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November 19 (Wednesday) - Film / Video
Free Screening of Documentary "Emperor's Naked Army Marches On"
A rare Japanese documentary about the explosive antics of World War II vet Okuzaki Kenzo. Okuzaki relentlessly consoles, cajoles, badgers, and harasses fellow vet about their past war crimes. more...
November 19 (Wednesday) - Panel / Forum
The U. S. Economy: The War at Home -- A Rude Awakening from the American Dream.
Panel members: Michael Righi, Economics Instructor, Bellevue Community College, Paul Bigman, Jobs with justice; Tony Lee, Fremont Public Association
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November 18 (Tuesday) - Lecture / Talk
'Getting Globalism Right': John Newhouse, author of 'Imperial America: The Bush Assault on the World Order'
John Newhouse, senior fellow at the Center for Defense Information. Newhouse will talk about his new book, Imperial America: The Bush Assault on the World Order, exploring lost opportunities and ways to move forward. William Ruckelshaus, former administrator of the EPA, will introduce and moderate the evening.
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November 16 (Sunday) - Protest / Demonstration
Shut Down the School of Assassins
School of the Assassins NW is organizing its first annual regional nonviolent vigil and action on the anniversary of the massacre of six Jesuit priests, their co-worker and her 14 yr-old daughter by graduates of the SOA in El Salvador in 1989. This will be a peaceful, family event with speakers, musicians and informational tabling. more...
November 16 (Sunday) - Film / Video
IMC Film Series: 'The Good War and Those Who Refused to Fight It' (WWII Conscientious Objectors)
Seattle Independent Media Center presents THE GOOD WAR AND THOSE WHO REFUSED TO FIGHT IT, as part of our documentary film series happening every Sunday evening in November. THE GOOD WAR tells the true stories of WWII Conscientious Objectors with shocking footage and in-depth interviews. Following the film guest speaker Pete Knutson, a conscientious objector, will share his response and experience. more...
November 15 (Saturday) - Protest / Demonstration
Ft Lewis Protest-No More Troops for an Unjust War!
Sign-holding outside of Ft. Lewis Army Base on the Saturday that 3,000 National Guard troops will report for duty before being shipped to Iraq. Military family members of soldiers in Iraq will make statements. more...
November 14 (Friday) - Film / Video
"Friday Night at the Meaningful Movies": "HIDDEN IN PLAIN SIGHT”
FILM: "HIDDEN IN PLAIN SIGHT” - presented by Wallingford Neighbors For Peace and Justice "Friday Night at the Meaningful Movies" - U.S. Foreign Policy Film Series.
Please join us as we continue to explore U.S. foreign policy through film. This week, we will show “Hidden In Plain Sight”, a bold, unflinching look at the nature and consequences of U.S. foreign policy in Latin America. It provides brief but to-the-point history of the “School of the Americas”. This film is a spirited debate, a personal story, and a call for accountability.
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November 14 (Friday) - Workshop / Training
Powered by Justice: Skills to Build Energy Alternatives Nov 14th/15th
Now is a critical time to build the power or students to lead and win campaigns to affect clean energy and climate justice poliices. EnviroCitizen's youth leadership summit will bring together a diverse group of students from WA and OR to gain organizing skills and ways to use those skills to advance alternative energy policies onto a new national agenda prioritized by young people. FREE. more...
November 13 (Thursday) - Lecture / Talk
Lecture: Joseph Stiglitz ("Doing Globalism Right" Series)
The prominent economist and critic of globalization talks about his new book, The Roaring 90s: A New History of the World's Most Prosperous Decade, and how America’s economic success in the '90s was more due to luck than planning and is not a good model to export to the rest of the world. more...
November 12 (Wednesday) - Panel / Forum
The Politics of Fear
"Oh, that is all well and good, but, voice or no voice, the people can always be brought to the bidding of the leaders. That is easy. All you have to do is tell them they are being attacked and denounce the pacifists for lack of patriotism and exposing the country to danger. It works the same way in any country." Hermann Goering quote during Nuremberg Trials. more...
November 10 (Monday) - Lecture / Talk
“Security and Economic Growth”, Featuring Clyde Prestowitz, author of "Rogue Nation".
By now, many Americans have asked the disturbing question: “Why does the world hate us?” In his persuasive and well-documented book Rogue Nation, Clyde Prestowitz provides a number of reasons why so much of the world perceives the United States to be a “rogue nation” and the bully of the international community.
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November 9 (Sunday) - Film / Video
Film: 'Suspino: A Cry for Roma' - Amnesty Intl. Film Festival
SUSPINO: A CRY FOR ROMA takes an unflinching look at the persecution that continues to plague Europe's largest and most vilified minority. The film focuses on Romania where Europe's largest concentration of Roma (or "Gypsies" as they are pejoratively called) are considered 'public enemies', and Italy, where the Roma are classified as nomads and relegated to living in camps. Hosted by filmmaker Gillian Darling Kovanic. Q&A to follow the screening. more...
November 9 (Sunday) - Film / Video
Film: 'The Killing Fields' - Amnesty Intl. Film Festival
A special archive presentation of Roland Joffé's Academy Award Winning film on the civil war in Cambodia. THE KILLING FIELDS is a stunning historical drama based on actual events, and though nearly 20 years old, remains just as relevant-if not more so-today.
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November 9 (Sunday) - Conference
Practice of Peace: Embracing Chaos, Confusion and Conflict
Whether in the workplace or the world, Open Space expands the field of possibilities for peace. The three day gathering invites you to participate in sharing tools and knowledge for the "practice of peace" --within organizations and communities; betweeen nations; segments of society; and individuals; and within ourselves. more...
November 9 (Sunday) - Film / Video
IMC Film Series: 'Fear and Favor in the Newsroom' (The Press, Censorship, and Corporations)
Seattle Independent Media Center presents FEAR AND FAVOR IN THE NEWSROOM, the second film in our documentary film series happening every Sunday evening in November. Join us for a behind the scenes look at the mainstream press and how a small corporate elite constricts the free flow of ideas and information upon which our democracy depends. Co-Producer Randy Baker will be speaking after the film screening about the complicated process of bringing FEAR AND FAVOR to the public eye. $1-$10 suggested donation.
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November 8 (Saturday) - Film / Video
Films: 'Afghan Massacre' and 'Search for Freedom' - Amnesty Intl. Film Festival
AFGHAN MASSACRE tells of the horrific forced journey undertaken by thousands of prisoners who surrendered to Afghan allies of the U.S. military after the siege of Kunduz. Up to 3,000 are said to now lie buried in a mass grave. SEARCH FOR FREEDOM is a documentary film that explores the personal lives of four Afghan women who are based in Pakistan. Through a feminist lens, it portrays how the lives of these women were affected by the political and social turmoil in Afghanistan from the 1920s to the present day. more...
November 8 (Saturday) - Film / Video
Films: 'Resistencia: Hip-Hop in Colombia' and 'Strong Roots: The Landless Workers Movement in Brazil' - Amnesty Intl. Film Festival
RESISTENCIA is a radical and thought-provoking exploration of how young Colombians feel about the crisis afflicting their country. STRONG ROOTS documents the growth of the Brazilian Landless Workers Movement, the courageous tactics it employs, and the brave peasants at its heart who risk their lives struggling for land and dignity. more...
November 8 (Saturday) - Film / Video
Films: 'Too Flawed to Fix: The Illinois Death Penalty Experience' and 'Tulia, Texas: Scenes from the Drug War' - Amnesty Intl. Film Festival
"Too Flawed to Fix" explores and exposes the irreparable flaws in the criminal justice system that wrongfully convicted and sentenced to death13 people in Illinois. "Tulia, Texas" takes a look at the collateral consequences of the Drug War in America. A federally funded undercover anti-drug sting is undertaken in the small agricultural town of Tulia, Texas. The resulting fallout is the imprisonment of more than 10 percent of Tulia's African-American community.
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November 7 (Friday) - Film / Video
Film: 'Jeremy Hardy vs. the Israeli Army' - Amnesty Intl. Film Festival
British comedian Jeremy Hardy decides to travel to Palestinian Territories in March 2002 to become a part of an international solidarity group struggling for the rights of Palestinians. However, he winds up getting more than he bargained for when he is caught in the crossfire during the invasion of Bethlehem by the Israeli army. more...
November 7 (Friday) - Workshop / Training
Culture, Spirituality and Theology of Peace
Workshop and Retreat Presented by Jose "Chencho" Alas; This workshop is part of the Meso American Peace Project promoted by the Foundation for Self-Sufficiency in Central America (FSSCA). This project builds on the history of Liberation Theology in Central America and seeks to expand and strengthen the scope of that movement to incorporate Jewish, Mayan, and other cultural and spiritual principles and values to develop a Theology of Peace. more...
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