WEDNESDAY NOVEMBER 17

7 PM, University Unitarian Church, 6556 35th Ave. NE, bus #71."World Trade Organization Or Democratic Alternatives?" GANE is the General Agreement on a New Economy, and CAIS, the Common Agreement on Investment in Society, is an alternative to the MAI (Multilateral Agreement on Investment). The MAI gives corporations the right to sue local, state and national governments if an environmental or labor law interferes with profits. Some governments want the MAI to be included in the WTO this fall. ASL interpreters provided. Info: 206-527-6625 or People for Fair Trade, 206-522-3798.

7:30 PM, 3011 NW 75 th St.; bus #28. Ballard/Fremont Neighborhood branch of People for Fair Trade/Network Opposed to the WTO. Info: 206-782-3987.

THURSDAY NOVEMBER 18

12:30-1:20 PM, UW Law School, Condon Hall, Room 109/129. Patti Goldman, Managing Attorney for Earth Justice Legal Defense. Ms. Goldman made friend of the court submissions to the WTO on several trade issues: challenges to U.S. fuel economy standards, the European Union hormone-treated beef ban, U.S. sea turtle protections and reformulated gasoline standards under the U.S. Clean Air Act. Presented by the National Lawyers Guild, UW Law School Chapter. Info: paulr@u.washington.edu, enelsen@u.washington.edu, or 206-988-8881.

5:30 PM, Chicano Studies room, Ethnic Cultural Center, UW, Brooklyn Ave. @ 38th. Meeting of the UW chapter of People for Fair Trade/NO to WTO organization. Info: webwalk@u.washington.edu.

FRIDAY NOVEMBER 19

Landmark Convention Center, Tacoma, bus #595. 'The WTO & International Trade: Impacts & Issues' Presented by the World Affairs Council & the Washington Council on International Trade (WCIT) & the UW Center for International Business Education and Research (CIBER). Registration/Info: 206-682-6986.

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

SATURDAY NOVEMBER 20

Through Sunday Nov. 28. Action/Street Theater Camp, with the Direct Action Network Against Corporate Globalization. Giant puppet, dance and music making/performing, street theater, nonviolent direct action trainings and affinity/action groups. Help prepare a dramatic response to the WTO! Info: 206-632-1656 or can@drizzle.com or http://www.agitprop.org/artandrevolution.

9:30, AM-1:30 PM, place TBA. Nonviolence Training! Prepare for effective, peaceful protests during WTO meetings. Info: woodfrog@juno.com or 206-526-9366

SUNDAY NOVEMBER 21

Nonviolence Training. Prepare for peaceful protests during WTO meetings. Info: Nonviolent Action Community of Cascadia 206-547-0952.

1 PM, East Shore Unitarian Church, 12700 SE 32nd Street, Bellevue/Factoria, bus #215. "Free Or Fair Trade? What are the Hidden Costs?" An Educational Forum about the WTO, threats to democracy, human rights, and the environment. Panel includes Brian Derdowski, outgoing King Co. Councilmember; Rev. Dr. Lucy Hitchcock, founding member of Unitarian Universalists for a Just Economic Community; Michael Dolan, of Public Citizen. Also: Fair-traded handicrafts; Sign-Making and Giant Puppet Workshop by David Taylor of Olympia's Art and Revolution (Pre-registration required); Nonviolence Preparation for those planning to "witness their faith" at the upcoming protests in Seattle (Pre-registration required). Info: Jess 425-747 3780 or esuadm@gzinc.com.

5 PM, potluck, 6:30 program, Woodland Park Presbyterian Church, 225 N. 70th @ Greenwood, bus #5. Meeting of Seattle Chapter Fellowship of Reconciliation, with Nonviolence Training in preparation for peaceful protests of the WTO. Info: 206-789-5565.

7 - 9 PM, public access TV channel 29/77, "WTO: Greed In The Global Economy": with Charles Kernaghan on sweatshops and corporate greed.

TUESDAY NOVEMBER 23

Through Friday Nov. 26, Seattle. Int'l Coalition of Free Trade Unions Conference. ICFTU, (aka the "AFL-CIO of the world") will debate WTO policies. Topics include freedom of association; the right to collective bargaining; no forced labor; no discrimination; and the elimination of child labor. Info: 877-STOP-WTO or 877-786-7986.

Tractor Tavern, Ballard, bus #17, 18, 44. Benefit concert for People for Fair Trade/Network Opposed To The WTO. Info: 206-770-9044 or toll-free 877-STOP WTO.

FRIDAY NOVEMBER 26

& Sat. Nov. 27, 9 AM-Noon & 1-4 PM, University Friends Meeting, 4001 9th Ave. NE, just north of University Bridge, bus #7, 66,71,72, 73.

& Sat. Nov. 27, 9 AM-Noon & 1-4 PM, Woodland Park Presbyterian Church, 225 N. 70th off Greenwood, enter side door on Palatine one block west of Greenwood, bus #5, 86. General introduction to nonviolence, three hour morning or afternoon trainings. RSVP appreciated. Info: plyman@aol.com or 206 323-5295.

More nonviolence training info at: http://www.scn.org/activism/wwfor/train.html.

Info: on WTO opposition events: People for Fair Trade/No to WTO: 206-770-9044 or toll free 877-STOP-WTO (877-786-7986); Direct Action Network 206-632-1656.