THURSDAY, MARCH 20

7 PM. Which Way Seattle? Series: Civil Rights Organizations in the 21st Century. In the wake of Bruce Gordon's resignation from the NAACP after only 19 months as president, there has been much discussion around the roles and agendas set forth by African-American legacy organizations such as the NAACP and the Urban League. Join the CD Forum as we explore the role of these organizations locally and whether incorporating new ways of thinking can still honor and harness the power of collective action. Tickets: $7/ $5 for CD Forum members/ students/ seniors. Ethnic Cultural Theatre/Center - UW, 3940 Brooklyn Ave NE, Seattle. Order at http://www.BrownPaperTickets.com or 1-800-838-3006.

7 PM. Film Screening & Speaking Tour: Bil'in Habibti Non-Violent Resistance In Bil'in. Shai Carmeli Pollack, a prominent Israeli film director, directed Bil'in Habibti, an award-winning documentary, about the struggle of the village of Bil'in, Palestine, against the apartheid wall. Join us in a discussion about nonviolence movements against the Israeli occupation and apartheid and ordinary people that resisted the Apartheid wall and won. University Friends Center Seattle. Info: 206-271 3981 or skevansh@gmail.com or http://www.stopapartheid.org

FRIDAY, MARCH 21

7-9:30 PM. Film: "Reel Bad Arabs: How Hollywood Vilifies a People." This groundbreaking documentary dissects a slanderous aspect of cinematic history exploring 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. 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

SATURDAY, MARCH 22

7-10 PM. Richard Gage, founder of Architects and Engineers for 9/11 Truth will present 9/11: Re-Examining the 3 World Trade Center Highrise 'Collapses' (also known as 9/11 Blueprint for Truth). Mr. Gage is a degreed and licensed architect and a longstanding member of American Institute of Architects (AIA). He questions the official story of the collapse of the three World Trade Center structures. $15 at door except $5 for students with proof of enrollment in a four-year college or university. Museum of History and Industry (MOHAI), McCurdy Park, 2700 24th Ave East, Seattle. Advance tickets $10 through Brown Paper Ticket, http://www.BrownPaperTickets.com or 1-800-838-3006.

MONDAY, MARCH 24

Through March 30, everywhere. Conversation Week. The annual global dialogue celebration of Conversation Cafes: Imagine if the whole world sat down to talk about what's really on our minds. Respectfully. Deeply. Really listening. Asking, not telling. That's the Conversation Week experiment. We are looking for at least 400 courageous conversationalists to serve as hosts during Conversation Week, either face to face with Conversation Cafes or online with Global Mindshift. We provide the training and materials and the top ten questions. Info: http://www.conversationweek.org

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 26

7:30 PM. Town Hall presents Chris Hedges. The best-selling author of American Fascists: The Christian Right and the War on America believes that both evangelicals and atheists (such as Christopher Hitchens and Sam Harris) are on dangerous sides of the debate on faith and religion in America. His forthcoming book, I Don't Believe in Atheists, is a critique of both religious and secular fundamentalism. Tickets are $5 at the door only. Town Hall members receive priority seating. Town Hall Downstairs, 8th Ave & Seneca, enter on Seneca Street, Seattle. Info: http://www.townhallseattle.org

THURSDAY, MARCH 27

7 PM. Horn of Africa 102: East African History and Culture. Join a discussion of East African history and culture. This year, Seattle Public Library Seattle Reads program has chosen The Beautiful Things That Heaven Bears by Dinaw Mengestu. Dinaw Mengestu was born in Ethiopia and immigrated to the United States in 1980 with his mother and sister, joining his father who had fled Ethiopia during the Red Terror two years before. Montlake Branch Library, 2401 24th Ave. E., Seattle. Info: Valerie Wonder Immigrant & Refugee Programs Manager, 206-386-4667 or valerie.wonder@spl.org

FRIDAY, MARCH 28

7-9:30 PM. Film: "What A Way To Go: Life at the End of Empire." What A Way To Go reveals an even more "inconvenient truth"--Tim Bennett pushes the dialogue where Al Gore did not go. With both humor and deep concern, the film looks head on at our present global predicament, as oil depletion, climate change, species extinction and population overshoot converge in a "perfect storm" of cataclysmic dimensions. Free and open to the public but donations are kindly accepted. Keystone Church, 5019 Keystone Pl., Seattle. Info http://www.meaningfulmovies.org

7:30 PM. Journalist and author Eric Alterman: Why We're Liberals. "Liberal" has become a dirty word in American political discourse of late, yet public opinion polls consistently show that the majority of Americans hold liberal views on everything from health care to foreign policy. Eric Alterman, a journalist and author well known for his political weblog Altercation, examines liberalism's development and seeks to restore it to its rightful honored place in our country's political life. Town Hall Downstairs, 8th Ave & Seneca, enter on Seneca Street, Seattle.  Tickets are $5 at the door only. Info: http://www.townhallseattle.org

SATURDAY, MARCH 29

7:30 PM. Radical Harmonies. Documentary that chronicles the women's music cultural movement and its evolution from "girl with guitar" to a revolution in the roles of women in music and culture. $5-15, wheelchair accessible. Cascade People's Center, 309 Pontius Ave., N. Info: dykecommunityactivists@earthlink.net

MONDAY, MARCH 31

6-8 PM. National Asian Pacific Women's Forum--Human Trafficking Forum. Did you know that Asian & Pacific Islander women represent the largest group of persons trafficked into the US? Join the National Asian Pacific American Women's Forum for a community presentation on human trafficking and how it impacts API communities. Yesler Community Center, 917 E. Yesler Way, Seattle. Info: Liezl Tomas Rebugio, lrebugio@napawf.org or 206-685- 9900.

TUESDAY, APRIL 1

8:30-10 PM; doors open at 7:30 PM. Non-Profit Comedy presents Laugh Out Loud. A benefit show for the Safe Schools Coalition working to help schools become safe places for all regardless of gender identity or sexual orientation. The Comedy Underground is open to all ages, but it is always a free speech zone. Tickets $10 in advance; $12 at the door. The Comedy Underground, 222 S. Main Street, Seattle. Youth tickets half price. Tickets Tracy Flynn laughOUTloud_benefit@safeschoolscoalition.org. Info: 206- 296-4970 or http://www.safeschoolscoalition.org/contact/?id=1

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 2

7 PM. Author and antiwar activist Mike Palecek. Noted author and activist Mike Palecek hits the road this spring with two new books: Iowa Terror and Cost of Freedom: The Anthology of Peace and Activism. Revolution Books, 1833 Nagle Pl. Info: Teri: rbsea@yahoo.com or 206-325-7415.

THURSDAY, APRIL 3

7-9 PM. Hans von Sponeck, former Assistant Secretary General of the UN will speak on A European Proposal for Peace In and With Iraq. This proposal has been reviewed in Europe but has yet to receive a hearing in the United States. Also a media presentation on the status of Iraqi refugees will be made by a United Nations Association-Seattle delegation. All are welcome. No admission fee will be charged for this program, but a free-will offering will be collected to cover costs. University Temple United Methodist Church, 1415 NE 43rd St, Seattle. Info: director@nowi.us or iggydog@aol.com

FRIDAY, APRIL 4

7:30 PM. Seattle Peace Chorus annual spring concert. The concert is entitled Martin Remembered, A Choral Legacy of Love and Light, and features the world premiere of a major choral work by Seattle African-American composer, Kent Stevenson. SPC will be joined by members of other local choirs and gospel virtuosos Patrinell "Pat" Wright and Debbie Cavett. Free and open to the public. Mount Zion Baptist Church, 1634 19th Ave., Seattle.

SATURDAY, APRIL 5

2-4 PM. Spokespeople Ride--Wallingford Playfield to Greenlake. Help link people through neighborhoods along secure bike routes! Starting at Wallingford Playfield, Spokespeople will travel on the first Saturday of every month between neighborhood centers. Spokespeople will gather both new and experienced urban cyclists in a fun, low carbon activity. All levels of bicyclists are welcome. There will be some Cascade Bike Club ride leaders helping out. Please join us! Wallingford Playfield, 4219 Wallingford Ave N., Seattle. Info: http://www.spokespeople.us or info@spokespeople.us or 206- 547-9569.

SATURDAY, APRIL 12

Through Sunday, April 13. Seattle Green Festival. The Green Festival is a two-day event co-produced by Global Exchange and Co-Op America committed to the movement towards a just and sustainable society. The festival will feature more than 400 socially and environmentally responsible enterprises and more than 200 leading speakers. Washington State Convention & Trade Center, Seattle. Info http://www.greenfestivals.org/volunteer or volunteer@greenfestivals.org; general info http://www.greenfestivals.org

4 PM. Second Annual Northwest Indigenous Film Festival. Tickets $5-8.50 ($3 for students). Northwest Film Forum, 1515 12th Ave at Pike, Seattle.

TUESDAY, APRIL 15

Noon-1 PM and 5 PM-6 PM. Tax Day leafletting at the downtown Seattle post office, plus 5-6 pm at the Capitol Hill post office, and possibly other times and locations. Contact Nonviolent Action Community of Cascadia (nacc@drizzle.com) to help out, or just show up! If you need some flyers to leaflet your own neighborhood with, let us know. If you intend to leaflet (with the pie-chart flyer, and/or other materials), and would welcome some help, let us know the time and location, and Nonviolent Action Community of Cascadia will list it on the website: http://seanacc.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 http://www.seattleactivism.org.

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