newsletter of Western Washington FELLOWSHIP OF RECONCILIATION
225 North 70th, Seattle WA 98103, 206-789-5565
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Vol. XXII, No. 2 March-April 2002 Editor: Tom Savage, plus many helping hands
The Western Washington FOR (WWFOR) seeks to replace violence, war, racism and economic injustice with nonviolence, equality, peace and justice. It links and strengthens FOR members and chapters throughout Western Washington in promoting activities consistent with the national FOR statement of purpose. WWFOR helps members and chapters accomplish together what we could not accomplish alone.
Vision statement of national FOR: The Fellowship of Reconciliation envisions a world of justice, peace, and freedom. It is a revolutionary vision of a beloved community where differences are respected, conflicts addressed nonviolently, oppressive structures dismantled, and where people live in harmony with the earth, nurtured by diverse spiritual traditions that foster compassion, solidarity, and reconciliation.
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Mike Yarrow, WWFOR Organizer
How are you all doing? There are a lot of things in the news to get you down
- Bush's proposed budget with $397 billion for defense - more than all other countries spend on the military combined! and cuts for EPA, communities and other needed social and environmental programs; a governor's budget that includes massive cuts for creative, effective child preventive services while allocating money for another new prison; another tragic shooting of a black man by Seattle police ... But there are also very hopeful signs. An increasing number of Israeli soldiers refuse to be stationed in the occupied territories, Iraq is settling disputes with its neighbors and accepting international human rights and atomic energy inspectors, and WWFOR is bubbling with hopeful, fresh activities for peace and justice. You have had wonderful letters published in your local newspapers. See a sampling at www.scn.org/wwforHow NOT to --
(signs by Ruth Yarrow, at Seattle FOR)
Summer High School interns
: The Abe Keller Peace Education Foundation has given WWFOR a grant to pay three high school interns for four 20-hour weeks this July. Marcia Mullins, a recently retired teacher, has volunteered to oversee the program.School presentations: I was invited to talk to three classes at Roosevelt High School and a special Martin Luther King program at Northwest School on nonviolence. FOR member Larry Kerschner's niece, Tess Strand, invited me to speak at Central Seattle Community College to over 100 students on "Toward Creating a Nonviolent Movement for a Sustainable Future" as part of a day-long program she organized- a diverse and thoughtful group. And most recently I spoke to a wonderful group at Fairhaven College, including a number of Bellingham FOR folks.
Sara Rinehart welcomed as Office Administrator: Sara inspired her husband Chuck and her daughter's roommate to spend a Saturday organizing, and building bookshelves. What a difference and what a generous gift!
WWFOR Area Committee: Our February Meeting was at Wesley Gardens in Des Moines, hosted by Mary Emma and Gene Hibbard. We had a surprise infusion of three folks from Bellingham and a representative from Eastside so the room was full of energy and good ideas.
A Force More Powerful: This wonderful series of 6 programs on nonviolent movements in the 20th Century has become a hot item. A number of chapters are ordering their own copies. University Friends Meeting just finished an eight-week adult discussion series attended by 30 people. The video is available to borrow from the WWFOR office.
Hope to see you all at the Spring Assembly, April 13th. In these sad times of war we need each other. Mike at WWFOR 206-789-5565 wwfor@connectexpress.com
IRAQ TRIP IN MAY: MEDICINE NOT WAR
In May, a local group of concerned citizens will visit Iraq. Their trip will be coordinated through Voices in the Wilderness, emphasizing the urgent need for medicines in Iraq, and for constructive humanitarian action rather than military strikes. We'll have opportunity to participate through gifts of specific items. More later.
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FROM WOUNDED KNEE TO AFGHANISTAN: A POEM FILLS A BOOK
Larry Kerschner and Tom Savage
Our outrage seems justified: George Bush's lumping of Iraq, Iran and North Korea into an "axis of evil" is Theater of the Absurd. If real people weren't dying as a result of U.S. policy the phrase would be entertaining. Our message is simple and clear: ask how the death of thousands of Iraqi children each month increases the likelihood of Saddam Hussein being removed from power. Ask how the U.S block of $5 billion in humanitarian aid for Iraq furthers the quest for a stable and peaceful Middle East. Hans von Sponeck recently reminded us of Martin Luther King's words: "A time has come when silence is a betrayal." Now, we seek to turn outrage to understanding, analysis and compassionate reasoned action. As A.J. Muste said, "There is no way to peace. Peace is the way."
(As a health care professional, Larry Kerschner knew what he was seeing in Iraq in August 2000. His just-published poem of history, outrage and reality chronicles the last century of U.S. military diplomacy. The powerful poem fills a small book, available in limited edition for $9. All proceeds go to support WWFOR. Recommended.)
PEACE PLEDGE AND THE CAMPAIGN OF CONSCIENCE
Mike Yarrow
I'll bet the David and Goliath story is a favorite of peace people. Once again we find ourselves searching to oppose a huge, mobilized war machine. Yet, our vision is of a more just, sustainable and peaceful future. How will we mobilize with the billions worldwide who share that vision?
In early December a committee of WWFOR struggled with that question. We asked, how can we be more pro-active in presenting the facts and mobilizing citizens.
We remembered the Pledge of Resistance movements of the 1980's that networked 400 local groups in opposition to US war in Central America. We realized that the Administration has targeted Iraq and that a military attempt to remove Saddam Hussein would create massive civilian casualties. We proposed a Peace Pledge: To Stop Spread of the Anti-terrorist War to Iraq, as a third phase of the ongoing Campaign of Conscience for the Iraqi People. The FOR national office and the American Friends Service Committee agreed, and they consulted on final wording.
Co-sponsors of the Peace Pledge now include the Episcopal and Lutheran Peace Fellowships, Voices in the Wilderness, Washington Physicians for Social Responsibility, Network of Concern for the People of Iraq and the Education for Peace in Iraq Center. We now have over 2150 signers from 39 countries and 46 states.
Truth is the rock in our sling. A draft resolution before the UN Security Council, calls for return of arms inspectors to Iraq as demanded by the US and the lifting of economic sanctions after 60 days. Hans von Sponeck, former UN Humanitarian Aid Coordinator in Iraq, commented: "Here is an opportunity that presents a political option to another military confrontation with Iraq. It must not be missed. Friends and allies of the US and the UK should not avoid the obligation they have to play their part and do so with commitment and perseverance." In February Baghdad offered to hold talks with the UN without pre-conditions, and to let international weapons monitors return if the bombing and economic sanctions are lifted.
On January 23, Scott Ritter, former chief of the Concealment Investigations Unit for the UN Special Commission on Iraq, wrote in the Christian Science Monitor, "There is a substantial lack of clarity and credible sources on the actual nature of the Iraqi threat to the US. A wider debate on US policy toward Iraq is imperative, especially in light of the increasing war talk out of Washington. Rather than relying on information from dubious sources, let's put all the facts on the table. The conclusions drawn from such a debate could pull us back from the brink of an unnecessary and costly war."
WHAT YOU CAN DO: If you haven't already, consider signing the Peace Pledge. You'll find it in the Jan/Feb issue of Fellowship magazine (page 30), on the WWFOR web site www.scn.org/activism/wwfor or, phone WWFOR.
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APRIL 13, 9:00 a.m. -- GRASS ROOTS ACTION AT WWFOR SPRING ASSEMBLY
Join with FOR folks from around the region at Fauntleroy UCC Church, 9260 California SW in West Seattle. We'll plan for vital issues we care about and to creatively redirect the mad rush to war. More in March!
Sue Donaldson
Chapters are promoting global economic justice in a variety of ways. A major one was to urge our congress-people to vote against the FTAA (Free Trade Agreement of the Americas). The close vote in the House on December 6 was a heavy disappointment, though most Washington State representatives did vote against FTAA.
In addition, Olympia FOR is quite active in two campaigns: for fair-trade coffee and for Clean Clothes uniforms (i.e., certified as produced by non-sweatshop labor) for local police and fire departments.
The Tacoma chapter is distributing the pamphlet "Globalization in Our Own Front Yard", circulating the War Resisters League's anthology "Guns, Globalization and Greed", and selling copies of the Council on Economic Priorities' "Shopping for a Better World."
RACIAL JUSTICE: PLAN AND PROPOSAL
Marie Gilstrap, Seattle Contact Marie at 206-362-7515
Members of WWFOR's Racial Justice issue-action-network helped invite members of the African-American Jewish Coalition's Reparations Committee to speak at Seattle FOR on February 17. It was an enormously informative and cordial evening of facts and dialogue about where our nation and Seattle now are, and a commonsense proposal to redress past wrongs in a way that strengthens and ennobles the entire community. To discuss having friends of AAJC speak to your group, call Marie.
Michael Tivana, Eastside FOR, 425-454-4865
Al Bagley was the keynote speaker at our December meeting. We also watched and discussed a documentary about day-to-day life in the West Bank, revealing the dire living conditions that the extreme hatred has caused. Let's help meet the challenge to create peace in Palestine.
Our January meeting was a debate / discussion on the topic "Is Capitalism the Moral System?" The response to 'Celebrate Capitalism' was delivered by Michael Tivana.
FOR intern Hossein Alizadeh will be the keynote speaker for our March 25 meeting at the Bellevue Library.
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Jamie Donaldson
Members of Bellingham FOR recently met with Rep. Rick Larsen to discuss US continued belligerence towards Iraq, and US policy in the Israel-Palestine conflict.
Weekly vigils outside the downtown federal building continue with discussions afterwards with peace activists and other interested folks at
"The Peace Zone" coffee shop.OLYMPIA F.O.R. PRESENTS Peace Tales, SPONSORS MORE ACTIVITIES
Glen Anderson Contact Olympia FOR at 360-491-9093
The more we engage the larger community with well publicized and meaningful activities, the easier it is to generate support for our additional activities - and the more other organizations invite us to participate with them in activities for our mutual benefit.
Folk Tale Performances Show Nonviolence to New Audiences: Andra Weddington and Stephen Dirk are using their professional theatrical skills to bring Peace Tales, a collection of international folk tales, conveying messages of peace, nonviolence, conflict resolution, and mutual respect to diverse audiences (colleges, churches, prisons, community events, etc.) within a 50-mile radius of Olympia. Their first performances are March 24 and 28. Newly arrived, Andra and Dick found Olympia FOR when they attended an event we co-sponsored. Now we are looking forward to reaching more people through this latest in the Olympia FOR's Decade of Nonviolence outreach activities. For more - perhaps including performances in your community - contact Andra Weddington 360-491-8572 gwalchmai@scattercreek.com
TV Programs:
Our March program lifts up the power, practicality, and methods of nonviolent social change. "The Last Graduation," which documents the rise and demise of college programs in prisons, will air Sundays at 10:00 p.m. in March on TCTV (cable channel 22 or 29 in Thurston County), as part of our "In Search of the Big Picture" series, sponsored by Olympia FOR.Totally separately, Olympia FOR has a regular TCTV program series called "Olympia FOR". Those programs run Thursdays at 9 p.m. and Mondays at 1:30 p.m.
Death Penalty: We are hosting an exciting presentation March 5 (see calendar) and scheduling a week of events with innocent death row survivor Sonia Jacobs.
Benefit Play Performance: Olympia Little Theatre added a special performance of the play Artichoke on Tuesday eve March 19 to benefit Olympia FOR. Advance tickets: 360-491-9093 glen@olywa.net
We are also involved in Olympia's Art Exhibit and the Arts Walk, spring activities that draw thousands of people to downtown Olympia. We'll display 1,000 origami peace cranes and have additional presence.
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Stephen Barlow, Centralia Fire Mt. FOR at 360-736-8784
Fire Mountain FOR has a key role in the Lewis County Tree Of Life coalition, created in 2000 to work on the Decade for Nonviolence. Two recent events, MLK Day and the Hiroshima Interfaith Flame Pilgrimage, received front-page coverage in our local newspaper, The Chronicle. Both events were successful in terms of consciousness-raising in conservative Lewis County.
We are forming a Study Circle to discuss topics of concern, and to find ways in which we can act on them.
Another project in planning is the Domestic Violence Summit. The focus this year will be on the children, in keeping with the Decade for Nonviolence theme.
Dan Smith Contact Longview FOR at 360-423-7338
FOR continues to grow and evolve in Cowlitz County. We have now share our monthly meeting space and time with the local ACLU chapter.
Our February speaker was Bill Weiss, director of the Cowlitz County dept. of Corrections. He and his Assistant spoke about alternative programs within the local jail such as drug court, domestic violence education, mental health treatment, and other fine programs designed to keep folks out of jail once released. We continue to grow and have high hopes for the future.
NORTH OLYMPIC PENINSULA: FROM VIOLENCE TO WHOLENESS
Anna Barrigan, Port Angeles
Under the auspices of PAARC (Port Angeles Association of Religious Community), Bev Ludwig will lead a ten-week class utilizing Ken Butigan's workbook "From Violence to Wholeness". The series begins in Port Angeles in April. The book is a combination of readings and exercises in understanding and practice of nonviolence. It is available through WFFOR as well as from other sources.
FOR members and friends are participating in the newly formed North Olympic Human Rights group, active in Jefferson and Clallam counties.
Tom Savage Contact Seattle FOR at 206-789-5565
The MLK Day Seattle march brought out thousands. Seattle FOR continues with an outstanding series of monthly programs every third Sunday plus involvement in a number of local events (see calendar).
Julius Jahn Contact Tacoma FOR at 253-272-9572
Chapter meetings are each second Sunday. The March and April programs will be viewing and discussion of the nonviolence video series "A Force More Powerful."
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Dana Visalli, Twisp
A peace and justice group has coalesced in the Methow Valley, going by the name of Methow Just Peace.
Our March program will feature a presentation by a woman from the Methow, Ann George, who is leaving for Colombia soon to spend time with a group of formerly landless peasants whose newly constructed village was strafed by helicopter in early February. Also in March, Hossein Alizadeh will discuss the 'Axis of Evil' in a Friday eve public presentation, followed by a Saturday workshop on non-violence offered by Mike Yarrow and Hossein.
Bob Wells and Karen Dunning-Wells
People of all ages participated in the Feb. 23 "Peace Fest: Planting seeds of Peace and Justice". We had a variety of activities: cooperative group games, storytelling, folding paper "Peace" cranes (origami), "name birds", a peace mural for all to help create, and two short movies about cooperation and acceptance of diversity. Cards, bags, and gift items which promote peace, economic justice, and caring for the earth were offered for sale by non-profit organizations. All were invited for soup and bread and the Fest concluded with a short program of music and storytelling.
Event sponsors included the FOR Wenatchee Chapter, area congregations, and the Green Party of Chelan County.
CONNECTIONS: people & organizations
Citizens Concerned for the People of Iraq 206-789-5565
www.endiraqsanctions.org an informative local web siteEPIC (Education for Peace in Iraq Center), an authoritative and always-current source for information on the effects of sanctions on the people of Iraq
www.leb.net/epicFOR National PO Box 271, Nyack, NY 10960 845-358-4601
www.forusa.orgInternational FOR
www.ifor.orgPacific Call May-Jun issue deadline is April 18. Send articles to Tom at 206-522-6201 fax 522-0396
savaget@msn.comWWFOR office
Mike Yarrow, organizer 206-789-5565 email at wwfor@connectexpress.comWWFOR web site
www.scn.org/activism/wwfor Includes some great articles we couldn't fit into the print version of Pacific Call!back to WWFOR homepage
WWFOR Benefit Concert; Come for a Great evening with Tom Rawson & Betty McFarlane!
March 16, 7:30 p.m. University Friends Meeting, 4001 9th Ave NE Seattle
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Continue, to phone the President 202-456-1111 to urge No Military Action against Iraq; End the Economic Sanctions killing thousands monthly! http://www.endiraqsanctions.org, now it is especially important to oppose any war against Iraq, call *WWFOR* 206-789-5565 or see http://www.scn.org/wwfor
Ongoing 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 *FOR’s* persistent (every week for 21 years) witness for peace and nonviolence; bring signs or use ours; info Glen 360-491-9093
Ongoing Wednesdays, 12:30 - 1:30 p.m., in front of the Federal Courthouse on Pacific Avenue, across from UWT, Tacoma, Peace Vigil, " info People for Peace, Justice, and Healing, http://www.tacomapjh.org or 253-383-3056 ext 105
Thursdays, 9 p.m. & Mondays 1:30 p.m., TCTV channel 22 or 29 in Thurston County, Olympia *FOR* TV monthly program repeats twice weekly until next debut; debut March 14 "Doing Democracy"; debut April 11, topic TBA; info Glen 360-491-9093 or glen@olywa.net
Ongoing Thursdays; 5 - 6 p.m., near the Westlake Park arch at 4th and Pine, downtown Seattle; Peace Vigil and leafleting by Women in Black, a peace group in the tradition of the women who vigil weekly in Israel / Palestine, info 206-208-9715
Ongoing Fridays, 4:30 - 5:30 p.m., in downtown Olympia along W 4th Ave near the fountain, join Olympia *FOR* weekly vigil; current focus promoting peace and human rights in light of the current intl. crisis; info Glen 360-491-9093
Ongoing Saturdays, 10 a.m. - noon at Associated Ministries, 1224 South I St, Tacoma, meeting of "People for Peace, Justice, and Healing," meeting in response to the tragedy of September 11; info http://www.tacomapjh.org or 253-383-3056 ext 105
Ongoing Saturdays, 4 - 5 p.m., Westlake Park near 4th and Pine, Seattle; Peace Vigil and leafleting to Stop the war on Afghanistan, or any other country, and to defend civil liberties, by 911 Peace Coalition; info Fred Miller, 206-527-8050
Fri March 1, 7 p.m., Wesley Terrace, at Wesley Homes, Des Moines; South King County *FOR* meeting, a round table discussion on Nonviolence, Pacifism and the War on Terrorism, info Mary Emma 206-870-2005
Sat March 2, 4 p.m., at Keystone Congregational Church, 5019 Keystone Place N, Seattle; regular meeting of the Interfaith Network of Concern for the People of Iraq challenging the U.S. embargo against Iraq; info Dick Blakney 206-522-4934
Tues March 5, 7 p.m., at Traditions, 5th & Water St., Olympia *FOR* presents nationally known nonviolence organizer, author, and trainer Ken Butigan on "Sept. 11, The Death Penalty, and Nonviolence"; info Alice 360-943-4076 aliscurtis@aol.com or Glen 360-491-9093 glen@olywa.net
Weds & Thurs March 6 & 7, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., location TBD; The Undoing Racism Workshop, an intensive two-day workshop designed to educate, challenge and empower people, offered by The People's Institute for Survival and Beyond, $300 Registr., Blair 206-615-0982 or blair.kreuzer@ci.seattle.wa.us
Thurs March 7, 7 p.m., in Tumwater; Olympia *FOR* Death Penalty Committee meeting, info Alice 360-943-4076 or aliscurtis@aol.com
Fri & Sat March 8 & 9, The Undoing Racism Workshop is an intensive two-day workshop, see details above, March 6 & 7
Fri March 8, 5:30 p.m., at Bellevue Com. College Cafeteria, 3000 Landerholm Circ, Bellevue; 2002 Tribes Alumni ensemble debuts new performance "Standing Room Only", theme Exploring Racial Issues; free; info Emily 425-564-2270
Fri March 8, 7:30 p.m., at Traditions Cafe, 5th & Water St, downtown Olympia; Playback Theatre Performance "Stories Of What It Means To Be An American After September 11th"; Suggested Donation $5-10, info 360-943-6772
Sat March 9, 9 a.m. - 4 p.m., at Seattle University, 900 Broadway, Seattle; International Women's Day 2002, Conference & Teach-In, theme, "The Global Struggle for Women's Liberation" with Workshops, Childcare Available, free, info http://www.iwd-seattle.org or 206-860-1400 x5
Sun March 10, Evergreen College, Tacoma Campus; "People for Peace, Justice, and Healing," forum "Civil Liberties in Time of War"; http://www.tacomapjh.org or 253-383-3056 ext 105
Sun March 10, noon - 5 p.m., at Center House in Seattle Center; International Women's Day celebration, with cultural performances, poetry, films, roundtable discussion, numerous women's organization tables, and a video festival; info http://www.iwd-seattle.org or 206-860-1400 x5 or 206-282-6107
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Sun March 10, 2 p.m., at Centralia Library; Centralia-Chehalis area Fire Mountain *FOR* meeting, continuing Study Circles; info Stephen 360-736-8784
Sun March 10, 5:15 p.m. business mtg, 6 potluck, 7 program, at Hillside Community Church, 2508 S. 39th St, Tacoma; Tacoma *FOR* presents a segment of the video "A Force More Powerful," showing how nonviolence has overcome oppression and authoritarian rule; info Al Kammerzall 253-272-9572
Mon March 11, call for details., at the Bellevue Art Museum, 510 Bellevue Way NE, Bellevue; "Eleventh: Bellevue Unites Through Conversation" community forum series; in response to the September 11 terrorist attacks, "Eleventh" highlights the importance of working together as a community ,Please RSVP to Callie Shanafelt, 425-452-7922, info 425-453-1223
Thurs March 14, 7 p.m., at Auditorium, Bellevue Art Museum, 510 Bellevue Way NE at NE Sixth; in conjunction with exhibit of paintings by artist Roger Shimomura, internment during World War II, Join producer/director Frank Abe and videographer Phil Sturholm for a screening and discussion film, "Conscience & the Constitution," info http://www.bellevueart.org
Fri March 15, Dinner at 6:30, program 7:15, at Charlie's Restaurant Banquet Room, 1826 -1st Ave, Longview, Cowlitz County *FOR* and local ACLU meeting, all are welcome, info Dan Smith 360-431-5689
Fri March 15, 6:45 p.m., at the Coach House, 22nd & Water behind State Museum, Olympia; "The Erosion Of Civil Liberties: Are We Safer?" Forum sponsored by Olympia Friends Meeting (Quakers), St. Michael's Social Justice Committee, and the Olympia Unitarian Universalist Congregation, moderated by former Congresswoman Jolene Unsoeld, info 360-866-6033
Sat March 16, 7:30 p.m., at University Friends Meeting, 4001 9th Ave NE, just north of University Bridge; folksinger and peace activist Tom Rawson in a fundraising concert to benefit *WWFOR*, special guest performer Betty McFarlane, singer / songwriter from Portland, Oregon; refreshments, suggested donation $5 - 20, info 206-789-5565
Sun March 17, 5 p.m. potluck, 6 p.m. announcements, 6:30 program, at Woodland Park Presbyterian Church, 225 N 70th near Greenwood, Seattle; meeting of Seattle *FOR* with Hossein Alizadeh, national FOR intern working to end Iraq sanctions; Hossein is originally from Iran and has an interesting personal story, as well as a commitment to justice for the people of his nation's traditional enemy; info 206-789-5565
Tues March 19, The Olympia Little Theatre will add a special performance to benefit Olympia *FOR* "Artichoke" Comedy-Drama; advance tickets from Traditions Fair Trade, Rainy Day Records, Yenney's Music, or Glen Anderson 360-491-9093 or glen@olywa.net
Tues March 19, 4 - 6 p.m., at Meany Middle School library, 301 21st Ave E, parking lot off Republican near 19th, Seattle; Safe Schools Coalition meeting, a public-private partnership of 91 organizations *WWFOR* is a member, working to help schools become safe places regardless of gender identity or sexual orientation, info http://www.SafeSchoolsCoalition.org
Tues March 19, 7 p.m., at Traditions, 5th & Water St., Olympia *FOR* video & discussion series "In Search Of The Big Picture" "Mickey Mouse Monopoly" Join with others to watch and discuss this video; info Sue 360-709-0795 or Carol 360-866-7645
Sun March 24, 1 p.m., at Lacey Community Church, 4501 19th Ave between College St. and Golf Club Rd, Lacey; "Peace Tales" The Olympia *FOR's* high quality dramatic portrayal of international folk tales illustrating nonviolence, conflict resolution, mutual respect; debut follows a potluck after service, info Andra 360-491-8572 or gwalchmai@scattercreek.com
Mon March 25, Olympia area; Conscientious Objection Panel & Discussion will be the focus of a Lent Soup Supper sponsored by the Social Justice Committee of St. Michael's Catholic Church, info Bob Zeigler 360-570-0848 or zeiglerbob@msn.com
Mon March 25, 7 - 9 p.m., at Bellevue Library, 1111 110th NE off NE 12th St; Eastside *FOR* presents Hossein Alizadeh, national FOR intern working to end Iraq sanctions; Hossein is originally from Iran and has an interesting personal story, as well as a commitment to justice for the people of his nation's traditional enemy; info Betty Glenn 425-653-1509
Weds March 27, 7:30 p.m., at Independent Media Center, 1415 Third Ave, downtown Seattle; The King County Labor Film Series presents "The Killing Floor"; The brutal beginnings of the American Labor Movement, free, info 206-903-9488
Thurs March 28, 7 p.m., at Traditions, 5th & Water, Olympia; "Peace Tales" The Olympia *FOR's* high quality dramatic portrayal of international folk tales illustrating nonviolence, conflict resolution, mutual respect, etc., info Andra 360-491-8572 or gwalchmai@scattercreek.com
Fri April 5, 7 p.m., Wesley Terrace, at Wesley Homes, Des Moines; South King County *FOR* meeting, topic Afghanistan, info Mary Emma 206-870-2005
Sat April 6, 10 a.m. - 4 p.m., check for location, The Safe Schools Coalition retreat, *WWFOR* is a member, working to help schools become safe places, regardless of gender identity or sexual orientation, info http://www.safeschoolscoalition.org, questions@safeschoolscoalition.org
Sat April 6, 4 p.m., & subsequent 1st Saturdays, Keystone Cong. Ch., 5019 Keystone Pl. N, Seattle; meeting of Interfaith Network of Concern for the People of Iraq challenging the U.S. embargo against Iraq; info Dick Blakney 206-522-4934
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April 8 - 22, at the United to End Racism site, 719 2nd Ave. N, two blocks north of Seattle Center; delegates to UN World Conference Against Racism host a photo exhibit "Reflections From Durban - A Visual Exploration of the UN World Conference Against Racism, Racial Discrimination, Xenophobia, and Related Intolerance"; info http://www.ncadp.org
Thurs April 11, call for details., at the Bellevue Art Museum, 510 Bellevue Way NE, Bellevue; "Eleventh: Bellevue Unites Through Conversation" community forum series; in response to the September 11 terrorist attacks, "Eleventh" highlights the importance of working together as a community ,Please RSVP to Callie Shanafelt, 425-452-7922, info 425-453-1223
April 13 - 15, in Seattle, April 15 in Olympia; Marshall Rosenberg who developed Nonviolent Communication will be in town, info Liv Monroe 360-357-4503 or liv@olywa.net
Sat April 13, details TBA, Mothers for Police Accountability 5th Annual Paul Robeson Peace & Justice Awards Program honoring Lawyer of the Year Lynne Wilson, Volunteers of the Year Seattle *FOR* activist Marie Gilstrap and Verlene Wilder, and coalition partner of the year Jobs with Justice, $5 donation, info 206-329-2033
Sat April 13, all day, at Fauntleroy UCC Church, 9260 California SW, West Seattle; *WWFOR* Spring Membership Assembly, Network with FOR folks from throughout Western WA and make progress on your hot issues: Economic Justice, Racial Justice, Iraq, Disarmament/De-militarization, Decade of Nonviolence, Death Penalty, info & carpooling 206-789-5565
Sun April 14, 2 p.m., Centralia-Chehalis area Fire Mountain *FOR* meeting, continuing Study Circles, call Stephen 360-736-8784 for location and program topic
Sun April 14, 5:15 p.m. business mtg, 6 potluck, 7 program, at Hillside Community Church, 2508 S. 39th St, Tacoma; Tacoma *FOR* meeting, probably a segment of the video "A Force More Powerful," how nonviolence overcame oppression & authoritarian rule; info Al Kammerzall 253-272-9572
Tues April 16, 7 p.m., at Traditions, 5th & Water St., Olympia *FOR* video & discussion series "In Search Of The Big Picture" showing John Pilger's powerful 75-minute documentary on Iraq Sanctions; info Sue 360-709-0795 or Carol 360-866-7645
Fri & Sat April 19 - 20, at the Renaissance Madison Hotel, 515 Madison St, Seattle; Amnesty International USA's Annual General Meeting (AGM) working to Protect Human Rights Worldwide; info http://www.amnestyusa.org/events/agm2002
Fri April 19, Dinner at 6:30, program 7:15, at Charlie's Restaurant Banquet Room, 1826 -1st Ave, Longview, Cowlitz County *FOR* and local ACLU meeting, all are welcome, info Dan Smith 360-431-5689
Sat April 20, at Pacific Lutheran University, Tacoma; Conference "Arts, Academics & Activism: Queer Youth & Their Allies"; info Alyssa pluqueercon@yahoo.com
Sun April 21, 5 p.m. potluck, 6 p.m. announcements, 6:30 program, at Woodland Park Presbyt. Ch., 225 N 70th near Greenwood, Seattle; mtg of Seattle *FOR*; info 206-789-5565
Fri May 3, 7 p.m., Wesley Terrace, at Wesley Homes, Des Moines; South King County *FOR* meeting, topic Nonviolence in Schools, info Mary Emma 206-870-2005
Sat May 11, 10 a.m. - about 4 p.m., probably in Centralia-Chehalis area; *WWFOR* Area Committee, our governing body, open to all members, info 206-789-5565
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