Activist Calendar
Wed. April 14, 7 PM, NACC offices, 3rd floor, University Baptist Church,
4554 12th NE at NE 47th, U-district. Help plan opposition to NATO attacks.
Info: NACC 206-547-0952.
Thurs. April 15, 7 PM, Seattle Central Community College, Broadway and
Pine, Room 1112. "Town Hall Meeting: War in Kosovo--Why You Should Oppose the
Bombing." Speakers: Nan McMurry, Fellowship of Reconciliation; Geov Parrish,
Nonviolent Action Community of Cascadia; Fred Miller, Peace Action; Lian
Schmidt, International Socialist Organization. Info: 206-292-8809.
Thur. April 15, 8:30-10:30 PM, Skateland, Olympia. 1980's Music &
Rollerskate Extravaganza! Party benefitting Works In Progress (WIP) and
Radical Alternative Media Project (RAMP). Info: Wendy Ortiz, Works In
Progress 360/705-2726 or wip@olywa.net.
Thur. April 15, various post offices. Tax Day Leafleting: NACC will be at
the U District, Capitol Hill and 23rd/Union post offices Noon-1 PM;
Fellowship of Reconciliation will leaflet at the Greenwood P.O. 4-5 PM;
NACC will be downtown at 4th and Lander 10:30 to 11:30 PM. Help spread the
word about war tax resistance and our huge military budget. Info:
Nonviolent Action Community of Cascadia 206-547-0952, Fellowship of
Reconciliation 206-789-5565.
Thur. April 15, 6:30-9 PM, Rainier Valley Unitarian, 4620 S. Findlay,
"Meetings: The Key To Moving Forward," an Urban Action School
course. Instructors from the Nonviolent Action Community of Cascadia. Info:
206-464-9129.
Friday April 16, 10 AM-Noon, Seattle Central Community College, Broadway
and Pine, Capitol Hill, Room 1110. Panel discussion/teach-in on the war in
Kosovo. Info: Dick Burton 206-587-2916.
Fri. April 16, 12:30-1:30 PM, Thomson 317, University of Washington.
"Free Speech And The Political Maturation Of Singapore," by Dr. Chee Soon
Juan, General Secretary of the Singapore Democratic Party. Info:
206-543-9606.
Fri. April 16, 7 PM Tacoma Community College Auditorium. Dr. Helen
Caldicott presents "A Partial Victory: How and Why the Nuclear Threat
Continues. Info: 253-566-5118.
Sat. April 17, 10:30 AM-4 PM, Seattle Central Community College room
1110. "The Case of Mumia Abu-Jamal and the U.S. Criminal Justice System."
Keynote speaker will be long-time Washington state political prisoner Ed
Mead. Info on the case http://www.mumia.org, local Seattle Mumia Defense
Committee info 206-376-5867 or dante@halcyon.com or
http://www.speakeasy.org/~smdc or 206-633-0573 or 206-587-4009 x115.
Sat. April 17, and subsequent 3rd Saturdays, 3 PM, University Baptist
Church, 4554 12th Ave NE. Citizens Concerned for the People of Iraq,
working to end the sanctions. Info: Fellowship of Reconciliation
206-789-5565.
Sat. April 17, 8 PM, Richard Hugo House, 1634 Eleventh Ave., bus #7, "The
Circle of Memory: An Evening of Sister Poets," Featuring African
American poet and activist Nikky Finney, a founding member of the
Affrilachian Poets Collective. Info: 206-325-3384.
Sun. April 18, 11 AM, 3842 NE 90th St. near 35th Ave. NE. "Honduras After
Hurricane Mitch" with Ed Myer, M.D., a medical aid worker in Honduras. Info:
206-523-1127.
Sun. April 18, 5 PM potluck, 6:30 program, Woodland Park Presbyterian
Church, 225 N. 70th at Greenwood. "Bigotry In The Northwest: Progress &
Problems," with Bill Wassmuth, Executive Director, Northwest Coalition
Against Malicious Harassment. Info: 206-789-5565 or
http://members.aol.com/NCAMH.
Mon. April 19, 11 AM-1 PM, HUB auditorium, University of Washington;
"Social Security: What Every Woman Should Know." Info/request
sign-language 206-553-7170.
Mon. April 19, and subsequent third Mondays, 7 PM, University Baptist
Church, 4554 12th Ave NE. Nonviolent Action Community of Cascadia monthly
action planning meeting. Info: 206-547-0952.
Tue. April 20, and every other Tuesday, 7 PM, Vain Co. 2222 2nd Ave;
meeting to plan local responses to the impending execution of African
American activist/journalist Mumia Abu-Jamal. Info: 206-376-5867 or
dante@halcyon.com or http://www.speakeasy.org/~smdc.
Tue. April 20, 7:30-9:30 PM, Unitarian Universalist Church, 2200 East End
NW, West Olympia. Universal Health Care forum: info on the voter
initiative for the November 2000 ballot. Info: Chuck Spies 360-438-0050.
April 22-28, 5th Annual National TV-Turnoff Week, sponsored by TV--
FreeAmerica. Info: http://www.tvfa.org or 202-887-0436.
Thursdays April 22 & 29, 7 - 9 PM, Rainier Valley Unitarian, 4620 S.
Findlay. "Capitalism 101" with instructor Alan Rabinowitz, an Urban Action
School course. Info: 206-464-9129.
Thur. April 22, EARTH DAY.
Thur. April 22nd, 5 PM. Major march to oppose the US/NATO bombing of
Yugoslavia. Starting from the Federal Building, 2nd & Marion, downtown
Seattle, marching to Westlake, 4th & Pine. See planning mtg. Wed. April 14
to get involved. Info: NACC 206-547-0952.
Thur. April 22, 6:30-9 PM, Rainier Valley Unitarian, 4620 S. Findlay.
"Planning A Campaign," appropriate tactics at different stages of
organizing," with instructor/activists from the Nonviolent Action
Community of Cascadia, including ETS!'s Geov Parrish. An Urban Action School
course. Info: 206-464-9129.
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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