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May 3 (Saturday) - Film / Video
10th Anniversary Hazel Wolf Environmental Film Festival
Thursday, May 1 - Sunday, May 4, 2008 - New documentaries and old favorites, keynote speakers and workshops, animation, inspiration, community, and more.
Presented by Hazel Wolf Environmental Film Network in partnership with the University of Washington. more...
May 3 (Saturday) - Lecture / Talk
Nader's running mate, MATT GONZALEZ speaks to Seattle
Come hear Independent vice-presidential candidate Matt Gonzalez speak in Seattle this weekend!
Matt Gonzalez may be a new name on the national scene, yet he is an accomplished progressive politician in his own right. He is a longtime Green activist, civil rights and public defense lawyer, former president of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors and mayoral runner-up. His two key accomplishments while in office were to lead the successful effort to implement Instant-Runoff (or Ranked Choice) Voting in San Francisco, and to raise the local minimum wage to the highest in the nation. more...
May 3 (Saturday) - Lecture / Talk
Celebrate May Day at a book launch for Viva la Raza
Celebrate May Day, the International Workers Holiday, at the launching of a new book from Red Letter Press. Viva la Raza describes monumental labor battles, the vibrant movement of the 1960s and '70s, and focuses unique attention on women and Latina/o lesbians and gays. more...
May 3 (Saturday) - Music / Entertainment
Cinco de Mayo Community Festival
Come celebrate the fusion of Mexican hertiage and United States experience! Enjoy authentic food, mariachi music, folkloric dancing, and traditional artworks! And the event will be free of charge! more...
May 2 (Friday) - Lecture / Talk
MATT GONZALEZ speaks to Seattle Friday @ UW
Come hear Independent vice-presidential candidate Matt Gonzalez speak to Seattle this Friday.
Matt Gonzalez may be a new name on the national scene, yet he is an accomplished progressive politician in his own right. He is a longtime Green activist, civil rights and public defense lawyer, former president of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors and mayoral runner-up. His two key accomplishments while in office were to lead the successful effort to implement Instant-Runoff (or Ranked Choice) Voting in San Francisco, and to raise the local minimum wage to the highest in the nation.
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May 2 (Friday) - Film / Video
10th Anniversary Hazel Wolf Environmental Film Festival, UW Johnson Hall
When: Thursday May 1 - Sunday May 4, 2008
Where: Johnson Hall, University of Washington, Seattle
What: New documentaries and old favorites, keynote speakers and workshops, animation, inspiration, community, and more.
Presented by Hazel Wolf Environmental Film Network in partnership with the University of Washington. more...
May 1 (Thursday) - Protest / Demonstration
Primero De Mayo 2008 Marcha, Boicot, Paro
No Somos Ilegales, No Somos Indocumentados, SOMOS TRABAJADORES! Pro Una Reforma Migratoria Con Derechos Humanos, Laborales Y Civiles. more...
May 1 (Thursday) - Music / Entertainment
May Day concert: Jim Page & Artis the Spoonman and One World Taiko
Jack Straw Productions presents folksinger Jim Page and iconic percussionist Artis the Spoonman and percussion ensemble One World Taiko for the spring Jack Straw Artist Showcase. Jim and Artis will perform from "Folk Punch," a collection of protest songs in the American folkie tradition. One World Taiko will perform the traditional form of choreographed Japanese drumming featuring some contemporary influences. more...
May 1 (Thursday) - Protest / Demonstration
9thAnnual May 1st March, Rally & Boycott
We are not Undocumented! We are not Illegal! We Are Workers!
For an Immigration Reform with Human, Labor and Civil Rights! more...
May 1 (Thursday) - Film / Video
10th Anniversary Hazel Wolf Environmental Film Festival
When: Thursday May 1 - Sunday May 4, 2008
What: New documentaries and old favorites, keynote speakers and workshops, animation, inspiration, community, and more.
Presented by Hazel Wolf Environmental Film Network in partnership with the University of Washington. more...
April 30 (Wednesday) - Panel / Forum
1968---Year of Revolt!
*A national tour marking the 40th anniversary of 1968 sponsored by the
International Socialist Review marks the 40th anniversary of the remarkable year 1968—a year of conflict, class struggle, and revolutionary upheaval around the world. Featuring Joel Geier* - Veteran activist and International Socialist Organization (ISO) member. more...
April 30 (Wednesday) - Lecture / Talk
Seeking Solutions: Economics For The 21st Century
The final of four lectures brings Joshua Farley and David Korten to present a vision of a sustainable future. Ecological economics argues that without a coherent, relatively detailed, shared vision of what a sustainable society would look like, there will be no political will or united effort to take us from here to there. Farley and Korten provide rich perspectives on potential economic models while addressing such critical questions as: What are the components of a new economy? What does it look like? What has to be done to create it? more...
April 29 (Tuesday) - Protest / Demonstration
REPORT IT Rally - Tuesday - April 29th
Come out and raise awareness about sexual violence. The Report IT Campaign is a nationwide state-to-state rally to Report sexual violence and abuse on the same day! It was created to raise awareness on the vast under-reporting of sexual assault including rape, incest, and abuse. more...
April 27 (Sunday) - Film / Video
Free Film Screening: "War on Democracy"
We Are Change Seattle will be presenting a free screening of John Pilger's "War on Democracy". The film focuses on democracy movements in Latin America, from Venezuela, to Bolivia and Chile, and how the U.S. through the C.I.A. and multinational organizations have sought to exploit the natural and labor resources of these nations.
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April 27 (Sunday) - Music / Entertainment
Economy Benefit Concert
The Economy Benefit Concert will feature performances by The Honorry Fish, DEF Dee with Language Arts, Obelisk, and the Lost Epidode, and possible speakers such as Jon Ramer. Produced by Eva Walker, this is her 5th concert, including a concert/rally, she has produced in 2 years. more...
April 26 (Saturday) - Music / Entertainment
ColorsNW 7th Anniversary Celebration
On April 26, 2008, ColorsNW, Inc., the Northwest’s premier diversity resource, will host “ColorsNW Royale: A Concert and Casino Night” to celebrate seven years of service to communities of color in the area.
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April 26 (Saturday) - Lecture / Talk
Building a Popular Anarchism in Ireland
Building a Popular Anarchism in Ireland - a speaking tour by Andrew Flood. Andrew Flood is an active anarchist organizer and writer, with twenty years
experience in Ireland, most of that time as a member of the Workers
Solidarity Movement (http://wsm.ie). More recently, he has been become a
member of the Northeast Federation of Anarchist Communists
(http://nefac.net) and is a founder member of Common Cause, Ontario
(http://linchpin.ca). more...
April 25 (Friday) - Music / Entertainment
Radical Feminist Art and Music Spring Artswalk Show!
The Radical Freeschool Radio Show Presents: Radical Feminist Art and Music Spring Artswalk Show! This Show will include Brenna Sahatjian from the Nationwide travelling Riotfolk! < www.riotfolk.org > In addition, this show will also include the Activists who make up “Actor Slash Model”, Musicians Madsen Minax and Simon Strikeback (both pictured below) are Exploring Trans and Gender Variant Identity Musicianship and Performance! more...
April 24 (Thursday) - Lecture / Talk
Theatrical Facilitation in the Balkans and Middle East
What might theater offer in spaces of violent conflict and territorial dispossession? How does theatre allow participants to encounter each other through ethical relations rather than ethnic oppositions? Sonja Kuftinec (Theatre Arts, U.Minnesota) discusses her work facilitating youth theater in the Balkans and Middle East. more...
April 23 (Wednesday) - Conference
The Freeschool Community’s First Annual International Facilitators, Distributors and Volunteer Appreciation Awards Dinner
The Facilitators, Distributors and Volunteers (FDV) Appreciation Awards Dinner welcomes you! We are coming together to celebrate and appreciate our facilitators, our distributors of Natural Learning newspaper and alot of our past, present and future volunteers who help to keep the Freeschool going and growing year after year! more...
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