Continue to phone the President at 202-456-1111. Urge no military action against Iraq--end the economic sanctions killing thousands each month.

Wed. Nov. 25, and subsequent 2nd & last Wednesdays, 7 PM, Center for Urban Ecology, 5619 University Way NE. Protect Our Watershed Alliance meeting. Info: 206-545-3734 or pcbp@sprynet.com.

Wed. Nov. 25. 5-9 PM Good Shepard Center, 4649 Sunnyside Ave. N., room #2 21. Protect our Watershed Alliance (POWA) letter writing party. Help stop logging in the Cedar River Watershed. Food and Beverages will be provided. Info: Pacific Crest Biodiversity Project, 206-545-3734

Fri. Nov. 27, Westlake Center. Buy Nothing Day, an annual tradition encouraging voluntary simplicity and discouraging unnecessary consumption. Credit Card Cutting! Alternative Christmas Carol Singing! Drumming! All day, with special noon program and leafletting focus. Info: Scott at 206-323-2278.

Fri. Nov. 27, 10 AM-4 PM, Westlake Center, Pine Street between 5th and 6th Ave, downtown Seattle. Educate shoppers on the busiest consumeritis day of the year: distribute vital information on Nordstroms HUD money rip-off; collect petition signatures; hand out postcards asking shoppers to send Nordstorm a request to give some of their money back to the communities that rightfully deserve HUD housing money. Info: 206-441-3247.

Fri. Nov. 27, and subsequent last Fridays, 5:30 PM, Westlake Park, downtown. Critical Mass, an organized coincidence of bicyclists who ride the streets of Seattle together. Come join the fun! More info http://www.oz.net/~nic/cm.html.

Sun. Nov. 29 11 AM, 3842 NE 90th St. near 35th Ave. NE. Discuss overconsumption and meet John de Graaf, co-producer of "Escape from Affluenza." Presented by Seattle Women Act for Peace. Info: 206-523-1127.

Mon. Nov. 30 - Dec. 24, Mon. - Fri. 10 AM to 8 PM, Sat. 11 AM to 4 PM, Ne wFreeway Hall, 5018 Rainier Ave. S, 4 blocks south of S. Alaska; Holiday Gift and Book Mart. Practical gifts at working class prices featured at the Freeway Hall Association annual bazaar. Info: 206-722-2453.

Tue. Dec. 1, World AIDS Day. The crisis isn't over, especially for HIV+ people in the third world.

Tue. Dec. 1, 7 PM art preview, 7:30 service, Temple De Hirsch Sinai, Jaffee Room, 1511 E. Pike. Worlds AIDS Day observation.

Tue. Dec. 1, Ground Zero Center for Nonviolent Action, 16159 Clear Creek Rd, Poulsbo, near the Trident submarine base, Day Of Reflection. Info: Randall Mullins 206-329-2115.

Tue. Dec. 1, and subsequent first Tuesdays, 6 PM, locations vary, Seattle ,Gabriela Network-NW, a U.S. solidarity group with GABRIELA-Philippines. Join us in solidarity work around Filipina and Asian women's issues, global and domestic. Info: 206-824-8229.

Tue. Dec. 1, 7 PM, CAMP, 722 18th near Cherry; meeting of Martin Luther King Celebration Committee, planning Jan. 18 events. A diverse committee wanted, young people especially welcomed to participate. Info: 206-329-4111 x317.

Tue. Dec. 1, and subsequent first Tuesdays, 7 PM, upstairs at 4759 15th Ave NE, meeting of Citizens For Overt Action, educating the public about threats to democracy here and abroad by covert action. Info: 206-547-7735.

Tue. Dec. 1, and subsequent first Tuesdays, 7 PM, Eat The State! Monthly Business Meeting! Come opine, meet, volunteer. How do we do it every week? People like you! Come be one of us--and read a weekly paper YOU help create! Info: 206-215-1156.

Tue. Dec. 1, and subsequent Tuesdays, 8 PM, 2222 2nd Ave, 2nd floor between Blanchard & Bell in Belltown; meeting to plan local responses to the impending execution of African American activist and journalist Mumia Abu-Jamal. Info: http://www.mumia.org, local Seattle Mumia Defense Committee info: 206-728-9781.

Wed. Dec. 2, noon - 1:30 PM, Seattle City Council Chambers, Municipal Building, 11th floor, 600 4th Avenue. "Child Care And Welfare Reform: Who's Minding The Children?" a public forum for parents, community groups, and elected officials. Sponsored by the Seattle Women's Commission. Info: 206-684-0549.

For an excellent and much, much longer compilation of upcoming and ongoing progressive events in Seattle, check out Jean Buskin's Peace Calendar: http://www.scn.org/activism/calendar/ or e-mail her at bb369@scn.org.

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