THURSDAY, MARCH 6

4:30 PM book signing, 7:30 lecture. Take This Bread: A Radical ConversionSara Miles's engaging book describes her adventures as a chef and a journalist, and her conversion to Christianity, which led her to establish a number of food pantries feeding thousands of people in San Francisco each week. Suggested donation of $10. reservations 425-454-2059. Copies of Take This Bread will be available for purchase. Childcare will be provided during the lecture. First United Methodist Church, Bellevue. 7 PM. ETS! monthly meeting. Business meeting to talk about gossip, the state of the world, and ETS! content, fundraising, and, well, business. All are welcome. Univ. Baptist Church, 4554 12th Ave. NE in the Univ. District, 3rd floor.

FRIDAY, MARCH 7

7-9:30 PM. A Film: "Ladies First" Presented to commemorate International Women's Day: Ladies First explores women's leadership in peacemaking and societal rebuilding more than 10 years after the genocide in Rwanda. Followed by discussion. Free and open to the public but donations are kindly accepted. Keystone Church, 5019 Keystone Pl. Info: http://www.meaningfulmovies.org.

SATURDAY, MARCH 8

11 AM. The grand opening of the Northwest African American Museum (NAAM). Featuring a ribbon cutting ceremony at the Museumís location in the Coleman School Building. The ceremony will be a part of the dayís events, which are all open to the public and include tours of the building. Opening week events, including admission, are free to the public. Old Coleman School Bldg, 2300 South Massachusetts. Info: Laura Cantrell 206-267-1822 or lcantrell@naamnw.org or http://www.naamnw.org.

7 PM. doors open at 6:30. Film: "Why We Fight." Free of charge. Discussion after the show. Seattle First Baptist Church, Downstairs, 1111 Harvard Ave. Info: 206-325-6051 or info@seattlefirstbaptist.org or http://www.seattlefirstbaptist.org.

7 PM. Film: "Everything's Cool." The film chronicles America's transformation to finally "getting" global warming in the wake of the most dangerous chasm ever to emerge between scientific understanding and political action. Free refreshments and discussion follow the film. Queen Anne Manor, 100 Crockett Street, Seattle. Info: http://www.queenannemovieguild.org.

7:30 PM. Dyke Community Activists will be showing the film Enemies of Happiness. In honor of International Women's Day, an award winning documentary about Malalai Joya, an Afghani member of parliament who risks her life by speaking out against the warlords and for the rights of women and the poor; a benefit for Afghan women, $5-$15, no one turned away for lack of funds. Cascade People's Center, 309 Pontius Ave., N. Film info: http://www.enemiesofhappiness.com.

SUNDAY, MARCH 9

9:30 AM. Impact forum: "The God Strategy: Faith as a Political Weapon." Religion has long been a significant part of American politics. But something has changed in recent decades. On issue after issue, US public debate today often is dominated by faith-based perspectives espoused by politically adept individuals and organizations. This lecture will examine how and why this occurred and what it means for democracy. University Unitarian Church, 6556 35th Ave. NE. Info: Jerome Chroman 206-522-9384.

7 PM. A Benefit Concert for Utah Phillips. For over 40 years Utah Phillips has traveled this country using songs and stories about working people. The Seattle folk music community will come together to support Utah and his wife and help raise money for his medical expenses. Performers include Fast Rattler, featuring Utah Phillips' son Brendan, Citizens Band, Rebel Voices, David Rovics and the Seattle Labor Chorus. Donation $20. University Unitarian Church 6556 35th Avenue NE. Info: Seattle Labor Chorus 206-524-7753 or http://www.Seattlelaborchorus.org.

MONDAY, MARCH 10

7 PM. Film: "On The Line" and discussion on School of The Americas/WHINSEC. On The Line is an inside look at the people behind one of the largest nonviolent movements in America today: the movement to close the School of the Americas/WHINSEC, a US Army school that trains Latin American soldiers. Keystone Church, 5019 Keystone Pl. N. Info: http://www.onthelinefilm.com/.

7 PM. "Casualties Of War: The Iraqi Refugee Crisis." Renowned local activist (and ETS! friend) Gerri Haynes will address the Iraqi Refugee crisis as witnessed in a recent trip to Syrian border camps. Event free, donations to Iraqi Refugee programs. Kirkland United Congregational Church, 106 5th Ave., Kirkland.

7:30 PM. E.J. Dionne: In Souled Out. Award-winning commentator and journalist E.J. Dionne explains why the era of the "religious right" is over. Tickets are $5 at the door only. Town Hall Downstairs, 8th Ave & Seneca, Seattle. Info: http://www.townhallseattle.org.

TUESDAY, MARCH 11

7:30 PM. Town Hall Center for Civic Life presents Michael Connery: "Youth to Power." Michael Connery, political activist and progressive blogger, examines how today's young people are combining technology with a vigorous social spirit that could serve to revive progressive politics. Tickets are $5 at the door only. Town Hall, Downstairs, enter on Seneca Street near 8th Ave, Seattle. Info: http://www.townhallseattle.org.

THURSDAY, MARCH 13

6:30 PM. Colonel Margarethe Cammermeyer. The Pacific Northwest Lesbian Archives presents Col. Cammermeyer, US Army Retired, who will speak about her experiences collecting and documenting her personal herstory. Appetizers & beverages will be served. Triad Urban Center, 701 3rd Ave. Dexter Horton Bldg, separate entrance just south of main entrance, Seattle.

FRIDAY, MARCH 14

7-9:30 PM. A Film: "No End In Sight." The first film of its kind to chronicle the reasons behind Iraq's descent into guerilla war, warlord rule, criminality and anarchy, No End In Sight is a jaw-dropping, insider's tale of wholesale incompetence, recklessness and venality. Followed by discussion. Free and open to the public but donations are kindly accepted. Keystone Church, 5019 Keystone Pl., Seattle. Info: http://www.meaningfulmovies.org.

7:15, 9:15, through Thurs. Mar. 20. "Meeting Resistance," sponsored by Northwest Film Forum, AFSC, and KBCS Radio. Director present at Fri. & Sat. screenings. For 10 months directors Steve Connors and Molly Bingham filmed in the streets, alleyways, rooftops and teashops of the Adhamiya neighborhood of Baghdad. What emerges is an intense experience of palpable danger and paranoia, a disturbing and emotional portrait of people struggling to retain a sense of dignity in the midst of an occupation. Northwest Film Forum, 1515 12th Ave. Info: http://www.nwfilmforum.org.

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 19

2 PM. March 19th National Day Of Nonviolent Mass Resistance! Nonviolently shut down the media centers which have been complicit with the crimes of the Bush Regime! Fisher Plaza, 140 4th Ave N, Seattle. Info and flyers: seattle@worldcantwait.org or http://www.worldcantwait.org.

6 PM. 5th Anniversary of Iraq War Protest. Sponsored by the Seattle 5th Anniversary Coalition. Westlake Park, 4th & Pine, Seattle. Contact Jane Cutter, 206-992-7266; Seattle5thAnniversaryCoalition@gmail.com.

7:30 PM. Earth the Sequel: The Race to Reinvent Energy and Stop Global Warming. The longtime president of the Environmental Defense Fund, Fred Krupp profiles the innovators and investors who are reinventing energy and argues that we can solve global warming, and in so doing, build new industries, jobs, and fortunes in the twenty-first century. Tickets are $5 at the door only. Town Hall Seattle, downstairs, 8th & Seneca, Seattle. Info: http://www.townhallseattle.org.

THURSDAY, MARCH 20 7 PM. The Bush School Diversity Speaker Series 2007-2008 presents Jean Kilbourne on The Naked Truth: Advertising's Image of Women. Free and open to the public. The Community Room, Bush School, 3400 E. Harrison St., Seattle. RSVP and info: Dr. Eddie Moore Jr., Director of Diversity, 206-326-7731, eddie.moorejr@bush.edu.

FRIDAY, MARCH 21 7-9:30 PM. Film: "Reel Bad Arabs: How Hollywood Vilifies a People." This groundbreaking documentary explores a long line of degrading images of Arabs--from Bedouin bandits to gun-wielding "terrorists"--along the way offering devastating insights into the origin of these stereotypic images, their development at key points in US history, and why they matter so much today. Followed by discussion. Free and open to the public but donations are kindly accepted. Keystone Church, 5019 Keystone Pl. Info: http://www.meaningfulmovies.org.

7:30 PM. Town Hall presents Samantha Power: "Chasing the Flame." A Pulitzer-prize winning author and professor at Harvard's John F. Kennedy School of Government, Samantha Power tells the story of how we might better deal with the challenges of religious extremism, refugees, terrorism, and ethnic struggle. Tickets are $5 at the door only. Town Hall Downstairs, 8th Ave & Seneca. Info http://www.townhallseattle.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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