WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 22

4:30 PM 8th annual October 22 Coalition National Day of Protest to Stop Police Brutality. SCCC south plaza, Broadway & Pine.; 7 pm rally at Hing Hay Park (Maynard & King). Info: 206-264-5527, oct22seattle@hotmail.com, http://www.october22.org

5-6:30 p.m., Weekly Peace Vigil, NW Market St. and 22nd NW, Ballard. Info: ballardactivists@covad.net or 206-920-0412.

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 23

Through Sat., Oct. 25: Pacifist author and activist Walter Wink presents several sessions on "Jesus' Third Way: Nonviolence and the local church. Thurs: 7 PM, Kane Hall, UW. Fri. & Sat., conference a Campion Hall, Seattle U. Info: Randall Mullins, 206-721-6268 or ccnrandall@igc.org.

4-6 PM. West Seattle SNOW weekly "Burma Shave" vigil on Delridge. Info John Repp jmrepp@attbi.com or http://www.snowcoalition.org/westseattle`

5-6 PM. Weekly peace vigil to protest US policy in Afghanistan, Palestine/Israel, and Iraq. Westlake Park near 4th & Pine, downtown. Info: seattlewomeninblack@speakeasy.net or 206-208-9715 or http://www.scn.org/womeninblack.

7:30 PM. Discussion "Finding Common Ground--The Missing Pieces of Middle East Peace" with prominent Israeli & Palestinian activists. Kane Hall, UW. Info: http://www.findcommonground.com or 206-632 4243.

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 24

6 AM. Bus leaves for San Francisco for Saturday's National peace Rallies in San Francisco & Washington. Bus tickets $85, return Sun. Inco & tickets: Doug Kennedy, 206-953-3841 or sfprotestbus10_25@yahoo.com.

7-9 PM. Friday Night at the Meaningful Movies, sponsored by Wallingford Neighbors for Peace & Justice. Keystone Church, 5019 Keystone Pl. This week, Woody Allen's 1976 "The Front," discussion on civil liberties to follow. Info: http://groups.msn.com/wallingfordneighbors.

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 25

Counter-protest of the queer-hating Rev. "God Hates Fags" Phelps. Jewel Box Theatre, Bremerton (currently staging "The Laramie Project"). Pledges will be taken for donations to the Kitsap County Health District AIDS Program for every minute that Phelps is in town. Info: 360-697-3429, leave a message for call back.

11 AM-noon. Weekly Lake Forest Park Peace Vigil, Bothell & Ballinger, just N of LFP mall, Lake Forest Park. Meeting at 10:30 AM, before the vigil, at 3rd Place Books, LFP Mall. Info: Elizabeth, lakeforestpark@snowcoalition.org or Ann, abuzaid@attbi.com.

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

11 AM-9:30 PM. "Community Arts Extravaganza for Peace." 11 AM-1 PM, banners over as many freeway overpasses as possible; 1-5 PM, neighborhood arts activities; 5-9:30 gathering at Gasworks Park. Info: communityarts@grafitti.net, Jody 206-789-3620.

Noon-2 PM, weekly Sidewalk Education for Palestinian Human Rights. Sponsored by Palestine Solidarity Committee. For location, info: palestinejustice@aol.com, 206-633-1086.

Noon-1 PM. Women in Black weekly Peace Vigil, SW corner Bellevue Way and NE 8th, Bellevue. Info: 425-455-4048.

5:30 social, 7 PM Annual dinner of Washington Physicians for Social Responsibility. Featured Speaker: Hubert G. Locke, retired Dean of the Evans School of Public Affairs, UW, on Framing the Real Issues for the Coming Elections. Tickets $60, reservations 206-547-2630. Info: 206-547-2630 or Alexis Keeler, alexisk@wpsr.org or http://www.wpsr.org.

6 PM. Networking potluck for North Seattle peace groups. Olympic View Community Church, 425 NE 95th. Host4ed by Maple Leaf SNOW. RSVP to Linda York, lindayork5@hotmail.com or 206-363-1757.

6-10 PM. Jobs With Justice 10th Anniversary Dinner, Scottish Rite Masonic Center, 1155 Broadway E., Seattle. Program ads, tickers, info: wsjwj@igc.org or 206-441-4969 or http://www.wsjwj.org/ or 360-647-7695.

8 PM. Michael Moore invades the Paramount Theatre. Tickets $15-45, available from Foolproof 206-325-3554 or http://www.foolproof.org/newseries/tickets/single.cfm.

SUNDAY, OCTOBER 26

2-3 PM. Weekly Greenlake Peace Vigil, 63rd St. /7 E. Greenlake Way. Bring signs, leaflets, and your friends and dogs. Info: greenlakepeacevigil@hotmail.com or http://www.greenlakepeacevigil.org.

7-8:30. Two Years Later: The Eastside Rethinks the Patriot Act." King County Library Service Center, 960 Newport Way NW, Issaquah. Panel and discussion, including presentation of resolution Eastside city councils will be asked to adopt. Sponsored by Eastside Suburban Peace Network: http://www.eastsidepeace.org/.

TUESDAY, OCTOBER 28

7 PM. Monthly meeting of Magnolia Neighborhood Peace Project, at the Q Cafe, 3223 15th Avenue W. on the southbound Dravus exit off 15th, Seattle. Info: Mark Linsey & Janis Traven, magnolia@snowcoalition.org or 206-285-7375.

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 29

7-8 AM. SNOW Eastside North weekly peace vigil, 70th St. overpass on I-405.

7 PM. Monthly meeting of Episcopal Peace Fellowship, call for location. Info: 206-725-0101 or Thomas Walker 425-641-9247 or Rev. Diane Belsford 206-270-9170.

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 30

6 PM reception, 7 PM dinner, 8 PM program. ACLU of Washington 2003 Bill of Rights Celebration Dinner, with keynote speaker Anthony Romero, National Executive Director of ACLU. Info: http://www.aclu- wa.org.

7:30 PM. Radical Women Halloween Party, New Freeway Hall, 5018 Rainier Avenue S. Hex the Hawks and Witchhunters at a Halloween Party for Harlots, Heretics and Hellions. Dinner 7:30 PM, dancing 20 PM, costume contest! Door donation $3. Info: 206-722-6057 or 206-722-2453.

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 1

9 AM-3:30 PM. "Violence: A Community Problem: Men & Women Working Toward A Community Solution," conference at UW's HUB Ballroom. Registration required. Keynote speakers: Jackson Katz, Michael Kaufman. Sponsored by the UW Women's Center Violence Prevention Program. Register: 206-685-1090, or http://depts.washington.edu/womenctr/.

Noon-2 PM. Biweekly meeting of Wallingford Neighbors for Peace & Justice, Keystone Church, 5019 Keystone Pl., West of I-5, just North of 50th. Info: http://groups.msn.com/wallingfordneighbors.

12:30-5 PM. 2003 Fall Conference of Washington Coalition to Abolish the Death Penalty. Seattle Univ., 900 Broadway. Keynote speaker Rev. Dr. Leslie Braxton. Workshops and discussion, snacks provided. Suggested donation: $15, open to all. Info: 206-622-8952 or info@abolishdeathpenalty.org.

7-9 PM. Lecture & talk, "Globalization: What Does it Mean and How Are We Involved?" Lake City Presbyterian Church, 3841 NE 123rd St., Seattle. Sponsored by Wedgwood/Sand Point Neighbors for Peace, info: http://www.scn.org/wedgsnow or rolcar@comcast.net.

TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 4

7 AM-8 PM. Vote the Bums Out!

7 PM. Monthly meeting of Citizens for Overt Action, Still Life on the Ave. Cafe, 1405 NE 50th St, Seattle [note new location]. Info: 206-547-7735 or frankz@scn.org.

For an excellent and much, much longer compilation of upcoming and ongoing progressive events in Seattle, check out Jean Buskin's Peace Calendar: www.scn.org/activism/calendar/ or e-mail her at bb369@scn.org.

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