A wide range of internationally-relevant programs in the Seattle area
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Below:

1. Friday Night At the Meaningful Movies Schedule

2. Other worthwhile events in the neighborhood

3. Action Items - participate

Dear friends,

Please join us this coming Friday evening, February 23rd, 7:00 - 9:30 PM for
a very special presentation:

"TIBET: CRY OF THE SNOW LION"

WITH

THE VENERABLE TULKU YESHI OF SAKYA MONASTERY,

AND TIBETAN-BORN RIGDZIN TINGKHYE

Friday, February 23, 2007, 7-9:30 PM

Keystone Church -- 5019 Keystone Place N., Seattle
0.4 miles west of the I-5 50th St. Exit - Metro Bus Routes 16, 26 & 44
Free! - Donations Very Much Appreciated!!


Film: "TIBET: CRY OF THE SNOW LION" (104 minutes, Tom Peosay, 2002) With the
Venerable Tulku Yeshi of Sakya Monastery, and Tibetan-born Rigdzin Tingkhye
to explain and discuss the current situation in Tibet. Also on hand to
answer questions will be representatives of Tibet Education Network at
Global Source, Tibetan Nuns Project, and Seattle Tibetan Youth Congress.

A definitive exploration of a well-known yet little understood subject,
TIBET: CRY OF THE SNOW LION tells the epic story of modern Tibet: a story of
struggle and suffering, courage and compassion. The story of the Dalai
Lama's efforts to maintain a non-violent struggle for justice takes on
renewed relevance in a world focused on war and terrorism. In the words of
Tibetan intellectual Lhasang Tsering, "All leaders in the world are talking
about peace, but nobody is doing anything about it. Everybody is condemning
violence, but nobody is doing anything to support non-violence."
Nevertheless, despite more than fifty years of oppression, Lhasang stresses
that Tibetans "have not lost the hope and the courage to be free." CRY OF
THE SNOW LION powerfully examines the history of devastation in Tibet, the
international significance of the Tibetan issue today, and the spiritual
beliefs that continue to inspire hope for the future. We will be joined in
discussion by Tulku Yeshi and Rigdzin Tingkhye. The author of eight books,
the Venerable Tulku Yeshi of Sakya Monastery in Greenwood has received
teachings from 25 masters representing all five schools of Tibetan Buddhism.
Tibetan-born Rigdzin Tingkhye has been the translator for senior Tibetan
Buddhist lamas and geshes and is the proprietor of the Pema Kharpo Shop.

(Event is FREE and open to the public! ..but Donations are kindly accepted).




Friday, March 2, 2007, 7-9:30 PM

Film: "REGRET TO INFORM" (72 minutes, 1998) In Support of International
Women's Day

A rare women's perspective on war, in which two women widowed by the Vietnam
War -- Vietnamese translator Xuan Ngoc Nguyen and US filmmaker Barbara
Sonneborn -- travel through Vietnam looking at the heritage of the war and
its impact on them and on other women. Nominated for a US Academy Award as
Best Documentary.

Co-sponsored by the US Women & Cuba Collaboration (www.womenandcuba.org
<http://www.womenandcuba.org/> ) and The National Asian Pacific American
Women's Forum - Seattle Chapter. Representatives from The National Asian
Pacific American Women's Forum will lead the discussion.

(Event is FREE and open to the public! ..but Donations are kindly accepted).




Friday, March 9 , 2007, 7-9:30 PM

Film: "INVISIBLE CHILDREN" (55 min, Jason Russell, Bobby Bailey, Laren
Poole, 2002)

Can a story change the world? In the spring of 2003, three young Americans
traveled to Africa in search of such a story. What started out as a
filmmaking adventure in Africa transformed into much more, when these three
boys from Southern California found themselves stranded in Northern Uganda.
What they found was a tragedy that disgusted and inspired them - a story
where children are the weapons and the victims. They discovered children
being abducted from their homes and forced to fight as child soldiers.
"Invisible Children" exposes the effects of a 20-year-long war on the
children of Northern Uganda. Out of the filmmakers' efforts, a movement has
been born that provides resources skills, and funds for health care, safety,
education and employment for the people of Northern Uganda. The goal of the
movement is to empower individual viewers to become a part of the story a

(Event is FREE and open to the public! ..but Donations are kindly accepted).




**Friday, March 16 , 2007, 7-9:30 PM

Film: "WAITING TO INHALE" (74 min, Katherine Covall and Jed Riffe, 2005)
With Sunil Aggarwal, Damon Agnos and the Washington Campaign for Safe
Access.

Waiting to Inhale examines the heated debate over marijuana and its use as
medicine in the United States. Eleven states have passed legislation to
protect patients who use medical marijuana. Yet opponents claim the medical
argument is just a smokescreen for a different agenda - to legalize
marijuana for recreation and profit. What claims are being made, and what
are the stakes? Waiting to Inhale takes viewers inside the lives of patients
who have been forever changed by illness, and parents who lost their
children to addiction. Is marijuana really a gateway drug? What evidence is
there to support the claim that marijuana can alleviate some of the
devastating symptoms of AIDS, cancer and multiple sclerosis? Waiting to
Inhale sheds new light on this controversy and presents shocking new
evidence that marijuana could hold a big stake in the future of medicine.
Sunil Aggarwal is the Immediate Past President of the Washington Physicians
for Social Responsibility and a 3rd year medical student at the University
of Washington. Currently, he is working on his Doctorate in Medical
Geography, and a major focus of his dissertation is the political ecology of
cannabis botanical medicine delivery. Damon Agnos is the coordinator for the
Washington Campaign for Safe Access, a statewide grassroots organization of
patients, medical professionals, scientists, and concerned individuals. The
WCSA works to promote safe and legal access to cannabis for therapeutic use
and research. More info: www.safeaccesswashington.org
<file:///C:/Documents%20and%20Settings/Dyke%20Turner/Application%20Data/Micr
osoft/Word/www.safeaccesswashington.org> .

(Event is FREE and open to the public! ..but Donations are kindly accepted).






OTHER EVENTS IN THE AREA:

Tuesday, February 20, 2007, 7:00 PM

THE CASE FOR IMPEACHMENT - TOWN HALL MEETING.

Washington Center for the Performing Arts, 512 Washington SE, Olympia;

U.S. Constitution in Crisis: Nationally recognized experts Elizabeth de la
Vega (former federal prosecutor and author of U.S. versus George W. Bush),
David Lindorff (legal scholar and co-author of The Case for Impeachment: The
Legal Argument for Removing President George W. Bush from Office), and Ray
McGovern (27-year CIA veteran, whistle-blower, and organizer of Veteran
Intelligence Professionals for Sanity) provide solid factual information.
Doors open at 6 p.m. Free. info George Hartwell 360-459-1079
impeachbush@...



Friday, February 23, 2007, 7:30 PM

KIRKLAND MEANINGFUL MOVIES: BEYOND GOOD AND EVIL

Presented by Evergreen Peace and Justice Community presents
Kirkland Congregational Church Fellowship Hall, 106 5TH Ave, Kirkland
Films 7:30 PM every Friday. Admission to all films is FREE of charge.
Donations are greatly appreciated.

The belief that "good triumphs over evil" resonates deeply in our psyche
through religious, cultural, and political discourses. It is also a common
theme in the entertainment media where the struggle between good and evil is
frequently resolved through violence. The potential negative impact of media
violence on children has long been a public concern. It is even more
troubling when U.S. military violence, both in the news and in
entertainment, is often glorified as heroic and patriotic. This video
examines how the "good and evil" rhetoric, in both the entertainment and the
news media, has helped children to dehumanize the enemies, justify their
killing and threat the suffering of innocent civilians as necessary
sacrifice.



Saturday, February 24, 2007, 4:00 PM

SPECIAL PREVIEW SCREENING OF DOCUMENTARY FILM: RACE TO EXECUTION, AND PANEL
DISCUSSION

Northwest Film Forum, 1515 12th Ave (at Pike), Seattle (nwfilmforum.org)

The Independent Television Service (ITVS), KCTS Television Seattle, KBCS
91.3 FM, the City of Seattle Office for Civil Rights, the Langston Hughes
African American Film Festival, the Central District Forum for Arts & Ideas,
Reclaim The Media, and the Northwest Film Forum will co-present a special
preview screening of RACE TO EXECUTION on Saturday, February 24, 2007 at
4:00 PM. The screening is open to the public and there is no charge to
attend. RACE TO EXECUTION offers a compelling and original investigation of
America's death penalty by probing how race discrimination infects our
capital punishment system. This film neither advocates nor repudiates the
death penalty; instead, the documentary reveals the inaccuracies inherent of
the racialized portrayal of victims and perpetrators in the media, where
potential jurors internalize these biases and bring them into the courtroom.
Panel discussion and audience Q & A following the film. RSVP to
rsvp@... or call 1-800-930-6060. More info:
http://www.itvs.org/outreach/racetoexecution/.
<http://www.itvs.org/outreach/racetoexecution/> To reserve seats go to:
rsvp@... or call 1-800-930-6060. For more information
visit http://communitycinemaseattle.org/



Sunday, February 25, 2007, 5:00 PM

SCHULZ LECTURE: RESTORING AMERICA'S GOOD NAME ABROAD

East Shore Unitarian Church in Bellevue

An Evening with Dr. William F. Schulz, former executive director of Amnesty
International USA.

After 9/11 the world community shared America's grief and stood united with
us. Now, five years later, most of the world views the U.S. with scorn and
even fear. How could international opinion have fallen so far and so fast?
In a lecture titled, "Restoring America's Good Name Abroad," Dr. William F.
Schulz, the former Executive Director of Amnesty International USA, will
explore the origins of our deteriorating reputation and discuss what can be
done about it. Dr. Schulz is an electrifying and inspirational speaker who
"has done more than anyone in the American human rights movement to make
human rights issues known in the U.S." (New York Review of Books).
Sponsored by the Puget Sound Unitarian Universalist Council, ACLU of
Washington, American Friends Service Committee, Amnesty International, Hate
Free Zone, and World Affairs Council of Seattle. For more information:
425-747-3780 or www.eastshoreunitarian.org
<http://www.eastshoreunitarian.org/>



Wednesday, February 28, 2007, 7:00 PM

FILM: "IMPEACH BUSH AND CHENEY" by John Nichols

The Bradford Center - 702, 108th Ave. NE, Bellevue, WA

Film: "IMPEACH BUSH AND CHENEY" by John Nichols (58 MIN, TUC Radio, 2006)

Start the year out right! The acclaimed author, Washington correspondent
for the Nation, and media critic John Nichols wrote a new book entitled: The
Genius of Impeachment. The author Studs Terkel said about Nichols` book:
"Never within my memory has the case for impeachment of Bush and his equally
crooked confederates been so clearly and fervently offered as John Nichols
has done in this book. They are after all our public servants who have
rifled our savings, bled our young, and challenged our sanity. And Nichols
has given us the history, the language and the arguments we will need to do
so."

John Nichols went to San Francisco just before the November 2006 election to
urge the group of friends and activist that had gathered to meet him that
the real political work was to begin on the day after the election. And that
work will be - he suggested - to bring about the impeachment of George Bush
and Dick Cheney.

(Event is FREE and open to the public, but Donations are kindly accepted).



Saturday, March 3, 2007, 7:00 PM

FILM: THE END OF SUBURBIA: OIL DEPLETION AND THE COLLAPSE OF THE AMERICAN
DREAM

Edmonds Christian Church, 23010 84th Avenue West, Edmonds

Suburbia, and all it promises, has become the American Dream. But as we
enter the 21st century, serious questions are beginning to emerge about the
sustainability of this way of life. With brutal honesty and a touch of
irony, 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. World Oil Peak and the inevitable
decline of fossil fuels are upon us now, some scientists and policy makers
argue in this documentary. EVENT IS FREE and Open to the Public, Donations
are kindly accepted. Discussion follows. For more information please
contact: Roy Smith at 206-849-1065 or roysmith@...



Sunday, March 4, 2007, 1:00 - 3:00 PM

A DAY OF DIALOGUE, ACTION & CELEBRATION: A PUBLIC READING OF OUR
CONSTITUTION AND BILL OF RIGHTS

Speakers Corner at the pocket-park just north of the Phinney Neighborhood
Association (Phinney Ave N and 67th Street)

Join your neighbors and elected officials to publicly read our Constitution
and Bill of Rights.

March 4, 1789, is the day that the US Constitution went into effect. In this
time of polarization, abandonment of founding principles, and the apparent
inability of elected officials to address the most dire crisis of our time
"We the People" must MarchForth!

"We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union,
establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common
defense, promote the general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to
ourselves and our Posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for
the United States of America." ~ U.S. Constitution Preamble

The Constitution requires continual vigilance by "We The People," yet how
many of us ever read it or even discuss it? Let's gather on March 4th to
read this incredible document together as we all continue to work to "form a
more perfect Union."

Copies of our Constitution and Bill of Rights will be distributed and you
and your family and friends can take part in the event by publicly reading
parts of it. After our event there will be a meeting at the Seattle Center
House at 3:30 to report and celebrate with others. For more information,
call: 206 783 1152 or go to <http://www.wethepeoplemarch4th.org/>
www.WeThePeopleMarch4th.org

Presented by: your neighbors, Phinney EcoVillage,
<http://www.phinneyecovillage.net/> www.phinneyecovillage.net ,& the
Backbone Campaign

More info: Cecile Andrews, author of "Slow Is Beautiful" and "The Circle of
Simplicity", <http://www.cecileandrews.com/> http://www.cecileandrews.com



Saturday March 10, 2007, 7:30 PM

FOR WORD FILM SERIES: THE GROUND TRUTH - BY PATRICIA FOULKROD

Havurat Ee Shalom, 15401 Westside Hwy, Vashon Is

Some truths are hard- the ones portrayed in this film are among the most
difficult I have experienced in any film. Here we have the opportunity to
listen to a number of firsthand experiences with the truth about the war in
Iraq. As Army Specialist Aidan Delgado states: "Americans want to honor
veterans with a yellow sticker or a parade, but they don't want to honor
vets by actually listening to what they have to say." From recruitment
deceptions to post traumatic stress, the time is now for listening to what
the people who are actually fighting this war are saying - here is your
chance. Admission will be by donation- $5.00 suggested. These are not for
profit screenings and all money collected will go toward screening
expenses, a donation to the director, and a small percentage will be
retained for future film purchases. For more info contact Peter Ray-
567-4542, pgr42@...



ALSO: Check out Jean Buskin's great event site:
<http://www.scn.org/activism/calendar/>
http://www.scn.org/activism/calendar/



ACTION ITEM OF THE WEEK:

(for more action items, go to SNOW Actions of the Week:
<http://www.snowcoalition.org/site/action/of_the_week>
http://www.snowcoalition.org/site/action/of_the_week )



TELL CONGRESS TO CUT WAR FUNDING

The House and Senate are on vacation until January, so this is a good time
to contact your Senators and Representative to urge them to use the power of
the purse to bring an end to the war in Iraq. President Bush is expected to
ask for a $160 Billion emergency supplemental budget, in addition to the $70
billion Congress provided last October, and in addition to the more than
$450 billion National Security budget (that's more than the rest of the
world combined. For a great look at the military budget, visit
http://www.fcnl.org/budget/).



Rep. Dennis Kucinich has called on Congress to demand that the troops be
brought home now, using money already budgeted, but no one from Washington
has joined him. To their credit (and ours), Jay Inslee and Jim McDermott
were among the 26 signers of a Congressional Letter to President Bush
calling on him to diplomatically engage
Iraq's neighbors, starting out by appointing James Baker and Lee Hamilton as
Special Envoys.



Rep. Jim McDermott: www.house.gov/mcdermott

Rep. Jay Inslee: www.house.gov/inslee

Rep. Dave Reichert www.house.gov/reichert

Rep. Rick Larsen www.house.gov/larsen

Rep. Adam Smith www.house.gov/adamsmith



Sen. Patty Murray www.murray.senate.gov
<http://www.murray.senate.gov/>

Sen. Maria Cantwell www.cantwell.senate.gov
<http://www.cantwell.senate.gov/>



Or call the Congressional switchboard toll free at 800-614-2803 during East
Coast business hours. In either case, make sure to give your address or
mention where you live: being a constituent makes your comments important.





Another great resource for contacting your representatives:
<http://takeaction.amnestyusa.org/c.goJTI0OvElH/b.953517/k.7443/Your_Elected
_Officials/siteapps/advocacy/search.aspx>
http://takeaction.amnestyusa.org/c.goJTI0OvElH/b.953517/k.7443/Your_Elected_
Officials/siteapps/advocacy/search.aspx





Thanks!





Wallingford Neighbors for Peace and Justice
"Friday Night At The Meaningful Movies"
Social Justice Films & Community Discussion ...Every Friday Night
All Films At: Keystone Church, 5019 Keystone Place N., Seattle (Wallingford)



0.4 miles west of the I-5 50th St. Exit - Metro Bus Routes 16, 26 & 44
Free! - Donations Very Much Appreciated!!


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