WEDNESDAY, MARCH 13

7 PM. Human and Civil Rights in Kashmir: the Pakistan-India Conflict, with Jeff Siddiqui, The Peace Cafe, 5828 Roosevelt Way NE. Sponsored by Peace and Justice Alliance, info: 206-529-8081.

7 PM. Eat the State! monthly business and editorial meeting. Come opine, meet, volunteer. Univ. Baptist Church, NE 47th and 12th Ave. NE, 3rd Floor (the NACC/SDC offices). Info: 206-903-9461 or ets@scn.org.

THURSDAY, MARCH 14

3:30 PM. Sinn Fein President Gerry Adams, major architect of the Irish peace process, free presentation. Univ. of Washington, Kane Hall, Room 130. Info: 206-329-5514.

5:15 PM. Christene Reyes, coordinator of GABRIELA Network in Seattle, will address the impact of the US "anti-terrorist" campaign in the Philippines. Ethnic Cultural Center, Chicano Room, 3931 Brooklyn Avenue NE. Hosted by Campus Radical Women, info: 206-722-6057.

5-6 PM. Peace vigil and leafletting to stop the war on Afghanistan, by Women in Black, Westlake Park, 4th & Pine. Info: 206-208-9715.

7:30 PM. Fundraising Dinner for Sinn Fein, with Sinn Fein President Gerry Adams, major architect of the Irish peace process. Cascade Ballroom, Westin Hotel, 1900 5th Ave., $150. Info: 206-329-5514.

7:30 PM. Forum "Profiles in Injustice: Why Racial Profiling Cannot Work." Broadway Performance Hall, 1625 Broadway. Sponsored by ACLU, Mothers for Police Accountability, the People's Coalition for Justice, the Seattle Young People's Project, and the Washington Commission on Hispanic Affairs. Free. Info: 206-624-2184.

FRIDAY, MARCH 15

7 PM & 9 PM. Everywoman's Movement for Cuba film showing: "Fidel" (7 PM) about you-know-who and "Five Days in March" (9 PM) about concert that brought American musicians to Cuba for five days to write and perform with Cuban musicians. Labor Temple, 2800 1st Ave. $10 for one show, $15 for both shows. Info: 568-5428.

SATURDAY, MARCH 16

& every Saturday. 4-5 PM. Peace vigil and leafletting to stop the war on Afghanistan, or any other country, and to defend civil liberties. Westlake Park, 4th & Pine. 911 Peace Coalition, info: 206-527-8050.

1 PM. Report Back from the World Social Forum in Porto Alegre, Brazil: "Another World Is Possible." Speakers include: Dustin Washington, Katie Wepplo, Allan Paulson, Melissa Young, Mark Dworkin, and others. Jefferson Community Center, 3801 Beacon S, info: 206-972-7925.

4 PM. Community Forum on the Shawn Maxwell Case and Police Violence. (Maxwell is the homeless African American man shot and killed by Seattle police Feb. 18.) Come hear eyewitnesses and family of victims of similar incidents. Univ. Baptist Church, 12th Ave. NE & NE 47th St. "Sponsored by concerned residents of the Univ. District." Info: Ramy Khalil, Socialist Alternative, 206-293-8389 or ramykhalil@hotmail.com.

7:30 PM. Folksinger and peace activist Tom Rawson in a fundraising concert to benefit interfaith Western WA Fellowship of Reconciliation. 4001 9th Ave. NE, suggested donation $5-20, info: 206-789-5565.

8 PM. Lesbian Resource Center monthly cabaret, door donation $10, refreshments & great artists, from poets to strippers. 2214 S. Jackson St. Info: 206-322-dyke.

SUNDAY, MARCH 17

2 PM. Workshop "Gaining Perspectives: Assessing our Options in the Aftermath of the September 11 Tragedy," the impact on people of color, changes that challenge civil liberties, more. 1501 N 45th St., 1st Floor Conf. Room. Sponsored by the Coalition of Anti-Racist Whites, info: 206-760-9045.

7 PM. Jazz favorites Bill Frisell and Greg Leisz, benefit concert for Real Change Homeless Empowerment Project. Town Hall, 1119 8th Ave. Tickets $20, through http://www.TicketWeb.com or 1-866-468-7623. Info: Real Change at 206-441-3247.

MONDAY, MARCH 18

6:30 PM. World Poetry Day In Seattle, Sponsored by It's About Time Writers Reading Series. Can poetry help build a culture of peace and non-violence in the world? Free. Seattle Public Library, 5009 Roosevelt Way NE, info: 206-527-9683.

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 20

7 PM. Oil Pollution and Indigenous Resistance in Ecuador's Amazon. Join Peter Lippman from the Advocacy Project, as he shares his recent experience working in Ecuador. The Peace Café, 5828 Roosevelt Way NE, info: 206-529-8081.

FRIDAY, MARCH 22

7 PM. Seattle Reclaim The Streets will hold a video showing of "Rebel Colours: Praha 2000," a documentary on the World Bank/IMF protests Sept. 26, 2000, in Prague. Seattle Independent Media Center, 1415 3rd Ave. Fundraiser for upcoming April 20 Reclaim The Streets events.

SATURDAY, MARCH 23

10 AM-1 PM. Workshop "Gaining Perspectives: Assessing our Options in the Aftermath of the September 11 Tragedy," see 3/17 listing. 4001 9th Ave. NE, info: 206-760-9045.

4-6 PM. "Tinto por la Paz" presentation by Peace Brigades International activist Kelli Corrigan on nonviolent accompaniment in Colombia. Independent Media Center, 1415 3rd Ave., info: Seattle Colombia Committee, init2winit24@hotmail.com

MONDAY, MARCH 25

7:30 PM. Celebrity Guest Barrista at Peace & Justice Alliance of Washington's Peace Café. All profits go to the Peace & Justice Alliance and the Freeze Education Fund. 5828 Roosevelt Way NE, info: 206-529-8081.

TUESDAY, MARCH 26

6:30 PM. Meeting of Amnesty International Group 4, protect human rights worldwide. Work for the release of our adopted Tibetan prisoner of conscience, end torture & the death penalty, plan for annual general meeting this year in Seattle. Fremont Public Library, 731 N 35th St., info: 206-622-6741.

7:30 PM. Presentation by Mavis Leno, Chair, Feminist Majority Campaign to Stop Gender Apartheid in Afghanistan. Town Hall, 8th & Seneca, $10, $20, $50. Info: 206-685-3474.

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 27

7:30 PM. King County Labor Film Series, "The Killing Floor." Southern sharecropper becomes a factory worker; torn between fledgling union and other blacks, he is swept into Chicago race riots of 1919. Sponsored by King County Labor Council, Seattle Independent Media Center, others. Free. 1415 3rd Ave. Info: 206-903-9488.

For an excellent and much, much longerO 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.