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Return to Top of PagePEACE & JUSTICE EVENTS SEATTLE AREA starting July 21, 2008
JULY 21 - 25, 9:30 am - 4 pm daily, on Seattle's Beacon Hill; TYREE SCOTT FREEDOM SCHOOL. Freedom School is for youth ages 15 - 21 to learn about racism and organize to undo it. We take field trips around the city, learn anti- racist community organizing skills, and listen to community elders. We learn about why people are poor and break down the education system, the media, and the criminal justice system. We come together to create change and share culture. What can you do to fight racism? At the Freedom School: Why are people poor? Why are so many people of color in prison? Why do our schools teach us lies? Know your rights with the police. Organize against racism. and much more. Freedom Schools were an important part of the Civil Rights Movement. Application deadline: Tues July 1. info Megan Wilbert 206-632-0500 x15 or mwilbert@afsc.org
**MON JULY 21, everywhere; join the nationwide call-in day to make sure your member of Congress knows there is strong OPPOSITION TO MILITARY ACTION AGAINST IRAN in his or her district. Pressure on Congress is critical right now as it considers H.Con.Res. 362 which demands President Bush "initiate an international effort" to impose a land, sea, and air blockade on Iran to prevent it from importing gasoline and to inspect all cargo entering or leaving Iran. Imposing such a blockade without UN authority could be widely construed as an act of war. info United For Peace And Justice http://www.unitedforpeace.org
**MON JULY 21, and subsequent Mondays, noon - 1 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 Ahmed Rashid: Descent into Chaos. Pakistani journalist (Washington Post, Daily Telegraph, BBC Online) and author of Taliban, Jihad and The Resurgence of Central Asia, talks about his latest, Descent into Chaos: The United States and the FAILURE OF NATION BUILDING IN PAKISTAN, AFGHANISTAN, AND CENTRAL ASIA. Rashid catalogs the reasons for the disintegration of Central Asia brought about by the failed Bush Administration policies in Pakistan. 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 21, and subsequent 3rd Mondays (4th Mon Jan & Feb), 5:30 - 7:30 pm, in the City Hall, Boards & Commission Conference Room CH L280, 601 Fifth Ave between Cherry and James Streets, downtown Seattle, check website to confirm date, time and place; SEATTLE WOMEN'S COMMISSION. Meetings open to the public. 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. Wheel Chair Accessible. ASL interpretation upon request to 206-684-4537 at least two weeks in advance. info http://www.seattle.gov/womenscommission/meetings.htm or 206-684-4537 or Felicia Yearwood-Murrell felicia.yearwood-murrell@seattle.gov [added 5/4/08]
MON JULY 21, 6 pm, at Elliott Bay Book Company, 101 South Main Street, Seattle; Minnesota poet Jack Caddy, whose daily EARTH JOURNAL POETRY and photos are enjoyed by thousands of poetry lovers on five continents, reads from a collection of poetry drawn over three decades of writing. With Mouths Wide Open: New and Selected Poems (Milkweed) also includes poems written as the poet recovered from a stroke. info about Earth Journal http://www.morning-after.org, info 206-624-6600
MON JULY 21, 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 21, and subsequent 3rd Mondays, 7 pm, at St Benedict's Parish Center, 1805 N 49th St., Seattle; CATHOLIC SUPPORT ORGANIZATION for parents, spouses, & families of GAY LESBIAN BISEXUAL TRANSGENDER PERSONS, as well as those minorities. info 425-462-9411 or 206-542- 2549 [confirmed 3/19/07]
**MON JULY 21, and subsequent Mondays, 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 Dahr Jamail, voice of truth and reason, is the 2008 winner of the Martha Gellhorn Prize for journalism and author of the award winning book Beyond the Green Zone: Dispatches from an UNEMBEDDED JOURNALIST IN OCCUPIED IRAQ gave this talk last month in Seattle with the aim of putting the current situation in Iraq and Iran in context of history and realities on the ground resulting from the Neo-con foreign policy agenda of global domination and contrasts it to the propaganda web spun by the corporate power structure. 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 22 - AUG 4, in Palestine and Israel; CHRISTIAN PEACEMAKER TEAMS Delegation. During the first several days, delegates will meet with representatives of ISRAELI AND PALESTINIAN PEACE AND HUMAN RIGHTS GROUPS in Jerusalem and Bethlehem to gain perspective on the conflict. They will tour the "security wall" separating Israel from the West Bank. Then they will travel to the tensely divided city of Hebron, where CPT has been based since June 1995, and to the village of At-Tuwani in the South Hebron Hills, where CPT has had a team since 2004. They will visit Palestinian families whose homes and livelihoods are threatened by expanding Israeli settlements. They will experience firsthand CPT's work of violence deterrence and human rights documentation and challenge the structural violence of the Occupation through nonviolent public witness. Delegates raise $2100 to cover costs. info or to apply, 773-277-0253 or delegations@cpt.org or http://www.cpt.org/
*TUES JULY 22, 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 22, 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 22, 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 22, 7 pm,at Seattle Central Community, College rm BE 1110, Broadway just north of Pine, Seattle; A CITY-WIDE ANTIWAR COALITION MEETING. Build a coalition with Seattle IVAW, Iraq Veterans Against the War. This is about building a coalition - a fresh, united Northwest- movement to support GI resistance and a wholesale end to the U.S. occupation in Iraq. To save lives, to invest in building communities instead of dismantling them, to work on our democracy, however you want to frame your views: the first step is make ourselves be heard - to take back the public voice. Our vigils, demonstrations, media, the community events as they happen right now - beautiful. And no one wants them to end! This is an additional opportunity to get ourselves together in a room with IVAW and see if we can, as one unit of so many unique individuals, move ourselves and others. We are ambassadors of the majority opinion that what is going on cannot persist. And the meeting does not have to end once we step out of that room - make some connections. info Chanan Suarezdiaz chananivaw@gmail.com, info on IVAW http://ivaw.org/
TUES JULY 22, and subsequent 4th Tuesdays, 7 pm, at Phinney Ridge Center, Blue Bldg, Room 6, Seattle; NW BIODIESEL MEETING. Alternating months between special topic and Biodiesel 101, see website for details. info Aaron Kahn akahn@windermere.com or http://www.nwbiodiesel.org [confirmed 2/23/08]
*TUES JULY 22, and subsequent Tuesdays, 8 pm, (right before Democracy Nows new time slot) on Comcast cable access 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 [updated 7/9/08]
*WEDS JULY 23, 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 23, 9 a.m. - 4:30 p.m., at Library Seminar Room, Building 14, Seattle Pacific University, 3307 Third Ave. W, Seattle; The King County NON-PROFIT STAFF DEVELOPMENT Coalition Project (NPSDC) presents a new 'Building Leadership Skills' series. The fourth and last workshop in the series is ENGAGING YOUR EMPLOYEES:Creating An Environment where Employees Feel Committed and Connected, with Trainer Yvonne Freitas McGookin. In this practical and interactive workshop, you will learn how to create a positive, inclusive and engaging work environment that is built on mutual trust, respect and appreciation. The key is to create a connection between employees and your organization that involves minds, hearts and hands. You will learn the key drivers of employee engagement and best practices by examining research from organizations such as the Great Place to Work(C) Institute, the Gallup Organization, and DDI. You will explore these ideas further by identifying ways to implement them in a nonprofit environment. online registration and info http://learningconnections.org/Coalition/workshops/2008/jul y23/index.htm, info Anna McCain 206-870-5908 or amccain@highline.edu
*WEDS JULY 23, 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 23, 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 23, 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 23, 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 23, 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 23, 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 23, 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 23, 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 23, 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 23, 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 23, 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 23, 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 23, 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 23, 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: With globalization and the seemingly nonstop expansion of chain stores, how can SMALL BUSINESSES PLAY A ROLE IN COMMUNITY BUILDING? We'll explore that topic with local business owners Chauni Haslet and Kay Hirai, as well as George Northcroft, Director of King County's Office of Business Relations. 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 23, light dinner 6:30 pm, film 7:15 pm, at Saint Mark's Cathedral Leffler House Living Room, 1245 10th Ave E, Seattle; House of Games, a film screening with Saint Mark's Film Night. David Mamet's directorial debut is a character study of Dr. Margaret Ford, a psychiatrist and best-selling author specializing in ADDICTIVE BEHAVIOR. During a therapy session, she discovers that a patient owes a $25,000 gambling debt. When she becomes involved on her patient's behalf, she enters an underworld populated with fascinating characters. Free. info http://www.saintmarks.org or Paul McDonald paulmcdonalt.sea@gmail.com
**WEDS JULY 23, 7 pm, at Seattle Central Community College, Room 4144, Pine and Broadway, Capitol Hill, Seattle; ISRAELI APARTHEID: Al-Nakba and 60 Years of Palestinian Resistance. While Israeli and American officials celebrate the 60th anniversary of Israel's founding this year, the Palestinian people mourn al-Nakba - the catastrophe. In order to make way for a Jewish-only state, thousands of Palestinians were massacred and over 750,000 forcibly expelled from their homes, never given the right to return. Unfortunately the catastrophe of Israeli apartheid continues to this day. Since the democratic election of Hamas, Israel has subjected Palestinians to collective punishment - escalating military attacks, expanding illegal settlements and turning the occupied territories into giant prison camps, cut off from vital food and medical necessities. Nonetheless, the Palestinians have a long history of resistance to Israeli occupation, backed by immense solidarity from ordinary people across the Middle East and the world. Just like in South Africa, a struggle can be built to bring down this brutal, undemocratic regime and fight for a state with equal rights for all. Come join us for a discussion of this history and the questions facing us today. Sponsored by the International Socialist Organization - Seattle. info 206-931-2922 or isoseattle@gmail.com
*WEDS JULY 23, 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 23, 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 23, 7 pm, at University of Washington Burke Museum, Seattle; Irreplaceable: A FAITHFUL RESPONSE TO WILDLIFE IN A WARMING WORLD. Join National and Local Leaders for a dialogue about our faithful response to climate change and its impacts on people, plants, and animals - God's "good" world. Please RSVP. info and to RSVP, please contact Kaitlin Torgerson, 206-632-2426, Kaitlin@earthministry.org
WEDS JULY 23, 7 pm, at University of Washington Kane Hall Room 120, Seattle; Dancing with Life: FINDING MEANING AND JOY IN THE FACE OF SUFFERING by Phillip Moffitt. Reflecting on his own journey from Esquire editor-in-chief to Buddhist teacher, Phillip Moffitt provides a fresh perspective on the Buddha's ancient wisdom, showing how to move from suffering to new awareness and unanticipated joy. Why do we suffer? Is there a purpose to our pain? Can we affect how much we suffer? Noting that human beings have wrestled with such questions for thousands of years, Phillip Moffitt has found answers for his own life in Buddhist philosophy. In this deeply spiritual book that is sure to become a Buddhist classic, he explores the twelve insights that underlie the Buddha's core teaching-the Four Noble Truths - and uses these often neglected insights to guide readers to more meaningful lives. Suggested Donation $5 at door. info Sheila Hoffman 206-726-0509, Sheila@HoffmanGraphics.com
WEDS JULY 23 7:30 pm, at the KBCS studios, Bellevue; ART OF INTERVIEWING. This workshop covers what to do and not to do to get a good interview. A lot of times a good interview is just based on asking the right questions and we've got some great questions to share. 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 23, 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]
JULY 24 - AUG 3, in Palestine; Sabeel International Young Adult Conference. VISIT PALESTINIAN AND ISRAELI COMMUNITIES; celebrate Palestinian culture; Worship and Biblical Reflections; volunteer experience; attend advocacy Workshops; share together with Palestinian young adults. Total costs for the conference are $1000, includes food, accommodations, ground transportation, speakers and activities - but it does not include airfare. JUNE 15 registration deadline. info http://www.sabeel.org or outh@sabeel.org and Kristi.Assaly@Dal.Ca
**JULY 24, everywhere; Virtual March for the MDGs. On Thursday, July 24, more than 600 Anglican bishops, their spouses and other faith leaders from around the United Kingdom will march through central London on a Walk of Witness - a symbolic moment of solidarity and coming together for the fulfilment of the MILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT GOALS to reflect to the world God's desire for JUSTICE AND CONCERN FOR THE POOR. The Episcopal Public Policy Network and Episcopalians for Global Reconciliation are sponsoring a "Virtual March for the MDGs" to coincide with the Lambeth Conference walk. The aim is the same. Only instead of walking through the streets of London, we'll be sending emails into Congressional inboxes in Washington, D.C. asking our leaders to share our commitment to the MDGs and making poverty history. info http://www.mdgmarch.org
THURS JULY 24, 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 24, 11:30 am, at Town Hall Seattle, 1119 8th Avenue at Seneca Street, Seattle; Luncheon: GLOBAL HEALTH, WHY HERE AND NOW? What factors aligned to make Seattle a center for global health? Recently formed, the Washington Global Health Alliance's goal is to "enhance the strengths and increase the capacity of global health organizations by encouraging and creating opportunities for greater collaboration" CityClub brings together the heads of three of the alliance's member organizations: Chris Elias, President, PATH; King Holmes, Chair UW Department of Global Health; and Ken Stuart, Director and President of Seattle Biomedical Research Institute, to talk about their individual organizations and their collaboration to create a nurturing environment for research, health care delivery, activism, and policy formation. Tickets $45 general/ $40 guests and co-presenters/ $35 CityClub members. Tickets and info http://www.seattlecityclub.org or 206-682-7395
**THURS JULY 24, 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 24, 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 24, 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 24, 5 pm, at Seattle University, 901 12th Avenue, Seattle; Tribute to the Veterans of the 1944 Court-Martial in which 43 AFRICAN AMERICAN SOLDIERS WERE UNJUSTLY ACCUSED, and 28 were convicted of rioting and 2 of manslaughter. These soldiers recently had their dishonorable discharges reversed. Event starts with Symposium in Pigott Auditorium on RACE, JUSTICE & THE MILITARY, video: Setting the Record Straight (30 min), Robert Mak, KING-TV, plus panel: Betty Dovinh, Seattle/King County NAACP, Major General Timothy Lowenberg, US Army JAG, Professor Robert Chang, SU School of Law, Jack Hamann, author, On American Soil 6:30 Reception in Pigott Atrium; followed at 7:30 pm Mass in memory of Guglielmo Olivottto, murdered Italian prisoner of war, at Chapel of St. Ignatius. Sponsored by: King County/The Offices of Councilmember Larry Gossett and King County Executive Ron Sims, City of Seattle, US Army, (Featuring) Congressman Jim McDermott, Seattle University, Eli Lilly, Lane Powell, Tabor 100, NAACP, Northwest African American Museum, Federal Bar Association, Ezell's, Talking Rain, Rotary International, Seafair, and Jack Hamann - author of On American Soil. info 206-296-0312 or http://www.jackhammann.com/fort_lawton_veterans_tribute
**THURS JULY 24, 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 24, 5:30 - 10 p.m., at ArtXchange, 512 First Ave. S., Seattle; A Night in Durbar Square: Bringing Nepal to Seattle and Education to Nepal. Experience the wonder of Nepal's Durbar Square as the vendors, music, people and spirit of one of the world's most beautiful sites is brought to Seattle. Local Nepalese vendors will be on hand for momo tastings, tea samplings, as well as handicrafts and art. Featured presentations will be made by ArtXchange Director and Namaste Children's Fund co-founder, Cora Edmonds; Crooked Trails Executive Director and world traveler Chris Mackay; and a very special presentation by international scholar and philosopher Dr. C.M. Yogi from Katmandu, Nepal. Attendees will have the opportunity to SPONSOR A NEPALESE CHILD'S EDUCATION for a year. All ticket proceeds will go towards Crooked Trails continued funding of the Shree Kalika Secondary School in Bhaktapur Nepal and Namaste Children's Fund financial support for the education of children in remote areas of Nepal and are tax deductible. Tickets can be purchased at http://www.crookedtrails.org/calendar.php#durbar, info http://www.crookedtrails.com or 206-383-9828
**THURS JULY 24, 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 24, and subsequent 4th Thursdays, 7 p.m., at the University Heights Center, NE 50th and University Way NE, Room 110, [check room] Seattle; The GREEN PARTY OF SEATTLE general membership meeting. The public is welcome. info 206-523-3656 or 206-524-3377 info@seattlegreens.org or http://www.seattlegreens.org [updated 3/21/08]
THURS JULY 24, and subsequent 4th Thursdays, 7 p.m., at Holy Family of Jesus Church, 1427 E 40th St., just off Portland Avenue, Tacoma; Citizens for Responsible Justice (C4RJ) - Tacoma Support Group for FAMILIES AND FRIENDS OF INCARCERATED INDIVIDUALS and any interested person. Come around to the back. We meet in the basement. Sign over basement entrance reads "Indochina Cultural and Service Center.
**JULY 25 - 31, 7:15 & 9:15 pm plus Sat & Sun at 4:30 pm and PANEL DISCUSSION After Saturday Matinee [note added screenings], at Northwest Film Forum, 1515 12th Ave., Seattle; Operation Filmmaker (92 min, Nina Davenport, 2007, USA, Digi-Beta). Soon after the fall of Baghdad in 2003, a young and charismatic film student, Muthana Mohmed, stood in the rubble of the city's film school and explained to an American television audience that his dream of becoming a film maker had been destroyed - first by Saddam Hussein, then by American bombs. This brief, fortuitous appearance on MTV changed Muthana's life forever. Watching in the United States, actor/director Liev Schreiber stopped channel surfing, utterly captivated. Feeling guilty about a war he opposed, Schreiber decided to extend to the unknown Iraqi the opportunity of a lifetime - to come to Prague to work on an American movie, Everything Is Illuminated. But getting coffee and making copies is not Mohmed's idea of learning how to direct. And that's only the beginning of the culture clash. With his home in flames, Mohmed has nowhere to go. But how long can Schreiber and his team support a young man who they will eventually have to leave? Filmmaker Nina Davenport becomes increasingly entangled in this situation and the young Iraqi's life as his visa is about to expire and the threat of returning to Baghdad looms. Operation Filmmaker, revealing on several levels, addresses the power dynamics between the American filmmaker and her Iraqi subject, unfolding as an engaging PARABLE ABOUT THE U.S. INVASION OF IRAQ. Tickets and info http://www.nwfilmforum.org or 206-329-2629
JULY 25 - 28, in Washington DC; US CAMPAIGN TO END THE ISRAELI OCCUPATION 7th Annual National Conference & Lobby Day. Each year, delegates of member organizations of the US Campaign come together to network, strategize, decide upon priorities for the upcoming year, and elect a new Steering Committee to guide the work of the coalition. Individuals and member groups of the US Campaign are encouraged to attend the conference, but only delegates of member groups in good standing are allowed to submit proposals and vote at the conference. info 202-332-0994 or office@endtheoccupation.org
JULY 25 - 26, in San Francisco; GIFT and the Grassroots Fundraising Journal Present the 2nd Biennial Raising Change: A SOCIAL JUSTICE FUNDRAISING Conference. What do you get when you put the words "social justice" and "fundraising" together? Learn and share how fundraising can help us put our social justice values out front rather than hold us back. info T. Ayoka Turner conference08@grassrootsfundraising.org or 510-452-4520 x 320 or http://www.grassrootsfundraising.org
**FRI JULY 25, 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 25, 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 25, 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 25, 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 25, 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 25, 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 25, 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 25, 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 25, 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 25, and subsequent last Fridays, 5:30 p.m., at Westlake Park, downtown, 4th & Pine, Seattle; CRITICAL MASS, an organized coincidence of bicyclists who ride around the streets of Seattle en masse. It happens when a lot of cyclists happen to be in the same place at the same time and decide to cycle the same way together for a while. Come join the fun! info http://students.washington.edu/spiegel/cmass.html or http://catalyst.washington.edu/webtools/epost/register.cgi?? owner=sah5&id=8002 a discussion board for people to discuss things like ride routes and how to deal with traffic lights and police, or anything else related to Critical Mass
**FRI JULY 25, 6 p.m., at the Great Hall at Epiphany Parish of Seattle in Madrona, 1805 38th Avenue, Seattle; Bring your family and friends to see "PETE SEEGER, THE POWER OF SONG," the inspiring film of Seeger's music, life and times, and a night of singing songs that have shaped generations. Admission Adults $15 suggested donation (not to exceed $30 per family), Children 12 and under free. Funds will SUPPORT THE SEATTLE PEACE CHORUS' "2008 Peace Train" trip to Saint Paul, MN, in late August. The Chorus will join peacemakers from around the country to promote peace and social justice at the site of the 2008 Republican Convention and will perform the Midwest premiere of the powerful Langston Hughes' poem, "Let America Be America Again." info on the 2008 SPC Peace Train trip, contact Sue Hurley Rector, 206-219-3750, sue1943@comcast.net, info on Seattle event Carmen Shupe, 206-523-1550, carmina24@comcast.net
**FRI JULY 25, 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 25, meeting canceled, will resume in new location in August, 6:30 - 8:30 pm, 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 [updated 07/20/08]
FRI JULY 25, and subsequent Fridays [but skipping month of August], 7 - 9:30 p.m., 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: "The Singing Revolution" (94 min, James Tusty & Maureen Castle, 2008). A single nation - A million voices - The fall of an empire. In 1991, after nearly fifty years of rule by a brutal Soviet occupation, the SMALL REPUBLIC OF ESTONIA CONFRONTED THEIR OCCUPIERS by announcing their independence to the world. Their charge heralded the collapse of the Soviet Union and the freedom of now-suddenly-former Soviet republics. Music played a pivotal role in these historical events. ¨The Singing Revolutionˇ tells the story of one country's undeniable thirst for self-determination and its unshakable belief in what it means to be free, to be Estonian. Followed by discussion. Free and open to the public! .. but Donations are kindly accepted. info http://www.meaningfulmovies.org
FRI JULY 25, 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 25, 7:30 pm, in Leffler House Living Room at Saint Mark's Cathedral, 1245 10th Ave E, Seattle; Persepolis (2007), a film screening. Marjane (voiced by Chiara Mastroianni) just wants to be an ordinary kid, but that isn't easy in 1978 Iran. This profound animated film follows MARJANE'S CHILDHOOD IN A REPRESSIVE SOCIETY, her adolescence in France and return to Tehran as an adult. Based on Marjane Satrapi's autobiographical graphic novel, this Oscar nominee for Best Animated Feature Film also features the vocal talents of Catherine Deneuve and Simon Abkarian. Rated: PG-13, Run time: 95 minutes. $1 suggested donation. info FilmNight@saintmarks.org or http://fridaysatseven.blogspot.com/
SAT & SUN JULY 26 & 27, 11 am - 8 pm & 11 am - 7 pm, in beautiful downtown Ballard, Seattle; Feed your inner Viking at the 34th Annual BALLARD SEAFOODFEST! Three stages feature quality music and entertainment for the whole family, savor the alder barbecued salmon served up by the Ballard Chamber of Commerce, stroll and shop the juried craft fair and check out both the new Washington Wine Garden and the beer garden, featuring Ballard's own, Maritime Pacific. Celebrate the best of Ballard, old, new and in between! Free. info http://www.seafoodfest.org
**SAT JULY 26, 10 am - 2 pm, at Discovery Park, 3801 W Government Way, Seattle; Ceremony Restoring Honor to the Ft. Lawton Veterans, followed by noon - 2 pm, Community Picnic. 43 AFRICAN AMERICAN SOLDIERS WERE UNJUSTLY ACCUSED, and 28 were convicted of rioting and 2 of manslaughter. These soldiers recently had their dishonorable discharges reversed. driving directions and bus info http://www.seattle.gov/parks/Environment/discovparkdirectio ns.htm, also Metro will provide increased bus service for the #24 route which stops at the South Entrance of the Park on Emerson Street. Sponsored by: King County/The Offices of Councilmember Larry Gossett and King County Executive Ron Sims, City of Seattle, US Army, (Featuring) Congressman Jim McDermott, Seattle University, Eli Lilly, Lane Powell, Tabor 100, NAACP, Northwest African American Museum, Federal Bar Association, Ezell's, Talking Rain, Rotary International, Seafair, and Jack Hamann - author of On American Soil. info 206-296-0312 or http://www.jackhammann.com/fort_lawton_veterans_tribute
**SAT JULY 26, 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 26, 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 26, noon - 8 pm, at the Powell Barnett Park, Seattle; The BLACK DOLLAR DAYS Task Force (BDDTF) proudly presents, the annual "COMMUNITY JAZZFEST 2008". We are partnering with ColorsNW Magazine, as well as Seattle Parks & Recreation to host an event for the entire family consisting of live music, a fashion show, an NBA autograph session, children's activities, exhibitors from local area businesses, and great food and fun! Local artists performing include: Goodybagg, Darrius Willrich, Josephine Howell, Michael Powers, Fahren, and A Moment in Time. We will also have the pleasure of viewing a sneak preview of the Langston Hughes Performing Arts Center's Summer Musical production of "Snow White and the 7", directed by our very own event emcee Mr. Isiah Anderson Jr. info Ms. Phyllicia Majors 206-465-1519 or phymaj@safeco.com
**SAT JULY 26, 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 26, 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 26, 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 26, 1 - 3 pm, at Volunteer Park, Seattle; an information session about Camp Ten Trees, a SUMMER CAMP THAT SERVES THAT LGBT YOUTH AND FAMILIES at a fun and family filled afternoon, an amazing opportunity for families to meet other campers and their families. You can meet camp staff, play games, and sing camp songs. Camp Ten Trees amazing staff is hosting so you know it is going to be great. This is a potluck so please bring a dish to share, drinks will be provided. info http://www.camptentrees.org or 206-288-9568
**SAT JULY 26, 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 26, following the 4:30 matinee screening at Northwest Film Forum, 1515 12th Ave., Seattle; See July 25 - 31 item above. Panel discussion after 4:30 screening of Operation Filmmaker (92 min, Nina Davenport, 2007, USA, Digi-Beta) with several SEATTLE-BASED DOCUMENTARY FILMMAKERS. What is the relationship of the filmmaker to the individuals and communities they portray? What is their responsibility in what is so often an unequal relationship? Please join us and the guests for this special event! Bryan Gunnar Cole is a director, producer and union picture editor. His background includes extensive experience in theater, television documentaries and theatrical motion pictures. He was a co-founder of Annex Theater, he has Produced and Edited three films for National Geographic including the award-winning Search for the First Dog. John Jeffcoat is the founder of Strangelife Productions; a Seattle based production company. John Jeffcoat has worked in the film industry as a writer, director, producer, cinematographer, and editor. Jeffcoat directed Outsourced' winning numerous awards as well as critical praise. John Sinno was born and raised in Beirut, Lebanon, where he acquired a BA in Business Administration from the American University of Beirut and won the 1989 Arkoff Award for his film, "Killing a Deer." In 2005 Sinno founded Typecast Films, which released the controversial Italian drama "Private" to US cinemas. Most recently, Typecast Films produced the documentary film "Iraq in Fragments," which won three top prizes at Sundance and earned him a nomination in 2007 for an Academy Award. Buy Tickets Now, $8.50 general / $5 members, $6 children & seniors. Tickets and info http://www.nwfilmforum.org or 206-329-2629
**SAT JULY 26, 7:30 pm, at New Freeway Hall, 5018 Rainier Ave. S., Seattle; Sparking an Antiwar Resurgence: Eyewitness accounts from the National Assembly to END THE IRAQ WAR AND OCCUPATION held in Cleveland, Ohio, June 28- 29. Seattle participants Gina Petry and Jonathon Hurd will report on the debates and action plans that emerged from the gathering of over 400 antiwar organizers who met to revitalize and coordinate protests against the Iraq war. Door donation $3. A fresh summer dinner will be served at 6 pm for a $9 donation. Sponsored by Radical Women and the Freedom Socialist Party. info, rides or childcare 206-722- 6057, FSPseattle@mindspring.com, or http://www.socialism.com
JULY 27 - AUG 10, in Israel / Palestine; The US Campaign to End the Israeli Occupation is proud to partner with Interfaith Peace Builders in hosting a DELEGATION TO ISRAEL / PALESTINE. Spaces are still available for the ANTI- APARTHEID Delegation. This delegation will focus on the structural segregation of Israeli and Palestinian space and the physical separation of the two peoples. Delegation participants will also explore methods proposed by Israeli, Palestinian and international peacemakers to challenge the Israeli occupation. Deadline is May 23. info and application IFPB 202-244-0821or office@ifpbdel.org, applay at http://www.ifpbdel.org/upcoming.html
JULY 27 - 30, at Boston Marriott Peabody, Peabody, MA; Association for GENDER EQUITY LEADERSHIP IN EDUCATION (AGELE) 29th Annual National Conference "Building Leadership For Diversity in Education: Examining the Gender Intersect". info http://www.agele.org/index.cfm?secid=13316&ssecid=0
SUN JULY 27, at Perche No Pasta and Vino restaurant in Green Lake Neighborhood, Seattle; the owners of this excellent restaurant have generously offered to donate 50% of the day's proceeds to benefit the VICTIMS OF CYCLONE NARGIS IN BURMA. See the restaurant's web site http://www.perchenopastaandvino.com/ and make your reservations!
**SUN JULY 27, 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 27, 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 27, 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 27, 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 27, 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 27, 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 27, 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 27, 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 27, 4:30 - 8:30 p.m., at Seattle First Baptist Church, Fellowship Hall, 1111 Harvard Ave, Seattle; Freedom Project joyfully requests the gift of your heart presence to celebrate and WELCOME HOME members of our Nonviolent Communication NVC and mindfulness PRISON PROGRAMS WHO HAVE RECENTLY RETURNED TO OUR COMMUNITY. This is a special celebration to welcome returnees back into the community, and a time for family, friends, and Freedom Project members to connect as a community of support. We hope you will join us for this beautiful and inspiring evening of mindfulness, peace, and hope. The ceremony will be 5 to 7 pm. A light meal will be served after the ceremony. We request that no one under 18 be present due to supervisory stipulations for some members of our community. Please RSVP by July 20 to Katie Talbott 206- 325-5678 or katie@freedom-project.org
MON JULY 28, noon - 3:30 pm, at Alm Hill Gardens, Everson; Farm Walk at Alm Gardens. During the tour of this 35-year old DIVERSIFIED, FRESH-MARKET FARM, the Alm Hill Garden team will cover season extension (using greenhouses and high tunnels), crop diversity (annuals and perennials), berry production, and direct marketing strategies. Research taking place on the farm in coordination with WSU will be highlighted, including integrated pest management and field trials of several varieties of fruits and vegetables. A new cooperative agreement being forged between the owners, the farmers, and a new generation of farmers will be discussed. This Farm Walk will be offered in both English and Spanish. info http://www.almhillgardens.com or call or 206-442-7620 or nancy@tilthproducers.org
**MON JULY 28, 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: 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 28, and subsequent 4th Mondays, 6:30 - 9 pm, check the website to confirm location, at the Sunset Hill Community Center, ground floor, at corner of 30th NW & NW 66th, in Ballard, Seattle; SUSTAINABLE BALLARD meeting and Potluck. This meeting: TBA. Sustainable Ballard is a nonprofit for research, public education, design, conferences, and community building. Our concern is a need for truly localized community organizing that is grass roots based. World petroleum experts are warning of irreversible energy regime changes and social upheaval from gas shortages, rolling blackouts and environmental damage due to Peak Oil. Sustainable Ballard's efforts are aimed at preparing for societal, economic, transportation and infrastructural changes that we see coming from OIL DEPLETION in the next decade or sooner. We do not have much time. We do not have the answers either. Each of us have skills we can bring to this effort. info info@sustainableballard.org or 206-789-7646, info http://www.sustainableballard.org [confirmed 3/9/08]
MON JULY 28, 7 - 8:30 pm, at REI Seattle, 222 Yale Av N., Seattle; Sierra Club's COOL STATE FORUM. CLIMATE CHANGE is real, it's here, and it is quickly becoming the greatest environmental challenge of our time. COOL COMPANIES: Real actions & discussion on engaging more businesses. Free, info 206-378-0114 Ext 308
MON JULY 28, 7:30 pm, at Elliott Bay Book Company, 101 South Main Street, Seattle; Elliot Bay Books presents, from the beautiful, rugged corner of Montana that holds the Yaak Valley, one of this country's most acclaimed writers, Rick Bass. Tonight is occasioned by his newest book, one of the latter, Why I Came West (Houghton Mifflin). "No writer has done a better job both accommodating his art and DEFENDING THE WILDERNESS AROUND HIM than Rick Bass. Why I Came West is a generous accounting of the rewards and the price, often spiritual, of that endless battle. Bass is a hero in the American West, and we're all lucky he came." - Doug Peacock. info 206-624-6600
**MON JULY 28, 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 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]
JULY 29 - AUG 5, on Vashon Island; NON -VIOLENT COMMUNICATIONS FAMILY CAMP Village. Come join us in creating an amazing, nurturing community, where everyone's needs matter and where everyone is safe. Bring your kids into an environment where they can truly be themselves, where all feelings are accepted and where everyone is valued and held with care. Be fed by nutritious, local, organic foods prepared with love. Fill yourself with skills and tools for creating the quality of connections you enjoy in your family and in the world. Hang out with people who care about their children and themselves. Live in community with oodles of support and support and have we mentioned support? Fun activities for kids and high- quality Nonviolent Communication training for adults. info http://www.nwcompass.org/trainings/trainings.cgi?training_i d=00425&td=yes, info and to RSVP, Doug dpdolstad@gmail.com
TUES & WEDS JULY 29 & 30, 7:30 & 9:30 pm, at Northwest Film Forum, 1515 12th Ave, Seattle; Shampoo by filmmaker Hal Ashby. This classic mid-seventies comedy is a harsh and funny time capsule stuffed full of great performances. An elegy to the wasted potential of America's cultural revolution, Shampoo unfolds over the course of one 24-hour period in 1968 WHEN NIXON WAS ELECTED TO OFFICE. Warren Beatty excels as an amorous hairdresser sleeping with every woman in sight, from the wife (Best Supporting Actress Oscar winner, Lee Grant) of his business advisor Jack Warden to Warden's mistress (Julie Christie) and teenage daughter (Carrie Fisher in her first role). info 206-329- 2629 or http://www.nwfilmforum.org
TUES JULY 29, DIVERSITY TASKFORCE RECRUITMENT MEETING, Hosted by Harborview Medical Center Vocational Services. info Tammy Pitre Tammyp@dop.wa.gov
**TUES JULY 29, 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 29, 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 29, and subsequent last Tuesdays, please confirm, noon - 1 pm, at Offices of Washington State Bar Association, 1325 4th Avenue, Suite 600, Seattle; forum on a topic of LAW & PEACE. This month topic: TBA. 1 CLE credit usually available. Sponsor: Washington State Bar Association World Peace Through Law Section, Open to section members, all welcome to join for $25/ year for monthly meetings and more, law students $7. CLE credit applied for. Pre-Registration required. info http://www.wsba.org/lawyers/groups/worldpeace or WSBA 800- 945-9722 [updated 8/19/07]
**TUES JULY 29, 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 29, and subsequent Tuesdays, 8 pm, (right before Democracy Nows new time slot) on Comcast cable access 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 [updated 7/9/08]
**WEDS JULY 30, 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 30, noon in Elliott Bay and 1 p.m. on the shore, Seattle; PEACE FLEET! MEET THE U.S. NAVY FLEET AT SEAFAIR. We demonstrate for peace at a Seattle maritime festival because the celebration of warships in our harbor helps bring about the normalcy of modern war. The fleet arrival at Seafair is a public relations and recruiting event for the U.S. Navy. Previous years have brought Trident nuclear submarines and Navy warships used to launch Tomahawk cruise missiles in the first and second Wars on Iraq and the War on Afghanistan. The fleet is displayed for four days in downtown Seattle at tremendous cost to taxpayers while crucial social services in education, health care, and transportation are being cut for lack of funds. Activists are encouraged again to meet on the water and on land on the Seattle waterfront at the same time for a nonviolent demonstration against weapons of war. LAND DEMO: Meet on the waterfront near Pier 66 by 1 pm to see vessels in Elliott Bay. Please bring banners and signs. ON THE WATER: We are inviting all with the spirit of nonviolence, a sign, and a boat to join us on July 30. Peace Boats in the past have displayed earth and peace flags, and signs stating 'No More War', 'Impeach Bush', and 'USN=WMD', and a banner stating "Danger! Navy has weapons of mass destruction." Please note that we try to have Peace Boats in Elliott Bay by noon. Time goes pretty fast while out on the water. We will know more about this as the day gets closer, such as which Navy ships are coming to Seattle. All boats should expect to be boarded by the Coast Guard. Boats must have approved audible sound devices, registration, life jackets, etc. Skippers should carry identification. It is recommended that all boats stay 500 yards away from Navy warships. It is highly advisable to obey all Coast Guard orders. Beat the Seafair blues and meet the fleet! info Mary Gleysteen 360-297- 3894, Glen Milner 206-365-7865, or Ground Zero Center for Nonviolent Action info@gzcenter.org
**WEDS JULY 30, 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 30, 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 30, 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 30, 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 30, 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 30, 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 30, 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 30, 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 30, 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 30, 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 30, 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 30, 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 30, 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 30, light dinner 6:30 pm, film 7:15 pm, at Saint Mark's Cathedral Leffler House Living Room, 1245 10th Ave E, Seattle; Breakfast at Tiffany's, a film screening as part of the Saint Mark's HUMAN SEXUALITY GROUP Summer Movie Series. Free. info http://www.saintmarks.org or Paul McDonald paulmcdonalt.sea@gmail.com
**WEDS JULY 30, 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 30, 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]
JULY 31 - AUG 4, at Washington, DC; OCA National Convention. Founded in 1973, OCA is a national organization dedicated to advancing the SOCIAL, POLITICAL, AND ECONOMIC WELL-BEING OF ASIAN PACIFIC AMERICANS (APA) in the United States. Originally founded as the Organization of Chinese Americans, OCA was the first APA organization to establish a national headquarters in Washington D.C. OCA has over 80 chapters and college affiliates nationwide. OCA employs 7 staff at the national headquarters. info http://www.ocanational.org/index.php?option=com_content&tas k=view&id=120&Itemid= or 202-223-5500 or oca@ocanational.org
*THURS JULY 31, noon - 1:30 p.m., at Offices of Perkins Coie, 1201 Third Ave., Suite 4800, Seattle; Washington Attorneys Assisting Community Organizations (WAACO) is sponsoring a workshop on nonprofit legal issues: Lobbying and Political Activities for Nonprofit Organizations with Presenter Vickie Wallen, attorney, Perkins Coie, LLP. This seminar is geared to attorneys, but should be useful to nonprofit managers and board members who consider engaging in any lobbying or political activity. $25 for volunteers and nonprofit representatives info and registration contact@waaco.org
**THURS JULY 31, 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 31, 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 31, 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 31, 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 31, 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: TBA.. 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 31, evening, at The Central Library in Seattle; the Library will screen the film 'BEYOND RANGOON' with a discussion to follow. info http://www.spl.org.
**THROUGH JULY 26, ArtsWest presents the Seattle Premiere of bare by Damon Intrabartolo and Jon Hartmere. bare is a gripping, provocative pop opera about students during their senior year in a private Catholic preparatory academy and their struggles with first LOVE, SEXUALITY, DRUGS, PARENTS, AND RELIGION. A cross between Rent and Dead Poet's Society, bare tells of the relationship among a group of friends, including the secret lives of altar boy Peter and his roommate, the popular Jason. Tickets: $15 (Under 25? Only $10!) info 206-.938-0339 or http://www.artswest.org
ONGOING, A free video recording of a July 25, 2006 presentation on "HAMDAN V RUMSFELD" is available on the web at http://www.youtube.com/view_play_list?p=9DEAA044055467C6, The live presentation by 3 of the lawyers in the case earned 1 CLE credit in Washington State. To play all segments in order Click on "Play All Videos" (near the right side of the screen). If it stops after the 10th segment of 18, you can continue by clicking on individual segments in the list on the right side of the screen. info on the case http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hamdan_v._Rumsfeld [added 9/18/06]
Updated on Monday, July 21, 2008