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Return to Top of PageJAN 2-14, La Mariposa and Nicaragua Network invite YOUTH TO A DELEGATION TO NICARAGUA. We invite young people to join us in Nicaragua to consider the question. What Kind of Development Is Possible? SOCIAL PROJECTS, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, PROTECTION OF THE ENVIRONMENT - are all three possible simultaneously? Experience, learn and consider the issues through an exciting and powerful combination of Hands on service work in a local school, on an organic farm, on an eco build construction project or helping teach English; Visiting a range of social projects, eg. the Managua garbage dump clean up, local housing projects, youth environmental groups; A couple of days on the stunning volcanic island of Ometepe to learn whilst swimming, climbing a volcano or just relaxing! Talking directly with young Nicaraguans to share their views on the future of the economy and the environment; Taking time each day to watch a film, reflect and join in led discussions; Staying in an environment where every care has been taken to protect and enhance the local environment - from using solar heated water, eating meals of organic veggies grown on our community garden scheme in a dining hall built of straw to caring for rescued dogs and horses. Price $1050 (includes lodging, all meals, translation, and in country travel; excludes international air fare) Minimum age is 16 years. Accommodation in the Mariposa Study Centre will be in single sex dormitories. Two adults will be present at all times. No alcohol. The Nicaragua Network is a US-based organization that has been working in solidarity with the people of Nicaragua for 33 years. info www.nicanet.org, info and to apply paulette.goudge@googlemail.com
**FRI JAN 4, and subsequent 1st Fridays, 3-4 pm, (note winter hours) at Bayview Park and Ride, intersection of HWY 525 and Bayview Road, Whidbey Island; SOUTH WHIDBEY WOMEN IN BLACK PEACE VIGIL, info tenaly@whidbey.com [updated 11/6/12]
**SAT JAN 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 John Reinke 425-869-8793 or http://www.concernforiraq.org [usual time confirmed 8/31/12]
**SUN JAN 6, and subsequent 1st Sundays, 1:30-2 pm, at Westlake Park, 4th Ave. and Pine St., downtown Seattle; Silent Vigil to STOP HUMAN TRAFFICKING led by Intercommunity Peace & Justice Center. info Intercommunity Peace and Justice Center 206-223-1138 [confirmed 11/2/12]
**TUES JAN 8, 7-8:30 pm, please confirm meeting location at website, at the 2100 Building aka Treehouse Building, 2100 24th Avenue S. off Rainier, Seattle, wheelchair accessible; First MLK JR. CELEBRATION COMMITTEE MEETING. This is the committee which plans the Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration, honoring the life and legacy of Dr. King, usually held at Garfield High School, with workshops, rally, and march. info Kamilah.Brown@kingcounty.gov or http://www.MLKSeattle.org
**JAN 11, 2013, 11TH ANNIVERSARY OF GUANTANAMO BAY PRISON. 166 prisoners are still there (11/6/12). Most (86) have been cleared of charges of being terrorists but still will not be released. Many are still considered suspects but will never have trials. info http://www.closeguantanamo.org/
**TUES JAN 15, 7-8:30 pm, please confirm meeting location at website, at the 2100 Building aka Treehouse Building, 2100 24th Avenue S. off Rainier, Seattle, wheelchair accessible; First MLK JR. CELEBRATION COMMITTEE MEETING. This is the committee which plans the Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration, honoring the life and legacy of Dr. King, usually held at Garfield High School, with workshops, rally, and march. info Kamilah.Brown@kingcounty.gov or http://www.MLKSeattle.org
**THURS JAN 17, 6:30-8:30 pm, at the Museum of Flight, Seattle; Public Lecture: The BOMBING OF AUSCHWITZ. Robert Herschkowitz, historian, Boeing engineer, retired Naval Commander, and HOLOCAUST SURVIVOR, will discuss one of the most debated questions of World War II - Why didn't the Allies bomb Auschwitz? Sponsored by the Holocaust Center and the Museum of Flight. Free and open to the public. info and RSVP ilanak@wsherc.org
**THURS JAN 17, 7-8:30 pm, please confirm at website, at the 2100 Building aka Treehouse Building, 2100 24th Avenue S. off Rainier, Seattle, wheelchair accessible; First MLK JR. CELEBRATION COMMITTEE MEETING. This is the committee which plans the Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration, honoring the life and legacy of Dr. King, usually held at Garfield High School, with workshops, rally, and march. info Kamilah.Brown@kingcounty.gov or http://www.MLKSeattle.org
**SAT JAN 19, GROUND ZERO CENTER FOR NONVIOLENT ACTION will hold its annual event honoring Martin Luther King, Jr. Honor Dr. King's legacy of nonviolence and our work to ABOLISH NUCLEAR WEAPONS. When Ground Zero Center co- founders Jim and Shelley Douglass spoke at our recent Hiroshima/Nagasaki observance they spoke about how they began 35 years ago by lea?eting at the Trident base. Their purpose was to share the message (to quote Dr. King) that "Our loyalties must transcend our race, our tribe, our class, and our nation, and this means we must develop a world perspective. "Hence the theme, "We Are One" for our MLK observance. Endorsers include Seattle Raging Grannies; Veterans for Peace, Seattle, WA, Chapter 92; Lake Forest Park for Peace; The Nuclear Resister; Code Pink, WA; Action des Citoyens pour le Désarmement Nucléaire (ACDN), France; Campaign for a Nuclear Weapons Free World; Friends of the Earth, Australia; Global Network Against Weapons & Nuclear Power in Space; Peace Action West; Arab Human Security Network, Damascus, Syria (branch of UNESCO); Veterans for Peace, Portland, OR, Chapter 72. info Ground Zero Center for Nonviolent Action http://www.gzcenter.org
MON JAN 21, 2013, Holiday honoring the REV. DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. who worked for racial equality, economic justice, and peace
MON JAN 21, 9:30 am workshops, 11 am rally, noon march, starting at Garfield High School, 400 E Jefferson, Seattle; annual community CELEBRATION OF THE MARTIN LUTHER KING DAY HOLIDAY. info http://www.MLKSeattle.org
Updated on Sunday, November 11, 2012