WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER 11

Dawn to dusk. 9/11 Community Reflection. International Fountain, Seattle Center. Info: www.cityofseattle.net.

9:30 AM-7:30 PM. Day of Healing/Interfaith Contemplative Service. Conversation groups at 11 and 3; service 7:30. University Church of Christ, 4515 16th Ave. NE. Info: 206-632-0959 or Sarabwell@aol.com.

10 AM-8 PM. "One Year After - Day of Reflection and Remembrance." Performances, conversation cafes. Free. Town Hall, 8th & Seneca, bus #2. Info: www.townhallseattle.org.

Noon-1 PM. Buddhist Memorial to All Victims of September 11. Seattle Betsuin Buddhist Temple Garden, 1427 S. Main St. Info: 425-481-6640.

5 PM. "Rally Against US Wars - Our Grief is Not a Cry for War!" SCCC, Pine & Broadway. Info: 206-984-6256. Info: 206-984-6256.

5-8 PM. Collect signatures on the "Peace Pledge to Prevent a Wider War." Bring signs, clipboards, pens, forms from www.peacepledge.org. Info: 206-545-3734x11 or www.forusa.org/Programs/Iraq/Talkingpoints.html.

Through Sept. 15. "Waging Peace: Artistic Intention in a State of War." Info: www.rebirthseattle.org. Includes:

5-6:30 PM. "9/11: Art in a Theatre of War, The Praxis Artists." SCCC, Pine & Broadway. 5:45 PM Open mic; 6 PM, Sky Darwin's Of Flight and Theatre Simple. NW Asian American Theatre, 409 7th Ave. S. @ S. Jackson St. 8 PM. Open mic; "Democracy Out Loud." Sit & Spin, 2219 4th Ave. @ Battery St. 9:30 PM. "5000 Falling Souls," with Dappin' Butoh. NW Asian American Theatre, 409 7th Ave. S. at S. Jackson St.

7-8:30 PM. "Disarming the Weapons of Mass Distraction: National Media, 9/11 and the War on Terror," Part of the Reclaim the Media Convergence, through Sun., Sept. 15. Indy Media Center, 1415 3rd Ave. Info: www.reclaimthemedia.org.

7-9 PM. Community Alliance for Global Justice dinner meeting. Room 252, 606 Maynard Ave. S. @ S. Weller St., bus # 7, 14, 36. Info: 206-405-4600 or www.seattleglobaljostice.org.

7 PM. "Let Us Not Become the Evil We Deplore," interfaith service for peacemakers. Trinity United Methodist Church, 6512 23rd Ave. NW. Info: 206-784-2227 or oddrev@yahoo.com.

7:30 PM. "From Grief to Peace" interfaith service. St. Therese Catholic Parish, 3416 E. Marion @ 35th. Info: 206-324-2573.

Evening interfaith services also will be held at St. Mark's Cathedral and many other area places of worship.

THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 12

Reclaim the Media Convergence, through Sep. 15. Info: reclaimthemedia.org. Includes: 3 PM. Rally for the Public Interest (in view of the Nat'l. Assoc. of Broadcasters' conference!) Freeway Park, 9th & Union. 6-9 PM. Conference reception with Thenmozhi Soundararajan (Third World Majority), Jeff Perlstein (Media Alliance) and Sarah van Gelder (Yes! Magazine). Indy Media Center, 1415 3rd Ave. 9 PM. "Negativland: Creative Media Resistance" with Mark Hosler. 21+ only. Rendezvous, 2320 2nd Ave.

4-5:30 PM every Thursday. Rally to support the Hamoui Family, imprisoned by the INS. Key Bank Building, 1100 2nd Ave. @ Spring. Info: 206-545-7300 or www.hatefreezone.org.

5-6 PM every Thursday. Peace vigil to stop in Israel & Palestine, with Women in Black. Westlake Park, 4th & Pine. Info: 206-208-9715 or www.scn.org/~wibnw.

FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 13

11 AM-6 PM. Media Democracy Teach-In/DIY Media Fest! Town Hall & Freeway Park. Info/map: reclaimthemedia.org

7-9 PM. "Independent Media in a Time of War" with Amy Goodman (award-winning founder/host of Democracy Now!), David Barsamian (author of The Decline and Fall of Public Broadcasting and host of Alternative Radio), and Jim Page. Part of the "Reclaim the Media Convergence." Town Hall, 8th & Seneca, bus #2. Info: www.reclaimthemedia.org.

SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 14

8:30 AM-2:30 PM. Dismantling Racism Workshop/Journey from Hate to Healing. Free. Garfield Community Center, 23rd & Cherry St., bus #3, 4, 48. RSVP/info: 206-684-4533.

2-6 PM. Scanzavanza Celebration of Community Television and Democratic Media! with Amy Goodman (see Fri. 9/13.) SCAN TV station tour, resource fair.

2:30-4:30. Media Literacy workshop. Indy Media Center. Info: www.reclaimthemedia.org.

4-5 PM every Sat. Peace vigil to stop the war on Afghanistan, Iraq, etc. Westlake Park, 4th & Pine.

6 PM dinner, 7:30 program. "Radical Unity to Combat the Bush Police State." New Freeway Hall, 5018 Rainier Ave. S., bus #7. Info: 722-2453 or www.socialism.com.

7:30 PM. Performances by Isangmahal, Children of the Revolution, more. Part of the "Waging Peace" festival. Morningside, 1621 12th Ave. @ Pine. Info: www.rebirthseattle.org.

SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 15

11 AM-3 PM. Community Media Mixer/Strategizing. Garfield Community Center, 2323 E. Cherry St., bus #3, 4. Info: reclaimthemedia.org.

7 PM "Culture Jam: Hijacking Commercial Culture" film screening. Is Culture Jamming civil disobedience? Senseless vandalism? The only form of self defense left? Indy Media Center. Info: reclaimthemedia.org.

5 PM potluck, 6:30 program. "Interfaith Dialogue on Indonesia and the US" Free. Woodland Park Presbyterian Church, 225 N. 70th, bus #5. Info: 206-789-5565.

TUESDAY SEPTEMBER 17

7 AM-8 PM. Primary Election Day, one vote per citizen (may not apply in all states.)

Through Sept. 25. Queer Women's Symposium 2002. Free. Seattle LGBT Community Center, 1115 E. Pike St. Info: Mary at 206-323-6540 or seattle_qws2002@hotmail.com.

SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 21

10 AM-4 PM. Coastal Cleanup Project 2002. Rain or Shine. Golden Gardens Park. Info: worldearthtravelers@yahoo.com or 425-772-0112.

10:30 AM-1:30 PM. Public Hearing 9/11 and Seattle's immigrant community. Town Hall, 8th Ave. & Seneca St. Info: Hate Free Zone 206-723-2203.

7:30 program. "Civil Rights/Ashcroft's Wrongs: Criminalizing Skin Color." New Freeway Hall, 5018 Rainier Ave. S., bus #7. Info: 722-2453 or www.socialism.com.

3 PM. Citizens Concerned for the People of Iraq meeting. University Baptist Church, 4554 12th Ave. NE. Info: 206-789-5565 or www.endiraqsanctions.org.

MONDAY SEPTEMBER 23

5-7 PM. "Vietnam Today" with Tuyet Le Thi Nguyen, social worker from Ho Chi Minh City. 3rd floor, School of Social Work, 15th Ave. NE & NE 41st St. Info: 206-685-3861 or tharachi@u.washington.edu.

WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER 25

11 AM-1:30 PM. "Health Justice Network: Framing Health Disparities." Environmental justice, social/institutional barriers, more. Info: HJN2001WA@hotmail.com or 206-228-7506.

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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