Seattle Community Network
WTO Protest, 4th Anniversary events,
and other events relating to the Global Economy and Right to Protest, Human Rights, Peace,
calendar for year 2003
, 4th anniversary of the WTO meetings in SeattleArchived year 2002 calendar ~ Archived year 2001 calendar ~ Archived year 2000 calendar
Scroll Down or Jump to 2003 Events Nov 27 Peace Vigil ~ Nov 28 Buy Nothing Day, Peace Vigil, Film Salvador ~ Nov 30 WTO Anniversary events and AIDS Day Memorial ~ Dec 1 AIDS day event, global debt reduction ~ Dec 2 Civil Liberties, Workers' Rights ~ Dec 4-6 Civil Liberty, Global Fundamentalism, Peace for Iraq ~ Dec 7 - 8 Global Peacemaking, Peacemaking from Home, Buy Locally ~ Dec 9 - 10 Human Rights Day Events ~ Beyond Films, Vigils, Conference, etc. ~ Ongoing Defend Miami Protesters ~ Other Resources - Congress contacts and links for lots more events
Thurs Nov 27, and subsequent Thursdays; 5 - 6 p.m., at Westlake Park near 4th and Pine, Seattle; at regular time this week! 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; info seattlewomeninblack@speakeasy.net or 206-208-9715 or http://www.scn.org/womeninblack
Fri Nov 28, celebrate Buy Nothing Day, the day after Thanksgiving; Sick of the consumer culture? Depressed by all the news? Not looking forward to "the holidays"? No way to get away for a vacation and nowhere to go, in any case? Tired of feeling overweight, overburdened, terrorized, and guilty? Buy Nothing Day is the international holiday created to help consumers cleanse their systems of the terrible bloat and plaque of over-consumption. You are invited to shun the malls, enter no stores, carry neither cash nor credit cards, clip no coupons, make no bargains, and avoid the market altogether. For just one day, you are invited to celebrate the joy of buying nothing. If the urge to purchase overwhelms you on Buy Nothing Day, call the Buy Nothing hotline and find help from a Buy Nothing volunteer, 1-425-775-5383 a one-day, 24-hour service offered by the Edmonds Institute, one of the many (non-paying) sponsors of Buy Nothing Day. Meet with friends instead! Write a letter to your congressman. Donate to your favorite charity, but buy nothing. info Ad Busters http://www.adbusters.org/home/ or 604-736-9401
Fri Nov 28, 5 - 6 p.m., at Westlake Park near 4th and Pine, Seattle; during the busiest shopping day of the year and the annual treelighting at Westlake Park. We will stand in front of Starbucks, streetside, on the North side of Pine St. You may want to arrive early as the area is busy and likely to be crowded. Please bring a candle if you come to either vigil since it gets dark and cold early in the afternoon. 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; info seattlewomeninblack@speakeasy.net or 206-208-9715 or http://www.scn.org/womeninblack
Fri Nov 28, and subsequent 2nd & 4th Fridays, 7 - 9 p.m., at Keystone Church, 5019 Keystone Pl., West of I-5, just North of 50th, Metro Bus Routes 16, 82, 26 & 44, Seattle; Wallingford Neighbors For Peace and Justice presents Friday Night At The Meaningful Movies, this film "Salvador" (1986; USA; 123 min; color; R) James Woods and James Belushi star in four time Academy Award winner Oliver Stone's "best film, even if it is one of his least known.gives audiences a thrill-a-minute ride through the eyes of its unlikely protagonist, photographer Richard Boyle (James Woods). The reliable Woods is terrific, given room to roam by Stone in a complex and unforgiving role, and James Belushi as his friend is a dramatic surprise. The film is compelling both as a semi-autobiographical account of a risk-taking, globe-trotting photojournalist, and as a mesmerizing political horror story." - Michael Betzold, All Movie Guide , info http://groups.msn.com/wallingfordneighbors
Sun Nov 30, anniversary of WTO meeting in Seattle, 1999, in which the first session of the WTO was closed down, police used chemical weapons to disperse crowds, some vandalism occurred, but mainly it was a festival of "Turtles and Teamsters, United at last"; people supporting workers' rights, human rights, environmental rights
Sun Nov 30, 1 - 10:30 p.m., at Seattle Independent Media Center, 1415 3rd Ave near Union, Seattle; The 4th Anniversary of The WTO Battle In Seattle; Seattle IMC Presents the Anniversary Celebration of the Battle in Seattle with continual showings of "This Is What Democracy Looks Like" and "Showdown In Seattle". Food, drink, live music performances and special guest speakers. This all-day celebration concludes the Seattle IMC November Documentary Film Series with continual screenings of two of the best documentaries on the WTO protests in Seattle. Sponsored by Independent Media Center - full details
Sun Nov 30, 6 - 9 pm, on the campus of Seattle Central Community College, Broadway just north of Pine, Seattle; Seattle UFO/Paranoramal Group, Founded on the freedom of speech and belief, will hold its 4th annual public Candle Light Gathering/ Vigil to remember the WTO protest and remembering the people who stood up for democracy. Public and Peace groups welcome and encouraged to bring their own candles - a symbol of freedom, democracy and awareness; We will be playing John Lennon music again. info http://www.seattlechatclub.org
Sun Nov 30, 7 - 9 p.m., at All Pilgrims Christian Church, Sanctuary & Stuart Hall, Broadway & Republican, Seattle; The Multifaith Alliance Of Reconciling Communities (MARC) World AIDS Day Memorial Service, Everyone is invited! The AIDS epidemic continues to ravage our world. This is a time for us to come together to share our memories of those precious lives we have lost to the disease. This is a time for us to remember those who have survived and are living with AIDS. This is a time for us to honor the commitment of those who have cared for people with AIDS. This is a time to raise awareness about HIV/AIDS. Please join us for a service of remembering and honoring the lives of all those who have been touched by AIDS. This event is free, but we ask for a minimum donation of $5 to help with our expenses. More is very welcome and appreciated. No one will be turned away due to lack of funds. info 206-725-2293 or polarbeared@juno.com or http://www.multifaith.org/MARC/MARC.html
Mon Dec 1, and subsequent 1st Mondays (Unless that is a holiday, then 2nd Monday), 5:30 p.m., at St. Mark's Cathedral, 1245 10th Ave E, call for exact room, Seattle; Jubilee 2000 NW Coalition meeting, working for debt relief for world's poorest nations, info Betsy Bell, 206-933-1889 or Mary Margaret Pruitt 206-382-3785
Mon Dec 1, 6 p.m., at the Seattle University Reflection Pond; World AIDS Day, a day when people infected with, and affected by HIV and AIDS join together to remember those lost and recommit themselves to the struggle ahead. In commemoration of this special day, the Lifelong AIDS Alliance, the Puget Sound Global AIDS Action Coalition, Seattle University, CityClub, and the United Nations Foundation will host a community forum. candlelight vigil featuring addresses by Representative Adam Smith, activist Tim Costello, and Loyce Mbewa, a woman from Kenya who personally has been deeply affected by the scourge of HIV/AIDS. Bring a flashlight and warm coat in case of poor weather!! This kicks off a march around Capitol Hill, down Broadway, to Town Hall, 1119 8th Avenue. The doors to Town Hall will open at 6 p.m. with photo exhibits and information tables from area organizations. The Town Hall program will begin at 7 pm, featuring addresses by travel writer Rick Steves, former UN Assistant Secretary General for External Relations Gillian Sorenson, with performances by Som La Bi Joli ("Sweeter than Sweet") a Senagalese dance group, and Children of the Revolution. Coffee and refreshments will be available. Join the global community in commemoration of this important day. AIDS is the crisis of our generation. It is time to take action. It is time to show we care. info http://www.apathyislethal.org or 206-957-1611
Mon Dec 1, 7 pm, at Cinerama, 2100 4th Avenue at Lenora St., Seattle; Intiman Theatre offers free special advance screening of Angels in America: Millennium Approaches, World AIDS Day, Reservations are encouraged; This is the highly anticipated movie version of Tony Kushner's play. minimum suggested donation of $15 is requested to benefit Intiman Theatre and local HIV/AIDS services provided by AIDS Housing of Washington and Lifelong AIDS Alliance. reservations 206-269-1901 ext. 345, with a two-ticket per person limitation. The doors to Cinerama will open at 6 pm; seating is first-come, first-served
Tues Dec 2, 7 p.m., in Suzzallo Espresso, Suzzallo Library, UW Campus, Seattle; Campus for Peace & Justice at UW is proud to present All Powers Necessary And Convenient: A Play Of Fact And Speculation, A play by Mark Jenkins, Staged reading, Directed by Nikki Przasnyski. The suspension of individual rights under the USA PATRIOT Act is by no means the first instance in which civil liberties have been denied in the name of patriotism and security in the U.S. In "All Powers Necessary and Convenient," Drama Professor Mark Jenkins exposes a "forgotten, tumultuous chapter" from our local history, in which the Washington State Legislature publicly attacked UW faculty and staff for so-called "un-American activities." students from the UW School of Drama will reprise this dramatic exploration of the 1948 Canwell Committee Hearings, which ruined both lives and careers at the UW. The play incorporates verbatim testimony from the hearings, videotaped interviews with surviving participants, and fictional accounts of imagined meetings. Free and open to the public! info alissas@u.washington.edu, map http://www.washington.edu/home/maps/northcentral.html?82,78,733,511
Tues Dec 2, 7 - 9 pm, at University Baptist Church Social Hall, 4554 12th Avenue NE, Seattle; Washington State Jobs With Justice will hold a Workers' Rights Board Hearing; Do Local Employers Violate Human Rights? Seafood processing ship workers were charged with 'mutiny' for protesting an increase to a 16 ½ hour work day. A local Catholic hospital with a mission of 'respect, justice and compassion' hired a union busting firm to terrorize workers into voting against the union. A local worker active in an organizing campaign was fired for having 'wet' hair. These are local examples that reflect what happens all over the country. When workers try to organize unions, employers force workers to attend anti-union meetings, fire workers, Threaten to shut down if employees unionize; 42 million Americans who want a union don't have one. Does the National Labor Relations Board, the very institution that is supposed to protect workers' right to organize in the United States, now throw obstacles in the path of workers who try to organize? Come hear from hospital workers, carpenters, painters, machinists and other workers who are struggling for their rights on the job. There will also be expert testimony from Dr.Stephen Bezrucha of the UW School of Public Health and Community Medicine and Tracy Lai, a professor at SCCC. WRB Panelists will include: State Senator Rosa Franklin (20th district), State Rep John McCoy (38th district) and other elected officials and community leaders. info Jobs with Justice http://www.jwj.org or wsjwj@igc.org or 206-441-4969
Thurs Dec 4, and subsequent 1st Thursdays, 7:30 - 9:30 p.m. at Seattle First Baptist Church, Harvard & Seneca, Seattle; League of Women Voters Forum, this forum The PATRIOT Act: Security Versus Civil Liberties; with Speakers John McKay, U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Washington; Michael Schein, ACLU of Washington; Rita Zawaideh, an Arab-American who has lived in the United States since emigrating here at an early age with her family; Brent Wingstrand is Assistant Director of the Seattle Police Department Homeland Security Dept. The PATRIOT Act, "Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism Act"; Cosponsors The ACLU of Washington, The Seattle International Human Rights Coalition; Refreshments; free, but $2 parking lot fee; info 206-329-4848 or info@seattlelwv.org or http://www.seattle.wa.lwv.org/
Fri Dec 5, 6:30 pm, at the University of Washington, Kane Hall 130, Seattle; Lecture by writer & filmmaker Tariq Ali "Resistance and Empire"; Author, speaker, public intellectual, playwright, and filmmaker Tariq Ali has been, from Vietnam to Iraq, an important and sophisticated voice against short-sighted Western foreign policy. Though less known in the US, Ali is highly respected in the UK and the rest of the world. Discussing his timely and important book, 'The Clash of Fundamentalisms: Crusades, Jihads, & Modernity', Tariq Ali puts the events of September 11 into sweeping historical perspective. Tariq is lucid, eloquent, literary, and painfully honest, as he dissects both Islamic and Western fundamentalism. Presented by the Simpson Center for the Humanities and the Jackson School of International Studies at the University of Washington and Elliott Bay Books, with generous co-sponsorship from the School of Law, the Comparative Law & Society Studies (CLASS) Center, the Middle East Center, the Institute for Global and Regional Security Studies, Critical Asian Studies, the departments of Sociology, American Ethnic Studies, Political Science, History, Anthropology, Comparative History of Ideas (CHID), Women Studies, and Law, Societies, & Justice at the University of Washington, and Campus for Peace and Justice and the Arab American Community Coalition. Book-signing to follow, free, info Jodi Melamed melamed@uwashington.edu
Sat Dec 6, and subsequent 1st Saturdays, 3 - 5 p.m., at the Keystone Congregational Church, 5019 Keystone Place N, just north of N 50th and Sunnyside N, Seattle; regular meeting of the merged Citizens Concerned for the People of Iraq and the Interfaith Network of Concern for the People of Iraq, since 1996 challenging the U.S. embargo which killed thousands of chidren per month, now reassessing how to promote peace and support Iraqis; INOC is a program unit of the Church Council of Greater Seattle, info Andrew Fung, bp307@scn.org or 206-568-8178 or Rev. Rich Gamble, spambles@yahoo.com or 206-632-6021 or http://www.endiraqsanctions.org
Sat Dec 6, 7 - 9 pm, at Keystone United Church of Christ, 5019 Keystone Pl N, Seattle; Lecture & book signing with writer & filmmaker Tariq Ali sponsored by Elliott Bay Bookstore and Seattle Thunder; Author, speaker, public intellectual, playwright, and filmmaker Tariq Ali has been, from Vietnam to Iraq, an important and sophisticated voice against short-sighted Western foreign policy. Though less known in the US, Ali is highly respected in the UK and the rest of the world. Discussing his timely and important book, 'The Clash of Fundamentalisms: Crusades, Jihads, & Modernity', Tariq Ali puts the events of September 11 into sweeping historical perspective. Tariq is lucid, eloquent, literary, and painfully honest, as he dissects both Islamic and Western fundamentalism. Tickets available in advance at Elliott Bay Bookstore beginning Nov 20, $8, or at the door the day of the event; info http://www.seattlethunder.net or http://www.elliottbaybook.com
Sun Dec 7, and subsequent 1st Sundays, 1 - 3 p.m., at the Dougass-Truth Library, 23rd Ave & Yesler Way, Seattle; program meeting of the Nonviolent Peaceforce -- Seattle Area Support Group, a local group that will provide an on-going resource for peacekeeping presence and training; A different program on nonviolence will be presented each month. An organizational meeting of the Peaceforce follows the presentation from 3 to 4:30 pm. info Nonviolent Peaceforce David Berrian 425-482-3026 or dberrian@earthlink.net
Mon Dec 8, 6 p.m. potluck, 7 p.m., at Woodland Park Presbyterian Church, 225 N 70th just west of Greenwood, Seattle; SNOW - Sound Nonviolent Opponents of War - General Meeting. this meeting, is also a celebration, one year anniversary of the gathering at Garfield High School from which many neighborhood groups sprang up. The meeting will include some music and celebratory activities in addition to the usual business items. info http://www.snowcoalition.org or 206-789 2684 or 206-789-5565
Mon Dec 8, 6:30 p.m., at New Hope Baptist Church, 116 21st St just north of Yessler, Seattle; a planning meeting; Black Dollar Days Task Force is launching a Community Business Coalition to organize a "Buy Local" week the first week of February and several associated events. For over 10 years, Black Dollar Days has been organizing for economic self-sufficiency within the African American community. This year, they are expanding their focus to include supporting economic self-sufficiency in all communities, and partnering with a wide range of groups both within the African American and other communities. info http://www.blackdollar.org or Steve Habib Rose habib@thegarden.net 206-448-5092 or 206-725-7074
Tues Dec 9, 6:30 - 9:30 p.m., at Daybreak Star Cultural Center, 3801 W. Government Way, Discovery Park, Seattle; A Night to Honor First Nations; Presented by the Seattle Office for Civil Rights, the Seattle Human Rights Commission and the United Nations Association-Seattle. The event will feature food, drumming, dance, and a panel discussion on the status of human rights in Indian Country. Free and open to the public! info 206-684-4540 or http://www.seattle.gov/civilrights/events.htm
Dec 10, Human Rights Day
Weds Dec 10, 11:30 a.m. - 1 p.m., at the Federal Building, 2nd & Marion, downtown Seattle; Rally for Worker's Rights, a Human Rights Day event, Sponsored by International Federation of Professional and Technical Engineers; Washington State Labor Council; and King County Labor Council. The law says we have the right to join a union. The law also says we have the right to make that decision free from intimidation, harassment and coercion from your employers. There will be music, theater - including a visit from Billionaires for Bush - and speakers. co-sponsored by the Washington State Labor Council, AFL-CIO; Washington State Jobs With Justice; King County Labor Council, AFL-CIO; Pierce County Labor Council, AFL-CIO; International Federation of Professional and Technical Engineers; and many other labor organizations. info Verlene Wilder 206-441-7102 or verlenekclc@igc.org
Weds Dec 10, noon - 1:30 p.m., at the Dome Room, Arctic Building, 700 Third Avenue at Cherry, downtown Seattle; The 8th annual Seattle Human Rights Day featuring author and activist Sherman Alexie as Keynote speaker; The 2003 recipients of the Distinguished Citizens for Human Rights Award also will be announced at the event. The event commemorates the United Nations' Universal Declaration of Human Rights, which was adopted December 10, 1948. Presented by the Seattle Office for Civil Rights, the Seattle Human Rights Commission and the United Nations Association-Seattle. Free and open to the public! info 206-684-4540 or http://www.seattle.gov/civilrights/events.htm
Weds Dec 10, 7 p.m., at First Congregational Church, 2401 Cornwall Ave, Bellingham; "Defending Workers' Rights Across Borders," International Human Rights Day Celebration sponsored by the Whatcom Human Rights Task Force (WHRFT). Speakers include Rosalinda Guillen of La Union del Pueblo and Betsy Pernotto of Whatcom County Jobs with Justice. . WHRTF membership meeting begins at 6:30. info 360-733-2233
Weds Dec 10, 7 pm, at NW Asian American Theater (Theater off Jackson), 409 7th Ave South, Seattle; celebrate the United Nations' radical Universal Declaration of Human Rights in 1948, commemorated on International Human Rights Day, December 10, at a premiere screening of "And Justice for All" and conversation with Featured guests the filmmaker Sandy Cioffi, a Seattle-based film and video artist; Francisco Herrera, a musician and cultural artist from San Francisco; Pramila Jayapal, the Executive Director and founder of Hate Free Zone; Aziz Junejo, who has hosted the TV program `Focus on Islam' for 13 years; Mako Nakagawa, a past President of the Japanese American Citizens League who was evacuated and interned as a result of Executive Order 9066, which imprisoned 17,000 Americans of Japanese descent; free admission, info Liza Wilcox, Hate Free Zone, 206-723-2203 ext. 206
Fri Dec 12, and subsequent 2nd & 4th Fridays, 7 - 9:30 p.m., at Keystone Church, 5019 Keystone Pl., West of I-5, just North of 50th, Metro Bus Routes 16, 82, 26 & 44, Seattle; Wallingford Neighbors For Peace and Justice presents Friday Night At The Meaningful Movies, this film "Hidden Wars of Desert Storm Narrated by John Hurt, this award-winning documentary is a two-year investigation into Iraq and The Gulf War. It charts the U.S. and U.K. governments' relationship with Iraq from the Second World War. Essential viewing for anyone wanting to understand issues such as Oil, Weapons inspectors, Depleted Uranium, Gulf War Syndrome and the U.S. War on Terrorism. Two Iraqi Nationals with family now in Iraq will join us after the film to share their perspectives of current situations both here and at home. info http://groups.msn.com/wallingfordneighbors
Sat Dec 13, 11 a.m. - noon, on the corner of Ballinger and Bothell Ways, Lake Forrest Park; Lake Forest Park For Peace commemorates a full year of consecutive Saturday vigils for peace; Celebrating a full year of exemplifying the First Amendment rights of free speech and assembly, LFP for Peace continues to be a public witness to political expression and personal freedom. Please join us for renewed commitment as a community as we head into 2004. info Bob 206-362-2942
Sun Dec 14, 1 - 3:30 pm, at Women's Center, University of Washington Campus, Seattle; Please join the Women's Center story circle for a reading of Women's International League for Peace and Freedom, WILPF's history - from WW I to the present. This play was commissioned by Seattle WILPF in 1990 for its 75th anniversary celebration. A Grass Roots Reading of WILPF's Play, "Most Dangerous Women"; free admission, but please register with the Women's Center so we will be able to prepare a script for each person, 206-685-1090. No acting or musical experience necessary, just a lusty voice and lots of spirit. Join us in singing "Where There's a WILPF There's a Way"; share in the stories of the women who've come before you: Rosika Schwimmer, Jane Addams, Jeanette Rankin, and many, many more. And many more to come. info Nikki Nojima Louis niklouis@yahoo.com
Weds Dec 17, and subsequent 3rd Wednesdays, 6:30 p.m., at Cascade People's Center, 369 Pontius Ave. N (at Thomas St.), Seattle; meeting of Amnesty International Group 4, working to Protect Human Rights Worldwide; Group 4's current campaigns include working for the release of our Tibetan prisoner of conscience, ending the death penalty, globalization and human rights, US human rights (police accountability, war on terror, refugees), arms trade and US training of foreign military and police transfers; info http://www.scn.org/amnesty or aigroup4@hotmail.com or 206-622-6741
Thurs Dec 18, time and place to be arranged; celebrate international migrants day; NW Immigrant Rights Project and Hate Free Zone WA are proud to sponsor a film "Chasing Freedom" and discussion evening; the film portrays a young Afghan woman, who fearing for her life, escaped from the oppressive Taliban regime and has requested asylum in the United States. Come join us for discussion and awareness. We will view the film together followed by a hosted dialogue about the trials and tribulations of asylum seekers under current US policy and the US immigration system. info Liza Wilcox, Hate Free Zone, 206-723-2203 ext. 206
April 2 - 3, conference on the theme of "Human Rights from the Bottom Up" This conference follows a year-long speaker series featuring human rights practitioners from around the world, and will incorporate an exhibit and lecture on art and political conflict by George Gittoes. Keynote speaker anthropologist Nancy Scheper-Hughes of the University of California, Berkeley. Panels include: crime and human rights; human rights and contested understandings of justice; and human rights and civil conflict. The conference and related events are made possible by in-house grants from the Humanities Center, the Comparative Law and Society Studies Center, the Law School, the Jackson School of International Studies, the Institute for Transnational Studies, and other sources. info http://depts.washington.edu/class/humanrights.html
Ongoing, Urgent Call to Action: FTAA Protesters Brutalized in Miami, This week thousands of protestors came to Miami to oppose the FTAA. The Free Trade Agreement of the Americas is an international trade agreement that aims to extend corporate control throughout the Western Hemisphere. Protestors were attacked by police wielding batons, tear gas, pepper spray, rubber, wooden, and plastic bullets and other chemical agents. Over 100 protestors were treated for injuries; 12 were hospitalized. Police dispersed large groups of peaceful protestors with tear gas, pepper spray and open fire. Small groups leaving the protests were harassed, arrested and beaten. This campaign of fear and intimidation culminated in the closure and militarization of downtown Miami. There were confirmed reports of military tanks patrolling the streets after dark on Thursday night. We are now receiving reports from people being released or calling from jail that there is excessive brutality, sexual assault and torture going on inside. People of color, Queer and transgender prisoners are particularly being targeted. There are two confirmed reports of released prisoners being hospitalized for injuries sustained while in custody, including one Latino man arrested along with 62 others outside Miami-Dade County Jail Friday, who was just recently upgraded from the Intensive Care Unit for injuries from blows to the head. To send a free fax to Mayor Diaz see http://www.citizen.org/fax/background.cfm?ID=245&source=19, or phone 305-250-5300 or email mayor@miamidade.gov or mannydiaz@ci.miami.fl.us
Other Resources
for a more general ongoing Seattle-area peace & justice events calendar, see
http://www.scn.org/activism/calendar
http://www.scn.org/activism/PJ-cal.txt (text only version)
other web sites with events in the Puget Sound area http://www.tacomapjh.org (Tacoma), http://olynetwork.com and http://www.OlyFOR.org (Olympia) and http://www.bellinghampeace.org or http://www.revolutionz.org (Bellingham)
Contact Congressabout important issues: war, civil liberties, fast track Senator Patty Murray: (202) 224-2621 or (206) 553-5545, Senator Maria Cantwell: (202)224-3441 or (206) 220-6400, 888-648-7328 Jay Inslee: (202) 225-6311 or (425) 640-0233 (parts of north Seattle, plus Snohomish, Kitsap) Rick Larsen (202)225.2605, (425) 252-3188 Brian Baird (202) 255-3536, or (360) 695-6292 Norm Dicks (202) 225-5916, (253) 593-6536 Jim McDermott (202) 225-3106 or (206) 553-7170 (most of Seattle) Jennifer Dunn (202) 225-7761 or (206) 275-3438 (Bellevue) Adam Smith (202) 225-5893 or (253) 926-6681; If you don't know who your Rep is, or live outside WA, contact 2 senators and one rep via the Congressional switchboard is 202-224-3121; anyone can get the local and federal addresses and fax numbers of their reps by simply typing in their ZIP code at http://capwiz.com/wa/dbq/officials/
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