Tacoma SDS

ANNOUNCING: NW NO RNC! CONSULTA

author: victory is ours
Jun 16, 2008 13:44

TO ALL SKEPTICS OF REPRESENTATIVE DEMOCRACY, RESISTERS TO THIS SUMMER'S POLITICAL SPECTACLE, AND HOPEFULS OF A NEW WORLD:

WE ANNOUNCE THE 2ND AND FINAL NORTHWEST NO RNC! CONSULTA.

WHEN: JULY 11TH, 2008 – 10 AM-6:30 PM

WHERE: PITCHPIPE INFOSHOP IN TACOMA, WA

WE WILL ANALYZE, STRATEGIZE, AND NETWORK IN PREPARATION TO DISRUPT AND ULTIMATELY CRASH THE REPUBLICAN NATIONAL CONVENTION ON SEPTEMBER 1ST – 4TH.

FROM THE WEBSITE OF THE RNC WELCOMING COMMITTEE:

A literary gathering of epic proportions.

Tacoma is hosting its second anarchist book fair!

July 12-13
11AM to 5PM
at:
King's Books
218 St Helens Ave
Tacoma, WA

The book fair will include a plethora of distros (feat. literature, music, crafts, etc.) and many splendid workshops (including but not limited to medicinal herbs, consent, (anarchist)creative writing, tacoma gentrification, self defense, etc.). For a complete listing please see:
www.myspace.com/tacomabookfair
Food not bombs will be serving lunch and dinner.

A literary gathering of epic proportions.

Tacoma is hosting its second anarchist book fair!

July 12-13
11AM to 5PM
at:
King's Books
218 St Helens Ave
Tacoma, WA

The book fair will include a plethora of distros (feat. literature, music, crafts, etc.) and many splendid workshops (including but not limited to medicinal herbs, consent, (anarchist)creative writing, tacoma gentrification, self defense, etc.). For a complete listing please see:
www.myspace.com/tacomabookfair
Food not bombs will be serving lunch and dinner.

MLK/Historic K Street Walking Tour

Historic Tacoma and the Tacoma Historical Society are collaborating to give a free guided walking tour of MLK and K Streets. Guides will discuss the past, present, and future of the district, concentrating on the historic neighborhood identity and community preservation initiatives. Highlights of the tour will include the Historic K Street Business District, Johnson Candy Company, historic churches and meeting halls, and Tacoma Medical Center.

Mmmm … We do like our Johnson Candy.

Details
July 19, 10:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.

Celebrate with the Tacoma Food Co-op on July 19

Do you have a hunger for fresh, local, affordable food? Come celebrate the
evolution of the Tacoma Food Co-op from 4-9 p.m. Saturday, July 19, at
People's Park, South 9th & Martin Luther King Jr. Way.

Efforts for creating a food cooperative in Tacoma began in the fall of 2006
with a meeting of just 12 people. There is now a mailing list of more than
600 people, and, the big news: as of June 26, the Tacoma Food Co-op is
officially incorporated.

The July 19 event is your chance to:

The Next General Membership Meeting of the Tacoma Industrial Workers of the World will be on Saturday July 19 at 7 PM at Tully's Coffee in downtown Tacoma. Tully's address is: 764 Broadway, in downtown Tacoma.

Preamble to the constitution of the IWW:

The working class and the employing class have nothing in common. There can be no peace so long as hunger and want are found among millions of the working people and the few, who make up the employing class, have all the good things of life.

No Lager - Nowhere - Free Movie showing at kings books (Tacoma)

No Lager - Nowhere

Free movie showing 6:30 PM Wednesday July 23rd at Kings Books 218 St. Helens Ave. Tacoma, Wa 98402

Date/Time
July 25 (Friday), 6:00 pm
Location
Epiphany Church of Seattle
Sponsored by
Seattle Peace Chorus

"Pete Seeger"The Power Of Song." inspiring new film followed by a sing-a-long of Pete Seeger songs acommpanied by folk musicians. Song sheets provided. A good old-fashioned spirited "Hootenanny!"
full description & details:

July 26th-27th: Spokescouncil for A Grey Cluster (Oly)

This will be a tactical discussion centering around the call-out for a cluster of Northwest affinity groups to blockade Sector 6 in St. Paul (visit the map link below for the sector map). Please come with proposals and have affinity groups formed beforehand, so that we can better estimate our numbers and capabilities.

Some of the hosts of the spokescouncil also hope to discuss the cluster’s possible involvement in the disruption of the DNC, so if you’re going to Denver, bring some proposals for those actions as well.

July 26th: Sparking an Antiwar Resurgence

Eyewitness accounts from the National Assembly to End the Iraq War and Occupation held in Cleveland, Ohio, June 28-29.

When: Saturday, July 26, 7:30pm
Where: New Freeway Hall, 5018 Rainier Ave. S.(air-conditioned)
Door donation $3.00.

A fresh summer dinner will be served at 6:00pm for a $9.00 donation.