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December 3 (Thursday) - Film / Video
The WTO in Seattle 10 years later: An in-depth analysis of democracy and globalization then and now
Join the Young Professionals International Network, MOHAI, and the Harry Bridges Center for Labor Studies for a unique showing of the film "This is What Democracy Looks Like," by filmmaker Jill Freidberg, as she leads us through “a week that changed the world.” The event will be followed by a panel discussion. more...
December 3 (Thursday) - Film / Video
The WTO Protests in Seattle: Then, Now and What's Coming Next?
On Thursday, December 3, mark the 10th anniversary of the WTO protests in Seattle with a screening of Jill Friedberg’s award-winning film, “This is What Democracy Looks Like.” Followed by a discussion with Friedberg, Matthew Sparke and Verlene Jones moderated by KUOW reporter Deborah Wang. more...
November 30 (Monday) - Film / Video
Free Premier Screening of Documentary on Spirituality and the 1999 WTO Protests!
"Today We Have The Power: Spirituality and the Seattle WTO Protests" is a documentary that delves beneath the mayhem and madness of the 1999 WTO protests, goes deep into the issues that brought people to Seattle, and even deeper into the spiritual crisis at the root of the problems that inspired the event. The Premier screening will be followed with a short talk and Q&A with David Korten. more...
November 30 (Monday) - Workshop / Training
Opportunities for Grassroots Action with Sierra Club
Power to the People!
Are you energized by the election results and fired up about the power of grassroots organizing? Do you want to help:
* Lead the movement to create a renewable energy future and get Washington off coal;
* Build a sustainable transportation system; and
* Elect the next generation of progressive environmental champions? more...
November 27 (Friday) - Film / Video
"THE YES MEN FIX THE WORLD" - SEATTLE FILM PREMIER
Film: “THE YES MEN FIX THE WORLD”
...WITH THE YES MEN, IN PERSON ON NOV 27th ONLY!
(film runs through Dec 3) - Fundraiser for The 10th ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION of WTO SEATTLE 1999, presented by Northwest Film Forum, KBCS 91.3fm, the Seattle+10 Organizing Committee and The Meaningful Movies Project. more...
November 27 (Friday) - Protest / Demonstration
Demonstration against KBCS management decisions to cut music, dismiss programmers
Join us in front of Town Hall before the Amy Goodman appearance at 5:30 to protest the radical program changes at KBCS Community radio.
Fifteen local dj's were dismissed, several hours of daily music was cancelled and replaced with syndicated talk. No one asked your opinion. more...
November 27 (Friday) - Lecture / Talk
Amy Goodman "Breaking the Sound Barrier"
Celebrating an expanding world of grassroots community journalism. KBCS, Reclaim the Media, and the Seattle Plus 10 Organizing Committee present a benefit for KBCS 91.3FM Community Radio, featuring broadcast journalist Amy Goodman, who will speak about her new book Breaking the Sound Barrier, with an introduction by the book's editor, Denis Moynihan. more...
November 24 (Tuesday) - Protest / Demonstration
Court solidarity action - SeaSol being sued by bullying developer!
Show your support for local community group Seattle Solidarity Network this Tuesday 11/24 at 8am at 516 3rd Ave. SeaSol is being sued by racist bullying developer Lorig who seek to strip us of our right to free speech and assembly. We will be there in force to show them that we will not be silenced! more...
November 22 (Sunday) - Film / Video
Free Film Screening of "RETHINK Afghanistan"
"RETHINK Afghanistan" is a ground-breaking documentary focusing on the key issues surrounding this war. The problems facing Afghan society are economic, social and political in nature, and require economic, social and political solutions. The U.S. can play a more constructive role in Afghanistan by engaging civil society than by waging war. more...
November 21 (Saturday) - Film / Video
Free Seattle Premiere of BETWEEN THE FOLDS Documentary
Get your fold on. On Saturday, November 21, 2009 at 3:30 PM Community Cinema Seattle presents the free Seattle premiere of BETWEEN THE FOLDS directed, written and produced by Vanessa Gould at SIFF Cinema. When you look at a piece of paper, what do you see? more...
November 20 (Friday) - Film / Video
WILLIAM KUNSTLER: DISTURBING THE UNIVERSE
A documentary about the life of radical civil rights lawyer WIlliam Kunstler, as told by his daughters more...
November 14 (Saturday) - Panel / Forum
Community Tribunal to Save the Basic Health Plan
Take part in a people's court. the charge: Governor Gregoire and the state legislature have abandoned poor and working people by slashing $238 million from the budget for the Basic Health Plan. more...
November 14 (Saturday) - Conference
SOCIALISM 2009 Washington State Conference
On Saturday, November 14th Socialist Alternative is hosting a conference bringing together activists throughout Washington. Topics of discussion will include: Obama and the Democratic Party, Opposing the Wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, the 1919 Seattle General Strike; the Movement for LGBT Rights, Anarchism & Marxism, and Global Warming. The key feature will be a debate with Seattle Times columnist Jon Talton – Socialism vs. Capitalism: Has the Free-Market System Failed? more...
November 14 (Saturday) - Panel / Forum
Abortion, Morality, & the Liberation of Women
Panel and discussion with Marcy Bloom (reproductive rights organizer in Mexico and former Executive Director of Aradia Women's Health Center) and Margo Heights (Revolution Books). more...
November 12 (Thursday) - Lecture / Talk
Malalai Joya Speaking in Bellingham
BBC calls Malalai Joya "The Bravest Woman in Afghanistan", but she's much more than that. She started her first school at age 16, when the penalty for teaching girls was death.... At 25, she was overwhelmingly elected to the Loya Jirga which wrote Afghanistan's constitution, then to the national parliament. more...
November 12 (Thursday) - Lecture / Talk
Ray McGovern: Why Accountability for Torture Is Crucial for Human Rights, Our Security and Our Souls
Washington State Religious Campaign Against Torture presents Ray McGovern on “Why Accountability for Torture Is Crucial for Human Rights, Our Security and Our Souls”. Ray McGovern was a CIA analyst for 27 years. He is active in Veteran Intelligence Professionals for Sanity (VIPS) and has been an outspoken critic of the flawed intelligence used to justify the Iraq war and of the use of torture.
more...
November 12 (Thursday) - Meeting
Stop Hanford from becoming a National Radioactive Waste Dump
Let your voice be heard at a Department of Energy public hearing on a Hanford Cleanup Settlement. Object because it does not contain an enforceable ban preventing Hanford from becoming a national radioactive waste dump in the future! more...
November 12 (Thursday) - Lecture / Talk
Seattle's Bright Green Moment-Alex Steffen
Cities are the engines of a bright green economy. A new urban way of life is emerging that is not only ecologically frugal, but wealthier, healthier, and more enjoyable. At the same time, smart cities are becoming the hothouses of sustainable innovation, growing the designs, technologies, policies, and start up companies that will thrive in the new global economy. Learn how leading urban regions like London, Copenhagen, Melbourne and Seoul are scrambling to rebuild themselves on bright green lines in order to lead in the economy of tomorrow. Join the conversation on how we can use cutting edge practices such as innovation networks, metropolitan coalitions, and government 2.0 to break through the logjams blocking our region's progress to build a more vital, sustainable and prosperous home. more...
November 11 (Wednesday) - Lecture / Talk
A New Global Future-Alex Steffen
Nine billion people on a straining planet is a recipe either for catastrophe or transformation. Which future we get - tragic disaster or sustainable prosperity - will depend largely on the choices we here in the developed world make. What is possible for billions of people rising out of poverty will be determined largely by the shape of the economy we create in places like Seattle. How do we understand what a bright green future looks like and how do we propel our region toward it? This first night will explore the breakthroughs in renewable energy, green building, clean technology, smart infrastructure and sustainable design that can enable the Pacific Northwest to not only help lead the planet away from catastrophe, but to become an economic power house. more...
November 11 (Wednesday) - Lecture / Talk
Malalai Joya Speaking in Seattle
BBC calls Malalai Joya "The Bravest Woman in Afghanistan", but she's much more than that. She started her first school at age 16, when the penalty for teaching girls was death.... At 25, she was overwhelmingly elected to the Loya Jirga which wrote Afghanistan's constitution, then to the national parliament. more...
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