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Activist Calendar
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 1
4 PM, Harvard & Roy, Capitol Hill. March Against HIV Names Reporting.
Sponsored by Resist the List, 206-517-2617, jackman@drizzle.com.
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 2
6:30 PM, Univ. Baptist Church, 47th & 12th NE in the U. District. Planning
for nonviolent direct action and street theatre at the WTO! Includes slide
show of street theatre by San Francisco's Art & Revolution. Get involved!
Info: 206-632-1656; can@drizzle.com; www.agitprop.org/artandrevolution.
FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 3
Through Monday Sept. 6, Evergreen State College, Olympia. Freedom Socialist
Party National Convention, registration $20-35, accommodations and meals
from $255, Info: 206-722-2453 or 206-682-0990 or fspnatl@igc.org.
9:30 AM, Courtroom 5, Public Safety Building, 600 - 3rd Ave., Seattle.
Support Eileen Court residents as they defend tenants' rights. Info: Tenants
Union 206-722-6848.
SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 4
10:30 AM, 1704 E. Galer. Northwest Animal Rights Network monthly meeting.
Info: 206-323-7301.
1-6 PM, Aeon Gallery, 1510 12th Ave. (at Pike), Suite #2. First
Saturday Art Walk, benefit for Lambert House Capitol Hill's Queer/
Transgender Youth center. Info: 206-323-8896 or aeongallery@hotmail.com.
MONDAY SEPTEMBER 6
11 AM-4 PM, Woodland Park, Shelters 1, 2, and 3, bus 6. King County Labor
Council Labor Day Celebration. Everyone welcome! Music, games, food, and an
exotic animal exhibit. Info: 206-441-8510.
TUESDAY SEPTEMBER 7
6 PM, Seattle. GABRIELA Network-NW, a US Solidarity Group with
GABRIELA-Philippines, alliance of over 105 women's organizations in the
Philippines. Join solidarity work around Filipina and Asian Women's issues,
globally and domestically. Info: 206-824-8229.
7 PM, 4759 15th Ave. NE, upstairs. Citizens For Overt Action meeting.
educating the public about the threat to democracy here and abroad by
covert action. CFOA first told about the CIA-Crack connection. Info:
206-547-7735.
WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER 8
4:30 PM, Church Council of Greater Seattle, upstairs at 4759 15th NE.
Organizing meeting for January 1, 2000, a DAY OF PEACE, kicking off "The
International Year for a Culture of Peace." Info: 206-323-8325 or
bucherjohn@earthlink.net.
7 PM, Labor Temple, 2800 1st Ave. Monthly meeting of the Labor Party.
Info: 206-783-4502, or 206-382-5712.
7 PM, Nu Black Arts West Theatre, 153 14th Ave. at Fir, bus #27, second part
of six-part series "Can Blacks Survive the 21st Century?" Hosted by Dr.
Norwood Brooks, Seattle University Professor and Executive Director of
Seattle Vocational Institute with keynote speaker Mr. Tony Brown, National
Radio Talk Show Host and Author of "Black Lies, White Lies"; and "Empower The
People." Tickets: Ticketmaster http://www.ticketmaster.com or
206-628-0888.
THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 9
Through Sunday Sept. 12, Pier 62/63, Seattle Aquarium and Waterfront
Park. Salmon Homecoming, celebrating the return of the few salmon that have
survived 200 years of non-native human infestation and destruction.
Features Native dancers, storytellers, and a traditional salmon bake.
Presented by the Seattle Aquarium, Tribal Communities of the Pacific
Northwest, and the Northwest Indian Fisheries Commission. Info: 206-682-3474.
SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 11
10 AM-3 PM, at Ground Zero Center for Nonviolent Action, 16159 Clear
Creek Road, Poulsbo. Trident Campaign Organizing Workshop, "Getting Rid Of
Nuclear Weapons In Our Backyard." Info: 360-377-2586 or
http://www.gzcenter.org of info@gzcenter.org.
12 Noon-6 PM, Magnuson Park (by the water tower), bus #74. "Mumia 911," a
day of Art to save the life of Mumia Abu Jamal, African American
activist/journalist Mumia Abu Jamal, convicted of killing a police officer
in a highly flawed trial. smdc@speakeasy.org or
http://www.speakeasy.org/~smdc or 206-333-4290.
1 PM, Univ. Baptist Church, 47th & 12th NE in the U. District. Direct Action
Network regional meeting. Planning for nonviolent direct action and street
theatre at the WTO! Shut down the WTO Tuesday Nov. 30! Cosponsored by Global
Exchange, Rainforest Action Network and Ruckus Society. Info: 206-632-1656;
can@drizzle.com; www.agitprop.org/artandrevolution.
MONDAY SEPTEMBER 13
6-8 PM, Pike Market Senior Center, 1931 1st Ave., enter on Virginia St.
Tenant Organizing Meeting. Help plan actions to further tenants rights,
save rental housing. Sponsored by the Tenants Union. Info/special needs
(interpretation, kids etc.): 206-722-6848 ext. 102.
6-8 PM, Delfino's Restaurant, University Village, Seattle. Cohousing
Salon sponsored by Northwest Cohousing. Info:
http://www.thefoundry.org/cohousing/ or 206-763-2623.
6:30 PM, Labor Temple, 2800 1st Ave. at Broad St., Room 208. Potluck
meeting of Out Front Labor Coalition/Gay Pride at Work, AFL-CIO, which
combines the powers of the Gay/Lesbian/Bisexual/Transgender & Labor
communities. Open to pro-union members and allies. Usually meet 2nd
Mondays. Info: 206-689-8627.
7-8:30 PM, Christ Episcopal Church, 47th & Brooklyn Ave. NE, Wilson Hall,
ring bell at 47th Street entrance. Nonviolence Dialog Group. Info:
206-236-9536.
TUESDAY SEPTEMBER 14, Primary Election. Voter's pamphlet
online: www.metrokc.gov/elections/
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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