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July 13 (Sunday) - Lecture / Talk
"Life and War in Iraq: A Human Perspective" - Kathy Kelly of Iraq Peace Team
Hear from Kathy Kelly -- three-time Nobel Peace Prize nominee and co-founder of Voices in the WIlderness -- what Baghdad was like, before, during and after the war. Kathy Kelly was a member of the Iraq Peace Team, a group of international citizens who stayed in Baghdad to offer witness to the people of Iraq during the war. She will be joined by Gerri Haynes, past president of Washington Physicians for Social Responsibility. more...
July 13 (Sunday) - Lecture / Talk
"Responsible Citizenship in a Nuclear Age" - Jackie Hudson, peace activist facing long prison term
Sr. Jackie Hudson, who faces a lengthy prison term for nonviolent resistance to nuclear weapons, will speak on "Responsible Citizenship in a Nuclear Age". Jackie Hudson is one of three Dominican sisters who exposed and symbolically disarmed a Minuteman III nuclear missile silo in northeastern Colorado on October 6, 2002. more...
July 11 (Friday) - Lecture / Talk
"Where You Stand Determines What You See!": Kathy Kelly and Bert Sacks (Iraq & Middle East)
Kathy has "stood" on the ground in Baghdad for months leading up to the bombing and then afterwards on her 20th trip to Iraq since 1996. What she's seen can be very important to those who "see" only what the US Media is willing to show us. Bert Sacks who has lectured extensively on Iraq will introduce Kelly, who will be giving an update on the current situation in Iraq and what the future holds for both Iraqis and for Americans working to achieve peace in the Middle East. more...
July 9 (Wednesday) - Conference
Community Media & Social Change - Conference
Workshops • Networking • Film Festival - Created by and for the Media and Social Justice Community. Community television has always been involved in social media work; that is, using media tools for public education & action.
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July 9 (Wednesday) - Panel / Forum
Eyewitness Report: A Radical Roadmap for Peace Between Palestinians and Israelis
Eyewitness reports from Ramallah and Jerusalem by Jewish Israeli feminist Tikva Honig-Parnassus and Palestinian-American writer and organizer Toufic Haddad. The speakers are co-editors of "Between the Lines," a journal published in Jerusalem that analyzes political and social realities in both Israel and Palestine. more...
July 5 (Saturday) - Other
Interdependence Day
A festival presented by Seattle Thunder with speakers, workshops, music, food, information tables and more! Keynote speakers are Cecile Andrews (author of Circle of Simplicity) and Dustin Washington of American Friends Service Committee. Workshops include "Reclaiming Our Elections," "Undoing Institutional Racism Everywhere," "Globalization or Localization?," "Living Simply," and "Working for REAL Homeland Security." Music with Jim Page, Erin Corday, Reggie Garrett, and others. more...
July 3 (Thursday) - Panel / Forum
Eyewitness Reports from Palestine: Solidarity and Nonviolent Resistance
Ruby Phillips, Kate Raphael and Mike Johnson are local activists recently returned from Palestine where they have been working with the International Solidarity Movement. The forum will include a history of the Israel-Palestine conflict, reports from these activists, and time for questions and answers.
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July 1 (Tuesday) - Lecture / Talk
Making Plans for a Seattle Community Currency
Author Tom Greco will speak about the nature of money systems and how the power of money can be harnessed to build healthy, sustainable communities. Other speakers include David Korten, author of Post-Corporate-World, and Essential Baking owner Jeff Fairhall, who is leading the effort to launch a community currency in Seattle. more...
June 29 (Sunday) - Other
Seattle Gay Pride '03: Freedom March & Parade
The Northwest’s largest Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Pride March and Rally! Last year the Seattle Pride March entertained over 100,000 people and this year we hope to raise the figure even higher! Each year we have over one hundred groups and we expect to have just as many again this year. more...
June 28 (Saturday) - Music / Entertainment
Seattle Gay Pride '03: Festival and Rally at Volunteer Park
The Northwest’s largest Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Pride March and Rally! This year's theme: "Focus on Our Families". Festival and rally will be held on Saturday, and march (parade) on Sunday.
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June 20 (Friday) - Conference
National Council of Churches Eco-Justice Conference
"Enough for all: Sustainable Living in a Global World." This 4-day conference (June 20-23) will examine the spiritual, ethical, and theological implications of living in a global marketplace. What are the implications for justice as seen from our various traditions? What voices from within (and beyond) the Church offer moral critiques of this movement? What actions within the larger society might the Church call its faithful to take? more...
June 20 (Friday) - Panel / Forum
Public Hearing Against Police Brutality, the LEIU, and Police-State Restrictions
Town meeting to speak out against the brutality of the Seattle Police Department, the existence of the the LEIU (Law Enforcement Intelligence Unit) and the government's
dangerous trajectory of increasing police-state restrictions. This public hearing will have a special focus on the recent police violence at the peaceful demonstrations against the LEIU during the week of June 2-6th. more...
June 19 (Thursday) - Film / Video
World Refugee Day: Settling in Seattle Film Event
In celebration of World Refugee Day, the International Rescue Committee is hosting a film event. The event will feature two films: "Settling in Seattle" and "A Great Wonder". more...
June 9 (Monday) - Film / Video
Film: "The Cement Ball of Earth, Heaven and Hell" (Cambodia & the Khmer Rouge)
Documentary: A startling illustration of the human toll of war, long after the last battle has faded from memory. Meet Aki Ra, forced to join Pol Pot’s murderous Khmer Rouge army at the age of eleven, and taught to lay mines, make bombs, booby-trap cigarettes, and fire guns and rocket launchers. A Seattle International Film Festival event. more...
June 8 (Sunday) - Film / Video
Film: "Hidden In Plain Sight" (The School of the Americas)
Documentary: Few Americans know of the “School of the Americas,” a paramilitary school in Georgia specializing in training people in the art of killing, making and using explosives, and utilizing torture and other means in the service of supporting Latin American “democracy,” all paid for by American tax dollars. more...
June 8 (Sunday) - Film / Video
Film: "Tibet: Cry of the Snow Lion"
Documentary: This riveting overview of modern-day Tibet provides an emotionally charged exploration of a land on the roof of the world, offering stunning visual landscapes as well as insightful documentation of the political and religious strife that has arisen with the advent of Chinese rule, and the ensuing human rights catastrophe. more...
June 6 (Friday) - Panel / Forum
War on Drugs and Racial Disparity in Seattle.
African-Americans make up 8 percent of Seattle's population and only 6 percent to 7 percent of drug users in King County, but they account for 57 percent of adult drug arrests. Showing of documentary, "Tulia, TX". Followed by panel discussion, "Racially Biased Drug Enforcement in Seattle". more...
June 6 (Friday) - Film / Video
Film: "Morning Sun" (China's Cultural Revolution)
Few events in history affected as many people as China’s Cultural Revolution. Millions died and untold others were incarcerated; the repercussions are still felt to this day. Morning Sun” is a riveting, multi-perspective inner history of this tumultuous period.
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June 3 (Tuesday) - Film / Video
Film: "Urban Warrior" - The Militarizing of American Law Enforcement
Through the “Wars” on Drugs and Crime, police units have developed that are identical to Military Special Forces units, in training and weaponry. With the events of September 11, this has accelerated. Urban Warrior is the first documentary to focus on this trend. more...
June 2 (Monday) - Protest / Demonstration
LEIU Un-Welcoming Rally and March for Liberty
Rally and March for Liberty - end police spying, Disbandment of LEIU (Law Enforcement Intelligence Unit), Repeal of the Patriot Act I & ll, free speech defense...
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