Tacoma SDS

The new GI Coffeehouse near Ft Lewis will be holding a fundraiser Aug 25

THE GI COFFEE HOUSE
COMING SOON! NEXT TO FT LEWIS!
BOOKS—LIVE MUSIC—GI RESOURCES

Veterans for Peace Tacoma Chapter 134 is proud to present Arlington Memorial Northwest, a tribute to all our troops who have been lost in Iraq, and to those serving overseas in conflicts. We invite service members, their families and friends to join us in honoring them. This is a non-partisan memorial designed to raise public awareness of the costs of war and occupation. No other signs will be displayed on the area.

Veterans for Peace Tacoma Chapter 134 is proud to present Arlington Memorial Northwest, a tribute to all our troops who have been lost in Iraq, and to those serving overseas in conflicts. We invite service members, their families and friends to join us in honoring them. This is a non-partisan memorial designed to raise public awareness of the costs of war and occupation. No other signs will be displayed on the area.

Labor Day 2008
Monday, September 1

The Pierce County Central Labor Council will conduct a 10:30 a.m. memorial service at the gravesite of IWW labor activist and songwriter Ralph Chaplin to celebrate his life and accomplishments. Chaplin is most well known for writing the song "Solidarity Forever." Chaplin's grave is located at Calgary Cemetery, 5212 70th Ave. West.

Fore more info contact the Pierce County Central Labor Council
3049 S. 36th St. #201
Tacoma, WA 98409
253.473.3810
pcclc@pcclc.org

ACLU: High School Students' Free Speech Rights

Speakers on civil rights, the ACLU, Community interest, and student's rights.

Tacoma Public Library Main Branch
1102 Tacoma Ave S, Tacoma

Contact Colleen Waterhouse for more information:
cwaterhouse@worldnet.att.net

The next General Membership Meeting of the Industrial Workers of the World will be on Saturday, September 6 at 7:00 PM at Tully's Coffee (S. 9th and Broadway, downtown Tacoma).

Preamble to the IWW constitution:

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.

Tacoma's Civil Rights Struggle: Film Screening and Panel Discussion
Sunday, September 7, 2008 > 3 to 5 PM
JFK and Jack Tanner

The first Tacoma SDS meeting of the year will be held in the McCormick Room of the library (3rd Floor) on Monday, September 8th, at 8pm. Hope to see you all there!