Friday, October 14

7 PM. Friday Night at The Meaningful Movies: "Helen's War: Portrait Of A Dissident." Documents Nobel Peace Prize nominee and veteran anti-nuclear campaigner Helen Caldicott's book tour after the release of The New Nuclear Danger: George W. Bush's Military-Industrial Complex, as well as the founding of Nuclear Policy Research Institute. Keystone Church, 5019 Keystone Pl. N. Info: wnfp@bridgings.org or http://groups.msn.com/wallingfordneighbors.

Saturday, October 15

9 AM. Seattle Race Conference--Working towards Healing with Keynote Speaker, Dr. Joy Leary, author of Post Traumatic Slave Syndrome: America's Legacy of Enduring Injury and Healing. Broadway Performance Hall, Broadway just north of Pine. Info: 206-448-9000 or http://www.seattleraceconference.com.

Sunday, October 16

2 PM. Peace Concert. Sing for peace, to work for an end to the war in Iraq and to promote the development of a culture of peace and non-violence. The concert is a benefit to help the children of Iraq. The proceeds from donations will be given to No More Victims, an organization that provides medical care for war-injured Iraqi children, http://www.nomorevictims.org. Seattle First Baptist Church, Harvard & Seneca. Info: Kay Thode at 206-935-3796 or kaythode@juno.com.

2 PM. Health and the Environment Film Series 2005: The Next Industrial Revolution. An inspiring look at ways to transform the relationship between commerce and nature. Seattle Public Library, 1000 4th Avenue, Microsoft Auditorium.

3-5 PM. Fundraiser "A Vision of What's Possible: Forging Community Founded on Genuine Safety through Connection." The Freedom Project is a nonprofit organization including men and women from diverse backgrounds and races sharing a common dream to strengthen our community by supporting the transformation of prisoners into peacemakers. We represent both victims and perpetrators of crime. Mt. Zion Baptist Church Social Hall, 1634 19th Ave. at Madison St.

5 PM. Global Economic Policy and HIV/Aids in Africa. Seattle Chapter Fellowship of Reconciliation presents Stephen Gloyd, M.D. Woodland Park Presbyterian Church, 225 N 70th. Info: 206-789-5565.

Monday, October 17

5 PM. The Untouchables, reading by author Narendra Jadhav, one of India's foremost economists and bankers, and an activist on various fronts, the author of a number of important studies on India, finances, and globalization. The Untouchables is a dramatic piece of writing that forces us to acknowledge the inhumanity and injustice of a social order that treats humans worse than animals. Elliot Bay Books, 101 Main St at 1st Ave S.

5:30-8:30 PM. Seattle City Council Candidates Forum On Racial Profiling And Housing. Yesler Community Center, 917 East Yesler Way. Info: KL Shannon at 206-447-3900, Ext. 564 or Joy Shigaki at 206-622-4098 or Candidatesforum2005@yahoo.com.

Tuesday, October 18

7 PM. For God and Country: Faith and Patriotism Under Fire, reading by author and former chaplain James Yee. West Point graduate and former Muslim chaplain James Yee, a US Army veteran charged with (and ultimately exonerated of) espionage charges during his days as a chaplain at the US's infamous Guantanamo Bay prison, tells his story for the first time. Microsoft Auditorium, Seattle Public Central Library, 1000 4th Avenue between Madison and Spring Streets.

Wednesday, October 19

6 PM. More Democratic Voting Systems don't Require Choosing the Lesser of 2 Evils. Meeting of Washington Citizens for Proportional Representation. University Branch of the Seattle Public Library, N.E. 50th & Roosevelt Way NE. Info: Janet Anderson at JanetRAnderson@msn.com or http://www.fairvote.net/washington.

6:30 PM. Meeting of Amnesty International Group 4. Cascade People's Center, 369 Pontius Ave. N. Info: http://www.scn.org/amnesty or aigroup4@hotmail.com or 206-622-6741.

7 PM. Legal Genocide: The Misrule of Law and the US Assault On The People Of Iraq with Bert Sacks, Peace activist who was fined $10,000 for busting sanctions by delivering medicine to Iraq, and Randy Winn, Chair of the World Peace through Law section of the Washington State Bar Association. Info: 206-781-3462.

7 PM. Monthly Business/Editorial Meeting for Independent Print and Electronic Weekly Eat the State! Come opine, meet, volunteer. How do we do it every other week? People like you! Come be one of them! University Baptist Church, NE 47th and 12th Ave. NE, 3rd Floor (the NACC/SDC offices), in the U-District. Info: 206-903-9461 or info@eatthestate.org.

Friday, October 21

7 PM. Friday Night at the Meaningful Movies: "The Empty Chair: Death Penalty Yes or No?" This documentary tells four stories of murder victims' families reliving the crimes and confronting the loss of loved ones. "The Empty Chair" intimately reveals a rarely seen view of murder's aftermath: families left behind, their lives torn apart by the random loss of a loved one, and each voicing different perspectives on the death penalty. Keystone Church, 5019 Keystone Pl. N. Info: wnfp@bridgings.org or or http://groups.msn.com/wallingfordneighbors.

Saturday, October 22

1 PM Rally, 2 PM March: 10th Annual National Day of Protest to Stop Police Brutality. Westlake Park, 4th & Pine in downtown Seattle. Sponsored by Seattle Affiliate, October 22nd Coalition to Stop Police Brutality. Info: 206-264-5527/1-888-NOBRUTALITY.

1:30-5 PM. Fight For Revolutionary Change. Speakers, Workshops, Discussion. Topics: Capitalism Unmasked; Hurricane Katrina, a Marxist View; Socialism in Cuba, Revolution in Venezuela; Racism and National Oppression; Building an Anti-Imperialist Movement in the US. Freehold Theatre Rhino Room, 1525 10th Ave. Info: 206-367-3820 or seattle@socialismandliberation.org.

6 PM. Washington Ceasefire Annual Auction. All proceeds support Washington CeaseFire's work to reduce gun violence. Museum of History and Industry, McCurdy Park, 2700 24th Ave. E. RSVP: 206-322-1236 or auction@washingtonceasefire.org.

8 PM. "Beyond the Sound" Auction to Support Methodist Efforts in Congo. More than three million people have died there since the start of a war in 1998, mostly from illness and starvation as a result of fleeing their homes in the area of the conflict. For four years, the Pacific Northwest Conference of the United Methodist Church has sent medical and construction teams to the Democratic Republic of Congo. Seattle Aquarium. Info and tickets: Keith Haines at 425-281-1700.

Sunday, October 23

2-4 PM. Two Women Paving the Way to Middle East Peace. Naomi Chazan and Zahira Kamal, leading women advocates for social justice in Israel and Palestine, have worked tirelessly together to pursue a negotiated resolution to the Israel-Palestinian conflict. They will present their groundbreaking work on gender issues in their respective Israeli and Palestinian communities. Bloedel Auditorium, St. Mark's Cathedral, 1245 10th Ave E.

7-9 PM. Two Women Paving the Way to Middle East Peace. See above. Kane Hall, University of Washington.

Monday, October 24

2-4 PM. Two Women Paving the Way to Middle East Peace. See above. Campion Ballroom, Seattle University.

Tuesday, October 25

3:30-5 PM. Informational Picketing Of Seattle VA: Stand Up For Veterans! Oppose contracting out public services and demand proper staffing. Join American Federation of Government Employees, Local 3197, the employees' union of the Seattle VA. Across the street from the Seattle VA, at 1660 S. Columbian Way. Info: Barbara Phinney at 206-992-9529.

Wednesday, October 26

5-9 PM. FIGHT BACK 05: Seattle Grassroots Activist Training. University Heights Center, 5031 University Way NE. The event is open to all, and free. A light dinner will be served. Please RSVP by October 18 to ensure your space. Go to www.fightback05.org/watraining http://www.fightback05.org/watraining for the complete agenda and directions. To register or for more information contact Crystal Leaver at 253-351-0511, cleaver@steelworkers-usw.org, or go to: www.fightback05.org/watraining.

7 PM. "The Homefront: Countering Military Recruitment in the Schools," a forum with Amy Hagopian, President, Garfield High School PTSA, and Emily Reilly & Shale Maulana, Youth Anti War Recruitment Organizers. Woodland Park Presbyterian Church, N. 70th and Greenwood N. Info: Phinney Neighbors for Peace & Justice, 206-781-3462.

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. Also, check out www.seattleactivism.org.

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