Join peace activists near you for sign waving, civil disobediance, vigils, neighborhood potlucks, support. INTERNATIONAL: www.unitedforpeace.org; US MILITARY FAMILIES SPEAK OUT: www.mfso.org; TACOMA: www.tacomapjh.org; OLYMPIA: http://olynetwork.com and www.OlyFOR.org; BELLINGHAM: www.bellinghampeace.org or www.revolutionz.org; EUGENE: www.planeteugene.com/peace-events; TRI-CITIES: www.tcfn.org/wcp; SEATTLE area: www.snowCoalition.org/contact.php or www.scn.org/~wibnw. Jean Buskin's excellent Puget Sound Activism Calendar is available at: /www.scn.org/activism/calendar or (text version) www.scn.org/activism/PJ-cal.txt. See also the "media resources" list in this issue.

WEDNESDAY MARCH 26

7-9 PM. "Metal of Dishonor" video on depleted uranium. Hosted by Wedgwood/Sand Point Neighbors for Peace. Grateful Bread Cafe, 7001 35th Ave NE. Info: www.snowCoalition.org.

7:30 PM; also 7:30 Weds. Apr. 9. "Urban Warrior" screening of film on militarization of America's urban police forces, including Seattle, Independent Media Center, 1415 3rd Ave. Info: paulr_urbanwarrior@yahoo.com, 206-297-6810.

THURSDAY MARCH 27

And Fri. March 28, 9 AM-5 PM. "Undoing Racism" Workshop, with the People's Institute for Survival and Beyond. $300. Freedom Church of Seattle, 7551 35th Ave. SW., bus #21. Info/registration: 206-938-1023 or pinwseattle@yahoo.com.

6 PM "War on Iraq - Effects on the Muslim world, Europe & Asia." Panel includes Rev. Robert Taylor, Dean of St. Mark's, president of the Desmond Tutu Peace Foundation, USA. $5 Tickets & info: 206-652-4255 or www.townhallseattle.org/calendar.

FRIDAY MARCH 28

Through Mon. March 31. Hazel Wolf Environmental Film Festival. Scholarships, volunteer positions available. Festival Pass $100, day passes $30. Accommodations $95-$115. Sleeping Lady Lodge, Leavenworth, Wash. Accomodation info: 800-574-2123 or www.sleepinglady.com; Festival info: www.hazelfilm.org.

4:30-5:30 PM Fridays. Vigil for Peace/No Iraq War! Followed by coffee, discussion at Starbucks. 196th & 44th, Lynnwood. Info: 425-743-7697 or mmorganwa@aol.com.

5-6 PM. Gig Harbor Women in Black Peace Vigil. Women wear black, bring a candle. SW Olympic Dr. & Pt. Fosdick Dr, Gig Harbor.

7 PM. "Urban Warrior" screening of film on militarization of America's urban police forces, including Seattle. Trinity United Methodist, 65th and 23rd NW, Ballard. Info: paulr_urbanwarrior@yahoo.com, 206-297-6810.

SATURDAY MARCH 29

10 AM-noon. Supporters of El Salvador/Foundation for Self-Sufficiency meeting. Teresa Jordan reports on the first Meso-American Peace Conference. St. Mary's Catholic Church, 611 20th Ave. S., bus #7, 14. Info: jon@ecotope.com or 206-547-7565.

SUNDAY MARCH 30

7 PM. Peacekeeper Training. Learn the basics of practical peacekeeping at marches, rallies, and other community events. Taught by Vivien Sharples and Rosy Betz-Zall, sponsored by Nonviolent Peaceforce. Sliding scale $20-$80. Registration: tracee@psni.com or 425-820-9667.

TUESDAY APRIL 1

7:30 AM Tuesdays. Beacon Hill neighbors Monday morning Peace Vigil; hold "No Iraq War" banner, visible from I-90 and S. Dearborn St. Meet on the Jos Rizal Bridge, north end of Beacon Hill, bus # 36. Info: 206-325-1418.

2:30-4 PM. "Developing a Culturally Competent Organization," hosted by the Eastside Refugee and Immigrant Coalition. Crossroads Community Center, 16000 NE 10th St., Bellevue, bus #550. Info: 206-296-9756 or elaine.cummins@metrokc.gov.

5-6 PM Tuesdays. Peace Vigil with Bainbridge Island L.F.E. (Life For Everyone.) High School Rd. & Hwy. 305. Info: 206-855-7882 or BainbridgeLFE@hotmail.com.

WEDNESDAY APRIL 2

6-8 PM. Peace Talks Using Art, discussions with local acivists. In conjunction with an exhibit of images of war from Afghanistan, Argentina and Israel. Benham Gallery, 1216 1st Ave. Info: marita@benhamgallery.com or 206-622-2480.

7-9 PM. "In Shifting Sands" video featuring former UN Weapons Inspector Scott Ritter. Grateful Bread Cafe, 7001 35th Ave NE, bus #71, 76. Info: www.snowcoalition.org.

THURSDAY APRIL 3

6:30-8:30 AM Thursdays. Peace Vigil. Median strip south of Montlake Bridge. Info: clmurray2@attbi.com.

7-9 PM. "Is Redemptive Violence the Dominant Religion of Our Society?" with Randall Mullins, Center for Contemplation and Nonviolence. Optional contemplative worship 7 PM, program 7:30. Sliding scale $5 - 10. Keystone Church, 5019 Keystone Pl. N., bus #16. Info: 206-632-6021 or Matthew5_44@hotmail.com.

FRIDAY APRIL 4

Through Sun. April 6. "(Em)powering the Mixed-Race Community," the MAVIN Foundation National Conference on the Mixed Race Experience. Seattle University. Info: binah@mavinfoundation.org or 206- 622-7101 or 888-776-2846.

6:30-8 PM Fridays. Majority Visibility Project social/work party. Share soup and conversation, fold leaflets, staple posters, get your car top sign. 2152 5th Ave. W., Queen Anne at W. McGraw St., bus #2. Info: 206-285-3219 or www.mvp-seattle.org.

3-5 PM. Meeting of the merged Citizens Concerned for the People of Iraq and Interfaith Network of Concern for the People of Iraq. Keystone Congregational Church, 5019 Keystone Pl. N., bus #16. Info: 206-632-6021 or www.endiraqsanctions.org.

SUNDAY APRIL 6

Noon-3 PM. Monthly Speak Out & Sing Out for Peace. Bergen Park, Ballard Ave. NW at NW Market St., bus #17, 18, 44. Info: 206-650-7646 or BallardActivists@aol.com.

Noon Sundays. Renton/Kent Peace Vigil. Meet at Renton Piazza, 3rd & Burnett, Renton, walk west on 3rd to Rainier, east on 2nd.

Noon-1 PM Sundays. Anacortes Peace Vigil. Info: mermama@cnw.com.

1-3 PM. Nonviolent Peaceforce meeting. Douglass-Truth Library, 23rd Avenue & Yesler Way, bus #27, 48. Info: 425- 482-3026 or dberrian@earthlink.net.

2-4 PM. Axis of Peace tax resistance campaign informational potluck. We are asking people to redirect $9.11 or $91.11 (taking back 911 in a peacemaking way.) University Friends Meeting Center, 4001 9th NE, north end of U. Bridge, bus #66. Info: 206-547-0952 or www.axisofpeace.info.

MONDAY APRIL 7

6:30 PM. 7th Annual Freedom Seder, celebrating the journeys from slavery to freedom. Hosted by the African American/Jewish Coalition for Justice and others. Mt. Zion Baptist Church, 19th & Madison, bus # 8, 11, 48. Reservations required. Tickets/info: 206-322- 6500 or 206-781-6654.

TUESDAY APRIL 8

7:30 PM. Investigative reporter Greg Palast reads from The Best Democracy Money Can Buy. Reading benefits KBCS-FM 91.3, the IMC, and "Mind Over Matters" radio. Admission: $10 - $5. Town Hall, 8th & Seneca, bus #2. Tickets/info: 206-624-6600 or www.townhallseattle.org/calendar.

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