WEDNESDAY, JUNE 16

6:30 PM. Meeting of the Coalition of Anti-Racist Whites, working to undo institutionalized racism. Will show the film "Tough Guys" which discusses the intersections of masculinity and white supremacy, followed with a discussion. University Friends Meeting Social Hall, 4001 9th Ave. NE. Info: indi@riseup.net or http://carw.org.

7 PM. Monthly business/editorial meeting for Eat the State! Help us produce and distribute the newspaper. We need distributors, add sales people, and folks who want to do fundraising. University Baptist Church, NE 47th & 12th Ave. NE, 3rd Floor (the NACC/SDC offices). Info: 206-903-9461 or ets@scn.org.

THURSDAY, JUNE 17

6 PM. United Food & Commercial Workers Community Support Coalition meeting. Help support grocery workers negotiating for a fair contract. Room 208, Seattle Labor Temple, 2800 1st Avenue. RSVP to Verlene Wilder at 206-723-2083.

6:30 PM. Same Sex Marriage: An Act of Civil Disobedience, hosted by Radical Women and the Freedom Socialist Party. New Freeway Hall, 5018 Rainier Ave. S. Info: 206-722-6057.

6:45 PM. Cuban Film Festival movie series, "Tuning With the Enemy: Send a Piana to Havana." $10 donation suggested. 911 Media Arts Center, 117 Yale Ave. N. Info: 206-682-6552.

7 PM. Forum: "Exit Strategy: Rethinking Iraq," panel with three professors debating the options, the consequences, and the assumptions that color our thinking as we try to imagine a way out of Iraq. Bloedel Hall, St. Mark's Cathedral, 1245 10th Ave. E. Sponsored by Capitol Hill Neighbors for Peace and Justice (SNOW affiliate) and St. Mark's Episcopal Cathedral. Info: capitolhill@snowcoalition.org.

FRIDAY, JUNE 18

Thru 7/1. Movie: The Corporation, winner of the Audience Award for Documentary in World Cinema at the 2004 Sundance Film Festival. Takes a critical and darkly amusing look at corporations. Features Noam Chomsky, Peter Drucker, Milton Friedman, Naomi Klein, Vandana Shiva, and muckraking filmmaker Michael Moore. At the Egyptian Theater. Info: http://www.TheCorporation.com.

6:30-8:45 PM. "Refusnik: Israel's Soldiers of Conscience," Peretz Kidron, Israeli, author and journalist is one of the founders of the Israeli refuser group Yesh Gvul. At Bloedel Hall, St. Mark's Cathedral, 1245 10th Ave. E. Info: Huda Giddens at 206-527-1291 or Judith Kolokoff at 206-282-8023.

7 PM. Wallingford Neighbors for Peace & Justice presents Friday Night at the Meaningful Movies: "The Global Banquet: The Politics of Food." Film and discussion. Keystone Church, 5019 Keystone Pl. N. Free, donations welcome. Info: http://groups.msn.com/wallingfordneighbors.

SATURDAY, JUNE 19

Thru 6/20. Fremont Street Fair. Visit the Community Action Zone, with music, information tables, and opportunities to network with Seattle's progressive community.

All day. Rainbow Women's Health Fair, Bringing Health to the Streets for Gay Pride Week. Come to a free women's health screening for women over 40 without insurance or with high deductibles. Pap test, pelvic, breast exam, and mammogram available. All Pilgrims Christian Church, 500 Broadway East. For a appointment call: 206-709-7407.

11 AM-2 PM. Register Low-Income Voters in South King County with Statewide Poverty Action Network. Carpool from the Fremont Public Association, 1501 N 45th St. in Wallingford at 10:15 AM or call for exact location to meet in Kent/Auburn: Anne Yen at 206-694-6794, ext. 4 or anney@povertyaction.org.

SUNDAY, JUNE 20

Noon-7 PM. Seattle Peace Concert, Don Glenn & Friends (12), Josh Williamson Band (1), Jim Hinde (2:15), Dana Lyons (2:45), Sister Guitar Band (3:30), Jim Page (4:45), Carolyn Aiken (5:15), Straight Shooter (6). Bring food bank donations for NW Harvest. Gas Works Park. Info: 206-729-5232 or http://www.seapeace.org/.

MONDAY, JUNE 21

6 PM. Citizens for Proportional Representation meeting. Work for more democratic forms of elections. University Branch, Seattle Public Library, NE 50th & Roosevelt Way. Info: JanetRAnderson@msn.com or http://www.fairvote.net/washington.

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

TUESDAY, JUNE 22

7:30-8:30 AM. Hold peace signs with Phinney Neighbors for Peace and Justice on Woodland Park Aurora pedestrian overpasses. Meet on the northernmost overpass. Info: John Bito at nowar@journeymansparty.com.

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 23

7 PM. "A Celebration of Commitment," take a public and visible stand on same-sex marriage. People of all sexual orientations are invited to exchange or renew vows in a multifaith service presided over by clergy from a variety of denominations and faiths. At All Pilgrims Christian Church, 500 Broadway E. Info: Ed at 206-725-2293 or polarbeared@juno.com.

7:15 PM. Green Party of Seattle general membership meeting. University Heights Center, NE 50th & Univ. Way NE, Room 201.

THURSDAY, JUNE 24

7-9 PM. "When Bush Comes to Shove: Resist! Organizing Strategies from the Global South." Salvadoran organizer Guadalupe Erazo speaks about US involvement in El Salvador's politics and the Central American Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA). Sponsored by CISPES and others. 3400 Phinney Ave. N. Info: 206-325-5494 or http://www.cispes.org.

FRIDAY, JUNE 25

5:30 PM. Critical Mass, an organized coincidence of bicyclists who ride around the streets of Seattle en masse. Westlake Park, 4th & Pine. Info: http://students.washington.edu/spiegel/cmass.html.

7 PM. Get Out The Vote Rally, sponsored by the A. Philip Randolph Institute. Mount Zion Baptist Church, 1634 19th Ave. Keynote Speaker: The Reverend Dr. James A. Forbes, The Riverside Church, New York City, One of America's "Most Powerful Preachers."

7 PM. Wallingford Neighbors for Peace & Justice presents Friday Night at the Meaningful Movies: "Hungry For Profit", a film by Robert Richter. Important background that helps explain protests against the World Bank and IMF. Keystone Church, 5019 Keystone Pl. N. Free, donations welcome. Info: http://groups.msn.com/wallingfordneighbors.

SATURDAY, JUNE 26

& 6/27. Seattle Pride Weekend with annual March/Parade & Rally, for Gay Lesbian Bisexual Transgender rights. Info: http://www.seattlepride.org.

1 PM. Queer Film Festival sponsored by Out Front Labor/Pride At Work and Three Dollar Bill Cinema. Brief discussion follows each film. Seattle Asian Art Museum in Volunteer Park. Info and list of films: http://www.prideatwork.org, oflcpride@yahoo.com or 206-333-0375.

5:30 PM rally. 7 PM march. Seattle Dyke March of 2004 with theme: Dykes Building Community Locally, Making Connections Globally. Rally includes: Alma Rosa, Morgan Ahern, Chrystos, Leila, and others. Seattle Central Community College south plaza, Broadway & Pine. Info: http://www.seattledykemarch.com or 206-992-6050.

SUNDAY, JUNE 27

Noon-6 PM. Seattle Peace Concert, featuring The Eclectic Can Openers, Arisawkadoria, Greenwood All Stars, Nu Soltribe, Stingshark. Magnuson Park Beach Area. Bring food bank donations for NW Harvest. Info: 206-729-5232 or http://www.seapeace.org/.

Noon-2 PM. Wallingford Neighbors for Peace and Justice Annual Picnic. Bring your favorite picnic potluck dish and a blanket. East side of Greenlake, across from N 63rd Street, where the Greenlake Vigil takes place at 2 PM. Info: http://groups.msn.com/wallingfordneighbors.

2-3 PM. Greenlake Peace Vigil. Bring a sign or use one of ours. Bring friends, family, your dog, your skateboard! At East Greenlake Way N near N 63rd St. crosswalk. Info: http://www.greenlakepeacevigil.org or SNOW 206-789-2684.

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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