THURSDAY, JUNE 21

6-8 PM. The Northwest Girls Coalition invites you to A Networking Happy Hour Event. The Mission of NWGC is to strengthen the girl-serving community by fostering education and collaboration in the Puget Sound region. There is no cost to attend. Ten percent of the evening's proceeds will go directly to support the NWGC. Just come and bring a friend! However, if you know you will be there, please drop us a note at programs@nwgirlscoalition.org. Twist in Belltown, 2313 1st Ave, Seattle.

6 PM. Hate Free Zone presents: Candidates' Forum featuring candidates for city and county councils discussing issues affecting immigrant and refugee communities. Free, no tickets required. Town Hall, 1119 8th Ave., Seattle. Info: hatefreezone.org or 206-723-2203.

FRIDAY, JUNE 22

7 PM. Dr. Robert Bowman on "9/11, Iraq And Treason." Dr. Bowman is a retired Lt. Colonel in the US Air Force, Director of the "Star Wars" program under Ford and Carter, former Archbishop of the United Catholic Church, member of Veterans for Peace and a 2006 Florida Congressional candidate. Sponsored by Antioch University, Trinity United Methodist Church, Inner Resource Associates, Eastside Fellowship of Reconciliation, Veterans For Peace. Tickets $10 available through brownpapertickets.com. Trinity United Methodist Church, 6512 23rd Ave. NW, Ballard, Seattle.

7-9:30 PM "In Debt We Trust" Presented by Friday Night At the Meaningful Movies and Wallingford Neighbors for Peace and Justice, "In Debt We Trust" is the latest film from Danny Schechter. This hard-hitting documentary investigates why so many Americans are being strangled by debt. While many Americans may be "maxing out" on credit cards, there is a deeper story: power is shifting into fewer hands ... with frightening consequences. "In Debt We Trust" shows how big banks and credit card companies buy our Congress. Americans and our government owe trillions in consumer debt and the national debt, much of it to big banks and billions to China. Discussion follows; free but donations kindly accepted. Keystone Church, 5019 Keystone Pl., Seattle. Info: meaningfulmovies.org.

SATURDAY, JUNE 23

Through Sunday, June 24. Seattle Pride Festival, 2007. Seattle's Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Pride Celebration is recognized around the world as one of the most diverse Pride celebrations, both in terms of attendance and performers. Free for all attendees. Organized by Seattle Out And Proud, a non-profit organization. Seattle Center. Info: info@seattlepride.org or seattlepride.org.

10 AM-5 PM. Packing Party. Support the Pastors for Peace 2007 Friendshipment Caravan To Cuba with humanitarian goods for Cuba. Medical personnel have gathered medical supplies and other materials for the Friendshipment for Cuba to help challenge the Blockade and Travel Ban. Now we need to sort, label, and box these items so that they can go through Mexico on their way to Cuba. If you can help, email warner@scn.org or just show up. El Centro de la Raza, 2524 16th Avenue S., Seattle on Beacon Hill.

10 AM-3 PM. Mobile Mammogram Screening. You may be eligible for a free women's health exam with mammogram and pap test through the Washington Breast and Cervical Health Program. Info and appointment: Jane Toliver 206-461-6910 Ext. 216. at Central Area Motivation Program (CAMP),722 18th Ave., Seattle.

11 AM. Gay Pride March. Organized by Seattle's LGBT Center, starting on Broadway, Capitol Hill, Seattle, followed by Festival in Volunteer Park. Info: seattlelgbt.org.

5-10:30 PM. Seattle's 2007 Dyke March and Rally. Lamar Van Dyke will be the rally emcee. The Dyke March provides the queer women of Seattle with the chance to gather and celebrate our community during Pride Weekend. Rally will entertain the crowd with political speakers and performers. At 7 PM the March will step off on a circular route around Capitol Hill, ending back at Broadway & Pine, where there will be a "Dance under the Stars" to go until 10:30 PM. Start and end at Seattle Central Community College Plaza, Broadway Avenue and Pine Street, Seattle. Info: seattledykemarch.com.

SUNDAY, JUNE 24

11 AM. Gay Pride Parade. Organized by Seattle Out and Proud, starts at the corner of Union and 4th Ave, downtown Seattle. Info: seattlepride.org or Troy Campbell tcampbell@seattlerpride.org.

7 PM. Pastor Rich Lang and Jim Morgante will co-host a video/discussion of David Ray Griffin's lecture, "9/11 and the American Empire: A Christian Critique." Trinity United Methodist Church, parlor, 6512 23rd Ave. NW, Ballard, Seattle.

7 PM. Neumos presents: A benefit for Freedom To Marry with Hedwig & The Angry Inch. Text by John Cameron Mitchell, music & lyrics by Steven Trask. $16 adv. 21+. At Neumos, Seattle. Info: neumos.com/062407.html.

MONDAY, JUNE 25

7:30 PM. Lecture series: "The Future of Health." This series explores a wide range of emerging health issues, from global policy to personal health to alternative practice. This lecture is "Real Food." So what should we eat? In "Real Food: What To Eat And Why," you'll hear why traditional foods such as fresh fruits and vegetables not only taste great but are good for you & why the emphasis on low fat diets in the last thirty years is wrong and why factory-style farming is bad for everyone. Tickets are $5 at the door only. Info: townhallseattle.org. At Town Hall Seattle, 8th & Seneca, Downstairs, enter on Seneca Street, Seattle.

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 27

7:30 PM. World Affairs Council presents Transnational Trivia Challenge.Trivia night features competitive banter for the globally-minded urbanite. Teams of six (we'll match extras) will be answering challenging questions in internationally-focused categories. The World Affairs Council is a membership-based organization that creates forums for discussion of critical world issues. Info: 206-441-5910, Ext. 315 or world-affairs.org.

THURSDAY, JUNE 28

7 PM. Movie: "Save Our Lands, Save Our Towns." Film produced and hosted by Pulitzer Prize winner Tom Hylton explores how America can save its cities, towns, and countryside. Americans are frustrated with traffic congestion, angry about the loss of open space, and perplexed by the decline of America's cities. Free, donations taken. Camp Long Environmental Learning Center, Main Building, 5200 35th Ave. SW, Seattle. Info: Northwest Environmental Education Council rsobol@nwetc.org or nweec.org/ea.htm or 206-762- 1976.

FRIDAY, JUNE 29

7-9:30 PM. Film: "Hormone Imposters." Friday Night At the Meaningful Movies and Wallingford Neighbors for Peace and Justice present this movie which looks at the frightening way chemicals in our everyday lives are infiltrating our bodies, mimicking our hormones. By doing this they trigger unwanted activities and block other crucial biological events from taking place. In humans, attention deficit, problems with reading and memory, and difficulty in coping with stress may all be linked to hormone-disrupting toxins in our environment. This investigative documentary concludes that plastics are one of the main culprits. Discussion follows; free but donations accepted. Keystone Church, 5019 Keystone Pl., Seattle. Info: meaningfulmovies.org.

SATURDAY, JUNE 30

9 AM-2:30 PM. Socialist Alternative Yard Sale. We are holding our annual yard sale to raise funds to send activists to a conference in Minneapolis. Please donate any items you would like to clear out of your home, or if you would like to support our activism for social justice. Anything that would sell for less than $25 can be dropped off at anytime on the porch at 5032 21st Ave NE; items that would sell for over $25, you can call 206-228-8602 to see if one of our members with a car or truck can pick them up. You can drop off items to be sold at the sale, and please come shopping! 6516 3rd Ave NW, Seattle; info: SocialistAlternative.org.

MONDAY, JULY 2

6 PM. Support the Pastors for Peace 2007 Friendshipment Caravan To Cuba with humanitarian goods for Cuba, Working against the US blockade. There will be a loading party and potluck dinner and send off ceremony for caravanistas who are going in defiance of the US travel ban that prevents you from going to Cuba. We will do the physical work of loading all of the medicine and hospital supplies and sporting goods and computers on to the bus. We will try to have some music there too. We need to know what you will bring to the potluck so that everyone does not bring the same thing. Info: Tom Warner, secretary Seattle/Cuba Friendship Committee, 206-523-1720 or warner@scn.org or seattlecuba.org; national info: cucaravan@igc.org or 778-329-7640 or pastorsforpeace.org.

WEDNESDAY, JULY 4

Remember how this country was founded: with a Revolution!

FRIDAY, JULY 6

8 PM. Film "Scared Sacred."Award-winning filmmaker Velcrow Ripper sets out on a unique pilgrimage. Visiting the "Ground Zeros" of the planet, he asks if it's possible to find hope in the darkest moments of human history. This powerful documentary captures his five-year odyssey to discover if humanity can transform the "scared" into the "sacred." Age 21 and over only venue. Donations accepted. Christoff Gallery, 6004 12th Ave. S., Seattle. Info: Jesse or Pamela 425-442-7104.

SATURDAY, JULY 7

4 PM. Public Forum features Thomas Hubbard on "The Other Side of the Fourth of July." Activists For A Better World and Newberry Books co-host this monthly speaker meeting followed by a public discussion. We invite the public to join the discussion. Newberry Books, 561 NE Ravenna Blvd., Seattle.

Through July 14. Power of Hope Summer Youth Gathering. An eight-day gathering for youth 14-18 who want to take an active role in creating a positive future and have a great time in the process. We believe that as a young person, your voice and energy is needed to help build a world that works for everybody. Leavenworth, Wash. Info: www.powerofhope.org/programs/summer.htm.

THURSDAY JULY 12

7 PM. Monthly Business/Editorial Meeting and Mailing Party for Eat the State! Come opine, meet, volunteer. How do we do it every other week? People like you! Come be one of them! University Baptist Church, NE 47th and 12th Ave. NE, 3rd Floor (the NACC/SDC offices), in the U-District, Seattle. Info: 206-719-6947 or info@eatthestate.org.

SATURDAY JULY 14

1 PM. Eat the State! potluck picnic. Come picnic with Eat the State! volunteers, celebrating over a decade of independent publishing. Gasworks Park, near the main covered structure; look for the peace flag. Info: 206-719-6947 or info@eatthestate.org.

For an excellent and much, much longer compilation of upcoming and ongoing progressive events in Seattle, check out Jean Buskin's Peace Calendar: scn.org/activism/calendar/ or e-mail her at bb369@scn.org. Also, check out seattleactivism.org.

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