THURSDAY, JANUARY 4

8-11 AM. Support rally at time of pretrial hearing for Lt. Ehren Watada. Fort Lewis gates. Info: http://www.thankyoult.org or info@ltwatada.org.

7 PM. Jewish Voice for Peace presents Susan Koppelman on The Water Situation in Israel/Palestine with a focus on Palestinian Human Rights. University Friends Center, 4001 9th Ave NE, Seattle. Susan Koppelman is a Jewish-American living and working in Palestine. Info: 206-285-2154 or pl52ip@hotmail.com.

FRIDAY, JANUARY 5

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. Info: justice_works@yahoo.com or 206-303-7559 or http://www.justiceworks.info.

7:30 PM. Forum on Clean Elections with author David Sirota, others, Town Hall, 8th & Seneca, Seattle. $5 suggested donation at the door. Info: http://www.washclean.org or Annie@washclean.org or 206-784-9695.

SATURDAY, JANUARY 6

7 PM. Love and Justice Film Series: "Dark Days," multi-award winning documentary about a community of homeless people living in a train tunnel beneath Manhattan. Queen Anne United Methodist Church, 1606 5th Ave. W., Seattle. Free admission; wheelchair accessible; infant "cry room" available; refreshments served. We will be joined by special guests from Real Change. Info: tonya@qaumc.org 206-234-4416.

MONDAY, JANUARY 8

Beginning of court hearing on class action lawsuit against city by anti-WTO protesters. US Federal Courthouse, Seventh & Stewart Sts., in Judge Marsha Pechman's courtroom on the 12th floor. On Dec. 1, 1999, some 500 anti-WTO protesters were arrested near Westlake Park. Judge Pechman has already ruled that they were arrested without probable cause. Come show support on this and subsequent days for the Westlake 500 during this penalty phase of the hearing. Info: Erica Kay, can@drizzle.com.

THURSDAY, JANUARY 11

7 PM. Monthly Business/Editorial Meeting for independent Print and Electronic Weekly, Eat the State! University Baptist Church, NE 47th & 12th Ave. NE, 3rd Floor (the NACC/SDC offices) in the U-District, Seattle; Come opine, meet, volunteer! Info: 206-719-6947 or info@eatthestate.org.

FRIDAY, JANUARY 12

7-9:30 PM. Friday Night at the Meaningful Movies. Wallingford Neighbors for Peace & Justice present the film "The Last Atomic Bomb" at Keystone Church, 5019 Keystone Pl., west of I-5, just north of 50th, Metro Bus Routes 16, 26 & 44, Seattle. Discussion follows. Free and open to the public, but donations are kindly accepted. Info: http://www.meaningfulmovies.org/.

7 PM. COLAGE (Children Of Lesbians And Gays Everywhere) Seattle Chapter Monthly meeting of the new Seattle Chapter of COLAGE. All ages welcome--let's meet, eat & plan at the fabulous new Faire Cafe (sandwiches, too!) & Gallery between Capitol Hill & downtown. Faire Cafe & Gallery, 1351 E. Olive Way, just off I-5, Seattle. Info: http://www.COLAGE.org or www.myspace.com/queerspawn, or contact Rebecca at rslanda@u.washington.edu or 206-363-0880.

7-9 PM. Bush School Diversity Speaker series with Tim Wise: "The Many Challenges and Accomplishments of Martin Luther King, Jr." The Bush School, New Gym, 3400 East Harrison Street, Seattle; Wise is a nationally renowned anti-racist writer and activist. Free and open to the public. info 206- 326-7731 or eddie.moorejr@bush.edu.

SATURDAY, JANUAARY 13

2-4:30 PM. Community Town Hall Meeting with Rep. Jim McDermott. Seattle Asian Art Museum, inside Volunteer Park, 1400 East Prospect Street, Seattle. McDermott visited Amman, Jordan in November 2006 and met with delegations from Palestine, Lebanon, Iraq, and Jordan. He will share his impressions and a video documentary from the trip. Daycare is provided and light refreshments will be served after the meeting. Please RSVP info@adcseattle.org or info@theaacc.org.

8 PM. Seattle Young People's Project presents the 8th Annual Martin Luther King Jr. Hip Hop Show. Youngstown Cultural Arts Center, in the Theater, 4408 Delridge Way SW, West Seattle. Featuring Local Hip Hop Artists: Abyssinian Creole, 2012, Canary Sing, D-Black, Audio Poet, Scribes. $3 at the door, $2 w/ canned food item. All ages. info 206-860-9606 or info@sypp.org or http://www.sypp.org.

MONDAY, JANUARY 15

9:30 AM. MLK Day Rally and March: Solidarity for Peace, Human Rights, and Economic Justice. 9:30 workshops, 11 AM rally in gym, noon march. Note that due to construction at Garfield, this year's location is different: Franklin High School, 3013 Mount Baker Blvd. Info: CAMP, 206-812-4940, or http://www.mlkseattle.org.

1:30 PM. MLK Day vigil and nonviolent direct action at gates of Naval Base Kitsap, Bangor. Gather at Ground Zero Center for Nonviolent Action 16169 Clear Creek Rd. NW, Poulsbo; 2:30 vigil & direct action at gates. Info & details on nonviolence training: http://www.gzcenter.org.

2 PM. Martin Luther King Day People's Celebration. Center House Pavilion, Seattle Center. Community Reading of MLK's Nobel Prize Acceptance Speech. Free and open to the public. info http://www.cdforum.org or 206-323-4032 or info@cdforum.org.

7:30 PM. Climate Change Action Now! will have a panel of local experts discuss what it means to be carbon neutral. St. John's Lutheran Church , 55th and Phinney, Seattle. Info: karensc@comcast.net or 206-353-8359.

7:30 PM. Barbara Ehrenreich lectures on her latest book, "Dancing in the Streets." Town Hall, 8th & Seneca. Presented by the Town Hall Center for Civic Life with Elliott Bay Book Company. Tickets are $5 at the door only. Info: http://www.townhallseattle.org.

THURSDAY, JANUARY 18

6-9 PM. Home Alive's One Day self-defense workshop. 1415 10th Ave., 2nd floor, between Pike & Union on Capitol Hill, Seattle; This three hour workshop will cover boundary setting, basic strikes, safety planning, awareness, and getting out of common grabs. Pre-registration is strongly encouraged at least three business days in advance of class date. Drop-ins are also welcome up to 10 minutes before class begins. $0-$75/session, Sliding Scale/Pay what you can, registration, accessibility or other info selfdef@homealive.org or 206-323-HOME (323-4663), info http://www.homealive.org.

FRIDAY, JANUARY 19

7-9:30 PM. Friday Night at the Meaningful Movies. Wallingford Neighbors for Peace & Justice present the film "Busting Out" at Keystone Church, 5019 Keystone Pl., west of I-5, just north of 50th, Metro Bus Routes 16, 26 & 44, Seattle. Discussion follows. Free and open to the public, but donations are kindly accepted. Info: http://www.meaningfulmovies.org/.

FRIDAY, JANUARY 19

7:30 PM. Legendary activist Daniel Ellsberg speaks at University of Washington Tacoma, 1710 Market St, Tacoma. Sponsored by UWT Arts and Lectures.

SATURDAY, JANUARY 20

Through Sun. Jan. 21. Citizens' Hearing on the Legality of US Actions in Iraq, in advance of the Feb. 5 court martial of Lt. Ehren Watada at Fort Lewis. Evergreen State College, Tacoma campus, 1210 6th Ave. in Tacoma. Participants will include John Burroughs, Exec. Dir. of the Lawyers' Committee on Nuclear Policy, and David Krueger, Director of the Nuclear Age Peace Foundation. Info: http://www.WarTribunal.org.

7 PM. John Burroughs, Executive Director of the Lawyers' Committee on Nuclear Policy. Plus other special guests, music. Emceed by ETS!'s Geov Parrish. A benefit for Ground Center for Nonviolent Action. Town Hall, 8th & Seneca, Seattle. Tickets $10 at http://brownpapertickets.com. Info: http://www.gzcenter.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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