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November 11 (Wednesday) - Lecture / Talk
Mark Danner: Reports from the World's Hot Spots
For the past two decades, author and award-winning journalist Mark Danner has reported from Latin America, Haiti, the Balkans and the Middle East, exploring not only the real consequences of American engagement with the world, but also the relationship between political violence and power. From the fall of the Duvalier dictatorship in Haiti to the tumultuous rise of Aristide; from the onset of the Balkan Wars to the painful fragmentation of Yugoslavia; and to the invasion of Iraq and the legacy of the Bush administration, Danner, former staff writer at The New Yorker and author of Stripping Bare the Body, has visited some of the world's most troubled regions, bringing back lessons on politics, violence, and war. more...
November 10 (Tuesday) - Lecture / Talk
No Olympics On Stolen Native Land
Due to the negative impacts of the Olympics, including homelessness, ecological destruction, huge public debt, and a greatly expanded police state, a movement has arisen to challenge the Olympic industry & expose to the world its true nature. Organizers from No2010, an Indigenous anti-Olympics organization, will travel down the West Coast of the US to conduct a speaking tour on the resistance to the 2010 Olympics, to share their experiences, and to promote an anti-colonial & anti-capitalist convergence that will coincide with the opening days of the Games in February, 2010. more...
November 7 (Saturday) - Conference
Crisis and Resistance!---2009 Northwest Socialist Conferenc
Capitalism isn't working. Socialism is the alternative—a world organized for human need, not profit, where resources are controlled by and for the vast majority, instead of by a tiny rich minority. Real change depends on struggle and action by our side.
The Northwest Socialist Conference is one of six regional socialist conferences nationwide
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November 7 (Saturday) - Panel / Forum
We've Only Just Begun to Fight: What's Next for the LGBT Civil Rights Movement?
Fresh from the National Equality March in Washington, DC, activist and author Sherry Wolf will be speaking twice at the University of Washington in Seattle as part of the Northwest Socialist Conference, organized by the International Socialist Organization. more...
November 6 (Friday) - Music / Entertainment
Reverberate OPEN MIC
First Fridays of each month:
Bring your poetry, hip hop, music.....Reverberate to liberate!
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November 1 (Sunday) - Other
Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Walk
The Pancreatic Cancer Action Network Puget Sound Affiliate is kicking off Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month with the region’s first-ever Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Walk on Sunday, November 1, 2009. Pancreatic cancer survivors, families, friends and supporters are invited to attend to help raise awareness and much-needed funds for pancreatic cancer research. more...
October 30 (Friday) - Music / Entertainment
Sierra Club - Autumn Bash!
Join Sierra Club for our Autumn Bash in Capitol Hill, Friday Oct 30TH. We are celebrating a huge year for the environmental movement in Seattle (and nationwide) with live music, drinks and mingling! Party with local environmental activists, meet new friends and gather for a good cause (Mother Earth).
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October 27 (Tuesday) - Panel / Forum
Resisting Repression & the Criminilization of Protest
Panel and discussion with Attorney Larry Hildes (National Lawyers Guild & attorney for Port of Olympia and Tacoma anti-war protestors) and Emma Kaplan (National Youth & Student Coordinator of The World Can't Wait & anti-war defendent.) more...
October 27 (Tuesday) - Other
Speed Candi-dating and Seattle Trivia – Explore your Ballot Top to Bottom
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October 23 (Friday) - Panel / Forum
From Russia With Love: Trotsky's theory of Permanent Revolution
Andrea Bauer, Managing Editor of the Freedom Socialist newspaper, will speak on the concept of Permanent Revolution developed by Leon Trotsky, co-leader with Lenin of the 1917 Russian Revolution. The theory explains the relationship between socialism and the forward march of democratic rights and sheds light on current upheavals from Honduras to Iran. more...
October 23 (Friday) - Lecture / Talk
From Russia with love: Trotsky's theory of Permanent Revolution
Andrea Bauer speaks to today's rebels and radicals on Leon Trotsky's ideas about the relationship between democracy and socialism, and about what triggers revolution, shed light on current upheavals from Honduras to Iran. more...
October 22 (Thursday) - Protest / Demonstration
14th annual National Day of Protest to Stop Police Brutality
Rally 5:30pm, march 6:15pm from Occidental Park more...
October 17 (Saturday) - Other
Sierra Club Literature Drop
Volunteer to help environmental priorities win in November. Meet great people & candidates; deliver literature in neighborhoods.
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October 16 (Friday) - Conference
Washington State Coalition for Language Access (WASCLA) Language Access Summit V
WASCLA Language Access Summit V, “Ensuring Language Access in the 21st Century; Striving for Excellence," will provide an opportunity for conference attendees to participate in trainings and discussions on improving access to services for limited-English-proficient (LEP) individuals statewide. more...
October 16 (Friday) - Film / Video
“THE MANY FACES OF HUMAN TRAFFICKING” - Friday Night at the Meaningful Movies
“Friday Night at the Meaningful Movies” is very pleased to present:
“THE MANY FACES OF HUMAN TRAFFICKING”
…PHOTOGRAPHS, SHORT FILMS AND MULTI-MEDIA WORKS
Presented by Tim Matsui, Human Rights Photographer.
FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC!
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October 16 (Friday) - Workshop / Training
Power of Dialogue
The Power of Dialogue (POD) is a highly interactive workshop that combines teaching and experiential learning for practitioners and leaders. Participants will build upon and expand their facilitation skills, allowing them to more effectively create conversations that foster mutual understanding between groups and individuals. Go here to learn more: http://www.publicconversations.org/workshops/pod more...
October 15 (Thursday) - Lecture / Talk
COMMUNITY MATTERS CAMPAIGN COMMUNITY DIALOGUES
CityClub's 2009 Community Matters Campaign will explore the issues of education and economic opportunity - two issues of particular urgency in our community today.This year we are partnering with The Seattle Foundation to begin a community dialogue based on the findings of its newly released Healthy Community Report - particularly its education and economic opportunity chapters.
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October 13 (Tuesday) - Other
Seattle Port Commissioner Debate
Featuring:Council Position 2 - Richard Conlin* and David Ginsberg*
Council Position 4 - Sally Bagshaw and David Bloom
Council Position 6 - Nick Licata and Jessie Israel*
Council Position 8 - Mike O'Brien and Robert Rosencrantz*
Moderated by: Ryan Blethen, The Seattle Times and C.R. Douglas, The Seattle Channel
* = Confirmed Candidates
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October 10 (Saturday) - Film / Video
Free Seattle Premiere of COPYRIGHT CRIMINALS Documentary
As new technologies emerge (almost everyday), enabling everyone to be a music producer, can anyone really own a sound? Computers, software and even cell phones have radically altered our relationship to mass culture and technology, providing consumers with the tools to become producers, or “remixers,” of their own media. more...
October 10 (Saturday) - Other
Sierra Club Literature Drop
Volunteer to help environmental priorities win in November. Meet great people & candidates; deliver literature in neighborhoods. more...
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