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April 29 (Saturday) - Music / Entertainment
Fiesta de Guatemala;an auction and cultural evening
Come join us for a spirited evening…featuring live auctions including vacation getaways and authentic Mayan artwork…Live Latin band, Latin dinner buffet, local wine and festive Guatemalan atmosphere! Proceeds will be used to build a school in Pastores, Guatemala, and homes for five Guatemalan families, to provide scholarships for 32 low-income Seattle students and to support our leadership Training program for local youth. Tickets are $45
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April 29 (Saturday) - Panel / Forum
The End of Empire: a conversation with David Barsamian and David Korten
Reclaim the Media presents a public conversation on imperial power, and the prospects for democracy in a globalized and interconnected world; featuring two of today’s most articulate critics of American empire. more...
April 29 (Saturday) - Other
Democrats Nationwide Canvassing Kick-off April 29th
LETS START THIS ELECTION CYCLE OFF WITH A BANG! Go to http://www.democrats.org/a/party/a_50_state_strategy/50_state_canvass/ and sing-up for an event near you. more...
April 28 (Friday) - Protest / Demonstration
Protest at the U.W.'s Primate Research Center in Belltown
We will be holding our final event in front of the Washington National Primate Research Center's facility that houses their AIDS-related research programs. This includes virology and immunology research. We think that some people might want to know that the animals in this facility are being infected with highly infectious diseases. more...
April 28 (Friday) - Music / Entertainment
Just Rhythms III
Just Rhythms III: A night of percussion and hip hop beats for justice
Featuring: Thione Diop & Yeke Yeke and Big World Breaks Drum School
Plus local b-boys, b-girls, DJs and MCs
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April 27 (Thursday) - Music / Entertainment
DARFEST: Because genocide is everyone's concern...
An arts festival to raise awareness about the ongoing genocide in the Darfur region of Sudan in addition to a fundraiser for Doctors Without Borders, one of the few international aid organizations on the ground at this time. more...
April 27 (Thursday) - Lecture / Talk
The Tel Rumeida Project
Members of the Tel Rumeida Project will present a documentary film and facilitate discussion about life in Tel Rumeida, Hebron, Palestine. Tel Rumeida is a small Palestinian neighborhood widely acknowledged as housing the most violent and extremist faction of the Israeli settler movement. more...
April 26 (Wednesday) - Panel / Forum
Iran: Deja Vu All Over Again. Will fear and misinformation lead to another war?
Dr. Ismaeel Naeemi, Professor at Seattle Central Community College speaks on the parallels of the current campaign against Iran with the preceding one against its neighbor Iraq, as well as prospects for U.S. military engagement. more...
April 25 (Tuesday) - Panel / Forum
Fixing Elections
This is a panel discussion on Election Reform with panelists Paul Lehto, Holly Jacobson, Toby Nixon and Paul Borkowski as well as jazz by Threat Of Beauty and Industrial Revelation and free food. The event is co-sponsored by Associated Students of UW, the UW Young Dems, the UW College Republicans, Washington Citizens for Fair Elections and Seattle Thunder. more...
April 24 (Monday) - Protest / Demonstration
Protest at the U.W.'s Primate Research Center
We will be holding our first event in front of the Washington National Primate Research Center's main facility, located in the I-Wing of the Warren G. Magnuson Health Sciences Center. The Infant Primate Research Laboratory (IPRL), located in the RR-Wing of the same center. more...
April 22 (Saturday) - Lecture / Talk
The Borgen Project event
On Saturday, April 22nd Washington State residents will have the opportunity to listen to one of the world’s leading figures in poverty reduction speak at Westlake Center Mall in Seattle. Clint Borgen, the President of the Borgen Project will briefly discuss international poverty at the high-profile event and announce the organizations plans to be permanently based in Seattle. more...
April 22 (Saturday) - Workshop / Training
Historic Seattle's Landmarks Nomination Workshop
Professional training and empowerment for neighborhood residents who want to protect historic properties. more...
April 22 (Saturday) - Other
"How To Save The World: God? Drugs? Revolution?"
An Evening with Alan Clements ~ A night of revolutionary political satire with comedy that ignites conscience, an something theater critics are calling activist entertainment. more...
April 22 (Saturday) - Other
Earth Day with SCA
Come make a difference this Earth Day with the SCA on April 22 at the Washington Park Arboretum. Bring your friends and family to help with trail and invasive removal projects. There will be a kid-friendly site with educational activities. For more info contact Kristine at 206-324-4649. more...
April 22 (Saturday) - Film / Video
Langston Hughes African American Film Festival
The Langston Hughes African American Film Festival provides films from independent Black filmmakers featuring panel discussions, screenplay readings, matinee screenings for middle and high school youth and in-depth chats with filmmakers, industry professionals and local community leaders. more...
April 21 (Friday) - Film / Video
Friday Night At The Meaningful Movies : "THE PHOTOGRAPHY AND FILM OF PHIL BORGES"
THE PHOTOGRAPHY AND FILM OF PHIL BORGES
PHIL BORGES will join us with a documentary video of his travels in Ecuador and a presentation of his photography. Phil Borges' photographic projects focus on endangered cultures and tribal people around the world. His subjects range from Tibetans marginalized by the Chinese occupation of their homeland, to the drought-stricken tribespeople of East Africa. He is currently working on a project focusing on women's issues. You can see his photography at http://www.philborges.com/. Q&A and facilitated discussion with the filmmakers follows.
(Event is FREE! ..but Donations are kindly accepted). - If you would like to be added to our emailing list, please drop us a note at wnfp@bridgings.org
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April 20 (Thursday) - Meeting
University of Washington's ICAUC Meeting
The University of Washington's Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC) will be meeting to discuss various research protocols (study designs). This is your chance to voice your opinion about the research on animals that goes on at the UW -- please come, especially since the 23-30 is World Week for Animals in Laboratories! more...
April 20 (Thursday) - Workshop / Training
US-Peru FTA House Party!
Letter-writing party pertaining to the problematic US-Peru Free Trade Agreement.
Our Senators are swinging on the bill, and we're mobilizing to effect education and reform on this life-threatening trade agreement. more...
April 20 (Thursday) - Meeting
video showing, "WALKOUT"
This movie is the stirring true story of Chicano students in East Los Angeles who, in 1968, called several dramatic walkouts in their high schools to protest academic prejudice and terrible school conditions. The young activists battled bureaucrats, the police, and public opinion to make their point and win the support of their parents, the Latino community, and groups like the Black Panther Party. WALKOUT is a vivid reminder that people can change the world. more...
April 20 (Thursday) - Protest / Demonstration
Rally at Weyerhaeuser's AGM to promote sustainability
eyerhaeuser is clear cutting old growth forest, polluting water and air, stealing from indigenous people’s lands, and laying off Washington workers to keep their profit high and their costs low. Seattle Rainforest Action Group is planning a protest on Thursday APRIL 20th to show Weyerhaeuser and its shareholders that we will not stand for attacks on the environment, on Indigenous Rights, on future generation’s resources, and Washington workers. more...
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