WEDNESDAY MARCH 15

6:30 PM, University Baptist Church, 4554 12th Ave. NE, monthly action planning meeting of Nonviolent Action Community of Cascadia. Info: 206-547- 0952.

THURSDAY MARCH 16

5 PM, UW, Kane Hall, rm 130. Professor Anita Hill speaks on "Rising to New Heights Through Promoting Social Justice," drawing from her book, "Speaking Truth to Power." Info: 206-543-3839.

Through Sat Mar. 18, 8 PM, Nu Black Arts West Theatre, 153 - 14th Ave., bus #27. "Deadwood Dick, Legend of the West or Them N-----s Went Thataway: the Untold Saga of Nat Love," presented by the only African-American owned/operated theater in the NW. Info: 206-329-3328.

FRIDAY MARCH 17

6 & 9:15 PM, Speakeasy Cafe Backroom, 2304 - 2nd Ave. @ Blanchard. "Free Radio": documentary videos on micropower broadcasting. Fundraiser for Studio X, a new community netcasting facility. Info: 206-736-1400.

& Sat. Mar. 18, 7:30 PM, University Friends Meeting, 4001 9th Ave. NE. "Street Survivors," performance by Seattle Public Theater's Homeless Youth Project. Fri. performance for youth only. Info: 206-328-4848 or spt@scn.org.

SATURDAY MARCH 18

9 AM-6 PM, Mandala Center for Awareness, Transformation, & Action, Seattle. "Taste of T.O.," Theatre of the Oppressed. Community building theater games! Info: 360-297-5059 or Marco59@aol.com.

10:30 AM-12:30 PM, Good Shepherd Center, 4649 Sunnyside Ave. N., Rm 223. "Critical Analysis of Genetically Engineered Food and Agricultural Products." Info: 206-528-2454.

2-5 PM, Greenwood Library, 8016 Greenwood Ave N, bus #5. "Tinto por La Paz (A Cup of Coffee for Peace)," on Columbian coca growers, with Colombian anthropologist Mercedes Ortiz. Info: 206-706-8377.

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

SUNDAY MARCH 19

11 AM, 3842 NE 90th St. Ruth Yarrow of Physicians for Social Responsibility on "Cleaning Up the Radioacitve Hanford Mess," presented by Seattle Women Act for Peace. Info: 206-523-1127.

1 PM, Speakeasy Cafe Backroom, 2304 2nd Ave @ Blanchard. Join Studio X to assign time slots for the new Community Broadcasting Facility. Airing at 87.9 FM from downtown Seattle 4 p.m-midnight (Pacific time), or at http://www.microradio.net. Info: 206-736-1400.

5 PM potluck, 6:30 program, Woodland Park Presbyterian Church, 225 N. 70th @ Greenwood, bus #5. Seattle Chapter Fellowship of Reconciliation meeting with political columnist/radio commentator/ETS! co-editor Geov Parrish, speaking on "Activism & the Media." Info: 206-789-5565.

MONDAY MARCH 20

7:30 PM, Central Lutheran Church, 1710 11th Ave., bus #7, 9, 10, 11, 60. "Street Survivors," performance, see Fri. Mar. 17 listing. Info: 206-328-4848 or spt@scn.org.

TUESDAY MARCH 21

8 AM-3 PM, American Red Cross, 1900 25th Ave. S, bus #48. "Creating Safe Schools for Sexual Minorities" workshop. Sponsored by Seattle Public Schools and Schools Are For Everyone. Info/registration: 206-298-7985.

WEDNESDAY MARCH 22

Noon-1 PM, Mexican Consulate, 3rd @ Blanchard. The Committee Against Repression and for Democracy In Mexico monthly protest. Info: Ryan 425-235-7180 or ryjudge@u.washington.edu.

7 PM, Lesbian Resource Center, 2214 S. Jackson, bus #8, 14, 48. Dr. Patricia Dawson reads from "Forged by the Knife: the Experience of Surgical Residency by a Woman of Color." Info: 206-322-3953.

THURSDAY MARCH 23

7 PM, Seattle Central Community College, 4th floor, Broadway @ Pine, bus #7, 9, 10, 11, 60. People's Coalition for Justice meeting, organizing against police brutality/for a civilian review board. Info: 206-587-2916.

FRIDAY MARCH 24

Through Sun. Mar. 26, Seattle. Nonviolent Conflict Resolution workshop, experiential communication exercises, community building, conflict resolution techniques. Sponsored by Peace Between People. Info: 206-517-4047.

Through Thur. Mar. 30, Boston. "Biodevastation 2000: International Grassroots Gathering on Genetic Engineering: Resistance and Solutions to the Corporate Monopoly on Power, Food and Life." Teach-in/counter-conference/protest at Bio 2000 biotechnology convention. Info: 877-9-RESIST (toll-free), or biod2000@jamaicaplain.com.

SATURDAY MARCH 25

Through Mon. Mar. 27, Tacoma, WA. Actions in solidarity with the locked-out Kaiser aluminum steelworkers. Kaiser is owned by Maxxam Corp., whose Pacific Lumber Co. clearcuts old-growth redwoods. Join a coalition of environmentalists, labor, people of faith, others. Info: http://www.agitprop.org/artandrevolution/kaiser/index.html or 206-632-1656.

TUESDAY MARCH 28

Through Thur. Mar. 30. Colombian labor leader Luis Alfonso Velasquez Rico speaks on repression against trade unionists in Colombia. Info: oakleyruth@igc.org.

3-6 PM, Garfield High School, 23rd & Union, bus #3, 4, 48. "Creating Safe Schools For Sexual Minorities," free workshop for high school staff & youth advocates. Info: to Mr. Fore, Garfield HS, 206-726-6780.

7-9 PM University Heights Center, 5031 University Way NE, Rm. 209, bus #7, 9, 43, 44, 48, 71-73. Green Party of Seattle meeting. Info: 206-264-5110 or http://boutell.com/seagreens.

FRIDAY MARCH 31

& Sat. April 1, UW. Conference on Free Speech; Ralph Nader speaks on Saturday. Friday evening: free speech issues & the WTO. Info: daviso@u.washington.edu.

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.