THURSDAY, MARCH 1

7 PM. Monthly business/editorial meeting and mailing party 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, MARCH 2

7-9:30 PM. Friday Night at the Meaningful Movies. Wallingford Neighbors for Peace & Justice present the film "Regret to Inform." 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/.

SATURDAY, MARCH 3

7 PM. A revealing documentary about the lives of six Russian lesbians in the former Soviet Union, exploring such issues as women's prisons, transsexuality, lesbian and gay community organizing, coming out and homophobia. Includes short film Hi Maya. At the University Friends Center, 4001 9th NE, Donation $5-15, no one turned away. Call 206-910-3937 or see www.home.earthlink.net/~dykecommunityactivists.

7 PM. Love and Justice Film Series screening: "Peace by Peace: Women on the Frontlines." In honor of International Women's Day this event is co-sponsored by special guests, Jan Strout and Cindy Domingo, co-founders of the US Women and Cuba Collaboration. Queen Anne United Methodist Church, 1606 5th Ave. W., Seattle. Free. Info: http://www.qaumc.org.

7 PM. Film: "The End of Suburbia: Oil Depletion and the Collapse of the American Dream." Edmonds Christian Church, 23010 84th Ave. W., Edmonds. Free and open to the public, donations are kindly accepted. Discussion follows. info Roy Smith 206-849-1065 or roysmith@speakeasy.net.

7:30 PM. Seattle Folklore Society presents Jim Page in Concert. A rare full-length Seattle concert by this ETS! friend and folk music legend. Phinney Neighborhood Center, 6532 Phinney Ave N. Admission $14; $12 for PNC and SFS members and seniors; children half price. Make reservations at http://www.seafolklore.org.

10 PM. Benefit for Darfur. The Baltic Room, 1207 Pine. DJ Darek Mazzone, DJ Rhythma, and special guest DJ Starterkit will be dropping the hottest global beats to help stop the cold-blooded crisis in Darfur. All proceeds benefit Seattle non-profit The Darfur Foundation. info and RSVP (optional) http://darfurwall.org/party.

SUNDAY, MARCH 4

12:30-4:30 PM. March Forth! With a new holiday celebrating the Constitution. Sign the Constitution! Featuring Jesse Jackson, Jr., hosted by Ben Franklin, and the Backbone Campaign. Performances by Emma's Revolution (think Indigo Girls) Eastern Parallel (hip hop), Rebel Voices (Folk activist music), Ian Moore (The perpetual tour machine) and "some dude named Steffon Moody." Seattle Center House. Free.

1-3 PM. Read the Constitution! At the pocket park just north of the Phinney Neighborhood Center (Phinney Ave. N. at 67th St,). Presented by: Phinney EcoVillage and the Backbone Campaign. Info: Cecile Andrews, 206-783-1152 or go to http://www.WeThePeopleMarch4th.org or http: www.phinneyecovillage.

MONDAY, MARCH 5

6:30-9:30 PM. Campus Speaking Tour: "Mission of a Generation: Stop the War Now! Drive Out the Bush Regime!" Kane Hall, Univ. of Washington. With Sunsara Taylor, national co-founder of World Can't Wait, and Chanan Suarez-Diaz, President of the Seattle Chapter of Iraq Vets Against the War. Free admission. Sponsored by World Can't Wait and Anakbayan at the UW. Info: seattle@worldcantwait.org.

7 PN. Washington Coalition to Abolish the Death Penalty annual dinner featuring "The Executioner's Last Song," a multi-media presentation by Jon Langford and Friends. The Triple Door, 216 Union St., Seattle; $75 including Dinner (Cash Bar). Info and reservations: http://www.abolishdeathpenalty.org/AbolitionDayDinner.htm.

TUESDAY, MARCH 6

6:30 PM. "Touching the Light" movie & discussion series on disability & violence, featuring the movie "Gaby: A True Story." Communities Against Rape and Abuse (CARA) office, 801 23rd Ave. S., Ste. G, Seattle. Free and wheelchair accessible; info http://www.cara-seattle.org.

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 7

1-4 PM. Home Alive's One-Day Self-Defense Workshop. 1415 10th Ave., 2nd floor, between Pike & Union on Capitol Hill, Seattle. 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; info: http://www.homealive.org.

6:30 PM refreshments, 7 PM program. International Women's Day presentation by Jane Roberts, author of "34 Million Friends of the Women of the World," Followed by roundtable discussion. Sponsored by Seattle Chapter, National Organization for Women (NOW). Seattle Central Community College, 1701 Broadway, Seattle, in the Student Activity Center, Room 209/210.

FRIDAY, MARCH 9

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.

7-9:30 PM. Friday Night at the Meaningful Movies. Wallingford Neighbors for Peace & Justice present the film "Invisible Children." 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/.

7:30-9 PM. Screening of the movie "The Ground Truth." Wyckoff Auditorium, Engineering Bldg., Seattle Univ. Suggested donation $5-10, no one turned away. Sponsored by Socialist Alternative. Info: Seattle@SocialistAlternative.org, 206-293-8389, http://www.SocialistAlternative.org.

SATURDAY, MARCH 10

11 AM and 1:30 PM. "An Inconvenient Truth" for kids. Town Hall, 8th & Senaca, Downstairs, enter on Seneca Street, Seattle. Slide show presentation on global warming designed specifically to make the science understandable for kids ages 8-12. Free for kids 12 and under, $5 for adults. Not recommended for children younger than eight. Tickets required for all attendees. Adults not admitted without children. Children must be accompanied by an adult. Tickets available at http://www.brownpapertickets.com or 800-838-3006, info: http://www.townhallseattle.org.

TUESDAY, MARCH 13

6:30 PM. "Touching the Light" movie & discussion series on disability & violence, featuring the movie "The Elephant Man." Communities Against Rape and Abuse (CARA) office, 801 23rd Ave. S., Ste. G, Seattle. Free and wheelchair accessible; info http://www.cara-seattle.org.

7-9 PM. Author David Korten discusses his new book "The Great Turning: From Empire to Earth Community." Seattle University's Pigott Auditorium, 901 12th Ave., Seattle. Free will offering. Sponsored by the Intercommunity Peace and Justice Center. info http://www.ipjc.org or 206-223-1138.

THURSDAY, MARCH 15

Through March 19. 650,000 Steps for Peace. Walk throughout King County to commemorate the hundreds of thousands of dead on the fourth anniversary of the invasion and occupation of Iraq. For routes, times, & other info: Peace Action of Washington, 206-789-6863.

6-9 PM. Home Alive's workshop on Basic Self-Defense in the GLBTQ Community. 1415 10th Ave., 2nd floor, between Pike & Union on Capitol Hill, Seattle. 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; info: http://www.homealive.org.

7-9 PM. Bush School Diversity Speaker series with Patricia Ireland, JD: "The National and Global Women's Movements: Past, Present, and Future." The Bush School, New Gym, 3400 E. Harrison St., Seattle. Free and open to the public. Info: 206-326-7731 or eddie.moorejr@bush.edu.

FRIDAY, MARCH 16

7-9:30 PM. Friday Night at the Meaningful Movies. Wallingford Neighbors for Peace & Justice present the film "Waiting to Inhale." 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/.

SUNDAY, MARCH 18

Noon. "From Iraq to New Orleans: Fund People's Needs, Not the War Machine!" Rally and march on the fourth anniversary of the invasion and occupation of Iraq. organized by ANSWER; info: http://www.answercoalition.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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