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March 7 (Friday) - Film / Video
The Hazel Wolf Environmental Film Network Green Film Series
UP CLOSE AND TOXIC (45 mins) provides an informative wake-up call in an entertaining manner, makes the sources of indoor pollution easy to understand, and provides tips for safer practices, materials, and cleaning agents. PLAYING WITH POISON (46 mins) investigates the severe neurological differences displayed in families since pesticide use began in Mexico's Yaqui Valley and its implication across North America.
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March 6 (Thursday) - Film / Video
Vets Tell All About the Iraq War and Vietnam War!!
Screening of the 1972 Winter Soldier Film of Anti-War Vietnam vets along with panel of Iraq and Afganistan vets explaining their experiences. more...
March 4 (Tuesday) - Music / Entertainment
Reverend Billy & The Stop Shopping Gospel Choir
Reverend Billy and Stop Shopping Church singers come to Seattle this week for a "Fabulous Worship. "The New York City activists and entertainers return after four years. Last time they were here the Rev preached in the first Starbucks
in Pike Place Market, exorcising the Demon Monoculture from its cash register. Tuesday he with company director Savitri D and singers and musicians from The Church of Sacred Buylessness take the stage Tuesday March 4th at the U of Wash, the auditorium in Husky Union Building.
The film "What Would Jesus Buy?" shows in the HUB Auditorium at 6pm just prior to The Church's 8pm appearance. A $10 ticket gets you both. More information at www.revbilly.com. more...
March 4 (Tuesday) - Lecture / Talk
Filipinas in the Deep South
Linda Pierce, Assistant Professor of English at the University of Southern Mississippi, will deliver a lecture entitled “Filipinas in the Deep South: Connecting Local to Global in the Mississippi Kitchen,” Tuesday, March 4, 6 to 7:30 p.m., in Schafer Auditorium (Lemieux Library).
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March 2 (Sunday) - Protest / Demonstration
Demand Human Rights at Tacoma Immigration Prison
Immigration & Customs Enforcement(ICE) is using racial profiling and violating peoples civil and human rights. We will bring coffee and food, support and solidarity to visiting families and loved ones at the detention center. Stop the Raids, Deportations, and Jailing of Immigrant Workers. more...
March 2 (Sunday) - Lecture / Talk
IMAGES FROM IRAQ
David Smith-Ferri wrote many of the poems in his book, "Battlefield without Borders", during two visits to Iraq and recently while in Amman, Jordan. he will tell us the stories behind his powerful poetic and film images and help us understand the plight of thousands of Iraqi refugees. more...
March 2 (Sunday) - Lecture / Talk
Revolución en Latinoamérica: Eyewitness Speaker from Bolivia
SPEAKER: Adam Ziemkowski ·Member of the Committee for a Workers' International, Bolivia · Editor, La Chispa newspaper (Bolivia). In the worldwide struggle against poverty and oppression, Latin America is clearly at the forefront. From Venezuela to Chile, the people of the region have shown enormous courage and sacrifice to fight to challenge imperialism and the corporations that dominate their lives. Bolivia is no exception. With mass strikes, protests, and the election of a left-wing president, Evo Morales, the country has become an inspiration to others. Today the revolution is at a crossroads, with workers and peasants searching for a way to take the struggle forward and defend themselves against growing the counter-revolution. Come hear an eyewitness account, see actual footage of the struggles, and join us for a discussion about this revolutionary movement with significant international implications. more...
March 1 (Saturday) - Lecture / Talk
Modern Lynching: Race and the Death Penalty
Stories and Songs About Race and the Death Penalty: An exploration of how race influences who lives and who dies, featuring this nation's leading scholars (Christina Swarns, Jeffrey Robinson), along with the music of Carla Torgerson (Walkabouts), Jared Clifton (Radio Nationals), and several surprise guests. more...
March 1 (Saturday) - Lecture / Talk
IMAGES FROM IRAQ
David Smith-Ferri wrote many of the poems in his book, "Battlefield without Borders", during two visits to Iraq and recently while in Amman, Jordan. he will tell us the stories behind his powerful poetic and film images and help us understand the plight of thousands of Iraqi refugees. more...
February 29 (Friday) - Film / Video
Film Screening - MilitaryIntelligence And You!
Anti-War Satire screens through March 6th more...
February 28 (Thursday) - Protest / Demonstration
Seattle says Enough is Enough!
THURSDAY, February 28, 8pm.
Nationwide Candlelight Vigil for Victims of the Arroyo Regime
University of Washington Red Square in front of Suzallo Library more...
February 27 (Wednesday) - Panel / Forum
Defend the Freightliner 5 !
Hear labor activists Franklin Torrence and Allen Bradley explain why they were fired for leading a strike against the Freightliner Corp in Spring '07 in North Carolina. Learn how you can build solidarity around their case and help rebuild the labor movement! more...
February 25 (Monday) - Lecture / Talk
Who Will have the Moral Courage to Heal Racism?
G. Pritchy Smith, author, nationally-respected professor of multicultural studies, and Seattle Uuniversity Endowed Chair and Distinguished Professor of Education, 2007-2008 will speak on "Who Will Have the Moral Courage to Heal Racism?" followed by a panel discussion and reception. Admission is free and open to the public.
RSVP and further information: Jeffrey Zacko-Smith smithj@seattleu.edu 206 296 5651.
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February 23 (Saturday) - Meeting
World Cant Wait Drive Out The Bush Regime Meeting
he rest of the world now considers the names “Haditha, Abu Ghraib and Guantanamo” synonymous with crimes against humanity by US forces.
The world cannot wait any longer for people living in the United States to stop these crimes. Most people here want an end to the war. But how? No one in power will stop it.
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February 23 (Saturday) - Panel / Forum
Free documentary preview - IRON LADIES OF LIBERIA
Free documentary preview of the IRON LADIES OF LIBERIA with panel discussion featuring local iron ladies. more...
February 21 (Thursday) - Film / Video
Free showing of "The Murder of Fred Hampton"
Free showing of "The Murder of Fred Hampton", a documentary made in 1971. more...
February 17 (Sunday) - Lecture / Talk
Sander Hicks, NY Media Activists, Speaks Out in Seattle
A 9/11 truth-seeker has died from foul play, and this time, the FBI is involved.
Sander Hicks’ investigation into Graham's Shreveport, LA, death is the cutting edge of serious 9/11 research.
Independent media catalyst, star of documentary "Horns and Halos," and founder of Soft Skull Press, and the Vox Pop coffeehouse: a successful business that is also a ray of new hope for the peace, truth and anti-globalization movement! more...
February 16 (Saturday) - Lecture / Talk
AU-Seattle presents: An Evening with Michael Weinstein
AU-Seattle presents Michael Weinstein. The author of "With God on Our Side" will discuss his book, the current situation of religious liberty in the US military and the current cases he is bringing to trial. more...
February 16 (Saturday) - Protest / Demonstration
Recruitment Keeps the Illegitimate War Going!
In Seattle and all over the country recruiting centers were shut down yesterday! Many before protesters even got there out of fear of uprisings from the people! We are doing it again!
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February 16 (Saturday) - Lecture / Talk
Paul Rogat Loeb Lecture
Paul Loeb, author of Soul of a Citizen: LIVING WITH CONVICTION IN A CYNICAL TIME will speak.. Join us for "A much needed salvo against despair," (Psychology Today) and a "song of hope in these difficult times" (Bonnie Raitt). more...
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