Join a peace action in your city, in your neighborhood--get involved! www.scn.org/~wibnw or www.snowcoalition.org or www.notinourname.net/ or www.nas.com/beddill/noiraqwar.html.

WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 26

3 PM. Protest privatization of 850,000 federal jobs--stop union busting! Gather at Federal Building, 2nd & Marian. 4 PM march, 5 PM rally at Westlake Park. Info: 206-367-8785.

6:30 or earlier. Peace activists want supporters for an on-air debate on invasion of Iraq with KIRO radio personalities Mike Webb, Dave Ross, Dori Monson, and Michael Medved. (That's two reactionaries, one center-right "moderate," and Webb.) Free. Seattle Center, Rainier Room. Info: Jane Bengtson, Greenlake Peace Vigil; 425-673-7744.

THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 27

"Women with Balls," musical tribute to kick-ass women in history. Runs through 3/29. Benefits Noel House programs for homeless women. Comedian Peggy Platt opens. Bathhouse Theater, 7312 W. Greenlake Dr. N. Info: 206-956-9366 or joanne@noelhouse.org.

6 PM. "Liebe Perla and the Final Solution" documentary chronicling Josef Mengele's experiments on Jewish persons of short stature during the Holocaust. UW Seattle, Kane Hall, Room 110. Info: m.chemers@attbi.com or 206-789-1749.

7 PM. David Berrian will speak about his recent trip to Iraq. First Congregational Church, 752 108th Ave. NE, Bellevue. Info: (425) 881-2170 or suburbanitesforpeace@yahoo.com.

7 PM. Prepare for the FCC Hearing, volunteer with Reclaim the Media! Independent Media Center, 1415 3rd Ave. between Pike and Union. Info: 206-770-9850 or reclaimthemedia.org

FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 28

6:30-8 PM. Every Friday. Majority Visibility Project Buzz Sessions, social/work party. Fold leaflets, staple posters, get your car topped with a NO IRAQ WAR sign. 2152 5th Ave. W at W McGraw St. Info: 206-285-3219 or www.mvp-seattle.org.

7-9 PM. "Glimpses of Iraq" with Ginny NiCarthy, who helped deliver medicines to Iraqi hospitals in October 2002. Lesbian Resource Center, 2214 S. Jackson. Info: gnicarthy@earthlink.net.

7 PM. "Brazil, Lula, and the Politics of Debt," with Brazilian activist Luciline Lira Whitecell. Enjoy Brazilian music and food. Free-will offering. Bloedel Hall, St. Mark's Cathedral, 1245 10th Ave. E. Info: 206-364-1540.

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. Info: www.dirtnaprecs.com/zaks.html.

SATURDAY, MARCH 1

7:45 AM-1:30 PM. "Grassroots Advocacy: Getting What You Want" with the Institute for Community Involvement, Hate Free Zone, others. Admission: $10, $25/3 people from the same organization. Bellevue City Hall, 1117 Main St. Info: www.icitoday.com or 425-746-7056.

11 AM-1 PM. Every Sat. Hold "No Iraq War" signs on freeway overpasses. Info: www.nas.com/beddill/noiraqwar.html.

3-5 PM. Joint meeting of Citizens Concerned for the People of Iraq and the Interfaith Network of Concern for the People of Iraq. Keystone Congregational Church, 5019 Keystone Pl. N. Info: 206-632-6021 or www.endiraqsanctions.org.

7 PM. "Activism--Beyond Cynicism" with Paul Loeb, author of "Soul of a Citizen," "Hope in Hard Times," and "Nuclear Culture." St. Marks Cathedral, 1245 10th Ave. E. Info: soulofacitizen.org.

SUNDAY, MARCH 2

Noon-3 PM. Ballard Speak/Sing Out for peace open mic. Bergen Park, Market and Ballard Ave. NW. Info: 206-650-7646 or BallardActivists@aol.com.

Noon-4PM. (Alt. rain date: Sun. March 9) People's Peace Mural--make art, not war! Chalk, not bombs! Seattle Center, next to the International Peace Fountain. Info: artnotwarseattle@hotmail.com or www.togetherweareone.com/makeartnotwar.

12:30-1:30 PM. Silent peace vigil with Snohomish County Women in Black. Bring peace signs, no literature please. Brackett's Landing sign, Main St. & Railroad Ave., Edmonds. Info: Beth Burrows beb@igc.org.

1-3 PM. Nonviolent Peaceforce meeting. Douglass-Truth Library, 23rd Ave. & Yesler Way. Info: 425-482-3026 or dberrian@earthlink.net.

2 PM. Memorial service for peace activist Philip Berrigan. St. Therese Church, 3416 E. Marion. Info: 206-322-8155.

MONDAY, MARCH 3

7 PM. Planning meeting for SNOW, Sound Nonviolent Opponents of War. Info/location: 206-789-5565 or www.snowcoalition.org.

TUESDAY, MARCH 4

7:30 PM. Also March 11 . "A Force More Powerful" video/discussion with Rainier Valley Neighbors For Peace. Rainier Valley UU Congregation, 4620 S. Findlay St. 1-1/2 blocks east of Rainier Ave. S. Info: 206-721-5672 or dickburkhart@attbi.com.

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 5

Noon. SCCC, rally and walk-out to protest war against Iraq, organized by SCCC students, everyone welcome.

2 PM. Convergence & Rally to protest a war against Iraq. National walk-out: no school, no work, no business as usual. Sponsor: Not In Our Name. Westlake Park, 4th & Pine. Info: 206-322-3813 or www.notinourname-seattle.net.

THURSDAY, MARCH 6

9 AM-5PM. FCC Ownership Hearing. Join Reclaim The Media to, well, reclaim the media. UW HUB Auditorium. Info: www.reclaimthemedia.org or 206-770-9850.

FRIDAY, MARCH 7

6:30 PM. Justice Passage meeting, working to undo racism in the criminal justice system as experienced by African Americans. Info: 206-312-1961 or www.justicepassage.org.

SATURDAY, MARCH 8 (International Women's Day)

7 PM. Film showing of "The Gits." Benefit for a project to remix the two albums released by outspoken punk rocker Mia Zapata (murdered in 1993) and her band. Experience Music Project, 2901 3rd Ave. N. Info: Alex Steininger at 503-557-9661.

7 PM. NW Immigrant Rights Project 19th Anniv. Celebration. Music, food and dance from Latin America, the Fiji Islands, and Turkey. $40/general, $20/students and former clients. 300 Elliot Ave. W. Info: 206-587-4009 ext. 117.

SUNDAY, MARCH 9

Noon. "Women Reclaim Democracy--We Will Be Heard!" International Women's Day celebration. Video festival, music, workshops on war and non-violence, discussions on race and representation, and women's voices for peace and justice. Onsite childcare available. Seattle Center House. Info: www.iwd-seattle.org or 206-860-1400, ext. 5.

6 PM. Monthly Vigil for Palestine. New Hope Baptist Church, 124 21st Ave., one block north of Yesler. Info: 206- 633-1086.

TUESDAY, MARCH 11

5 PM. Independent Media Center volunteer orientations. 1415 3rd Ave. between Pike & Union. Info: 206-309-8646 or www.seattle.indymedia.org.

7:30 PM. "A Force More Powerful" video/discussion on non-violence. Info: see Tues. March 4 listing.

THURSDAY, MARCH 13

7:30 PM. Vivien Sharples of Alternatives to Violence recounts her experiences teaching nonviolent conflict resolution to inmates. Free. Keystone United Church of Christ, 5019 Keystone Pl. N. Info: 206-632-6021.

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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