THURSDAY, AUGUST 24

6-8 PM. Seattle Human Rights Commission meeting in the City Hall, Boards & Commission Conference Room CH L280, 601 Fifth Ave between Cherry and James Streets, downtown Seattle. SHRC is made up of 15 citizen representatives who advise the mayor, the city council, and all City of Seattle departments in matters regarding human rights. The commission advocates for justice and equal opportunity and collaborates with and educates the public and private sectors about how to prevent and eliminate discrimination city-wide. Meetings open to the public. For info call 206-684-4540 or go to www.seattle.gov/humanrights/meetings.HTM#meetings.

FRIDAY, AUGUST 25

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

7 PM. Fourth Fridays Movie/Discussion co-sponsored by Beacon Hill Peace Action. Free professional childcare. Bethany UCC Church: 6230 Beacon Ave S. at Graham St, Seattle. For info call 206-725-7535.

SATURDAY, AUGUST 26

7 PM. ISAFF Fundraiser: Celebrating South Asian Art & Activism. Theater Off Jackson: 409 7th Ave. S, Seattle. Info and tickets at www.tasveer.org.

SUNDAY, AUGUST 27

Doors 5 PM, Show 6 PM. Queer People Of Color (QPOC) Liberation Project reworks politics, art, and education into an engaging performance designed to inspire, entertain, challenge, and transform. QPOC Liberation Project is a project of the Asian & Pacific Islander Women & Family Safety Center with support from the Social Justice Fund, Pride Foundation, Gay City & Verbena. UW Ethnic Cultural Theater: 3940 Brooklyn Ave. NE, Seattle. Info at www.qpocliberation.org.

MONDAY, AUGUST 28

7 PM. Panel Discussion: "Stop the US/Israel War in the Middle East!--War and the 2006 Elections." Aaron Dixon Campaign Headquarters: 2111 E. Union, Seattle. Info at www.nwsocialist.org or contact seattleiso@yahoo.com, 206-931-2922.

TUESDAY, AUGUST 29

Noon-1 PM. Forum on Law & Peace: Washington State Bar Association World Peace Through Law section, open to section members, all welcome to join for $25/ year for monthly meetings and more. Pre-registration required. Washington State Bar Association, 2101 4th Ave Ste 400, Seattle. Info at www.wsba.org/lawyers/groups/worldpeace or call WSBA 206-443-9722.

THURSDAY, AUGUST 31

Dinner 7:30-9 PM, Show 9-10 PM. Safe Schools Fundraiser to make Seattle schools safe for all, regardless of gender or sexual orientation. Julia's on Broadway. Your ticket is a $10 donation to the Safe Schools Coalition and Julia's will donate 10 percent of your dinner bill. Includes a performance with piano music performed by concert pianist Kevin Liu. The main act is original music and songs played and performed by Drew Turpen (stage name Brooklyn) who has just returned from Las Vegas where he performed for USA World Showcase. You can read Drew's story at www.tdn.com/articles/2006/06/30/top_story/news01.txt.

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 1

6-8:30 PM. EarthCorps World Night: Free music, performances, activities & delicious food. Magnuson Park, 6344 NE 74th Street, Bldg 406. For info contact Jenni Conrad at 206-322-9296 ext. 204 or jenni@earthcorps.org.

7-9:30 PM. The Uprising of '34 tells the story of the General Textile Strike of 1934, presented by Meaningful Movies & Wallingford Neighbors for Peace & Justice. Keystone Church: 5019 Keystone Pl. Info at www.meaningfulmovies.org.

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 2

7 PM: Dessert and Fair Trade Coffee. 8 PM: Movie Banana Split:an examination of the human and environmental impact resulting from the globalization of banana production. Also, a special preview of a new film: Finding Solutions about finding more sustainable ways to live. For info go to www.movingimages.org. Award-winning Northwest filmmakers Melissa Young and Mark Dworkin will facilitate discussion. Judkins Park: 23rd Ave S. and S. Judkins St. in the Central District, Seattle.

SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 3

6-10 PM. Documentary about Anarchist therapy & Zapatista Workshop. Apex Belltown Co-op: 2225 1st Ave, Seattle. For info go to somadocumentary.com or contact nickcooper@indymedia.org.

10 AM-6 PM. Seattle "Roots" Family Picnic, "Closing the Generation Gap" 36th Celebration at Gasworks Park. Sponsored by The Breakfast Group in partnership with The Northwest Black Pioneers & Roots Group. For info call Paul Mitchell at 206-506-7557, Dr. Robert Gary at 206-723-3298 or Joanne Williams at 206-722-4095.

TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 5

10 AM to 8 PM. NARAL Pro-Choice Washington Phone Banking to get pro-choice voters to the polls. Volunteers are needed. For info or to sign-up contact Sasha Cousineau at 206-624-1990 or SashaCousineau@ProChoiceWashington.org.

6:30-8 PM. Seattle Burma Roundtable meeting. Greenwood Branch of the Seattle Public Library: 8016 Greenwood Ave. N, Seattle. For info contact 206-784-5742, burma@u.washington.edu or go to students.washington.edu/burma/.

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 6

5:30-7 PM. Jobs With Justice Seattle Organizing Committee meeting. Labor Temple, Hall 8, 2800 1st Ave. For info call 206-441-4969.

7 PM. Parents, Families & Friends of Lesbians, Gays, Bisexuals & Transgender people (PFLAG) meeting. St. Luke Episcopal Church: 99 Wells Ave, Renton. For info contact 425-226-8783, 206-325-7724 or seapflag@drizzle.com.

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 7

9 AM. Social Security Coalition meeting. Washington Association of Churches: 419 Occidental Ave S, 2nd floor, Pioneer Square.

7:30 PM. League of Women Voters Forum at Seattle First Baptist Church, Harvard & Seneca. Refreshments available. For info contact (206)329-4848, info@seattlelwv.org or go to www.seattle.wa.lwv.org/.

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 8

7-9:30 PM. Friday Night at the Meaningful Movies & Wallingford Neighbors for Peace and Justice present The Real Dirt On Farmer John. Keystone Church: 5019 Keystone Pl. For info go to www.meaningfulmovies.org.

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 9

10 AM-6 PM. One Day Workshop: How To Produce a Documentary with local filmmaker John de Graaf. 911 Media Arts Center: 402 9th Ave. N, Seattle. For info go to www.911media.org.

SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 10

1-4 PM. 3rd Annual Puget Sound Suicide Awareness Day in conjunction with World Suicide Prevention Day. Free, all are welcome. Info at www.auburnsos.com/pssad or call Catherine at 206-384-5114.

MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 11

7 PM. Sound Nonviolent Opponents of War (SNOW) meeting. Woodland Park Presbyterian Church: 225 N 70th, Seattle. For info call 206-789-2684 or go to www.snowcoalition.org.

7 PM. Seattle Public Library presents Ray Suarez in a talk about Immigration in America. Suarez hosted the National Public Radio nationwide call-in news program Talk of the Nation from 1993-1999. His soon-to-be-published new book America: The Holy Vote is an examination of the tightening relationship between religion and politics. Presented with Elliott Bay Book Company. Town Hall, 8th & Seneca, Seattle. Free, no tickets required. Info at www.spl.org or call 206-386-4636.

TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 12

Noon-1:30 PM. 'Culture Conversations' organized by the Diversity Committee of Youth Eastside Services (YES) and offered as an opportunity to share, learn, and explore more about the culture and diversity of our Eastside community. All Eastside teachers, school administrators and staff, city employees, human service and mental health providers, community organizers and YES volunteers are welcomed to join us. Youth Eastside Services, 999 NE 164th Ave, Bellevue. Participants are welcomed to bring their lunch; we will provide tea and coffee. Please RSVP & for info call Tina Morales at 425-747-4937.

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 13

6:30-8:30 PM. Amnesty International Group 4 meeting. Cascade People's Center: 309 Pontius Ave. N at Thomas St, Seattle. Info at www.scn.org/amnesty or contact aigroup4@gmail.com or 206-622-2741.

7:30 PM. Gary Hart presented by Foolproof. Former Colorado senator and two-time Democratic presidential candidate, Hart was a member of the Church Committee, which in the immediate aftermath of Watergate investigated illegal wiretapping, CIA assassination plots, and other abuses of governmental power. As co-chair with Warren Rudman of the US Commission on National Security, he warned the Bush administration in January 2001 that a terrorist attack on America was imminent. Hart argues that Democrats can only emerge from their status as an opposition party if they offer more attractive ideals and visions than laissez-faire economics and pre-emptive attacks on other nations. Info and tickets at www.foolproof.org or call 206-325-3554. Town Hall: 8th & Seneca, Seattle.

SEPTEMBER 14-16

Conference on Race and Pedagogy, hosted by University of Puget Sound in Tacoma. Kick-Off Keynote Speaker is Dr. Cornel West of Harvard University. For info contact 253-879-3334, raceandpedagogy@ups.edu or go to www.ups.edu/rpc.xml or www.ups.edu/x7258.xml.

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 14

5 PM Reception, 7 PM lecture and book signing with Jim Hightower, populist activist and former Texas Agriculture Commissioner. Town Hall: 8th & Seneca, Seattle. Tickets available at www.brownpapertickets.com or call 1-800-838-3006. Program info at www.forwashington.org.

7 PM. Independent Print & Electronic Bi-weekly Eat the State! monthly business and editorial meeting. Come opine, meet, volunteer! University Baptist Church: NE 47th and 12th Ave. NE, 3rd Floor (the NACC/SDC offices), in the U-District, Seattle. How do we do it every other week? People like you! Come be one of them! For info call 206-719-6947 or info@eatthestate.org.

7 PM. Seattle-Cuba Friendshipment Committee meetings. Central Lutheran Church, Parish House: 1710 11th. For info contact Tom Warner at 206-523-1720, warner@scn.org or go to www.seattlecuba.org.

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 15

6-8:30 PM. EarthCorps World Night (See Sept. 1 listing.)

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 16

7 PM. Northwest Community Radio Summit with Amy Goodman, host of Democracy Now! at Town Hall, 8th & Seneca, Seattle. Tickets and info at nwcommunityradio.org or brownpapertickets.com.

9 AM-4 PM. "From Stardust to Us: a spiritual look at the origin and evolution of the universe." Presented by the Interfaith Council of Washington. Bastyr University: 14500 Juanita Dr. NE, Kenmore. For info go to www.interfaithcouncil.com or contact 206-522-7052 or eisengn@comcast.net.

For an excellent and much, 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, check out www.seattleactivism.org.

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