THURSDAY, MARCH 30

7-9 PM, DHSC, 115 Prefontaine Pl. S, south of 3rd and Yesler. Seattle IMF/World Bank planning meeting. Help plan demonstrations, actions, etc. opposing the IMF and World Bank's spring meetings in Washington, D.C., April 16-17.

FRIDAY, MARCH 31

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

SATURDAY, APRIL 1

Portland, OR. Alliance for Sustainable Jobs & the Environment's 1st membership meeting. ASJE is the coalition of environmentalists working to save redwood forests, & steelworkers locked out of Kaiser Aluminum for 15 months; Maxxam Corp. owns the aluminum plants & acres of old-growth redwoods. Info: www.asje.org.

& Sun. Apr. 2. Progressive Leadership Institute/campaign management for community activists. Co-sponsored by Green Party of Seattle and Seattle Progressive Coalition. Info: 206-328-8951 or firestone@w-link.net.

4 PM, Keystone Congregational Church, 5019 Keystone Pl. N., bus #16. Interfaith Network of Concern for the People of Iraq meeting. Info: 206-522-4934.

4-7 PM, Lambert House, meeting about The Safe Schools Coalition's Community Access Project, assessing how friendly various service agencies are to sexual minority youth. Please RSVP to Steve or Colin, Lambert House, 206-322-2515 or SteveLMS@aol.com.

7 PM, Central Lutheran Church, 1710 11th Ave., bus #7, 9, 10, 60. Folksinger Tom Rawson & Klapa DoWopPella in concert, to benefit Fellowship of Reconciliation. Info: 206-789-5565.

7-11 PM, Good Will Literacy Center, S. Dearborn & Rainier Ave. S., bus #7, 42. Cuba Salsa Dance "Bust the Blockade," benefits the Everywoman 2000 Delegation to Cuba. Sponsored by LELO. Info: 206-860-1400.

SUNDAY, APRIL 2

& subsequent Sundays, 5:30-7 PM, Occidental Park, Pioneer Square, join Food Not Bombs for a good meal. Your presence will discourage police actions against Seattle's homeless advocacy project.

MONDAY, APRIL 3

6 PM, Ethnic Cultural Center, 3931 Brooklyn Ave. NE. Seattle Colombia Committee meeting; help oppose U.S. military aid to Colombia. Info: 206-923-2669.

TUESDAY, APRIL 4

7 PM, Univ. Baptist Church, 4554 12th Ave. NE. Monthly business meeting for Eat the State! Come opine, meet, volunteer. How do we do it every week? People like you--come be one of us! Info: 206-215-1156.

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 5

7 PM, Labor Temple, Hall 8, 2800 1st Ave. Latino Workers meeting for better wages, medical insurance, pensions. Spanish with translation to English available. Info: 800-202-1433.

THURSDAY, APRIL 6

6:30-8 PM, A.M.E. Zion Church, 1716 23rd Ave. (at Olive), bus #8, 48. "Michael Randall Ealy Social Justice Foundation" seeking justice for the death of Michael Randall Ealy, & others who have died in police custody. Info: 206-320-7069 or opealy@uswest.net.

7:30 PM, Covenant House/Campus Christian Ministry, 4525 19th Ave. NE. "Street Survivors," performance by Seattle Public Theater's Homeless Youth/Theater of Liberation project. Pay what you can, suggested donation $15-25. Info: 206-328-4848 or spt@scn.org.

FRIDAY, APRIL 7

7 PM, Speakeasy Backroom, 2304 2nd Ave. (at Blanchard). "First the WTO--NOW THE WORLD BANK!" Send-off for activists bringing non-violent direct action to Washington, D.C., challenging the next meeting of the International Monetary Fund & World Bank. Featuring: video showing of "Global Village or Global Pillage?" and a discussion with Geov Parrish, ETS! co-editor. Benefit for Eat the State! Info: 206-215-1156 or valeriej@speakeasy.org.

SATURDAY, APRIL 8

Through Sat. April 15, Caravans to Washington D.C. to challenge the IMF & World Bank meeting! Organized by the Direct Action Network and the Mobilization for Global Justice. Info: 202-IMF-BANK, or agj@igc.org, or www.A16.org.

1 PM, Univ. Friends Center, 4001 9th Ave. NE, War Tax Resistance Workshop, 50% of the federal budget is spent every year on military expenditures past, present and future. If you work for peace, don't pay for war. Meet, share info, and support one another. Sponsored by the Nonviolent Action Community of Cascadia, 206-547-0952 or cmtc@igc.org.

1-7 PM, Lesbian Resource Center, 2214 South Jackson, bus #14, 48. Free or reduced price mammograms and pap smear exams, especially important for women over 40! Info: 206-323-6540.

SUNDAY, APRIL 9

4:30 PM, Garfield Community Center, 23rd & Cherry, bus #3, 48. Mothers for Police Accountability hosts the Paul Robeson Justice Awards. Info: 206-329-2033.

6:30 PM, Univ. of WA, Condon Hall, Room 109, Sonia Jacobs, exonerated former death row inmate, speaking out against the Death Penalty, sponsored by UW Amnesty International and The Innocence Project NW. Info: Alice Curtis 360-943-4076.

MONDAY, APRIL 10

6-8 PM, Pike Market Senior Center, 1931 1st Ave., enter on Virginia St. Tenant Organizing meeting sponsored by the Tenants Union. Info: 206-722-6848 ext. 102.

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 12

7-9 PM, 1307 13th Ave. S. Homestead Community Land Trust general meeting. Land trusts are one tool to prevent the loss of low income housing. Info: 206-324-6822.

THURSDAY, APRIL 13

7 PM, SCCC, Broadway at Pine, bus #7, 9, 10, 60. People's Coalition for Justice meeting, organizing against police brutality and for a Civilian Review Board. Info: American Friends Service Committee, 206-632-0500, ext. 14.

FRIDAY, APRIL 14

& April 15, Univ. of CA, Santa Cruz, "The Color of Violence: Violence against Women of Color" conference. Keynote speakers: Angela Davis and Haunani Kay Trask. Info: Andrea Smith at 831-460-1856 or andysm@cats.ucsc.edu

SUNDAY, APRIL 16

& April 17, Washington, D.C., protest the spring meetings of the IMF and the World Bank. Includes massive rally at IMF headquarters on April 16. Info: http://www.50years.org, Global Exchange at 415-255-7296 ext. 254, or 50 Years is Enough Network at 202-IMF-BANK.

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.