THURSDAY, APRIL 12

Through April 14, the Seattle University Wismer Center for Gender & Diversity Studies presents a conference on race, gender, and family: Intersections Of Race And Gender: (Re) Imagining The Family. Seattle University. There is no registration fee to participate in (or attend) the conference, but participants are encouraged to register to assist with organization and conference planning. Info: wismer@seattleu.edu or 206-296-2597 or www.seattleu.edu/wismer.

Through April 15, "Film, Faith, and Justice." University of Washington's Kane Hall, Seattle. This weekend-long event looks at current issues of social justice and faith through film and dialogue. Hosted by the online theology and arts journal, The Other Journal (www.theotherjournal.com); includes award-winning documentaries and nationally known theologians, among them Dwight Hopkins, William Cavanaugh, Shane Claiborne, as well as local leaders presenting lectures and participating in community panel discussions. Info: www.filmfaithandjustice.com.

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.

7 PM. American Heritage Series: "500 Years Later," a film by Owen Alik Shahadah, co-presented by the Langston Hughes African American Film Festival. Post-show discussion. Ethnic Cultural Theatre, UW, Brooklyn Ave. NE & NE 39th St., Seattle. Tickets $5 at the door. (Door sales only.)

7 PM. Screening of HBO documentary "Too Hot Not to Handle." NW Environmental Education Council, 650 S. Orcas St., Suite 220, Seattle. Donations appreciated. Info: rsobol@nwetc.org or www.nweec.org/ea.htm or 206-762-1976.

7:30 PM. Former presidential candidate Bill Bradley speaks at Town Hall, 8th Ave. at Seneca St., Seattle. Tickets are $5 at the door only. Town Hall members receive priority seating. Info: www.townhallseattle.org.

SATURDAY, APRIL 14

Noon-3 PM. "Step It Up 2007: A Call for Global Warming Solutions." March, rally and "solutions fair" starting at Occidental Park in Pioneer Square and ending at 3 pm at Myrtle Edwards Park on the waterfront. Part of a National Day of Climate Action. Info: jill@earthministry.org or 206-632-2426 or www.stepitupseattle.org/ or Northwest Environmental Education Council rsobol@nwetc.org or www.nweec.org/ea.htm or 206-762-1976.

6:30 PM. Celebrate America's freedoms with Karl Rove! White House adviser Karl Rove will be the guest speaker at a King County Republicans annual Lincoln Day Dinner. Rove will give the keynote speech and participate in a roundtable discussion. The dinner will cost $50 for precinct committee officers and their guests, and $100 for others. Tickets for the dinner plus an hour-long private reception and photograph with Rove will cost $250 per person. Redress of grievances outside the event: Still FREE, and fully endorsed by ETS! Hilton Seattle Airport in SeaTac. Info: www.kcgop.org.

SUNDAY, APRIL 15

1- 4 PM. Kickoff event for Phinney/Greenwood Climate Change Action Now (PGCCAN). Entertainment, kids' activities, and plenty of info about how to reduce your carbon footprint. Take the pledge and get a compact fluorescent light bulb! Greenwood Public Library, Greenwood Ave N and N 81st St, Seattle. Info: Karen at karensc@comcast.net or 206-783-6028.

MONDAY, APRIL 16

7:30 PM. Kevin Phillips on "American Theocracy." Long-time political and economic commentator and White House strategist during the Nixon administration, Kevin Phillips will talk about his new book, "American Theocracy: The Peril and Politics of Radical Religion, Oil, and Borrowed Money in the 21st Century." Presented by the Town Hall Center for Civic Life and Elliott Bay Book Company. Tickets $5 at the door only. Town Hall members receive priority seating. Town Hall, Eighth Ave at Seneca, Seattle. Info: www.townhallseattle.org.

TUESDAY, APRIL 17

All day, various locations in Seattle. Tax Day Resistance. Events include leafletting at Post Offices. Pass out information about where your tax dollars really go. Seattle FOR (Fellowship of Reconciliation) has flyers that you can use at your local post office--or you can join us at Greenwood and Ballard post offices around midday. E-mail wwfor@connectexpress.com or call 206-789-5565 for flyers or to arrange to pick up some for use at your local post office. Nonviolent Action Community of Cascadia is planning noon leafletting at the Capitol Hill and U-District Post Offices, plus the downtown Post Office from 5:30 to 6:30 pm. Feel free to either drop by to help out, contact the NACC office for more details, or volunteer to leaflet your own neighborhood's Post Office. For an up-to-date listing of all planned sites, see the top of http://seanacc.org. Info: nacc@drizzle.com.

6-9 PM. Eat Local Now! A Ballard Foodfest. Enjoy a night of artful cuisine and intelligent discussion about local food at the fourth annual local foods dinner. Meet local family farmers and CSAs, talk with local chefs about fresh ingredients and hear about local programs helping the community find and enjoy our local bounty. Eat fabulous food prepared by top Seattle chefs using the best of our local farm harvests. Sponsored by BALLE Seattle & Sustainable Ballard. Ballard High School, 1418 NW 65th Street, Seattle. Info: http://eatlocalnow.sustainableballard.org or Jennifer Heins at jenny@smallwonderfarm.com or 206-784-2473.

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 18

Noon-6 PM. Seattle antiwar student walkout. Hundreds of students from over 50 Seattle high schools and colleges will walk out of classes to demand "books not bombs!" This year's rally will feature local bands including RA Scion of Common Market and Gabriel Teodros. 12 PM: Students walk out of school; 1 PM: Rally at Westlake Park, 4th Ave and Pine St.; 2:30 PM: March to Seattle School Board; 4 PM: Rally outside School Board; 6 PM: Students and parents speak at School Board public hearing. Info: www.yawr.org.

6:30-8 PM. Global sustainability expert Dr. John Robinson. Town Hall, 8th Ave. & Seneca St. Sponsored by Institute for Children's Environmental Health. $10 with advance reservation. Admission at the door is $15. For more information or to register, please visit www.iceh.org or call 360-331-7904.

7 PM. Forum: "Iraq: What Price the Oil?" Speakers: ETS! co-editor Geov Parrish and Chanan Suarez-Diaz, President, Seattle Chapter of Iraq Veterans Against The War. Woodland Park Presbyterian Church, N. 70th St. & Greenwood Ave. N. Take the #5 bus. Info: Lou Truskoff, Phinney Neighbors for Peace & Justice, 206-783-0990.

THURSDAY, APRIL 19

7:30 PM. Discussion on sexual violence and military indoctrination. Longtime antiwar activist Megan Cornish will analyze the correlation between military training and sexual harassment against female soldiers and Iraqis. Open discussion to follow presentation. Dinner, with vegetarian option, available at 6:30 pm for a $7.50 donation. Sponsored by Radical Women. New Freeway Hall, 5018 Rainier Ave. S., Seattle. Wheelchair accessible. Info, rides or childcare: 206-722-6057 or 206-722-2453 or rwseattle@mindspring.com.

FRIDAY, APRIL 20

7 PM. Videocast: Dr. Riyadh Lafta. Dr. Lafta, who teaches medicine at Baghdad's Al-Mustansirya University College of Medicine, co-authored the October 2006 Lancet article (British medical journal) that estimated more than 650,000 Iraqis have died as a result of the American-led invasion in 2003. Lafta will speak at a public gathering in Vancouver, BC, at Simon Fraser University; his talk will be video cast to UW's Kane Hall at the same time with the opportunity for inactive audience participation. Dr. Lafta will be a guest of Simon Fraser University largely because the US State Department would not issue him a visa to come to the United States. Kane Hall, University of Washington, Seattle. Info: Amy Hagopian, PhD, UW School of Public Health, hagopian@u.washington.edu 206-616-4989, 685-3676 or Ian Maki 206-543-6020.

MONDAY, APRIL 23

6:30-9 PM. Sustainable Ballard meeting and potluck. Please join us for discussions and workshops regarding the coming peak in oil production and what we can do as a community to help ourselves. Sunset Hill Community Center, ground floor, corner of 30th NW & NW 66th, in Ballard, Seattle; check the website to confirm location. Info: vic@sustainableballard.org or 206-789-7646 or www.sustainableballard.org.

TUESDAY, APRIL 24

7 PM. NW Biodiesel Meeting. Alternating months between special topic and Biodiesel 101, see website for details. Phinney Ridge Center, Blue Bldg, Room 6, Seattle. Info: Aaron Kahn at akahn@windermere.com or www.nwbiodiesel.org.

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 25

Screening of the film "Who Killed the Electric Car?" Bradford Center in Bellevue, located at NE 8th St. & 108th Ave. NE. Free, sponsored by Eastside Fellowship of Reconciliation. Info: bttyglenn@verizon.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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