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June 5 (Saturday) - Lecture / Talk
Followup seminar to June 4, 7 p.m., Joy & Justice llecture on The Divine Right of Capital
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June 4 (Friday) - Film / Video
FRIDAY NIGHT AT THE MEANINGFUL MOVIES: “Strong Roots” – Brazil’s Landless Workers Movement
FRIDAY NIGHT AT THE MEANINGFUL MOVIES brings you the 2nd in a 5-part series on "Food, Farmworkers, and Human Rights" (see below): “Strong Roots” – Brazil’s Landless Workers Movement (41 min, 2001). Over the past 15 years, the Landless Workers Movement (MST) has won 20 million hectares of land for 300,000 families and built thousands of food production cooperatives and schools. The MST land distribution is grounded in Brazilian Constitutional Law, but the Brazilian government must be pressured to implement agrarian reform. Families wait for their chance to work and produce. This is the story of their struggle. SPEAKER AND DISCUSSION FOLLOWS. Free! - Donations appreciated. more...
June 4 (Friday) - Lecture / Talk
Common Sense and the Rights of Capital
A presentation by Marjorie Kelly, author of The Divine Right of Capital. more...
June 1 (Tuesday) - Film / Video
"Profits of Punishment" - a look at the US prison/industrial complex
We have heard about the details of the Abu Ghraib prison scandal in Iraq. Come to this event to learn more about the prison system here at home, where giant private corporations profit from a growing prison population, and the conflict of interest that ensues when it is more profiable to keep people in prison than to keep them out. There will be a discussion following the video.
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May 29 (Saturday) - Protest / Demonstration
Social Journy * Mobilization!
In Guadalajara, in may, presidents from the European Union and Latin America and the Caraïbe... are going to get together to "talk about social cohesion, gobernability and international cooperation...". more...
May 29 (Saturday) - Music / Entertainment
Marx in Soho
Marx in Soho, a play by Howard Zinn, starring Brian Jones. May 29-30, Sat. and Sun. 8PM at the SAAM, Volunteer Park. $15 General Admission; $10 groups over 10; $10 Student Rate more...
May 29 (Saturday) - Other
Volunteer to Increase Low-Income Voter Turnout
Join Poverty Action as we hit the streets to register voters door-to-door THIS SATURDAY, May 29th from 10:45 am to 1 pm. The voice of the poor is missing in the voting booth. US Census data confirms that voting rates decline as household incomes decline. Poverty Action is launching our Vote for a Change Campaign to register and turnout low-income voters in Washington state for the 2004 election and beyond. more...
May 28 (Friday) - Film / Video
FRIDAY NIGHT AT TEH MEANINGFUL MOVIES: "The Face of Decent Work" plus "The Amahs of Hong Kong"
FRIDAY NIGHT AT THE MEANINGFUL MOVIES brings you the first in a 5-part series on "Food, Farmworkers, and Human Rights" (see below).
This Friday, two powerful human rights documentaries will be shown: "The Face of Decent Work", exposing the results of a competitive global economy on the workplace; and "The Amahs of Hong Kong", about the effect of poverty on the lives of Filipino maids in Hong Kong.
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Speaker and Discussion Follows
Free - Donations appreciated
FRIDAY NIGHT AT THE MEANINGFUL MOVIES - Every Friday Night at 7:00PM more...
May 28 (Friday) - Lecture / Talk
ROBERT JENSEN Author Reading in Ballard
Robert Jensen is here with his needed book on how to sustain involvement, "Citizens of the Empire: The Struggle to Claim Our Humanity" talking about his much-needed citizens' manual, vital reading for anyone and everyone who would seek to forge a viable alternative politics in modern America more...
May 25 (Tuesday) - Conference
Neighborhoods USA Conference on Neighborhood Concerns
30th Annual Neighborhoods USA Conference on Neighborhood Concerns with Neighborhood Leaders from all 50 States from MAy 25-28, 2004. more...
May 25 (Tuesday) - Panel / Forum
Electronic Voting: The Future of the Voting Process-What You Should Know
The public is invited to join our panelists in a discussion of how electronic voting machines may impact or change the voting process. Plans for electronic voting in King County and Washington State will be reviewed. more...
May 25 (Tuesday) - Film / Video
Dreams and Nightmares, A Documentary by Abe Osheroff
Abraham Lincoln Brigade Veteran Abe Osheroff shows and discusses his documentary "Dreams and Nightmares", a personal account of the Spanish Civil War, it's origins and aftermath. more...
May 22 (Saturday) - Music / Entertainment
Mystical Chant Day
On May 22, an international roster of vocal talents invite the community to join in a day of songs and chants taken from different sacred traditions. Although the sources are diverse, anyone can connect with sounds meant to inspire feelings of community, love and respect between all people. more...
May 22 (Saturday) - Protest / Demonstration
March for AFFORDABLE HEALTH CARE FOR ALL!
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May 22 (Saturday) - Other
Clear the Rummy out! Rummage Sale, that is
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May 20 (Thursday) - Music / Entertainment
Flaunt! an all-ages drag, performance and poetry soiree.
Flaunt! a drag, performance and poetry soiree, is an all-ages, non-smoking, wheelchair accessible and ASL interpreted event to benefit 'Writing Home,' an independant queer-Arab film being made in Seattle. more...
May 20 (Thursday) - Meeting
Eyewitness report from the March for Women's Lives
Participants in RW's Revolutionary Feminist Contingent will share highlights from this national demonstration in Washington D.C. Over a million people are expected to converge on the capital to demand full reproductive freedom on April 25. While there, Contingent members will also attend a variety of other actions — conferences, caucuses, protests and more. This fascinating first-hand account will be the next best thing to being there! more...
May 19 (Wednesday) - Panel / Forum
Middle Eastern Perspectives on Iraq
War, sanctions and occupation have taken their toll on the Iraqi
people. Recent visitors to occupied Iraq will discuss a variety of
issues including health, the status of women, and the economy.
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May 18 (Tuesday) - Panel / Forum
A conversation on the Costs of War
Four members of the local VFP chapter present objective facts and information about the costs of war for your consideration. Facts about current wars in Afghanistan and Iraq are also presented. more...
May 16 (Sunday) - Conference
Art of Resistance
The 2004 conference is the first annual gathering of political artists from around the country and the world. The conference will consist of two days of workshops, speakers and events exploring political art. more...
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