Tacoma SDS

"We danced our asses off."

It's been about a week since the insanity that was the 12 hour party "Give Peace a Dance." Last Saturday all sorts of people came out for the hugely successful event. The evening started slowly, with myself and the primary organizing sitting around, fretting about turn out. But as some more supports began to show, and the clock ticked ever closer to party-o'clock on the college campus, things came alive.

All sorts of music was played, including such diverse artists as Stevie Wonder, The Three Amigos (6Q), and more. At 1 am DJ Honey and DJ More showed up and dropped some beats on us. Awesome. We were also fortunate that an freelance photog, Alfred Romgi, came out and snapped photos and danced with us for most of the evening after seeing the event on Seattle Indymedia. There was even a brief surprise visit from Seth Manzel, the new director(?) of the G.I. Coffee House (Coffee Strong).

Do you like peace? Do you like to party? Then come to the Peace Party! The main focus of this party is to show non-activists that activism can be seriously fun as well as to gather local activists together for a night of good clean fun. There will be live music, spoken word, free tea and vegan food, art-making, paper cranes, and more. Please come and show your support of peace and activism and show the non-activist community that activists are not that intimidating and actually have a lot of fun while doing good things for the community. This event is sponsored by Sota SDS.

March 21st-23rd: Honk Fest West -- Radical Marching Band Festival

Honk Fest West is a convocation of 15 activist street bands from the PNW and around the country, featuring horns, percussion and performers claiming the streets for joy and freedom during the weekend of March 21-23.

What is HONKFEST WEST?
Honk Fest West is a radical street band festival taking place in Seattle (See http://www.honkfestwest.com).

When?
March 21- March 23 (Easter weekend)

Where?
Ballard and Georgetown

Why now?
Americans have been in the doldrums for a few years and the time feels right to

Tacoma SDS presents Radical Film Night each Friday at 7:30 PM at 808 N. Union (across from the University of Puget Sound).

Showing October 12, Berkeley in the Sixties (1990)

This fast-paced documentary captures the decade's major events -- the birth of the Free Speech Movement, civil rights marches, anti-Vietnam War protests, the women's movement, and the rise of the Black Panthers -- with their full immediacy and passion. Dramatic archival footage and music is interwoven with present-day interviews with the people who gave the 60s its radical reputation.

Playground Express features the best in family and kid entertainment. Families will enjoy the fun every Tuesday, July 10 – August 14 at Wright Park. The fun begins with a pre-show at 10:30 a.m. which features jugglers, clowns, magicians, costumed characters and balloons galore. A kid-friendly concert starts at 11:00 a.m. with the beauty and wonder of Wright Park as a backdrop.

Where: Wright Park
N I and Division
Tacoma
Description: Alleyoop - Stories and games

Sponsored by the Children's Museum of Tacoma, Victory Music, the Tacoma Arts Commission and Metro Parks Tacoma.

1714 S. Fife Street Tacoma, WA. Mark's b-day show. it's a potluck, so bring the vegan grub and your dancing shoes. Brenna Sahatjian, Mark Gunnery, Bananaz, a folky punky musician from DC, Brenna and Tin Tree Factory. Visit RIOT FOLK for free downloads and bios. Please arrive at 6:30pm.