WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 24

5 PM. Weekly Peace Vigil in Ballard. NW Market St. and 22nd NW. Info: 206-920-0412 or ballard@snowcoalition.org.

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 25

4:30-7:30 PM. "Celebrating South Lake Union," forum sponsored by City of Seattle and Paul Allen. Come see what the bigwigs plan for South Lake Union and let them know how you feel! 500 Boren Ave. N. Info: Seattle Displacement Coalition at jvf4119@zipcon.net or 206-632-0668.

5-8:30 PM. Free Immigration Help from Qualified Lawyers at Rainier Community Center, 4600 38th Ave. S. Bring all your immigration-related paperwork. Childcare available. Spanish, Russian, Vietnamese, and Chinese interpreters available. Info: 206-398-4173.

5 PM. Oriental rug auction to benefit the women of Afghanistan and build schools for girls in the villages of Jaksai and Qarqin. South Seattle Community College, Jerry Brockey Student Center. Info: 206-784-2104 or www.afghanistanproject.org.

5 PM. Women in Black weekly peace vigil at Westlake Park, 4th and Pine. Info: www.speakeasy.net/~seattlewomeninblack/june5.html or 206-208-9715.

7 PM. Capitol Hill Neighbors for Peace and Justice meeting. Planning a fall tabling effort. Parish Center at St. Joseph's. Info: warrennorthrop@earthlink.net.

7:30 PM. Book reading: celebrate your human right to read during Banned Book Week. Sponsored by Amnesty International. Third Place Books, 65th & Ravenna. Info: www.amnestyusa.org/bannedbooks.

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 26

11:30 AM-1:30 PM. Women As Peacemakers Luncheon with speakers panel, sponsored by Asian Weekly, China Harbor Restaurant, 2040 Westlake Ave. N. Advance tickets $20, $30 at door. Reservations: 206-223-0623 or jet@nwasianweekly.com.

7 PM. Friday Night at the Meaningful Movies with the Wallingford Neighbors For Peace and Justice. Film to be announced. 5019 Keystone Pl. Info: groups.msn.com/wallingfordneighbors.

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 27

11 AM-1 PM. West Seattle Sound Nonviolent Opponents of War weekly tabling at The White Center Farmer's Market. Info: John Repp at jmrepp@attbi.com or www.snowcoalition.org/westseattle.

11 AM-1 PM. Queen Anne Neighbors for Peace weekly tabling. Queen Anne Ave. & Boston St. Followed by 1:30-2:30 PM weekly vigil at Queen Anne Ave. & McGraw St. Info: John & Sheila Morris at queenanne@snowcoalition.org or 206-284-4872

Noon-1:30 PM. Seattle meeting for School of the Americas Watch, activists fighting the School of Americas at Fort Benning in Georgia. Seattle Central Community College, Room #4144. Info: 253-531-5658 or www.tacomanov16.org.

2-4:45 PM. Saturday Bush Shout Out. Impeach! Pier 70/Myrtle Edwards Park, Alaskan Way & Broad St. Info: www.mvp-seattle.org/html/calendar.html.

4-6 PM. Weekly planning meeting for the 8th Annual National Day of Protest to Stop Police Brutality on Oct. 22nd. "Ain't no security in a police state!" 309 Pontius Ave. N. Info: 206-264-5527 or www.October22.org.

7-10 PM. City-Wide Election Kickoff Party for Brita Butler-Wall (Seattle School Board). Miller Community Center, 330 19th Ave. E. Info: 206-527-2061.

SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 28

10 AM-2 PM. West Seattle Sound Nonviolent Opponents of War tabling at West Seattle Farmer's Market. Info: John Repp at jmrepp@attbi.com or www.snowcoalition.org/westseattle.

Noon-6 PM. Seattle Peace Concert Drums. Free, bring non-perishable food for Northwest Harvest. Woodland Park, Area #1. Info: www.seapeace.org.

Noon. Rally and march: International Days of Protest Against War, Occupation, and Empire. Money for human needs, not war. Sponsored by ANSWER Seattle. Occidental Square, Occidental Ave. S & S Main. Info: seattle@internationalanswer.org.

2 PM. Greenlake weekly peace vigil. 63rd St. & E Greenlake Way. Info: greenlakepeacevigil@hotmail.com or www.greenlakepeacevigil.org.

7-9:30 PM. "Overcoming Internalized Homophobia," Multifaith Alliance of Reconciling Communities (MARC) workshop on how to break the cycle of shame, guilt, and self-hatred. All Pilgrims Christian Church, Stuart Hall, Broadway & Republican St. Info: 206-324-1520 ext. 300 or www.multifaith.org.

MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 29

1 PM-9 PM. Public Hearing and Open House on the Draft Environmental Impact Statement for the Monorail's Green Line. Seattle Center NW Rooms, 305 Harrison St. Advance sign-up to speak: 206-220-7282. Info: www.elevated.org or 206-382-1220 or info@elevated.org.

6-9 PM. Home Alive's Basic Three Hour Self Defense Class. To register: e-mail homealive_classes@hotmail.com or leave voicemail at 720-0606 (box 2) with name, phone number, and e-mail address. 1400 18th Ave. at Union St.

7 PM. General meeting of Sound Nonviolent Opponents of War, SNOW Coalition. Holy Family Catholic Church, 7355 120th Ave. NE, Kirkland. Info: 206-789 2684 or www.snowcoalition.org.

7 PM. Codepink Seattle weekly meeting. Women creating peace by working for justice. Group Health South Building, Room A6, 15th Ave. & Denny Way. Info: www.codepinkseattle.org.

7 PM. Report Back on recent trip to Colombia: Active Nonviolent Resistance to War. Speaker: Vivien Sharples. Free. Seattle Univ. Wyckoff Auditorium, Room 200.

TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 30

7 PM. "Roadblocks to Peace in Israel/Palestine," presentation by Prof. Steve Niva. Presented by the Palestine Solidarity Committee. 6512 23rd Ave. NW. Info: 206-633-1086 or www.palestineinformation.org.

7 PM. Cuban Film Series: "Lucia." Benefit for upcoming Women's Delegation to Cuba in November. 911 Media Arts Center. Info: Monica at 206-362-7524 or Garry at 206-782-2565.

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 1

7:30 PM. "Uncensored Celebration," an evening of dramatic readings from books threatened with censorship, Book-It Repertory Theatre. Broadway Performance Hall, 1625 Broadway. $5 donation to benefit the ACLU.

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 3

6:30-8 PM. Justice Works! meeting, undoing racism in the criminal justice system. 309 Pontius Ave. N, Seattle. Info: nowjusticeworks@yahoo.com or 206-309-2087 or www.justiceworks.info.

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 4

& 10/5. Training for International Solidarity Movement activists: history & issues about Palestine, logistics, packing, jail solidarity, more. Info & location: 206-633-1086 or palestinejustice@aol.com.

8:30 AM-2:30 PM. Second Annual Seattle Women's Summit. Free event including workshops and panels with Nanci Amidei, Margaret Larson, and Nicole Brodeur. Free. Seattle Central Community College, Room BE 1110. Info: www.seattle.gov/womenscommission or 206-684-0454.

9 AM-4:30 PM. Peace Activists To Listen to Native Peoples. Explore wisdom concepts, prepare for long term struggle, and maintain vision and hope. Daybreak Star Center, Discovery Park. Info: Bob Zeigler at 360-570-0848 or ZeiglerBob@msn.com.

Noon-4 PM. Justice Works! training session provided by Western Prison Project on developing a 3 strikes campaign. Battle racism in the criminal justice system and 3 strikes laws. 309 Pontius Ave. N. Free. RSVP to nowjusticeworks@yahho.com or 206-309-2087.

SUNDAY, OCTOBER 5

1 PM. Rally and march: Occupation Is Not Liberation, War Is Not Peace. Sponsored by Not In Our Name. Volunteer Park Amphitheater, 10th Ave. E & Prospect St., march to INS Detention Center, 815 Airport Way S. Info: 206-322-3813 or www.notinourname-seattle.net.

2-4 PM. Meeting of Nonviolent Peaceforce, group providing on-going resources for peacekeeping presence and training. Dougass-Truth Library, 23rd Ave. & Yesler Way. Info: David Berrian at 425-482-3026 or dberrian@earthlink.net.

2 PM. "An Execution In The Family: One Son's Journey," reading & book-signing by Robert Meeropol, son of Ethel & Julius Rosenberg. Hosted by Washington Coalition to Abolish the Death Penalty. Ravenna Third Place Books, 6504 20th Ave. NE. Info: 206-622-8952 or info@abolishdeathpenalty.org.

MONDAY, OCTOBER 6

Details to be announced. Doug Rokke speaking on depleted uranium munitions. Info: 360-779-4656 or markbwilson04@hotmail.com.

TUESDAY, OCTOBER 7

7 PM. Report Back on recent trip to Colombia: Active Nonviolent Resistance to War. Speaker: Vivien Sharples. Free. Cascade People's Center, 309 Pontius Ave. N. at Thomas St. Free.

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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