WEDNESDAY, MARCH 10

6:30 PM. Homestead Community Land Trust general meeting, CLTs are grassroots, membership-based groups creating permanently affordable homeownership opportunities. 1309 13th Ave. S. Info: 206-323-1227 or homesteadclt@yahoo.com.

7 PM. Holistic Activist Study Circle of Non-White (including mixed race) folks committed to ending oppression. 309 Pontius Ave. N. Info or RSVP: studycircle@pscap.org or http://www.pscap.org/studycircle or 206-424-3123.

THURSDAY, MARCH 11

6:30 PM. Meeting to plan the Aug. 21st 10th Annual Campaign 5000 Walk, Bite, and Jazz Festival. Campaign 5000 raises money for small, minority owned businesses. 116 21st Ave. Info: Lottie Cross at 206-324-3114.

7:30 PM. Reading and discussion of book "Feeling the Heat: Reports from the Frontlines of Climate Change," Elliott Bay Books, 1st Ave. S & S Main St. Info: 206-624-6600.

FRIDAY, MARCH 12

Thru Mar. 14. Fri. 7-9:30 PM. Sat. 9:30 AM-5 PM. Sun. 9:30 AM-4 PM. 3-day Workshop on Nonviolent Communication. Registration $150-$200. 8511 15th Ave. NE. Info & to reserve a space: 206-382-8576.

7 PM. Wallingford Neighbors for Peace & Justice presents Friday Night at the Meaningful Movies--"Slavery: A Global Investigation." 27 million people live in slavery today, from India to the US. Keystone Church, 5019 Keystone Pl. N. Free, donations welcome. Info: http://groups.msn.com/wallingfordneighbors.

7:30-9 PM. Jessica Mitchell discusses TOSTAN, a Senegal Women's empowerment organization, a model grassroots NGO. Safeco Jackson St. Ctr., E Main St. & 23rd, Suite 200. Free. Info: wasan@ibike.org.

8 PM. Drug War Film Festival, sponsored by BC Compassion Club Society. $6. 911 Media Arts Center, 117 Yale Ave. N. Info: http://www.cannabisculture.com/articles/3342.

SATURDAY, MARCH 13

9:30 AM.-4:30 PM. Peacekeeper Training Workshop with Vivien Sharples & Ellen Finkelstein, especially recommended for volunteer peacekeepers for the March 20th march (see below). Univ. Temple United Methodist Church Parlor Room, 1415 NE 43rd St. $45 for day, $25 for 1/2 day. Pre-register & info: dberrian@earthlink.net or 425-485-0145.

Noon-2 PM. Sidewalk Education for Palestinian Human Rights with Palestine Solidarity Committee. Westlake Park, 4th & Pine St. Info: palestinejustice@aol.com or 206-633-1086.

7 PM. Sahar Saba of the Revolutionary Association of the Women of Afghanistan will speak. Seattle Univ., Pigott Auditorium, 900 Broadway. $10/$7 student, all proceeds to RAWA. Tickets: http://www.geocities.com/rawa_seattle/ or Retail Therapy, 905 E Pike St. Info: rawa_seattle@yahoo.com.

SUNDAY, MARCH 14

2 PM. Sahar Saba of RAWA (see above). At Elliott Bay Books, 1st Ave. S & S Main St. Info: 206-624-6600.

2:30-4:30 PM. Panel Iraq & the Middle East: Talking Without Despair. Speakers include Bert Sacks, Anya Willow of Another World is Possible, & Peter Lippman of Palestine Solidarity Committee. Delridge Community Center, 4501 Delridge Way SW. Donations accepted. Info: 206-783-1088 or http://www.snowcoalition.org/westseattle.

5:30 PM. Seattle City Council public hearing on the final version of the Monorail Design Guidelines, City Council Chambers, 2nd Floor, 600 4th Ave.

MONDAY, MARCH 15

7 PM. Meeting of Sound Nonviolent Opponents of War (SNOW), Univ. Congregational Church, 4515 16th NE. Info http://www.snowcoalition.org or 206-789-2684.

TUESDAY, MARCH 16

7 PM. Meeting of TimeBucks.org, a community of people trading non-commercial services. At Elliott Bay Books, 1st Ave. S & S Main St. Info: steve@timebucks.org or http://www.TimeBucks.org.

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 17

6:30 PM potluck. 7 PM meeting. Meeting of The Coalition of Anti-Racist Whites, working to undo institutionalized racism. Pacific Oaks College, 1403 34th Ave. at Union St. Info: indi@riseup.net or http://carw.org.

6:30 PM. Meeting of Amnesty International Group 4, working to protect human rights worldwide. Cascade People's Center, 369 Pontius Ave. N. Info: http://www.scn.org/amnesty or 206- 622-6741.

7 PM. Monthly Business/Editorial Meeting for Eat the State! Come help us out. We need distributors and volunteers who want to fundraise for us. Univ. Baptist Church, NE 47th & 12th Ave. NE, 3rd Floor (the NACC/SDC offices). Info: 206-903-9461.

7 PM. Edwidge Danticat, award winning author of novels on Haiti and the Haitian diaspora. Her newest, "The Dew Breaker," explores the world of a former Haitian torturer now living in the US. Langston Hughes Performing Arts Center, 104 17th Ave. S. $7, tickets: Elliott Bay Book Company, 101 S. Main St., 206-624-6600, Brown Paper Tickets at 1-877-278-4842, or http://www.cdforum.org.

THURSDAY, MARCH 18

Thru 3/21. 6th Annual Hazel Wolf Environmental Film Festival. At The Sleeping Lady Conference Center in Leavenworth. Over 40 films, panel discussions, workshops. Tickets & info: http://www.hazelfilm.org or 206-443-7239.

7:30 PM. Current Issues & Global Ethics Book Group. This month: Ward Churchill's "Justice of Roosting Chickens." Elliott Bay Books, 1st Ave. S & S Main St. Info: 206-624-6600.

FRIDAY, MARCH 19

7 PM. Friday Night at the Meaningful Movies: a special presentation on the First Anniversary of the Iraq War. Keystone Church, 5019 Keystone Pl. N. Donations welcome. Info: http://groups.msn.com/wallingfordneighbors.

7:30 PM. San Francisco journalist and radio show host Laura Flanders reads from her new book "Bushwomen: Tales of a Cynical Species," featuring stories of Gale Norton, Karen Hughes, Condoleezza Rice, Elaine Chao, Ann Veneman, Lynne Cheney, & others. Behind every bad man is a bad woman! (Or two.) Elliott Bay Books, 1st Ave. S & S Main St. Info: 206-624-6600.

SATURDAY, MARCH 20

9:15 AM-1:30 PM. Panel "Human Rights in Global Perspective: How Can People of Faith Respond?" Speakers include Pramila Jayapal of Hate Free Zone and Rev. Norman Bent of Human Rights Commission of Nicaragua. Plymouth Congregational Church, 1217 6th Ave. $10 to cover box lunch. Register: Plymouth Church, 1217 6th Ave., Seattle, WA 98101. Info: 206-622-4865.

10 AM-6 PM. Green Party of Seattle International Earth Day 2004 Celebration. 10 AM-1PM restoration project at Waterway 19, inlet just east of Gasworks Park, followed by barbeque with organic salmon at Seamonster Seafoods, 3917 Corliss Ave. N. Speakers: Phil Bereano and Patrick Mazza. Tickets for food: $10-$25. Info: info@seattlegreens.org or 206-524-3377.

10 AM-Noon. Slow Life Workshops with John de Graaf & Cecile Andrews. Seattle Univ., Casey Bldg, 5th Floor. Free. Info: Cecile Andrews at cecile@simplicitycircles.com or 206-783-1152.

11 AM. Interfaith Service followed by March & Rally at noon. "The World Still Says No To War!" Keynote speaker Ed Asner. Sponsored by SNOW & Church Council of Greater Seattle. First Baptist Church, 1111 Harvard Ave. at Seneca St. Downtown rally location to be announced. Info: http://www.MAR20th.org or 1-877-MAR20th or http://www.snowcoalition.org or 206-789 2684.

SUNDAY, MARCH 21

8:45 AM & 11 AM. Guest appearance by Rev. Norman Bent, noted human rights activist of Nicaragua. Plymouth Congregational Church, 1217 6th Ave. at University St. Info: 206-622-4865.

6:30 PM. Seattle Chapter Fellowship of Reconciliation program "Big Brother is Watching: The Patriot Act and You," with Susan Helf of ACLU. Woodland Park Presbyterian Church, 225 N 70th. Info: 206-789-5565.

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 24

7:15 PM. Green Party of Seattle general membership meeting. University Heights Center, NE 50th St. & University Way NE, Room 201. Info: info@seattlegreens.org or 206-524-3377.

For an excellent and 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. Also, see http://www.seattleactivism.org.

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