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14th annual National Day of Protest to Stop Police Brutality
Posted October 6th, 2009 by AnonymousThe 14th annual National Day of Protest to Stop Police Brutality will
take place on Thursday, October 22, 2009 in roughly two dozen cities
across the country. Seattle's contribution to this day will include a rally starting at 5:30pm and a march starting at approximately 6:15pm
from Occidental Park (between S Washington St & S Main St and between
1st Ave S & 2nd Ave S) in Seattle's Pioneer Square district. We ask all
of our supporters to attend this event to help raise a resounding "NO"
to police violence and killings.
Defend the RNC 8 - Film screening and benefit
Posted July 23rd, 2009 by PatrickCascade People's Center
309 Pontius Ave N., Seattle, 98109
Common Action Seattle invites you to a screening of "Terrorizing Dissent," a film documenting the criminalization of dissent at the Republican National Convention in Saint Paul during September 2008. Following the film, stay for a Q & A session with RNC 8 member Luce Guillen-Givins on anarchist organizing, arrestee and prisoner support work and much more.
July 22nd - NO NEW JAIL Celebration!
Posted July 9th, 2009 by AnonymousPower Surge: Cultural event and rally for I-100
July 22nd from 11 a.m. - 1 p.m.
@ The Seattle City Hall
The Real Change Organizing Project has been working to get I-100 on the November ballot. on the 22nd we will be celebrating reaching the number of signatures needed to do this on the steps of city hall. we will stop the city's attempts to build this unnecessary and classist institution!
Celebrate with DJ Vital, folks from the Massive Monkees crew, Hollis Wong and other slam poets, and Amos Miller with youth preforming a piece about the jail.
Protest Against the War--6th Anniversary of Iraq War (Seattle)
Posted March 4th, 2009 by AnonymousSunday, March 22, 2009
12 noon
Cal Anderson Park
1635 11th Ave Seattle
Occupation is a Crime: Iraq, Afghanistan, Palestine--We Need Jobs and Education, not War and Occupation.
Gather at 12 noon at Cal Anderson Park in Capitol Hill.
March to Victor Steinbrueck Park near Pike Place Market.
Get Involved! Click here to volunteer with Seattle ANSWER.
Candlelight Vigil against Anti-LGBTQ Violence in Capitol Hill
Posted February 16th, 2009 by AnonymousQUEERS AND THEIR ALLIES UNITE: TAKE BACK THE NIGHT!
A Candlelight Vigil against Anti-LGBTQ Violence in Capitol Hill
* Date: Saturday, Feburary 28th, 2009
* Time: 8:00pm-9:30pm
* Location: Meet at the Pillars on Boren and Pike (Capitol Hill)
* Street: Pike St & Boren Ave
* City: Seattle
Celebrating Seattle's Striking History, 1919-2009: 90th Anniversary of the Seattle General Strike
Posted January 14th, 2009 by LeahOn Saturday, February 7, 2009, union members, students, scholars, musicians, and community organizers will come together at Seattle’s Labor Temple to mark the 90th anniversary of the 1919 Seattle General Strike. Presentations and performances will revisit the event, followed by discussions of the strike’s legacy for today. All events are free and open to all. Refreshments will be provided.
* HISTORICAL LEGACIES OF THE I.W.W. AND WORKERS CONTROL
Howard Kimeldorf (Sociology, University of Michigan)
*THE LOST HISTORY OF THE SEATTLE COMMUNE
Confronting the Food Crisis: Cultivating Just Alternatives to the Corporate Food System Teach-In
Posted December 4th, 2008 by AnonymousALL DAY TEACH-IN: Saturday December 6, 2008, 9 - 5:30pm, free, no registration required, childcare provided, lunch served, at Seattle Central Community College - 1701 Broadway, Seattle 98122 (In Science and Math building, just North of main building)
Hands-on workshops and panels that help us to Understand Corporate Control and Build Just Alternatives with respect to local and global food systems. List of workshops & confirmed speakers below!
*Lunch is free & prepared by Central Co-op’s Madison Market: fairly and locally sourced.
Stop Seattle From Closing Our First Alternative School!
Posted October 22nd, 2008 by AnonymousThe Seattle School Board is considering closing the Alternative School #1, the first alternative school in Seattle. Many parents at the school did not even know the school was on the chopping block until very recently, but the school board has been having "community meetings" since September and will be voting on the issue on November 12th. You can help us! This is Activism at Home!
What could be more crucial to the future of the world than the progressive education of children? Don't roll your eyes and give up on this yet, people. This school needs to be saved for a number of reasons:
October 11th: March & Rally to Get U.S. Out of Iraq and Afghanistan Now!
Posted October 4th, 2008 by AnonymousOctober 11th: March & Rally to Get U.S. Out of Iraq and Afghanistan Now!"
DATE: Saturday, October 11
TIME: 12:00 noon
Begins at Pratt Park (20th & Yesler).
March past recruiting stations at 23rd and Jackson on
the way to Cal Anderson Park (11th & Pine).
Help Make October 11 a National Day of Antiwar Action!
Tacoma SDS