Tacoma SDS

To mark the anniversary of the beginning of the war in Afghanistan and resist the recent escalation enacted by the Obama administration, people in Olympia will be holding a rally and march scheduled for October 7th @ 3:30 pm at Woodruff Park.

Act Now! To End the War in Afghanistan, Pakistan, Iraq, Everywhere!

Rally and March

Oct. 7th Woodruff Park (on the corner of Harrison and Thomas on the Westside of Olympia)
Rally @ 3:30 pm
March @ 4:30 pm

This march and rally will be a peaceful, family-friendly event with speakers, music, food, and spoken-word.

All are welcome!

Mid-Eastern delicacies served by gourmet hosts in a beautiful location.

Date: July 26, Sunday, from 5 to 9 pm
Location: 1910 Crestline NW, Olympia
Donations to benefit the Stop-Loss campaign
Featuring special guest Artist Jonathan Matas. See his works at www.jonathanmatas.com

Seth Manzel will give an update on Coffee Strong activities and plans.

The Power of Ten will be introduced as an easy way to create fundraisers in your home or local gathering place. Bring friends.

Questions? Call us at 253-581-1565.

A Critical Look at U.S. War and Occupation

April 9th
7pm
Lectural 2, Evergreen State College

A Panel Discussion Brought to you by Olympia SDS

Join us as faculty members Steve Niva and Zoltan Grossman start a conversation about US war and Occupation so that we can start the conversation about what is next in the Anti-War movement.

Hip Hop Healers for Gaza is a benefit show presented by The South Sound Save Gaza Campaign and features Gabriel Teodros, Def Poet Mark Gonzales, and SKIM as well as Palestinian hip hop artists Mohammed Al Farra and Abeer Alzinaty. $10 in advance at Rainy Day Records in Olympia; $15 at the door. All proceeds will go directly to Palestinian families living in Gaza.

On Saturday November 15, 2008, 3 members of the Olympia Police Department shot in the back and killed 24-year-old Jose Ramirez Jimenez.

On Saturday November 15, 2008, 3 members of the Olympia Police Department shot in the back and killed 24-year-old Jose Ramirez Jimenez. Many of the details have been withheld by the OPD, however we do know that the 3 officers who fired the shots were Paul Bakala, Mike Hovda, and Chuck Gassett. These officers have been given time off in the form of paid vacation. It is the convictions of the Olympia community that this is insufficient.

March called to show solidarity with those charged for 2007 Women's
Action at the Port of Olympia.

Several windows were broken at U.S. Bank and Starbucks after about 50 people, dressed in Halloween costumes, marched through downtown Olympia Friday night, an Olympia Police official said.

Some members broke away from the group after the march started about 10:30 p.m. and smashed windows at the two businesses, resulting in an estimated $8,000 in damages, Sgt. Paul Johnson said.

Dear friends,
Please forward this announcement widely.

The Fourth Annual A World Beyond Capitalism Conference 2008 invites activists to come to Olympia, Washington on October 25th and 26th, 2008 and engage in educational discussion and visionary dialogue.

We believe in the need to reflect and imagine the future of the world beyond capitalism. We will emphasize the need for multi-lingual, long-term strategy through open dialogue and bridging political theory with non-violent practice.

OLYMPIA: 3pm at Media Island International, 816 Adams Street in Downtown Olympia, across the street from the public library.

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.