New international students who want to learn more about our electoral
system may be interested in this presentation this Friday. It features
some very well-known Americans, talking about current political issues.

It would also, of course, be of great interest to resident Americans who
are concerned about current trends in our political system.

Mary Anne

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Pentagon Papers whistleblower Daniel Ellsberg, Global
Exchange activist Medea Benjamin, and nationally
syndicated columnist Norman Solomon will be in
Seattle on Friday evening at 7 pm at University Temple
United Methodist Church (1415 NE 43rd in the U
District).

THE PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION, 2004 AND BEYOND: WHAT’S AT
STAKE. Admission: $10; $5 for students and unemployed;
no one turned away. Sponsored by SNOW (Sound
Nonviolent Opponents of War).

The purpose of the nonpartisan tour is not only to get
people more informed and motivated to vote in
November. The three speakers also intend to begin
discussion and debate on vital issues affecting
citizens from all walks
of life. Their goal will be to activate and empower
people to stay involved in working at the grassroots
level on these issues and for a more democratic
America no matter who is elected.

Daniel Ellsberg is the legendary top-level analyst who
changed the course of American history by leaking the
Pentagon Papers, exposing the secret history of the
war in Southeast Asia, and author of Secrets: A Memoir
of Vietnam.

Medea Benjamin is a powerful and charismatic force for
human rights, founding director of Global Exchange and
co-founder of Code Pink: Women for Peace, recently
seen taking a stand at both the Democratic and
Republican National Conventions.
Norman Solomon is a nationally syndicated columnist
and co-author of “Target Iraq: What the News Media
Didn’t Tell You.”