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October 11 (Saturday) - Conference
2003 Seattle Earth Charter Community Summit
A grassroots movement towards interdependence. Seattle is one of 30 US and five international cities convening an Earth Charter Community Summit this year. Grassroots Earth Charter initiatives have sprung up around the country and throughout the region, symptomatic of people's desire for a new vision and a healthy new direction for life on the planet. This year's Summit in Seattle/Bothell will highlight the people and organizations in our region doing the work called for in the Earth Charter. more...
October 11 (Saturday) - Film / Video
'The Untold Story of Emmett Louis Till' (Film)
The 14-year old Emmett Till was murdered while on a visit from his home in Chicago. A widespread outpouring of indignation resulted from Emmett's mother, Mamie Till's, brave decision to show her son's mangled body to the world, an action which defied an order from the state of Mississippi to keep his coffin sealed. more...
October 11 (Saturday) - Film / Video
Seattle Scouting for All Rally
A presentation of "Scout's Honor," an award-winning documentary about the Boy Scouts controversy will follow a short awards ceremony. The rally is being sponsored by an impressive list of community organizations. more...
October 10 (Friday) - Film / Video
'Romero' (El Salvador) - Friday Night at the Meaningful Movies
Wallingfod Neighbors for Peace and Justice continues their movie and discussion series with a showing of "ROMERO" which chronicles Archbishop Oscar Arnulfo Romero's struggle with his conscience, his brother priests, and a brutal military regime during the seismic social upheaval in El Salvador in 1980. more...
October 9 (Thursday) - Lecture / Talk
Naomi Klein: 'Economic Terror, Deep Democracy'
Naomi Klein is an award-winning journalist and author of the international best-seller 'No Logo: Taking Aim at the Brand Bullies.' Translated into 27 languages, The New York Times called No Logo 'a movement bible' (for the anti-globalization movement). more...
October 9 (Thursday) - Panel / Forum
The Mission of the United Nations
The Mission of the United Nations. A screening of two documentaries on United Nations peacekeeping efforts followed by a moderated discussion on the success of its historical and current mission.
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October 9 (Thursday) - Conference
Fostering Alternatives to Violence - Peace and Justice Studies Association Conference
2nd Annual Conference of the Peace and Justice Studies Association: This nationwide organization holds a very informative conference with renowned speakers and outstanding workshops. We will critically examine efforts to understand and uproot both physical and structural violence by paying attention to militarism, poverty, racism, sexism, homophobia and other forms of social injustice and inequality.
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October 8 (Wednesday) - Panel / Forum
The People Speak: America Debates Its Role in the World
Brewster Denny, Dean Emeritus and Professor of Public Affairs
Rick White, Former 1st Congressional District Congressman.
As America faces daily challenges abroad, a nationwide discussion about the future of our foreign policy is more important and timely than ever.
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October 7 (Tuesday) - Music / Entertainment
We Are Against The Wall
Fundraiser for Against the Wall - a group of three Seattle activists who will travel to Palestine for six weeks to document the effectsof occupation, economic and agricultural destruction, the Apartheid ("Security") Wall, and all of the physical, psychological and societal walls being constructed around the Palestinian people.
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October 7 (Tuesday) - Protest / Demonstration
Stop the Military Recruiters!
On the second anniversary of the bombing of Afghanistan, the Not In Our Name Yourth Network is calling on youth and students to take a stand against the military recruiters. The Anti-Recruitment campaign is a youth-led initiative aimed at stopping the recruiters. more...
October 6 (Monday) - Lecture / Talk
Consequences of Depleted Uranium
Doug Rokke, Gulf War Veteran and former director of the Army's Depleted Uranium Project will discuss the consequences of US depleted use. Senator Jim McDermott will introduce Doug Rokke and his work. more...
October 5 (Sunday) - Protest / Demonstration
Rally and March: "We See Through the Lies!"
"War is not peace. Occupation is not liberation. Immigrants are not terrorists. Police state restrictions are not security." This long march will take participants through the most crowded parts of the city to reach as many people as possible, and then end at the INS detention center where immigrants are being unjustly detained under the guise of the so-called "War on Terrorism." more...
October 4 (Saturday) - Conference
Seattle Women's Summit
The Seattle Women's Commission is sponsoring the second Annual Seattle Women's Summit, "to assess the status
of women in Seattle". Together with service providers, agencies and policy makers, we will address the top issues affecting women in Seattle and identify action plans for change.
Training workshops in media & advocacy are included during afternoon sessions. more...
September 25 (Thursday) - Workshop / Training
Workshops: "The Power and Practicality of Non-violence" and "Going Beyond Protest"
Learn about the dynamics of nonviolence and why it is so effective and practical. Learn about actual historical examples. Protesting, marching, writing letters to Congress, etc., are only small parts of what it takes to stop oppressive regimes. more...
September 21 (Sunday) - Panel / Forum
A Conversation with Molly Ivins and Al Franken
Best selling author, political columnist and one of the nation's wittiest and best-known political pundits, Molly Ivins talks with the equally witty Al Franken, comedian, former Saturday Night Live actor/writer and best-selling author of Oh, the Things I Know, Why Not Me? and Rush Limbaugh is a Big Fat Idiot.
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September 20 (Saturday) - Other
Immigrant Workers Freedom Ride - Sendoff Celebration
On September 23, 2003, buses filled with immigrant workers and allies will begin an historic journey from ten cities around the country to Washington, DC to demand dignity and respect for all people, regardless of immigration status. more...
September 17 (Wednesday) - Other
"Homebody/Kabul" (Afghanistan) (Play and Benefit)
The new play, “Homebody/Kabul” by Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award-winning writer Tony Kushner, takes place in London, England and Kabul, Afghanistan just before and just after the American bombardment of the suspected terrorist training camps in Khost, Afghanistan in August 1998. The opening night performance will benefit the World Affairs Council. more...
September 17 (Wednesday) - Lecture / Talk
"The Roots of War in Iraq" (Lecture)
Foreign Policy and the First U.S. Gulf War; The recent Iraq war and present occupation have their roots in U.S. foreign policy formulated before the 1991 Gulf War and put into effect through it. Hear U.W. lecturer Andy Freeman speak on these relationships and on efforts to expose and oppose U.S. policy and actions. more...
September 15 (Monday) - Lecture / Talk
U. S. Attack on the International Criminal Court
Anne Heindel, Deputy Convener of the American Non-Governmental Organizations Coalition for the International Criminal Court (AMICC), will discuss the developing agenda of the International Criminal Court and the legal and political controversies that have pitted it against the United States. more...
September 15 (Monday) - Workshop / Training
Simplicity and Sustainability: An Ecological Footprint Workshop
Jim Merkel is author of the new book Radical Simplicity which outlines tools one can use to assess the impact their lifestyle has on the natural world and the rest of humanity and provides a process for clarifying one's values and goals around sustainability. This workshop will highlight a tool called the Ecological Footprint. more...
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