Dear Seattle Women in Black and friends,

 

We hope to see you , as usual, at our Seattle Women in Black vigil this coming Thursday, November 26 (as well as Thursdays to come) from 5 to 6 PM at Westlake Park (4th & Pine).  YES, there will be a vigil on Thanksgiving Day – you are welcome to join us.

 

 

Following you will find a list of events in the weeks ahead with a focus on Afghanistan, Iraq, Israel/Palestine or the local homeless community.  Please email seattlewomeninblack@speakeasy.net with feedback or corrections, or to remove yourself from this mailing list. And…remember to let us know how we can make this calendar more useful to you!

 

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UPCOMING EVENTS

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Changes in events may occur, confirmation of events is advised, especially for recurring events or those listed for the Thanksgiving holiday;  calendar may be passed on freely.  For a more comprehensive peace & social justice calendar, visit www.scn.org/activism/calendar

 

 

November is National American Indian Heritage Month

 

Through Nov 26, screenings 2:50, 5, 7:10, and 9:15 pm, at Landmark Varsity Theatre, 4329 University Way N.E., Seattle;  Documentary Film "William Kunstler: Disturbing The Universe."  Filmmakers Emily Kunstler and Sarah Kunstler explore the life of their father, the late radical civil rights lawyer.  In the 1960s and 70s, William Kunstler fought for civil rights with Martin Luther King Jr. and represented the famed 'Chicago 8' activists who protested the Vietnam War.  When the inmates took over Attica prison, or when the American Indian Movement stood up to the federal government at Wounded Knee, they asked Kunstler to be their lawyer.  To his daughters, it seemed that he was at the center of everything important that had ever happened.  But when they were growing up, Kunstler represented some of the most reviled members of society, including rapists and assassins.  This powerful film not only recounts the historic causes that Kunstler fought for;  it also reveals a man that even his own daughters did not always understand, a man who risked public outrage and the safety of his family so that justice could serve all.  Theater info 206-781-5755, film info http://www.disturbingtheuniverse.com

 

Mon Nov 23, Registration 11:30 a.m., Lunch noon, Program: 12:15 - 1:45 p.m., at Olive 8 Hotel, 1635 8th Avenue, Seattle;  CityClub presents 2009 Jefferson Awards and a Discussion on The Promise and The Challenge of Service.  This "Nobel Prize" for public service is a unique local and nationwide effort that recognizes the highest ideals and achievements of volunteerism in the United States.  Moderator and Emcee: Jean Enersen, Anchor, KING 5 TV.  2009 Jefferson Award Winners:  Dallas Jessup, Washington Winner and National Nominee, Janie Plath, Washington Winner,  Mariana Quarnstrom, Washington Winner.  $35/CityClub Members, $40/Guests and co-presenters, $45/General.  info Bridget Anderson 206-682-7395 or cityclub@seattlecityclub.org

 

Tues Nov 24, 3 - 5 pm, at Elliott Bay Books, 101 South Main Street, Seattle;  A reading by Democracy Now!'s Amy Goodman, who will speak about her new book Breaking the Sound Barrier, with an introduction by the book's editor, Denis Moynihan.  Award-winning journalist Amy Goodman, host of the daily, grassroots, global, radio/TV news hour Democracy Now!, is on a national speaking tour to mark DN!'s 13th anniversary and launch her new book, Breaking the Sound Barrier.  Free.  info http://tour.democracynow.org/2009/11/seattle_wa_6.html

 

Tues Nov 24, 7 pm, Underground Railroad Film Series November Safe House Screening presents Pressure Cooker: Grace Under Pressure.  A film by Mark Becker, Jennifer Grausman.  Three seniors at Philadelphia's Frankford High School find an unlikely champion in the kitchen of Wilma Stephenson.  A legend in the school system, Mrs. Stephenson's hilariously blunt boot-camp method of teaching Culinary Arts is validated by years of scholarship success.  Against the backdrop of the row homes of working-class Philadelphia, she has helped countless students reach the top culinary schools in the country.  And under her fierce direction, the usual distractions of high school are swept aside as Erica, Dudley and Fatoumata prepare to achieve beyond what anyone else expects from them.  Post-screening discussion with Chef Amadeus.  info filmfestinfo@langstonarts.org

 

Nov 25, United Nations International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women.

 

Weds Nov 25, at the Regal Meridian Theater, 1501 7th Ave, a block NW of the Convention Center, Seattle;  Seattle will be the second city in the country to show a remarkable new feature film on the roots of poverty and hunger in the world.  "The End of Poverty?" offers new insights, visuals, and examples of the roles of colonialism, land and resource rights, forced labor, military action, trade, debt, World Bank and IMF policies, etc.  Info on film http://www.theendofpoverty.com, Show times 206-223-9600, info Glen Gersmehl, 206-349-2501 or lpf@ecunet.org or http://www.lutheranpeace.org

 

Weds Nov 25, 3:30 - 7 pm, at the Youngstown Cultural Arts Center, West Seattle;  Community Alliance for Global Justice's 7th Teach Out!  Food Education Empowerment and Sustainability Team (FEEST).  Community Potluck!  CAGJ members and supporters will join other great people for food and community-building at FEEST's November Community Potluck:  Bring a dish that is meaningful to you made with local and organic ingredients if possible.  Join us for cooking in the kitchen at 3:30 pm, the potluck begins at 5:30pm, Clean up at 7 pm  (please plan to stay and clean up. It's an important part of FEEST's community agreements).  FEEST is a youth-run program out of Youngstown Cultural Arts Center.  FEEST youth participants gather every Wednesday at 3:30 pm to kick it in the kitchen, prepare a delicious and healthy meal, and then eat all together family-style while learning more about food in our communities. At the end of every month, FEEST throws Community Potlucks where people of all ages are invited to share and dialogue.  FEEST's blog entries are written by FEEST leaders and feature photography by the wonderful youth and staff.  RSVP required to Teresa at fjp@seattleglobaljustice.org

 

Weds Nov 25, 7 & 9 pm, at Grand Illusion Cinema, 1403 NE 50th St, Seattle;  Emmy-nominated documentary film "Soldiers of Conscience", shows soldiers who support US war efforts and soldiers who have become conscientious objectors.  The film features soldiers in Iraq facing the most difficult moral decision of their lives, to kill or not to kill. Eight soldiers, torn between the demands of duty and the call of conscience, including four who decide not to kill, highlight a realistic yet optimistic film about war, peace and the power of the human conscience. Produced by Catherine Ryan and Gary Weimberg.  theater info 206-523-3935 or http://www.grandillusioncinema.org, film info and trailer at http://www.soldiers-themovie.com

 

Nov 27 - Dec 3, at Northwest Film Forum, 1515 12th Ave, Capitol Hill between Pike & Pine, Seattle;  The Yes Men Fix The World (87 min, Andy Bichlbaum & Mike Bonanno, 2009) is a screwball true story about two gonzo political activists who, posing as top executives of giant corporations, lie their way into big business conferences and pull off the world's most outrageous pranks.  From New Orleans to India to New York City, armed with little more than cheap thrift-store suits, the Yes Men squeeze raucous comedy out of all the ways that corporate greed is destroying the planet.  Bruno meets Michael Moore in this gut-busting wake-up call that proves a little imagination can go a long way towards vanquishing the Cult of Greed.  Who knew fixing the world could be so much fun?  "Comedic vigilante justice? Media savvy pie-to-the-face." -USA Today.  With the Yes Men live on Nov 27th only at the 7pm & 9 pm screenings.  Watch the trailer: http://theyesmenfixtheworld.com/  ticket info http://www.nwfilmforum.org

 

Nov 27 - 29, in Seattle;  The People's Summit WTO+10 Global Justice Forward!  Tenth Anniversary of Battle of Seattle Protests Against the WTO.  Join us to reclaim and amplify our voices with the vision we have for a healthy planet and people.  Let's harness the spirit of the 1999 WTO protests in Seattle with a renewed commitment to move global justice forward!  Fri Nov 27, 7 pm Amy Goodman at Town Hall & 7 and 9 p.m. screenings of film The Yes Men at NW Film Forum.  Sat Nov 28, Opening Plenary, "The Climate is Changing - It's Time for Solutions!" & Workshops at Seattle University, 9 - 5 pm.  Sat Evening, Reclaiming Community? Plenary, Dinner & Music at New Hope Baptist Church, 6 - 10 pm.  Sun Nov 29, Workshops, Plenary & Strategy Session on Cross-sector Organizing, at Seattle University, 10 - 5 pm.  Sun evening, Closing Plenary, "Global Justice Forward!" Town Hall, 6 - 9 pm.  Confirmed speakers: Leo Gerard, United Steel-Workers President, Amy Goodman, Democracy Now!, Dena Hoff, National Family Farm Coalition & Via Campesina, Eric Holt-Gimenez & Annie Shattuck, Food First, Rev. Robert Jeffrey, Black Dollar Days Task Force, David Korten (When Corporations Rule the World, Agenda For a New Economy), Thea Lee, AFL-CIO, Sylvia Ordu?o,  Michigan Welfare Rights Organization and National Planning Committee, U.S. Social Forum, The Yes Men.  Workshop topics:  Building a New Economy, Fighting for Trade & Climate & Food Justice;  Battling Poverty, Resisting the Green & Blue Revolutions, Immigrant Rights;  Your Right to Protest, Grassroots Media, Art & Activism, Building anti-racist movements, Youth Organizing, Direct Action Organizing, Cross Border Organizing;  And more!  All events free or by donation; no registration required.  Volunteers needed!  The People's Summit is sponsored by: BALLE Seattle - Business Alliance for Local Living Economies, Central Co-op's Madison Market, Clean Greens Farm, Citizens Trade Campaign, Common Action, Community Alliance for Global Justice, Dyke Community Activists, Eat the State, Growing WA, Heroico Battalon de San Patricio, International Socialist Organization, Seattle Branch, KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, Lettuce Link/Solid Ground, Mangrove Action Project, Martin Luther King County Labor Council, Northwest Resistance Against Genetic Engineering, Peace Action of WA, People-Centered Development Forum, PUSO - Philippine-US Solidarity Organization, Reclaim the Media, Riseup Collective, Seattle CISPES - Committee in Solidarity with the People of El Salvador, Seattle Young People?s Project, SEEDS ? Social Ecology Education Demonstration School, The Society for Professional Engineering Employees in Aerospace (SPEEA), WA Blue Green Alliance, WA Fair Trade Coalition, Washington State Labor Council, Witness for Peace Northwest, YES! Magazine,  To volunteer contact volunteer@seattleglobaljustice.org, info or to volunteer http://seattleplus10.org/ or 206-405-4600

 

Fri Nov 27, 7 - 9 p.m., at Town Hall Seattle, 1119 8th Avenue at Seneca Street, Seattle;   Amy Goodman Live: Celebrating an expanding world of grassroots community journalism.  Award-winning journalist Amy Goodman, host of Democracy Now!, is on a national speaking tour to launch her new book, Breaking the Sound Barrier.  Doors open 6 pm.  KBCS, Reclaim the Media, and the Seattle Plus 10 Organizing Committee present a benefit for KBCS 91.3FM Community Radio, featuring broadcast journalist Amy Goodman, who will speak about her new book Breaking the Sound Barrier, with an introduction by the book's editor, Denis Moynihan.  Sliding Scale: $15-$25, available at http://www.kbcs.fm, info http://tour.democracynow.org/2009/11/seattle_wa_7.html

 

Fri Nov 27, and subsequent Fridays, 7 - 9:30 p.m., at Keystone Church, 5019 Keystone Pl., West of I-5, just North of 50th, Metro Bus Routes 16, 26 & 44, Seattle;  Friday Night At the Meaningful Movies and Wallingford Neighbors for Peace and Justice present a film:  "Malls R Us".  Malls R Us discusses the psychological appeal of malls to consumers, how architects design their environments to combine consumerism with nature and spectacle, how suburban shopping centers impart social values, how malls are transforming the traditional notions of community, social space and human interaction, and shows nostalgic mall fans who commemorate the closing of older malls.  Discussion follows.  Free and open to the public! .. but Donations are kindly accepted.  info http://www.meaningfulmovies.org or http://www.adbusters.org/campaigns/bnd

 

Fri Nov 27, 7 and 9 p.m. screenings, at the Northwest Film Forum, 1515 12th Ave., between Pike & Pine, Seattle;  Friday Night At the Meaningful Movies and Wallingford Neighbors for Peace and Justice will be helping with the WTO 10th Anniversary Celebration.  The Yes Men Fix The World (87 min, Andy Bichlbaum & Mike Bonanno, 2009) is a screwball true story about two gonzo political activists who, posing as top executives of giant corporations, lie their way into big business conferences and pull off the world's most outrageous pranks.  From New Orleans to India to New York City, armed with little more than cheap thrift-store suits, the Yes Men squeeze raucous comedy out of all the ways that corporate greed is destroying the planet.  Bruno meets Michael Moore in this gut-busting wake-up call that proves a little imagination can go a long way towards vanquishing the Cult of Greed.  Who knew fixing the world could be so much fun?  "Comedic vigilante justice? Media savvy pie-to-the-face." -USA Today.  Discussion follows.  With the Yes Men live in person.  info http://www.meaningfulmovies.org or http://seattleplus10.org/  Watch the trailer: http://theyesmenfixtheworld.com/  ticket information http://www.nwfilmforum.org

 

Fri Nov 27, at Hidmo, 2000 S Jackson St at 20th, Seattle;  Afterparty!  After Amy Goodman and Yes Men Events (see above).  The event kicks off a week of actions marking the tenth anniversary of the Seattle WTO gathering, including a weekend-long People's Summit with a diverse lineup of speakers and workshops.  Hidmo and KBCS work closely together. It's an arts and community center cleverly disguised as an Eritrean restaurant.  Recently, Hidmo created the Hidmo Community Empowerment Project, was shortlisted for the Stranger Genius Award, and was profiled on Seattle Channel.

 

Sat Nov 28, 9 - 5 pm, at Seattle University;  Opening Plenary, "The Climate is Changing - It's Time for Solutions!" & Workshops.  Part of Nov 27-29 The People's Summit WTO+10 Global Justice Forward!  Tenth Anniversary of Battle of Seattle Protests Against the WTO.  See sponsors and other details at Nov 27 - 29 item above.  To volunteer contact volunteer@seattleglobaljustice.org, info or to volunteer http://seattleplus10.org/ or 206-405-4600

 

Sat Nov 28, 6 - 10 pm, at New Hope Baptist Church, 116 - 21st Ave just north of Yesler in Central District, Seattle;  Reclaiming Community - Plenary, Dinner & Music.  Part of Nov 27-29 The People's Summit WTO+10 Global Justice Forward!  Tenth Anniversary of Battle of Seattle Protests Against the WTO.  See sponsors and other details at Nov 27 - 29 item above.  To volunteer contact volunteer@seattleglobaljustice.org, info or to volunteer http://seattleplus10.org/ or 206-405-4600

 

Sun Nov 29, 10 - 5 pm, at Seattle University;  Workshops, Plenary & Strategy Session on Cross-sector Organizing.  Part of Nov 27-29 The People's Summit WTO+10 Global Justice Forward!  Tenth Anniversary of Battle of Seattle Protests Against the WTO.  See sponsors and other details at Nov 27 - 29 item above.  To volunteer contact volunteer@seattleglobaljustice.org, info or to volunteer http://seattleplus10.org/ or 206-405-4600

 

Sun Nov 29, 6 - 9 pm, at Town Hall, 8th & Seneca, Seattle;  Closing Plenary, "Global Justice Forward!"  Part of Nov 27-29 The People's Summit WTO+10 Global Justice Forward!  Tenth Anniversary of Battle of Seattle Protests Against the WTO.  See sponsors and other details at Nov 27 - 29 item above.  To volunteer contact volunteer@seattleglobaljustice.org, info or to volunteer http://seattleplus10.org/ or 206-405-4600

 

Mon Dec 1, World AIDS Day.  Info http://www.worldaidsday.org/ info http://www.worldaidscampaign.org/

 

Tues Dec 1, 7 p.m., in 130 Kane Hall, University of Washington, Seattle;  Discussion of UW's Common Book, Dreams from My Father, by Barack Obama.  Conversation about Race, Identity, and America.  Speakers include Luis Fraga, associate vice provost for faculty advancement, a Latino who studies the politics of race and ethnicity;  Christopher Parker, assistant professor of political science, an African  American who specializes in African American politics; and Ralina Joseph, assistant professor of communication, who shares with Obama a mixed-race heritage and studies multicultural identity.  Registration is required at http://www.uwcommonbook.org, There will be 100 seats available for nonstudents

 

Dec 2, International Day for the Abolition of Slavery.

 

Weds Dec 2, 6 - 9:30 pm, at The Garden House, 2336 15th Ave South, Seattle;  Seattle Now's All Holiday Gathering and Annual Meeting.  Please join National Organization for Women for potluck, fun, and board elections.  Spoken word and tarot readings with Rev. Shae Savoy, Poet-Priestess and Tarot Reader.  info nowseattle@gmail.com or 206-632-8547

 

Weds Dec 2, and subsequent 1st Wednesdays, 7 p.m., at Burien Library, 14700 8th Ave. SW, Burien;  Southend Neighbors for Peace & Justice presents the Wednesday Night at the Meaningful Movies.  This film TBA.  Sponsored by Southend Neighbors for Peace & Justice, info rdare2@yahoo.com

 

Thurs Dec 3, noon - 8 pm, at Revolution Books, 89 S Washington St., west off 1st ave in Pioneer Square, Seattle;  Revolution Books Presents Posters of the Chinese Cultural Revolution.  Join us for the First Thursday Artwalk opening of this month long display, and talk to people that attended 'Rediscovering China's Cultural Revolution Symposium' in Berkeley, California.  Throughout the month we'll be having different events related to this display, so check our website.  This is a time of major economic crisis, two U.S. occupations and millions worldwide living on less than $2 a day, a time also marked by major shifts in the thinking of people as to what is possible for humanity.  In fact, you have been systematically and pervasively lied to about the actual experience of past communist revolutions and especially about the period of time from 1966 to 1976 called the Cultural Revolution in China.  Was the Cultural Revolution a disaster that caused much social upheaval, and destruction?  Or was the kind of upheaval that was happening part of the most liberating epoch humanity has ever seen?  Come to Revolution Books and decide for yourself.   Info 206-325-7415, or rbsea@yahoo.com or http://www.revolutionbookssea.org/

 

Thurs Dec 3, Registration 6:30 pm, Program - 7 pm, at Museum of History and Industry (MOHAI), 2700 24th Ave E, Seattle;  Join YPIN, MOHAI, and the Harry Bridges Center for Labor Studies of the University of Washington for a unique showing of This is What Democracy Looks Like, by filmmaker Jill Freidberg, as she leads us through "a week that changed the world. (72 min, Jill Freidberg, 2000)  In partnership with the Harry Bridges Center from the University of Washington and the Young Professionals International Network (YPIN) from the World Affairs Council, will mark the 10th anniversary of the WTO protests in Seattle.  The screening will be followed by a discussion with filmmaker Jill Freidberg, Matthew Sparke and Verlene Jones moderated by KUOW reporter Deborah Wang. Guests will examine how the actions of 1999 have influenced present day events along with how they will continue to shape the future.  $5 members/students/MOHAI members, $10 non-members.  A pre-screening reception will be held 6 pm with Freidberg, Sparke and Jones for $25 members/ students, MOHAI members, $40 non-members.  Register at http://www.world-affairs.org/  Info http://www.seattlePLUS10.org

 

Thurs Dec 3, 7:30 pm,  at Town Hall Seattle, 1119 8th Avenue at Seneca Street, Downstairs, enter on Seneca, Seattle;  Town Hall presents Nomi Prins on The Ugly Truth Behind our Financial Crisis.  The federal government's financial bailout was a scary and maddening wake-up call for America.  But Wall-Street-insider-turned-journalist Nomi Prins, author of It Takes a Pillage, says our eyes aren't all the way open yet.  Prins, former managing director at Goldman Sachs and current senior fellow at Demos, knows Big Finance and big money, and says that amid the bailout's exposure of greed, irresponsible regulation, and selfish mind-sets, the scariest part is that for all the trillions we're spending or committing, our economic system remains in disarray - and Washington has no real plan for fixing it.  Presented by Town Hall’s Center for Civic Life, with Demos and Elliott Bay Book Company.  Series supported by RealNetworks Foundation, the Brown Foundation, and the Otto Haas Charitable Trust.  Tickets are $5 at http://www.brownpapertickets.com or 800-838-3006, and at the door beginning at 6:30 pm. Town Hall members receive priority seating.  info http://www.townhallseattle.org

 

Dec 4, 5, & 6, in Tijuana, Mexico;  6th U.S./ Cuba/ Venezuela/ Mexico/ North-South America Labor Conference,  Meet frontline leaders of the struggles throughout Latin America and the Caribbean.  Register at http://laborexchange.blogspot.com.  If you have a problem contact laborexchange@aol.com

 

Fri Dec 4, noon - 1:30 p.m., at Gowen 1A, University of Washington Seattle Campus; Targeted Killings: The Decline of the Norm Against Assassination with Speaker Nina Tannenwald, Associate Professor of International Relations, Watson Institute for International Studies, Brown University;  Discussant: William d’Ambruoso, Ph.D. Student, University of Washington.  This event is part of the UWISC lecture series.  Co-sponsored by the Center for Global Studies.  info Kristan Seibel kseibel@u.washington.edu

 

Fri Dec 4, 6 pm cocktail, 6:45 dinner and program, at House of Hong Restaurant, 409 8th Ave. S., Seattle;  Top Contributors to the Asian Community Dinner.  this year's honorees will include:  Martha Choe, Chief Administrative Officer of the Gates Foundation;  Dow Constantine, King County Executive-elect;  Lloyd Hara, King County Assessor-elect;  Mike McGinn, Mayor-elect of Seattle;  John Okamoto, Executive director of 8,000-member Washington Educators Association.  Registration $45 advance, $55 after Dec. 2, $60 for walk-in if available;  $30 for students with I.D., $35 student walk-ins.  Register at 206-223-0623 or rsvp@nwasianweekly.com

 

Fri Dec 4, and subsequent Fridays, 7 - 9:30 p.m., at Keystone Church, 5019 Keystone Pl., West of I-5, just North of 50th, Metro Bus Routes 16, 26 & 44, Seattle;  Friday Night At the Meaningful Movies and Wallingford Neighbors for Peace and Justice present A Film:  "The Age Of Stupid" (93 min, Franny Armstrong, 2009).  The Age Of Stupid is the new cinema documentary from the Director of 'McLibel' and the Producer of the Oscar-winning 'One Day in September'. This enormously ambitious drama-documentary-animation hybrid stars Oscar-nominated Pete Postlethwaite as an old man living in the devastated world of 2055, watching 'archive' footage from 2008 and asking:  why didn't we stop climate change while we had the chance?  Discussion follows.  Free and open to the public! .. but Donations are kindly accepted.  Info http://www.meaningfulmovies.org

 

Fri Dec 4, and subsequent 1st Fridays, 7 pm, at Revolution Books, 89 S Washington St., west off 1st ave in Pioneer Square, Seattle;  Reverberate Open Mic.  Bring your poetry, hip hop, music?  Reverberate to liberate!  Be a part of conceptualizing this new monthly event, making it an open mic like no other.  Contribute to a culture of radical and revolutionary ferment, critical thinking, and resistance!  Host: Stacy Barnes.  info 206-325-7415, or rbsea@yahoo.com or http://www.revolutionbookssea.org/

 

Sat & Sun Dec 5 & 6, 9:30 am - 6 pm, at the 2100 Building, 2100 24th Ave S, Seattle;  Become A More Powerful Peacemaker In Your Family, Community, and Workplace.  Become a Compassionate Listener, helping to bring peace and healing to your life and our world - just in time for the holiday season.  Many professionals, teachers, parents, counselors, coaches, mediators, etc. have found their work greatly enhanced thorough integrating the practices of Compassionate Listening.  Your personal life will be enhanced, with improved relationships with family, friends and co-workers, helping to bring peace and healing to the world - and bring compassionate support to yourself.  Learn how to bring the powerful practices of Compassionate Listening into your daily life.  Facilitated by Andrea Cohen & Susan Partnow.  2-day Basic Intensive.  Sliding scale from $150-350.  Special friends' rate of 50% discount after first person pays full fee. Partial scholarship money may also be available.  info Andrea 206-523-6018 or cohencomm@comcast.net or http://www.compassionatelistening.org/calendar or http://dec09intensive.eventbrite.com or 360-626-4411

 

Mon Dec 7, 8:30 am - 5:30 pm, at Microsoft Campus, Redmond;  Global Washington Conference: A Blueprint for Action.  The global development community is dedicated to transformational change in the world.  Collaboration is more important now than ever.  This conference will harness the energy of Washington State's global development advocates.  Nicholas Kristof, a columnist for The New York Times since November 2001,  will give the keynote address.  He and his wife recently published a book about women in the developing world, “Half the Sky: Turning Oppression into Opportunity for Women Worldwide.”  Join the online community, Global WA Connects! http://connect.globalwa.org/talks/show/8218,  Register at http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/83882, info http://globalwa.org/?page_id=1271

 

Tues Dec 8, noon - 1:30 pm, at World Trade Center Seattle, 2200 Alaskan Way, 4th Floor;  Iraqi Priorities: A Conversation and Luncheon with Samir Sumaida'ie, Iraqi Ambassador to the U.S..  Moderated by former U.S. Ambassador to Iraq, Ryan Crocker  Event Sponsor: The Boeing Company.  Cost: Members and students $45; non-members $60.  Register at http://www.world-affairs.org/Iraqi_Ambassador.htm

 

Weds Dec 9, 7:30 p.m., at Town Hall Seattle, 1119 8th Avenue at Seneca Street, Downstairs, enter on Seneca Street, Seattle;  Seattle Science Lectures present Richard Ellis: The Changing World of the Polar Bear.  Tickets are $5 at http://www.brownpapertickets.com or 800-838-3006, and at the door beginning at 6:30 pm.  Town Hall members receive priority seating.  At once fierce and adorable, the polar bear symbolizes the harsh beauty and muscular grace of the Arctic.  In our age of global warming, polar bears have also come to symbolize the peril that faces all life on Earth.  But while the population of polar bears has shrunk by half in 20 years, wildlife painter and acclaimed science writer Richard Ellis says the polar bears' extinction, and the ice caps' disappearance, is far from inevitable.  Ellis, author of On Thin Ice, says that as the polar bears' habitat disappears, their survival rests on our willingness to take critical steps, such as listing them as endangered, even though that would render their territory off-limits to oil drilling.  Presented as part of the Seattle Science Lectures series, with Pacific Science Center and University Book Store. Sponsored by Microsoft.  info http://www.townhallseattle.org

 

Thurs Dec 10, Human Rights Day.