WEDNESDAY APRIL 10

7 PM. NOTE NEW LOCATION: University Baptist Church, NE 47th & 11th Ave. NE, 3rd Floor Monthly business/editorial meeting for Eat the State! Info: 206-903-9461 or ets@scn.org.

7 PM. "New Rulers of the World," documentary on the impact of World Bank and IMF policies on third world countries. Johnson Hall, Rm. 101, UW. Info: 206-524-2207.

7 PM. "The War on Terrirosm and Militant Islam" with Daniel Pipes. Kane Hall 120, UW. Students, staff, faculty + one guest, free; $3 non-students. Info: eaengl@u.washington.edu.

THURSDAY APRIL 11

3:30 PM. Ramy Khalil on solutions in the Middle East. Parrington Hall, Rm. 212, UW. Info: Socialist Alternative, seattle@socialistalternative.org, 206- 736-6807.

5-6 PM. Peace vigil/leafletting to stop the war in Israel/Palestine, with Women in Black. Westlake Park, 4th & Pine. Info: seattlewomeninblack@yahoo.com or 206-208-9715.

7 PM. Eastside Greens meeting. Issaquah Library. Info: hayden@rcia.com.

7:30 PM. "A Responsible Christian" with Dr. Hubert Locke on German society and churches in the 1930s. Keystone Congregational Church, 5019 Keystone Pl. N. $10. Registration/info: 206-522-4934.

FRIDAY APRIL 12

And Sat. April 13, 9 AM-5 PM. Undoing Racism Workshop, with the People's Institute for Survival and Beyond. $300. Info: 206-615-0982 or blair.kreuzer@ci.seattle.wa.us.

7 PM. "Slavery Reparations" with Charles Ogletree, attorney/Harvard professor. Free, ticket required, available at University Bookstore. Info: lectures@u.washington.edu or 206-616-1825.

SATURDAY APRIL 1320

9 AM-Noon. Nonviolent Communication with Children, with Dr. Marshall Rosenberg, founder of Nonviolent Communication. $40-$100 suggested donation. SCCC, Broadway & Pine. Several dditional workshops and events throughout the weekend. Info: www.psncc.org or 206-382-8576.

2-4 PM. Paul Robeson Peace & Justice Awards Program hosted by Mothers for Police Accountability. $5 donation. Miller Community Center, 330 - 19th Ave E., bus #12. Info: 206-329-2033.

SUNDAY APRIL 14

1-3:30 PM. Earthwalk, Americans for the Environment. Westlake Center to Memorial Stadium, Seattle Center. Info: www.earthwalkseattle.org or 206-284-0688.

2-4 PM. "Gifted in Humanity: Local Stories of Rescue During the Holocaust." Stroum Jewish Community Center, Mercer Island. Info: 206-441-5747 or info@wsherc.org.

MONDAY APRIL 15

Noon-1 PM. Tax day leafletting at downtown post office and other locations. Info: Nonviolent Action Community of Cascadia (NACC), 206-547-0952, www.nacc.info. Also, protest taxes for war--help carry a 50' replica Trident missile, leaflets on the Pentagon's budget. Info: 206-527-8050, organizer@peacejustice.com.

6:30 PM. Washington Citizens for Proportional Representation meeting. U-District Library, 50th & Roosevelt. Info: 206-366-2158 or washington@fairvote.net.

TUESDAY APRIL 16

6-8 PM. "Colombian Communities Under Attack" with Nimia Teresa Vargas, Colombian women's movement leader, and Marino Cordoba, leader of displaced Afro-Colombian groups. Fremont Library, 731 N. 35th. Info: mmittee@yahoogroups.com.

7-9 PM. "Reparations: Tool to Heal Racism." United to End Racism, 719 2nd Ave. N. Info: dslavin120@aol.com or 206-284-0311 or www.rc.org/uer.

7-9 PM. Green Party Of East King County meeting. Redmond Public Library. Info: hayden@rcia.com or 425-831-6086.

WEDNESDAY APRIL 17

Noon-1:30 PM. "Colombian Communities Under Attack" (see April 16 listing.) SCCC, Rm. 1110, Broadway & Pine.

1 PM. Ramy Khalil on solutions in the Middle East. SCCC, room TBA, Broadway &Pine. Info: Socialist Alternative, seattle@socialistalternative.org, 206- 736-6807.

FRIDAY APRIL 19

12:30-2:00 PM. Corporations and Human Rights: A roundtable discussion of litigation against multinational corporations. 311 Condon Hall, 1100 NE Campus Pkwy., UW. Info: 206-543-0524.

& Sat. April 20. Amnesty International USA's Annual General Meeting. Renaissance Madison Hotel, 515 Madison St. Info: www.amnestyusa.org/events/agm2002.

7-9 PM. "Environmental Justice," with Yalonda Sinde on the U.N. World Conference Against Racism. 719 2nd Ave. N. Info: 206-284-0311 or www.rc.org/uer.

SATURDAY APRIL 20

& Sun. Paril 21, 9 AM-5 PM. "Community-Based Solutions for Environmental Health & Justice" with Dolores Huerta, co-founder of United Farm Workers. Ethnic Cultural Center, 3931 Brooklyn Ave. NE. $0-$25 sliding scale. Info: 206-720-0285 or www.ccej.org.

9:45 AM-4:15 PM. Restoration Day tree planting in the Cedar River Watershed. Info: 206-545-3734x11 or MichaelS@BiodiversityNW.org.

11:55 AM. "Prevent Global Destruction, Defend Human Rights: Wake Up America!" Bring signs, alarm clocks, and bells! Westlake Park, 4th & Pine. Sponsored by numerous local peace groups. Info: 206-527-8050 orr 206-542-7880 or rbblakn@aol.com.

2 PM. Teach-In on globalization and protests planned for the upcoming G8 meeting in Canada. Info: seattleg8@hotmail.com or toll-free 866-841-9140x4918.

1 PM. Independent Media Encounter with David Barsamian, of Alternative Radio (and an enthusiastic ETS! subsriber!). Seattle IMC, 1415 3rd Ave. Info: www.seattle.indymedia.org.

4 PM. Reclaim The Streets! Seattle party; no shirt, no shoes, no pants, no problem! Followed by Anti-Capitalist Convergence/march against World Bank/ IMF meetings in D.C. SCCC, Broadway & Pine. Info: www.reclaimthestreets.net/ or toll free 866-841-9140x4918.

7 PM. David Barsamian, of Alternative Radio; and Kelly Campbell, of September 11 Families for a Peaceful Tomorrow. Kane Hall Rm. 120, UW. Info: 206-322-6373 or www.isreview.org/tour/tour.shtml.

7:30 PM. Peace Upon This Land: Seattle Peace Chorus concert for Earth Day 2002. Center for Spiritual Living, 5801 Sandpoint Way NE. Tickets $12 advance, $15 at door, $10 students/disabled, kids under six free. Tickets by phone: 206-264-5532.

SUNDAY APRIL 21

9 AM-1 PM. 2002 Earth Day celebration at Jefferson Park, Beacon Hill. Help plant trees; music, food, T-shirts provided. Info: www.cityofseattle.net/beaconhill/jpa.htm.

3-6 PM. Teach-In on Globalization with Amnesty International. Town Hall, 119 8th Ave. Info: www.amnestyusa.org/events/agm2002 or 206-622-6741.

4-6 PM. Earth Day Conversation Cafe. Elliott Bay Books, 101 S. Main. Info: 206-527-0437.

6:30 PM Mending a Broken Country: the work of FOR in Bosnia. Woodland Park Pres. Church, 225 N. 70th St. (at Greenwood Ave.) 5 PM potluck precedes. Info: Fellowship of Reconciliation, 206-789-5565.

MONDAY APRIL 22

11 AM-5 PM. "Earth Day Celebration on the Waterfront." Pier 62-63, next to Seattle Aquarium. Info: www.earthdayseattle.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.

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