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Activist Calendar



Anti-WTO events are listed separately on page --. WEDNESDAY NOVEMBER 17

11:45 AM-1 PM, FareStart, 1902 2nd Ave. @ Virginia. Neighborhood Communities Get-Together, networking for building neighborhood based communities. Info: habib@thegarden.net or 206-721-0217 or The NeighborNets Network http://www.neighbornets.org.

11:30 AM registration, Noon-1:30 PM forum. Dome Room, Arctic Building, 700 3rd Ave. @ Cherry. Homeless Women's Forum sponsored by WHEEL. RSVP 206-956-0334.

7 PM, Seattle University, Pigott Auditorium, bus #2, 9, 12, 60. Terry Tempest Williams speaks on "Religion, Spirituality, Ethics And The Environment." Sponsored by Earth Ministry, Seattle University, and The Wilderness Society. Info: 206-632-2426.

THURSDAY NOVEMBER 18

8 AM, Crocodile Cafe, 2200 2nd Ave. @ Blanchard. International Women's Day Planning Committee. Help plan an extraordinary celebration in March 2000. Info: Rosalinda, Jobs With Justice 206-441-4969, or Diane, Seattle NOW 206-632-8547.

FRIDAY NOVEMBER 19

Through Sunday November 21, Ft. Benning, Georgia. Close the School of the Americas Vigil & Civil Disobedience Actions. Help close the "School Of The Assassins" where murderers of Salvadoran Jesuit priests and thousands of others were trained. Info: http://www.soaw.org/ or 202-234-3440.

SATURDAY NOVEMBER 20

Seattle Center Pavillion, bus #2, 3, 4, 16, 358. Lesbian Resource Center Auction, Dinner, and Dance. Info: 206-322-3965.

3 PM, University Baptist Church, 4554 12th Ave NE. Meeting of Citizens Concerned for the People of Iraq . Help end the sanctions against Iraq, killing thousands of children. Info: Fellowship of Reconciliation 206-789-5565 or http://www.scn.org/ccpi.

5:30 - 7:30 PM, Gateway Athletic Club, 14th Floor, Key Bank Building, 5th & Columbia. Neighborhoods & Communities Dance Party, Giving Thanks for Community! Benefits the Austin Foundation's projects with Seattle youth, and the School for Women and Children's Orphanage, Bangladesh. Bring soft soled shoes or dance barefoot! Info: habib@thegarden.net>

6 PM reception, 7 PM dinner, 8 PM program, Cavanaugh's Inn, 1415 5th Ave. between Pike & Union. American Civil Liberties Union 1999 Bill Of Rights Celebration Dinner, featuring speaker Barbara Ehrenreich, columnist and feminist author. Info: 206-624-2184.

MONDAY NOVEMBER 22

And subsequent months on the 22nd, Noon-1 PM, in front of the Mexican Consulate, 3rd & Blanchard. Monthly protest against the low-intensity war in S. Mexico/and in support of the Zapatitas. Sponsored by The Committee Against Repression & For Democracy In Mexico. Info: 425-235-7180 or ryjudge@u.washington.edu.

TUESDAY NOVEMBER 23

6-8 PM, Four Angels Cafe, 14th & Union St., bus #2, 12. Gay/Lesbian/ Straight Education Network (GLSEN) Advisor Networking Dinner, for youth & adult advisors. Info: deb@pscs.org.

7-9 PM, Seattle Central Community College, room 1110, Broadway @ Pine, bus #7, 9, 10, 60. Green Party of Seattle monthly meeting, for Seattle's progressive political option. Info: 206-264-5110 or sgreens@boutell.com or http://boutell.com/seagreens.

THURSDAY NOVEMBER 25

National DAY OF MOURNING. For over 500 years, imperialist conquerors murdered millions of First Nations Peoples. On the day colonialists give thanks for their ill-gotten gains, honor the sacrifices of the past and building for the future. Info: Northwest Leonard Peltier Support Network calling for freedom for imprisoned Native American Activist Leonard Peltier, bayou@blarg.net or P.O. Box 5464, Tacoma, WA 98415-0464 or http://members.aol.com/TurquoisWm/JusticeforLeonardPeltierhtml or 253-627-8435.

2-5 PM, 5018 Rainier Ave. S., bus #7. Freedom Socialist Party presents a Native American Thanksgiving Feast, roast turkey and all the fixings, videos, games, good conversation. Children $5.50, adults $9.50. Info: 206-722-2453.

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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