THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 28

6-8 PM. Seattle Human Rights Commission Meeting in the City Hall, Boards & Commission Conference Room CH L280, 601 Fifth Ave between Cherry & James Streets, downtown Seattle. Meetings open to the public, phone or check website to confirm date & time: 206-684-4540 or www.seattle.gov/humanrights/meetings.HTM#meetings.

7:30 PM. Foolproof presents Pulitzer prize-winning investigative journalist Seymour Hersh at Town Hall, 8th & Seneca, Seattle. For info & tickets go to www.foolproof.org or call 206-325-2993. FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 29

7 PM. South Asian Film Festival features "Man Push Cart" about a Pakistani pushcart vendor in NYC that has won numerous awards around the world, including Best Actor at SIFF. Info at www.noruzfilms.com/films/mpc.html or www.tasveer.org.

4 PM-8:45 PM. Meeting of the Washington State Progressive Caucus & potluck with special guests. Room B of the Sheraton Hotel (1320 Broadway Plaza, Tacoma, WA 98402) from 4-6. Please bring a dish to share and contact Barbara Whitt in advance at 206-729-7412 or barbara@whitts-end.com. More info at www.be-that-change.com.

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 30

10 AM-Noon. Rally: Health Care Access for All! Keep our Public Health Clinics Open! North Seattle Public Health Clinic: 10501 Meridian Ave N., north parking lot. For info contact milibu@u.washington.edu.

7:30 PM. An Evening of Peace: a benefit for post-war relief & documentary efforts in Lebanon. United Churches of Olympia, 11th & Capitol. Enjoy Middle Eastern music, coffee, tea, desserts, entertainment & film. For info contact basil@beingmedia.com or 360-250-6723.

SUNDAY, OCTOBER 1

11 AM-5 PM. Third Annual Sustainability Festival sponsored by Sustainable Ballard at the new Ballard Commons Park, 22nd NW & NW 57th. For info go to www.sustainableballard.org or call 206-789-7646. MONDAY, OCTOBER 2

7 PM. Jubilee 2000 NW Coalition meeting, working for the world's poorest nations debt relief. St. Mark's Cathedral, 1245 10th Ave E, Conference Room, Seattle. Open to new members! For info contact Betsy Bell at 206-933-1889, betsyjbell@comcast.net or Mary Margaret Pruitt 206-382-3785 or go to www.jubileenw.org.

TUESDAY, OCTOBER 3

4:30-7:30 PM. Sound Transit will hold a Roads & Transit meeting. Hear from elected officials, ask questions, give your thoughts on the future of our regional transit system. Edward D. Hanson Conference Center, Everett Events Center, Ballroom 3, 2000 Hewitt Ave. at Lombard, Everett. Presentation at 6 pm. For info go to www.soundtransit.org/st2.

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 4

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

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 5

9 AM. Social Security Commission: composed of many different local organizations, this group meets on a monthly basis to discuss the current situation of the attack on Social Security and plans actions & information dissemination. Washington Association of Churches, 419 Occidental Ave S at corner S. King St., 2nd floor, Pioneer Square area, Seattle. FRIDAY, OCTOBER 6

6:30 PM. Justice Works! general meeting: an organization whose mission is undoing racism in the criminal justice system as experienced by African Americans. Cascade People's Center, 309 Pontius Ave N, Seattle. For info contact justice_works@yahoo.com or 206-303-7559 or go to www.justiceworks.info.

4:30 PM Panel Discussion & Community Dialogue, 6-7 PM reception, 7 PM dinner. Join Social Justice Fund for an Evening of Dialogue & Celebration on the topic of immigrant rights. Socialize with old & new friends in McCaw Hall's beautiful Kreielsheimer Promenade at Seattle Center, 305 Harrison Street. Meet Social Justice Fund grantees & other local organizations working on immigrant rights issues while enjoying music and drinks (no-host bar). You can purchase tickets online at www.socialjusticefund.org/ or call 1-800-838-3006.

OCTOBER 6-12 & following, film "Black Gold" traces the coffee bean commodity from Ethiopia to several countries and cities (including Seattle) to illustrate the benefits & setbacks of different types of trade. Metro 10 Seattle, 4500 9th Avenue NE, Seattle. For show times call 206-781-5755.

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 7

5:30 PM. Washington Physicians for Social Responsibility Annual Dinner at South Seattle Community College. Join us and this year's speaker, Thom Hartmann of Air America Radio 1090 AM and Author of "What Would Jefferson Do? A Return to Democracy." For info on WPSR go to www.wpsr.org or contact Chris at 206-547-2630 or chrisg@wpsr.org.

7 PM. The Trial of Donald Rumsfeld: one significant step toward the goal of full accountability for US-sponsored torture, at Seattle University's Pigott Auditorium. The event will include nationally-recognized experts on the topic of torture, as well as dramatized trial testimony. Trial vignettes will feature stories from actual detainees and a cross-examination of Donald Rumsfeld. Sponsored by University Unitarian Church, ACLU of Washington, Amnesty International, American Constitution Society, Hate Free Zone, LELO, Rainier Valley UU Congregation, Seattle Fellowship of Reconciliation, and SNOW. For info go to www.rumsfeldtrial.org, www.uusc.org/info/article092805.html or contact info@rumsfeldtrial.org.

8 PM. Jeanine Garofalo and friends appear in a spirited conversation, "Politics & the Press: Fair & Balanced or Lazy & Cowed?", a special fundraising event for Foolproof. Town Hall, 8th & Seneca, Seattle. Angie Coiro of Mother Jones Magazine moderates. Tickets are $75/$45/$25. For info & tickets go to www.foolproof.org or call 206-325-3554.

SUNDAY, OCTOBER 8

8:30 AM Check-in begins/Day of Race Registration, 10 AM Start. 2006 Equality 5k Fun Run/ Walk & Kid's Dash at Seward Park, 5900 Lake Washington Blvd., Seattle. Join us for Pride Foundation's second annual Equality 5k in celebration of National Coming Out Day! Register online at pridefoundation.org/giving_5k.php or call Migee at 206-323-3318.

2 PM. Steve Hendricks will discuss his just-published book, "The Unquiet Grave: The FBI & the Struggle for the Soul of Indian Country" at Elliot Bay Book Company, 101 S. Main Street in Pioneer Square. For info go to www.stevehendricks.org or call the bookstore at 206-624-6600.

MONDAY, OCTOBER 9

7 PM. Parents, Families & Friends of Lesbians and Gays, PFLAG at Seattle First Baptist Church, 1111 Harvard Ave, Seattle. For info contact 206-325-7724 or ofpflag@pflagseattle.org.

TUESDAY, OCTOBER 10

2:30 PM. Republicans On the Run, But Can Democrats Stop Bush & the War? Help build a real alternative to Bush's agenda at this community forum. University of Washington Seattle Campus, The HUB, room 309. For info go to www.socialistalternative.org or call 206-293-8289. WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 11

5:30-7:30 PM. The National Recreation Parks Association Opening Social at the Freeway Park in downtown Seattle with performances by mimes, actors, vocalists and dancers in ethnic and period costumes, reflecting the history of the region. For info contact khenry@ci.bellevue.wa.us.

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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