THURSDAY, OCTOBER 26

6:30 PM, Downtown Human Services, 115 Prefontaine Place S (3rd & Yesler). Joe Szwaja for Congress work party. Info: www.joeforcongress.org, 206-633-2464.

6:3-10 PM, Independent Media Center, 1415 3rd Ave @ Pike St. "Interlocking Oppressions," Urban Action School class with Margo Adair. Info: www.urbanaction.org.

7:30 PM, General Radical Women Meeting. Dinner, with vegetarian option, available at 6:30PM for a $6.50 donation. New Freeway Hall, 5018 Rainier Ave. S., Seattle. Information, rides or childcare, call 206-722-6057 or 722-2453. Everyone welcome. Wheelchair accessible.

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 27

6-10 PM, Yesler Community Center, 10th Ave & Yesler, bus #27. "Theater of Liberation," Urban Action School class. Info: 206-464-9129.

6-7:30 PM, St. Joseph's Church, 732 18th Ave E at Aloha, bus #12. Nonviolence Training especially for protesting the School of the Americas, Info: 425-743-5914.

7:30 PM, St. Joseph's Church, 732 18th Ave E at Aloha. Father Roy Bourgeois, founder of the School of the Americas Watch, speaks on upcoming protests against the SOA, Nov. 18-19 in Ft. Benning Georgia. Info: 206-663-2772 .

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 28

9 AM-1 PM, North Seattle Community College, room # LB1141. "Making the Criminal Justice System Work for You", hosted by King County Civil Rights Commission; Spanish, Korean translation available. Participants include Mothers for Police Accountability. Info: 206-296-8610.

9:30 AM-6 PM, Bellarmine Prep High School, 2300 S. Washington (@ Union), Tacoma. Non-violence training/puppet making for protest against the SOA. Info: 253-572-6582. Father Roy Bourgeois, speaks at 7:30 (see Fri. Oct. 27). Info: 253-627-4347.

10 AM-6 PM, Museum of History & Industry, 2700 24th Ave E, bus #43, 48. "Community Shaped by Salmon; Asian-Pacific Americans, Social Justice, & Environmental Stewardship". Info: 206-623-5124, ext. 114 or tkim@wingluke.org.

11 AM-3 PM, Independent Media Center, 1415 3rd Ave (@ Pike St.). "Justice Organizing for Tenants," Urban Action School class. Info: www.urbanaction.org or 206-464-9129.

7 PM, 911 Media Arts Center, 117 Yale N. "Some Ground To Stand On," a portrait of working class lesbian activist Blue Lunden and two other films. Sponsored by Dyke Community Activists and Outfront Labor Coalition/Pride at Work/AFL-CIO, as a benefit for the Asian Lesbian & Bisexual Alliance. $5-10 sliding scale.

SUNDAY, OCTOBER 29

10 AM-5 PM, Seattle. "Investigating Corporate Power," Urban Action School. Info: 206-723-4276.

10 AM-4 PM, 16159 Clear Creek Rd NW, Poulsbo. Ground Zero Center planning party for the Martin Luther King Day anti-nuclear action at Bangor Sub Base. Info: 360-377-2586.

MONDAY, OCTOBER 30

7 PM, Wallingford United Methodist Church, 2115 N. 42nd St., bus #16, 44. "East Timor: A New Nation Struggles". Info: 206-547-7735 or www.seattleforeastttimor.org.

THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 2

5-6:30 PM, UW School of Social Work, 4105 15th Ave NE, rm. 305. Joe Szwaja, Green Party congressional candidate. Info: 206-522-9384 or www.joeforcongress.org.

6:30-8 PM, A.M.E. Zion Church, Social Hall, 1716 23rd (@ Olive), bus #48. Michael Randall Ealy Social Justice Foundation meeting, seeking justice for those killed in Seattle Police custody. Info: 206-320-7069 or opealy@uswest.net.

7 PM, SCCC, Broadway @ Pine, rm. 1110, bus #7, 9, 10. "A Night with the Elders," long-term activists, including Aaron Dixon, Seattle Black Panther Party founder. Info: 206-632-0662 ext. 86 or delilaleber@prodigy.net.

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 4

10 AM-Noon, & Sat Nov. 11, & 18, Seattle. "Express Yourself: Finding Your Voice Through Poetry," Urban Action School. Info: 206-464-9129.

10 AM-4:30PM, St. Edward School, 4212 S. Mead St. "Discovering a Voice for Justice: Young Adults Advocating for Social Change" with Kevin Danaher of Global Exchange & Paul Loeb, author of "Soul of a Citizen"." Info: 206-223-1138 or ipjc@igc.org.

10 AM-1:30 PM, Yesler Community Center, 10th Ave & Yesler, bus #27. "Politicizing The Everyday," Urban Action School. Info: www.urbanaction.org.

10:30 AM, 4400 Stone Way N, bus #44. OWL (Older Women's League) meeting with teacher/activist Nancy Amidei. Info: 206-781-6679.

8:30-10 PM, Seattle Public Access TV ch. 29/77. Green Party Presidential Candidate Ralph Nader's Key Arena speech. Info: edmays@igc.org.

SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 5

Noon-4 PM, Community Action Network, 115 Prefontaine (3rd & Yesler). "Consensus: A Powerful Decision-Making Tool," Urban Action School class. Info: 206-464-9129.

TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 7

7 AM - 8 PM, GENERAL ELECTION.

7 PM, ETS! Production Gathering: Come stuff, mail, converse and get involved. Independent Media Center, 1415 3rd Avenue.

WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 8

7 PM, Labor Temple, 2800 1st Ave. Labor Party Forum: "Election 2000, Which Way for Labor?" Info: 206-382-5712.

7 PM, Independent Media Center, 1415 3rd Ave (@ Pike St.). "Drop-in Tech-Help" with Red Cursor Collective. Info: http://riseup.net/techsalon.

For an excellent and much, much longer compilation of upcoming and ongoing progressive events in Seattle, check out Jean Buskin's Peace Calendar: www.scn.org/activism/calendar/ or e-mail her at bb369@scn.org.