Seattle Area WTO Anniversary Events Calendar

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*Sun Nov 26, 3 - 6 p.m., at Tent Village III (new name for Tent City), at El Centro de la Raza 2524 16th Ave South, on Beacon Hill, Seattle; Jam For Justice presents a benefit for Tent Village, an WTO Protest Anniversary event, Let the City know how you feel. Come join in for refreshments, song, and merriment while helping to promote community awareness about homelessness and the need for low income and transitional housing; Food Not Bombs will be donating soup, and entertainment will include Folk Legend Jim Page, Celtic Crooner Joe Martin (of Clay Pipe), Paula Maya, Jim Hinde, Street Poet Laureates, Mark Taylor-Canfield, and many more special guests, suggested donation $10, no one will be turned away; All proceeds go to Share/Wheel, official sponsors of Tent Village III; participants are also requested to bring surplus winter stuff, such as coats, hats, gloves, sweaters, blankets, sleeping bags, etc.; Sponsored by Real Change, National Lawyer's Guild, Jam For Justice, Independent Media Center; info Bob Siegel 206-621-5804 or bob@msfseattle.com or Cinde MacGugan 425-445-7748 or cinde@gte.net (new Nov 12)

Sun Nov 26, 7 and 9 p.m., at Broadway Performance Hall, northwest corner of intersection 1625 Broadway at Pine, Capitol Hill, Seattle; The Seattle Independent Media Center presents "This is What Democracy Looks Like!" a documentary film," on the 1999 demonstrations against WTO and educational programs in Seattle by the Independent Media Center and Big Noise Films; With a driving soundtrack by Rage Against the Machine, DJ Shadow, DJ Splice, and Cypher A.D, and narration by Susan Sarandon and Michael Franti, an intensely political and deeply emotional portrait of a week that changed the world, Tickets at the door $7-20 sliding scale, info info@thisisdemocracy.org or http://www.thisisdemocracy.org or 206-262-0721 (new Oct 26)

**Mon Nov 27, 12:30 - 1:20 p.m., at University of Washington Law School, 1100 Campus Parkway, room 139, Seattle; National Lawyers Guild will hold a Legal Observer Training to prepare for the WTO anniversary; With the police rattling their swords it's clear there need to be many trained observers; the presence of trained observers may help to diffuse tense confrontations and diffuse violence. NLG observers have also helped some wrongly arrested people in court; people can look at NLG earlier training materials at http://www.nlg.org/wto, info paulr@u.washington.edu (new Nov 25)

**Mon Nov 27, 6 - 7 p.m., at Seattle University School of Law, room 109, Seattle; National Lawyers Guild will hold a Legal Observer Training to prepare for the WTO anniversary; With the police rattling their swords it's clear there need to be many trained observers; the presence of trained observers may help to diffuse tense confrontations and diffuse violence. NLG observers have also helped some wrongly arrested people in court; people can look at NLG earlier training materials at http://www.nlg.org/wto, info paulr@u.washington.edu (new Nov 25)

Mon Nov 27, 7 p.m., at University of Washington Kane Hall, Seattle; WTO Anniversary Event, Janet Thomas reading from her recently completed book, "The Battle in Seattle--The Story Behind and Beyond the WTO Demonstrations," published by Fulcrum (http://www.fulcrum-books.com), info jthomas@rockisland.com or info@battleinseattlebook.com (new Nov 1)

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Tues Nov 28, 7 p.m., at Third Place Books, Lake Forest Park Towne Center, 17171 Bothell Way NE, Lake Forest Park, WA; WTO Anniversary Event, Janet Thomas reading from her recently completed book, "The Battle in Seattle--The Story Behind and Beyond the WTO Demonstrations," published by Fulcrum (http://www.fulcrum-books.com), info jthomas@rockisland.com or info@battleinseattlebook.com (new Nov 1)

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**Weds Nov 29, 6 - 7:30-ish p.m., at Community Action Network, 115 Prefontaine near 3rd & Yesler, Pioneer Square area, Seattle; In preparation for the N30 anniversary, there will be a mini-training for volunteer street medics for Nov 30 and Dec 1 WTO Anniversary demonstrations, for safety and first aid in case police use 'chemical compliance' as they did last year, no experience necessary, and it's not necessary that you medic at events this week. People with previous medic experience at demonstrations should come and share your wisdom!, going over what to bring, what works for treating "chemical compliance" injuries (not that we're expecting that!), and basic first aid for minor injuries (ie, splinters from picket signs); see also http://students.washington.edu/meesh99/ with information for both medics and demonstrators alike; info meesh@riseup.net (updated Nov 28)

Weds Nov 29, 6 -10 p.m., Organizing Fair and Open Mike, 6:30 p.m., Rally and Teach-in, 8:00, at First United Methodist Church, 811 5th Ave at Columbia, Seattle; a WTO Protest Anniversary event, The People’s Assembly and Jubilee 2000 are planning a night of solidarity, teach-in and cultural event focusing on Global Debt as a Symptom of Globalization; on the anniversary of the Opening Ceremonies of the World Trade Organizational Ministerial meeting when 20,000 people formed a human chain to call for cancellation of the debt of the world’s poorest countries; with Photo Exhibits and Organization Tables; Refreshments and Open Mic; Film Showing; Featuring Speakers from Africa, Asia, Central and South America; this night of celebration and education will emphasize participation in the march and rally led by the labor unions on November 30 at 5 p.m.; info Ace Saturay 206 763-9611 or passembly@yahoo.com or Rev. Dr. Peter Strimer pstrimer@saintmarks.org or 206-323-0300 x337 (updated Nov 4)

Weds Nov 29, 6 - 9 p.m., at Seattle University, Piggot Bldg room 103 [note new location]; meeting to help plan or advice session for people considering participating in a mass filing of claims by anyone who was teargassed, beaten, denied free speech, intimidated, denied access to the "no protest zone" or otherwise mistreated during the 1999 WTO events, info Community Action Network 206-632-1656 or can@drizzle.com or http://www.seattlecan.org/can/claims.asp (updated Oct 26)

**Weds Nov 29, 7 - 9 p.m., at University of Washington, Savery 239; WTO and Globalization Forum; Student Global Health Coalition is holding a forum in celebration of the anniversary of the global awareness movement sparked by the WTO conference. Three UW professors will present different opinions on the effects of globalization; info Aurora aurora@u.washington.edu (added Nov 28)

*Weds Nov 29, 7 p.m., at the Showbox Music Club (206-628-3151), 1426 1st at Pike; a WTO Protest Anniversary event, "N29 Celebrate The Movement" A benefit show for Jam for Justice and The Independent Media Center; Featured artists include Source of Labor, Folk Legends Jim Page & Artis The Spoonman, Big Medicine, Basement Nation, The Anti Fascist Marching Band, Firedancers, The Danny Godinez Band, and special guests TBA. Tickets can be purchased at the IMC, Speakeasy, Left Bank Books, and the Showbox Ticket Office. Note: This show was originally scheduled to be on N30; info Bob Siegel 206-621-5804 or bob@msfseattle.com or Cinde MacGugan cinde@gte.net or 425-445-7748 (new Nov 12)

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*Nov 30 - Dec 2, La Grande Halle de la Villette, in Paris, France; [N30] Paris N30 Anniversary International Conference Program-"1 Year After Seattle" Building a World of Citizens; info http://www.postSeattle.org or infos@postseattle.org (new Nov 16)

"N30" "International Solidarity Day Against Corporate Globalization" Labor Union Members, Students And Activists Call For Walk-Out Nov 30, 2000 On Anniversary of Seattle WTO Protests; Activist groups at Seattle Central Community College in cooperation with rank and file members of local labor unions, are calling for a strike/walk-out on November 30 to protest the policies of the WTO, World Bank and IMF which restrict labor movements and encourage privatization of public education, ; Solidarity Events Are Planned In These Cities And More: Albuquerque, NM - Berkeley, CA - Brussel -Boulder - Columbia, MO - Decatur, IL - Las Vegas - Los Angeles - Missoula, MT - New York - Ontario - Paris - Philadelphia - Portland, OR - San Francisco - San Diego - Santa Cruz - Springfield, IL - Tacoma - Vancouver, BC - Walla Walla, WA - Washington D.C. - Wilmington, NC. For More Information Check Independent Media Center and Citiaction websites: http://www.indymedia.org and http://www.citiaction.org ; see growing list of Seattle events for "N30" below

**Thurs Nov 30, 7 - 10 a.m., at Victor Steinbrueck Park, North end of the Pike Place Public Market, Seattle; Breakfast to Honor Jose Bove; In honor of Jose Bove, who is on trial in France for dumping manure and disassembly of a McDonald's ! There will be an open potluck breakfast to feed the striking paperworkers, striking U.W. Teaching Assistants, and all the folks that are going to be busy all day. The breakfast will be held at Victor Steinbrueck Park to honor the man who spearheaded the drive to save the Pike Place Market. Victor and Jose's efforts to support small family producers has been an important part of building a viable movement for pure food around the world. Sponsored by: Local farmers, fishers, bakers, and tofu makers; info John Foss, Small Family Fishers Association, 206-748-1351 see also Food Safety at WTO Events (new Nov 29)

*Thurs Nov 30, noon, at Westlake Park near 4th and Pine to 6th and University, Downtown Seattle; a WTO Protest Anniversary event, N30 y2k Global Potluck; A giant cake will be delivered to Mayor Paul Schell And Pat Davis to Thank them for Helping us Expose the World Trade Organization. a surprise guest(s) will come out of the cake for Paul & Pat. For the potluck, 1000 NO WTO cookies will be there for us; 1 ton of organic Washington grown Apples picked by migrant workers from Mexico. Bring good food from the earth and celebrate "A Feast of all Resistance". come and share in the spirit of resistance; Your Mothers Army/ GAS (Global Action Seattle) peaceful nonviolent direct action, potluck bring your own fork! We are all Zapatistas, info ccain9@juno.com or 206-431-6847 (revised Nov 12) see also A Letter from the Mayor and Food Safety at WTO Events

**Thurs Nov 30, noon - 1 p.m., at Parrington Hall, Third Floor, The Forum at the University of Washington, Seattle; On the one-year anniversary of the WTO in Seattle, the Northwest Forum invites you to participate in a discussion with our next speakers in the Public Policy Author Series, Alexander Cockburn and Jefferey St. Clair, authors of "Five Days that Shook the World: the Battle for Seattle and Beyond"; Taking you onto the streets of Seattle with on the spot reporting and photographs, Cockburn and St. Clair also look at the broader issues raised by the protest: the secretive and undemocratic practice of the WTO, the trampling on rights to assembly and free speech by deploying the military to put down protest, and the menace to individual liberties of globalization and offshore government; info Northwest Forum 206-221-3839 or nwforum@u.washington.edu or http://nwforum.org (new Nov 21)

*Thurs Nov 30, 12:34 p.m., [note changed time], at the south square, Seattle Central Community College, Broadway & Pine, Capitol Hill, Seattle; a WTO Protest Anniversary event, calling for a student worker walkout, Students are planning a street party at 2:00, free food from Food Not Bombs, DJ’s bands and speakers, march downtown to Westlake Center leaving around 4 p.m., to participate in N30 Anniversary events, to turn N30 into a Day Against Capitalism, info dissident@riseup.net (updated Nov 12) see also A Letter from the Mayor and Food Safety at WTO Events

*Thurs Nov 30, assemble 3 p.m., (note time change, some will be at site from 2 p.m. on), at 4th and Jackson St, downtown Seattle; the No to WTO/ Seattle International People’s Assembly is calling all friends and allies and individuals who donated their energy during the N30 Seattle International People’s Assembly March/ Rally to Commemorate the Battle of Seattle! Reclaim Our Street! Reclaim Our Future! Continue our Resistance against WTO and IMF/WB! Expose and Oppose Imperialist Globalization! Join the N30 March/ Rally at Westlake Mall Downtown; info Ace Saturay, Convenor, No to WTO People’s Assembly, 206-763-9611 or passembly@yahoo.com (updated Nov 16) see also A Letter from the Mayor

*Thurs Nov 30, 3 p.m. and at sunset; at Westlake Park, near 4th and Pine, Seattle; Street Theater performances for WTO Protest Anniversary; actors and puppeteers still needed; info Jesse 206-723-6260 (new Nov 16) see also A Letter from the Mayor

**Thurs Nov 30, 3 p.m. - midnight, Downtown Seattle; [calendar compiler was asked to post withoug changing any wording so here it is] "In a curious turn of events, the Infernal Noise Brigade has obtained a legal permit to march on N30. As a condition of the permit the INB has agreed to decommission their drums, and to switch their green & black color scheme to pink & baby blue so as not to alarm the holiday shoppers. At 9pm there will be a video presentation concerning the recent INB action in Prague. Ask an Infernalista for the location." info http://www.infernalnoise.org (new Nov 28)

Thurs Nov 30, 4 - 7 p.m., in Piggot Hall, on the main campus of Seattle University, Seattle; The Seattle University Law school National Lawyers Group presents "This is What Democracy Looks Like!" a documentary film ," on the 1999 demonstrations against WTO and educational programs in Seattle by the Independent Media Center and Big Noise Films; with a driving soundtrack by Rage Against the Machine, DJ Shadow, DJ Splice, and Cypher A.D, and narration by Susan Sarandon and Michael Franti, an intensely political and emotional portrait of a week that changed the world; followed by a panel from the area including Mr. Diamondstone of the Trial Lawyers for Public Justice and Prof. Gonzalez who will be speaking about the global impact of the WTO, to speak and take questions; reception to follow at Seattle U Law School; info Delaney Miller delaneym@seattleu.edu or 206-632-1803 (new Nov 1)

**Thurs Nov 30, around 5 p.m., possible coalescence of separate groups marching downtown at or near Westlake Park, Seattle; Possible march to Newspaper Guild Picket Lines at Seattle Times and Post Intelligencer around 7 p.m. (not confirmed) see also A Letter from the Mayor

Thurs Nov 30, 6 - 9 p.m., in front of Seattle Central Community College. Broadway & Pine, Seattle; Seattle Chat Club (formerly Seattle Art Bell Chat Club), will hold a peaceful WTO Remembrance - Candlelight Gathering with open mike for people to express themselves; Light a candle and gather in solidarity of remembering the spark of Democracy that happened on these streets - lest we forget; Bring a candle; info Philip Lipson 206-329-1794 or Charlette LeFevre clefevre@oz.net (updated Nov 1)

**Thurs Nov 30, 6:30 p.m., at the Labor Temple, Hall 1, 2800 1st Ave, Seattle; The King County Labor Council will host a community celebration and potluck; reports on organizing around global justice issues from coalition partners, to celebrate the work these groups have done to continue to promote justice in the global economy; update on WTO events and actions Dec 1st – 3rd; Labor Campaign Updates; M.C. City Council member Nick Licata; Dancing and Fun with the Laura Love Band! your offering of food to share is your admission ticket, volunteers needed call Verlene Wilder 206-441-7102, info Verlene Wilder 206-441-8510 (updated Nov 28) see also Food Safety at WTO Events

**Thurs Nov 30, 6:45 p.m. - 7:15 p.m., at Town Hall, 8th & Seneca, downtown; Video Projection of the protesting that happened at the 8th & Seneca intersection on the morning of November 30, 1999 will be projected onto the Town Hall Building. info http://www.dandelion.org/projects/videos/8thandseneca.shtml

Thurs Nov 30, 7:30 p.m., at Elliott Bay Books, South main & 1st Ave S, Pioneer square area, Seattle; WTO Anniversary Event, Janet Thomas reading from her recently completed book, "The Battle in Seattle--The Story Behind and Beyond the WTO Demonstrations," published by Fulcrum (http://www.fulcrum-books.com), info jthomas@rockisland.com or info@battleinseattlebook.com (new Nov 1)

**Thurs Nov 30, 7 [note corrected time] and 9 p.m., at the Seattle Asian Art Museum, at Volunteer Park on Capitol Hill, Seattle; WTO Anniversary Event, two screenings of the award-winning, critically acclaimed documentary film on the WTO, "30 Frames A Second - The WTO in Seattle", by former freelance network cameraman Rustin Thompson, Winner of the Best Documentary prize at both the Chicago and Seattle Undergroud Film Festivals, the Chicago Sun-Times called it "excellent. . .remarkable testimony from a reflective witness operating outside the predictable agendas and usual players seen in newscasts"; info 206-723-8228 or Rustinthom@aol.com (corrected Nov 28)

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*Fri Dec 1, 11 a.m., rally at Court House Park, 3rd & Jefferson / Yesler, followed by a march to the City Clerk’s office, Municipal Building, room 104, 4th Ave at James St, downtown Seattle; WTO Anniversary Rally & March, with a mass filing of claims by anyone who was teargassed, beaten, denied free speech, intimidated, denied access to the "no protest zone" or otherwise mistreated during the 1999 WTO events, the strategy is to get every person who was wronged by the city of Seattle during WTO protests to fill out a simple 1 page form that asks the city for damages; each case will be different and thus separate, but plan is to file the forms en masse during the N30 anniversary week, and follow-up as smaller groups/blocks; with this mass filing strategy, along with a small number of court cases, we want to put some teeth in the findings that people’s rights were taken away; a few people have filed lawsuits against the city for things ranging from having an arm broken to having protest materials (buttons, signs and such) taken away; so far in every case the city has offered to settle (ranging so far from $2500-$10,000 apiece); we need more people to hold the city accountable; get folks who were tear-gassed, shot at, hurt or intimidated from expressing themselves freely to fill out a claim; info Community Action Network 206-632-1656 or can@drizzle.com or http://www.seattlecan.org/can/claims.asp (updated Nov 1)

*Dec 1 - 7, daily 1, 3, 5, 7 and 9 p.m., at Cinerama Theatre, 2100 4th Ave, Seattle; Wright Angle Media presents "Trade Off" a film by Shaya Mercer; award-winning documentary on WTO Protests in Seattle, featuring activists, organizers, and policy experts who worked to raise awareness, mobilize the citizenry, and bring the world to the streets of Seattle - including José Bové (Farmers Confederation), Chris Desser (Funders Working Group on Biotechnology), Mike Dolan (Ralph Nader's Public Citizen), Patti Goldman (Earthjustice Legal Defense Fund), Jim Hoffa (Brotherhood of Teamsters), Martin Khor (Third World Network), Jerry Mander (International Forum on Globalization), Carl Pope (Sierra Club), Mark Ritchie (Institute of Agriculture and Trade Policy), Han Shan (Ruckus Society), Vandana Shiva (Research Foundation for Science, Technology and Ecology) and Leroy Trotman (International Confederation of Free Trade Unions) - as well as politicians from both sides of the barricades - including Charlene Barshefsky (US Trade Representative), Bill Clinton (US President), Tom Hayden (California State Senator), Michael Moore (World Trade Organization), Paul Schell (Mayor of Seattle), Norm Stamper (Seattle Chief of Police), and Paul Wellstone (US Senator) - and music, poetry and satire from Michael Moore (Roger & Me), Jello Biafra (former Dead Kennedy), the Laura Love Band, Seize the Day, and Spearhead; "Trade Off tackles the effects of global trade policy on logging, genetic engineering, biopiracy, and goods dumping." Village Voice; info theater 206-441-3080 or filmmakers' site http://www.wrightanglemedia.com or 206-230-0294 (new Nov 16)

**Fri Dec 1, 7 - 9 p.m. Discussion, 9 p.m. - 1 a.m., Videos, DJ and Party, at NOW Lounge, 189 Church St. at Shuter, Toronto, Canada; The Toronto Mobilization for Global Justice / "Mob 4 Glob" (formerly WTO Action Coalition) are organizing a WTO Seattle Anniversary Event From Seattle... To Quebec -- A call to Action! Find out plans for protesting the FTAA (Free Trade Area of the Americas), share ideas, see great videos and party! with Speakers Philippe Duhamel, Operation Salami, and Patty Barerra, Common Frontiers and Moderator Cristina Fernandez; Video Screenings: "This is What Democracy Looks Like"; "Bye-Buy World: The Battle of Seattle", & Short Films About the OAS and "Pressure Point"; info Toronto Moblization for Global Justice, Natalie 416-516-7535 or mob4glob@tao.ca or http://www.mob4glob.ca or http://www.cmaq.net & http://www.oqp2001.org (new Nov 29)

Fri Dec 1, 8 p.m., at Independent Media Center, 1415 3rd Ave, downtown Seattle; The Seattle Independent Media Center presents "This is What Democracy Looks Like!" a documentary film ," on the 1999 demonstrations against WTO and educational programs in Seattle by the Independent Media Center and Big Noise Films; Tickets at the door $5-20 sliding scale, with a driving soundtrack by Rage Against the Machine, DJ Shadow, DJ Splice, and Cypher A.D, and narration by Susan Sarandon and Michael Franti, an intensely political and emotional portrait of a week that changed the world; info info@thisisdemocracy.org or http://www.thisisdemocracy.org or 206-262-0721 (new Nov 1)

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**Sat Dec 2, doors open 9 a.m. for coffee and info, 10 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. program [note changed end-time], at Seattle Central Community College, Broadway & Pine, Seattle; for the anniversary week of the WTO protests: what’s happened in the last year, and what’s coming up in the future "Taking Back the Power: a community forum on local and global movements for justice"; learn about the movements in Seattle and around the world for police accountability, racial equality, labor and environmental protections, public education, and other issues; talks by Hanna Petros, USTAWI and Jubilee 2000; Tyree Scott, NW Labor and Employment Law Office, LELO; David Korten, Positive Futures Network; Guadalupe Gamboa, United Farm Workers, AFL-CIO; Yalonda Sinde, Community Coalition for Environmental Justice; and many others; Lewis Green and Fred Miller, Peace Action, will co-convene a workshop on "Militarization: A Tool of the Global Economy" 1:10 - 2:10 p.m.; other workshops include Environmental Justice; Building a Movement for the Long Haul; Your Legal Rights to Protest; Native American Sovereignty; The Privatization of Education; Institutional Racism & Militarism in Education; Police Brutality; The ABCs of Globalization; Queer Liberation and Globalization; Workers, People of Color and Globalization; Arts and Media for Social Change; Labor & International Solidarity; Patents & The Ownership of Life; Religious Faith & Justice; Food Safety & Agriculture; Strategies for Defeating Corporate Dominance; Free Trade Area of the Americas; Fighting Big Banks and Predatory Lending; Anti-Racist White Organizing; Local Action Against "Welfare Reform"; Sponsored by the American Friends Service Committee, Peoples Coalition for Justice, Roundtable for Economic and Environmental Justice, United for a Fair Economy, Citiaction, Jubilee 2000 NW, Institute for Consumer Responsibility, NW Labor and Employment Law Office (LELO), Workers Voices Coalition, Urban Action School, King County Labor Council AFL-CIO, Washington State Jobs with Justice, National and others; free, donations accepted, Habra Traduccion Al Espanol; childcare may be available; please call ahead; info 206-632-0500 x 20 or localglobal@riseup.net or http://www.riseup.net/takeback/ (revised Nov 4)

**Sat Dec 2, [note changes in time and in content], 9:30 a.m. - 5:30 p.m. day program, 6 p.m. community dinner, at Center for Urban Horticulture at UW, 3501 NE 41st Street, east on NE 45th past University Village, right on Mary Gates Drive to 41st, buses 25, 65, 75, Seattle; "Creating a Vision of Global Democracy", WTO anniversary event Dialogue will focus on the question: What are the challenges and opportunities for Uniting Global Civil Society into a powerful network giving voice to the people? Sponsored by the Millennium Peoples Assembly of Seattle, partnered with the Global Peoples Assembly. 9:30 registration & snacks. 10:00: Opening with music, meditation, and introduction by Dr. Lucille Green of San Francisco, elder stateswoman for the Global Peoples Assembly; 10:30-11:15: Tom Atlee, founder of the Co-Intelligence Institute and leader of the "Revitalizing Democracy" project, speaking on "Democratic processes from across the globe that raise the people's voice in non-violent ways."; 11:15: The Open Space Marketplace begins, where anyone who has a idea related to democracy & globalization can put it out to the gathering. Coordinator: Susan Partnow, with representatives from several area groups concerned with peace & justice, global ecnomics, human & labor rights, and the global environment. 12:15: Bring your own lunch, drinks and snacks provided; 1:15-4:15 Open Space Sessions; 4:30: Sharing: Open Space Learnings and Closing Circle; 5:30: Music and fun; 6:00: Community Dinner provided by Chef Tom French, Founder of the Bountiful Table; 7:00: Candle ceremony: sharing of our visions and actions for global democracy. $10 for day program, $5 for dinner, pre-register or questions to dickburkhart@home.com or 206-721-5672 (revised Nov 25)

**Sat Dec 2, noon, at the Cascade Park, on Pontius Ave. between Thomas and Harrison two blocks east of the strike headquarters near the Times; a chance to show some solidarity! Community Rally for Newspaper Strikers; a family day rally which will include union members from across the region as well as newspaper strikers; support the Newspaper Guild, on strike against Seattle Times, and Seattle P-I, see strikers' on-line newspaper http://www.unionrecord.com, what you can do to help http://www.nwguild.org/strike_help.php; including bringing in-kind donations of food, raincoats, etc., to Strike HQ, 206-254-0512, Bricklayers Hall, 1105 Harrison at Fairview one block north of the Seattle Times; Cancel your subscription of the Times and P-I at 206-464-2121 for the duration of the strike; Strike Info Update Hotline 206-781-2152 (new Nov 25)

*Sat Dec 2, 1, 3, 5, 7 and 9 p.m., at Cinerama Theatre, 2100 4th Ave, Seattle; Wright Angle Media presents "Trade Off" a film by Shaya Mercer; award-winning documentary on WTO Protests in Seattle, see film description under Dec 1 - 7 listing; info theater 206-441-3080 or filmmakers' site http://www.wrightanglemedia.com or 206-230-0294 (new Nov 16)

**Sat Dec 2, 2 - 3:30 p.m. forum, 3:30 - 4:30 p.m. film showing, at Seattle Central Community College, Room #1110, Broadway & Pine South Entrance; a special part of "Taking Back the Power" (see above) teach-in: "Crisis in The Philippines: U.S. Domination and Globalization in Mindinao" A WTO Anniversary Forum in which film maker and investigative journalist Howie Severino, arrested and jailed for activity in the anti-Marcos movement, will speak about the crisis in the island of Mindanao, the effects of globalization in the area and U.S. domination in the Philippines, and will show recent film footage from the war in Mindanao and interviews of Muslim freedom fighters; Food provided and Break in Between forum and showing of film "Return to the Tribe" about cultural journeys and indigenous peoples in Palawan, Philippines and their struggle against the commercial forces that want to take over the tribe's land and sea; Sponsored by Workers' Voices Coalition, LELO, Peoples' Coalition for Justice, American Friends Service Committee, BIBAK (Benguet, Ifugao, Bontoc, AAPAYAO, Kalinga Pacific Northwest), Asia Pacific Task Force-Church Council of Greater, Committee Against Repression in Mexico; info 206-860-1400 ext. 3 or Severino's web site http://www.bknet.org/tribo/film.html (new ~Nov 21)

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**Sun Dec 3, 11 a.m. - dusk, at City Hall Park, 3rd & Yesler; "Chant Down Babylon" with speakers, performers, and an open drum circle: a call out to all drummers to bring hand drums, meant to bring s spiritual - political closure to a week of activism calling attention to corporate globalization's priority for short term profit over life; info Damian 206-788-0548 or iani@superheros.as (new Nov 26)

*Sun Dec 3, 1, 3, 5, 7 and 9 p.m., at Cinerama Theatre, 2100 4th Ave, Seattle; Wright Angle Media presents "Trade Off" a film by Shaya Mercer; award-winning documentary on WTO Protests in Seattle, see film description under Dec 1 - 7 listing; info theater 206-441-3080 or filmmakers' site http://www.wrightanglemedia.com or 206-230-0294 (new Nov 16)

**Sun Dec 3, Washington State Jobs With Justice and Washington Students Against Sweatshops protest against Target department store corporation, canceled or postponed due to some hopeful progress, check out Campaign For Labor Right's web site at http://www.summersault.com/~agj/clr/ , info Jake at wsjwjtargetd3@yahoo.com (updated Nov 21)

*Mon Dec 4, 1, 3, 5, 7 and 9 p.m., at Cinerama Theatre, 2100 4th Ave, Seattle; Wright Angle Media presents "Trade Off" a film by Shaya Mercer; award-winning documentary on WTO Protests in Seattle, see film description under Dec 1 - 7 listing; info theater 206-441-3080 or filmmakers' site http://www.wrightanglemedia.com or 206-230-0294 (new Nov 16)

*Tues Dec 5, 1, 3, 5, 7 and 9 p.m., at Cinerama Theatre, 2100 4th Ave, Seattle; Wright Angle Media presents "Trade Off" a film by Shaya Mercer; award-winning documentary on WTO Protests in Seattle, see film description under Dec 1 - 7 listing; info theater 206-441-3080 or filmmakers' site http://www.wrightanglemedia.com or 206-230-0294 (new Nov 16)

*Weds Dec 6, 1, 3, 5, 7 and 9 p.m., at Cinerama Theatre, 2100 4th Ave, Seattle; Wright Angle Media presents "Trade Off" a film by Shaya Mercer; award-winning documentary on WTO Protests in Seattle, see film description under Dec 1 - 7 listing; info theater 206-441-3080 or filmmakers' site http://www.wrightanglemedia.com or 206-230-0294 (new Nov 16)

*Thurs Dec 7, 1, 3, 5, 7 and 9 p.m., at Cinerama Theatre, 2100 4th Ave, Seattle; Wright Angle Media presents "Trade Off" a film by Shaya Mercer; award-winning documentary on WTO Protests in Seattle, see film description under Dec 1 - 7 listing; info theater 206-441-3080 or filmmakers' site http://www.wrightanglemedia.com or 206-230-0294 (new Nov 16)

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**Sat Dec 9, 8:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m., at University Preparatory Academy, 8000 25th Ave NE, Seattle; A professional development program for K-12 educators on teaching about the WTO/ globalization for all public and private K-12 educators. Global Source Education offers a half-day program for local educators "Lessons from the WTO Experience: A Focus on Education"; this program will join together both WTO supporters and critics to discuss the way global topics are and should be taught in area schools; presenters include Ray Waldmann, Director of the Seattle Host Organization for the WTO Ministerial Meeting; Juan Bocanegra of the Northwest Labor and Employment Law Office (LELO); David Batker, Director of Asia Pacific Environmental Exchange; The program will include breakout sessions facilitated by master teachers, including Kim Bush from Jackson High School in Everett (focus on grades 9-12), and Katherine Finks from the Overlake School in Redmond (focus on grades K-8). Other panels look at media literacy, and civic participation in a globalized world by Joe Szwaya, Nova High School teacher, congressional candidate, human rights activist; and a session detailing resource materials for educators. Join us for this dynamic program; $10, includes a light breakfast and a packet of extensive readings and lessons plans developed by Global Source for the WTO Host Committee in November 1999, 4 clock hours for teachers, approved by the Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction (OSPI), the first 30 registered participants receive a free copy of "Levi's Children: Coming to Terms With Human Rights in the Global Marketplace" by Karl Schoenberger; info and registration, Larry Dohrs, Global Source Education, 206-781-8060 or dohrs@GlobalSourceNetwork.org or http://www.GlobalSourceNetwork.org (updated Nov 22)

**April 2001, in Quebec City; Free Trade Area of the Americas; the heads of state, finance ministers, and trade ministers from every country in the western hemisphere (except Cuba) will meet at the Summit of the Americas to dot the i's and cross the t's on a hemispheric free trade agreement known as the Free Trade Area of the Americas (FTAA). Think NAFTA on steroids, creating the largest free trade market in the world, and furthering the corporate agenda at the expense of workers, communities, and the environment. Activists throughout the Americas are gearing up to challenge and protest this latest step in corporate globalization, and we need you!; info Toronto Moblization for Global Justice, Natalie 416-516-7535 or mob4glob@tao.ca or http://www.mob4glob.ca or http://www.cmaq.net & http://www.oqp2001.org

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Ongoing Through Dec 1, pick up and fill out forms at Community Action Network, 115 Prefontaine near 3rd & Yesler, Pioneer Square area, Seattle; or at City Clerk’s office, Municipal Building, room 104, 4th Ave at James St, downtown Seattle; for a mass filing of claims by anyone who was teargassed, beaten, denied free speech, intimidated, denied access to the "no protest zone" or otherwise mistreated during the 1999 WTO events, see Dec 1 event; see also clinic on 11/29; info Dec 1 Mass Filing Coalition 206-632-1656 or can@drizzle.com or http://www.seattlecan.org/can/claims.asp (new Nov 8)

**Ongoing, those with video-cameras at the WTO anniversary might consider cablecasting your program locally on the access channel, there are still many non-prime time available programming slots; Cablecasting on access is free and requires that you attend an orientation, or have a local access producer sponsor your program; info http://www.cityofseattle.net/ch29 or 206-522-4758; (new Nov 29)

**Ongoing, Video on filing your WTO claim now available on line at http://clients.loudeye.com/imc/mayday/fred.ram or http://clients.loudeye.com/imc/mayday/erica.ram , for a mass filing of claims by anyone who was teargassed, beaten, denied free speech, intimidated, denied access to the "no protest zone" or otherwise mistreated during the 1999 WTO events, see Dec 1 event; info bf283@scn.org or fdiamondstone@seanet.net or wtolegal@yahoo.com or http://www.seattlecan.org/can/claims.asp (new Nov 26)

**Ongoing, HistoryLink Has Reactivated "WTO-Cam" for 1st Anniversary of Seattle Protests; HistoryLink transmits live Webcam images of downtown Seattle's Westlake Park on http://www.historylink.org. New images are synchronized with archival images from 1999; Dramatic views of last year's events including several violent clashes between police and protesters during the World Trade Organization ministerial conference in Seattle were recorded and transmitted around the world by HistoryLink's original and exclusive "WTO-Cam." This year's protest organizers plan several events in Westlake Park despite Mayor Paul Schell preference that they use Steinbrueck Park near Pike Place Market; HistoryLink will synchronize current WTO-Cam images with archived images from 1999. HistoryLink is a non-profit, non-commercial Website based in Seattle and has served more than 7.3 million files to 160,000 visitors since its debut in 1998. Last year's WTO-Cam and other special HistoryLink coverage generated more than 1.2 million hits over one week and selected images are permanently archived on the site, info Walt Crowley 206-447-8140 or RUR2000@historylink.org (new Nov 26) see also A Letter from the Mayor

*Ongoing, a great new series of topical, inexpensive pamphlets being published by Red Letter Press. The first in the Red Banner Reader series is "From the Ashes of the Old Century, A Better World's in Birth," by Andrea Bauer; this brief, but global look at the state of today's economy, politics and social movements is informative, thought-provoking, and refreshingly optimistic. It was originally written as the 1999 political resolution for the Freedom Socialist Party; special early-bird offer: order from Red Letter Press before the end of November and receive a montage of photographs of last year's Seattle WTO protests, send check for $5.50 (for booklet, photos and shipping) to Red Letter Press, 409 Maynard Ave. S., #201, Seattle, WA 98104 or order by credit card via http://www.socialism.com

*Ongoing, The University of Washington's WTO History Project chronicles awakening of a global protest movement; it has collected more than a dozen boxes of protest paraphernalia, including turtle costumes, pamphlets, home videos, picket signs, and more, plus more than 100 personal interviews conducted with activists, organizers and participants; more first-hand accounts and memorabilia are solicited; a joint project of the UW Center for Communication and Civic Engagement, the UW Libraries' Manuscripts, Special Collections and University Archives division, and the Center for Labor Studies; info Gillian Murphy 206-685-1504 or wtohist@u.washington.edu or Project website http://www.wtohistory.org

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