THURSDAY, MARCH 16

7PM. The Central District Forum presents the civic dialogue series Which Way Seattle? with topic African-Americans & Foster Care. Brainstorm solutions to deal with disproportionality and bias while ensuring that African-American foster children are placed in loving and safe homes and that African-American families are preserved. Panel and discussion. Tickets $7, $5 for Forum members, brownpapertickets.com/event/2665. Ethnic Cultural Center Theatre, Brooklyn Ave NE, University of Washington, Seattle. Info: 206-323-4032 or info@cdforum.org.

FRIDAY, MARCH 17

7-9PM. Wallingford Neighbors for Peace and Justice present Friday Night at the Meaningful Movies featuring "Occupation: Dreamland." This candid portrait of a squad of US soldiers deployed in the doomed Iraq city of Falluja chronicles the daily grind of young recruits as low-intensity conflict creeps steadily towards catastrophe. Discussion to follow. Donations appreciated. Keystone Church, 5019 Keystone Pl, W of I-5, N of 50th, Seattle. Metro routes 16, 26, 44, 82. Info: snowcoalition.org/event.php?h_id=31.

8PM. Kenyan environmental and political activist and 2004 Nobel Peace Laureate Wangari Muta Maathai will speak on "My Stuggle for Democray: 30 Million and Growing." Maathai has taken a holistic approach to sustainable development that embraces democracy, human rights, and women's rights. She founded the Green Belt Movement, a grass-roots environmental lobby in 1977 that has planted over 30 million trees across Kenya to prevent soil erosion, and was also chairperson of Maendeleo Ya Wanawake, the National Council for Women in Kenya. Tickets $25, $35, $45. Benaroya Hall, Mark Taper Auditorium, Seattle. Info: Marilyn Raichle at marilyn@foolproof.org or 206-325-3554.

SATURADY, MARCH 18

11AM-4PM. 2006 NW Biodiesel Forum: Advanced Fuel Choices Now! Learn about biodiesel, the cleaner-burning renewable fuel for transportation, heating or marine fuel made from any vegetable oil or animal oil. Exhibits, hands-on demonstrations of how to make bio-diesel, and presentations on how consumers are driving the demand for oilseed crops that can be grown in the Northwest. Magnuson Park, Hanger 30, 7400 Sand Point Way NW, Seattle. Info: nwbiodiesel.org or 2006forum@nwbiodiesel.org.

1PM. Act Now to Stop War and End Racism (ANSWER) Rally and March. Global Day of Action to stop the war on the 3rd anniversary of the US invasion of Iraq. Endorsed by Vets for Peace #92, Martin Luther King Celebration Committee, Beacon Hill Peace Action, US Committee for Labor and Human Rights in the Philippines, US Women and Cuba Collaboration. Federal Building, 2nd and Marion, downtown Seattle. Info: answer@answerseattle.org, answerseattle.org, or 206-568-1661.

2PM. Join Communities Against Rape and Abuse (CARA) for a St. Paddy's Day Parade for Pooches Fundraiser. CARA supports reproductive justice, radical anti-violence organizing, and disability rights while prioritizing anti-rape work. Registration and $25 donation for St. Patrick's Day gifts and dog treats. Parade starts at 3PM. Plymouth Pillars Park, above I-5 between the intersections of Pine, Boren, Pike, and Minor. Info and registration: cara-seattle.org, 206-322-4856 ext101, or eboni@cara-seattle.org.

SUNDAY, MARCH 19

1:30PM. The Cost of War Hits Home March and Rally. Inspired by Martin Luther King Jr.'s 1967 statement that "A nation that continues to spend more money on military defense that on programs of social uplift is approaching spiritual death." Speakers include Dexter B. Gordon, Professor of African-American Studies at University of Puget Sound, and Jeannie Darnielle, State Legislator 27th District and Executive Director of Pierce County Aids Foundation. Student Nonviolent Opponents to War (SNOW) offers transportation from Seattle to Tacoma. People's Park, Martin Luther King Way and S 9th St, Tacoma. Info and carpool: Sallie Shawl at sallies@associatedministries.org or 253-238-2292.

6:30-9PM. PepperSpray Productions, Seattle's activist video collective, presents the gala premier of The Leader #14, the 14th collection of short activist video. Program consists of recent work by an array of activist videographers including a classic archival segment of the original Frank Capra film series, "Why We Fight." $5. Central Cinema, 1411 21st Ave and E Union St, Seattle. Info: peppersprayproductions.org.

TUESDAY, MARCH 21

7PM. Capitol Hill Neighbors for Peace and Justice present film "Danish Resistance to Nazis" with discussion to follow. Film from series "A Force More Powerful" reveals how ordinary people use the power of nonviolence to bring about social and political change. Discussion includes of review of lessons from Danish Jews nonviolent resistance in 1943 that can be used for peace and justice work today. St. Joseph Church Parish Hall, Arrupe Room, 732 18tj Ave E, Capitol Hill, Seattle. Metro routes 10, 12. Info: 206-322-8846 or mmmullins2@comcast.net.

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 22

6:30 and 9:30PM. In celebration of Women's History Month US Women and Cuba Collaboration presents the film "Portrait of Teresa," a Cuban Feminist film directed by Pastor Vega. As Teresa juggles her job as assistant director in a textile factory in addition to caring for her husband and three sons, she begins to want more from life. Ultimately Teresa has to chose between her preserveing her sanity and obeying her husband. Subtitles. $5. Central Cinema, 21st Ave and E Union St, Seattle. Info: womenandcuba.org or 206-720-0522.

THURSDAY,, MARCH 23

Noon-2PM. Fort Lewis bannering to support conscientious objector Kevin Benderman. At the DuPont-Steilacoom Rd. overpass above Interstate 5 at Exit #119. Info: Doug or Linda, 206-524-2207 or email ljansen12@yahoo.com or dking179@yahoo.com.

1:00-10:30 PM, thru Sun. March 26, 1:00 PM. 8th Annual Hazel Wolf Environmental Film Festival. Over 30 hours of ecological and issue-based films plus filmmaking and environmentally focused workshops, expert panel discussions, speakers, and music. Sleeping Lady Mountain Retreat in Leavenworth, WA. Info and registration: www.hazelfilm.org, 206-624-9725.

FRIDAY, MARCH 24

Thru March 26. Aaina: South Asian Women Film Focus featuring the works of South Asian Women and celebrating International Women's Month. Opening night performance by artiste, poet, truthspeaker, and activist, D'Lo from Sri Lanka. Pakistani journalist, Beena Sarwar, will speak about women's issues in Pakistan including Hudood ordinances, forced marriages, and women in prison. Central Cinema, 21st Ave and E Union St, Seattle. Info: central-cinema.com.

7PM. Hans von Sponeck, former head of the United Nations Oil for Food Program in Iraq, will speak on "Iraq, the Fate of a People and Tomorrow's United Nations." Sponsored by The Interfaith Network of Concern for the People of Iraq. University Temple United Methodist Church, 1415 NE 43rd St, Seattle.

SATURDAY, MARCH 25

9AM-2:30PM. Earth Ministry and Friends of the Cedar River Watershed host a one-day volunteer event to revegetate and restore habitat for native wildlife. The Cedar River Watershed is the source of drinking water for most of King County. Cedar River Watershed Education Center, North Bend. Info: info@cedarriver.org or 206-297-8141.

11 AM-2 PM. Michael Randall Ealy Social Justice Foundation annual luncheon. * Downstairs meeting hall of the Ebenezer AME Zion Church, at 23rd & Olive. Speakers include Green Party Senate candidate Aaron Dixon. $10. Info: Dan DiLeva, mresjf@yahoo.com, http://www.seattlejustice.org, 206-329-0562.

SUNDAY, MARCH 26

7AM-5PM. Help with the Arlington Northwest Display modeled after Arlington Cemetery to show the cost of war. There is a marker for each of the 2300 US servicepersons killer in Iraq so far. Help set up, make name tags for a soldier's marker, and take down display. Mill Creek Earthworks Park. Directions: ci.kent.wa.us/parksmaintenance/valley_parks.asp.

1:30-4 PM. West Seattle Neighbors for Peace and Justice Meaningful Matinees presents "The Control Room." High Point Branch, Seattle Public Library, 3411 SW Raymond St. (corner of 35th SW & Raymond). Info: John Repp, 206-932-9522 or Kris deLancey, 206-938-0684.

TUESDAY, MARCH 28

7:30PM. Town Hall and Elliott Bay Book Company present Yitzhak Nakash and The Soul of Islam, a comprehensive historical perspective on Shi'ism and the Shi'a resurgence amid the shifting geopolitics of the Middle East. Nakash, one of the world's foremost experts on Islam's Shi'a sect, discusses his new book and the crucial importance of Shi'a Islam to the future of relationships between Muslim and Western societies. Tickets $5. Downstairs, Town Hall, 8th and Seneca, Seattle. Info: townhallseattle.org.

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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