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September 12 (Sunday) - Other
Join Us in Mourning/ Special Green Lake Vigil
We will remember the more than 1,000 US servicemen and
women who have died in Iraq. We will remember the
almost seven thousand who are maimed. We will remember
the many thousands of Iraqis--civilians and
combatants, men and women, children the elderly--who
have been killed. And we will remember that these
deaths and this devastation did not have to happen. more...
September 10 (Friday) - Lecture / Talk
GO-MAP Diversity Book Talk featuring Cornel West
The GO-MAP Diversity Book Talk Series, featuring Cornel West, Princeton University Professor of Religion and African American Studies and provocative activist intellectual, who will read from, discuss, and sign his new book, DEMOCRACY MATTERS: Winning the Fight Against Imperialism
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September 8 (Wednesday) - Film / Video
"Outfoxed"
The Evergreen Peace and Justice Community presents the Robert Greenwald film, "Outfoxed: Rupert Murdock's War on Journalism" Fox News represents a quantum leap in media bias. Come to this event to see how Fox spins the News and manipulates the public mind to suit their hard-right partisan agenda. There will be a discussion following the video.
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September 3 (Friday) - Film / Video
Howard Zinn: You Can't Be Neutral on a Moving Train
A new film by Deb Ellis and Denis Mueller documents the life of historian, activist and author of the best selling classic A People’s History of the United States. Featuring rare archival materials and interviews, YOU CAN’T BE NEUTRAL captures the essence of this activist and thinker who has been a catalyst for progressive change for more than 60 years. As Noam Chomsky said of him, “he has changed the consciousness of a generation.” more...
August 7 (Saturday) - Protest / Demonstration
40th Anniversary Gulf of Tonkin Resolution: Say No to Lies, Say No to War
Join Western Washington Veterans for Peace at the USS Turner Joy, symbol of the Vietnam lie that killed 58,000 Americans and millions of Vietnamese. Rally, speakers, music. more...
August 6 (Friday) - Lecture / Talk
Nuke Pop: Nuclear War in Pop Culture During the Cold War
A slide presentation by Paul Brians, Professor of English, Washington State University, surveying images of nuclear war in comic books, games, paperback thrillers, and more, covering the period of the Cold War. more...
July 31 (Saturday) - Music / Entertainment
Seattle Rolling Thunder Democracy Festival
This outdoor festival brings together nonstop entertainment and inspiration, featuring some of the best local, national and international performers sharing the stage with many important voices on the political scene. Over 30 workshops and more than 50 different organizations will offer the latest information and analysis, reaching as far away as Iraq and as near to home as your ballot box. all for $10. Volunteers welcome. more...
July 23 (Friday) - Film / Video
Friday Night At the Meaningful Movies: "OUTFOXED" - TRUTH IN THE MEDIA - A COMMUNITY DISCUSSION
"OUTFOXED" - Please join us for a Community Discussion on Truth in the Media around the film that was the feature of the recent MoveOn.org House Party events held on Sunday, July 18th: "OUTFOXED" by Robert Greenwald, producer of "Uncensored" and "Uncovered" and the upcoming film "Unconstitutional"; …AND Community Discussion with SUSAN GLEASON and JONATHAN LAWSON from ReclaimTheMedia (www.reclaimthemedia.org); …AND the special satirical humor of Musical Guest, the "THE PATRIOT ACT". Whether you attended one of the house parties or not, please come and participate in this open discussion. Event is Free - Donations Very Much Appreciated - Bring your friends and neighbors. - Join our email events list: wnfp@comcast.net more...
July 17 (Saturday) - Protest / Demonstration
Put People First! Festival and March
Put People First! As the National Governors Association meets in Seattle this weekend, we're telling our elected officials to prioritize social programs and public benefits over corporate welfare and privatization. Featured rally speakers are Congressman Dennis Kucinich and AFSCME President Gerald McEntee. more...
July 16 (Friday) - Film / Video
Friday Night at the Meaningful Movies: "FEAR AND FAVOR IN THE NEWSROOM"
"Friday Night At the Meaningful Movies" is pleased to begin A 2-PART SERIES: "TRUTH IN THE MEDIA - A COMMUNITY DISCUSSION"; -
ON FRIDAY, JULY 16TH, We'll start with the very powerful film: "FEAR AND FAVOR IN THE NEWSROOM" (1996, 57 min, Northwest Passage Productions); Join us for a special presentation by the filmmakers BETH SANDERS AND RANDY BAKER on their landmark film, and for an open discussion on this incredibly important and timely topic. - AND ON FRIDAY, JULY 23RD, Come see and discuss the film, "OUTFOXED", the focus of the July 18th MoveOn.org House Parties - With presentations by RECLAIMtheMEDIA.org, Opening with the special satirical humor of Musical Guest, the "THE PATRIOT ACT (See Information on Seattle Activsm calendar for July 23rd) Both events are Free! - Donations Very Much Appreciated. - Bring your friends and neighbors. - Join our email events list: wnfp@comcast.net more...
July 16 (Friday) - Film / Video
Reel Resistance shows "Life and Debt"
"Life and Debt" is the first in a series of four international film Fridays. It is a gripping expose of Jamaica's economic strangulation by the International Monetary Fund, featuring an acclaimed reggae soundtrack and commentary by novelist Jamica Kincaid. Next in line are "The Battle of Algiers" on July 23, "Cuba Va: The Challenge of the Next Generation" on August 6 and "Amandla! A Revolution in Four-Part Harmony" on August 13. more...
July 14 (Wednesday) - Lecture / Talk
Eyewitness Report: The Real Face of War in Iraq
Presentation with slides by Christie and Ryan Schmid who traveled to Iraq Feb. 19-March 3, 2004, with Christian Peacemakers Teams. See Christie's guest column from June 4 Seattle P.I. for some sense of the power of their story. more...
July 9 (Friday) - Lecture / Talk
Philip Mote - Should humans stop global climate change? Can we?
This presentation will cover the basic science of global climate change, impacts that lie ahead, the feeble international policy efforts to address them, and the technical and social obstacles to stabilizing our climate.
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July 6 (Tuesday) - Workshop / Training
Summer Intern Training and Action Series
Starting in July, join experienced organizers for 5 lunchtime training sessions, on Tuesdays from 12 pm- 1pm. Learn important skills, network with other young social justice minded people in the area, and get out of the office! more...
July 6 (Tuesday) - Film / Video
EPJC Video - "Greenplans"
Join us for a screening of the film, "Greenplans" which delves into how other countries are dealing with today's environemtal crises, creating litigation-free compromise solutions between industrialists and environmentalists in ways that are making substantial progress in cleaning up the environment without treating capitalists as "the Enemy". There will be a discussion following the video.
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June 25 (Friday) - Meeting
Borgen Project Meetup
For activist interested in creating greater political attention toward povery and other global issues. Similar Meetups will take place across the globe. more...
June 5 (Saturday) - Film / Video
Free Labor Films Screening Series to show "Bread & Roses"
FREE! the best labor films ever made screen at this series. On June 5th we feature "Bread & Roses" a feature movie whose story of immigrant janitors in LA is set against the backdrop of the Justice For Janitors campaign. Also screening will be "The 7,000" produced by Labor Beat Chicago, a piece that takes up Hotel worker's HERE Local 1 contract battle. "this video is very good" --Haskell Wexler, academy award winning cinematographer and director.
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June 5 (Saturday) - Workshop / Training
Media Analysis Workshop
Daniel Hannah, director of media literacy education at Reclaim The Media (www.reclaimthemedia.org), will use recent news reports as examples to illustrate how to think critically about and analyze news coverage, weighing news sources, potential biases, and messages conveyed. Free; donations welcome. more...
June 5 (Saturday) - Protest / Demonstration
Seattle Solidarity Rally with June 5 National Anti-war demonstrations
Legal, non-violent, all ages welcome rally.
June 5 is a national day of action to Bring the Troops Home Now! in San Francisco and Washington DC. We will hold a local solidarity event here in Seattle for those that can't go to DC or SF. more...
June 4 (Friday) - Film / Video
FRIDAY NIGHT AT THE MEANINGFUL MOVIES: “Strong Roots” – Brazil’s Landless Workers Movement
FRIDAY NIGHT AT THE MEANINGFUL MOVIES brings you the 2nd in a 5-part series on "Food, Farmworkers, and Human Rights" (see below): “Strong Roots” – Brazil’s Landless Workers Movement (41 min, 2001). Over the past 15 years, the Landless Workers Movement (MST) has won 20 million hectares of land for 300,000 families and built thousands of food production cooperatives and schools. The MST land distribution is grounded in Brazilian Constitutional Law, but the Brazilian government must be pressured to implement agrarian reform. Families wait for their chance to work and produce. This is the story of their struggle. SPEAKER AND DISCUSSION FOLLOWS. Free! - Donations appreciated. more...
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