THURSDAY, OCTOBER 25

Aradia Women's Health Center's 29th Anniversary Celebration Dinner featuring Pulitzer Prize winning author Alice Walker. Bell Harbor Conference Center, Pier 66, Seattle, bus #97. Info: 206-323-9467 or aradiadev@earthlink.net.

6 PM. "South Africa and the Pacific NW, Partnerships and Perspectives." Facilitated by Dr. Chipasha Luchembe of Zambia, who spoke at UW during the anti-apartheid movement. Mt. Zion Church, 1634 19th Ave. (at Madison), bus #8, 11, 48. Info: Dawn Mason, africanevent@msn.com.

6:30 PM, New Hope Baptist Church, 124 21st St. near Yesler, bus # 27, 48. Green Party meeting. Info: 206-264-5110 or sgreens@boutell.com or www.seattlegreens.org.

7 PM. "Do They Really Hate Us?" with Resat Kasaba, Professor of International Studies, UW. Free, part of a weekly series on the Middle East & US intervention. UW, Kane Hall, Room 210. Info: 206-543-4372.

7:30 PM. "Impunity: Guatemala Says No!" with Blanca Hernandez, founding member of the Association of Relatives of the Disappeared, seeking justice for the massacres of the 1980s. Methodist Church, 811 Fifth Ave., enter on Marion St. between 4th and 5th Ave. Info: 206-325-7182.

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 26

Through Sun Oct. 28, Fri 6-10 PM, Sat & Sun 9:30-6. "Anti-Racism For White Folks," featuring Theatre of the Oppressed/Rainbow of Desire processes, no acting "aptitude" needed. $230, some scholarships available. Info: www.mandalaforchange.com or 206-715-3500.

Through Sun. Oct. 28. Student Action With Farmworkers/Sowing Seeds for Change Conference. Chemeketa Community College, Salem, Oregon. Info: 503-982-0243 or C_Villanueva00@hotmail.com.

6:15 PM potluck dinner, 7PM presentation."Sanctioned Suffering? Analyzing the Health Effects of Comprehensive Economic Sanctions." Public health consequenses of economic sanctions on Iraq, Cuba, Haiti, and Serbia; relevance to the present crisis in Afghanistan. Presented by the NW Int'l Health Action Coalition. UW Health Sciences Center, K Wing Auditorium, K-069, south campus. Directions: www.washington.edu/home/maps/southcentral.html, Info: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/nihac/files/Sanctions_Event_Flyer.pdf

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 27

Free Breast Exams and Mammograms for low-income women ages 40-64, plus a Woman's Health Fair. Appointment required, call 425-861-3858. Spanish language info: 425-881-1618. Women's Clinic, Overlake Hospital Medical Center, 1051 116th Ave. NE, Suite 200, Bellevue.

10 AM-Noon. Community Forum with Congressman McDermott on Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) Reauthorization. Central Area Motivation Program,722 18th Ave. (between Cherry and Columbia), bus #3, 4. Info: Statewide Poverty Action Network 206-694-6794 or julillyk@fremontpublic.org.

6:30 PM. Fun/fundraising auction for the Fellowship of Reconciliation. Great art, homecooked food, exotic excursions. Woodland Park Presbyterian Church, 225 N 70th near Greenwood, bus #5. Info: 206-789-5565.

7:30 PM Chiapas Media Project video screening and discussion with founder and director Alexandra Halkin at the Seattle Independent Media Center, 1415 Third Avenue. The Chiapas Media Project is a bi-national partnership that provides video equipment, computers and training, enabling marginalized indigenous communities in southern Mexico to create their own media. Donations accepted. Info: Megan Histand 206.324.2379, mlhistand@hotmail.com

SUNDAY, OCTOBER 28

Noon, SCCC, Broadway & Pine. 18th Annual Black College Fair, with historically Black colleges and universities. Info: 206-329-9107 or collegefair@hotmail.com or www.scn.org/collegefair/.

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 31

8 PM-12 AM Benefit Dance for Community Coalition for Environmental Justice Music by Eduardo Mendonca and Show Brazil at Aerie #1 (Seattle Eagles) 6205 Corson Ave. S. (in Georgetown) $12 in advance, $15 at the door Buy tickets at CCEJ: 105 14th Ave Suite 3-C, Seattle; Caffe' Brazil: 5259 Univ. Wy NE, Seattle; La Espanola: 13433 NE 20th, Bellevue For more info: 206-720-0285 or email: justice@ccej.org

THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 1

Deadline for application to participate in Witness for Peace Labor & Environmental Delegation to Colombia. Info: 919-856-9568 or RPhares105@aol.com or www.witnessforpace.org.

6:30 PM. "Intimate Dynamics: Relationships, Family, Domestic Violence, etc." For gay/lesbian/bisexual/transgender/questioning People of Color/Mixed Race People only. POCAAN (People of Color Against AIDS Network), 607 19th Ave. E. Info: 206-354-7547 or curio_productions@hotmail.com.

7 PM. "Conceptions and Misconceptions of Women In The Middle East" with Paula Holmes Eber, Department of Anthropology. Free. UW, Kane Hall, Room 210. Info: 206-543-4372.

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 3

9:45 AM-4 PM. "Building Bridges" conference with the Washington Coalition to Abolish the Death Penalty. Guest speakers include Don Cabana, retired warden from Mississippi, author of Death at Midnight: Confessions of an Executioner. Cedar Park Church, 16300 112th Ave. NE, Bothell. Info: 206-622-8952 or www.scn.org/wcadp.

NARAL, National Abortion Rights Action League Liberty Ball and Auction. Info: 206-624-1990.

7-9 PM Two films, "Hollywood Harems," shows the Hollywood protrayal of Middle Eastern women through film clips from the 1920's through the 1980's, "Hanan Ashrawi: A Woman of Her Time" explores the life of this political activist, writer and mother- all against the backdrop of challenges facing the Palestinians in the struggle to build a viable state. Seattle Independent Media Center, 1415 3rd Ave. Seattle. Sponsored by Dyke Community Activists.

SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 4

12:30 PM. Middle Eastern Luncheon with Ed Mast and Linda Bevis on "Violence and Non-Violence in Palestine," benefits Palestinian Medical Relief. Make reservations by Oct 28. Bloedel Hall, St. Mark's Cathedral, 1245 10th Ave. E, bus #7. Info: 206-323-0300.

TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 6

7 AM-8 PM. Election Day, at a polling place near you. Vote or don't vote, and complain either way!

WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 7

And Thurs. Nov. 8. 9 AM-5 PM. Undoing Racism Workshop, Participants are asked to commit to the full two days. Training conducted by the People's Institute for Survival and Beyond. Info: 206-615-0982 or blair.kreuzer@ci.seattle.wa.us.

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.

VOLUNTEERUS CHOMPUS

This week's ETS! volunteer needs:

* Distributors for Eastside, Ravenna, Beacon Hill, South County * Ad Salespeople

* Help with organizing benefits (bands welcome!)

Call or e-mail us: 206-903-9461 or ets@scn.org. Or stop by, 7 PM on 2nd Wednesdays at the Independent Media Center, 1415 3rd Ave.

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