THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 4

6:30 PM, Univ. Baptist Church, 4554 12th Ave. NE, "Fundraising: the Awful Hidden Secrets," Urban Action School class, the art of raising money for your group: from individual donations, major donors, grants, benefits, raffles, and more. Info: 206-547-0952, www.endgame.org/uas.html.

7:30 PM, 3011 NW 75th St., bus #17, 18. Meeting of Ballard/Fremont Neighborhood group of the No WTO campaign. Info: 206-770-9044.

7:30 PM, Town Hall, 8th & Seneca, bus #2, 12. "Confronting Nuclear Dangers" presented by the League of Women Voters & Lawyers Alliance for World Security.

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 5

3:30 PM, Univ. of WA, HUB Room 200. UW chapter of People for Fair Trade/NO to WTO! General Meeting. Info: ramykhalil@hotmail.com or http://www.peopleforfairtrade.org.

To Sunday Nov. 7, Capitol Hill area. Nonviolent Conflict Resolution workshop presented by Peace Between People. Info: 206-517-4047.

To Sunday Nov. 7. 7 PM, Seattle Chamber Theater, 915 E. Pine, 4th Fl., bus #7, 10, 11. Presentation of "Falling Leaves", Theater of Liberation performance on caring for an ill loved one. Info: 206-328-4848.

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 6

9 AM-6 PM, Seattle Central Comm. College, Broadway & Pine, bus #7, 10, 11, 14, 60. No! WTO Student Teach-In. Info: 206-770-9044 or toll-free 877-STOP WTO.

10:30 AM, 1704 E. Galer, Northwest Animal Rights Network monthly meeting. Info: 206-323-7301.

Noon, Seattle Central Comm. College, 5th Annual Day Against Racism and Anti-Semitism sponsored by Red Bandanna: Roma Against Racism. Speakers and music, ASL interpreted. Info: 206-516-4151.

3 PM, Real Change, 2129 2nd Ave., training to help prevent removal of homeless people as Seattle "cleans up" for the WTO. Presented by the National Lawyers Guild. Read the legal rights manual on our website: www.nlg.org/wto before the training.

1-10 PM, Aeon Gallery, 1510 12th Ave., bus #10, 11. Political Awareness Month/Visual Art Opening! Live music! All Ages! Benefit for Eat the State! & other progressive groups. Info: 206-323-8896 or aeongallery@hotmail.com.

6 PM, Bell Harbor Conf. Center, bus #15, 18, or 97. Washington Physicians For Social Responsibility Annual Dinner, featuring Sean Gonsalves on the sanctions against Iraq. Info: 206-547-2630 or wpsr@wpsr.org.

SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 7

12:15 PM, Seattle Labor Temple, 2800 lst Ave., Queers Fight The WTO, meeting for LGBT folks and our allies. Featured speaker: Joanna Kadi, Arab-American author and working-class lesbian who weaves together the struggles against racism, classism, homophobia, and sexism. Info: 206-325-4061.

MONDAY, NOVEMBER 8

3:30 PM, Seattle public access channel 29/77. "WTO: Third World Devastation" on the struggle against globalization in India. Info: 206-782-7605.

TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 9

7 PM, at CAMP, 18th Ave. at Columbia, planning meeting for Martin Luther King Celebration Committee, planning Jan. 17 events commemorating Dr. King and furthering civil rights.

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 12

& Sat. Nov. 13. 7 PM, 911 Media Center, 117 Yale Ave. N, bus #66, 71, 72, 73. Chomsky-Thon! 2 nights of intellectual self-defense with radical political analyst Noam Chomsky, renowned MIT professor and media critic. Friday: "Politics, Media & 'Free' Trade" and "Population Control"--Chomsky critiques U.S.-sponsored repression in Central America. Sat at 7 PM: "Manufacturing Consent." Info: 206-682-6552 or www.911media.org.

To Dec. 18. Pastors for Peace Caravan for Self-Determination to Nicaragua & Honduras. En route, join a demonstration to close the Army School of the Americas. Info: 773-271-4817 or www.ifconews.org.

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 13

9 AM-5 PM, IBEW Hall, 2700 1st Ave., bus #1, 2, 3, 4, 15, 18. The Tenants Union's annual Tenant Convention. Info: 206-722-6848 x 102 or 103.

10 AM-5 PM, Univ. Baptist Church, 4554 12th Ave. NE., "Nonviolence Training for WTO Protests," now is the time to learn the basics of nonviolent civil disobedience before the WTO hits town. Sliding Scale fee $17.50-$70, pre-registration strongly encouraged. Info: 206-547-0952 or www.endgame.org/uas.html.

10 AM, 1700 15th Ave., #1308, bus #10. Report from "Women Meeting the Challenges Of Globalization" conference in Tokyo. Hosted by the Women's Int'l League for Peace and Freedom. Info: 206-328-9637.

8 PM, 911 Media Center, 117 Yale Ave. N, bus #66, 71, 72, or 73. "Manufacturing Consent," Canadian documentary on Noam Chomsky, presented by 911 and Eat the State!. Info: 206-682-6552 or www.911media.org.

8 PM, The Central Grind, E. Cherry at ML King Way S., bus #3, Poetry & Protest/Wake Up Call to the WTO, will be broadcast live on Free Seattle Radio (87.9 FM).

MONDAY, NOVEMBER 15

7 PM, Univ. Baptist Church, 4554 12th Ave. NE., Nonviolent Action Community of Cascadia monthly action planning meeting. Working on the WTO protests, Urban Action School, and many other issues. Info: 206-547-0952.

TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 16

4 PM, Westlake Park, 4th & Pine. Send off for folks going to Fort Benning, Georgia, to protest the School of Americas, a.k.a. School Of Assassins. Rally, then march to Federal Building. Info: Sheila 206-367-3567.

WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 17

7 PM, Univ. Unitarian Church, 6556 35th Ave. NE, "WTO or Democratic Alternatives?" with Ruth Caplan, of the Alliance for Democracy and the Tides Center, presenting two alternative models to the WTO. Sponsored by the Peace Committee and the Sanctuary-Central America Concerns Committee of UUC. Info: Sarah McElroy, People for Fair Trade, at 206-522-3798 or 206-287-4385.

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 20

To Nov. 28. Action/Street Theater Camp for WTO protests, 9 days of making props, dance and music rehearsals, nonviolent trainings, and formation of affinity (action) groups. Prepare for the WTO. Sponsored by the Direct Action Network: 206-632-1656 or can@drizzle.com.

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.