WEDNESDAY DECEMBER 5

5-7 PM. Sidran Truth Squad celebration/fundraiser! Pazzo's, 2703 Eastlake Ave. E. (@ Louisa St.), bus #66, 70, 71, 72, 73. Info: jvf4119@zipcon.net.

6:30-8:30. United for a Fair Economy monthly meeting, and presentation on the effect of status and economic inequality on public health. Douglass Truth Public Library, 23rd Ave. & Yesler Way. Info: Lois Canright, 206-910-8296.

THURSDAY DECEMBER 6

5-6 PM, and each Thursday. Peace Vigil and leafleting to stop the war on Afghanistan, with Women in Black. Women wear black; men welcome to leaflet. Westlake Park arch, 4th and Pine. Info: seattlewomeninblack@yahoo.com or 206-208-9715.

6:30-8 PM. Michael Randall Ealy Social Justice Foundation meeting, working for justice for the death of Michael Randall Ealy and others, killed while in custody of the Seattle Police Department. A.M.E. Zion Church, 1716 23rd at Olive, bus #8, 48. Info: 206-320-7069 or opealy@uswest.net.

FRIDAY DECEMBER 7

9 AM-9 PM. "Envision a World Without Racism." Community festival: workshops, food, music, strategies for action. Info: exactimundo18@hotmail.com.

6-10 PM. Benefit Auction for refugee communities in Chiapas, Mexico, hosted by the Committee Against Repression/For Democracy In Mexico. Covenant House, 4525 19th Ave. NE. Info: Siobhan_STOP@rocketmail.com or 206-329-5770.

7 PM. Muslim Women Film Series: "Four Women of Egypt", documentary on contemporary Egypt. 9 PM: "Don't Ask Why" follows 17 year-old Anousheh of Karachi, Pakistan, who refuses to accept the restrictions of her religion and culture. Followed by "A Tajik Woman." 911 Media Arts Center, Yale & Eastlake & Virginia, bus #66. Info: arahnousheen@hotmail.com or 206-682-6552 or www.911media.org.

9 PM. Home Alive benefit with Studfinder, Tales From the Birdbath, Bad Girls. 21 and over, ID required, $5. Industrial Coffee, 5503 Airport Way S., Georgetown, bus #60, 130. Info: 206-763-0354.

SATURDAY DECEMBER 8

11 AM-5 PM. "Making Friends, Making Enemies: Patterns in US Foreign Policy," honoring International Human Rights Day. Keynote at noon with Stephen Zunes. Sponsored by Seattle International Human Rights Coalition. University Friends Center, 4001 9th Ave. NE, bus #66. Info: 206-547-7735 or 206-325-5494.

4 PM. "On Boys, Girls, and the Veil." Young men and women talk about the "hijab" and its social implications. Part of the Muslim Women Film Series. Independent Media Center, 1415 3rd Ave. Info: farahnousheen@hotmail.com or 206-262-0721, or www.seattle.indymedia.org.

7 PM. "Benaat Chicago: Growing Up Arab and Female in Chicago," documentary film, part of the Muslim Women Film series. Panel discussion follows. Indy Media Center, 1415 3rd Ave. Info: see above listing.

9 PM. Benefit for "Eat the State!" with the Zillionaires, The Valley, Me Infecto, and St. Louis Smiles. $6 suggested. 21 and over, ID required. Industrial Coffee, 5503 Airport Way S., Georgetown, bus #60, 130. Info: 206-763-0354.

SUNDAY DECEMBER 9

5-6:30 PM. Human Rights Day commemoration with Loung Ung, author of "First They Killed My Father: a Daughter of Cambodia Remembers." Ms. Ung is also National Spokesperson for the Campaign for a Landmine Free World. Rainier Valley Cultural Center, 3515 S. Alaska, bus #7, 39. Info: 206-684-4537 or kristin.distelhorst@ci.seattle.wa.us.

5 PM. Benefit Concert for Childhaven with guitarist Michael Powers and vocalist Nadine Shanti. Childhaven helps abused and neglected children heal and break the cycle of domestic violence. Bellevue Community College, Carlson Theatre, 3000 Landerholm Circle. Info: 425-486-4885 or nshanti@gly.com or www.shantibrook.com.

SUNDAY DECEMBER 9

7 PM. "Against The War: Service of Lamentation and Hope." Trinity United Methodist Church, 6512 23rd Ave. NW, bus #18. Info: 206-784-2227 or oddrev@earthlink.net.

TUESDAY DECEMBER 11

6:30-8 PM. Community Meeting with the Seattle Police Department's Office of Professional Accountability (OPA), Seattle's new civilian-led body that whitewashes police conduct. Rainier Beach Community Center, 8825 Rainier Ave. S, bus #7, 9, 42, 106. Info: 206-615-1566 or www.cityofseattle.net/police/OPA/Communityoutreach.html.

7-9 PM. "Civil Liberties or Public Safety? Changes Since September 11th/ What to Expect in the Future of Immigration in America" community forum. Bellevue Art Museum, 510 Bellevue Way NE. Info: 425-453-1223 or www.bellevuedowntown.com.

7 PM. Monthly business/editorial meeting for Eat the State!, the very publication you're consuming right now. Come opine, meet, volunteer. Independent Media Center, 1415 3rd Ave. at Pike St. Info: 206-903-9461 or ets@scn.org.

WEDNESDAY DECEMBER 12

7-9 PM. Women's meeting Against the war in Afghanistan and the increasing erosion of civil liberties in the US. Lesbian Resource Center, 2124 S. Jackson St. All women welcome! Co-sponsored by Dyke Community Activists and the Lesbian Resource Center. Info: 206-325-4061; dykeactivist@hotmail.com.

SATURDAY DECEMBER 15

Kick The Can! Protest Exploitation of Farmers--Nationwide Day of Action Against Folgers. Campaign info: www.globalexchange.org/economy/coffee/folgers.html or melissa@globalexchange.org or 415-255-7296 ext. 245.

SUNDAY DECEMBER 16

1-2:30 PM. Bob Shimabukuro reads from his just published history, "Born in Seattle: The Campaign for Japanese American Redress." Take Another Look Books, 5023 Rainier Ave. S., bus #7. Info: 206-721-1022 or books@takeanotherlook.com or ://abebooks.com/home/takelookbooks/.

5-8 PM. Seattle Fellowship Of Reconciliation Holiday Party/Potluck. Woodland Park Presbyterian Church, 225 N. 70th near Greenwood, bus #5. Info: 206-789-5565.

MONDAY DECEMBER 17

6:30-8:30 PM. Seattle CISPES (Committee in Solidarity with the People of El Salvador) monthly meeting. Washington Alliance for Immigrant and Refugee Justice, 606 Maynard Ave. S. #252, bus #7, 14, 36. Info: seacispes@igc.org or 206-325-5494 or www.cispes.org.

TUESDAY DECEMBER 18

6:30-9:30 PM. "Night With the Elders." Learn/ dialogue with three of our community's long-time activists. Hosted by the People's Coalition for Justice. SCCC, room 1110, Broadway at Pine, bus #7, 9, 10, 11, 60. Info: 206-632-0500x12.

6:30-8 PM. Meeting of Justice Passage, working to undo racism in the criminal justice system with specific focus on African Americans. CAMP, 722 18th Ave. near Columbia. Info: 425-334-4822 or justicepassage@hotmail.com or www.justicepassage.org.

7-9 PM. White Women Organizing Against Racism meeting. Labor Employment Law Offices, 12th & Jackson, bus #7, 9, 14, 36. Info: 206-860-1400x4 or Kristyn@lelo.org.

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.