Tacoma SDS

A meeting is planned at the Tacoma office of Congressman Norm Dicks on the 14th of January 2008. It will begin at 1:30 PM in front of the Federal Courthouse located at 1917 Pacific Avenue. While Impeachment will be the main topic of interest, other subjects will be mentioned as well, such as the Iraq wars legality, and environmental issues. About four months ago a group of around 8 to 10 of us from FOR, PJH, and Veterans for Peace on the anniversary of 9/11 held a similar gathering, this time we'd like to double the turn out to demonstrate this is a serious issue for many in Pierce County.

Our next meeting will be at 7:00pm sharp on Tuesday Jan. 15, 2008 in the Murray Boardroom located in the Weelock Student Center at the University of Puget Sound in Tacoma.

All are welcome to help plan actions for the month of March, marking 5 years of war. Meetings are facilitated using formal consensus.

Here are the proposals which were passed at the first meeting:
1. Meetings shall begin promptly at 7:00pm and a check in at 8:30pm will determine the rest of the meetings length and decision making power.

Joe La Sac will be speaking at King's Books, 218 St. Helens Ave., Tacoma, WA at 7 pm on Friday, January 19th. He will be part of a speaker's series that is being produced by United for Peace of Pierce County, and sponsored by King's Books.

The second annual Martin Luther King, "Redeeming the Vision" event will be held at the Urban Grace Baptist Church on January 20th at 902 Market Street in Tacoma from 2:30 to 4:30 pm. The event includes a keynote address by Dexter Gordon and music, spoken word and dance performances. The time for this event is 2:30 - 4:30 pm and it is free and open to the general public. It is sponsored by the Conversation and Urban Grace. Contact person: Kristi Nebel, phone 253 573 1504.

www.conversationtacoma.blogspot.com

WHAT: "Iraq's Refugees"
WHO: Gerri Haynes
WHEN: Thursday, January 24, 2007 -- 7:00 p.m.
WHERE: King's Books, 218 St. Helens Ave., Tacoma, WA 98402 (253-272-8801)

http://www.ufppc.org/content/view/6918/

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GERRI HAYNES
At King's Books
218 St. Helens Ave., Tacoma

2007- 2008 Speakers Series (free)

7:00 p.m., Thursday, January 24, 2008

"The Refugees of Iraq"

"Since 1993 I helped organize the first Washington Physicians for
Social Responsibility trip to Israel/Palestine, I have traveled at
least once (some times multiple times) each year to this region --

Past President of Washington Physicians for Social Responsibility Gerri Haynes will speak on the plight of Iraqi refugees on Thursday, September 24th, 7pm at King's Books, 218 St. Helens Ave., Tacoma.

On Tuesday, Jan. 29, 2008 at 7:00pm in the University Bookstore at the University of Washington in Seattle, Prof. Peter Cole, from Western Illinois University, will discuss his new book, Wobblies on the Waterfront: Interracial Unionism in Progressive-Era Philadelphia.