THURSDAY, DECEMBER 6

Noon-1:30 PM. Twelfth annual Seattle Human Rights Day event. Featured speaker is Kenji Yoshino, celebrated law professor at the Yale Law School. See also 7 PM listing. Downtown Seattle Public Library, 1000 4th Avenue, Seattle. Info: info@unaseattle.org, 206-568-1959, 206-684-4500, or http://www.seattle.gov/civilrights.

6:30-9:30 PM. Justice Works! Welcome Back Party supporting previously incarcerated people. Bring a dish (if you are able) and your family and friends to share our fun! Food will be provided with a potluck dinner. Central Lutheran Church, 1710 11th Avenue, in Capitol Hill, Seattle. Info or if you need a ride: Jody 206-309-2087or justice_works@yahoo.com.

7-9 PM. Twelfth annual Seattle Human Rights Day event. Featured speaker is Kenji Yoshino, celebrated law professor at the Yale Law School. Presentation of the 2007 Human Rights Awards will go to local human rights leaders Casa Latina and Paulina Lopez. Free, no tickets required. See also noon listing. Town Hall, 8th & Seneca, downstairs, enter on Seneca, downtown Seattle. Info: info@unaseattle.org, 206-568-1959, 206-684-4500, or http://www.seattle.gov/civilrights.

7 PM. Eat the State! December Business Meeting. Volunteers gather to gossip, talk about the state of the world, ETS! content, fundraising, and, well, business. All are welcome. Please join us! 3rd floor, Univ. Baptist Church, 4554 12th Ave NE in the U-District, Seattle. Info: editorial@eatthestate.org or 206-719-6947.

7-9 PM. Russel Barsh, director of the Center for the Historical Ecology of the Salish Sea, presents: "Exploring Puget Sound." There's a growing body of knowledge about how salmon use the marine habitats of the San Juan Islands and how that knowledge ties together Coast Salish fishing lore, contemporary scientific research, and habitat conservation issues. $6 People For Puget Sound members/$8 non-members. REI Seattle store, 222 Yale Ave N, Seattle. Info or reservations: KrisTina Hertz, 206-382-7007, khertz@pugetsound.org, or http://www.pugetsound.org.

FRIDAY, DECEMBER 7

7-9:30 PM. Film: "Total Denial" "Total Denial" chronicles the landmark lawsuit brought against Unocal, a US oil company, for torture committed by its Burmese government agents. Film follows legendary activist Ka Hsaw Wa as he travels clandestinely through the remote jungles of Burma to interview witnesses and record testimonies of victims of corporate-financed human rights abuses. Also on hand will be representatives of Seattle's Burmese community. Free and open to the public but donations are kindly accepted. Keystone Church, 5019 Keystone Pl. Info: http://www.meaningfulmovies.org.

7-8:30 PM. Film Screening and Discussion: "Life at the End of Empire." The forum features the provocative new film "What a Way To Go: Life at the End of Empire." The first half on peak oil, population explosion and more was watched earlier. The second half will be viewed, with dialogue on possible resolutions to these crises. The forum is free but donations are appreciated. RSVP for childcare. Rainier Unitarian- Universalist Center, 835 Yesler Way, Seattle. Info: Dick Burkhart 206-721-5672, dickburkhart@comcast.net or Rainier Valley UU Congregation, 206-722-4880, http://www.rvuuc.org.

SATURDAY, DECEMBER 8

7 PM. Films: "Design e2," "New York: The Green Apple" and "China: From Red to Green." The Queen Anne Movie Guild presents a free showing of two segments of the acclaimed documentary series with free refreshments and a discussion following the film. "Design e2" examines the economics of environmentally conscious green architecture and design and the positive impacts they have on our economy, our health, and our planet. Queen Anne Manor, 100 Crockett Street behind the Safeway on Queen Anne Ave., Seattle. Info: http://www.queenannemovieguild.org.

SUNDAY, DECEMBER 9

3-4:30 PM. Juanita Young and Nicholas Heyward, Sr., discuss police brutality. Young and Heyward are parents of two young men killed by NYPD officers; Young recently won a multi-million dollar judgment in her wrongful death lawsuit. Sponsored by October 22 Coalition. New Hope Missionary Baptist Church, 124 21st Ave. (one block north of 21st & Yesler). Info: 206-264-5527, oct22seattle@hotmail.com.

MONDAY, DECEMBER 10

5-7 PM. Orientation Evening. Learn about Global Citizen Journey. Join Global Citizen Journey this summer, when we will bring 15 African delegates together with 15 U.S. delegates in an exciting experience of citizen diplomacy and grassroots democracy. We are currently recruiting our US delegates. 7046 16th Ave. NE, Seattle. Info: Susan Partnow 206-783-8561 or http://www.globalcitizenjourney.org.

5-7 PM. One Planet Living Session. One Planet Living is an endorsement given to a select handful of the greenest neighborhoods in the world. These Zero Carbon/Zero Waste mixed-use developments integrate the highest standards in green building, renewable energy, sustainable agriculture and transportation, biodiversity regeneration, and green lifestyles and set the most ambitious targets for green community development yet seen in North America. Seattle City Hall, 600 Fourth Ave, Seattle. Info: http://www.oneplanetliving.org/.

7:30 PM. Tom Brokaw: Aftershocks of the '60s. Tom Brokaw, bestselling author and veteran broadcaster, talks about his new book Boom! Aftershocks of the Sixties. As he did with The Greatest Generation, Brokaw brings a pivotal time in American history to life. Tickets are $5 at the door only. Town Hall Seattle, 8th & Seneca, Seattle. Info: http://www.townhallseattle.org.

TUESDAY, DECEMBER 11

7-8:30 PM. Planning meeting of the Martin Luther King Celebration Committee. Preparing for the Jan 21, 2008, MLK Day March and Rally. CAMP, 722 18th Ave. near Columbia St, Central Area of Seattle. Info: Kamilah.Brown@kingcounty.gov or 206-296-0321.

WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 12

6:30 PM. Eastside Fellowship of Reconciliation's 5th Annual Holiday Party. Join us for potluck, music, and merrymaking. Feel free to bring a recycled, "perfectly wonderful" white elephant prezzie and those magazines or community newspapers that deserve to be read again. The Bradford Center, 752 108th Avenue NE, Downtown Bellevue. Info: Linda Boyd, linda@iecommerce.com.

7 PM. The Green Party of Seattle "Year in Review" Meeting. University Heights Center, NE 50th and University Way NE, Room 110, Seattle. Info: 206-524-3377 info@seattlegreens.org or http://www.seattlegreens.org.

9:30 PM. Asteroid Café Tenth Anniversary Party! Asteroid Café--purveyor of amazing food and drink and supporter of numerous progressive and activist efforts in Seattle over the years, including ETS!--is celebrating itself, and you're invited! Light (yummy) snacks and beverages, no host bar. 3600 Fremont Ave., behind the fountain. Info: 206-547-2514.

THURSDAY, DECEMBER 13

7 PM. The Langston Hughes African American Film Festival presents the Underground Railroad Film Series. Two films about aspects of contemporary Muslim-American life: "Islam Behind Bars": No religion is growing faster in Western prisons than Islam. "Islam Behind Bars" takes an unflinching look at the disruptive power of poisonous religious demagoguery, but also leaves the viewer with a better understanding of an intriguing new fact of the black experience in the West. "Covered Girls," a film by Janet McIntyre and Amy Wendel. Muslim-American girls are lively and full of fun--despite wearing the traditional "hijab." $5 at the door (suggested donation). Central Cinema, 1411 21st Avenue, Seattle. Info: 206-326-1088 or http://www.langstonblackfilmfest.org or http://lhaaffbside.blogspot.com.

FRIDAY, DECEMBER 14

7-9:30 PM. Film: "Corporate Lockdown." "Corporate Lockdown" is a hard-hitting documentary which reveals how corporate moguls and cost-efficiency prison models have turned prisoners into products. Free and open to the public but donations are kindly accepted. Keystone Church, 5019 Keystone Pl., Seattle. Info: http://www.meaningfulmovies.org.

7:30 PM. The Green Film Series: "Arid Lands." Admission $5. 911 Media Arts Center, 402 9th Ave N, Seattle. Info: http://www.911media.org or http://www.hazelfilm.org or info@hazelfilm.org.

MONDAY, DECEMBER 17

1-9 PM. The King County Juvenile Detention Center's Annual Gift Giving Event For Youth In Detention. They can receive items at this time. Please call Unna Kim when you arrive, 206-205-9501 or 206-205-9634. If you would like to donate items (sweat shirts, hoodies, fleece, jackets, warm-up suits, etc) at another time, phone Unna Kim 206-205-9501. 1211 East Alder Street, Seattle.

FRIDAY, DECEMBER 21

7-9:30 PM. Film: "Joyeux Noel." In 1914, World War I, the bloodiest war ever at that time in human history, has begun. However on Christmas Eve, numerous sections of the Western Front called an informal, and unauthorized, truce where the various front-line soldiers peacefully met each other in No Man's Land. Free and open to the public but donations are kindly accepted. Keystone Church, 5019 Keystone Pl., Seattle. Info: http://www.meaningfulmovies.org.

SATURDAY, DECEMBER 22

Noon. Town Hall's Saturday Family Concerts series Messiah Family Matinee with the Tudor Choir and Seattle Baroque Orchestra in a special one-hour performance of George Frederic Handel's Messiah designed especially for families. Suitable for children age six and older and their families. Free for kids 12 and under with accompanying adult/$5 for adults. Keystone Church, 5019 Keystone Pl., Seattle. Info: http://www.brownpapertickets.com or 800-838-3006.

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

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