Friday, September 2

7 PM. Friday Night at The Meaningful Movies: Smothered--The Censorship Struggles of The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour," (93 minutes, Maureen Muldaur, 2002). The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour was the Daily Show of the '60s. Outspoken about drugs, youth culture, racism, censorship, right-wing policies of the Nixon White and the Vietnam War, they soon found themselves battling their network and the FCC for the right to say what they wanted on their own show. The White House eventually pulled the plug on the show. Keystone Church, 5019 Keystone Pl. N. Info: wnfp@bridgings.org or http://groups.msn.com/wallingfordneighbors.

Saturday, September 3

In the afternoon. Fundraising Party for Progressive City Council Candidate Angel Bolanos. New Hope Church, 21st & Spruce St. Info: angel@electbolanos.org or 206-725-8758 or http://www.electbolanos.org.

Wednesday, September 7

5-8 PM. ISM Discussion Cafe. Informal discussion about nonviolent resistance to the occupation, getting over to Israel and Palestine, logistics, organization, etc. ISM is the International Solidarity Movement to end the Occupation. B&O Espresso on Capitol Hill at Belmont & Olive. Info: 206 633-1086 or palestinejustice@aol.com. Thursday, September 8

Noon. NARAL Pro-Choice Washington PAC Luncheon. A Woman of Choice, honoring Washington State Senator Pat Thibaudeau. As the representative of the 43rd District of Seattle, Senator Thibaudeau has truly helped improve our community and fight for reproductive rights. Please join us in celebrating her record on issues ranging from protecting abortion access to the environment to the arts. Individual tickets: $100. Bell Harbor International Conference Center, 2211 Alaskan Way/Pier 66. Info: LindaLombardi@prochoicewashington.org.

6-9 PM. Local contemporary Native American Author, Keith Egawa. He will read from his new book, "Dispatch from the Raft," a powerful statement of contemporary Native American experience. Guests will get a view into the creativity present in the evolution of Indigenous artistic expression. Evening features Native American artists Norman Jackson, Tlingit and Haida Master Carver; Della Cheney, Traditional Tlingit and Haida Weaver; Lisa Telford, Traditional Haida Weaver; and Gail Cheney, wearing her own creation. Antioch University, Seattle Room, 100 2326 6th Ave. Info: 425-417-1972 or gicheney@ureach.com.

7 PM. Book reading from "Sexual Violence: The Sin Revisited." Updated version of this classic book by Rev. Dr. Marie M. Fortune. Originally published in 1983 as "Sexual Violence: The Unmentionable Sin," this book is an updated combination of Fortune's experiences as a church educator, advocate for sexual abuse survivors, and pastor that answers a difficult question: how do we respond to sexual violence? Seattle First Baptist Church, Harvard & Seneca St. Info: Elliott Bay Books at 206-624-6600.

Saturday, September 10

9 AMNoon. AIDS Walk. Walk through the Capitol Hill neighborhood of Seattle. Lifelong AIDS Alliance holds an important fundraiser and community builder to honor those whose lives have been touched by HIV/AIDS. The AIDS Walk is crucial to raising awareness of HIV/AIDS in our community, and the rise of HIV/AIDS among women, especially women of color (HIV/AIDS is the leading killer of African American women ages 25-34). Info: http://www.aidswalk2005.org.

4:30 PM. Idris Mosque Community Picnic Everyone is welcome. Potluck, so please bring enough food for your family and some extra to share with others. Grills are available, but you have to cook it yourself. Ravenna Park Shelter 1. Info: 206-363-3013 or ask@idrismosque.com.

6-10 PM. Artist Reception and opening of Exhibit "Voices of Dissent." Featured artist is Jeff Matthews. He exhibits a black and white photographic retrospective look at Seattle anti-war protests of the second US Iraq war. The series includes a set of (20) 20x30 serendipitous double exposures made on film with the first images taken of industrial complexes by gallery owner Larry Murphy and the second exposures taken by Jeff Matthews around Westlake Center the day the Iraq war started. Zen Dog Studio & Tea House Gallery, 2015 NW 85th St. Info: Larry Murphy at 206-784-8289 or zendog@speakeasy.org.

7 PM. The Langston Hughes African American Film Festival: Comrade Sister, Voice of Women In The Black Panther Party, the Underground Railroad Film Series. This film examines the complex subject of gender within the Black Panther Party and effectively challenges conventional histories and sensationalized media representations of the organization founded in October 1966 by Huey P. Newton and Bobby Seale. Central Cinema, 1411 21st Avenue. Info: http://www.langstonblackfilmfest.org.

Sunday, September 11

Noon-6 PM. Seattle Peace Concert. Washington Blues Society, featuring P. K. Dwyer, Harmonica Playboy & the Midnight Movers, Jeff and the Jet City Flyers, Crossroads Band, Mark Riley Trio, Rod Cook, and Toast. Admission free, please bring nonperishable food bank items for Northwest Harvest. At Seward Park. Info: seapeace@seapeace.org or http://www.seapeace.org/events.html.

2 PM. Sleepwalking Apocalypse: 9/11, participatory theatre. Reclaim Remembrance of the Day, an outdoor theater performance and memorial procession. The memory of 9/11 has been stolen and abused. Sleepwalking Apocalypse: 9/11 will use masks, music, spoken word, and visual images to recover our right to remember the living, the dead, and the still dying. The performance will include a memorial Procession of Faces in which the audience can participate. We've designed special images to be carried and displayed during this event, and we're asking participants not to bring other signs or banners. Corner of 63rd St. & East Greenlake Way N. Info: 206-633-1086 or theatersquad@aol.com.

Monday, September 12

7 PM. Post 9/11: The Tension Between Security and Civil Rights. Four years and one day after the 9/11 attack on the World Trade Center, the Anti-Defamation League of the Pacific Northwest will host a panel discussion on the USA Patriot Act and its renewal. The panel will consider this question: are we more secure as a result of the passage of the patriot act and at what cost to our civil liberties? Panelists include ACLU Board Member Jesse Wing, an attorney at Seattle's McDonald, Hogue & Bayless; American Muslims of Puget Sound President Jeff Siddiqui; former FBI Special Agent in Charge of the Seattle Office of the FBI, Charles Mandigo; a possible representative of the US Department of Justice; and Rob Jacobs, Executive Director of the Pacific Northwest Region of the Anti-Defamation League. At First United Methodist Church, 811 5th Avenue, downtown Seattle. Info: PNW ADL 206-448-5349.

Wednesday, September 14

Thru September 18. Seattle's 2nd Independent South Asian Film Festival, Pushing the Edges: South Asia in a New Frame. Broadway Performance Hall, Broadway & Pine. Info: http://isaff.tasveer.org.

Friday, September 16

6:30 PM. Community Celebration & Fundraising Party in support of The People's Institute Northwest (PINW). Hosted by the Fremont Public Association (FPA). Join Seattle's anti-racism community in an all-ages celebration. 6:30 PM food, music, auction bidding begins. 7:10 PM Remarks. 7:30 PM Game Show hosted by Martin Friedman & Sili Savusa. 8:30 PM Emerald City Jazz Ensemble performs a cappella songs in many styles. PINW is the northwest chapter of the People's Institute for Survival & Beyond (based in New Orleans), recognized as one of the foremost antiracism training and organizing institutions in the nation. Suggested minimum donation: $10. 1501 N 45th St. Info: Blair at 206-938-1023 or pinwseattle@yahoo.com.

7 PM. Friday Night at The Meaningful Movies: The Trials of Henry Kissinger (80 min., Eugene Jarecki, 2002). Documentary archival footage from the Nixon era paints a portrait of Kissinger, the former US Secretary of State and a recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize. The film argues that he was a power-hungry warmonger, and was responsible for massive military cover-ups in Vietnam, Cambodia, and East Timor in the 1960s, as well as the assassination of a Chilean leader in 1970. Keystone Church, 5019 Keystone Pl. N. Info: wnfp@bridgings.org or http://groups.msn.com/wallingfordneighbors.

Saturday, September 17

6 PM. Northwest Immigrant Rights Project 21st Anniversary Gala: Many Visions, Many Cultures, A Shared Hope for Justice Awards. Keynote speaker: Mark Bixler, author of "The Lost Boys of Sudan." WA State Convention Center, 800 Convention Place, downtown. Info: 206-587-4009.

Sunday, September 18

Noon-6 PM. Seattle Peace Concert: Grand Finale. Part 1, featuring Django Twango, GreenFlash, Stolen Ogre, Jef Jaisun solo, Alice Stuart & The Formerlys, Randy Hansen. Admission free, Please bring nonperishable food bank items for Northwest Harvest. At Gas Works Park. Info: seapeace@seapeace.org or http://www.seapeace.org/events.html.

5 PM. S. Ginny NiCarthy on Afghanistan: Elections, Women, Progress and Problems. Ginny recently visited Afghanistan; she will talk about interviewing women electoral candidates, among other experiences. Woodland Park Presbyterian Church, 225 N 70th. Info: 206-789-5565.

For an excellent and 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. Also, see www.seattleactivism.org.

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