[MI Weekly] Oly Arts, Activism and News. Feb. 3- 9, Issue 8

[Media Island Editor]

*Media Island Weekly: Oly Arts, Activism and News*. *Feb. 3- 9, Issue 8*
http://mediaisland.org, 816 Adams, St. SE, 360.352.8526
*Weekly Calendar / Local Review / Under-Reported / Later Dates / Links /
SUPPORT
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Weekly Calendar*:  Arts / Activism / Music
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Friday, Feb. 4, 1899 Philippine rebellion against US colonization begins.
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*10- 1PM: Stand for Children Legislative Summit, Capital
*
* “Stand for Children” invites you to help kids by participating
legislatively.  This legislative summit will help you build knowledge and
skills as a public education advocate (communicate your message, maximize
your impact, understand legislative issues and processes) and meet with
elected officials.*
**
*4:30- 6:30PM:** **Egypt Solidarity! Bannering on highway overpass! Eastside
St. & Wheeler Ave.
*
*In solidarity with the (up to now) Non-Violent Democracy Movement in Egypt
we will be gathering tomorrow at 4:30PM for Bannering on Olympias I-5
Overpass at Rush Hour!!! Come with signs or come make signs at Media Island
at 3PM.*
* 7:30- 10:30PM: Free Radio Olympia Casino Carnaval, Soul Den 1305 Fairview
St. $3-20 Sliding scale,
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*Cover gets you chips, chips get you prizes! This is a themed even, dress
way up or way down! (theme is a clash between "James bond" and "Rio's
Carnaval"). Bring cash and bring friends!***
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*7:30PM:** **Schubert's Winterreise, Evergreen,** COM Recital Hall
*
*Two Evergreen programs, "Music and Movement in Nature and Culture" and "The
Human Element," are sponsoring a performance of Schubert's Winterreise by
Charles Pailthorp (baritone) and Wolfgang Wortberg (piano). Translations of
the Wilhelm Müller poems will be available at the performance and can be
found online at http://www.gopera.com/winterreise/songs/cycle.mv  All are
welcome.*
**
* 9PM: Vivimancer, Lola Daydream Unified Agency, Hall of the Woods, 3712
Sapp Rd., $5-10
*
*Imbole. A night of celebration and ceremony.
http://www.myspace.com/vivimancer777*
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* 9PM: Beep, Ben Kamen and Heatwarmer, the Northern, $5*
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**Saturday, Feb. 5,* 1911 Guadalupe Mexico captured by Ricardo Flores
Magon's revolutionary anarchist forces.
*9:30- 5:30PM: *Amnesty International Student Activist Training, Evergreen,
must register
Attendees should plan to spend the entire day in Olympia. Lunch and snacks
will be provided. To reserve your seat, please fill out the information
below. If you have any questions, please contact Sara Schmidt, Field
Organizer for Amnesty International, at sschmidt at aiusa.org or 415-288-1865.
http://fs20.formsite.com/AmnestyWest/training/index.html**
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* 10AM- 2PM: Economic Survival Fair, Olympia Center, 222 Columbia St NW.
*
*Amidst the difficulty, it is important to find the positive. No one is
celebrating hard times, but we ought to celebrate each other during hard
times. So join us at the Economic Survival Fair for information, advice,
good company, free stuff, and a bit of fun!  For more information, contact
the Volunteer Center at www.volunteer.ws or 360-741-2622.*
* *
*NOON- 2PM:* Rally in Seattle in Support of People of Egypt, West Lake Park,
4th and Pine,
Calling all Peace and Justice loving people of the Puget Sound area. Come
show your support to your brothers and sisters in Egypt in protesting the
economic and political oppression in solidarity with our brothers and
sisters in Egypt, the Egyptian community in Seattle will be organizing a
peaceful demonstration this Saturday.
*1- 3:45: *“Bring Our Billion$ Home” Meeting, Olympia Center, 222 Columbia
Street NW, Room B
The Olympia Fellowship of Reconciliation invites the public to meet to
continue organizing our local participation in the Western Washington FOR’s
“Bring Our Billion$ Home” campaign to change federal budget priorities from
making war to meeting human needs.
* 8PM: Margy Pepper, Red & Black, Lazer Zeppelin, Female Dog and
Sixes- EGYHOP/Rosie’s
Place Benefit, the Northern, $5- 50
8PM: Illuminated Ball - Crystal Cave, Eagle's Grand Ballroom, Plum and 4th,
Tickets: Advance $65 per person/ $75 at the door Over 21 please
*
* The Illuminated Ball is an amazing evening of artful brilliance and glow
and is the main fundraiser for the April 2011 Procession of the Species. The
Ball will include dancing, drinks and desserts, dancing, a silent art
auction, and the Crystal Cave Illuminated Pageant. For this year's Pageant,
you will be taken into the heart of a cavern and experience original
performance pieces by talented Olympia dancers, musicians, aerialists and
visual artists. Afterward, we will Dance the night away with Filé Gumbo, the
Northwest's foremost New Orleans-style rockin' boogie blues and rhythm band
that will keep us dancing until late! So please mark your calender, inform
your friends and gather your illuminated party wear. Dress to illuminate!!!
Your support is critical to support this year's Procession. A generous
private matching grant necessitated us to raise our Ball prices for the
first time in 4 years -- we have you can can and support your Procession.
For questions about the Illuminated Ball or to volunteer, please respond to
this email or message the Earthbound Productions voice-mail at 705-2331.
Please purchase your tickets early as every year we have sold out well
before the date of the event.*
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*10PM:** Dark Disco, Cryptatropa, *421 4th Ave. E.
A Cosmic Love Affair ♥ at a crypt near you ♥  with your cult leaders, Dj Gay
People and Glitch N Growlll  spinning cemetary vibrations and romantic disco
to the stellar lounge and beyond.  visual manifestations projected by
Gregory Zukauskas, strictly 21+

* **Sunday, Feb. 6,* 1919 Seattle shipyard strike sparks general strike as
workers take control of city.
*2PM: Film, END:CIV, Oly Film Society, $8 general, $7 members
*
* Examines our culture’s addiction to systematic violence and environmental
exploitation, and probes the resulting epidemic of poisoned landscapes and
shell-shocked nations. Based in part on Endgame, the best-selling book by
Derrick Jensen, END:CIV asks: “If your homeland was invaded by aliens who
cut down the forests, poisoned the water and air, and contaminated the food
supply, would you resist?" olympiafilmsociety.org*
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*2- 5PM: **Film: "The Color Of Fear," Media Island, KOWA Outerspace
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*We will watch and Discuss the Film and use it as a jumping off point for
discussions on anti oppression. The Color of Fear(1994): Eight North
American men, two African American, two Latinos, two Asian American and two
Caucasian were gathered by director Lee Mun Wah, for a dialog about the
state of race relations in America as seen through their eyes. The exchanges
are sometimes dramatic, and put in plain light the pain caused by racism in
North America.*
**
* 3PM: Wierd TV, Grandmas House
*
*With Gun Outfit, Slime Queen, Forced into Femininity. Weird TV (desde
Olympia, WA) "snotty, groovy, punk with some sweet sweet female vocals
mostly sung in Spanish" en su primera gira en México. no tienen myspace,
pero pueden bajar su demo aquí: http://www.mediafire.com/?kmxno4myxiz*
*7- 10PM: *Queer Takeover, Media Island
Queer potluck every Sunday night at Media Island! At future events we will
be having film screenings, workshops, support groups, social gatherings,
writing to prisoners, and more! Come to the potluck with suggestions!
*
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*Monday, Feb. 7,* 1894 The Cripple Creek miner's strike, led by the Western
Federation of Miners, begins in Cripple Creek, Colorado.*
**5PM: Film, END:CIV, Evergreen, Lecture Hall 1, free
*
* Examines our culture’s addiction to systematic violence and environmental
exploitation, and probes the resulting epidemic of poisoned landscapes and
shell-shocked nations. Based in part on Endgame, the best-selling book by
Derrick Jensen, END:CIV asks: “If your homeland was invaded by aliens who
cut down the forests, poisoned the water and air, and contaminated the food
supply, would you resist?" olympiafilmsociety.org*
**
* 7- 8:30PM: Children Under Occupation: Human Rights, Solidarity and Water
in Palestine, SPSCC, Building 26, Room 101,
*
*Ziad Abbas, from Dheisheh Refugee Camp in Bethlehem, will speak about the
water situation in the West Bank and Gaza and delve into the reasons and
personal impact behind the water crisis. Ziad is a long time organizer,
founder of the Ibdaa Cultural Center, and Associate Director of the Middle
East Children's Alliance. The event is sponsored by BRICK and the Rachel
Corrie Foundation, which is raising funds to provide drinking water to
kindergartners in Rafah, Gaza through the Middle East Children's Alliance.*
*6PM:* KOWA LP FM 106.5 Public Meeting, Media Island,
*7:30- 9:30PM:* Artful Activism Paper Mache, Media Island, free
Free Skool Olympia. Playing with paper mache and using our creativity
starting with mask making to evolve weekly into an engaging public
performance puppet theater. For procession of the species or other. Some
materials provided.
*8PM:* The Missoula Oblongata Presents!  Clamlump! The Northern, 321 4th
ave, $5- 10 sliding
Deep in the hollows of the boarded up stadium, a barkeep sets his blender to
pulse, a traveling salesman hawks his popcorn, and a bird with glorious
plumage gores on or two people a year, on average.  Meanwhile, an unusual
young person makes plans to go underground.  Because if your world extends
only as far as the scoreboard and the nosebleed seats, who will ever
understand your sense of humor?  "Clamlump", the Missoula Oblongata's new
touring production promises the awe of misunderstanding, the privacy of
laughter, and a sky dark with feathers.  The Missoula Oblongata presents
Clamlump, the company's latest full-size touring play. This one is of course
complete with an original score performed live by Travis Sehorn (pebble
light) and all of the puppetry, animated junk, and densely layered language
that they've become known for.

*Tuesday, Feb. 8,* 2001 Black Panther Robert King Wilkerson of Angola 3
released after 29 years false imprisonment.
*5- 6PM: *Media Island Volunteer Meeting, Media Island*
5- 7PM: *Olympia Free Choir, The Northern, 321 Fourth Ave E., free
We are all birds, birds of a different feather - we each sing the way we
sing and we are all in this together. A friendly all ages no experience
necessary everyone welcome fun-centric community choir!*
*
*7PM:* Media Island Spokes Council Meeting, Media Island
*7PM:* Learn about and Discuss the Death Penalty, OUUC, 2300 East End Street
NW, $10 or free*
*
A six-session study group on Tuesdays, January 11 - February 15, will help
people learn about and discuss the death penalty. This series will address
many aspects of the death penalty, including innocence, racial and economic
class bias, cost, victims, legal history, and other factors.  It also will
include insights from a variety of faith perspectives. Participants will
read and discuss a great variety of printed materials, watch three
compelling short videos, and share their own insights.* *The Olympia
Fellowship of Reconciliation’s Committee for Alternatives to the Death
Penalty offers this course through OUUC’s Adult Education series.
*8PM: Movie Night! “O’er the Land” on 16mm w/ director Deborah Stratman, the
Northern, free

Wednesday, Feb. 9,* 1825 the US House of Representatives elects John Quincy
Adams President.
*Noon- 1PM:* "STAND UP FOR PEACE" vigil, Sylvester Park,
As we have been doing every Wednesday since March 5, 1980. Please come for
all or part of the hour. We provide plenty of signs and a friendly
atmosphere. Oly FOR
* 1:30- 3PM:* Medicine Making, Evergreen, Organic Farmhouse
A hands-on workshop covering external herbal remedies M.A.S.H presents the
Olympia Free Herbal Clinic Workshop Series!! 5 workshops running every
Wednesday from 1:30 to 3:00 about herbal health and healing. Workshop series
begins February 2nd and runs through March 2nd. All workshops are free and
open to all audiences. Come!
*7PM: *Olympia Movement For Justice and Peace Meeting, Olympia Center*, 222
Columbia St NW.
*
*Bi-weekly meeting. OMJP.*
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*/ Local Review*
*Media Island's Local Media Watch:
http://www.netvibes.com/olyblogwatch#Prolific-Bloggers*
*Oly Blog:* Bill of Rights Defense Committee - Tacoma Statement of Action
Regarding the Towery Files.
http://olyblog.net/<http://olyblog.net/bill-rights-defense-committee-tacoma-statement-action-regarding-towery-files>
*Janineslittlehollywood: *Thurston County Board of Health Hears Biomass
Reports .
http://janineslittlehollywood.blogspot.com/<http://janineslittlehollywood.blogspot.com/2011/01/thurston-county-board-of-health-hears.html>
*Free Radio Olympia: *Streaming music from 98.5
http://www.frolympia.org/
*Shelton Progressive:* Biomass forum.
http://sheltonprogressive.blogspot.com<http://sheltonprogressive.blogspot.com/2011/01/vile-bills-that-would-preempt-countrys.html>
*This is historic times:* Warburger
http://thisishistorictimes.com
*Olympia Coalition for a Fair Budget:* First Annual Fair Budget Fair.
http://olycoforfairbudget.wordpress.com/
*Last Word Blog:* Daily Bleed
http://lastwordblog.blogspot.com/
*POWER:* Parents Organizing for Welfare and Economic Rights
http://www.oly-wa.us/power/
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*/ Under-Reported*
*Media Island's Weekly News Roundup:*
Mother Jones: What's Happening in Egypt Explained.
http://motherjones.com<http://motherjones.com/mojo/2011/01/whats-happening-egypt-explained>
Truth Dig: Chris Hedges, Even Lost Wars Make Corporations Rich
http://www.truthdig.com/<http://www.truthdig.com/report/item/where_liberals_go_to_feel_good_20110124/>
Common Dreams: Howard Zinn, Pacifica, and the People's History of Today
http://www.commondreams.org <http://www.commondreams.org/view/2011/01/27>
Alternet: Koch Brothers Feel the Heat In DC, as Broad Coalition Readies
Creative Action to Quarantine the Billionaires Gathering in California
Desert.
http://www.alternet.org<http://www.alternet.org/teaparty/149691/koch_brothers_feel_the_heat_in_dc%2C_as_broad_coalition_readies_creative_action_to_quarantine_the_billionaires_gathering_in_california_desert/>
Reclaim the Media: What's next for public access in Seattle?
http://www.reclaimthemedia.org/deepmedia/whats_next_public_access_seatt0301
Narco News: State Department looking for U.S.-trained Zetas in all the wrong
places
http://narcosphere.narconews.com<http://narcosphere.narconews.com/notebook/bill-conroy/2011/01/state-department-looking-us-trained-zetas-all-wrong-places>
Venezuela Analysis: Walking the Walk: The Contrast between Chavez and Obama
http://venezuelanalysis.com <http://venezuelanalysis.com/analysis/5961>
Upside Down World: Honduran Constitution: Still Explosive, But No Longer Set
in Stone
http://upsidedownworld.org/<http://upsidedownworld.org/main/honduras-archives-46/2874-honduras-constitution-still-explosive-but-no-longer-set-in-stone>
Washington Post: Inspired by Tunisia and Egypt, Yemenis join in
anti-government protests.
http://www.washingtonpost.com<http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/01/27/AR2011012702081.html?hpid=topnews>
CEPR: Should the United States Dissolve Its Government-Sponsored
Enterprises?
http://www.cepr.net<http://www.cepr.net/index.php/op-eds-&-columns/op-eds-&-columns/should-the-united-states-dissolve-its-government-sponsored-enterprises>
Monthly Review: Ecological Civilization
http://monthlyreview.org/ <http://monthlyreview.org/110101magdoff.php>
Wikileaks: United Kingdom - Iraq Inquiry told to "protect US interests"
http://www.wikileaks.ch/<http://www.wikileaks.ch/Iraq-Inquiry-told-to-protect-US.html>
Stop FBI:
http://www.stopfbi.net
Institute for Policy Studies: Free the People.
http://www.ips-dc.org/<http://www.ips-dc.org/blog/sotu_time_to_lead_on_honest_drug_laws>
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*/ Later Dates*
*Media Island Weekly: Preview of NEXT week*. *January 20- 26*
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*Media Island Weekly's LATER DATES!*
*Thursday, Feb. 10,
**NOON-3PM: *film, Soundtrack for a Revolution, SPSCC, 2011 Mottman Rd.
Join BRICK as we host a FREE film screening of the award winning
documentary, "Soundtrack for a Revolution." This film tells the story of the
American civil rights movement through its powerful music - the freedom
songs protesters sang on picked lines, in mass meetings, in patty wagons,
and in jail cells as the fought for justice and equality.  Open to all SPSCC
students and members of the community!
*7PM: *The Vagina Monologues, Evergreen, COM Building in the Recital Hall,
$10, $7 students
Come see The Evergreen State College's 2011 production of The Vagina
Monologues! And Please help us get the word out by inviting your friends and
family to this event (Both on and off Facebook)!  Each performance will be
followed by a "Talk Back" session with the directors and cast members. This
will give you, our audience, the opportunity to ask us any questions about
the process staging the Vagina Monologues. This 'talk back' will also give
everyone the space to react to the show, explore it's intricacies, and will
generally serve as an open forum for any discussion of Vagina
Monologues-related issues.  Performances will be on the 10th, 11th, and 12th
of February (Thursday, Friday, Saturday) Doors open at 7:00 Performance
begins promptly at 7:30.  Admission: $10 Student Discount: $7 OR an equal
donation of toiletries or hygiene products (Toilet paper, toothpaste, soap,
diva cups, tampons, pads, etc..)  Tickets will be available the day of
performances outside the Recital Hall.  Advance tickets can be purchased at
The Box Office in the COM Building at Evergreen but only in you are NOT
donating items to barter for a ticket. (The Box Office simply doesn't have
the space to store donations)
*Fri-Sun Feb 11-13: * Sixth annual celebration of Evolution Weekend:
Religious people from many faiths and locations understand that evolution is
sound science and does not threaten their faith in any way.  This is
affiliated with the Clergy Letter Project, which repudiates anti-science
fundamentalism.  Info: www.evolutionweekend.org
*Saturday, Feb. 12,  *
Asia Pacific Cultural Center’s 13th Annual New Year Celebration at the
Tacoma Dome.
*8PM:* Cave Singers, Whalebones and guests, the Northern, $8
*6- 11:30PM:* Valentine's Sushi Dinner, ABC House,
Enjoy our famous pink sushi rolls with miso soup and Japanese curry. It's
Free Radio Olympia's annual Valentine's Saturday Secret Cafe! Vegan?
Gluten-free? Vegetarian? Not? There's a pink sushi roll for everyone!
$10-$15 all-you-can-eat. Saturday, February 12. 6-9:30 pm. A Dance Party
will follow at 10:00 featuring DJ GJP (lounge vibrations) and Timezone
(hiphop). $0-$1000 donation.
*7 - 2AM:* Countdown To Love 3 "Local Music and Barter Fair," The Loft on
Cherry, 508 Legion
A night of music with Danny Kelly, High Ceiling, PTZKE, and Bodhi Drip.
Plenty of tables will be open for anyone to display their, crafts, art,
music, ideas, etc... Though you do not need to barter to come to this event,
it's OK to just DANCE. This is ALL AGES and only $5 This is also a Pizza T's
Z Kamp experience album release show Everyone attending gets a free eco
friendly version of the album called Iwannago part A.  Local organic food
snacks and dinner options available. High Ceiling and PTZKE will be creating
their very own custom flavors. A recreation of the infamous Wavy Gravy
flavor might make an appearance too?? John Kersting will be introducing the
bands and the Countdown to Love which happens 10 seconds before midnight.
Sid and Mary of Squidstock Productions will be providing the ambiance and
Tye Dyes.  The New PTZKE album "Iwannago part A"which you'll get for free at
the show; Features Danny Kelly of Heliotroupe and Noel Lieseke of Soundose
and many more local talents.  Use www.zkamp.com to surf the web. It's not
just a place to get Pizza T's Z Kamp experience music for free but also a
great place to surf the web and get great local coupons, and Pizza deals.
*Sunday, Feb. 13,*
*4PM:* Bridges Not Walls, from the South Sound region of Washington State,
addresses issues of immigration in our community. We believe immigrants,
regardless of legal status, deserve to be treated with dignity. We seek to
make our communities a place where the contributions of immigrants are
valued and respected. We oppose the fear and intimidation created by
immigration enforcement in our region. Therefore, we work in solidarity with
the immigrant communities in our area to promote human rights, economic
rights and civil rights for all people. Bridges Not Walls to meet on Sunday,
February 13 at 4pm in downtown Olympia at State and Washington in the MIXX
96 building. Call 943-8642 for more information.
*6- 9PM:* Double Header Roller Derby! Skateland, 1200 S. Bay Rd., $15
Bout 1: Oly Rollers Bella Donnas VS Whidbey Island Roller Girls Bout 2: Oly
Rollers Cosa Nostra Donnas VS Montreal Roller Derby League  The Oly Rollers
present a smash-tastic double header event that will bring International
Women's Flat Track Roller Derby to Olympia! In the first bout of the
evening, the Oly Rollers Bella Donnas will be going toe stop to toe stop
with the ladies of Oak Harbor, WA, the Whidbey Island Roller Girls! In the
second smack-down of the evening, The Oly Rollers Cosa Nostra Donnas will be
taking on the ladies of the Montreal Roller Derby League. Tickets for this
event are on sale on-line for $15 via Brown Paper Tickets at the following
link: http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/142644
*Tuesday, Feb. 15,
6- 8PM: *Films: Tehran Has No More Pomegranates! and Song of Sparrows,Evergreen
8th Annual Mideast Film Festival http://filmfest.mideastsolidarity.org/*
7- 9PM:* Korea Stories by Helena Meyer-Knapp, Evergreen, Sem 2 C 1105
The New and The Traditional, Confucians and Buddhists,  North Korea and
South Korea,  Japan and Korea, Samsung, Possco and LG, The Asia Cup and
Winter Olympics. Hear and see more about all of these learned in the last
two years while I was teaching at the Kyung Hee University Graduate School
of Peace Studies.*
8- 4:15PM:* Environmental Lobby Day:  The state’s leading environmental
organizations and hundreds of citizen lobbyists are coordinating their
efforts to push for the Environmental Priorities legislative Package.
*Wednesday, Feb. 16,*
*1:30- 3PM:* Medicine Making, Evergreen, Organic Farmhouse
A hands-on workshop covering external herbal remedies M.A.S.H presents the
Olympia Free Herbal Clinic Workshop Series!! 5 workshops running every
Wednesday from 1:30 to 3:00 about herbal health and healing. Workshop series
begins February 2nd and runs through March 2nd. All workshops are free and
open to all audiences. Come!
*4- 7:30PM:* Films: This Palestinian Life, Journey 110, No Way Through, and
Checkpoint, Evergreen
8th Annual Mideast Film Festival http://filmfest.mideastsolidarity.org/
*Five Thursdays from February 17 to March 17, 2011:*  Liv Monroe facilitates
“5 Week Foundations of Nonviolent Communication”  Join us to strengthen your
NVC fluency and understanding in order to treat yourself and others more in
alignment with your heart.  NVC is simple to teach and learn and it is very
difficult to put into practice because it requires that we change our
habits.  Besides, it is difficult to transform “furious” to “curious” even
when you know it is in your best interest.  7:00-9:30 pm in Olympia.
Contact Liv Monroe for location, cost and more information:  357-4503
livmonroe at gmail.com  *
**Wednesday, Feb. 16,
8- 1AM: *Honduras Accompaniment Project Music Benefit! The Cherry Loft,
$10-15 sliding
David Rovics, Danny Kelly, Autocoon! Music, food and beer! Help Caitlin help
the Honduran Resistance Front!
*8PM:* Into the Belly of the Whale, The Cherry Loft
8th Annual Mideast Film Festival http://filmfest.mideastsolidarity.org/
*6PM:* Langdon Winner, “Hacktivism in Spain,” Evergreen, Lecture Hall 1,
free
Future PLATO lectures: Langdon Winner, “Hacktivism in Spain”

*Thursday, Feb. 17,
5- 9PM: *Films and Speaker: Tale of Existence, To Know is Not Enough, and
Hatem Abudayyeh, Evergreen*
*8th Annual Mideast Film Festival http://filmfest.mideastsolidarity.org/
*6:30- 8:30PM: *The Business Case for Sustainability- One Company’s
Journey,Urban Onion Ballroom, 116 Legion Way SE
The Business Case for Sustainability - One Company’s Journey, with Joyce
LaValle, InterfaceFlor. In 1995 Interface, Inc. adopted “Mission Zero”: By
2020 this petroleum-intensive carpet company would have zero net impact on
the environment - they are 1/2 way there! While reducing net greenhouse gas
emissions by 82% and diverting more 150 million pounds of used carpet from
landfills, they cut costs, increased sales by 2/3 and doubled profits. For
15 years, Ms. LaValle has helped lead Interface’s ascent of “Mt.
Sustainability.” This journey has been incredibly good for business. Joyce
will tell the story, and discuss how local businesses can benefit by
starting on this journey today! Come for the Mini-Expo of Leading Green
Builders!  Program begins at 7pm. Please RSVP for Catered Buffet (email or
754-6152)*
8PM: *Kithara, Mangled Bohemians, Paintings for Animals and Marlo Eggplant,
the Northern, $8

*Friday, Feb. 18, *
*4- 9PM:* Films and Speakers: One Family in Gaza with Filmmaker Jen Marlowe,
Gaza-London with Ramzy Baroud, and Rachel Leah Jones, Evergreen
8th Annual Mideast Film Festival http://filmfest.mideastsolidarity.org/
*Saturday, Feb. 19
11AM: *Bridges Not Walls invites your participation in a vigil at the
Northwest Detention Center, which was built on a superfund toxic waste site
near downtown Tacoma. Carpool to leave Olympia at 11am from the
Olympia-Rafah Solidarity Mural at Capitol and State, and will return to Oly
by around 5pm. The NWDC houses up to 1500 detainees and is run by GEO Group,
a for-profit corporation that consumes $150,000 of taxpayers' taxes each
night that it's full. Prisons and detention centers are a bizarre growth
industry in the US! Come bring coffee and food to support families that are
visiting their locked-up loved ones and protest a failed immigration policy.
Emailbridgesnotwalls at riseup.net or call (503) 970-3399 by Friday for more
information on what to bring (and what not to bring).
*7- 11PM:* Film Festival Reception with Invincible and the film Challenging
Power with filmmaker Johan Genberg, Capital Theater
8th Annual Mideast Film Festival http://filmfest.mideastsolidarity.org/
*8PM: *Jim Page, Traditions Cafe, $8-12
“Jim’s been writing great topical songs for as long as I can remember,
bringing his acute wit and wry humor to a host of subjects that can really
use both. In the tradition of Woody and Dylan, he cuts right to the heart
with music you actually enjoy listening to. I'm a longtime admirer.” -
Bonnie Raitt Tonight's performance will also include special guest violinist
Michael Gray of "Pearl Django."
*Thursday, Feb. 17- 20,  *
FORGET THE REST OLY OLD TIME FEST, www.olyoldtime.org.
*Sunday, Feb. 20,  *
*6:30- 10PM:* Films: Life on Wheels and Occupation Has No Future, Traditions
Cafe
8th Annual Mideast Film Festival http://filmfest.mideastsolidarity.org/
*Monday, Feb. 21,*
(Presidents’ Day):  Mass rally of labor & community members in Olympia to
oppose statewide budget cuts:  The organizers urge taxing the profits of
huge companies, ending the billions of dollars in corporate tax give-aways.
They urge Congress to stop the wars and return billions of dollars to our
state, and to restore funding for healthcare, education, social services,
job programs, and other crucial government services.  Sponsors include
Radical Women, (206) 722-6057,rwseattle at mindspring.com and
www.sistersorganizeforsurvival.org
*3PM: *Dennis Kucinich, War is bad for the economy, Capitol Theater, 206 5th
Ave. $5-15 suggested
Congressman Dennis Kucinich (D-OH) speaking on the subject: War is Bad for
the Economy!  Free parking on the street (Presidents Day holiday)  Sponsored
by Fellowship of Reconciliation and Veterans for Peace, Rachel Corrie
Chapter 109. WHAT YOU CAN DO TO HELP: PLEASE FORWARD THIS INFORMATION TO ALL
YOUR LISTS OF INTERESTED PARTIES  This is an 800seat venue. Let's fill it
up.  Contact Cheryl Crist at ccrist5000 at aol.com (360-754-7631) or Glen
Anderson at glen at olywa.net (360-491-9093) for more information.
*7- 9PM:* Speaker: Laila el-Haddad, First Christian Church
8th Annual Mideast Film Festival http://filmfest.mideastsolidarity.org/
*Tuesday, Feb. 22, *
*NOON- 2PM: *Speaker: Ramzy Baroud, Evergreen Campus – Tacoma
8th Annual Mideast Film Festival http://filmfest.mideastsolidarity.org/
*NOON- 2PM:* Film: The Mafia Principle of Global Hegemony, Evergreen Campus
8th Annual Mideast Film Festival http://filmfest.mideastsolidarity.org/
*Wednesday, Feb. 23,
3- 5 PM: *Maddness First Aid Kit Workshop, Evergreen, Sem 2 A3105
The Icarus Project invites you to make Madness First Aid Kits with us! A
Madness First Aid Kit is a collection of tools and self-care items that you
can have stored away for a bad day or a crisis. At the workshop we will be
collaging boxes for our kits and discussing what we can put in them.  We
will also be making journals and other arts & crafts. We will be providing
arts supplies, but feel free to bring art supplies to share! There will also
be vegan cup cakes and tea. ♥  Suggestions of stuff to bring:  - shoe boxes
- old magazines and pictures to collage with - herbs and tinctures - stuff
that makes you smile - music you like (we can burn cds!) - chocolate and
other foods you like that are non-perishable - things you find comforting
(be creative)*
6PM:* Fiorella De Cindio, “The Internet as a Platform for Political
Engagement,” Evergreen, Lecture Hall 1
*Sat-Sun Feb 26-27: * 10th Annual Local to Global Justice Teach-in
“Solidarity Through Knowledge & Action” will occur at Arizona State
University in Tempe.  Workshops and other events will share experiences and
knowledge among scholars and activists working o n a wide range of social
justice, human rights and sustainability issues.  Info:
localtoglobaljustice at yahoo.com andwww.localtoglobal.org  FOR
*Sunday, Feb. 27,
4PM: *Bridges Not Walls to meet at 4pm in downtown Shelton at the Mason
County
Literacy office. The carpool from Olympia will leave promptly at 3:15pm from
the
Olympia-Rafah Solidarity Mural (State and Capitol). 943-8642 for more
information.
*Friday, March 4,*
Tom Rawson’s folk music concert to benefit Olympia FOR:  7:30 pm at
Traditions Café, 5th & Water SW.  Info: (360) 491-9093 glen at olympiafor.org
*Sunday, March 13,
4PM:* Bridges Not Walls to meet at 4pm in downtown Olympia at State and
Washington in the MIXX 96 building. Call 943-8642 for more information.
*Saturday, March 19,
11AM: *Bridges Not Walls invites your participation in a vigil at the
Northwest Detention Center, which was built on a superfund toxic waste site
near downtown Tacoma. Carpool to leave Olympia at 11am from the
Olympia-Rafah Solidarity Mural at Capitol and State, and will return to Oly
by around 5pm. The NWDC houses up to 1500 detainees and is run by GEO Group,
a for-profit corporation that consumes $150,000 of taxpayers' taxes each
night that it's full. Prisons and detention centers are a bizarre growth
industry in the US! Bring coffee and food to support families that are
visiting their locked-up loved ones; come and also protest a failed
immigration policy. Email bridgesnotwalls at riseup.net or call (503) 970-3399
by Friday for more information on what to bring (and what not to bring).
*Sunday, March 27,
4PM: *Bridges Not Walls to meet at 4pm in downtown Shelton at the Mason
County Literacy office. The carpool from Olympia will leave promptly at
3:15pm from the Olympia-Rafah Solidarity Mural (State and Capitol). 943-8642
for more information.
*Mon April 4 to Mon April 11:  *Days of Action sponsored by School of the
Americas Watch:  Let’s permanently shut down the US Army school that trains
Latin American military people to commit acts of terrorism, violate human
rights, and overthrow democracies throughout Latin America.  Get information
from www.soaw.org/take-action/lobby-days
*Thursday, April 7,*
The Olympia Farmers’ Market opens for the 2011 season.  Support local
farmers, local craftspeople and locally owned small businesses.  Info:
www.olymiafarmersmarket.com
*Fri-Sun April 8-10: * “Education and Strategy Conference on US Militarism”
in Washington DC:  Clearly the US is at a crossroads.  Down one road lies
permanent war, a stagnant economy and loss of liberty.  Down the other lies
a new world of cooperation, prosperity and freedom.  The Latin America
Solidarity Coalition and School of the Americas Watch share with the vast
majority of Latin Americans and people of the world the desire to travel on
the road to a new and better world.  They invite people to help them plan a
conference to bring together Latin America solidarity activists, people of
faith, academics, youth and students, anti-war activists, labor, women, and
all sectors that are working to build a better world.  US militarism is a
major obstacle to that better world, and it is bankrupting the US economy.
The organizers of the April 8-10 weekend invite endorsing organizations to
submit educational, skills-building, or strategy workshop proposals and to
participate in an initial conference organizing teleconference on January
18, 2011 at 5 pm Eastern Time (2 pm Pacific Time).  Sponsors include the
Latin America Solidarity Coalition and the School of the Americas Watch Days
of Action (See April 4-11 above).  Info: AFGJ at AFGJ.org and
www.lasolidarity.org and www.soaw.org/take-action/lobby-days or contact the
Alliance for Global Justice, 1247 E St., SE, Washington, DC 20003 (202)
540-8336
*Fri-Sat April 8-9:*  Peace Works 2011:  “Solidarity in Action” – The Rachel
Corrie Foundation for Peace and Justice is planning its spring event
featuring acclaimed author and activist Alice Walker as their keynote
speaker.  Enjoy two exciting days of networking, panels and workshops
focused on organizing around the ever-growing Boycott, Divestment and
Sanctions (BDS) movement in support of Palestinian human rights.  Info:
www.rachelcorriefoundation.org
*Saturday, April 16,*
Western Washington FOR Spring Assembly in West Seattle will help peace &
justice folks network regionally about peace and justice issues.  Low cost.
Details will be available by late winter.  Carpooling & info from Olympia:
491-9093 glen at olympiafor.org
*Sunday, April 17,*
“A Toast to Chocolate” benefit for the Dispute Resolution Center of Thurston
County:  This annual event will occur at Olympia’s Red Lion hotel.  Details
will be available soon from Anna Shelton 956-1155 ext. 3 or
ashelton at mediatethurston.org
*Fri- Sunday, May 6- 8:* NW Solidarity Conference, 3rd annual,
Stay tuned for more details for this fantastic event!
*Fri-Mon July 1-4: * FOR’s 53rd Annual conference at Seabeck in Kitsap
County – “Toward a Fair, Sustainable Global Economy” will feature Sara van
Gelder (Editor of Yes! Magazine) as our keynote speaker.  Info: Western
Washington FOR office (206) 789-5565 wwfor at wwfor.org

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*/ Links*
*Links Independent News (worldwide)  *
http://www.indymedia.org/
http://www.globalresearch.ca/
http://www.counterpunch.org/
http://www.commondreams.org/
http://www.truthout.org/
http://www.alternet.org/
http://www.rawstory.com/
http://cryptome.org/
http://www.soaw.org/index.php
http://quixote.org/
http://www.nacla.org/
http://www.thenation.org/
http://www.venezuelanalysis.com/
http://www.cipcol.org/
http://www.enlacesamerica.org/
http://sites.google.com/site/transborderproject/
http://americasmexico.blogspot.com/
http://www.americaspolicy.org/
http://www.truthdig.com/
http://wallwritings.wordpress.com/
http://www.cindysheehanssoapbox.com/Home_Page.html

The following are good sites for video:
http://papertiger.org/
http://english.aljazeera.net/watch_now/
http://www.democracynow.org/
http://www.pbs.org/moyers/journal/index-flash.html
http://therealnews.com/t/index.php
http://fora.tv/
http://www.edmaysproductions.net/
http://www.talkingsticktv.org/
http://insubordination.blogspot.com/
http://www.freespeech.org/

Women's Issues:
http://www.lifeandlibertyforwomen.org/
http://www.naral.org/
http://www.prch.org/
http://www.now.org/
http://feminist.org/

Native American Issues:
http://www.ienearth.org/
http://www.myspace.com/treatycouncil
http://www.blackmesais.org/
http://www.indianz.com/
http://www.indiancountry.com/
http://www.nativeamericacalling.com/
http://reznetnews.org/
http://www.blackmesawatercoalition.org/
http://desert-rock-blog.com/
http://www.honorearth.org/
http://www.indigenousaction.org/
http://www.leonardpeltier.org/
http://indigenouswomenforjustice.org/
http://www.shundahai.org/
http://www.humanrights.de/u/usa/AIP.html
http://www.redwiremag.com/
http://www.nativemovement.org/
http://www.welrp.org/
http://www.ipcb.org/
http://www.transformcolumbusday.org/
http://www.alaska.net/~gwichin <http://www.alaska.net/%7Egwichin>
http://www.thundervalley.org/
http://carbon.cudenver.edu/fwc/
http://www.wsdp.org/  <http://www.wsdp.org/%20>

Organizations We Like:
http://www.freepress.net/
http://www.amnesty.org/
http://ccrjustice.org/
http://www.npsctapp.blogspot.com/
http://www.rethinkingschools.org/
http://www.wearenotyoursoldiers.org/
http://www.jubileeusa.org/index.php
http://www.nukefree.org/

Periodicals:
http://www.arc.org/C_Lines/ArcColorLines.html
http://www.zcommunications.org/zmag
http://www.adbusters.org/home/
http://www.dollarsandsense.org/
http://www.inthesetimes.com/
http://www.merip.org/  <http://www.merip.org/%20>
http://www.newint.org/
http://www.rethinkingschools.org/index.shtml
http://www.sojo.net/
http://www.theecologist.org/
http://www.progressive.org/default.htm
http://www.tricycle.com/
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