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November 7 (Friday) - Film / Video
Films: "And Along Came A Spider" and "The Tree That Remembers" - Amnesty Intl. Film Festival
"And Along Came A Spider" (Iran) is a shocking portrait of the world of a recently captured serial killer, who sees his killing of prostitutes as in accordance with Islamic teaching. The second film, "The Tree That Remebers," is an extraordinary film that explores the lives of Iranian refugees who cannot escape painful memories. more...
November 7 (Friday) - Film / Video
'School of the Assassins' and 'S.O.A.: Guns & Greed' - Friday Night at the Meaningful Movies
This week, we will welcome three speakers to the showing to discuss with us the short films "School of Assassins" (1995) and "S.O.A.: Guns & Greed" (2000). FR. BILL BICHSEL, SJ: A nationally known Jesuit who helped found the School of the Americas Watch with Fr. Roy Bourgeois. Educator, pastor and social activist, he splits his time between pulpit and prison for civil disobedience. KEN LITTLE: A full time volunteer activist, unionist and member of the national board of SOA Watch. He's lead organizer of the NOV16 RALLY in Tacoma. SR. MAUREEN NEWMAN, SP: A prisoner of conscience recently released from federal prison for "crossing the line" at last year’s School Of Americas Watch protest at Fort Benning. This is in preparation for the November 16th SOAW-NORTHWEST Protest Rally in Tacoma more...
November 7 (Friday) - Lecture / Talk
Kucinich campaign comes to UW Red Square and then Kane Hall
Why is this man left out of the press so much when he stands to correct the errant paths of the Bush Dynasty? Check out his campaign on his website and if you like the agenda show up- or even if you don't like the agenda- apathy can kill more...
November 6 (Thursday) - Film / Video
Films: 'The New Rulers of the World' and 'In Whose Interest' - Amnesty Intl. Film Festival
In 'New Rulers of the World', acclaimed British journalist John Pilger turns the spotlight on Indonesia, and goes behind the hype of the new global economy and looks at the new rulers of the world-the great multinationals and the governments and institutions that back them. The second film, "In Whose Interests", takes an eye-opening journey, questioning the effects of U.S. foreign policy over the past 50 years. Revealing a pattern of intervention, the film focuses on Guatemala, Vietnam, East Timor, El Salvador, and Palestine/Israel. more...
November 6 (Thursday) - Lecture / Talk
CISPES - Committee in Solidarity with the People of El Salvador "Road of Resistance" Speaker Tour
As part of the national CISPES "Road of Resistance Tour," Sara Quintanilla - fired electrical workers' union leader from El Salvador, will give personal testimony about how the proposed Central American Free Trade Agreement, (CAFTA) would destroy the lives of working women in El Salvador. more...
November 6 (Thursday) - Film / Video
Films: "Death on a Friendly Border" & "Brothers and Others" - Amnesty Intl. Film Festival
Two films: "Death on a Friendly Border" - since the mid-1990s, when the United States began militarizing its southern border, an average of one person a day has died crossing into our country. This short film puts a human face on this international tragedy. "Brother and Others", is a documentary on the impact of the September 11th tragedy on Muslims and Arabs living in America. more...
November 6 (Thursday) - Lecture / Talk
Derrick Jensen Lecture!
"All across the country, I ask activists and others, "Do you believe our Culture will undergo a voluntary transformation to a sane and sustainable way of living?" Out of hundreds of people I've asked, not a single one has answered even remotely in the affirmative."
-Derrick Jensen
Derrick Jensen is coming to Seattle! He will be speaking at the University of Washington, in Seattle at Kane Hall room 120, on Thursday November 6th at 7pm. The talk is open the public and tickets are not required.
As an activist, writer, journalist, and philosopher, Derrick Jensen explores the complexities of violence, the nature of responsibility, and the power and necessity of expression. more...
November 5 (Wednesday) - Film / Video
12th Annual Amnesty International Seattle Human Rights Film Festival
The Amnesty International Film Festival is proud to present its 12th annual program in Seattle. This year's festival features 17 films by talented filmmakers from around the world who work against long odds, short finances, and threatening politics to bring to the screen these powerful stories of human struggle, sacrifice, and triumph. more...
November 5 (Wednesday) - Film / Video
Film: "Discovering Dominga" (Guatemala's civil war) - Amnesty Intl. Film Festival
A young Iowa mother discovers she is a survivor of one of the most horrific episodes in Guatemala's 36-year-long civil war. Denese Becher (born Dominga Sic Ruiz) was a nine-year-old Maya Indian girl living in a remote highland village in 1982 when soldiers and paramilitary patrollers killed her parents and more than 200 other villagers in what became know as the Massacres at Rio Negro. more...
November 5 (Wednesday) - Panel / Forum
The Personal Costs of War
Speakers from Veterans for Peace, Vietnam Veterans Against the War and Evan Kanter, MD, PhD, U. W. School of Medicine. more...
November 3 (Monday) - Protest / Demonstration
Rally! Call for a Special Prosecutor for "Intimigate". Bush outs CIA Agent
Monday, November 3rd at 4:00 PM on 5TH AND MADISON at the Seattle FEDERAL COURTHOUSE there will be a RALLY TO CALL FOR A SPECIAL PROSECUTOR to investigate the outing by the Bush Administation of CIA agent Valerie Plame. more...
November 2 (Sunday) - Film / Video
“SLAVERY: A GLOBAL INVESTIGATION”
Film, Speakers and Discussion:
Film: SLAVERY: A GLOBAL INVESTIGATION (80-min, color, 2001): Kate Blewitt's and Brian Woods' eye opening documentary, based on the book Disposable People, exposes cases of slavery in the rug-making sector of Northwest India, the cocoa plantations in the Ivory Coast, and even the homes of World Bank officials in Washington, D.C. Filmed in India, Brazil, West Africa, London, and the US, the documentary shows how slavery fits into the global economy. The filmmakers actually buy slaves in Africa and help to free child slaves in India. Peabody Award Winner in 2001.
Speakers: Jessica Reitz from Free The Slaves and Allan Paulson of Seattle Sustainable Coffee Coalition. FREE! more...
November 2 (Sunday) - Film / Video
IMC Film Series: 'Counting on Democracy' (2000 Presidential Elections)
The Seattle IMC presents COUNTING ON DEMOCRACY, the first of a Documentary Film Series happening every Sunday evening in November. Just before election day, come join us for COUNTING ON DEMOCRACY, a 60 minute in-depth investigation of what happened in Florida during the 2000 presidential elections. A discussion lead by a special guest speaker will follow. $1 - $10 suggested donation. more...
November 1 (Saturday) - Conference
The Cost of Retribution
Washington Coalition to Abolish the Death Penalty 2003 Fall Conference features Keynote Speaker Rev. Dr. Leslie Braxton. Attendees participate in 2 of 8 workshops ranging from an introductory workshop entitled "Death Penalty 101" to a workshop offering a personal look from defense team members in capital cases, "Responsible for Human Life: The Defense Team Offers Their Perspective." more...
November 1 (Saturday) - Conference
Violence: A Community Problem (Conference)
Join us as we discuss issues related to violence against in our community, specifically the role that men play in ending domestic violence. The conference will bring together service providers, law enforcement officers, ministers, judges and others working to eliminate violence in our community.
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November 1 (Saturday) - Conference
"The Cost of Retribution" (Death Penalty Conference)
Washington Coalition to Abolish the Death Penalty 2003 Fall Conference features Keynote Speaker Rev. Dr. Leslie Braxton. Attendees participate in 2 of 8 workshops ranging from an introductory workshop entitled "Death Penalty 101" to a workshop offering a personal look from defense team members in capital cases, "Responsible for Human Life: The Defense Team Offers Their Perspective." more...
November 1 (Saturday) - Lecture / Talk
Globalization, What does it mean and how are we involved?
Dessert potluck followed by presentation by Adam Burill and
Allan Paulson, Community Alliance for Global Justice. Join us! Bring a dessert to share! more...
November 1 (Saturday) - Other
Celebrating a New Future for Seattle Public Schools
Seattle Community Meet-the-Candidates Pot Luck Dinner! Bring family, friends and neighbors to meet the future directors who will help us take back the Schools from commercial, outside influences. Grassroots efforts are bringing us new representative leadership for the Seattle Public School District. more...
October 31 (Friday) - Other
Halloween Party for Harlots,Heretics and Hellions
Hex the Hawks and Witchhunters at aHalloween Party for Harlots,Heretics and Hellions. Devil-icous dinner conjured at 7:30pm; demonic dancing invoked at 10:00pm. more...
October 31 (Friday) - Protest / Demonstration
Critical Mass (Bike Ride)
Group bicycle ride - Always the last friday of every month at 5:30. This month it happens to land upon halloween so everyone dress up and come ride bikes through seattle! more...
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