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Activist Calendar



THURSDAY JUNE 10

7 PM, Walker Ames Room, Kane Hall, U of W. Paul Loeb reads from his new book "Soul of a Citizen: Living with Conviction in a Cynical Time." Info: http://www.soulofacitizen.org.

7:30-9:30 PM, UW Center for Urban Horticulture, 3501 NE 41st St., bus #25, 30. "Iraq, Kosovo: What is the Plan?" discussion, includes video by former U.S. Attorney General Ramsey Clark. Info: Washington Physicians for Social Responsibility at 206-547-2630.

FRIDAY JUNE 11

9:00-11:00 AM, 515 Pine St., a picket and demonstration at Starbucks to bring attention to treatment of Guatemalan coffee workers. Sponsored by Nova Alternative High School students. Info: 633-2836.

SATURDAY JUNE 12

9:30 AM-4:30 PM, Rainier Valley Unitarian, 4620 S Findlay, bus #7. "Warrior Woman: Women as Leaders of Social Change," instructor Angela Toussaint. An Urban Action School course. Info: 206-464-9129.

Noon, Westlake Park, 4th & Pine, downtown. Rally for Free Speech Seattle, gathering signatures for Initiative 46 to decriminalize postering on public poles. Info: 206-781-7371.

Noon, Federal Building, 2nd & Madison. March on Boeing Int'l Headquarters, 7755 E. Marginal Way S, rally & march to stop bombing Yugoslavia! Info: 206-325-0085.

1:30-5:15 PM, CAMP, Central Area Motivation Program, 722 18th Ave., bus #3, 4. Seattle Progressive Coalition meeting, working to place progressives on Seattle City Council. Info: SPC at 206-463-7225.

8 PM, 911 Media Arts Center, 117 Yale Ave. N, Dyke Community Activists and 911 present "Treyf," an unorthodox documentary by and about two Jewish Lesbians. Info: 206-325-4061.

SUNDAY JUNE 13

2-5 PM, Seward Park, bus #39. Picnic with Nonviolent Action Community of Cascadia and Urban Action School teachers. Good fun and people, a meeting (optional!) to plan for next fall. Bring food, utensils, friends. Info: 206-547-0952.

4 PM, 911 Media Arts Center. Showing of "Treyf," see Sat., 6/12 listing.

5 PM potluck, 6:30 program, Woodland Park Presbyterian Church, 225 70th, bus #5. Fellowship of Reconciliation meeting with Jeff Smith speaking on Native American rights. Info: 206-789-5565.

MONDAY JUNE 14

6-8 PM, Delfino's in Univ. Village, bus #25, 30. Cohousing Salon. Info: 206-763-2623 or http://www.thefoundry.org/cohousing/.

6-8 PM, Pike Market Senior Center, 1931 1st Ave., enter on Virginia St., Tenants Union Organizing Meeting. Help with the "Right Of First Refusal" campaign. Info/special needs (interpretation, childcare): 206-722-6848, ext. 102.

6:30 PM, Labor Temple, 2800 1st Ave., Room 208. Potluck meeting of Out Front Labor Coalition/Gay Pride at Work, AFL-CIO. Info: 206-689-8627.

7-10 PM, Pearl Coffeehouse Theater, 4215 Univ. Way NE, "Artists Against the War" perform in protest of the war in Yugoslavia. Jim Page, StreetWrites, David Fisher, Noel Franklin, Paul Rubenstein, Isangmahal Arts Kollective and many others. Free. Info: 206-632-2250.

TUESDAY JUNE 15

7 PM, 2nd Ave. Pizza, back room, 2015 2nd Ave., help plan local responses to the impending execution of African-American activist/journalist Mumia Abu-Jamal. Info: http://www.mumia.org or 206-376-5867.

THURSDAY JUNE 17

6 PM, NOW office, Good Shepherd Center, 4649 Sunnyside Ave. N, Room 222, bus #16. International Women's Day Planning Committee. Info: Rosalinda, Jobs With Justice, at 206-441-4969.

6-8 PM, Seattle City Council Chambers, 11th floor, Municipal Bldg., 600 4th Ave., "Six Months After I-200: Challenges and Opportunities", community forum on the effect of I-200 on public sector employment, government contracts and higher education. Sponsored by Seattle Office for Human Rights. Info: 206-684-4540.

7:30 PM, New Freeway Hall, 5018 Rainier Ave. S, bus #7, 9. "Hidden History: True Stories from Seattle's Gay and Lesbian Elders. Hosted by Radical Women. Dinner at 6:30. Info: 206-722-6057.

FRIDAY JUNE 18

7:30 PM, Seattle Waldorf School, 2728 NE 100th St., bus #72. "Singing for Families/Singing for Peace", performance by Betsy Rose & Michael Stern. Info: 206-633-3647.

SATURDAY JUNE 19

Fremont Solstice Parade.

Labor Temple, a general meeting to organize protests against the upcoming WTO meeting in Seattle (in Nov.), info: 206-632-1656.

8:30 AM-5:00 PM, and Sunday 8:30 AM-5:30 PM, Fremont Public Association, 1580 N 45th St., bus #16, 44. Union Organizing School, sponsored by the Industrial Workers of the World, Seattle Branch. Info: (206) 706-6250 or bp172@scn.org.

1-4 PM, Tacoma Public Library, Olympic Meeting Room, 1101 Tacoma Ave. S, Tacoma. Northwest Leonard Peltier Support Network planning for 5th annual Int'l Indigenous People's Day (Oct. 9). Info: bayou@blarg.net.

3 PM, Univ. Baptist Church, 4554 12th Ave. NE, Citizens Concerned for the People of Iraq meeting. Info: Fellowship of Reconciliation at 206-789-5565.

MONDAY JUNE 21

6:30 PM, Univ. District Public Library, NE 50th & Roosevelt Way, monthly meeting of Citizens for Proportional Representation. Info: Janet Anderson at 206-285-2460.

7 PM, Univ. Baptist Church, 4554 12th Ave. NE, Nonviolent Action Community of Cascadia action planning meeting. Info: 206-547-0952.

7-8:30 p.m., 1903 NE 82nd St., discussion group on "Roots of Women's Liberation," weekly study group based on Sara Evan's book "Personal Politics," Sponsored by Radical Women, everyone welcome, Info: 206-722-6057.

TUESDAY JUNE 22

7 PM, Seattle Central Community College, Room 2115, entrance on Harvard Ave. Seattle National Organization For Women meeting on "Confronting the Crisis: Child Care in America." Info: 206-632-8547.

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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