- LESCHI Citizens against the War PEACE VIGIL. Let those driving to work see that they aren't the only ones against the war, give heart to antiwar supporters on the way to work. Protest the new escalation of the war on Iraq. Come for the whole time or a bit of time, Bring signs- but there are usually extras for all. Coffee afterwards at Verite on 34th. We have been vigiling weekly for 5 years! info Kathy Barker 206-328-2804 or kbarker@systemsbiology.org, Sarah Banks 206-720-1389 or SarahB@saranjan.com [confirmed 4/21/08] **FRI JULY 4, noonish to 7-ish p.m., at Ravenna Park, 5520 Ravenna Ave NE, Seattle; FREETHINKERS' POTLUCK PICNIC. Sponsored by Seattle Atheists, Humanist of Puget Sound, Ethical Culture Society of Puget Sound, Humanists of Washington, Secular Jewish Circle of Puget Sound, Univesity Unitarian Humanists, and others. Bring a dish! We will provide condiments, plates, forks, etc. Eating will start around 2 pm. Games and raffle. Bring some beach chairs. Fired up grills including vegetarian. info http://www.SeattleAtheists.org/picnic *FRI JULY 4, [holiday, please confirm] and subsequent Fridays, noon - 1 p.m., at the SE corner of Colby and Hewitt Avenues, downtown Everett; Everett Peace Action hosts a PEACE VIGIL. This group has vigiled every Friday since Oct 1, 2002. Rain or shine activists gather in front of the Bank of America to protest the Iraq War. We have done this since the beginning of the war and have attracted the bad element of pro-war, pro-Bush fanatics who gather on the opposite side of the intersection in front of the Frontier Bank. You can VOICE YOUR OPPOSITION TO THIS IMMORAL WAR for an hour every Friday. Come join us! info Albert Penta 360-792-2129 or albertpenta@hotmail or Linda Jackman l.misner@verizon.net [updated 11/23/07] *FRI JULY 4, [holiday, please confirm] and subsequent Fridays, 4 - 5 p.m., in front of the Bellingham Federal Building on Cornwall and Magnolia, Bellingham; PEACE VIGIL, a Bellingham tradition since 1967. Join the Peace Zone afterwards for announcements and discussion at The Mount Bakery Restaurant, 308 W. Champion Street. info 360- 733-4146 [updated 6/3/08] *FRI JULY 4, [holiday, please confirm] and subsequent Fridays, 4:30 - 5:30 p.m., at the south end of Percival Landing, 4th & Water, downtown Olympia; The Olympia Fellowship of Reconciliation invites everyone to a weekly VIGIL FOR PEACE AND NONVIOLENCE. Ongoing vigil since November 1998. info Glen 360-491-9093 glen@olywa.net [confirmed 8/8/07] *FRI JULY 4, [holiday, please confirm] and subsequent Fridays, 5 - 6 p.m., on Ruston Way at the foot of McCarver St. near Johnny's Ocean Fish, on the waterfront, Tacoma; PEACE VIGIL organized by United for Peace of Pierce County. All peaceful folk are welcome and encouraged to turn out! info http://www.ufppc.org [web confirmed 11/25/06] *FRI JULY 4, [holiday, please confirm] and subsequent Fridays, 5 - 6 p.m., at 4th and Water Street, on the south side of W. 4th Ave. near the fountain, Olympia; WOMEN IN BLACK SILENT VIGIL FOR PEACE. Women only. Please wear black. Signs will be provided. Women in Black is a loose network of women worldwide committed to peace with justice and actively opposed to war and violence since 1988. approaching 2nd anniversary of weekly vigils in Olympia, info Karin Kraft 360-754-5352 or kraftkf@comcast.net or http://www.wib-oly.org [confirmed 10/4/04] *FRI JULY 4, [holiday, please confirm] and subsequent Fridays, 5:10 - 6:40, corner of Washington Ave and 1st St, Bremerton; PEACE VIGIL. Please join our group greeting two ferry commuter boats with signs of your choice. Between boats we relax at our favorite locally owned and operated coffee shop for thought provoking conversation. info kitsapforpeace@gmail.com or Jane Rebelowski 360-479- 7179 (after 6 p.m.) [added 11/23/07] *FRI JULY 4, [holiday, please confirm] and subsequent Fridays, 5:15 - 6:30 pm, at the NW corner of Winslow Way and Highway 305, Bainbridge Island; Bainbridge Island WOMEN IN BLACK STAND IN VIGIL FOR PEACE, Every week since March 8, 2002. All welcome! info peace@biwib.org [confirmed 8/21/07] FRI JULY 4, [holiday, please confirm] and subsequent 1st Fridays, 5:30 - 7:30 pm, at Bellingham Dharma Hall, 1101 N. State Street, third floor, corner of Maple, Bellingham; MEDITATION FOR PEACE 5:30 - 6, Sponsored by the Bellingham Buddhist Peace Fellowship and Bellingham Dharma Hall. Followed by BUDDHIST PEACE FELLOWSHIP meeting, 6:15 - 7:30. All community members welcome. info 360-527-9101 [added 3/25/06] *FRI JULY 4, [holiday, please confirm] and subsequent Fridays, 6 - 7 p.m., at Anderson Park, Redmond Road at 168th, in Redmond; we stand together to WITNESS FOR PEACE AND JUSTICE, still going strong every week since 2002. Please bring signs which reflect current issues (some signs provided). This group is affiliated with Evergreen Peace and Justice http://www.epjc.net and SNOW Sound Nonviolent Opponents of War http://www.snowcoalition.org, All are welcome, info Peggy Loomis, 425-788-5292 or peggyloomis@hotmail.com [confirmed 2/7/07] *FRI JULY 4, [holiday, please confirm] and subsequent Fridays, 6:30 - 8:30 pm, at Justice Works! Headquarters, 615 15th Ave E between Roy and Mercer, in Capital Hill, on bus route 10, [note new address] Seattle; every Justice Works! general meeting includes JW! orientation, organizer training, letters to the editor, connections with incarcerated people, updates on our projects, programs, campaigns, direct action planning; Campaigns include: 1) 3-Strikes Reform 2) restoring voting rights to previously incarcerated people, and 3) No New Prisons. JW! is a grassroots criminal justice reform organization whose mission is UNDOING RACISM IN THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM as experienced by African Americans; info justice_works@yahoo.com or http://www.justiceworks.info or 206-328-7106 [confirmed 05/06/08] FRI JULY 4, [holiday, please confirm]and subsequent 1st Fridays, 6:30 pm, on KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio; KBCS presents our newest locally produced public affairs program, Speak On It Radio. Host and producer Logic Amen connects HIP HOP COMMUNITIES WITH ISSUES CONCERNING SOCIETY, pop culture, spirituality and politics - and that's just the start. info http://www.kbcs.fm [added 8/6/07] FRI JULY 4, no film this evening, see July 11, 7 - 9:30 p.m., most Friday Nights At the MEANINGFUL MOVIES and Wallingford Neighbors for Peace and Justice present A Film Followed by discussion. Free and open to the public! .. but Donations are kindly accepted. info http://www.meaningfulmovies.org FRI JULY 4, [holiday, please confirm] and subsequent 1st Fridays, 7:30 pm, at 911 Media Arts Center, 402 9th Ave N, South Lake Union, Seattle; 911 Media Arts Center and Hazel Wolf Environmental Film Network present a monthly showcase of progressive documentaries called the GREEN FILM SERIES. The HWEFN opens up its extensive film library to showcase documentaries of all shapes and sizes on environmental issues. This evening features TBA. Admission $5. info http://www.911media.org or http://www.hazelfilm.org FRI JULY 4, [holiday, please confirm] and subsequent 1st Fridays, 8 pm, at Christoff Gallery, 6004 12th Ave. S., Seattle; Film TBA. presented by "the levee breaking" monthly film series showcasing the use of CREATIVITY AND THE ARTS TO NURTURE SOCIAL JUSTICE. Age 21 and over only venue. Donations accepted. info Jesse or Pamela 425-442- 7104 JULY 5, 6, 11, 12, 13, 18, 19, AND 20, at Youngstown Cultural Arts Center, 4408 Delridge Way SW, West Seattle; Edge Theatre Ensemble announces the opening of the epic theatre classic Mother Courage and Her Children, by Bertolt Brecht, in a modern translation by award-winning playwright David Hare. Mother Courage and Her Children is BERTOLT BRECHT'S MOST PASSIONATE AND PROFOUND STATEMENT AGAINST WAR. In this year of election, our country still engaged in multiple wars, this epic theatre play explores the choices ordinary people make in wartime and our potential for change. The audience follows Mother Courage as she attempts to achieve her goals of making a profit and keeping her children alive through the blood and destruction of the Thirty Years War. Founded in 2001, Edge Theatre Ensemble is a unique Seattle-based collective of theatre artists presenting socially-conscious plays and new works, to give audiences an exhilarating and thought- provoking experience. Opening Night, July 5: For just a buck extra, Opening Night features complimentary libations, live pre-show music, and a zine of current events to take home. tickets via Brown Paper Tickets 1-800-838-3006 or http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/34400, info http://www.edgetheatre.org/CourageRehearsal.html *SAT JULY 5, and subsequent Saturdays, 10 - 11 am, at Bayview Park and Ride, intersection of HWY 525 and Bayview Road, Whidbey Island; SOUTH WHIDBEY PEACE VIGIL, info http://whidbeyprn.org/bayview.php [web confirmed 11/25/06] SAT JULY 5, and subsequent 1st Saturdays, 11 am to 1 pm, at Westlake Park, 4th & Pine Street, Downtown Seattle; Vigil to Support Lt. Ehren Watada first OFFICER TO REFUSE TO GO TO IRAQ. The Army command at Fort Lewis, Washington, recently attempted to court-martial Lt. Ehren Watada for a second time. But a Federal judge stepped in at the last minute to put a temporary halt ('stay') to the proceedings, now extended. The national steering committee of the Family and Friends of Ehren Watada is also calling for one- hour vigils in cities around the country. info http://www.thankyoult.org or 206-499-1220 or soldiersayno@yahoo.com SAT JULY 5, and subsequent 1st Saturdays, 11 a.m. - noon, on the east side of Bothell Way at the corner of Ballinger Way, Lake Forest Park; Lake Forest Park for Peace MONTHLY VIGIL FOR DARFUR. Join us for our monthly vigil to call attention to the genocide in Darfur. All are welcome. Bring signs and banners. info Hallie Condit 206-365-5053 or hj_3246@hotmail.com [added 6/4/07] *SAT JULY 5, and subsequent Saturdays, 11 am - noon, at Bothell & Ballinger, just N. of LFP mall, Lake Forest Park; LAKE FOREST PARK FOR PEACE vigil. Holding signs, waving to people driving by, handing out flyers. Bring a sign, a friend, a smile and a wave. Weekly Community Meeting, All are welcome - join us! Over 4 years of vigiling for peace! There is a community meeting at 10 am before the vigil inside the Third Place Commons Meeting Room at Lake Forest Park Town Centre. All are welcome to both meeting and vigil. info Bob Trutnau at bobtrut@juno.com [updated 1/31/07] *SAT JULY 5, and subsequent Saturdays, noon - 1 pm, at the corner of Hwy 2 and Hwy 203 (Lewis St ), Monroe; MONROE PEACE VIGIL. info Albert Penta 360-793-2129 or albertpenta@hotmail.com [added 11/23/07] *SAT JULY 5, and subsequent Saturdays, noon - 1 p.m., SW corner Bellevue Way and NE 8th, Bellevue; WOMEN IN BLACK PEACE VIGIL. women will stand in silence together for peace and justice. Remind shoppers that the best gift in the world is peace, and this is the gift we want to give to our children and grandchildren. This is a great location and an opportunity for women to express their support of women and men who are determined to rid the injustices of the world nonviolently and through diplomatic means, Men are invited to stand with us. info 425-455-4048 [confirmed 8/6/07] *SAT JULY 5, and subsequent Saturdays, 12:30 - 1:30 p.m., at S. 38th St. and Steele by Borders Books, Tacoma; PEACE VIGIL organized by United for Peace of Pierce County. All peaceful folk are welcome and encouraged to turn out! info http://www.ufppc.org [confirmed 3/25/08] *SAT JULY 5, and subsequent Saturdays, 2 - 4 p.m., at Westlake Park near 4th and Pine, Seattle; Vigil and leafletting to STOP PRE-EMPTIVE WARS AND DEFEND OUR CIVIL LIBERTIES, this vigil, started by 911 Peace Coalition, has been going on over 6 years! info commiett@yahoo.com [confirmed 6/19/08] SAT JULY 5, 2 - 4 p.m., at Wallingford Playfield, 4219 Wallingford Ave N., Seattle; Spokespeople Ride - Wallingford Playfield to destination to be announced. Help link people through neighborhoods along SECURE BIKE ROUTES! Seattle is one of America's best cities for biking. Spokespeople will make it even better! Starting at Wallingford Playfield, Spokespeople will travel on the first Saturday of every month between neighborhood centers. Spokespeople will gather both NEW AND EXPERIENCED URBAN CYCLISTS in a fun, low carbon activity. All levels of bicyclists are welcome. New riders hesitant about riding on the road and people who haven't been on their bikes for a while will get a gentle introduction to riding. All children who come to Spokespeople rides will be encouraged to take the Spokeskids introduction at the south end of Wallingford Playfield. Many returning adult cyclists will also want to take this quick introduction to safe road biking as well. There will be some Cascade Bike Club ride leaders helping out and I've invited expert bike commuters to come along and model safe and skillful riding techniques on the street. I learned a lot about riding from Spokeskids! Please come to a ride! Please join us! info http://www.spokespeople.us or info@spokespeople.us or 206- 547-9569 SAT JULY 5, and subsequent 1st Saturdays, 3 - 5 p.m., at the Keystone Congregational Church, 5019 Keystone Place N, just north of N 50th and Sunnyside N, Seattle; regular meeting of the merged Citizens Concerned for the People of Iraq and the Interfaith Network of Concern for the People of Iraq, since 1996 challenging the U.S. embargo which killed thousands of chidren per month, now reassessing how to PROMOTE PEACE AND SUPPORT IRAQIS; INOC is a program unit of the Church Council of Greater Seattle, info Rev. Rich Gamble, spambles@yahoo.com or 206-632-6021 or http://www.concernforiraq.org [usual time confirmed 5/26/08] SAT JULY 5, and subsequent 1st Saturdays, 8 - 10 pm, at Hidmo Eritrean Cuisine Restaurant, 2000 S. Jackson Street at 20th, Seattle; COMMUNITIES AGAINST RAPE AND ABUSE (CARA) invite you to Ladies First, with the support and sponsorship of Hidmo Entertainment, B-Girl Bench, KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, and Many Community Artists & Activists. Ladies First puts ladies first, by featuring or highlighting women and transgender people through their creation of various art forms. whether it is Hip Hop, Funk, drumming, guitar, spokenword, Rock, djing, metal work, jewelry, emceeing, b-girl, dance, music, art, graffitti, and so much more. Join us as we celebrate the accomplishment of these artists and their many years of work. This is an all ages event, all genders event, so we can give honor to these performers and creators. It is what we create it to be. info cara.intern@gmail.com [added 12/18/07] SUN JULY 6, and subsequent 1st & 3rd Sundays, 11 am - 12:30 pm, at 900 Hiawatha Pl. S., Seattle; Book Club. Rebel Reading Circles. Share ideas as you STUDY VIVA LA RAZA: A HISTORY OF CHICANO IDENTITY AND RESISTANCE, by Yolanda Alaniz and Megan Cornish. Discover a wealth of little-known information about campus, farmworker and Chicana feminist organizing at the University of Washington, in the Yakima Valley, and in the Seattle community. Examine the strategies used in historic labor strikes and boycotts. Free. Come to any or all sessions. Sponsored by the Freedom Socialist Party. info 206-722- 2453, FSPseattle@mindspring.com, or http://www.socialism.com [added 5/5/08] *SUN JULY 6, and subsequent Sundays, 11 am to 12:30 pm, on the corner of Main Street and Bothell Way NE, Bothell; Bothell MoveOn.org holds a VIGIL PROTESTING THE IRAQ WAR. Come join us and make your voice heard! Bring a sign if you have one, though we try to have extras on hand. We know you are out there and we would love to grow this vigil - currently we are getting between 2-10 people per week. Please come and join us! info tracy@ruef.us [added 1/20/08] *SUN JULY 6, and subsequent Sundays, noon - 1 p.m., Intersection of South 320th Street and Pacific Hwy South in Federal Way; ANTI-WAR RALLY. Had enough? Join others around the nation who are gathering together at their local spots to declare that we've had enough of this war, enough of the corruption, enough of the lawlessness, enough of the lack of accountability, etc etc. etc. Our numbers may not have hit critical mass yet, but the legal and moral transgressions of this administration certainly have. A simple "Enough" is all you need on your sign. For those of you who have difficulty sticking to a word limit, especially a one word limit, please bring signs with your own brief (traffic passes by rapidly), but detailed, messages. info http://www.FederalWayMatters.org, info about the inspiration behind "Enough" events, http://www.theyoungturks.com/section/Enough [added 7/29/07] *SUN JULY 6, and subsequent Sundays, noon - 1 p.m., at the corner of 12th and Commercial Ave, ANACORTES; PEACE VIGIL, This vigil began October, 2002, and everyone is welcome. Bring a sign of your choosing and join our friendly, peaceful group. info Howard Pellett 360-293-8128 or cpellett@cablerocket.com or Jim Taylor jmsophia@cnw.com or 360-299-9040 [updated 1/31/07] *SUN JULY 6, and subsequent Sundays, noon to 1 pm, at Junction of California Ave SW and SW Alaska, West Seattle; WEST SEATTLE NEIGHBORS FOR PEACE AND JUSTICE, a SNOW affiliate, anti-war gathering. Show your opposition to the war in Iraq publicly. We have signs, buttons and leaflets. Join us! info jmrepp@comcast.net or John Repp 206-932-9522 [confirmed 8/7/07] *SUN JULY 6, and subsequent Sundays, 12:30 - 1:30 p.m., at 175th St and Meridian Ave, Shoreline; SHORELINE NEIGHBORS FOR PEACE weekly PEACE VIGIL, Come for all or part of the time. We have extra signs. info Dwight Gibb, 206-546-1864, or dgibb@earthlink.net [confirmed 1/31/07] *SUN JULY 6, and subsequent Sundays, 12:30 -1:30 p.m., at the Brackett's Landing sign, to the left of the ferry station (as you face the ferry), on the corner of Main Street and Railroad Avenue, in downtown Edmonds; Snohomish County Women In Black, SILENT VIGIL FOR PEACE; Everyone is welcome to join us. You don't have to be a woman and you don't have to dress in black. We do ask, however, that all signs be peace signs. We have been there every Sunday, vigiling for peace, for over 5 years. SCWB coordinators Beth Burrows & Susie Schaefer are both long-time Edmonds residents, info beb@igc.org or 425-775-5383 [confirmed 1/29/08] *SUN JULY 6, and subsequent Sundays, 1 pm, on KCTV (Comcast cable channel 22, Millennium 72 or 80); PORT OF SEATTLE COMMISSION MEETINGS AIR, with repeats at other schedule openings. This coverage is currently approved for a three-month demonstration period only. Please contact the Commission and urge them to extend permanent funding. info Lloyd Hara 206-726-8053 or CitizensForHara@comcast.net [confirmed 1/7/08] *SUN JULY 6, and subsequent Sundays, 2 - 3 p.m., at Greenlake, East Greenlake Way N near N 63rd St near the crosswalk, Seattle; PEACE VIGIL, No more troops to Iraq! Bring the Troops Home! Please come out to show opposition to the war, in addition to standing to demand an investigation of the intelligence invoked to justify the Iraq War; Demonstrate Your Commitment to Peace. Please join us in our nonviolent witness; all peaceful people invited, bring signs, leaflets, and your friends and dogs, [vigil resumed Sept 2007 and is small but persistent] SUN JULY 6, and subsequent 1st Sundays, 4 - 5 p.m., at the intersection of Park St. & North Bend Blvd. next to the Snoqualmie Valley Historical Museum and the Visitor's Center in North Bend; SNOQUALMIE/ NORTH BEND CITIZENS FOR CHANGE will hold a PEACE VIGIL to honor our troops in Iraq and to encourage their safe return home. Join us. Bring candles or flashlights. info rubin51@comcast.net [updated 3/21/07] SUN JULY 6, and subsequent 1st Sundays, 4 - 6 p.m., at POCAAN, 2200 S Rainier Ave S at S Walker St, Seattle; Sistah 2 Sistah Social/ Organizing Meeting, An opportunity to socialize & discuss/plan future activities. Sistah 2 Sistah is a social/support group for LESBIAN, BISEXUAL & TRANSGENDER WOMEN OF AFRICAN DESCENT, info 206-322-7061 ext 235; [updated 10/29/07] JULY 7 - 18, 9 am to 3 pm with the option of extended class sessions to 5 pm, at Northgate Elementary School; ARABIC SUMMER LANGUAGE CAMP for Children ages 6-12. American Cultural Exchange, through Arabic Language assistance grant from the Middle East Center at University Washington, is offering a two-week Arabic summer language camp. The instruction will be activity-based, ensuring a unique learning experience for your child. Download the registration forms http://www.cultural.org/wlp/camp.php, info Maka Janikashvili, makaj@cultural.org JULY 7 - 18, 9 am to 3 pm, at Northgate Elementary School; CHINESE SUMMER LANGUAGE CAMP for Children ages 6-9 and 10-13. Associates in Cultural Exchange is offering intensive language instruction. The teacher is a Chinese native speaker, trained in the Natural Approach and Total Physical Response methods. Students are immersed in Chinese language and culture through storytelling, reading, writing, arts and crafts, plays, field trips, and multicultural events. Download the registration forms http://www.cultural.org/wlp/camp.php, info Maka Janikashvili makaj@cultural.org MON - FRI JULY 7 - 11, at Holden Village located high in the mountains above Lake Chelan; Join Earth Ministry staff and other members for a week of reflection and rejuvenation. There will be opportunities to participate in Earth Ministry-led workshops such as our Greening Congregations program and environmental advocacy, as well as meditative hikes in the Railroad Creek Valley and surrounding mountains-all in addition to the regular Holden summer program offerings. This is a great chance to connect with others on FAITH AND ENVIRONMENT in a wilderness setting! Registration is open until Feb 22. Print out the registration form and mail it in with the minimum required deposit of $60 per person. The total cost $275 per adult (youth rates are listed on the registration form), not including transportation. Complete payment is due by May 30. carpooling, 206-632-2426, info http://www.earthministry.org JULY 7 - 10, at Yad Vashem, Israel; International School for Holocaust Studies presents the Sixth International Conference on the the HOLOCAUST AND EDUCATION, Teaching the Shoah: FIGHTING RACISM AND PREJUDICE, info ekaye@yadvashem.org.il MON JULY 7, and subsequent 1st Mondays, Free GRANTWRITING CLINICS for Nonprofits. A joint venture between the Nonprofit Assistance Center and the Puget Sound Grant Writers Association Nonprofit Assistance Center. Up to 2 members from an organization may bring a RFP, application guidelines, draft proposal or a proposal not funded and an experienced grant writer will give you one-on-one guidance! Organizations must have budgets under $500,000. Seen by appointment only. info 206-324-5850 or http://www.nacseattle.org or info@NACSeattle.org or http://www.dakotta.com or 206-973 7449 [usual time confirmed 5/15/06] *MON JULY 7, and subsequent Mondays, noon - 1 and 8 - 9 pm, two separate shows, on SCAN TV, Public Access cable TV , channel 29/77 in King County or streaming live at http://www.scantv.org Pirate TV CHALLENGES THE MEDIA BLOCKADE by bringing you access to people and information unavailable on the Corporate Sponsor-ship. This show TBA. info Ed Mays http://www.edmaysproductions.net or 206-782- 7605 or get on schedule list-serve via PirateTV@clearwire.net [updated 5/12//08] MON JULY 7, and subsequent 1st & 3rd Mondays, 7 - 8:30 pm, at New Freeway Hall, 5018 Rainier Ave. S., Seattle; Book Club. Rebel Reading Circles. Share ideas as you STUDY VIVA LA RAZA: A HISTORY OF CHICANO IDENTITY AND RESISTANCE, by Yolanda Alaniz and Megan Cornish. Discover a wealth of little-known information about campus, farmworker and Chicana feminist organizing at the University of Washington, in the Yakima Valley, and in the Seattle community. Examine the strategies used in historic labor strikes and boycotts. Free. Come to any or all sessions. Sponsored by the Freedom Socialist Party. info 206-722- 2453, FSPseattle@mindspring.com, or http://www.socialism.com [added 5/5/08] MON JULY 7, and most subsequent 1st Mondays (please phone for location), 7 p.m., Seattle; Jubilee 2000 NW Coalition meeting, working for DEBT RELIEF for world's poorest nations, Study the issues, plan actions and report on them, so that we can be as effective as possible in joining other concerned people around the globe to cancel the debt. Open to new members! info Mary Margaret Pruitt 206-382-3785 or http://www.jubileenw.org [updated 2/20/08] *MON JULY 7, 7 - 8:30 p.m., at the Mandolin Café, 3923 S 12th St, Tacoma; Digging Deeper: 2nd of 2 discussions (see also June 30)on Philip Bobbitt's TERROR AND CONSENT: The Wars for the Twenty-First Century (Alfred A. Knopf, 2008). Bobbitt is also the author of The Shield of Achilles: War, Peace, and the Course of History (Alfred A. Knopf, 2002). There is no charge for participation and sessions are open to the public. info http://www.ufppc.org/content/view/ MON JULY 7, 8 pm, at Northwest Film Forum, 1515 12th Ave. between Pike & Pine, Seattle; Third Eye Cinema And NWFF Green Screen Present Profit Motive And The Whispering Wind (John Gianvito, USA, 2007, Digi-BETA, 58 min). A calm, beautiful and wordless TESTAMENT TO FALLEN REBELS AND RADICALS in American history, from colonial times to the present. The film consists of elegantly composed images of gravesites and public shrines. A monument to monuments and a call to arms, Profit Motive visits the resting places of such figures as Malcolm X, Mother Jones, Cesar Chavez and Eugene V. Debs. Winner, Best Experimental Film, 2007, National Society Film Critics. Screens with Perfect Film (Ken Jacobs, USA, 1986, 16mm, 22 min). An experimental work structured around outtakes from TV news footage after the assassination of Malcolm X. Tickets $5/NWFF members, $6/children and seniors, $8.50/general. info 206-329-2629 or http://www.nwfilmforum.org JULY 8 - 11, 9:30 am - 1 pm, CONFLICT RESOLUTION YOUTH CAMP: Whatcom Dispute Resolution Center is sponsoring a no- cost day camp to teach youth communication and conflict resolution skills. This is a co-ed camp for ages 12-18. Participants will learn the fundamentals of conflict resolution: managing emotions, self-care, and communication through group discussion, artistic activities, and role plays. info and registration WDRC 360-676-0122 or Youth@WhatcomDRC.org *TUES & WEDS JULY 8 & 9, 7:30 & 9:30 pm, at Northwest Film Forum, 1515 12th Ave, Seattle; Hal Ashby's black comedy Harold and Maude is a provocative and unsentimental intergenerational love story that not only OUTRAGED CONSERVATIVE MOVIEGOERS at the beginning of the 1970s but REBELLIOUS YOUTH as well. The film took on radical positions with humor and an original concept of the world, defying all norms and ideologies. That, coupled with a wall-to-wall Cat Stevens soundtrack, makes this cult classic a sublime experience. info 206-329-2629 or http://www.nwfilmforum.org **TUES JULY 8, and subsequent Tuesdays, 7:30 - 9 a.m., at Woodland Park Aurora pedestrian overpasses, meet on the northernmost pedestrian overpass in Woodland Park 2 blocks south of N 59th St., Seattle, Access from Green Lake Way (turn by tennis courts) to the Upper Woodland parking lot; PHINNEY NEIGHBORS FOR PEACE AND JUSTICE, Cover the one to three pedestrian overpasses in Woodland Park with Peace Signs and Banners, banner against the war. We supply the banner. Come by and wave to passersby and chat with neighbors. info Neil Planert 206-782-8773 or John Bito, PNPJ liason- nowar@att.net or http://www.snowcoalition.org/event.php?action=list&h_id=35 [confirmed 11/7/07] **TUES JULY 8, and subsequent Tuesdays, 11 a.m. - 1 p.m., at Federal Building, 2nd & Marion, Seattle; Support the Ongoing DECLARATION OF PEACE. This demonstration is an outgrowth of Code Pink's summer vigil to Bring Troops Home Fast. Come stand with Joe Colgan and members of Military Families Speak Out. Join us in visits to the senators offices to demand that the troops be brought home and funding for an unjust war be cut off. (Joe is the father of Lt. Ben Colgan, KIA in Baghdad, Iraq, November 1, 2003.) info joepatcolgan@comcast.net or 206-824-5368 [updated 2/7/07] **TUES JULY 8, and subsequent Tuesdays, 5 to 7 pm, at the intersection of Tolt Ave. and Bird St in Carnation; PEACE VIGIL. info Mary Crane, epjc@songdog.eskimo.com [added 3/26/07] TUES JULY 8, and subsequent 2nd Tuesdays, 6:30 pm, at Marina Park Pavilion on the Kirkland waterfront park, on 255 bus route; KIRKLAND PEACE VIGIL meets monthly. We call ourselves "Citizens Along the Lake". info http://mysite.verizon.net/resuxn0n/citizensalongthelakeforp eace/ or Donna Schill 425-821-5596 WEDS & THURS JULY 9 & 10, 9 am - 5 pm, at Whidbey Institute Farmhouse, 6449 Old Pietila Rd., Clinton, WA; Whidbey Institute presents a COMMUNITY WEAVING RETREAT. Learn how to weave a family support network in your school, church, workplace, club and neighborhood to engage people to live, love, learn and serve together. This transformative leadership training based on ABCD principles gives you the tools, techniques and technology to implement Community Weaving in schools, churches, organizations and neighborhoods. Learn how to tap the hidden resources of the grassroots and create reciprocal partnerships with organizations to weave a web of support for all ages! Become part of this civic engagement project to create strong families, safe neighborhoods, and sustainable communities where people thrive. $595. Workshop, Lodging, Meals, Materials, Entertainment All included in registration. Bring: Comfy clothes, Special item about you, Wireless Laptop (opt), Openess to outcome. info 360- 341-1884 or 206-240-2241 or wecare@familynetwork.org, Register on-line http://www.communityweaving.org/registration.htm **WEDS JULY 9, and subsequent Wednesdays, 7 am or first light - 8:30 a.m., at 100th Street pedestrian overpass on I-405, Kirkland; weekly OVERPASS PEACE DEMONSTRATION. info Todd Boyle tboyle@rosehill.net or 425-827-3107 [updated 12/26/07] **WEDS JULY 9, and subsequent Wednesdays, noon - 1 p.m., NW corner of Sylvester Park, corner of Legion & Capitol Way, Olympia; PEACE VIGIL, come for all or part of the hour to sustain Olympia Fellowship of Reconciliation persistent (every week since March 5, 1980) witness for peace and nonviolence; bring signs or use ours; info Glen 360-491-9093 [confirmed 8/8/07] **WEDS JULY 9, and subsequent Wednesdays, 12:30 - 1:30 p.m., at the intersection of 104th Ave (The Benson) and the Kent Kangley Rd, 256th St, Kent; Bring a cool sign. . SOUTH KING COUNTY PEACE VIGIL info Phil Heft 253-631-5789 [updated 7/8/07] **WEDS JULY 9, and subsequent Wednesdays, 2 - 3 p.m., on KKNW, 1150 AM radio or live at http://www.1150amkknw.com ; Northwest Interfaith Community Outreach takes a step forward with the new, weekly INTERFAITH TALK RADIO SHOW featuring Rabbi Ted Falcon, Muslim Sufi Minister Jamal Rahman and Pastor Don Mackenzie. Listen in and contribute to the growing and deepening interfaith dialogue on matters of SPIRITUALITY, FAITH, COMPASSION, INCLUSION AND SOCIAL JUSTICE. info http://www.interfaithtalkradio.com [updated 4/30/07] **WEDS JULY 9, and subsequent Wednesdays, 3 - 4 pm, at 15th & Roxbury, White Center neighborhood; WEST SEATTLE NEIGHBORS FOR PEACE AND JUSTICE, a SNOW affiliate, anti-war gathering. Show your opposition to the war in Iraq publicly. We have signs, buttons and leaflets. This a peaceful gathering and requires respect for differences. Join us! info jmrepp@comcast.net or John Repp & Cindy Cole 206-932-9522 or 206-763-1088 [confirmed 8/7/07] **WEDS JULY 9, and subsequent Wednesdays, 4:30 p.m. rush hour, at the intersections of Holly, Lakeway and Ellis, Bellingham; Join others to HOLD ANTI-WAR SIGNS. Lots of traffic to commune with. info Margie White 360-715-3470 [confirmed 12/2/06] **WEDS JULY 9, and subsequent Wednesdays, 5 - 6 p.m., in front of the U.S. Federal Courthouse, 1917 Pacific Ave., near 21st, Tacoma; PEACE VIGIL organized by People for Peace, Justice, and Healing, a continuous presence in Tacoma since 9/11. info http://www.tacomapjh.org [confirmed 12/25/07] WEDS JULY 9, and subsequent 2nd & 4th Wednesdays, 5:15 to 6:15 pm, on Pacific Avenue in front of Union Station at S. 19th St., Park at the Tacoma Dome and take the light rail, Tacoma; TACOMA WOMEN IN BLACK PEACE VIGIL. We stand beside the vigil of United for Peace of Pierce County (5 - 6 pm every Wednesday) for three quarters of an hour and stay on another quarter hour after they leave. Please wear black or plain dark clothes, and do not bring signs. Men are welcome to leaflet, or to stand in vigil at one end of our group. Tacoma Women in Black is part of an international network of women who vigil for peace, justice and non-violent solutions to conflict. Each group is independent, linked to others by the way women stand together in public places, in silence, wearing black. info Barbara 253-380-0164, or Bmadsen61@hotmail.com or http://www.speakeasy.org/~loris/twib.html#vigil [added 1/1/08] **WEDS JULY 9, and subsequent Wednesdays, 5:30 - 7 p.m., in front of Ken's Market, SW corner of 73rd & Greenwood Ave N, Seattle; PHINNEY NEIGHBORS FOR PEACE AND JUSTICE information table, Please contact Andy to coordinate: 206- 789-5081, info John Bito, PNPJ liason- nowar@att.net or http://www.snowcoalition.org/event.php?action=list&h_id=35 [confirmed 11/7/07] **WEDS JULY 9, and subsequent Wednesdays, 5:30 - 6:30 p.m., at NW Market St and 22nd NW, Seattle; WEEKLY PEACE VIGIL IN BALLARD, started by two women who felt compelled to express their dissent about the Iraq war. The focus is on ending the war, the occupation, prison abuse, and the theft of our country's wealth for military purposes. It is a place for people to express their dissent over what has happened, to demand that those responsible be held to account, and to discuss alternatives to war. BallardPeaceActivists (BPA) has been vigiling now at this location since fall 2002. Join us to stand for peace, call for bringing our troops home now, exercise your free speech rights, and show solidarity with your neighbors. Please join us for this interactive vigil/ discussion open to all points of view. info ballard@snowcoalition.org or 206-782- 0788 or 206-784-2085 [updated 10/1/07] **WEDS JULY 9, and subsequent Wednesdays, 5:30 - 6:30 p.m., on the corner of Bethel and Sedgewick in Port Orchard, WA; POCAW, PORT ORCHARD CITIZENS AGAINST WAR, meets in a PEACE VIGIl and greets rush hour travelers, with signs for peace. Please come join us! info ilyana@oo.nu [added 9/3/06] **WEDS JULY 9, and subsequent Wednesdays, 5:30 pm, at YWCA Opportunity Place, 2024 Third Ave, Between Virginia & Lenora, Seattle; The BILINGUAL SPANISH & IMMIGRATION LEGAL CLINIC. To schedule an immigration appointment, call 206- 587-4009. For all other legal issues arrive at the clinic at 5:30 to sign up for an appointment, with 8 appointments available to those on a first come first serve basis. Both clinics provide free 30 minute appointments with an attorney for advice and consultation only. These attorneys do not provide representation. Interpreters Provided. info Arielle Rosenberg 206-267-7027 [confirmed 1/2/08] **WEDS JULY 9, and subsequent Wednesdays, 5:30 pm, at Senior Services 2208 Second Ave, Between Blanchard & Bell, Seattle; The BILINGUAL SPANISH & IMMIGRATION LEGAL CLINIC. To schedule an immigration appointment, call 206-587-4009. For all other legal issues arrive at the clinic at 5:30 to sign up for an appointment, with 8 appointments available to those on a first come first serve basis. Interpreters Provided. Both clinics provide free 30 minute appointments with an attorney for advice and consultation only. These attorneys do not provide representation. Interpreters Provided. info Arielle Rosenberg 206-267-7027 [confirmed 1/2/08] **WEDS JULY 9, and subsequent Wednesdays, 6 - 7:30 pm, at Lambert House, 1818 15th Ave, between E Howell & E Denny Way, Metro Buses 8, 10, and 43 stop nearby, Seattle; TRANS YOUTH SUPPORT AND DISCUSSION GROUP For FTM, MTF, transgender, transsexual, gender queer, gender variant, multi-gendered and trans/ gender questioning youth ages 22 and under. Volunteer-facilitated support/ discussion/ social group. Lambert House is a nationally-recognized activities & resource center for GAY LESBIAN BISEXUAL TRANSGENDER & QUESTIONING youth, ages 14-22. info http://www.lamberthouse.org/ or 206-322-2515 ext 16 [updated 7/15/07] **WEDS JULY 9, and subsequent Wednesdays, 6 p.m. on KBCS- FM, 91.3, online at http://www.kbcs.fm ; Live call-in talk show "VOICES OF DIVERSITY" will focus on topics related to CULTURAL DIVERSITY, SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC ISSUES. The show is produced by Community Volunteers. Show is sponsored by the City of Bellevue Parks and Community Services department and KBCS; We'll also be taking calls from our listeners at 425-564-2424. This show: TBA. info Callie Shanafelt 425-452-7922 or cshanafelt@ci.bellevue.wa.us or http://www.kbcs.fm Show archive online at http://kbcs.fm/site/PageServer?pagename=voicesofdiversity [confirmed 5/24/08] **WEDS JULY 9, and subsequent Wednesdays, 7 - 9 pm, [please confirm, The Seattle LBGT Community Center is at a temporary location courtesy of Equal Rights Washington at 209 Harvard Ave E between Olive and Thomas East of Broadway, Seattle]; [Trans] Drop in Peer Support Group. Looking for support? Come and join us to discuss ISSUES RELATED TO GENDER in our open drop-in group. This is a good place to visit Ingersoll Center for the first time. All are welcome in this facilitator-guided support group. info 206-329-6651 [updated 11/15/07] WEDS JULY 9, and subsequent 2nd & 4th Wednesdays, 7 - 8:30 pm, at Jefferson Community Center, 3801 Beacon Ave. S., Seattle; Book Club. Rebel Reading Circles. Share ideas as you STUDY VIVA LA RAZA: A HISTORY OF CHICANO IDENTITY AND RESISTANCE, by Yolanda Alaniz and Megan Cornish. Discover a wealth of little-known information about campus, farmworker and Chicana feminist organizing at the University of Washington, in the Yakima Valley, and in the Seattle community. Examine the strategies used in historic labor strikes and boycotts. Free. Come to any or all sessions. Sponsored by the Freedom Socialist Party. info 206-722-2453, FSPseattle@mindspring.com, or http://www.socialism.com [added 5/5/08] *WEDS JULY 9, 7:30 pm, at Elliot Bay Book Company, 101 South Main Street, Seattle; Book reading with Author Steven Kozlowski. Working in conjunction with a noteworthy array of written contributors - Nick Jans, Richard Nelson, Daniel Glick, Charles Wohlforth, Frances Beinecke, and Theodore Roosevelt IV - photographer Steve Kozlowski has documented the increasingly harrowing world faced by polar bears. The LAST POLAR BEAR: FACING THE TRUTH OF A WARMING WORLD (Braided River/The Mountaineers) is a beautiful, eloquent, and urgent depiction of a tragedy in the making. info 206-624-6600 **WEDS JULY 9, 7:30 pm, at the KBCS studios, Bellevue; RADIO JOURNALISM. This workshop covers the basics of radio journalism. We'll go over our approach to media in community radio, ethical standards, libel, first amendment and the elements of a good story. A free public affairs workshop, but we do ask you commit to using your newfound skills to help make community journalism happen at KBCS. To get involved, come to one of our 1st Wednesday monthly public affairs volunteer orientations. Directions at http://www.kbcs.fm, RSVP to Joaquin Uy 425-564-6195, or juy@bcc.ctc.edu WEDS JULY 9, and subsequent 2nd Wednesdays, 8 p.m., on SCAN TV, basic cable channel 77/29 or streamed live at http://www.scantv.org, COMMUNITY WOMEN'S VOICES, a 28 minute monthly public affairs program. brings together diverse women around local and global issues which impact our lives and inspire us to take action! This show TBA. Co-produced by Seattle NOW Chapter http://www.NOWSeattle.org and NARAL Pro-Choice WA http://www.prochoicewashington.org [updated 1/14/08] **WEDS JULY 9, and subsequent Wednesdays, 8:30 pm, on Channel 77 in Seattle or 29 in King County; Indymedia Presents, the weekly TV program by PepperSpray Productions which was born in the swirling tear gas of the WTO protests in Seattle. We are a collective of video activists dedicated to presenting the PEOPLE'S SIDE OF THE STORY, often ignored by corporate media. info http://www.peppersprayproductions.org [added 12/18/06] **WEDS JULY 9, and subsequent Wednesdays, 9 pm, on Channel 77 in Seattle/ King County and live on the web http://www.scantv.org ; Talking Stick, a LOCALLY PRODUCED INDEPENDENT PROGRAM by Mike McCormick with coverage of progressive events and viewpoints; with program TBA. info talkingsticktv@yahoo.com or http://www.talkingsticktv.org [confirmed 11/18/07] THURSDAYS JULY 10, 24, 31, AUG 7, 14, 21, in North Seattle; Northwest Compassionate Communication presents Being Peace, Speaking Peace, a training facilitated by Janice Eng. The quality of our lives and our relationships begins with the quality of our communication with each other. We will learn to release judgments of ourselves and others, and to speak more authentically from the heart. We will learn tools to stay centered and in our compassionate nature when we are triggered by someone's words or actions, and to resolve conflict in ways where everyone's needs are met. This six week NONVIOLENT COMMUNICATION BASICS COURSE is highly experiential. info info@nwcompass.org, http://www.nwcompass.org or 206-382-8576 JULY 10 - 13, at the Blackstone Hotel and the Chicago Theatre in Chicago, IL; 2008 GREEN PARTY of the United States PRESIDENTIAL NOMINATING Convention and Annual Meeting "Live Green - Vote Green." A great week of activities including: campaign school style and other workshops, interesting speakers, a presidential candidate debate and of course the nominating convention. info http://www.greenconvention2008.com or http://www.gp.org/2008-elections/index.shtml or office@gp.org or 202-319-7191 or toll-free 866-41GREEN THURS JULY 10, at American Friends Service Committee, University District, Seattle; PEOPLE'S PANEL ON POLICE ACCOUNTABILITY. The Seattle/King County Branch of the NAACP has reviewed citizen complaints from nearly every jurisdiction within King County. Many of these complaints have caused serious concerns about police misconduct and disparate treatment of people of color and the poor. As a result of our concerns, we are announcing a state of emergency as it pertains to police accountability and inequitable treatment of people of color and the poor. The People's Panel on Police Accountability is comprised of a diverse team of community members who will assess this county-wide problem and prepare possible solutions. The public hearings are designed for individuals in the community to present confidential testimony on their personal experiences with law enforcement. These stories will be used to compile a holistic, community-centered assessment of practices of police misconduct throughout Seattle and south King County, and to foster a collective call for police accountability. info KL Shannon klorganizer@gmail.com or 206-854-5462 THURS JULY 10, in downtown Seattle; Region 10 EPA will conduct the one day version of the 'FUNDAMENTALS OF ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE' workshop. We have limited seating for representatives from communities, city, county and state government agencies, NGO's, Tribes, businesses and universities. No cost. This is a highly interactive, thought provoking and "learner centered" workshop ex perience. Based on principles of community education, this workshop is the 1-day "compressed" version of the full 3 day workshop. The workshop is useful for all experience levels and positions and draws upon the knowledge and experiences of participants for local examples of Environmental Justice issues and collaborative problem- solving approaches to their resolution. The workshop is the recently developed project of the Environmental Justice Training Collaborative, an informal, multi-stakeholder, national network of people and agencies interested in improving capacity to deliver effective Environmental Justice training to EJ stakeholders and the general public. The workshop is extensively peer-reviewed and widely conducted in keeping with the objective of building a consistent baseline of knowledge about the dynamic and evolving field of Environmental Justice. While there are no prerequisites for the workshop a short pre-workshop survey is required and an optional reading list is sent at registration. Among the topics introduced in the workshop are Comparative Definitions of Environmental Justice, Historical Context of Environmental Justice Acts, Authorities and the Executive Order Case Studies, Environmental Justice Analysis, Meaningful Involvement for Environmental Justice Environmental Justice. register with Grass.Running@epamail.epa.gov **THURS JULY 10, and subsequent Thursdays, noon - 1 p.m., at the Broadway Farmer's Market, Tacoma; PEACE VIGIL organized by United for Peace of Pierce County. All peaceful folk are welcome and encouraged to turn out! info http://www.ufppc.org [confirmed 6/20/08] **THURS JULY 10, and subsequent Thursdays, 1 - 2 p.m., on KKNW-AM, 1150,and streaming live at http://www.1150kknw.com/ and on http://afragenesis.net ; Culture Talk, with Kevin P. Henry, on Alternative Talk and on the Afra Genesis Network. We talk about the hot topics related to CULTURE, SOCIAL AND HEALTH ISSUES, live. info Kevin Henry khenry@bellevuewa.gov [added 1/4/08] **THURS JULY 10, and subsequent Thursdays, 2 pm, at Duwamish Industrial Training Center, Building N, 6770 E. Marginal Way S., Seattle WA; APPRENTICESHIP & NON- TRADITIONAL EMPLOYMENT for Women and Men. King County Training for Careers in Building Construction Trades Apprenticeships Develop Employment Skills. Hand & Power Tool Use; Blueprint Reading; Industrial Safety; Worker Rights and Responsibilities; Trades Math; Trades training with the following apprenticeships: Painters, Cement Masons, Ironworkers, Electricians. Earn Employable Certifications: Forklift Certification, Flagger's Card, Industrial First Aid/CPR. To learn more about Construction Readiness Training attend an ANEW ORIENTATION. Qualifications: 18 years or older, King County Resident, GED/High School Diploma recommended. info 206-768-6671 **THURS JULY 10, and subsequent Thursdays, 5 - 6 p.m., at Westlake Park near 4th and Pine, Seattle; PEACE VIGIL to protest U.S. POLICY IN AFGHANISTAN, PALESTINE/ISRAEL, AND IRAQ with silent / visible presence, leaflets, and info table, by Women in Black, Women wear black; men welcome to stand at the sidelines or to leaflet; a peace group in the tradition of the women who vigil weekly in Israel / Palestine; Seattle Women in Black have been standing every Thursday for over 7 years, and have passed out an estimated 46,800 leaflets opposing war, violence, hatred and prejudice. info 206-282-6107 or seattlewomeninblack@speakeasy.net or http://seattlewomeninblack.pbwiki.com or http://www.scn.org/womeninblack [confirmed 6/23/08] **THURS JULY 10, 6 - 7:45 p.m., at Ballard Library, , Seattle; "It's About Time Writers Reading Series," BEGINNING & EXPERIENCED WRITERS Read Their Work, a series dedicated to the memory of Anna Helfgott, who began writing after age 70, & of Nelson Bentley, the quintessential teacher; It's About Time is dedicated to an END OF RACISM, ANTI-SEMITISM, HOMELESSNESS, HOMOPHOBIA & WAR. Open mike before & between scheduled readers; This month dedicated to the memory of Seattle poet Crysta Casey; Tonight's readers Sharmagne Leland-St. John, Linda Alexander, Soheyla Shakerine,and David Matthews. Wheelchair accessible, Free. info http://itsaboutimewriters.blogspot.com/ **THURS JULY 10, and subsequent Thursdays, 6 - 7 pm, on KBCS-FM, 91.3, online at http://www.kbcs.fm ; The One World Report team features NORTHWEST LABOR NEWS with Shift Break and Labor Neighbor Radio, local headlines, and commentary. One World Report is a weekly, hour-long news and public affairs showthat is volunteer-powered and community-centered. Our goal is to reclaim the airwaves for the benefit of the community and turn the power of the media over to the people. This show: TBA. info http://www.kbcs.fm [confirmed 4/25/08] **THURS JULY 10, 7 pm, at 3rd floor, Univ. Baptist Church, 4554 12th Ave. NE in the Univ. District, Seattle; Come meet ETS! Eat the State is an INDEPENDENT PRINT AND INTERNET WEEKLY. Business meeting to talk about gossip, the state of the world, and ETS! content, fundraising, and, well, business; all are welcome. info 206-719-6947 or info@eatthestate.org. *JULY 11 - AUG 10, 10 am - 5 pm daily, at Burke Museum, University of Washington campus, Seattle; CLIMATE CHANGE & IRREPLACEABLE SPECIES Photo Exhibit. As we seek to reduce the impacts of global warming, we must recognize the need to protect all of God's creation, including imperiled wildlife. Through the use of stunning photography, the Irreplaceable Campaign, a coalition of art, justice, science, and faith groups, is working to educate people on wildlife which are most threatened by climate change. Featuring some of the world's best nature photographers. Earth Ministry is a major sponsor in bringing this exhibit to Seattle, and will be organizing events around the showing. View the online gallery and sign the "Call to Care" letter of support to Congress at http://www.irreplaceablewild.org, info http://www.earthministry.org FRIDAYS JULY 11, 25, AUG 1, 8, 15, 22, mornings, in North Seattle; Northwest Compassionate Communication presents CULTIVATING COMPASSION THROUGH COMMUNICATION, a training facilitated by Janice Eng. This is a six week practice course to deepen the skills and spirit of Nonviolent Communication. This is an intimate group to practice skills of getting to the heart of the matter more easily. We will strengthen skills in self empathy, especially when triggered. We will learn to stay present to and empathize with others' pain without feeling guilty or trying to fix it. We will learn to gain clarity and ask for what we really want. info info@nwcompass.org, http://www.nwcompass.org or 206-382-8576 *FRI & SAT JULY 11 & 12, 7 pm, at Broadway Performance Hall, Broadway & Pine, Seattle; Pacific Northwest dancer, choreographer, and producer, Vania C. Bynum presents Excerpts from the SOUL OF A WOMAN, A TRIBUTE TO WOMEN through Dance, Music, and Poetry! This work is a collaborative effort and includes excerpts from the film that Moni Law produced, FEMALE FACES OF WAR. $15 Adults, $12Students and youth. Tickets via http://www.vaniacbynum.com/excerpts.html or Brown Paper Tickets 1-800-838-3006, info info@vaniacbynum.com **FRI JULY 11, and subsequent Fridays, 7:30 - 8:30 am, at 23rd and Union, Seattle; MADRONA- LESCHI Citizens against the War PEACE VIGIL. Let those driving to work see that they aren't the only ones against the war, give heart to antiwar supporters on the way to work. Protest the new escalation of the war on Iraq. Come for the whole time or a bit of time, Bring signs- but there are usually extras for all. Coffee afterwards at Verite on 34th. We have been vigiling weekly for 5 years! info Kathy Barker 206- 328-2804 or kbarker@systemsbiology.org, Sarah Banks 206- 720-1389 or SarahB@saranjan.com [confirmed 4/21/08] **FRI JULY 11, and subsequent Fridays, noon - 1 p.m., at the SE corner of Colby and Hewitt Avenues, downtown Everett; Everett Peace Action hosts a PEACE VIGIL. This group has vigiled every Friday since Oct 1, 2002. Rain or shine activists gather in front of the Bank of America to protest the Iraq War. We have done this since the beginning of the war and have attracted the bad element of pro-war, pro-Bush fanatics who gather on the opposite side of the intersection in front of the Frontier Bank. You can VOICE YOUR OPPOSITION TO THIS IMMORAL WAR for an hour every Friday. Come join us! info Albert Penta 360-792-2129 or albertpenta@hotmail or Linda Jackman l.misner@verizon.net [updated 11/23/07] **FRI JULY 11, and subsequent Fridays, 2 p.m. on KBCS-FM, 91.3, online at http://www.kbcs.fm ; Green A.C.R.E. Radio focuses on local AGRICULTURAL, ENVIRONMENTAL AND NATURAL RESOURCE ISSUES. Produced by veteran local journalist, Martha Baskin, Green A.C.R.E. Radio can also be heard during One World Report every Thursday at 6 p.m. Green A.C.R.E. Radio is a co-production of the King Conservation District, King County Agriculture and KBCS. [added 6/28/08] **FRI JULY 11, and subsequent Fridays, 4 - 5 p.m., in front of the Bellingham Federal Building on Cornwall and Magnolia, Bellingham; PEACE VIGIL, a Bellingham tradition since 1967. Join the Peace Zone afterwards for announcements and discussion at The Mount Bakery Restaurant, 308 W. Champion Street. info 360-733-4146 [updated 6/3/08] **FRI JULY 11, and subsequent Fridays, 4:30 - 5:30 p.m., at the south end of Percival Landing, 4th & Water, downtown Olympia; The Olympia Fellowship of Reconciliation invites everyone to a weekly VIGIL FOR PEACE AND NONVIOLENCE. Ongoing vigil since November 1998. info Glen 360-491-9093 glen@olywa.net [confirmed 8/8/07] **FRI JULY 11, and subsequent Fridays, 5 - 6 p.m., on Ruston Way at the foot of McCarver St. near Johnny's Ocean Fish, on the waterfront, Tacoma; PEACE VIGIL organized by United for Peace of Pierce County. All peaceful folk are welcome and encouraged to turn out! info http://www.ufppc.org [web confirmed 11/25/06] **FRI JULY 11, and subsequent Fridays, 5 - 6 p.m., at 4th and Water Street, on the south side of W. 4th Ave. near the fountain, Olympia; WOMEN IN BLACK SILENT VIGIL FOR PEACE. Women only. Please wear black. Signs will be provided. Women in Black is a loose network of women worldwide committed to peace with justice and actively opposed to war and violence since 1988. approaching 2nd anniversary of weekly vigils in Olympia, info Karin Kraft 360-754-5352 or kraftkf@comcast.net or http://www.wib-oly.org [confirmed 10/4/04] **FRI JULY 11, and subsequent Fridays, 5:10 - 6:40, corner of Washington Ave and 1st St, Bremerton; PEACE VIGIL. Please join our group greeting two ferry commuter boats with signs of your choice. Between boats we relax at our favorite locally owned and operated coffee shop for thought provoking conversation. info kitsapforpeace@gmail.com or Jane Rebelowski 360-479-7179 (after 6 p.m.) [added 11/23/07] **FRI JULY 11, and subsequent Fridays, 5:15 - 6:30 pm, at the NW corner of Winslow Way and Highway 305, Bainbridge Island; Bainbridge Island WOMEN IN BLACK STAND IN VIGIL FOR PEACE, Every week since March 8, 2002. All welcome! info peace@biwib.org [confirmed 8/21/07] **FRI JULY 11, and subsequent Fridays, 6 - 7 p.m., at Anderson Park, Redmond Road at 168th, in Redmond; we stand together to WITNESS FOR PEACE AND JUSTICE, still going strong every week since 2002. Please bring signs which reflect current issues (some signs provided). This group is affiliated with Evergreen Peace and Justice http://www.epjc.net and SNOW Sound Nonviolent Opponents of War http://www.snowcoalition.org, All are welcome, info Peggy Loomis, 425-788-5292 or peggyloomis@hotmail.com [confirmed 2/7/07] **FRI JULY 11, and subsequent Fridays, 6:30 - 8:30 pm, at Justice Works! Headquarters, 615 15th Ave E between Roy and Mercer, in Capital Hill, on bus route 10, [note new address] Seattle; every Justice Works! general meeting includes JW! orientation, organizer training, letters to the editor, connections with incarcerated people, updates on our projects, programs, campaigns, direct action planning; Campaigns include: 1) 3-Strikes Reform 2) restoring voting rights to previously incarcerated people, and 3) No New Prisons. JW! is a grassroots criminal justice reform organization whose mission is UNDOING RACISM IN THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM as experienced by African Americans; info justice_works@yahoo.com or http://www.justiceworks.info or 206-328-7106 [confirmed 05/06/08] FRI JULY 11, and subsequent 2nd Fridays, Doors open 6:30 pm; film at 7 pm, at Kitsap Unitarian Universalist Fellowship, 4418 Perry Avenue NE, Bremerton; Second Friday SOCIAL JUSTICE FILM Series; this month's film TBA. light refreshments are served; free admission! To arrange childcare or for info socialjustice@kuuf.org or http://www.kuuf.org/SecondFridayFilmSeries.html [confirmed 12/24/06] *FRI JULY 11, and subsequent Fridays [but skipping month of August], 7 - 9:30 p.m., Great music starts at 6:30 pm, at Keystone Church, 5019 Keystone Pl., West of I-5, just North of 50th, Metro Bus Routes 16, 26 & 44, Seattle; Friday Night At the MEANINGFUL MOVIES and Wallingford Neighbors for Peace and Justice present A Film: "Mountain Top Removal". Throughout southern Appalachia MOUNTAIN TOP REMOVAL COAL MINING is on the rise blasting and leveling highland forests and streams. The process literally changes the geology of the region. Citizens negatively impacted by the resulting flooding, pollution, and destruction of their homes are fighting back to oppose big coals impact on their lives and communities. Mountain Top Removal is the winner of this year's Reel Current award at the Nashville Film Festival, The Indie Truth Award for Best Documentary at the 2007 Charlotte Film Festival, and was selected for a "Yubie" jury award from the 2008 Wild and Scenic Environmental Film Festival in Nevada City California. Followed by discussion. We'll start the evening early with music by old-time variety duet Charlie Beck and Charmaine Li-Lei (half of the band Tall Boys) and their musical friends. Free and open to the public! .. but Donations are kindly accepted. info http://www.meaningfulmovies.org FRI JULY 11, and subsequent 2nd & 4th Fridays, 7 pm, at Bethany UCC Church, 6230 Beacon Ave S. at Graham St, Seattle; 2nd & 4th Fridays MOVIE/ DISCUSSION NIGHT, this Film TBA. Free, collection taken. Free professional childcare is available for every 4th Friday Movie / Discussion Night (currently not available 2nd Friday). There is a separate film showing for the older youth - to be chosen by those attending. Feel free to bring DVD's or VHS tapes. Presented by the Seattle/Cuba Friendship Committee (a Task Force of the Church Council of Greater Seattle) and Movie Night of Bethany. confirm movie schedule at 206-723-4891, Bring Your Own Snacks, info 206- 523-1720 or mail@drruhland.com or warner@scn.org [usual time confirmed 9/17/07] FRI JULY 11, and subsequent 2nd Fridays, call for locations, 7 p.m., Seattle; COLAGE - CHILDREN OF LESBIANS AND GAYS Everywhere. Do you have one or more lesbian, gay, bisexual and/or transgender parent? Want to meet other folks who understand what its like to have LGBT parents? Be a part of the newly re-activated COLAGE Seattle group- community & fun for youth and adults with LGBT parents. The group is being restarted by Jonathan and Rebecca, two adults who have LGBT parents. Come and share your ideas for the group and meet other Seattle-area COLAGE youth and adults! All ages welcome. info Rebecca Landa 206-363-0880 or rslanda@u.washington.edu or Jonathan j_feakins@yahoo.com, 206-353-2721, or http://www.COLAGE.org [added 11/6/06] *FRI JULY 11, 7 - 9 pm, at Adopt-A-Stream Foundation's NW Stream Center, McCollum Park, 600 128th Street SE, Everett; BAT NIGHT. Join bat expert Barbara Ogaard of the Sarvey Wildlife Center for a voyage into the mysterious world of bats. See live bats up close and discover how they hunt for food. Learn fact from myth. Are these creatures really as scary as the media depicts them? Discover how important bats are to the environment and the ecological role they play. Barbara and her bats will engage and entertain all ages. This is a fun event for the entire family! Tickets are $5 Members of Adopt-A-Stream / $7 Non- Members. Advance registration required. info 425-316-8592 or aasf@streamkeeper.org JULY 12 - 15, in San Diego CA; National Council of La Raza Annual National Conference. NCLR is the largest national HISPANIC CIVIL RIGHTS AND ADVOCACY organization in the United States. Latino Expo USA, a significant feature of Conference, is a truly unique venue where companies and organizations can build and enhance their relationship with Latino consumers, the fastest-growing market, free and open to the general public. info 202-785-1670 or comments@nclr.org or http://www.nclr.org/section/events/conference/ **SAT JULY 12, 6 am - 8 pm, at Microsoft Main Campus Sports Fields; 14th Annual Dawn to Dusk Sports Marathon! Have some fun and SUPPORT THREE GREAT CHARITIES. All the proceeds will be donated to the Blacks at Microsoft (BAM) Scholarship Fund, Washington Special Olympics and the Boys & Girls Club of King County Rotary Branch! Dawn to Dusk is an all-day, non-competitive sports tournament and picnic geared to raise money for higher education & local nonprofit organizations. This event features softball, football, 3-on-3 basketball and soccer! Participating teams play in shifts. In addition to the games, spectators can win giveaways from local sports teams, enjoy music, food, visits from local celebrity athletes and entertainment for kids. info http://www.dawn-dusk.com or softma@microsoft.com SAT JULY 12, 9 am - 2 pm, at University District Farmers Market, NE 50th and University Way NE, Seattle; U-DISTRICT FARMER'S MARKET 15TH BIRTHDAY. This "Berry Spectacular" celebration will feature berry sampling where shoppers can sample from a wide variety of local berries - including strawberries, blueberries, raspberries, marionberries, loganberries, and tayberries. Chef Seth Caswell on Stumbling Goat Bistro will demo and sample delicious recipes for sweet and savory dishes using NW berries. Delicious Northwest Berry Shortcake will be available to all shoppers. The University Bookstore will set up a satellite store featuring the best and latest local foods cookbooks. Live music, games, and surprises all day long. **SAT JULY 12, 9 am - noon, at Cotton Hill Park, 110th Ave NE & NE 98th St., Kirkland; Green Kirkland Partnership. Come help RESTORE THE FOREST BY REMOVING INVASIVE PLANT SPECIES. Bring sturdy boots or shoes, work clothes, gloves, water bottle, rain gear. Also useful: pruning shears or clippers, shovel. Refreshments provided. To participate, contact Sharon Rodman 425-587-3305, srodman@ci.kirkland.wa.us **SAT JULY 12, 9:30 am - 2 pm, New Freeway Hall in Columbia City, 5018 Rainier Ave S. 4 blocks south of S. Alaska, Seattle; CLIMATE ACTION LAB: TRANSPORTATION SHIFT. The Greater Seattle Climate Dialogues and the Northwest Environmental Education Council, with help from WSU Extension and Tgreen Consulting, are planning an event to help people find effective ways to achieve a vibrant, low- carbon transportation future. The Climate Action Lab will give community members the opportunity to learn about the links between transportation planning and addressing climate change, build support for current and planned transportation projects in south Seattle, work with transportation experts and neighbors to think creatively about an economical and climate-friendly transportation future, and learn how to most effectively make their individual and collective voices heard by policy-makers and elected officials. Sustainable South Seattle will host the first event, and subsequent Climate Action Labs will rotate through other Seattle neighborhoods. People will meet neighbors, work in small groups, and have the opportunity to question local experts and elected officials. info or to RSVP, http://www.ClimateDialogues.org/labs, info about Sustainable South Seattle http://columbiacitizens.net/sss:welcome. SAT JULY 12, 10 am to 5 pm, in North Seattle; Northwest Compassionate Communication presents in North Seattle; Northwest Compassionate Communication presents TRANSFORMING YOUR INNER CRITIC, a training facilitated by Janice Eng. Are the words you say to yourself worse than those you would use on your worst enemy? Do you still judge yourself for something that happened years ago? Does your self talk sometimes hold you back from fully participating in things you might enjoy? Transform the messages of the inner critic through Compassionate Communication and connect to the beauty underneath it. You can harness the energy of the inner critic to take heartfelt actions toward what you truly want. info info@nwcompass.org, http://www.nwcompass.org or 206-382-8576 SAT JULY 12, 10 am - 3 pm, at Glacial Heritage Prairie, South of Olympia; GLACIAL HERITAGE PRAIRIE RESTORATION WORK PARTY. Get your hands dirty and your lungs filled with fresh air. During the middle of the hazy day, rest from being an active part of prairie restoration in the dry and cozy confines of the "little volunteer house on the prairie". The friendly smiles of volunteers await you while helping Nature Conservancy restore our rare and beautiful prairies. New faces are always welcome! This event they will be focusing on the removal of scotch broom and seed collection. In addition, inside work will be available. Bring a lunch/ water and we'll provide the rest. Stay for as much as you choose. info Peder Engelstad pengelstad@tnc.org SAT JULY 12, 10 am - 2 pm, at Full Circle Farm, 31904 NE 8th St., Carnation; Helping Hands Farm Work Party. Helping Hands (formerly known as Northwest Farming for Humanity) kicks off another growing season of farm work parties to BENEFIT LOCAL FOOD BANKS. Helping Hands brings community volunteers together the 2nd Saturday of each month at local farms to exchange an afternoon of work for a farm donation of fresh produce to Hopelink food banks in North and East King County. It's a perfect way for individuals, families, or groups to work together to help send desperately-needed fresh produce to local food banks and help small local farmers with farm work, while getting a unique hands-on experience of local sustainable agriculture. Please register by July 7. info Cascade Harvest Coalition http://www.cascadeharvest.org info or registration Tim Bernthal 206-783-3088 or tbernthal@gowebway.com SAT JULY 12, and subsequent 2nd Saturdays, 10 am, at Northwest Leadership Foundation, 717 Tacoma Ave. S., Tacoma; HATE FREE ZONE FAMILY MEETINGS: Please join us for a family meeting for those who have been AFFECTED BY DETENTION AND DEPORTATION. Families are encouraged to share their stories and learn about their human rights. Meetings are meant to provide support for families and an opportunity to advocate for change. info Deena 206-723- 2203 ext. 209 or deena@hatefreezone.org tollfree helpline 1-866-HFZONE1 (1-866-439-6631) [added 11/7/07] SAT JULY 12, and subsequent 2nd Saturdays, please confirm at website, 10 am, at the cafe in Third Place Books- Ravenna; SEATTLE ESPERANTO SOCIETY, the Seattle chapter of an international peace movement. The meeting is an informal discussion and language practice; beginners are welcome. info http://seattleesperanto.org, Free online Esperanto lessons at http://www.lernu.net **SAT JULY 12, and subsequent Saturdays, 10 - 11 am, at Bayview Park and Ride, intersection of HWY 525 and Bayview Road, Whidbey Island; SOUTH WHIDBEY PEACE VIGIL, info http://whidbeyprn.org/bayview.php [web confirmed 11/25/06] SAT JULY 12, and subsequent 2nd Saturdays, 11 am - 4 pm, at Northwest Detention Center, 1623 E J St, Tacoma; VIGIL FOR HUMAN RIGHTS - Organizing for Community Security in the I.C.E. Age. Stop the Raids - Keep Families Together - Effective and HUMANE IMMIGRATION LEGISLATION - No Guest Worker Program - Due Process and Workers Rights for All - No Private Profit off Broken Immigration System - Community to Community Development invites all social justice, faith, labor community groups to the monthly peaceful vigil at the privately-run Northwest Detention Center in Tacoma. As Immigration and Custom Enforcement (I.C.E) readies to enforce the No Match Letter Police, we come together to stand for human rights and community security at home. Come with signs that show support for immigration workers inside and outside this center and if able to, please bring coffee, water, and baked goods or sandwiches for families visiting their detained relatives inside. Stay and learn how to get involved with the growing immigrant rights network in the region! info 381- 0293 or decomunidad@qwest.net [added 3/21/08] **SAT JULY 12, and subsequent Saturdays, 11 am - noon, at Bothell & Ballinger, just N. of LFP mall, Lake Forest Park; LAKE FOREST PARK FOR PEACE vigil. Holding signs, waving to people driving by, handing out flyers. Bring a sign, a friend, a smile and a wave. Weekly Community Meeting, All are welcome - join us! Over 4 years of vigiling for peace! There is a community meeting at 10 am before the vigil inside the Third Place Commons Meeting Room at Lake Forest Park Town Centre. All are welcome to both meeting and vigil. info Bob Trutnau bobtrut@juno.com [updated 1/31/07] SAT JULY 12, and subsequent 2nd Saturdays, 11 am - 1 pm, at Bradford Center, 750 - 108th Ave NE, Bellevue, one block north of Bellevue Transit Center; War and the Soul, A Book Discussion Group, HEALING VETS FROM PTSD. A safe place to come to help ourselves, so that we might help others. Vets Helping Vets. info Charlotte (a vet) 206-285-0341 **SAT JULY 12, noon - 3 pm, at The Village of Hope, 9601 35th Ave. SW, on the corner of Roxbury; COMMUNITY RESOURCE FAIR. Please come out and get involved! Come access to multiple job, housing, and education resources all in one place. info 206-937-2701 **SAT JULY 12, and subsequent Saturdays, noon - 1pm, at the corner of Hwy 2 and Hwy 203 (Lewis St ), Monroe; MONROE PEACE VIGIL. info Albert Penta 360-793-2129 or albertpenta@hotmail.com [added 11/23/07] **SAT JULY 12, and subsequent Saturdays, noon - 1 p.m., SW corner Bellevue Way and NE 8th, Bellevue; WOMEN IN BLACK PEACE VIGIL. women will stand in silence together for peace and justice. Remind shoppers that the best gift in the world is peace, and this is the gift we want to give to our children and grandchildren. This is a great location and an opportunity for women to express their support of women and men who are determined to rid the injustices of the world nonviolently and through diplomatic means, Men are invited to stand with us. info 425-455-4048 [confirmed 8/6/07] **SAT JULY 12, and subsequent Saturdays, 12:30 - 1:30 p.m., at S. 38th St. and Steele by Borders Books, Tacoma; PEACE VIGIL organized by United for Peace of Pierce County. All peaceful folk are welcome and encouraged to turn out! info http://www.ufppc.org [confirmed 3/25/08] **SAT JULY 12, and subsequent Saturdays, 2 - 4 p.m., at Westlake Park near 4th and Pine, Seattle; Vigil and leafletting to STOP PRE-EMPTIVE WARS AND DEFEND OUR CIVIL LIBERTIES, this vigil, started by 911 Peace Coalition, has been going on over 6 years! info commiett@yahoo.com [confirmed 6/19/08] *SAT JULY 12, 2 pm, at Elliot Bay Book Company, 101 South Main Street, Seattle; Seattle plant and tree expert (without peer, in the opinion of many) Arthur Lee Jacobson visits to talk about hard-to-plant areas and your plant samples for identification. WILD PLANTS OF GREATER SEATTLE (2nd Edition) and Trees of Seattle (both self-published) are wonderful books off seeing and identifying growing things in the whole of the city. Trees of Seattle provides comprehensive information about over 1400 trees that grow in our region, along with locations of thriving specimens in local neighborhoods. info Elliott Bay Book Company 206- 624-6600 *SAT JULY 12, 7 pm, Downstairs at Seattle First Baptist Church, 1111 Harvard Ave, Corner of Seneca, near Metro buses 2, 9, 12, 43, 49 & 60, Seattle; The Community of Seattle First Baptist Church Second Saturday Cinema Presents: "Babel". Four interlocking stories all CONNECTED BY A SINGLE GUN all converge at the end and reveal a complex and tragic story of the lives of humanity around the world and how WE TRULY AREN'T ALL THAT DIFFERENT. Discussion after the show. Warning: This film contains violence, some graphic nudity, sexual content, language and some drug use. Doors open at 6:30. Free of charge. info & trailer at http://www.paramountvantage.com/babel/ info 206-325-6051 or info@seattlefirstbaptist.org or http://www.seattlefirstbaptist.org *SAT JULY 12, 7 pm, at the Queen Anne Manor, 100 Crockett Street behind the Safeway on Queen Anne Ave., Seattle; Second Saturday at Seven Movie Series. The film and refreshments are free, and a circle discussion follows. You're invited to a free movie screening of A Convenient Truth: URBAN SOLUTIONS FROM CURITIBA, BRAZIL, an informative, inspirational documentary that focuses on innovations in transportation, recycling, social benefits including affordable housing, seasonal parks, and the processes that transformed Curitiba into one of the most livable cities in the world. The film includes interviews from world renowned Curitiba's mayors Jaime Lerner and Cassio Tanigushi, as well as other brilliant minds who made Curitiba a world class model. Interesting FYI: On a visit to Seattle in 2006, former mayor Jamie Lerner said, "I can say every city in the world can make important changes in less than two years. And it's not a question of money, it's just a question of how to transform every problem into a solution. If you have a problem, you have to build an equation of co-responsibility." The Washington Council on International Trade sponsored a week-long trip to see Curitiba's in October, 2006. It is about the size of greater Seattle with a population of about 2.8 million. This is presented by the Queen Anne Movie Guild, a volunteer group of QA Residents who screen independent documentary movies focused on community, sustainability, self-sufficiency and environmental stewardship in a QA location on the second Saturday of each month. info http://www.queenannemovieguild.org **SUN JULY 13, and subsequent Sundays, 11 am to 12:30 pm, on the corner of Main Street and Bothell Way NE, Bothell; Bothell MoveOn.org holds a VIGIL PROTESTING THE IRAQ WAR. Come join us and make your voice heard! Bring a sign if you have one, though we try to have extras on hand. We know you are out there and we would love to grow this vigil - currently we are getting between 2-10 people per week. Please come and join us! info tracy@ruef.us [added 1/20/08] **SUN JULY 13 and subsequent Sundays, noon - 1 p.m., Intersection of South 320th Street and Pacific Hwy South in Federal Way; ANTI-WAR RALLY. Had enough? Join others around the nation who are gathering together at their local spots to declare that we've had enough of this war, enough of the corruption, enough of the lawlessness, enough of the lack of accountability, etc etc. etc. Our numbers may not have hit critical mass yet, but the legal and moral transgressions of this administration certainly have. A simple "Enough" is all you need on your sign. For those of you who have difficulty sticking to a word limit, especially a one word limit, please bring signs with your own brief (traffic passes by rapidly), but detailed, messages. info http://www.FederalWayMatters.org, info about the inspiration behind "Enough" events, http://www.theyoungturks.com/section/Enough [added 7/29/07] **SUN JULY 13, and subsequent Sundays, noon - 1 p.m., at the corner of 12th and Commercial Ave, ANACORTES; PEACE VIGIL, This vigil began October, 2002, and everyone is welcome. Bring a sign of your choosing and join our friendly, peaceful group. info Howard Pellett 360-293-8128 or cpellett@cablerocket.com or Jim Taylor jmsophia@cnw.com or 360-299-9040 [updated 1/31/07] **SUN JULY 13, and subsequent Sundays, noon to 1 pm, at Junction of California Ave SW and SW Alaska, West Seattle; WEST SEATTLE NEIGHBORS FOR PEACE AND JUSTICE, a SNOW affiliate, anti-war gathering. Show your opposition to the war in Iraq publicly. We have signs, buttons and leaflets. Join us! info jmrepp@comcast.net or John Repp 206-932-9522 [confirmed 8/7/07] **SUN JULY 13, and subsequent Sundays, 12:30 - 1:30 p.m., at 175th St and Meridian Ave, Shoreline; SHORELINE NEIGHBORS FOR PEACE weekly PEACE VIGIL, Come for all or part of the time. We have extra signs. info Dwight Gibb, 206-546-1864, or dgibb@earthlink.net [confirmed 1/31/07] **SUN JULY 13, and subsequent Sundays, 12:30 -1:30 p.m., at the Brackett's Landing sign, to the left of the ferry station (as you face the ferry), on the corner of Main Street and Railroad Avenue, in downtown Edmonds; Snohomish County Women In Black, SILENT VIGIL FOR PEACE; Everyone is welcome to join us. You don't have to be a woman and you don't have to dress in black. We do ask, however, that all signs be peace signs. We have been there every Sunday, vigiling for peace, for over 5 years. SCWB coordinators Beth Burrows & Susie Schaefer are both long-time Edmonds residents, info beb@igc.org or 425-775-5383 [confirmed 1/29/08] **SUN JULY 13, and subsequent Sundays, 1 pm, on KCTV (Comcast cable channel 22, Millennium 72 or 80); PORT OF SEATTLE COMMISSION MEETINGS AIR, with repeats at other schedule openings. This coverage is currently approved for a three-month demonstration period only. Please contact the Commission and urge them to extend permanent funding. info Lloyd Hara 206-726-8053 or CitizensForHara@comcast.net [confirmed 1/7/08] **SUN JULY 13, and subsequent Sundays, 2 - 3 p.m., at Greenlake, East Greenlake Way N near N 63rd St near the crosswalk, Seattle; PEACE VIGIL, No more troops to Iraq! Bring the Troops Home! Please come out to show opposition to the war, in addition to standing to demand an investigation of the intelligence invoked to justify the Iraq War; Demonstrate Your Commitment to Peace. Please join us in our nonviolent witness; all peaceful people invited, bring signs, leaflets, and your friends and dogs, [vigil resumed Sept 2007 and is small but persistent] SUN JULY 13, 4 - 6 pm, at 821 Harvest Road, Bothell; Essene Class Series, Peace of Mind. LIVING A LIFE OF PEACE with the ancient Essenes was to live a life of peace, love and compassion. Come to learn about the peace as taught by the Essenes. Come to learn about sacred travel or just come to connect with community. Each class is a love offering which will be donated next November during our trip to Egypt and Israel to Neve Shalom in Israel, a village focused on PEACEFUL CO-EXISTENCE BETWEEN JEWISH AND PALESTINIAN FAMILIES. This session topic Essenes of Qumran. Please RSVP to MaSanda 425-402-1457 or MaSanda@Heartvisions.com SUN JULY 13, 5:30 p.m., dinner and program 6 p.m., at St. Andrew's Episcopal Church, 111 NE 80th St., Seattle; The INTERFAITH TASK FORCE ON HOMELESSNESS (ITFH, a program of the Church Council of Greater Seattle) invites you to a fundraiser event honoring The Rev. David Bloom. David paved the path for the ITFH in 2001 with a shared vision of creating the political will to end homelessness. His work on behalf of the homeless and those in need spans more than thirty years in Seattle. Suggested donation for the dinner is $25 (no one will be turned away). Please RSVP to Sally Kinney, 206-364-4866 or Ski9266503@aol.com or Bill Kirlin- Hackett, 425-442-5418 or itfh@comcast.net, info on the Interfaith Task Force on Homelessness, http://www.itfhomeless.org JULY 14 - AUG 17, in Palestine; PALESTINIAN SUMMER CELEBRATION. Come and celebrate Palestine, learn Arabic, study history, know the people and their culture, share some time with local families and volunteer with a local community organization. The Palestinian summer celebration is a unique annual program that gives people from all over the world the chance to encounter the life and culture in Palestine in addition to donating some of their time to a local community organization through voluntary work and internships. The annual celebration is organized by Siraj Center for Holy Land Studies http://www.sirajcenter.org in partnership with Bethlehem University http://www.bethlehem.edu and the US based Society for Biblical Studies, http://www.sbsedu.org . The program includes, studying Arabic, History and Theology at Bethlehem University, living with local families, volunteering with local community organizations in addition for touring Palestine and enjoy its beauty and culture and have a firsthand experience of the political situation. Participants will have the chance to have Palestinian Cooking classes, Palestinian Debkeh Dancing training, and during the program, eight films will be screened in the Siraj office. info http://www.sirajcenter.org/index.php?option=com_content&tas k=view&id=16&Itemid=1 MON JULY 14, and subsequent 2nd Mondays, please confrim by phone or website, 7 pm, at Woodland Park Presbyterian Church, 225 N 70th, Seattle; Meeting of SOUND NONVIOLENT OPPONENTS OF WAR. info SNOW 206-789-2684 or http://www.snowcoalition.org *TUES & WEDS JULY 15 & 16, 7:30 & 9:30 pm, at Northwest Film Forum, 1515 12th Ave, Seattle; The Last Detail by filmmaker Hal Ashby. Screenwriter Robert Towne's adaptation of Darryl Ponicsan's novel accurately catches the flavor of peacetime military life. The essence of the story is the exchange of COMPASSION BETWEEN THE GUARDS AND PRISONER, and the latter's effect on his escorts. info 206-329-2629 or http://www.nwfilmforum.org TUES JULY 15, and most 3rd Tuesdays, please confirm, 2 - 4 p.m. [note corrected time], at Planned Parenthood, 2001 E. Madison St., Seattle; SAFE SCHOOLS COALITION meeting, a public-private partnership of organizations (government agencies, schools, community agencies, churches, youth/student groups, gay/lesbian groups, human rights groups) and 400+ individuals working to help schools become safe places where every family can belong, where every educator can teach, and where every child can learn, regardless of GENDER IDENTITY OR SEXUAL ORIENTATION. Everyone is welcome - students, school employees, parents/guardians, community agencies, and individual community members. All Ages Welcome. You don't need to be a member to attend a Coalition meeting. It's not a "board" meeting. We network, plan joint projects, problem-solve, share cool freebies, and often have a speaker or video. Please park on the streets, don't park in the Planned Parenthood or church parking lot. attend in person or by phone; Please don't have your cell phone out on the first floor at Planned Parenthood due to HPAA (medical privacy) regs. details about how to call in, contact Beth Reis, beth.reis@kingcounty.gov, 206-296-4970, info http://www.safeschoolscoalition.org/meet_who_when_where.htm l TUES JULY 15, and subsequent 3rd Tuesdays, 6 - 8 pm, [please confirm, The Seattle LBGT Community Center is at a temporary location courtesy of Equal Rights Washington at 209 Harvard Ave E between Olive and Thomas East of Broadway, Seattle]; Seattle Police Department/LGBTQ Advisory Council Meeting. The Seattle POLICE DEPARTMENT'S SEXUAL MINORITIES/LGBTQ ADVISORY COUNCIL is a Council established by the Police Department to increase relationships and communications between the community and the Department. info 206-684-8760 or julia.porras@seattle.gov TUES JULY 15, and subsequent 3rd Tuesdays, but please confirm, 6 - 8 p.m., at Boards & Commissions room, Floor L2, City Hall, 600 4th Avenue, downtown Seattle; Public Meeting on POLICE ACCOUNTABILITY held by the Office of Police Accountability Review Panel (OPARB), info 206-684- 8146 or opareviewboard@seattle.gov, Listen to meetings in progress on the Boards & Commissions Listen 206-684-4718 TUES JULY 15, and subsequent 3rd Tuesdays, 6 - 6:30 pm, on SCAN, the Seattle Community Access Network TV, cable channels 77 (Comcast) and 29 (Millennium) and streaming video at http://www.SCANTV.org ; The Abe Keller Peace Education Fund is sponsoring a new cable program series entitled THINK PEACE: PEACEMAKING IN A TROUBLED WORLD. This month's program TBA. [confirmed 10/10/07] TUES JULY 15, and most subsequent 3rd Tuesdays, please phone or check website to confirm, 6:15 p.m., in the cafe at Elliott Bay bookstore in Pioneer Square, S Main St & 1st Ave S, Seattle; monthly board meeting of NICA, Northwest INTENTIONAL COMMUNITIES Association, a networking and education organization for intentional communities in the Pacific Northwest; info http://www.ic.org/nica or Fred 425-481-8044 [updated 12/2/06] TUES JULY 15, and subsequent 3rd Tuesdays, 7 - 9 pm, at Opperman Design office, Ballard, Seattle; SUSTAINABLE BALLARD TRANSPORTATION GUILD Meeting. Feet, bikes, busses, carpools, boats, cars. Current projects: Ballard Artistic Bike Rack design Contest and Implementation, Ballard Grease Reclaimation project, Sail Transport Network. Bring your Advanced Transportation ideas! Potluck! Directions and info Vic 206-789-7646 JULY 16 - 21, in Seattle; QUEER, QUESTIONING, AND ALLY ROCK CLIMBING. Passages Northwest invited you to join us for our summer rock climbing course! Spend 6 days with 8 other high school youth and 3 rad instructors doing yoga on the beach, rock climbing, camping, and exploring deep questions about identity. For 9th through 12th grade. Cost: full scholarships available! info or to register Passages Northwest 206-286-8601 or Allegra Guarino outreach@passagesnw.org, info http://www.PassagesNW.org WEDS JULY 16, 9 a.m. - 4:30 p.m., at The 2100 Building, 2100 24th Ave. S., Seattle; The King County NON-PROFIT STAFF DEVELOPMENT Coalition Project (NPSDC) presents a new 'Building Leadership Skills' series. The third workshop in the series is MANAGING SUSTAINED PERFORMANCE with Trainer Ron Morey. Effective Performance Management is about providing others with effective direction and feedback about achieving work oriented goals. This approach helps create an environment in which everyone can succeed and thrive. This hands-on and highly interactive workshop is designed to help participants understand the importance of the ongoing performance management skills and tools necessary to sustain good communication with employees about their work throughout the year. The workshop format includes mini-presentations, discussion, feedback tools, and skill practice focused on providing staff members with solid feedback on achieving work oriented goals. online registration and info http://www.learningconnections.org/Coalition/workshops/2008 /July16/index.htm, info Anna McCain 206-870-5908 or amccain@highline.edu WEDS JULY 16, and subsequent 3rd Wednesdays, noon, at St Mark's Cathedral Bloedel Hall, 1245 10th Ave E, Seattle; The INTERFAITH TASK FORCE ON HOMELESSNESS (ITFH) meets. info 425-442-5418 or itfh@comcast.net or http://www.itfhomeless.org [added 6/9/08] WEDS JULY 16, and subsequent 3rd Wednesdays, noon - 1 pm, DISCONTINUED, Meeting of a downtown CARW group, COALITION OF ANTIRACIST WHITES. WEDS JULY 16, and subsequent 3rd Wednesdays, 6 - 9 p.m., call for location, Seattle; meeting of Cascade Neighborhood Council, SOUTH LAKE UNION neighborhood, info 206-587-0320 or Cascade People's Center cascadepeoplescenter@lcsnw.org [confirmed 9/19/05] WEDS JULY 16, 7:30 pm, at Town Hall Seattle, 1119 8th Avenue at Seneca Street, Downstairs enter on Seneca Street, Seattle; Town Hall Center for Civic Life presents Natan Sharansky: 'Defending Identity' Who is better prepared to confr