Neighborhood peace actions from Bellingham to Olympia--get involved! Info: www.snowCoalition.org/contact.php.

WEDNESDAY FEBRUARY 12

Noon - 1 PM. Olympia Peace Vigil. Legion St. & Capitol Way. Info: Glen 360-491-9093.

6 - 8 PM. "Big Pharma & Biopiracy: How Corporations Use Intellectual Property Rights." Globally, 95% of people living with HIV/AIDS cannot get medication! Hosted by the Community Alliance for Global Justice. Light dinner provided. 606 S. Maynard near Jackson St. Info: 206-405-4600 or www.seattleglobaljustice.org.

6:15 PM Potluck, 7 PM talk. "Under Seige: Health in Palestine" with documentary filmmaker Amineh Ayyad. UW Health Sciences Bldg., S. Campus, rm. K069. Map: www.washington.edu/home/maps/southcentral.html. Info: mamercer@u.washington.edu.

7 PM. Eat the State! monthly meeting. Come opine, meet, volunteer. University Baptist Church, NE 47th & 12th Ave. NE, 3rd fl. Info: 206-903-9461 or ets@scn.org.

7 PM. Poets Against the War open-mic. Lesbian Resource Center, 23rd & Jackson Sts. Info: 206-322-3953.

7 PM. Coffeehouse Teach-In Against War. Cyber Rooms Cafe, 1783 Westwood Blvd., LA. Info: 310-203-1542 or www.stopuswars.org/.

THURSDAY FEBRUARY 13

"V Day - Until the Violence Against Women and Girls Stops." Info: www.vday.org.

7 - 8:30 AM. "Kids Are Our Business" breakfast, benefits King County Sexual Assault Resource Center. KCSARC provides free services to prevent and heal sexual assault: legal advocacy, child therapy, family counseling, prevention education and the 24-hour Sexual Assault Resource line (1-800-825-7273.) Seattle Westin Hotel. Info: 425-226-5062 ext. 230 or sbutler@kcsarc.org.

7 PM. V-day performance of "The Vagina Monologues," benefits the Asian & Pacific Islander Women & Family Safety Center. Standard's, 527 S. Main St. @ 6th Ave. Info: joannnatalia_herstory@yahoo.com or www.newfilipina.com/members/pngayon/02.10/vdayseattl ejna.html.

7 PM. "Stories of Occupation" with Assaf Oron, one of the Israeli soldiers who refused to serve in the Occupied Territories. UW, 205 Smith Hall. Info: hgm2@u.washington.edu.

7:30 - 9 PM. "Peace on Earth, How?" with Timothy Harris, founder of Real Change homeless newspaper. Keystone Church, 5019 Keystone Pl. N. Info: 206-632-6021 or matthew5_44@hotmail.com.

FRIDAY FEBRUARY 14

3:30 PM. "Philosophy and Race: The Whiteness of Being" with Prof. Charles Mills. UW, Savery Hall, rm. 239. Info: boopark@u.washington.edu.

SATURDAY FEBRUARY 15

Worldwide Protest Against War On Iraq. In Seattle, begin at Seattle Center. Info: www.feb15.org.

SUNDAY FEBRUARY 16

12:30 PM gathering, 2:30 parade. "Have a Heart - Save the Children Of Iraq, A Children's Peace Parade." Info: Phinney Neighborhood Center, Yellow Social Hall, Lower Building. Info: joyearth@aol.com or 206-783-8961.

1 - 4 PM. Home Alive boundary setting class. Sliding scale $10-$50. 1400 18th Ave. @ Union. Info/registration: 206-720-0606 box #2.

7 PM. Not In Our Name Project weekly meeting. 431 Boylston Ave E. @ Republican, 2 blocks west of Broadway. Info: 206-984-6256 or www.notinourname-seattle.net.

MONDAY FEBRUARY 17

Welfare Rights Organizing Coalition legislative briefing. Olympia. Info: jean@wroc.org.

TUESDAY FEBRUARY 18

Through Tues. March 18, 6 - 8 PM. "Intro. to News Reporting for Community Radio." KBCS, 91.3 FM. Info: 425-564-2263 or www.conted.bcc.ctc.edu/.

8 AM, 24 hours. Interfaith Vigil for Peace in the Middle East. St. Mark's Episcopal Cathedral, 1245 10th Ave. E., bus #7, 9. Info: 206-270-9170.

9:30 AM - 3:30 PM. "Have a Heart for Children Day," march & lobby day in Olympia. Buses available from Seattle, Spokane and Yakima. Info: Jon@childrensalliance.org or 1-800-854-KIDS ext. 14.

5 - 6 PM. Tuesdays. Peace Vigil with "Life For Everyone." Highschool Rd. & Hwy. 305, Bainbridge Isl. Info: 206-842 8990.

7 - 9 PM. White Women Organizing Against Racism. Allegro Coffeeshop, in the alley between NE 42nd & 43rd NE, = block east of University Way. Info: 206-860-7371.

7:30 PM. "A Force More Powerful" video/discussion series with Rainier Valley Neighbors For Peace. Rainier Valley UU Congregation, 4620 S. Findlay St., 1 1/2 blocks east of Rainier, bus #7, 9. Info: 206-721-5672 or dickburkhart@attbi.com.

WEDNESDAY FEBRUARY 19

Washington State Coalition Against Domestic Violence Lobby Day. Olympia. Info: Grace@wscadv.org.

6:30 - 9 PM. "FTAA Basics" workshop on the Free Trade Area of the Americas. Hosted by the Community Alliance for Global Justice. Free, donation requested. 606 Maynard Ave. S. near Jackson St. RSVP/info: 206-405-4600 or cagj@riseup.net.

THURSDAY FEBRUARY 20

7 PM. Northwest Disarmament Coalition meeting. Info/location: Washington Physicians for Social Responsibility, 206-547-2630 or www.wpsr.org/disarmament/nwdc.

7:30 - 9 PM. "Peace on Earth, How?" with columnist Sean Gonsalves. Info: see Thurs. Feb. 13 listing.

7:30 PM. Current Issues and Global Ethics book group. Elliot Bay Books, 1st Ave. S. & S. Washington. Info: 206-624-6000.

Through March 7. "Facing History & Ourselves," online discussion on seeking justice after genocide. Participants include: Pumla Gobodo, former member of South Africa's Truth and Reconciliation Committee. Info:www.facinghistory.org/justice.

FRIDAY FEBRUARY 21

5:15 - 6:30 PM. Bainbridge Isl. peace vigil with Women in Black. Winslow Wy. & Hwy. 305. Info: bislandwomeninblack@hotmail.com.

7 - 9 PM. Edmonds Peace Action monthly meeting. 23010 84th Ave. W. Info: http://hometown.aol.com/peaceaction98020.

SATURDAY FEBRUARY 22

"Building Bridges" workshop: eliminating prejudice, ending oppression. Hosted by the National Coalition Building Institute. $30- $80 sliding scale. SCCC, Broadway & Pine, rm. 3115. Register: www.scn.org/ncbisea/. Info: 86%Hosted by the National Coalition Building Institute. $30- $80 sliding scale. SCCC, Broadway & Pine, rm. 3115. Register: www.scn.org/ncbisea/. Info: 206-323-5427.

1 - 3 PM. "Hidden Wars of Desert Storm," video/discussion with Southend Standing for Peace. Info: 206-243-9366.

SUNDAY FEBRUARY 23

1 - 9 PM. Mini "Rolling Thunder Downhome Democracy Tour." Trinity United Methodist Church, 6512 23rd Ave. NW.

MONDAY FEBRUARY 24

6 - 9 PM. Home Alive Basic 3-Hour Class. Sliding scale $10-$50. 1400 18th Ave. @ Union, bus #2. Registration/info: 206-720-0606, Box #2.

7:30 PM. Dr. Maya Angelou. $20 - $60. Paramount Theatre, 911 Pine St. Info: www.mayaangelou.com.

TUESDAY FEBRUARY 25

11 AM. A Celebration of Black History and Labor/Tacoma Longshoremen. Featuring Nikki Giovanni; Paul Robeson, Jr.; Yolanda King; actor/professor Avery Brooks; Attallah Shabbazz; Rev. Al Sharpton; others. Adults $11, students $6. Tickets: 253-591-5894 or www.broadwaycenter.org. Pantages Theater, Tacoma.

7:30 PM. "A Force More Powerful" video/discussion with Rainier Valley Neighbors For Peace. See Feb. 18 listing.

WEDNESDAY FEBRUARY 26

3 PM gather at Federal Building, 2nd & Marian; 4 PM march, 5 PM rally at Westlake Park. Protest privatization of 850,000 federal workers! Info: 206-367-8785.

FRIDAY FEBRUARY 28

9:30 PM. Doctors Without Borders benefit show, with the Gloryholes, Pinkos, Hollow Points and August Spies. $5, 21+ only. Zaks Fifth Avenue Saloon, 206 5th Ave. N.

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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