We urge you to join the “Seattle Divest from War and Occupation” campaign
which asks voters this fall to approve a measure that would block the city from
investing its pension funds in corporations that benefit from the Iraq war, or
from certain other Middle East military occupations. For details about the
campaign and to learn how to help move this measure along, please go to: http://www.divestfromwar.org/
Event: Fri 5/30 FRIDAY NIGHT AT THE MEANINGFUL MOVIES: Film: “U.S. VS JOHN
LENNON
Event: Sat 5/31 WINTER SOLDIER NORTHWEST
Event: Fri 6/6 CINDY
SHEEHAN: “A REVOLUTION OF VALUES: MOVING FROM A WAR ECONOMY TO A PEACE ECONOMY”
Event: Sat 6/7 DAHR JAMAIL ON IRAN AND IRAQ
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Friday, 5/30 7 PM FRIDAY NIGHT AT THE MEANINGFUL MOVIES: “Film: “U.S. VS
JOHN LENNON” (96 min, David Leaf and John Scheinfeld, 2006), and the
Short: “I MET THE WALRUS”
"Imagine no possessions, I wonder if you can. No need for greed or hunger. A
brotherhood of man. Imagine all the people, Sharing all the world. You may say
I'm a dreamer. But I'm not the only one. I hope someday you'll join us. And the
world will live as one." – John Lennon
Please join us for an evening to remember John Lennon with two films about his
life. THE U.S. VS JOHN LENNON, a documentary on his work and vision; And, I AM
THE WALRUS, a wonderful short animation that draws out for us the words of John
Lennon as spoken to fourteen year old Jerry Levitan who snuck into his apartment
and persuaded him to do an interview.
(Event is FREE and open to the public! ...but Donations are kindly accepted).
LOCATION: Keystone United Church of Christ, 5019 Keystone Place N., Seattle
(Wallingford) 0.4 miles west of the I-5 NE 50th St. Exit - Metro Bus Routes
16, 26 & 44
Saturday, 5/31 NOON-4 PM WINTER SOLDIER NORTHWEST
Vets from the NW will speak out about their experiences in the Occupations
of Iraq and Afghanistan, followed by a march in the streets. The original Winter
Soldier took place in 1971, featuring first had accounts from Vietnam Veterans
Against the War. The event bolstered resistance within the ranks, and that
dissension brought the war machine to a grinding halt.
You can help in this fight by simply attending and then marching with Iraq
Veterans Against the War <http://www.ivaw.org/
<http://www.ivaw.org/>
> in solidarity against the war in Iraq.
LOCATION: Town Hall, 1119 8th Ave.
Friday, 6/6 7 PM CINDY SHEEHAN: “A REVOLUTION OF VALUES: MOVING FROM A WAR
ECONOMY TO A PEACE ECONOMY”
Cindy Sheehan will speak on "A Revolution of Values: Moving from a War
Economy to a Peace Economy," This well-known “peace mom,” anti-war activist and
Bush antagonist, is running as an Independent for the House of Representatives
in Nancy Pelosi's district in California. Sheehan will address Seattle audiences
about the need to challenge our current leaders in Congress and to move the
country away from its militaristic response to international problems. This
event is sponsored by the Progressive Action Committee PAC (PAC2). Tickets can
be purchased through Brown Paper Tickets on a sliding scale ($10-25). For more
information on this event or for endorsing and tabling opportunities, contact
Brian Lynch at
bebop@rockisland.com
(360-303-3106).
LOCATION: Town Hall, 1119 8th Ave.
Saturday, 6/7 7 PM DAHR JAMAIL ON IRAQ AND IRAN
Dahr Jamail
LOCATION: University Temple United Methodist Church, 1415 NE 43rd Street,
Seattle
ONGOING Events and Actions (General Update 1/31/07)
ANACORTES:(Updated 1/31/07) There is an ongoing vigil every Sunday from
12:00 noon until 1:00 PM at the corner of 12th and Commercial Ave. in downtown
Anacortes. This vigil has been going since before the Iraq invasion. Bring a
sign of your choosing and join our friendly, peaceful group. Howard Pellett
(360) 293-8128
cpellett@cablerocket.com <mailto:cpellett@cablerocket.com>
BALLARD VIGIL:(Updated 1/31/07) Wednesdays 5:30-6:30 in front of Tully's on
Market Street . Join us! We've vigiled in this spot weekly since fall 2002.
Info:
ballard@snowcoalition.org or 206-784-2085
BOTHELL:
Bothell MoveOn.org holds a vigil protesting the
Iraq War on Sundays from 11 am to 12:30 pm on the corner of Main Street and
Bothell Way NE. Come join us and make your voice heard! Bring a sign if you
have one, though we try to have extras on hand. We know you are out there and
we would love to grow this vigil – currently we are getting between 2-10 people
per week. Please come and join us! For more information contact
tracy@ruef.us.
BREMERTON: Fridays 5:10 to 6:40, corner of Washington Ave and 1st St.
Please join our group greeting two ferry commuter boats with signs of your
choice. Between boats we relax at our favorite locally owned and operated
coffee shop for thought provoking conversation. For additional info contact
kitsapforpeace@gmail.com or call Jane Rebelowski at 360-479-7179
(after 6:00 p.m.)
CARNATION VIGIL: (updated 3/21/07) Carnation Vigil: Every Tuesday evening, 5
to 7 PM at the intersection of Tolt Ave. and Bird St in Carnation.
Contact: Mary Crane,
epjc@songdog.eskimo.com
(Awaiting contact phone number)
DOWNTOWN: FEDERAL BUILDING:
TUESDAY: (Updated 2/7/07) from 11 am - 1 pm. Come stand with Joe Colgan and
members of Military Families Speak Out. Join us in visits to the senators
offices to demand that the troops be brought home and funding for an unjust war
be cut off. (Joe is the father of Lt. Ben Colgan, KIA in Baghdad, Iraq, November
1st, 2003.) For information contact
joepatcolgan@comcast.net , or tell: 206-824-5368
WEDNESDAY: (Updated 1/31/07) at Federal Bldg. (2nd & Marion), each
Wednesday, 4:30-6pm. This is a Declaration of Peace vigil as a continuation of
CodePink's Troops Home Fast. Contact Duff Badgley: 206-283-0621,
eduffb@hotmail.com <mailto:eduffb@hotmail.com>
.
EDMONDS: SNOHOMISH COUNTY WOMEN IN BLACK VIGIL: Women in Black stands at the
Edmonds ferry dock (near the walk-on passenger building at Brackett's Landing)
every Sunday 12:30 to 1:30 PM. Signs are "for peace" or "no more war" and aren't
political. You don't have to be a woman and you don't have to dress in black.
All are welcome. Info at beb@igc. 425-5383
EVERETT PEACE VIGIL: Everett Peace Vigil meets every Friday 12 Noon to
1PM at the south corners of Colby and Hewitt in downtown Everett. Contact
persons: Albert Penta 360-792-2129 albertpenta@hotmail or Linda Jackman l.misner@verizon.net
GREEN LAKE (Updated 12/17/07) Sundays, 2 - 3 p.m., at East Greenlake Way
N near N 63rd St near the crosswalk, Seattle; PEACE VIGIL, Bring the
Troops Home! Please come out to show opposition to the war. This vigil was
revived several months ago, but is still small (as low as one person, as high as
10 people). It's a fun place to make your opinions known, with lots of drivers
expressing diverse opinions and pedestrians stopping to talk. Please join us in
our nonviolent witness; all peaceful people invited, bring signs, leaflets, and
your friends and dogs.
KENT:(Updated 1/31/07) Every Wednesday there is a peace vigil from
12:30-1:30 PM in Kent at the corner of the Benson Rd. (104th Ave) and the Kent
Kangley Rd. Bring a cool sign. For more information, contact Phil Heft at (253)
631 5789.
pah@foxinternet.com
<mailto:pah@foxinternet.com>
KIRKLAND: Kirkland Vigil meets 2nd Tuesday evening of every month in Marina
Park Pavilion on the Kirkland waterfront park at 6:30 p.m..
We call ourselves "Citizens Along the Lake" (although if we were "Citizens Along
the Shore" our acronym would be CATS.)
our web site (undergoing some renovation): http://mysite.verizon.net
contact: Donna Schill 425 821-5596
On 255 bus route
LAKE FOREST PARK:(Updated 1/31/07)
Lake Forest Park For Peace continues its weekly
vigil every Saturday morning at Ballingers & Bothell Ways NE from 11 AM - noon.
Community Meetings start at 10 AM in the Third Place Commons Meeting Room at
Lake Forest Park Town Centre. The monthly vigil for Darfur will happen on the
first Saturday of each month from 11-12 on the east side of the intersection.
For more info contact Bob Triutnau at
bobtrut@juno.com
MADRONA VIGIL:(Updated 1/31/07) Fridays, 7:30 am - 8:30 am, at 23rd Avenue
and E. Union St., Seattle. Join Madrona-Leschi Citizens Against the War (MCAW)
to give heart to anti-war supporters on the way to work. Bring signs- but there
are usually extras for all. For information, contact Kathy Barker (328-2804)
kbarker715@comcast.net
or Sarah Banks (720-1389)
sarahb@saranjan.com
<mailto:sarahb@saranjan.com>
.
MONROE PEACE VIGIL:
MPV meets every Saturday 12 Noon to 1PM corner of Hwy 2 and Hwy 203
(Lewis St ) Monroe. Contact person: Albert Penta 360-793-2129 albertpenta@hotmail.com
OLYMPIA: (Updated 8/8/07) The Olympia Fellowship of Reconciliation has
sponsored a peace vigil from 12 noon to 1 p.m. EVERY WEDNESDAY for more than 27
years (since March 5, 1980) at the NW corner of Sylvester Park at Legion &
Capitol Way in downtown Olympia. We provide plenty of signs or you may bring
your own. This vigil conveys a friendly, nonviolent presence to passing
pedestrians and motorists. Info: Glen Anderson (360) 491-9093
info@olyfor.org
www.olyfor.org <http://www.olyfor.org/>
OLYMPIA: (Updated 8/8/07) The Olympia Fellowship of Reconciliation has
sponsored a peace vigil from 4:30 to 6:00 p.m. EVERY FRIDAY since November 1998
at the SE corner of Percival Landing Park at 4th & Water Street SW in downtown
Olympia. (During the part of the year without Daylight Saving Time, the vigil
extends only until 5:30, but we always start at 4:30.) We provide plenty of
signs or you may bring your own. This vigil conveys a friendly, nonviolent
presence to passing pedestrians and motorists. Info: Glen Anderson (360)
491-9093
info@olyfor.org
www.olyfor.org <http://www.olyfor.org/>
PHINNEY: Phinney Neighbors for Peace and Justice banner against the war
every Tuesday morning from 7:30-9 am. Northernmost Aurora Ave. pedestrian
overpass (2 blocks so. of 59th St. NW) . Access from Green Lake Way (turn by
tennis courts) to the Upper Woodland parking lot. We supply the banner. Come by
and wave to passersby and chat with neighbors.
Contact: Neil Planert :206-782-8773
REDMOND: (Updated 2/7/07) We continue to stand together as a community for
peace every Friday from 6-7pm at Anderson Park in Redmond. Please join us. For
further information contact: Peggy Loomis at 425-788-5292 or
peggyloomis@hotmail.com
<mailto:peggyloomis@hotmail.com>
SEATTLE: WESTLAKE PARK: (Updated 2/28/07) Women in Black still holds
Thursday vigils from 5 to 6 p.m. at Westlake Park. All women are welcome to
stand with us in this silent vigil. Please wear black or dark clothes. Bring a
candle if you can. 206-282-6107
seattlewomeninblack@speakeasy
SHORELINE:(Updated 2/21/07) "Shoreline Neighbors For Peace holds vigils
every Sunday from 12:30 till 1:30 PM. 175th and Meridian. Come for all or part
of the time. We have extra signs." Dwight Gibb, 206 546 1864, dgibb@earthlink.net
<mailto:dgibb@earthlink.net>
UNIVERSITY DISTRICT Join members of Blessed Sacrament’s War Weary Prayer
Group every first Wednesday at 6:00 PM, following the 5:30 PM Mass We gather in
the church nave, at Our Lady of Perpetual Help Shrine, to pray for peace in
Iraq. All are welcome to join us in this prayerful, respectful, and
non-political gathering, as we read off a litany of names of those who have died
(both US and Iraqi) as a result of this war, and ask Our Lady's intercession for
peace. Blessed Sacrament Church is located off I5 and the 50th Street ramp, at
5041 – 9th Ave NE, Seattle. Contact: Nina Butorac, Chair; 206-782-2806 -
nbutorac@yahoo.com
WEST SEATTLE:(Updated 1/31/07) Sundays, Noon to 1pm Junction of California
SW and SW Alaska with tabling. Show your opposition to the war in Iraq publicly.
We have signs, buttons and leaflets. Join us!
jmrepp@comcast.net
, 206.932.9522.
WHITE CENTER:(Updated 1/31/07) West Seattle Neighbors for Peace and Justice
also vigil with signs at the intersection of Roxbury & 15th SW in the White
Center neighborhood weekly on Wednesdays 3pm to 4pm. Bring signs and join us in
showing opposition to the Iraq occupation and/or the current administration.
This a peaceful gathering and requires respect for differences. 206.763.1088 or
jmrepp@comcast.net <mailto:jmrepp@comcast.net>
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