TUES MARCH 9, noon - 1 pm, Public Rally Against RISING INSURANCE RATES.
LOCATION: in front of Regence BlueShield, 1800 9th Avenue, downtown Seattle;
Bring your blue & yellow "HEALTH CARE FOR ALL = Single Payer" pickets, and join us for a public protest against insurance companies controlling public access to health care.
Attach your message such as Don't let Insurance Companies come between You and Your Doctor. or Expanded Medicare for All: Cheaper, Better, Sooner. info Chuck Richards
csrichards@msn.com or Kathleen Randall
kathleenr8@gmail.com or Sheila Kohls
sheiladkohls@msn.com
TUES MARCH 9, 5 to 8 pm, Mobilization Phone Bank. Volunteer with Statewide Poverty Action Network.
LOCATION: Solid Ground, 1501 N 45th St, Seattle
We need to ENSURE THAT A PROGRESSIVE, STEADY REVENUE SOURCE IS CREATED to meet the basic needs of Washington and lay the groundwork for our economic recovery. We need your help as we reach out to our members and the community to generate phone calls, emails, and letters to lawmakers in support of revenue. Lawmakers must hear from their constituents that we can't afford another all-cuts budget. We must preserve important programs that help people meet their basic needs. Food and beverages will be provided for volunteers.
To RSVP or sign up for a carpool, please contact Kate at 206-694-6794
TUES MARCH 9, 7:30 p.m. "The Transition Handbook" book group.
LOCATION: the Greenwood Senior Center, 525 N. 85th St., Seattle;
Transition Initiatives are part of a vibrant, international grassroots movement that builds community resilience in response to the challenges of PEAK OIL, CLIMATE CHANGE AND THE ECONOMIC CRISIS. This summer we will begin a Community Discussion to explore The Transition Handbook: From Oil Dependency To Local Resilience by founder Rob Hopkins.
This hands-on guide offers pragmatic and positive ways to help communities deal with the inevitable and profound changes ahead. Facilitated by Cecile Andrews. All are welcome! Meetings will be held twice month. Books can be purchased for a 15% discount at Santoro's Books, 7405 Greenwood Ave. N. info Anne 206-784- 1850,
achelan@aol.com
THURS MARCH 11, 7 pm, PEACE AND JUSTICE ACTIVIST, TEACHER, MUSICIAN AND STORYTELLER with Tom Rawson
LOCATION: Haller Lake Community Center, 12579 Densmore Ave N, Seattle;
Tom Rawson will be the featured storyteller at 'Tales Told on a Thursday Evening', a monthly event sponsored by the Seattle Storytellers Guild. He will tell some of his favorite folktales and relate some of his real-life adventures, plus a few toe- tapping sing-alongs as well. info
http://www.seattlestorytelling.org
FRI MARCH 12, 7 - 9:30 p.m., Friday Night At the MEANINGFUL MOVIES and Wallingford Neighbors for Peace and Justice present A Film: "In Transition: From Oil Dependence to Local Resilience" (49 min, Emma Goude, 2009) and a few shorts. "An Evening Of MEANINGFUL COMMUNITY CONNECTIONS"
LOCATION: Keystone Church, 5019 Keystone Pl., West of I-5, just North of 50th, Metro Bus Routes 16, 26 & 44, Seattle;
Come join us for an evening focused on positive solutions at a local level!
In Transition is the first detailed film about the Transition movement filmed by those that know it best, those who are making it happen on the ground. The Transition movement is about communities around the world responding to peak oil and climate change with creativity, imagination and humor, and setting about rebuilding their local economies and communities. It is positive, solutions focused, viral and fun. We live at a fascinating point in history. The convergence of challenges, most particularly global warming and peak oil, have brought us to a point where we are profoundly challenged to act. The scale of the challenge is huge, and the obstacles are plenty. But something very powerful is stirring and is taking root the world over. There is an emerging energy to succeed, a sense of quickening, and an exhilaration in talking and listening to each other once again, to visioning what we want and then rolling up our sleeves and starting to co-create it. People are choosing life and are manifesting that in their lives and their communities.
Facilitated discussion on the Transition Initiative following the film with Leo Brodie from Transition Seattle & Cathy Tuttle from Sustainable Wallingford. Free and open to the public! .. but Donations are kindly accepted. info
http://www.meaningfulmovies.org
SAT MARCH 13, 3 pm, ; Memorial Celebration for OKELLY MCCLUSKEY, VETERANS FOR PEACE ACTIVIST.
LOCATION: Trinity United Methodist Church, 6512 23rd Ave NW, Seattle
Greater Seattle Veterans For Peace will celebrate the life of O'Kelly McCluskey, a World War II veteran and tireless fighter for peace and justice, who recently passed away. info
Cliff@VFP143.org or Gerry Condon 206-499-1220
SAT & SUN MARCH 13 & 14, 10 am - 7 pm,Exhibit and Silent Auction of AFRICAN ARTIFACTS TO BENEFIT HAITI. LOCATION: 155 South Main Street, Pioneer Square neighborhood, Seattle
This is a once in a lifetime opportunity to experience the cultures of many African countries. Thousands of authentic African artifacts from the Akanyi Collection will be displayed, from tall Sankofa birds to treasures of the Mende Tribe. Friends of the Orphans will receive a portion of the all proceeds. No admission charge. info
mr18068@yahoo.com or 206-312-9283
SAT MARCH 13,Justice Works! Welcome Back Party for NEWLY RELEASED INCARCERATED people. Potluck, live dance performance.
LOCATION: Vertical World, 2123 W Elmore St, Seattle;
Justice Works! has the mission UNDOING RACISM IN THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM as experienced by African Americans; call 206-725-9189 for time
SAT MARCH 13, 1:30 - 3:30 pm, Come Stand for Peace, Stand up for Fairness & Justice.
LOCATION: outside Ft Lewis, at the bridge at I-5 exit 122, Lakewood;
People of faith will stand with our veterans who need our support. Support Private Bishop who has been HELD WITHOUT DUE PROCESS at the Fort Lewis jail; he followed MILITARY PROCESS TO BECOME A CONSCIENTIOUS OBJECTOR but the military has not followed dues process with him. info Coffee Strong 253-581-1565 or
http://www.givoice.org
SAT MARCH 13, 7:30 pm, INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S DAY celebration, PALESTINIAN WOMEN RESIST THE ISRAELI OCCUPATION
LOCATION: New Freeway Hall, 5018 Rainier Ave. S., Seattle; Forum discussion led by Nada Elia, organizer for the academic and cultural boycott of Israel, and Adrienne Weller, Jewish feminist and longtime activist for Palestinian rights. Middle Eastern Dinner, 6 pm for $10 donation. Door donation $2. . Auspices: Radical Women. Everyone welcome. Wheelchair accessible. info, rides or childcare, 206-722- 6057 or
RWseattle@mindspring.com
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