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February 12 (Thursday) - Other
7th Annual Homelessness Marathon
The Marathon is a 14-hour, live radio broadcast aired from a different city each year in the middle of the winter to dramatize the plight of the homeless. Beginning at 7PM EST, the Marathon will cover a range of topics with one topic each hour including call-in segments, guest hosts, experts, and above all the voices of the homeless. more...
February 11 (Wednesday) - Protest / Demonstration
Rally Against Monorail Privatization
The Seattle Monorail Project wants to contract out operation of the planned Green Line monorail to multinational corporations. Contracting out will cost taxpayers and riders more, and undermine the quality of jobs for transit workers. Attend this rally and then offer public comment in support of PUBLIC transit at the SMP Board meeting at 6:30 PM. more...
February 11 (Wednesday) - Lecture / Talk
Talk by Chalmers Johnson (author of Blowback: The Costs and Consequences of American Empire
Chalmers Johnson, a highly regarded scholar whose field, as longtime president of the Japan Policy Research Institute and professor (now emeritus) at the University of California, San Diego, focused on Japan and Asia. He came to greater prominence - in fact, became a central player in national debate -- when his 2000 book, Blowback: The Costs and Consequences of American Empire (Owl, newly amended), became discussed as a way of looking at root causes of the September 11 attacks in New York and Washington. He makes this welcome appearance here this evening to discuss his newest work, The Sorrows of Empire: MILITARISM, SECRECY, AND THE END OF THE REPUBLIC. more...
February 10 (Tuesday) - Lecture / Talk
Worldwide Press Freedom and The Committee to Protect Journalists
Ann Cooper, the Executive Director of the Committee to Protect Journalists, will discuss the Right of Journalists to Report Uncensored News Without Fear of Reprisal. more...
February 9 (Monday) - Lecture / Talk
Human Rights From the Bottom Up: Merhangiz Kar - Human Rights in Iran
Merhangiz Kar is a prominent Iranian attorney, writer, and activist who has been working to promote democracy, rule of law, and human rights within the framework of Islamic law in Iran since the revolution of 1979. In her speeches and writings, she has criticized discrimination against women and non-Muslims in the Islamic Republic of Iran. Part of the "Human Rights From the Bottom Up" Lecture Series: A University of Washington Lecture Series Exploring Rights in Context. more...
February 8 (Sunday) - Lecture / Talk
Creating a World That Works for All
We have the ability to destroy ourselves AND the ability to understand,
communicate, and cooperate on a scale undreamed of in past centuries. It's time to catalyze the creation of a world that works for all. Join us for a presentation of the original vision of the Common Society Movement, followed by small group discussions on the core concepts and our own visions of the next steps. more...
February 7 (Saturday) - Protest / Demonstration
International Day In Solidarity With Leonard Peltier
Annual International Day in Solidarity With Leonard Peltier March and Rally in Tacoma. 12:00 start at Portland Ave Park, take Portland Ave off I-5 and head east. We ask that all people of good will and believers of social justice to please join us on February 7, 2004 and march and rally with us for justice for Leonard Peltier. more...
February 7 (Saturday) - Lecture / Talk
ACLU Attorney Chris Varas-on Civil Liberties and The War on Terrorism
BIG BROTHER IS NOT COMING. HE IS ALREADY HERE> Talk on the erosion of our civil liberties and find out what the real MATRIX is. more...
February 6 (Friday) - Film / Video
FRIDAY NIGHT AT THE MEANINGFUL MOVIES presents: "LUMUMBA"
Film and Discussion: "LUMUMBA” (2000; France; drama; color; 110 min)
“LUMUMBA” is a remarkable look into the commercial, political and social divisions that can hold back any country. Directed by Raoul Peck, this film canvases the final year in the life of Patrice Lumumba, the first prime minister of the Congo following the African country's independence from Belgium in 1960.
FREE. Please join us! (Donations appreciated)
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February 6 (Friday) - Panel / Forum
Issues in Electronic Voting
Touch Screen Voting Machines, How this affects King and Other Washington Counties. Dieobold, Sequoia, and all the key players. What you can do now to stop these machines. Bev Harris, Andy Stehphenson, Julie Anne Kempf, and Barbara Simons.
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February 4 (Wednesday) - Lecture / Talk
Death Penalty Abolition Tour - Law School Event
Join us to hear Journey of Hope speakers: Juan Melendez, 99th person released from death row; Bill Pelke, Murder victim family member; and Abe Bonowitz, Activist/former death penalty supporter
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February 3 (Tuesday) - Lecture / Talk
Death Penalty Abolition Tour - Community Event
Join us to hear Journey of Hope speakers: Juan Melendez, 99th person released from death row; Bill Pelke, Murder victim family member; and Abe Bonowitz, Activist/former death penalty supporter more...
February 3 (Tuesday) - Film / Video
"Distorted Morality", a film of a talk given by Noam Chomsky.
Noam Chomsky, philosopher, political analyst, and author of more than 70 books speaks on the subject of America's War on Terror. This is the first in a series of monthly films which will be shown on the Eastside by the Evergreen Peace and Justice Community. more...
February 3 (Tuesday) - Other
Relationship Skills Class
The Northwest Network of Bisexual, Trans, Lesbian & Gay Survivors of Abuse presents a six week course exploring the skills we need to build the relationships we want. The next series is on Tuesday nights, February 3rd - March 9th. Pre-registration required by Jan 20th. Contact Sandra at: 206.568.7777 or email sandra@nwnetwork.org. more...
January 30 (Friday) - Film / Video
FRIDAY NIGHT AT THE MEANINGFUL MOVIES presents: "KANDAHAR"
Film and Discussion: "KANDAHAR" (2001; drama; color; 85 minutes, Not Rated) directed by Mohsen Makhmalbaf.
Winner of 2001 Jury Prize at the CANNES FILM FESTIVAL, Kandahar is an epic tale of hope and courage, inspired by the true story of a woman's attempt to enter Afghanistan and the odyssey that takes her across a dramatic desert landscape. A unique glimpse of life before the Americans changed everything.
"Two Thumbs Up!" - Ebert & Roeper
"You won't forget this film - it's devastating." - Peter Travers, Rolling Stone
FREE. Please join us! (Donations appreciated)
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January 28 (Wednesday) - Lecture / Talk
Blinded by Social Distance - On the inability to Produce a Record of Killings between Neighbors
Speaker: Jan Gross, New York University. Historicizing Genocide: The Holocaust in Comparative Perspective Lecture.
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January 28 (Wednesday) - Meeting
Holistic Activist Study Circle
We are a holistic study circle of non-white (including mixed race) folks/people committed to ending oppression and exchanging our thoughts and ideas on a regular basis. We plan on meeting two times a month; watching a movie the first meeting & discussing a pre-selected reading the next meeting. more...
January 25 (Sunday) - Lecture / Talk
Another World Is Possible - Report Back from the Middle East
Members of Another World Is Possible, a Seattle global justice organization, have just returned from two months in Iraq, Palestine, Jordan and Israel. Join activists from Another World Is Possible for a report back from their work in the Middle East. The focus of the AWIP delegation was to connect with individuals and organizations throughout the region and to document the realities of military and economic occupation. more...
January 25 (Sunday) - Panel / Forum
Israel- Palestine: Talking Without Despair
Join West Seattle Neighbors for Peace for a presentation and discussion that will help us to learn more about the Middle East. Speakers include Amin Odeh (co-founder and member of Voices of Palestine), Abe Osheroff (radical humanist & lifelong fighter for peace), and Tom Swenson-Healy (recent visitor to Palestine as witness for peace). more...
January 24 (Saturday) - Lecture / Talk
Stewart Burns speaks at the Elliott Bay Book Company
Stewart Burns is a historian who has long worked on Martin Luther King, Jr., and his place in this country's history. He has authored a history of the Montgomery bus boycott (Daybreak of Freedom) and edited the third volume of King's papers, Birth of a New Age. He is here during the week of the observance of Rev. King's birth 75 years ago with a richly insightful new book, To the Mountaintop: Martin Luther King Jr.'s Sacred Mission to Save America: 1955 - 1968 (Harper San Francisco). (Free) more...
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