THURSDAY, MAY 25

6:30-8:30PM. Seattle Public Schools hosts town hall meeting for recommendations for school consolidation and closure. The Community Advisory Committee is requesting input before it makes its final recommendations to the Superintendent for the 2007-2008 school year. Translated materials available from jeannie@hatefreezone.org. Aki Kurose Middle School, Cafeteria, 3928 S Graham St, Seattle. Info: seattleschools.org, 206-252-0600. Send comments to: cac@seattleschools.org, or Mail Stop 11-010, PO Box 34165, Seattle, 98124.

6:30PM. Refusing to Serve: Acts of Conscience and Stories of Resistance to the occupations in Israel, Palestine, and Iraq. Join Dan Tsahor, a former soldier who refused military service and a founding member of Combatants For Peace, along with Stephen Funk, the first conscientious objector imprisoned for objecting to service in the Iraq war. St. Mark's Episcopal Cathedral, Bloedell Hall, 1245 10th Ave E, Seattle. Info: jonas2609@gmail.com or combatantsforpeace.org.

7PM. Seattle Human Rights Commission presents Community Voices on Human Rights, a public forum to share experiences, ideas, and opinions on the state of human rights in Seattle. Loyal Heights Community Center, 2101 NW 77th St, Seattle. Info and childcare: Marta Idowu at 206-684-4540, marta.idowu@seattle.gov.

FRIDAY, MAY 26

7-9:30PM. Wallingford Neighbors for Peace and Justice presents Friday At The Meaningful Movies and the film "The Power of Community: How Cuba Survived Peak Oil." Documentary spans Cuba's transition from highly industrialized society with farms reliant on fuel based pesticides to a sustainable society with small organic farms and urban gardens. Discussion to follow with members of Sustainable Ballard. Donations appreciated. Keystone Church, 5019 Keystone Pl, W of I-5, N of 50th, Metro routes 16, 26, 44,82. Info: wnfp@bridgings.org.

SATURDAY, MAY 27

11:30AM. Celebrate Memorial Day Weekend with four legendary pioneering African American pilots of the Tuskegee Airmen of World War II. Panel discussion with luncheon to follow. $30, $15 youth. Museum of Flight, 9404 E Marginal Way S, I-5 Exit 158, Seattle. Info: museumofflight.org.

12-2PM. Support Sgt. Ken Benderman, a soldier who refused to fight in the unjust war in Iraq and was subsequently charged with Desertion and Missing Movement. Hold a banner to free convicted Sgt. Benderman from Fort Lewis Brig with Olympia Amnesty International and StandUp!Seattle. Dupont-Steilacoom Rd Overpass, above I-5 at Exit 119, Fort Lewis. Info: tinyurl.com/lrftk, 206-524-2207, "day of" cell number 206-850-1283.

6PM-1AM. Celebrate 10th Annual Igbo Day with Igbo Union of Washington State. An evening of cultural celebration featuring Igbo/Nigerian cuisine, music, dance, and other entertainment. $20 adult, $10 children. Proceeds benefit Igbo House and Family Center. Jefferson Community Center Gymnasium, 3801 Beacon Ave S, Seattle. Info: 206-313-3754 or igbounionmail@yahoo.com.

8PM. The Scarlet F, a benefit show for the documentary project "The F word: Femmes, femininity, and the new feminism." Fun, funky in you face celebration of the queer femininity and femme identity meant to promote visibility, break barriers, and inspire dialogue. $12. Re-bar, 1114 Howell St, Seattle. Info: ladyking.org.

SUNDAY, MAY 28

9:30AM. Impact forum on the effects of current proposed legislation on human rights of immigrants, refugees, and their families with Magdaleno Rose-Avila, director of Northwest Immigrant Rights Project. University Unitarian Church, 6556, 35th Ave NE, Seattle. Info: Jerome Chroman at 206-522-9384.

WEDNESDAY, MAY 31

6:30-8:30PM. Social/fundraiser for Population Connection WA, a small environmental group. Silent auction, live entertainment including Travis Hartnett, environmental education workshop. Tables available for other non-profits. $5. Washington Middle School Gym, 2101 S Jackson St, Seattle. Info: populationconnection.org.

7:30PM. Nextbook presents Eva Hoffman on Between Words, Between Worlds: Some Thoughts on Exile. Her books, which focus on life before, during, and after the Holocaust, examine the complexity of remembrance. Illsley Ball Nordstrom Recital Hall, Benaroya Hall, 3rd Ave and Union St, Downtown Seattle.

THURSDAY, JUNE 1

Pride Month. June 27, 1969, the New York City police raided the Stonewall Inn, a gay bar. For the first time, the patrons of the bar (many of whom were drag queens and young people of color) fought back and ignited days of rioting in Greenwich Village. Read first person accounts at stonewallvets.org and glsenco.org.

FRIDAY, JUNE 2

Thru June 4. 7:30PM. Red Eagle Soaring presents Othello - A Native Youth Retelling. Red Eagle's mission is to empower American Indian and Alaska Native youth through traditional and contemporary performing arts. Play written and performed by youth with teaching artist George Lewis of Freehold Theatre Studio Lab. Rainier Valley Cultural Center, 3515 S Alaska St, Seattle. Info: 206-323-1868, resouring@earthlink.net, home.earthlink.net/~resoaring.

5:30PM. Join Critical Mass, an organized coincidence of bicyclists who ride the streets of Seattle en masse. Westlake Park, downtown, 4th Ave and Pine St, Seattle. Info: students.Washington.edu/Spiegel/cmass.html or catalyst.Washington.edu/webtools/epost/register.cgi?owner=sah5&id=8002.

SATURDAY, JUNE 3

Shanti Volunteer Training. Volunteers build supportive one-on-one relationships with people living with HIV/AIDS, multiple sclerosis, and other life threatening illnesses. Shanti seeks mature, compassionate, good listeners to visit people in homes, hospitals, and jails. Info and registration: seattleshanti.org or 206-324-1520 ext228.

9AM-3PM. Seattle Indian Health Board's Annual SpiritWalk, a walkathon and health promotion project. Free, donations accepted. Food and entertainment. Mural Amphitheatre, Seattle Center, Seattle. Info: LaVerne Wise 206-324-9360 ext1101, sihb.org.

4-7PM. Safe Schools Coalition Pride Month House-Party Fundraiser. Join Beth Reis, Frieda Takamura, Marsha Botzer, hosts Tom and Linda Baker, and featured speaker Eric Cochran for good food, drink, and conversation. Safe Schools Coalition is a public-private partnership of 91 organizations working to make school a place were every child can learn regardless of gender identity or sexual orientation. In Renton. Info and RSVP: 206-324-0698 or Kristina@seattlelgbt.org.

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 7

7PM. Meeting of Parents and Families of Lesbians, Gays, Bisexuals and Transgenders (PFLAG). St. Lukes Episcopal Church, 99 Wells Ave, Renton. Info: 425-226-8783, 206-325-7724, seapflag@drizzle.com.

7:30PM. Town Hall presents Seattle Follies: The Old Switcheroo Edition. Season finale program hosted by KUOW's Steve Scher and special guest Rodney Tom. Guest performers include Lisa Koch, Correo Aereo, and Karen Skrinde. Advance tickets $16, $13 students and seniors at ticketweb.com. $18 door. Town Hall, 8th Ave and Seneca St, Seattle. Info: townhallseattle.org

THURSDAY, JUNE 8

Thru June 23. International Peace Walk from Seattle to Vancouver. Walk will move through 15 cities on its way to the World Peace Forum. Info: footprintsforpeace.net, info@footprintsforpeace.net, or Nipponzan Myohoji Bainbridge Island Dojo at 206-780-6739.

6-9PM. 2006 Civic Awards hosted by the Municipal League of King County. The Municipal League, an organization that links people to the local governments that serve them, honors top civic minded citizens, businesses, and organizations of the year in order to inspire other public officials and citizens to become more involved in building healthy communities. Reception, awards ceremony, silent auction. $50, brownpapertickets.com. Space Needle, Seattle Center, Seattle. Info: civicawards@munileague.org.

7:30PM. Elliot Bay Books presents muckraking journalist Greg Palast to discuss his latest book Armed Madhouse: Dispatches From the Front Lines of the Class War. Palast connects recent disputed election results to war profiteering, post-Katrina reconstruction efforts, the war in Iraq, and more. $10. Town Hall, 8th Ave and Seneca St, Seattle. Tickets and Info: 206-624-6600, elliotbaybook.com, townhallseattle.org/calendar.cfm.

FRIDAY, JUNE 9

7PM. Wallingford Neighboors for Peace and Justice presents Friday Night at the Meaningful Movies and the film "Electile Dysfunction." Discussion to follow. Donations appreciated. Keystone Church, 5019 Keystone Pl, W of I-5, N of 50th, Metro routes 16, 26, 44,82. Info: wnfp@bridgings.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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