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May 11 (Friday) - Protest / Demonstration
Protest vs. Posada
Protest to demand the extradition of CIA -trained and self-admitted anti-Cuba terrorist, Luis Posada Carriles, on the day of his trial in El Paso TX. Demand: Extradite Posada, Free the Cuban Five! more...
May 9 (Wednesday) - Panel / Forum
The Revolutionary Ideas of Karl Marx
Again and again, the ideas of Karl Marx have gained a
mass audience as people have fought to change their
world into a more just and equitable one. Join us for
a discussion of Marx’s legacy and how these ideas can
provide a way to understand the challenges of our
generation. Because the goal is not simply to
understand the world, but to change it.
more...
May 8 (Tuesday) - Other
Proyecto Autogestion’s - The Oaxacan People’s Popular Assembly (APPO): Past, Present and Future
This multimedia workshop will include the presentation of photos,
videos, and information about the situation in Oaxaca, past, present, and future. The material presented will include video segments and discussion from the film “El Enemigo Común”; segments from the peak of the APPO uprising by local Oaxacan and international activists; and video and photos produced by “Proyecto Autogestion”, a new collaborative media project, which places cameras and editing equipment in the hands of APPO communities themselves, so that they may describe their struggle beneath the surface and from day to day, away from the barricades and in their own back yards.
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May 6 (Sunday) - Protest / Demonstration
Sunday Aberdeen Action
Resist the militarization of our region's ports! more...
May 5 (Saturday) - Film / Video
Love and Juice Film Series: AFFLUENZA
Affluenza is a groundbreaking film that diagnoses a serious social disease - caused by consumerism, commercialism and rampant materialism - that is having a devastating impact on our families, communities, and the environment. We have more stuff, but less time, and our quality of life seems to be deteriorating. With the help of historians and archival film, Affluenza reveals the forces that have dramatically transformed us from a nation that prized thriftiness - with strong beliefs in "plain living and high thinking" - into the ultimate consumer society. FREE ADMISSION more...
May 5 (Saturday) - Other
Bead for Life, Beadwear Party
Bead for Life, Beadwear Party 5/5/07. Buy beautiful beads. Support Fair Trade. Wear jewelry with pride. more...
May 4 (Friday) - Protest / Demonstration
Ethiopia's Illegal Invasion of Somalia & Its Massacre of Innocents. Somalia another Darfur in the making
We are having a rally this Friday and we need you to spread the word, if you know anybody in Seattle. We need everybody and anyone to come join us. We have to stand against the killings of the Somali People. Its massacre of innocents. More than 1,500+ Somali men, women and children killed. More than 400,000 uprooted and forced from their homes. Its upto all of us to stand against these events. Enough is Enough. Somalia is another Darfur in the making.
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May 4 (Friday) - Lecture / Talk
Iran: War Is Not the Answer
Brown Bag Lunch Features Dr. Catherine Thomasson, President of Physicians for Social Responsibility.
Dr. Thomasson visited Iran March 2 to 12 as part of a friendship delegation sponsored by the Fellowship of Reconciliation (FOR) and attended meetings with Iranian religious, education and political leaders. Her presentation discusses common misconceptions people in the U.S. hold about Iran and what missteps the U.S. has taken in our relationship with Iran. She will review what peaceful solutions lie ahead for our two countries. more...
May 3 (Thursday) - Protest / Demonstration
TSA Workers Provide REAL National Security!
Join the American Federation of Government Employees and WA State Jobs with Justice for an informational picket supporting TSA (airport) screeners right to organize a union. more...
May 3 (Thursday) - Panel / Forum
Forum: Can We End Homelessness
Can we end homelessness? Join us to learn more about our community's ten-year plan to end homelessness in King Couty. more...
May 2 (Wednesday) - Film / Video
Free Screening of "The Future of Food"
This documentary looks into the disturbing truth behind the unlabeled, patented, genetically engineered foods that have quietly filled our grocery store shelves. If you didn't already know there's a variety of corn that's actually registered as an insecticide come and learn more about the food being developed and sold in the U.S. more...
May 2 (Wednesday) - Protest / Demonstration
Emergency Protest Against Timetable Veto
President Bush the War Criminal in Chief is set to veto the bill Congress passed which gave Bush another $100 billion for the war - enough to fund the war into the next administration.
The bill was not a condemnation of an unjust war on Iraq, nor a real step towards ending the occupation and bringing the troops home from the region, but Bush is intent on vetoing it until Congress removes the withdrawal date and allows the Bush administration to continue the war unchecked. more...
May 2 (Wednesday) - Meeting
Military using Port of Aberdeen right now - tear it down!
The Army is sending helicopters through the Port of Aberdeen right now, and it may continue. Hundreds of activists and community members came out to the Port of Tacoma this March to resist the military's use of our public ports to export war and occupation. Hundreds of people resisted the military machine at the Port of Tacoma in May 2006.....
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May 1 (Tuesday) - Panel / Forum
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May 1 (Tuesday) - Protest / Demonstration
May Day March and Rally for Immigration Reform
Act Now to Stop Breaking Apart our Families! Moratorium on Detentions and Deportations! March with us on May Day for Immigration Reform with human, labor and civil rights! more...
April 30 (Monday) - Lecture / Talk
"Women Empowered" GO-MAP Reception & Diversity Book Talk w/ Phil Borges
5:30 PM-Reception
7:00 PM-Book reading & signing
The accomplishments of ordinary women in indigenous communities worldwide, many in developing and war-ravaged countries, who have broken through the barriers of oppression to make a positive difference in their communities are brilliantly told through radiant photography and riveting profiles. The heroic examples set by these women, whose bravery and determination enabled them to move beyond victimization to leadership, speak to the universal themes of courage, empowerment, and human rights.
more...
April 27 (Friday) - Protest / Demonstration
Rally for Sweat Free Clothing at the UW
For almost a year, the Student Labor Action Project (SLAP) has asked the UW to support corporate responsibility by adopting a sweat-free policy that guarantees workers who make University of Washington apparel have the right to organize and receive a living wage. This industry setting standard would affect workers internationally as well as locally by creating a "race to the top" and permitting the UW to source exclusively from responsible factories. more...
April 27 (Friday) - Protest / Demonstration
Leafleting for Stagehands at the WaMu Theatre
Stage Hands Local 15 (IATSE local 15) is launching a campaign for living wages, benefits and adequate training against the operating and overseeing company, First and Goal, at WAMU Theatre.
WAMU Theatre, like many other recent developments in Seattle, was constructed using public money with private backing by Paul Allen's Vulcan Group. Although WAMU Theatre was built with our tax dollars there is no guarantee that theatre operators, First and Goal, will provide living wages, benefits, and adequate training to professional stage hands.
Come out in Solidarity with stage hands to flyer the concert goers and educate the community about these unfair labor practices. more...
April 27 (Friday) - Film / Video
Fair Trade Activism Around the Globe
The Seattle University student chapter of Oxfam hosts a screening of "Black and Gold" followed by a discussion on fair trade activism around the world. more...
April 27 (Friday) - Conference
Effecting Change Conference
Effecting Change: Tools for Our Generation. April 27th-29th at the Seattle University campus. more...
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