Student Action Network Weekly Calendar of Progressive Events 4/15/01 WARNING: activism ahead - this may be the biggest SAN calendar. Ever. Student Action Network is all about promoting progressive politics and coalitions on the University of Washington campus. SAN stands for peace, economic justice, environmental responsibility, and an end to sexism, racism, homophobia, and all other forms of discrimination. Contact us at san@u.washington.edu or 206.972.3150, and check out our webpage with info for UW activists at http://students.washington.edu/san/ * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * UPCOMING EVENTS (Scroll down for more info on each event) All events on the UW campus unless marked with *. Mon 4/16 UW Earth Week: Energy & Transport. Fair, Climate Change Panel Tue 4/17 Demetria Martinez: "The Southwest in the Northwest" Tue 4/17 Vandana Shiva: "Ahimsa - Beyond Violent Traditions of Science..." Tue 4/17 BGLAD Film Showing: "Better than Chocolate" Wed 4/18 UW Earth Week: Salmon Recovery Panel Discussion Wed 4/18 ASUW Elections Candidate Workshop Wed 4/18 "Toxic Lives" - Film on US Military Waste in the Philipines Thu 4/19 "The Failed Bay of Pigs Invasion...US Hostility Towards Cuba" Thu 4/19 Genres of Reconciliation Conference (1st of 3 days) Thu 4/19 UW Earth Week: Environmental Movie Night Thu 4/19 Labor Film Series: "Harlan County USA" Thu 4/19 Cultural Apollo: "Unity Through Diversity" Talent Show Thu 4/19 "Reflections for a Just Earth Day" Thu 4/19 Environmental Justice: A Movement Among People of Color* Thu 4/19 Radical Women Mtg: "Say No Way to the FTAA"* Fri 4/20 UW Earth Week: Earth Fair in Red Square Fri 4/20 Genres of Reconciliation Conference (cont.) Fri 4/20 Vigil for Medical Marijuana Defendants & Protest "War" on Drugs* Fri 4/20 Rally: Stop the FTAA -- No New NAFTA!* Fri 4/20 "Fatally Flawed: The Death Penalty from the Rosenbergs to Mumia"* 4/20 - 4/22: Sacred Earth Conference at Seattle University* Sat 4/21 Genres of Reconciliation Conference (final day) Sat 4/21 Conference: "Courage & Commitment: Queer Youth and their Allies"* Sat 4/21 March at the Arch: No Way FTAA!* Sun 4/22 UW Earth Week: "Living the Life We Wish to See"* Sun 4/22 Celebrate Earth Day with the Seattle Peace Chorus* Mon 4/23 Former Aryan Nation Recruiter Speaks Out Against Hate & Violence* Mon 4/23 Bridges Diversity Book Club: "Lost in Translation" by Eva Hoffman Tue 4/24 BGLAD Film Showing: "Trick" Thu 4/26 BGLAD Keynote: Dave Pallone, "Who's Really on First?" Thu 4/26 Prayer for the People of Iraq and support for Sanctions Protesters* Fri 4/27 Cornel West: "Race Matters" Sat 4/28 "Creating the Political Will to End Homelessness"* Sat 4/28 Kickoff of Seattle Sustainable Coffee Campaign* Sat 4/28 Eric Marcus: "Vegan: the New Ethics of Eating"* 4/30 - 5/1: End the Sanctions Against Iraq / UW events Tue 5/1 Mayday: Music Art & Youth Day 2001* Wed 5/2 UW Urban Sustainability Workshop 6/1 - 6/3: Nat'l Student/Youth Conference to Defend Affirmative Action* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Additional campus and Seattle calendars are linked on our website: http://students.washington.edu/san/calendar.html To request disability accommodations for events on the UW campus, contact the office of the ADA Coordinator at least 10 days in advance of the event: 206.543.6450 (voice); 206.543.6452 (TDD); 206.685.3885 (fax); or email access@u.washington.edu. More information is available in the Access Guide for Persons with Disabilities: http://www.washington.edu/admin/ada/. To be added or removed from the list, please e-mail us at san@u.washington.edu. And student groups, don't forget to email us with your events! The calendar will be coming out Sunday nights for now. Monday, April 16........................................................ UW Earth Week Energy & Transportation Fair in Red Square Climate Change Panel When: 4:30-6pm Where: Johnson 101 For full schedule of events, see http://students.washington.edu/uwearth/weeksched.html Tuesday, April 17........................................................ Demetria Martinez: "The Southwest in the Northwest" When: 3:30pm Where: Miller 301 A reknowned author and poet, Demetria Martinez will discuss her past and recent works. She is also a journalist from New Mexico who was involved with the Central American Sanctuary movement in the 70's and 80's. She was almost imprisoned in the 1980s, indicted by the U.S. government, her poetry used against her in court. In her novel, Mother Tongue, (1994 Western States Book Award), Martinez narrates the struggle of Central American refugees and through her novel exposes readers to the poetry of Latin American poets Roque Dalton and Claribel Alegria and the philosophy of liberation theology through the eyes of a nineteen year old Chicana who is looking for purpose in her life. For more info, contact Latin American Studies: 206-685-3435. Tuesday, April 17........................................................ Vandana Shiva: "Ahimsa - Beyond Violent Traditions of Science and Technology" When: 7pm Where: Kane 130 Event is free, tickets required. However, if you come early you might be able to get in. Dr. Vandana Shiva is Director of the Research Foundation for Science, Technology, and Ecology. She advocates an approach that is based on the principle of ahimsa - meaning non-violence or harmlessness, drawing on the ethics of ecological and feminist thought that promotes diversity and pluralism in knowledge, action, nature and culture. Dr. Shiva is a world-renowned environmental thinker and activist. More info available at http://www.grad.washington.edu/lectures/schedule.htm#shiva Sponsored by The Jessie and John Danz Lectures series and several UW departments and programs. Tuesday, April 17........................................................ BGLAD Film Showing: "Better than Chocolate" When: 7:30pm Where: HUB 309 What happens when a lesbian, her partner, and her mother all live under the same roof? Check out this free film, part of the Bisexual, Gay, Lesbian, Awareness Days brought to you by ASUW GBLT Commission. For more info, contact Brian at asuwgblc@u.washington.edu or go to http://depts.washington.edu/asuwgblc/. Wednesday, April 18................................................... UW Earth Week: Salmon Recovery Panel Discussion When: 4:30-6pm Where: Johnson 101 For full schedule of events, see http://students.washington.edu/uwearth/weeksched.html Wednesday, April 18................................................... ASUW Elections Candidate Workshop When: 3:30-4:30pm Where: HUB 209A Ever thought of running for student government - but you weren't sure how? Here's the perfect opportunity! Just bring yourself - we'll provide all the details - positions up for election, how to file for candidacy, rules concerning campaigning, how to run a successful campaign, etc. Any questions, contact asuweac@u.washington.edu or check out the website at http://depts.washington.edu/asuweac Wednesday, April 18................................................... "Toxic Lives" - Film on US Military Waste in the Philipines When: 5pm Where: HUB 204N When the US military withdrew from Clark and Subic in the Philippines, the United States left dozens of contaminated sites which thousands of Filipino residents and workers are potentially exposed to and which may be responsible for the serious health problems and deaths among people in those areas. The Seattle Chapter of Filipino/American Coalition for Environmental Solutions (FACES) mission is to pressure the United States government to take responsibility for its toxic legacy at the former US military bases in the Philippines and to raise funds to address the needs of toxic victims. For more info contact seattle@facessolutions.org or http://www.facessolutions.org/ Thursday, April 19........................................................ "The Failed Bay of Pigs Invasion: A Look Behind 40 Years of US Hostility Towards Cuba" When: 3:30-5pm Where: Communications 236 Jose Luis Noa, Secretary of Religious and Sports Affairs from the Cuban Interests Section in Washington, D.C. speaks on a brief history of Playa Giron (U.S.-backed Bay of Pigs invasion) and how it relates to current relations between our two countries. What does the victory of the Bay of Pigs mean to the Cuban people? What has been the impact of the embargo on Cuba? What changes does Cuba want to see in U.S.-Cuba policies? How might the new administration act or react? What is the reason for U.S. government policy toward Cuba? What can we do to normalize relations with Cuba? Sponsored by Seattle Cuba Friendship Committee. Contact Melinda Rector at 206-365-5316 for more info. Thursday, April 19........................................................ Genres of Reconciliation Conference: Day One Genres of Reconciliation is a conference examining the role of the arts in creating communication and civic dialogue across social division. The conference is designed to explore the unique capabilities of the arts to demonstrate and reflect upon a common humanity at the intersections of starkly different social identities, memories, roles and hopes. Continues through Saturday 4/21. For more information, see http://depts.washington.edu/chid/genres/, or contact Glenn Willis at 206-543-7333 or willisg@u.washington.edu. 3:30 - 5:30pm, Walker Ames Room in Kane Hall: Opening panel -- "The Role of the Arts in Creating Dialogue across Difference." Panelists: James Clowes, Comparative History of Ideas; Valerie Curtis-Newton, School of Drama; Bruce Kochis, Chair, UW Human Rights and Education Network; Christine Goodheart, Director of Iniatives in K-12 Arts Education, College of Education. 7:30-9:30pm, Henry Art Gallery Auditorium: "Long Night's Journey Into Day" Screening of this award-winning documentary on the South African Truth and Reconciliation Commission. Introduced by Linda and Peter Biehl, featured in the documentary, of the Amy Biehl Foundation Trust. Thursday, April 19........................................................ UW Earth Week: Environmental Movie Night When: 7pm Where: Tunnel Assembly Room, Husky Stadium Showing of Dr. Seuss' "The Lorax" and Princess Mononoke" For full schedule of events, see http://students.washington.edu/uwearth/weeksched.html Thursday, April 19........................................................ Labor Film Series: "Harlan County USA" When: 7pm Where: Johnson 101 This is the first of a monthly labor film series. "Harlan County USA" chronicles the heroic fight of 190 coal mining families for dignity and fairness in Harlan County, Kentucky; winner of the 1976 Academy Award for Best Documentary. Sponsored by the Newspaper Guild-CWA and Jobs with Justice; contact wsjwj@igc.org. Thursday, April 19........................................................ Cultural Apollo: "Unity Through Diversity" Talent Show When: 7pm Where: HUB Auditorium Free - with door prizes from local businesses Join the Office of Minority Affairs Student Advisory Board as we celebrate a showcase of talent from all over the world at the 3rd Annual Talent Show. Funky new beats and notorious acts from UW students: Deep / Unleashed / Micronesian Islands Club / Sam Lee / Angela Picard / Amanda Cumbow / Emily Wong / Nich & Zach Lazo / Ruchi Nayyar / Mey Jiao Souv / Phi Beta Sigma / UW Philippine Kulintang Ensemble / Kasama / Polynesian Club. MC'd by Andy Hunter and Robin Kirkland. For more info, contact Todd at jagjr@uswest.net. Thursday, April 19........................................................ "Reflections for a Just Earth Day" When: 7:30pm Where: Parrington Forum (Room 309) Join with Amnesty International Puget Sound to celebrate Earth Day and the work of environmentalists and activists throughout the world. Featuring a presentation by Father Hilary Ndawei, Nigerian environmentalist and human rights activist and works of ecological poets throughout the world, including poetry of Ken Saro-Wiwa. for more info contact aigroup4@hotmail.com or 206-622-2741. Thursday, April 19........................................................ Environmental Justice: A Movement Among People of Color* When: 7pm Where: Langston Hughes Cultural Arts Center, 104 17th Ave S Tickets are $6 in advance and $8 at the door. Scheduled to coincide with Earth Day celebrations, Yalonda Sinde, Executive Director of the Community Coalition for Environmental Justice, will preside over a polemical discussion on the failures of mainstream environmental agencies to address the concerns of urban communities of color. She will also give a short history of the environmental justice movement and take comments from the audience. Sponsored by the Central District Forum for Arts & Ideas. More info: Mariesa Diebold at 206.323.4032 or programs@cdforum.org, or http://www.cdforum.org/seasonal/seasonal.html#Yalonda Thursday, April 19........................................................ Radical Women Meeting: "Say No Way to the FTAA"* When: 7:30pm Where: New Freeway Hall, 5018 Rainier Ave. S on the #7 or 9 busline How will women be effected by the impending Free Trade Area of the Americas (FTAA) agreement? What role are they playing in the hemisphere-wide protests against it? The FTAA represents the interests of international capitalists and will have the power to set aside a country's job-safety, child-labor, environmental, and health protections in a quest for profits. As always, these attacks on social and working conditions will be felt most sharply by women and the poor. President Bush is in full agreement with this imperialist grab. Speakers will discuss the impact of the FTAA, the movement resisting it, and the plans for demonstrations opposing it on April 20-21 in Seattle, Quebec City, and other numerous points on the U.S.-Canada and U.S.-Mexico border. Dinner, with vegetarian option, available at 6:30 pm for a $6.50 donation. For more info, rides or childcare, call 206-722-6057 or Rwseattle@mindspring.com. Friday, April 20........................................................ UW Earth Week: Earth Fair When: 10am - 2pm Where: Red Square SAN has heard there will be a vegan bakesale going on, among other things. For full schedule of events, see http://students.washington.edu/uwearth/weeksched.html Friday, April 20........................................................ Genres of Reconciliation Conference: Day Two Genres of Reconciliation is a conference examining the role of the arts in creating communication and civic dialogue across social division. The conference is designed to explore the unique capabilities of the arts to demonstrate and reflect upon a common humanity at the intersections of starkly different social identities, memories, roles and hopes. Continues through Saturday 4/21; see also 4/19 listing. For more information, see http://depts.washington.edu/chid/genres/, or contact Glenn Willis at 206-543-7333 or willisg@u.washington.edu. 9:00-11:00am, Walker Ames Room in Kane Hall: Panel Discussion -- "Film and Media in the Creation of Dialogue" Participants: James Clowes, Comparative History of Ideas; Linda and Peter Biehl, Amy Biehl Foundation Trust; Professor Judy Mayotte, Seattle University and Desmond Tutu Peace Foundation; Professor Ron Slye, Seattle University and Desmond Tutu Peace Foundation. 12:00-2:00pm, South Campus Center Room 316: Panel Discussion: "Models of Engaged Performance" Participants: The Richard Hugo House; Intiman Theatre: 'Living Voices' program; UW on Cue, student-run drama group exploring teaching-through-theatre. 3:00-6:00pm, Henry Art Gallery Auditorium: Three Examples of Socially-Engaged Performance. Featuring 1) Total Experience Gospel Choir, under the direction of Pastor Patrinnel Wright; 2) "Death and the Maiden," a drama directed by Valerie Curtis-Newton, and 3) "Stevedore," a drama written by Valerie Curtis-Newton. Friday, April 20........................................................ Vigil for Medical Marijuana Defendants & Protest "War" on Drugs* When: 3-6pm Where: Federal Building, 2nd & Marion Vigil to support Renee Boje, America's foremost political cannabis refugee & prisoner Todd McCormick. Ms Boje is taking asylum in Canada to avoid a mandatory 10-year to life minimum mandatory sentence in a U.S. federal penitentiary. Bone cancer patient Todd McCormick (serving 5 years in a federal correctional institution) and late author Peter McWilliams had hired Boje, a professional graphic artist, to work on a book they were writing on medical cannabis. Many local activists to speak. For more info, contact Wade Graham at letreneestay@hotmail.com or Washington NORML Director Vivian McPeak at viv@hemp.net or 206-781-5734. Friday, April 20........................................................ Rally: Stop the FTAA -- No New NAFTA!* When: 5pm Where: City Hall Park, 3rd & Yesler Join over 100 cities all across the Americas in solidarity on this international day of action against the Free Trade Area of the Americas (FTAA). Negotiated in secret, the FTAA expands the disastrous free trade policies of NAFTA to every country in the western hemisphere except Cuba. FTAA gives money more rights than people - corporations and capital can cross borders freely, but the people displaced by free trade cannot. Come out to demand: amnesty for all undocumented immigrants; a halt to the secret FTAA negotiations; trade policy which puts human need before corporate profits; and the right to organize for workers of all nations. For more info on the FTAA, see http://www.stopftaa.org/ or http://www.a20.org/. For more info on the rally, contact ftaademo@riseup.net or 206.328.6136. Friday, April 20........................................................ "Fatally Flawed: The Death Penalty from the Rosenbergs to Mumia Abu-Jamal"* When: 7pm Where: Central Lutheran Church, 1710 11th Ave Capitol Hill Free, but donations gratefully accepted. A talk by Robert Meeropol, the youngest son of Ethel and Julius Rosenberg. On June 19th, 1953, when he was six years old, the United States Government wrongfully executed his parents after framing them for "conspiracy to commit espionage". In the 1970's, the Meeropol brothers successfully sued the FBI and CIA to force the release of 300,000 previously secret documents about their parents. Together they published the book, "We Are Your Sons: The Legacy of Ethel and Julius Rosenberg." Donations benefit the Rosenberg Fund for Children, which provides for the emotional and educational needs of targeted activist youth and children whose parents have been targeted in the course of their progressive activities. Sponsored by the Seattle Young People's Project, The Washington Coalition Against the Death Penalty, ACLU, The Washington Prison Project, and others. For more information contact 206-324-8165 or winn@scn.org. Friday, April 20 - Sunday, April 22.................................... Sacred Earth Conference at Seattle University* The Primary goal of this Sacred Earth Conference is to form a Native-directed and controlled coalition of Indian People and non-Native strategic partners that will address the issue of Native American sacred site protection. The conference will bring together representatives from Native groups, faith communities and environmental organizations to develop plans of action. Such may include a public awareness campaign, facilitation of public dialogue, and advocacy as a means to direct public policy resulting in permanent protection of sacred sites. For schedule and registration info, see http://www.7genfund.org/sacred_earth.html Saturday, April 21....................................................... Genres of Reconciliation Conference: Day Three Genres of Reconciliation is a conference examining the role of the arts in creating communication and civic dialogue across social division. The conference is designed to explore the unique capabilities of the arts to demonstrate and reflect upon a common humanity at the intersections of starkly different social identities, memories, roles and hopes. See also 4/19 and 4/20 listings. For more information, see http://depts.washington.edu/chid/genres/, or contact Glenn Willis at 206-543-7333 or willisg@u.washington.edu. 10:00am-12:00pm, Walker Ames Room in Kane Hall: "Dialogue and Narrative -- Dialogue as Art" a discussion led by Professor John Stewart of the UW Department of Speech Communications. Saturday, April 21....................................................... Conference: "Courage & Commitment: Queer Youth and their Allies"* When: 8:45am - 7pm or later Where: UW Tacoma Campus $10 Registration (scholarships available) This one-day conference is an educational event designed to provide gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgendered high school and college students, and their heterosexual peer allies, with opportunities to learn more about the array of public services, educational opportunities, and non-profit organizations that exist to reduce homophobia and heterosexism. Through two plenary speeches and 15 different small workshops, the conference will offer information about legislative proposals to diminish bullying in schools, academic studies in gender & sexuality, non-profit volunteer opportunities to reduce prejudice, and more. Sponsored by UWT Pride Coalition and others. For more info and to register, see http://www.plu.edu/~harmony/conference_home.htm or contact Suzanne at alaura@u.washington.edu. Saturday, April 21....................................................... March at the Arch: No Way FTAA!* When: 10am - 4pm Where: Peace Arch Park in Blaine, WA at the US/Canadian Border Come join thousands of union members, environmentalists, students, and others from the US and Canada to oppose the Free Trade Area of the Americas (FTAA). The FTAA would expand NAFTA and it's disastrous free-trade policies throughout the western hemisphere. Music from 10am-noon; speakers from noon-1pm; more music & a picnic til 4pm. Help build international solidarity & a movement against the FTAA. For more info, see http://stopftaa.org/peacearch, or contact Verlene Wilder at 206.441.7102. Rides available -- contact Mike to reserve space by 4/16 at bus2blaine@hotmail.com or 206.324.7252. For more info on the FTAA, see http://www.stopftaa.org/ or http://www.a20.org/. Sunday, April 22........................................................ UW Earth Week: "Living the Life We Wish to See"* When: 6-9:30pm Where: Lincoln Building Auditorium in Wallingford (no address provided - email Krissy at kpainter@u.washington.edu for more info) Keynote address by Julia "Butterfly" Hill and live music by Jim Page, Geoffrey Sick, & the Guarneri Underground. For full schedule of events, see http://students.washington.edu/uwearth/weeksched.html Sunday, April 22........................................................ Celebrate Earth Day with the Seattle Peace Chorus* When: 4pm Where: Town Hall, 8th & Seneca Tickets: $12 advance, $10 seniors/students, $15 at the door - see below for info on where to get advance tickets. Pursuing peace for people and the planet is a passionate response to the daily violence that assaults our humanity and our environment. Includes a full musical program of songs reflecting a universal yearning for harmonious relationships and reverence for the planet; words of Walt Whitman set to music by Ralph Vaughan Williams; recognition of six local individuals or organizations who work to create peace; and food, fellowship and a "wisdom council" at 6pm, with panelists Rev. Robert Jeffrey, Ivanka Vana Jakic, and others. For more info, contact Sandi James at 206.722.9028 or 206.264.5532 (voicemail). To purchase advance tickets call 206.623.8632, or stop by Bailey Coy Books, East/West Books, or Terra Mar. Monday, April 23........................................................ Former Aryan Nation Recruiter Speaks Out Against Hate & Violence* When: 10-11:30am Where: Seattle Central Community College, Room BE 1110 Floyd Cochran, former youth recruiter and propagandist for Aryan Nations, has been touring the US for the last ten years talking about hate crimes, human rights issues, white nationalism and organized bigotry, how the far right recruits, the ideology behind the movement and Christian identity. Co-sponsored by Home Alive, The Northwest Coalition For Human Dignity, and Student Leadership of Seattle Central Community College. For more info http://www.evnetwork.org or Kate Boyd, the Northwest Coalition for Human Dignity, 206-762-5627, ext. 14 Monday, April 23........................................................ Bridges Diversity Book Club: "Lost in Translation" by Eva Hoffman When: 7-9pm Where: Odegaard Library Room 220 Facilitators: Amarilis Lugo de Fabritz & Gordana Crnkovic This book club has been created by MOSAIC promote diversity and start a dialogue about diversity-related issues. The forums are open to all people and you don't need to read the book to learn something. Books are available in the Reserve section of Odegaard, or at your favorite bookstore or online dot-com. For more information, see http://students.washington.edu/mosaicuw/Pro/bridges.htm or contact Terryl at tjross@u.washington.edu. Tuesday, April 24........................................................ BGLAD Film Showing: "Trick" When: 7:30pm Where: HUB 310 A romantic comedy about a musical theater writer who meets a go-go boy on the subway. Free; part of the Bisexual, Gay, Lesbian, Awareness Days brought to you by ASUW GBLT Commission. For more info, contact Brian at asuwgblc@u.washington.edu or go to http://depts.washington.edu/asuwgblc/. Thursday, April 26........................................................ BGLAD Keynote: Dave Pallone, "Who's Really on First?" When: 7pm Where: HUB 200ABC Dave Pallone is a former major league baseball umpire who came out as gay and has been touring the nation speaking on his experiences and current issues in the GBLT community. Part of the Bisexual, Gay, Lesbian, Awareness Days brought to you by ASUW GBLT Commission. For more info, contact Brian at asuwgblc@u.washington.edu or go to http://depts.washington.edu/asuwgblc/. Thursday, April 26........................................................ Prayer Service for the People of Iraq and support for Sanctions Protesters* When: 8:30am Where: Federal Courthouse, 5th & Madison A prayer service for the people of Iraq and support for seven people going on trial for protesting the economic sanctions in Iraq by lying down in the Seattle Federal Building. Sponsored by Seattle Citizens Concerned for the People of Iraq. See http://www.scn.org/ccpi/ for info. Friday, April 27........................................................ Cornel West: "Race Matters" When: 7pm Where: Kane 130 Event is free, but required tickets are gone. Show up early to try to get in. Self described intellectual freedom fighter, Cornel West defines his philosophy as "a polemical weapon that attempts to transform linguistic, social, cultural, and political tradition to increase the scope of individual development and democratic actions." His work, influenced by traditions as diverse as the Baptist church, American transcendentalism, the Black Panthers, and European philosophy, seeks to revive the best of liberalism, populism, and democratic socialism. He teaches that racial division fosters the poverty, paranoia, the fear and distrust that undermine our nation's democratic process. In creating an ongoing dialogue between the races, he pursues his vigilant efforts to restore hope in America. More info at: http://www.grad.washington.edu/lectures/schedule.htm#west Sponsored by the Jessie and John Danz Lectures series. Saturday, April 28...................................................... "Creating the Political Will to End Homelessness"* When: 8:30-4pm Where: St. Mark's Cathedral Bloedel Hall, 1245 10th Ave. E, #7 and 9 busline Cost: $12 in advance, $15 after 4/20 - Scholarships available (see below) Persons who have experienced homelessness will be discussing how they became homeless and the solutions they see as necessary. There will also be information on models of effective programs and efforts, & identification of action strategies that people, churches, and groups can implement. The Community Dialogue on Homelessness and a proposed Community Shelter Board will be introduced as well. Find out how to end homelessness in 10 years! For more info: Call Stephanie at 206-323-0300 or David at 206-941-8068. Sponsored by several local faith / homeless organizations. To register, send name, organization name, address, email and $12 per person (or state you want a scholarship) to: Political Will Conference, St. Mark's Cathedral, 1245 10th Ave. E, Seattle, WA 98102. Saturday, April 28...................................................... Kickoff of Seattle Sustainable Coffee Campaign* When: 10am-2pm Where: Victor Steinbrueck Park at the Pike Place Market Come learn about sustainable coffee - coffee that's organic, shade-grown, and Fair Trade Certified - while hearing live music and tasting free coffee samples. A farmer from Central America will be present to talk about how Fair Trade coffee guarantees fairer payment to coffee producers, and will be joined by other speakers from coffee companies and non-profit groups. (Some UW students may be trying to get the UW to switch to this fair trade coffee soon.) For more info 206-770-0990 or jeremy.simer@transfairusa.org Saturday, April 28...................................................... Eric Marcus: "Vegan: the New Ethics of Eating"* When: Noon Where: University Heights Center, Rooms 209/210 (5031 University Way NE) Donation: $5-10 at the door Action for Animals is bringing author Eric Marcus to Seattle for a speech and book signing. Marcus says: "My primary lifetime goal is to keep animals from confinement and slaughter, and hopefully to help create a world in which slaughterhouses no longer exist." His articles have appeared in Salon.com, Animal's Agenda, In These Times, and Vegetarian Times. The first chapter of his book is available for free download at http://www.vegan.com/. For more information, contact Action for Animals at afa@afa-online.org or 206.221.6933. Monday, April 30 - Friday, May 4....................................... End the Sanctions Against Iraq / UW events An Iraqi child dies every 10 minutes because of the UN sanctions against Iraq; even though international pressure is building to end the sanctions, the U.S. veto in the UN's Security Council keeps them in place. End Sanctions Against Iraq, a UW student coalition of members from the Muslim Student Association, International Socialist Organization, and Student Action Network, is currently working on a week of events to raise awareness and mobilize the UW community to end the sanctions. We are planning to bring local activists, show the film "Paying the Price: Killing the Children of Iraq," and end the week with a rally in Red Square, featuring Anthony Arnove, editor of "Iraq Under Siege" and Johari Abdul-Malik, a chaplain at Howard University. For more info, contact freeiraq@u.washington.edu. Tuesday, May 1...................................................... Mayday: Music Art & Youth Day 2001* When: 2-8pm Where: Victor Steinbrueck Park at the Market Music Art and Youth Day was created as a way to creatively focus on issues of import to Seattle's Music, Art and Youth Communities! We pay special attention to issues such as The Teen Dance Ordinance, The Poster Ban, 2 % (or more) for Art, Homeless Youth, The Noise Ordinance, Lower Voting Age, Peace & Freedom , The Death Penalty, Harm Reduction, The Drug War, Censorship, Police Accountability, Youth and Police Relations and others. We do so through, music, speakers, literature, banners, posters and art. Participants this year include: S.H.O.W. (Student Hip-Hop Organization of Washington), Seattle IWW, dunkthemayor.org, Q-Safety Patrol, the Lesbian Avengers, and some candidates. See http://seattlemusicweb.com/mayday/ for more info. To participate or ask questions, contact Tim at 206.442.9404 or turmoil@freespeechseattle.org. Sponsored by Free Speech Seattle and the Vera Project. Wednesday, May 2...................................................... UW Urban Sustainability Workshop When: 8am - 12 noon Where: Center for Urban Horticulture, on the far NE corner of campus, map at http://www.washington.edu/home/maps/northeast.html?87,44,1655,352 Please RSVP to ssmukler@u.washington.edu ASAP. The goal of this workshop is to bring together University of Washington faculty, staff, students, and organizations in the greater Seattle area to promote the integration of our diverse efforts to make the urban environment more sustainable. The workshop participants will discuss how to maximize the University's contribution to the research and demonstration of sustainable technologies and practices. Sponsored by the Urban Sustainability Project (URSUS). 8am: coffee & sign in 8:30am: Welcome, "UW's contribution potential" - URSUS 9am: Panel on Urban Sustainability: King County's "Green Team" - Theresa Koppang, Program Manager, Dept. of Natural Resources and Deborah Brockway, Executive Director, King County Commission for Marketing Recyclable Materials; The City of Seattle's Mission, Goals, and Proposed Actions - Richard Gelb, Office of Sustainability and Environment, City of Seattle; "Campus Buildings and Possibilities" - JR Fulton, UW Capital Projects; Green design on campus - Sergio Palleroni, Associate Professor Department of Architecture 10am: Break-out session "Brainstorming" 11am: Group discussion Friday, June 1 - Sunday, June 3...................................... National Student/Youth Conference to Defend Affirmative Action* Where: University of Michigan, Ann Arbor The Coalition to Defend Affirmative Action & Integration, and Fight for Equality By Any Means Necessary (BAMN) and other groups are calling on students and youth from around the country to come to Ann Arbor and build a new, independent, national civil rights movement. Topics will include working on a plan of action to reverse and defeat the attacks on affirmative action, integration and the other gains of the Civil Rights Movement of the 1960s. For more info and to register, go to http://www.bamn.com/conference