WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 13

4:30 PM. Silent vigil with members of St. Therese Church, the US should give up bombing for Lent! Wear black, no signs. Federal Building Plaza, 2nd & Marion.

7 PM. Monthly business/editorial meeting for Eat the State! Note new location: Univ. Baptist Church, NE 47th & 12th Ave. NE, 3rd Floor (the NACC/SDC offices), in the U-District. Info: 206-903-9461 or ets@scn.org.

5:30 PM. John Judge speaks on 911 and the National Security Apparatus. Ethnic Cultural Center, 3931 Brooklyn NE, U-District. Sponsored by Network X. Info: 206-783-6912 or netxtv@yahoo.com.

THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 14

5 PM. Peace vigil/leafletting to stop the war on Afghanistan, by Women in Black. Westlake Park, 4th & Pine. Info: seattlewomeninblack@yahoo.com or 206-208-9715.

7 PM. John Judge speaks on 911 and the National Security Apparatus. Peace Café, 5828 Roosevelt Way NE, U-District. Sponsored by Network X. Info: 206-783-6912 or netxtv@yahoo.com.

FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 15

10 AM. John Judge speaks on 911 and the National Security Apparatus. Seattle Central Community College, Broadway & Pine, Capitol Hill. Info: 206-783-6912 or netxtv@yahoo.com.

7 PM. "People and the Land: Daily Experiences in Occupied Palestine," a film on the US connection, history and context. Discussion follows. $5 donation. Seattle Independent Media Center, 1415 3rd Ave., downtown. Info: palestinejustice@yahoo.com.

SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 16

2:30 PM. 911 Aftermath and Its Implications. Featured speakers include John Judge, Ed Mast, Linda Bevis, and Anthony Walters. Kane Hall, Room 120, Univ. of WA. Sponsored by Network X and UW Black Students Union, info: 206-783-6912 or netxtv@yahoo.com.

4 PM. Peace vigil/leafletting to stop the "War on Terrorism" and defend civil liberties. Westlake Park, 4th & Pine. Info: Peace and Justice Alliance at 206-527-8050.

SUNDAY, FEVRUARY 17

3 PM. Memorial service for peace and social justice activist Marge Lueders who died Jan 22. Marge edited the Church Council of Greater Seattle newsletter, was active with the Gray Panthers, and was a radio and print media commentator. University Unitarian Church, 6556 35th Ave. NE.

MONDAY, FEBRUARY 18

10 AM. Save Our State (SOS) Rally in Olympia; labor, churches, activists, and social service advocates protest the state budget's impact on poor and working families. The message: don't balance the budget on the backs of the poor and working families! Info and carpooling: 206-461-3865.

TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 19

7 PM. Green Party of the 36th District general meeting, 2226 NW 60th St. Includes an update on instant runoff voting--a voting reform issue that's being considered by the state legislature. Info: jodyhaug@hotmail.com.

7 PM. White Women Organizing Against Racism meeting, Labor Employment Law Offices, Rainier Oven Building, 12th Ave. S. & S. Jackson, Info: 206-860-1400 ext. 4 or Kristyn@lelo.org.

7 PM. Green Party Of E. King County monthly meeting, the Eastside's newest political party! Redmond Public Library. Info: hayden@rcia.com or 425-831-6086.

WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 20

12:30 PM. Speak-Out in Solidarity with Muslim, Arab, & South Asian Immigrants, sponsored by UW Coalition Against the War, Univ. of WA Campus, Red Square.

5:30 PM. Educational forum on the arrests, interrogations and detentions of Muslim, Arab, & South Asian immigrants. Co-sponsored by ACLU at UW, Hate Free Zone Campaign & Refuse & Resist! Johnson Hall, Room 101, UW Campus.

THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 21

5 PM. Peace vigil/leafletting to stop the war on Afghanistan, by Women in Black. Westlake Park, 4th & Pine. Info: seattlewomeninblack@yahoo.com or 206-208-9715.

6 PM. "Girls To The Rescue," benefit for the Lakota People on the Pine Ridge Reservation. Music by Seattle Women in Rhythm & Blues, Looking for Sailors, Tracy Reynolds, The Skunks, and Junkyard Jane. $10 donation. Saffron Cow, 9261 45th Ave. SW, West Seattle. Info: 206-923-1729.

FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 22

Through Thurs. Feb. 28. "Life and Debt," documentary by Stephanie Black, narration by Jamaica Kincaid. A film about "free trade," shows the link between IMF policies and decimation of local agriculture/economy in Jamaica. Varsity Theater, 4329 University Way NE. Info: 206-632-3131 or www.lifeanddebt.org/.

7 PM. The Palestine Solidarity Committee presents "The Third Force," an eyewitness account of Palestine in December 2001, film by Tyson Smith, and report by Trevor Baumgartner [ed. note: Trevor's articles have appeared in the last three issues of Eat the State!; here's your chance to talk to him!]. $5 donation. Seattle Independent Media Center, 1415 3rd Ave., downtown. Info: palestinejustice@yahoo.com.

SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 23

1 PM. "Keeping America Safe and Free: Civil Liberties and National Security," ACLU annual meeting. Workshops on the "USA Patriot" act, ethnic profiling, right to dissent. Suggested donation $5. UW School of Law, Condon Hall, 1100 NE Campus Parkway. Info: 206-624-2184.

4 PM. Peace vigil/leafletting to stop the "War on Terrorism" and defend civil liberties. Westlake Park, 4th & Pine. Info: Peace and Justice Alliance at 206-527-8050.

Fundraising dinner for social justice groups: the Independent Media Center, New Roadmap Foundation, Zero Population Growth of Seattle, Culture Change Magazine, Non-Violent Action Community of Cascadia, Seattle Green Party, and NW Environmental Education Council. Sliding scale $100-$1000 per plate. Location, time & reservations: 206-632-6877.

SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 24

5:30 PM. The Seattle Labor Chorus 2002 Family Sing-A-Long. Bring a potluck dish to share, musical instruments and favorite songs. $10 Donation; kids, unemployed or over 65, free. Tully's (former Rainier Brewery), 3100 Airport Way S. Info/reservations: 206-723-6511.

TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 26

7:30 PM. "The Historical Case For Reparations." Miller Community Center, 19th Ave. E. & E. John St. Info: African American/Jewish Coalition for Justice at 206-781-6654.

WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 27

6 PM. Washington Coalition to Abolish the Death Penalty's annual Abolition Day Dinner, with Stephen Bright of the Southern Center for Human Rights. RSVP by Feb 22. Tickets $50+. Town Hall, 1119 8th Ave. Info: 206-622-8952 or www.abolishdeathpenalty.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.