THURSDAY, JUNE 21

through Sat. June 23, Howard Johnson Plaza Hotel in Everett. Pride At Work national AFL-CIO GLBT conference; featured speakers include Tom Ammiano, Linda Chavez-Thompson, and queer labor organizers from Brazil, Costa Rica, & South Africa. Info http://www.prideatwork.org; 206-937-7242; or 202-637-5014.

7-9 PM, Garfield Community Center, 2323 E. Cherry. Community Forum on racial profiling, held by the Seattle City Council's Task Force on Racial Profiling to discuss their work to date and to ask the public for comments, ideas and suggestions. Also: Sat. June 23, 1-4 PM at Gethsemane Lutheran Church, 911 Stewart St.; and Tues. June 26, 7-9 PM at North Seattle Community College, 9600 College Way N. Info: Pat Champion, 206-682-3620.

7 PM, Univ. of Washington's Johnson Hall, Rm 101; "American Dream," about 1980s strike at Midwest Hormel plant, followed by discussion of situation of teaching assistants at UW. Donations will benefit hardship fund of GSEAC.

7-10 PM, Internet-organized solstice boycott of electricity use. Don't tune in, don't turn on, and don't give your money to Dick Cheney's buddies!

FRIDAY, JUNE 22

6-8 PM, Douglass Truth Library, 23rd & Yesler; Special Justice Passage Meeting, working to undo racism in the criminal justice system. Info: http://www.justicepassage.org; KTITCH@seattleu.edu; 425-334-4822.

7:30 PM, 915 E. Pine St., 4th fl.; Mandala Center for Awareness, Transformation, & Action presents Forum Theater, Interactive Performance and Community Dialogue, a participatory event; the culmination of a week-long intensive training in Theatre of the Oppressed. No advance reservations, arrive early for a seat. Info: 206-715-3500 or marc@mandalaforchange.com.

SATURDAY, JUNE 23

8 AM-9 PM, The Evergreen State College Tacoma Campus. Puget Sound Solidarity Conference, aimed at bringing together representatives of defined organizations or affinity groups. Sponsored by the Puget Sound Global Action Network. $25, for conference registration materials contact Steve: unterwegs78@hotmail.com.

6-10 PM, Washington Hall, 153 14th Ave. Seattle Tenants Union hosts a Feast for Fairness benefit dinner concert. Musical entertainment of Freestyle Candela, Afro Cuban music led by guitarist Leif Totusek; $25, purchase tickets with a credit card 206-722-6848x109, or send check to The Tenants Union, 3902, S. Ferdinand St., Seattle, WA 98118, attn: Feast.

SUNDAY, JUNE 24

11 AM Pride '01: Seattle's annual Gay/Lesbian/Bisexual/Transgender Pride celebration! March from Pike & Broadway, all afternoon rally & festival @ Volunteer Park. Everyone welcome--it's a blast! Info Freedom Day Committee 206-324-0405; www.seattlepride.org.

MONDAY, JUNE 25

through June 29, Capitol Hill: Theatre of the Oppressed "Rainbow of Desire" training. No public performance; $280 registration; some scholarship available. Info: http://www.mandalaforchange.com; 360-344-3435; or marc@mandalaforchange.com.

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 27

6:30-8 PM, Gethsemane Lutheran Church, 911 Stewart St., bus #2. Hate crimes forum, sponsored by the Seattle Commission for Sexual Minorities. Info: 206-684-4540.

THURSDAY, JUNE 28

5:30 PM, Central Lutheran Church Parish Hall, 1710 11th Ave., bus # 7, 9, 10, 60. "Colombia: First Victim of the US/Andean War," with Andrew Miller, Amnesty International; Ginny Nicarthy, Witness for Peace; Sanho Tree, Institute for Policy Studies. Info: 206-329-3114.

6:30-8:45 PM, New Hope Baptist Church, 124 21st St., one block north of Yesler, bus #27, 48. Green Party of Seattle monthly general meeting. Info: 206-264-5110; sgreens@boutell.com; http://www.seattlegreens.org.

7 PM, St, Mark's Cathedral, 1245 10th Ave. E., bus #7, 9. "World Peace: The Case for Working at Home," with Janet Chisholm, national Fellowship of Reconciliation acting director. Info: 425-641-9247 or 206-270-9170.

7-8:30 PM, Gethsemane Lutheran Church, 911 Stewart St, bus #2. "Community Forum on How to File Effective Police Complaints." Sponsored by the Seattle Office for Civil Rights. Info: 206-684-4540.

FRIDAY, JUNE 29

7:00-9:30 PM, Langston Hughes Cultural Center, 104 17th Ave. S. (@ Yesler), bus #27. Fundraiser for Urgent Africa. African dinner, music, dance. Traditional music from Senegal, Mali, Guinea & Zimbabwe. Donation: Dinner $7, performance $20 general, $10 students/seniors. Info: urgentafrica@excite.com or 206-709-1404.

Through July 2, Seabeck Conference Center, Seabeck WA. "A Peace Odyssey," annual Fellowship of Reconciliation Regional Conference. Info: 206-789-5565.

SATURDAY, JUNE 30

& Sat July 7, Noon-4 PM, Independent Media Center, 3rd & Pike. Problems in Labor History, an Urban Action School workshop. June 30: Survey of 20th century American Labor History, focus on racism, sexism, and radicalism. July 7: problems in the contemporary labor movement, privatization, and information technology. Info: 206-860-3938 or sagew@mac.com.

Noon, FBI Headquarters, 1110-3rd Ave. @ Spring. Protest & march to Westlake Center against FBI abuse, for Leonard Peltier. Info: 206-325-0085 or bayou@blarg.net or http://www.freepeltier.org.

2-5 PM, Seattle Labor Temple, 2800 1st Ave. "Tinto por la Paz/Alternatives to a Militarized War on Drugs" with Sanho Tree, director of the Drug Policy Project at the Institute for Policy Studies. Info: 206-567-5610.

TUESDAY, JULY 3

Through July 7, Seattle. "Facing Tomorrow: Breaking New Ground," national conference hosted by the Northwest Rainbow Alliance of the Deaf. Info: http://www.nwrad.org/Seattle2001/index.html.

TUESDAY, JULY 10

6:30 PM, Trinity United Methodist Church, 6512 23rd Ave. NW, bus #18, 75. Potluck for the progressive community, no formal agenda, no formal speakers, just good food & friends. Time for brief announcements/table space for leaflets. Info: 206-632-7828 or seattlepotluck@yahoo.com.

WEDNESDAY, JULY 11

ExxonMobil International Day of Action, at "your local ExxonMobil gas station, refinery, or corporate office." Part of an int'l campaign against ANWR drilling and the "greenhouse gangsters" of the world's largest, and one of the world's more predatory, corporations. Info: Pressure Point, 206-325-6021; www.PressurePoint.org.

7 PM, Independent Media Center, 1415 3rd Ave. near Pike St. ETS! monthly editorial/business meeting. Get involved! Info: 206-903-9461 or 206-324-5369.

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.