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February 26 (Thursday) - Workshop / Training
Q&A: Questions & Answers / Queers & Allies National Institue
The Northwest Network of Bisexual, Trans, Lesbian & Gay Survivors of Abuse presents Q&A National Institute. Q&A stands for Questions and Answers, Queers and Allies. It is a training and consultation project available to domestic violence advocates and others who work with bisexual, trans, lesbian and gay survivors of domestic, dating, and sexual violence. Thursday, February 26-28th, 2004 in Seattle, WA. more...
February 25 (Wednesday) - Meeting
Green Party of Seattle General Meeting
The Green Party of Seattle holds general membership meetings on the fourth Wednesday of every month. Non-members are welcome. more...
February 23 (Monday) - Lecture / Talk
Living with the Consequences of US Policy: A Nicaragua Photo/Testimony Project
Paul Dix, international freelance photographer and former Nicaragua-based staff member of Witness for Peace, and Pam Fitzpatrick, former director of North Pacific Witness for Peace, will give a free slide presentation about the effects of (past and present) U.S. policy on the Nicaraguan people. Come share the incredible spirit of the Nicaraguan people through slides and segments of their testimonies. The event is part of a national tour of the Nicaragua Photo/Testimony project. more...
February 21 (Saturday) - Film / Video
Black History Month Celebration: Film "The Murder of Fred Hampton"
Celebrate Black History Month with a film that pays homage to the Black Panther Party and its bold young leaders like Hampton, murdered in 1969 by the Chicago police. Using historical footage, the video captures the Panther's revolutionary program and the FBI's extensive campaign to eradicate their influence. more...
February 21 (Saturday) - Lecture / Talk
Stan Goff Speaks Out!
Stan Goff is the leading opponent of the war to emerge from within the U.S. military. His son is currently stationed in Iraq. Goff will be introduced by Alexander Cockburn, co-editor of Counterpunch. more...
February 21 (Saturday) - Panel / Forum
Michael Randall Ealy Social Justice Foundation 5th Annual Luncheon/Meeting
Foundation's 5th Annual Luncheon will review the current state of wrongful death lawsuits against the City of Seattle & Police Department and set goals regarding creating a Citizen's Review Board and reforming the inquest process. Speakers: Larry Gossett, Ophelia Ealy, Walt Atkinson of DoJ (tentative), Lisa Maxwell (tentative). more...
February 21 (Saturday) - Film / Video
Documentary Preview: 'City Without A Home'
City Without A Home is an intimate glimpse into the lives of homeless men and women whose cutting street wisdom enables them to deal with a harsh reality most people are afraid to consider. Honest Eye Productions goes on mobile location throughout King County Seattle with 100 homeless residents of Tent City. more...
February 20 (Friday) - Music / Entertainment
Seattle Labor Chorus Annual Sing-Along
Hearty snacks, song sheets provided, prizes and fun. $10-15 or pay as you can. Kids free. No one turned away. Info: 723-6511.
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February 20 (Friday) - Film / Video
Friday Night At the Meaningful Movies presents: “THE QUIET AMERICAN”
“THE QUIET AMERICAN looks at the situation in Vietnam ten years before the Americans became militarily involved. Based on the work of an Englishman (Graham Greene) and directed by an Australian (Philip Noyce) the film has courted controversy across the water for its supposed anti-Americanism. Well, tough. If the truth hurts then this often-majestic piece of cinema may well serve as a reminder that external affairs are sometimes best left alone.” -tiscali more...
February 20 (Friday) - Music / Entertainment
Seattle Labor Chorus 7th Annual Sing-along
Refresh yourself as an activist and sing out for peace and justice at this popular event. $10 - $15 pay as you can ticket (kids free) includes hearty homemade snacks (dinner, to most folks!) games and prizes, high-quality sound by Rise Up! Productions, and of course all the singing along you can manage. Lyrics provided and some songs taught. This is a chance to visit with friends or make new ones; sing and learn old and new songs of peace, justice and life in general; and eat and drink well in a comfortable setting. Special appearance by the Seattle Labor Chorus, up close and personal!
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February 20 (Friday) - Protest / Demonstration
Candlelight Vigil on National Day of Solidarity with Muslim, Arab & South Asian Immigrants
Standing together on the National Day of Solidarity sends an important
message to the government that they will face a growing multi-national
and inter-religious movement of citizens and non-citizens who are
organizing an unstoppable fight to end the repression of immigrants.
Events are also happening in Chicago, IL; Cleveland, OH; Dearborn/Detroit, MI; Los Angeles, San Francisco and San Diego, CA; New York City, and San Antonio, TX. more...
February 18 (Wednesday) - Film / Video
Magnolia Night At The Movies
A video commentary/documentary double feature and discussion on the events leading up to 9/11, and the subsequent war with Iraq. The public is invited to attend and learn some of what our country’s intelligence community did and did not know about WMD during the days leading up to war. This information is timely and gains ever more credibility as new revelations come out in the mainstream media. Admission is FREE!
The Great Deception: The War On Terrorism, An Alternate View
and
Uncovered: The Whole Truth About the Iraq War more...
February 18 (Wednesday) - Lecture / Talk
Monks, Guns, and Rice: Theravada Buddhism, Political Violence, and Social Injustice
Speaker: Charles Keyes (Anthropology and Comparative Religion, UW). Buddhism, among the world religions, has been almost absent from public discussions about the relationship between religion, violence and social inequality. Professor Keyes will seek to focus some attention on this subject with reference primarily to the Theravada Buddhist societies of Southeast Asia.
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February 17 (Tuesday) - Workshop / Training
Globalization 101 Forum
Globalization is having a profound effect on our economy--and on our democracy, our foreign policy, and basic social fairness. This forum aims to help us to understand and to respond more effectively to this growing problem. Glen Gersmehl, director of Lutheran Peace Fellowship, presents. This is the first of a two-part series on globalization.
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February 17 (Tuesday) - Lecture / Talk
Elliott Bay Books Company presents: Eric Alterman
Media and political analyst, Eric Alterman’s new book is The Book on Bush: How George W. Bush (Mis) Leads America (co-authored with Mark Green). This book pays particular heed to the protracted dissembling about Iraq and terrorism, the radical redistribution of wealth into the hands of the already-wealthy, and the breaking of even more treaties than are this country’s norm. more...
February 15 (Sunday) - Protest / Demonstration
Stop the Lies, Stop the wars - USS Turner Joy
President Johnson lied to the US Congress that the USS Turner Joy had been attacked in the Gulf of Tonkin. Two million died under US bombs and bullets in the Vietnam war that followed. Bush lied to stampede the nation into war in Iraq. Annual Veterans memorial and speeches, mourning the harvest of lies. more...
February 15 (Sunday) - Panel / Forum
AAAS "Oceans For Everyone" Town Hall Meeting
Oceans for Everyone Town Hall Meeting
During the annual meeting, the American Association for the Advancement of Science is hosting a town hall meeting to discuss important marine science issues that affect the Pacific Northwest region and the world.
The meeting, titled “Oceans for Everyone,” will take place at the Washington State Convention and Trade Center in Seattle on Sunday, 15 February from 2:00pm-5:00pm. We expect to have between 300 and 350 participants. In addition, the Seattle Aquarium, the Pacific Science Center, Partnership for Interdisciplinary Studies of Coastal Oceans (PISCO), the University of Washington and other groups are partnering with us in support of this event.
In addition to members of the general public, we expect that the town hall event will be attended by marine science experts, scientists from other disciplines and members of marine science interest groups concerned about the health of our oceans.
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February 13 (Friday) - Film / Video
FRIDAY NIGHT AT THE MEANINGFUL MOVIES presents: “BOB ROBERTS”
The Washington State Caucus is over. Come decompress with political satire at its best. Writer-director Tim Robbins as Bob Roberts, a folk singer, Wall Street millionaire and candidate for Senator; and Gore Vidal as his fringe journalist opponent for the Senate. Robbins pokes serious fun at how sound bites have supplanted dialogue and how slogans have replaced solutions. more...
February 13 (Friday) - Conference
Breaking Barriers and Building Bridges: Human Rights and the Law in South Asia (Conference)
Conference: February 13 - 16. The purpose of this conference is to gather law students and practitioners of South Asian descent as well as other students and practitioners who are concerned with the topic of human rights together to help form a unified voice in the legal field, build community, and advance discourse on issues that affect our community both in the United States and in South Asia. more...
February 13 (Friday) - Lecture / Talk
Disposable People: New Slavery in the Global Economy
10 min. video featuring interviews with freed slaves,
followed by lecturer Kevin Bales, the world's leading expert on
contemporary slavery, who estimates there are over 27 million slaves in the new world economy. Desmod Tutu has said of Kevin's Pulitzer nominated book Disposable People "A ... scholarly and deeply disturbing exposé of modern-day slavery with well-thought-out strategies for what to do to combat this scourge. None of us is allowed the luxury of imagined impotence. We can do something about it." Don't miss this rare opportunity to hear Kevin Bales in person!
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