[Shadow_Group] SNOW ANNOUNCE BULLETIN 11/10/04

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> SNOW ANNOUNCE BULLETIN  11/10/04
> 
> To start with NSNPJ events: 
> 
> BANNERING, Sunday 12:30 to 1:30 pm, overpass at
> 102nd and Aurora.
> 
> THE END OF SUBURBIA - Tuesday, Nov. 16th at 7 pm,
> 2100 N 128th Street at Abe's and Gunnel's.
>  For those of you who are not able to watch this
> film this Friday. See details under Friday Night at
> the Meaningful Movies below. 
> 
> Next Peace Potluck  meeting: Saturday, 12/4,  4-7 at
> Brenda's, 8717 Corliss Ave N (near NSCC).
> 
> MoveOn is calling for an investigation into the
> elections. Check it out at
> http://www.moveon.org/investigatethevote/<http://www.moveon.org/investigatethevote/>
> 
> Gunnel
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: snow staff 
> To: snow-announce at lists.riseup.net<mailto:snow-announce at lists.riseup.net> 
> Sent: Wednesday, November 10, 2004 9:35 AM
> Subject: [snow-announce] SNOW ANNOUNCE BULLETIN
> 11/10/04
> 
> 
> SNOW ANNOUNCE BULLETIN -November 10, 2004
> 
> Dear Friends, 
> 
> We send you, with heavy hearts, news of some actions
> planned for coming days in response to the attack on
> Falluja. There will likely be more.   This is what
> we know about just now. (See details below.) We will
> let you know of other actions, consistent with
> SNOW's Points of Agreement, as we become aware of
> them.
> 
> A second Bulletin will be posted later in the week
> with news of two new SNOW working groups. These are
> referenced in the listing below for the SNOW General
> Meeting. We'll include updates about Falluja actions
> in this second posting. 
> 
> The SNOW Coordinating Committee has endorsed the
> campaign to bring Instant Runoff Voting (IRV) to
> Washington State. Initiative 318 allows voters to
> rank candidates in order of preference. A candidate
> that receives over 50% of the votes wins. If no
> candidate achieves a majority, the candidate with
> the fewest votes is eliminated. Voters whose first
> choice lost then have their votes given to their
> second-choice candidate. This continues until
> someone receives a majority. The passage for this
> initiative would reform our voting process into one
> that would make progressive change much more likely
> to occur. Petitions will be available at the next
> General SNOW Meeting (see details below) but can
> also be picked up at the SNOW office, 220 N 70th
> Street. You can contact IRV for Washington (IRVWA),
> www.irvwa.org<http://www.irvwa.org/> to learn more about IRV. 
> 
> INDEX (details below)
> 
> Event - Wednesday, 11/10 FALSE HEADLINES AND EMPTY
> SOUNDBITES 
> 
> Event- Friday,11/12 FRIDAY NIGHT AT THE MEANINGFUL
> MOVIES - THE END OF SUBURBIA 
> 
> Event - Friday, 11/12 PRESS CONFERENCE AT CITY HALL
> - FALLUJA
> 
> Event - Saturday, 11/13 - MAP (MOVEMENT ACTION PLAN)
> WORKSHOP
> 
> Event - Saturday, 11/13 - STOP THE ASSAULT ON
> FALLUJA
> 
> Event - Sunday, 11/13 - WWFOR FUN AND FUNDRAISING
> AUCTION
> 
> Event - Sunday, 11/14 - CLOSE THE SCHOOL OF THE
> AMERICAS
> 
> Event - Monday, 11/15 - STREET ACTION IN RESPONSE TO
> ATTACK ON FALLUJA
> 
> Event - Thursday, 11/18 THE OCCUPATION IS THE REASON
> 
> Event - Monday, 11/22 - GENERAL SNOW MEETING
> 
> Event - Tuesday, 11/23 - A NIGHT OUT FOR HEALING 
> 
> Action - FUNDRAISING FOR SNOW - "Peace" T-shirt
> 
> Ongoing - VIGILS IN SEVERAL NEIGHBORHOODS AROUND THE
> SOUND - Details listed below.
> 
> 
> 
> WEDNESDAY, 11/10 FALSE HEADLINES AND EMPTY
> SOUNDBITES 7 PM Woodland Park Presbyterian Church,
> 225 N 70th St. (70th & Greenwood)
> 
> -Start Making Sense The third and last forum this
> fall in our fourth series of community forums will
> feature Bert Sacks, Founder, Citizens Committee for
> Responsible Journalism
> Susan Gleason, Co-founder, Reclaim the Media talking
> about how the media is failing us and why!
> (Doors open at 6:30 PM, Forum starts at 7 PM)
> Sponsored by Phinney Neighbors for Peace & Justice
> 
> FRIDAY, 11/12 FRIDAY NIGHT AT THE MEANINGFUL MOVIES
> 7 PM Keystone Church, 5019 Keystone Place N. 0.4
> miles west of the I-5 50th St. Exit - Metro Bus
> Routes 16, 26 & 44
> 
> "THE END OF SUBURBIA" explores the American Way of
> Life and its prospects as the planet approaches a
> critical era, as global demand for fossil fuels
> begins to outstrip supply. "Oil peak is the most
> pivotal challenge ever to face human civilization.
> To address it, we must join together in
> acknowledgement of our collective vulnerability, and
> work together on changes to the structure of our
> culture and civilization never attempted before. We
> do not underestimate the magnitude of the task, nor
> the low likelihood of its being achieved without far
> reaching consequences. The consequences of a failure
> to act, however, are beyond comprehension."
> (www.oilcrash.com<http://www.oilcrash.com/>)
> 
> Discussion Follows, free, donations appreciated.
> Presented by Wallingford Neighbors for Peace and
> Justice
> 
> FRIDAY, 11/12 PRESS CONFERENCE AT CITY HALL; PROTEST
> US ATTACKS IN FALLUJA
> 
> SNOW is proceeding with plans for a press conference
> at City Hall at NOON on Friday. Nick Licata has
> agreed to host the event. The focus will be the
> attacks on medical facilities in Falluja. Details
> are still being worked out and will be posted on
> another SNOW BULLETIN late tomorrow or early Friday
> morning. We are particularly interested in having
> representatives of the medical community attend this
> event. Information, as it develops, may also be
> posted on snow at lists.riseup.net<mailto:snow at lists.riseup.net> 
> 
> SATURDAY, 11/13 MAP (MOVEMENT ACTION PLAN) WORKSHOP
> 9 AM- 4 PM, Anderson Hall(the basement) of Alki
> Congregational Church, 6115 S.W. Hinds, a block off
> Alki beach.
> 
> -SNOW's Working Group on Nonviolence and West
> Seattle Neighbors for Peace and Justice invite
> interested people from the Seattle peace movement to
> attend a MAP (movement action plan) workshop. 
> 
> MAP is a method of looking at nonviolent social
> movements that helps them plan actions for their
> long-term success. We will have trained MAP
> facilitators with us to do the workshop. We think
> this will be a good time (presuming the election
> result is certain by then) to begin the conversation
> about "where we go from here" to end the war in
> Iraq. To read more about MAP, see:
>
http://nonviolencehelp.tripod.com/downloads/movement_action_plan.pdf<http://nonviolencehelp.tripod.com/downloads/movement_action_plan.pdf>
> 
> We must limit the size of the workshop to about 40
> people. There is a $5 pre-registration fee. Please
> notify Shannon Turner-Covell
> shannonturnercovell at hotmail.com<mailto:shannonturnercovell at hotmail.com> or 425-485-0145 if
> you want to attend and please send the $5 (check
> made out to Shannon Turner-Covell) to Shannon at
> 10515 Woodinville Dr #85, Bothell, WA 98011. Tea,
> coffee, juice and light snacks will be provided, but
> participants are encouraged to bring a sack lunch
> for the noon break.
> 
> SATURDAY, 11/13 STOP THE ASSAULT ON FALLUJA Rally
> and March 1:00 p.m., Westlake Park - 4th & Pine
> Let's join together to:
> Demand an immediate end to the assault and the war,
> and show that Bush
> has NO MANDATE from the American people for this
> illegitimate war for
> empire. 
> Give the war a human face by displaying images of
> the citizens of
> Falluja--images the American media aren't showing. 
> Show our solidarity with the Iraqi citizens who are
> being killed, maimed
> and psychologically devastated, and with American
> soldiers who refuse to
> fight. 
> Sponsored by the Not In Our Name Project
> www.notinourname-seattle.net<http://www.notinourname-seattle.net/> (local)
> 206-322-3813 seattle at notinourname.net<mailto:seattle at notinourname.net>
> 
> 
> SATURDAY, 11/13 WWFOR FUN AND FUNDRAISING AUCTION
> 4:00 PM Trinity United Methodist Church, 6512 23rd
> Ave. NW, Ballard, Seattle
> 
> -This auction benefits Western Washington Fellowship
> of Reconciliation, a founding member of SNOW and the
> regional branch of the 90 year old faith-based
> interfaith justice and peace organization. Help
> support work to promote peace in the world, the
> achieve racial equality, to end U.S. occupation of
> Afghanistan and Iraq, to ride the world of nuclear
> weapons, to formulate a just economic policy for
> trading globally, to end the death penalty, and much
> more. Lots of great goods and services, including
> week-end getaways, theater tickets, art work,
> excursions, etc. WWFOR organizer and one of SNOW's
> founders, Mike Yarrow, will be the chief auctioneer.
> Suggested donation $10, including dinner, no one
> turned away for lack of funds. For more information,
> call the WWFOR office (206-789-5565) or contact Jean
> at 206-784-9988 or bb369 at scn.org<mailto:bb369 at scn.org>
> 
> SUNDAY, 11/14 CLOSE THE SCHOOL OF THE AMERICAS 7 PM
> Seattle University Campion Hall Ecumenical Chapel,
> 914 East Jefferson St.
> 
> -Help close the School of the Americas. Enough of
> teaching counter insurgency and methods of torture
> to foreign militaries, who have used their training
> to suppress their own people. 
> The public is invited to a send-off ceremony for a
> Seattle delegation who are going to join thousands
> of protestors at the gates of Fort Benning to call
> for the School's closing. 
> Music, slide presentation, memorial litany of
> victims, words from a former prisoner of conscience;
> closing by Fr. Bill Bichsel, SJ, nationally known
> social activist, frequently arrested for speaking
> out for justice. 
> Bring a flower to be taken to the memorial fence at
> Fort Benning. For Information: Greg Speltz, (206)
> 632 1523. 
> 
> SUNDAY, 11/14 "500 DUNAM ON THE MOON" PALESTINE, THE
> PEOPLE: FILM SERIES
> 
> 7 PM Ethnic Cultural Theater, 3940 Brooklyn Ave NE
> in Seattle's University District
> 
> Ayn Hawd is a Palestinian village that was captured
> and depopulated by Israeli forces in the 1948 war.
> In 1953 the village was transformed into a Jewish
> artists' colony, and renamed Ein Hod. This
> documentary tells the story of the village's
> original inhabitants, who, after expulsion, settled 
> only 1.5 kilometers away in the outlying hills.
> Rachel Leah Jones' filmmaking debut is a critical
> look at the art of dispossession and the creativity
> of the dispossessed. (Rachel Leah Jones , 2002. 48
> minutes) Recently returned from several months in
> the West Bank, Redmond activist Aaron Kullers will
> speak of his experiences working on the
> International Solidarity Movement's 2004 Freedom
> Summer campaign.
> 
> MONDAY, 11/15 FALLUJA ACTION 4:30-6:00 PM beginning
> near Benaroya Hall (exact location will be known
> soon) 
> 
> This action, initiated by Palestine Solidarity
> Committee will be a procession in which mased
> mourners will accompany a coffin, draped in a red
> cloth, in silence. (Masks provided by PSC.)
> Occasionally we will stop for women to bathe the
> coffin as if it is the bodies of those -- both
> Iraqi, American, & others -- lost in this senseless
> war. While doing this there will be recitations of
> poetry pertinent to the tragedies constantly
> unfolding. For more information call 788-0955, or
> email palestinejustice at aol.com<mailto:palestinejustice at aol.com>. 
> 
> THURSDAY, 11/18 THE OCCUPATION IS THE REASON 7PM
> Friends Center Meeting Room, NE 40th St and 9th Ave.
> NE, Seattle
> 
> In September, 2004, 5 high school refusniks -
> prisoners of conscience - were released from Israeli
> prison. Noam Bahat and Shimri Zamaret will speak
> about the occupation, the reason for their refusal
> to be conscripted into the Israel Defence Forces and
> their imprisonment. Sponsors include: American
> Friends Service Committee, Tikkun Community, Jewish
> Voices Against the Occupation, St. Mark's Cathedral
> and Palestine Solidarity Committee.
> 
> MONDAY, 11/22 SNOW GENERAL MEETING 7 PM Woodland
> Park Presbyterian Church, 220 N 70th Street (70th &
> Greenwood)
> 
> Agenda items include: Election Responses, What's
> Next? Jody Haug on I318 Reports from Working Groups.
> There will be time for working groups to gather to
> further efforts on their "campaigns".
> 
> TUESDAY, 11/23 A NIGHT OUT FOR HEALING-Community
> Benefit for Elizabeth Brant
> 
> 6-9 PM at The Irish Emigrant 5260 University Ave NE,
> Seattle
> 
> Join us in our support of Elizabeth (Katy) Brant,
> SNOW Coordinating Committee Member and active member
> of South End Standing For Peace and Justice, as she
> undergoes expensive and necessary rehab therapy
> following an auto accident last year. Elizabeth has
> given so much to the well-being of our community. We
> are privileged to have this opportunity to give a
> little back. Suggested Donation $20
> 
> Music by Ray Carney Video showing of The Man Who
> Planted Trees Raffle, Snacks
> 
> If you are unable to attend but would still like to
> contribute, checks may be sent to:
> 
> The EK Brant Rehab Fund
> 
> c/o Karen Moore
> 
> PO BOX 13229, Des Moines, WA 98198
> 
> For more information contact
> 
> Karen Moore 206-261-1913 or Jack Smith 206-321-5514
> 
> PEACE SHIRTS STILL AVAILABLE - Support the SNOW
> Coalition and receive one of our beautiful shirts
> based on a design by the local artist Tiffany
> Larscheid. A $20.00 contribution will entitle you to
> a long sleeved shirt in Black, Royal Blue, or Maroon
> , sizes S, M, L, XL and XXL. For $15.00 contribution
> you'll receive a T-shirt, same sizes and colors plus
> Kelly Green. We would also like to offer your group
> the opportunity to use the shirts as a fund raiser
> for the group. We will provide you with ten long
> sleeved shirts for $150.00, or ten T-shirts for
> $100.00. The donation from individuals would still
> be $20.00 and $15.00 respectively, with your group
> pocketing the difference. Please order your shirts
> at gunnel1 at w-link.net<mailto:gunnel1 at w-link.net>. Check the following website
> for more information, order forms and a picture of
> the shirt -
>
http://groups.snowcoalition.org/northseattlehttp://groups.snowcoalition.org/northseattle/shirts.html<http://groups.snowcoalition.org/northseattlehttp://groups.snowcoalition.org/northseattle/shirts.html>
> 
> 
> ONGOING Events and Actions
> 
> BALLARD VIGIL Wednesdays 5:30-6:30 in front of
> Tully's on Market Street . Join us! We've vigiled in
> this spot weekly for the past 22 months. 
> 
> GREENLAKE VIGIL Sundays from 2 - 3 PM, at Greenlake,
> East Greenlake Way N near N 63rd St near the
> crosswalk, Seattle. Join a PEACE VIGIL. Please come
> out to show opposition to the war, in addition to
> standing to demand an investigation of the
> intelligence invoked to justify the Iraq War. All
> peaceful people invited, bring signs, leaflets, and
> your friends and dogs. Info
> greenlakepeacevigil at hotmail.com<mailto:greenlakepeacevigil at hotmail.com> or
> http://www.greenlakepeacevigil.org<http://www.greenlakepeacevigil.org/> or SNOW
> 206-789-2684 
> 
> LAKE FOREST PARK PEACE VIGIL Saturdays 11 AM-Noon
> Lake Forest Park for Peace has held a peace vigil
> every Saturday since December 14 2002! Come join us
> from 11am - noon any Saturday at the corner of
> Bothell & Ballinger (the "Lake Forest Park Peace
> Park" in front of LFP mall). Bring a sign, a friend,
> a smile and a wave. There is a community meeting at
> 10:30am before the vigil inside the 3rd Place
> Commons, next to the Japanese restaurant in the LFP
> mall upper level. All are welcome to both meeting
> and vigil. Find more info about our activities and
> events at
> http://groups.snowcoalition.org/lakeforestpark<http://groups.snowcoalition.org/lakeforestpark>.
> 
> REDMOND VIGIL Friday evenings at 6 PM at Anderson
> Park(downtown Redmond across from Value Village.) 
> 
> SHORELINE VIGIL Shoreline SNOWflakes gather on
> Tuesday afternoons from 4:30 to 6 PM, at N.E. 175th
> Street and Meridian Ave. N.
> 
> MADRONA VIGIL Thursdays, 4:30- 6 PM, at 23rd and
> Union, Seattle; Madrona- Leschi Citizens against the
> War . Bring signs, leaflets, candles, come for the
> whole time or a bit of time
> 
> POSTING CRITERIA:
> To submit an event posting, send a BRIEF
> announcement to
> announce at snowcoalition.org<mailto:announce at snowcoalition.org>. Do not send
> announcements directly to this
> list--they will not go through. All events posted
> must be consistent with
> the SNOW Points of agreement, see
> http://snowcoalition.org/site/about/points<http://snowcoalition.org/site/about/points>. SNOW
> office staff will give
> preference to events that appeal to a broad
> participation and are sponsored
> by SNOW affiliates.
> For information about our other listserves, go to
> http://snowcoalition.org/site/about/listserves<http://snowcoalition.org/site/about/listserves>.
> This is the moderated announcements list for SNOW
> (Sound Nonviolent Opponents of War). Announcements
> posted on this list much be consistent with the SNOW
> Points of Agreement
> (http://www.snowcoalition.org/site/about/points<http://www.snowcoalition.org/site/about/points>).
> 
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