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242 calendar – WEBSITE VERSION .doc Calendar Events sponsored by FOR are preceded by the symbol FOR. Phone numbers are in (360) unless otherwise noted. Events outside of Thurston County have their locations underlined. TCTV programs use cable channel 22 in Thurston County.

EVERY WEEK:

Every Monday through Friday from 5:00 to 6:00 am AND from 4 to 5 pm: “Democracy Now” with Amy Good- man on TCTV Every Monday through Friday from 9:00 to 10:00 am: Amy Goodman’s “Democracy Now” on KAOS 89.3 FM FOR Every Monday from 1:30 to 2:30 pm: Olympia FOR’s TCTV Program: OCTOBER: “Nonviolence in the Real World.” NOVEMBER: “Militarism Is the Problem, Not the Solution.” See descriptions on the Olympia FOR’s Oct-Nov newsletter pages 6-7. Watch programs on TCTV cable channel 22 in Thurston County, or watch from anywhere through www.olympiafor.org soon after the program debuts early in the month. Every Monday through Friday from 5:00 to 5:30 pm: Free Speech Radio News on KAOS 89.3 FM Every Monday from 5:00 to 6:00 pm: Veterans for Peace airs a locally produced program on TCTV. Info: Dennis Mills 867-1487 [email protected] FOR Every Wednesday from 12:00 noon to 1:00 pm: Peace Vigil in NW corner of Sylvester Park (at Legion & Capitol Way). Please come for all or part of the hour to witness in a friendly way for peace and nonviolence. We provide plenty of signs. Info: [email protected] 491-9093 Every Wednesday at 2:30 pm: Parents Organizing for Welfare and Economic Rights (POWER) holds volunteer meetings every week at the POWER office, 309 5th Ave, next door to Rainy Day Records. Children are welcome. Info: 352- 9716 [email protected] www.oly-wa.us/power Every Thursday from 12:00 to 1:00 pm: “Parallel University” on KAOS 89.3 FM features interesting, informative programs about peace, social justice, the environment, progressive politics, and other alternative viewpoints. Info: parralleluniversi- [email protected] Every Thursday from 8:00 to 9:00 pm: Veterans for Peace airs a locally produced program on TCTV. Info: Dennis Mills 867-1487 [email protected] FOR Every Thursday from 9:00 to 10:00 pm: Olympia FOR’s TCTV Program: OCTOBER: “Nonviolence in the Real World.” NOVEMBER: “Militarism Is the Problem, Not the Solution.” See descriptions on the Olympia FOR’s Oc- t-Nov newsletter pages 6-7. Watch programs on TCTV cable channel 22 in Thurston County, or watch from anywhere through www.olympiafor.org soon after the program debuts early in the month. Every Friday from 8:30 to 10:30 am: The Housing Justice Project can help tenants and others: From 8:30 to 10:30 am Thurston County Volunteer Legal Services presents the Housing Justice Project at the Thurston County Superior Court- house, Building 2 at 2000 Lakeridge Drive SW, Olympia. They offer landlord/tenant advice, unlawful detainer docket representation, and help for mobile home owners with complaints about rules violations, notices from landlords or park owners and mobile home eviction cases. The Housing Justice Project also provides free legal advice and in-court representation to low income people in eviction proceedings. Call (360) 705-8194 for information or to schedule an appointment. For immediate legal information call 1-800-201-1041 (9:15 am to 12:15 pm Monday through Friday). Every Friday from 9:00 am to 12:00 noon: Weekly meetings about ending homelessness in Olympia occur at the Housing Authority's Conference Room, 1206 12th Ave SE in Olympia. (This is off Eastside Street near the Puget Sound Blood Center. The conference room is in the front of the building. Look for signs leading the way.) Info: Theresa Slusher, Homeless Coordinator Project, Thurston County, Washington 789-4449 [email protected] FOR Every Friday from 4:30 to 6:00 pm: Peace Vigil at south end of Percival Landing at 4th & Water downtown. Please join us for whatever length of time you can. We provide plenty of signs. The Artesian Rumble Arkestra jazz band joins us at 5:00 to support our vigil! Sponsor: Olympia FOR. Info: 491-9093 [email protected] Every Friday from 5:00 to 6:00 pm: “Women in Black” Silent Vigil for Peace on the south side of W 4th Ave near the fountain. Women only. Please wear black. Some signs are provided. Since 1988 “Women in Black” has been a loose network of women worldwide committed to peace with justice and actively opposed to war and violence. Info: Karin Kraft 754-5352 kraftk- [email protected] FOR Every Saturday from 12:00 noon to 1:00 pm: Peace Vigil in Centralia on the edge of Washington Park at Locust & Pearl in downtown Centralia. On most Saturdays gather afterward nearby at the Santa Lucia Coffee House. Sponsor: Lewis County’s “Fire Mountain” FOR chapter. Info: June Butler 748-9658 or Larry Kerschner 880-4741 [email protected]

SPECIFIC DATES

Fri Sept 28: Starting date for massive protests against the corrupting influence of money in politics: Protests starting today in Los Angeles and New York and continue across the country throughout October. People are demanding immediate disclosure of all dark money that has corrupted our democracy. People will peacefully refuse to leave until they meet our demand - even if it means risking arrest. Make Big Money’s corruption of our democracy a defining issue of the election! Build a clear mandate for reform, and hold candidates accountable after Election Day! Info and sign up at www.99rise.org Sat Sept 29: Nisqually River Watershed Festival at the Nisqually Wildlife Refuge: Celebrate the rich cultural and natural heritage of the amazing Nisqually River Basin from 10 am to 4 pm at the Nisqually Wildlife Refuge near I-5 near the Thurston-Pierce county border. This year’s festival includes a variety of educational exhibits and hands-on activities for kids of all ages (salmon fish printing, plywood fish painting, a marine touch tank and much, much more). The festival’s main stage will fea- ture live reptiles, birds of prey, music and dancing. The Red Salmon Story Tent will be back. Free admission. Info: www.nisquallyriver.org (360)753-9467 Sat Sept 29: Thurston Solar Tour at 19 local sites in Thurston County from 10 am to 4 pm. Yes, solar energy really does work here! Visit local homes and businesses to see what they are doing and get ideas for what you might do. Thirteen of this year’s sites have never been on the tour before. The tour is self-guided, free, and open to the public. Info: www.thurstonsolar- tour.com Sat Sept 29: Re-Skilling Day is an opportunity to learn and develop basic skills for local sustainability: How did people meet their needs in the days before cheap oil and high tech “solutions”? Transition Olympia offers a “Re-Skilling Day” to help people with the skills for the post-oil world when we will need to be more localized and more self-reliant. Enjoy workshops, demonstrations and talks. Since the 1960s, skills that were once commonplace such how to garden, repair things, look after small livestock, and generally make do with little have gradually disappeared. But the world is changing and relearn- ing those skills, along with some newer ones like natural building and maintaining renewable energy systems will help us become a more resilient community. On the September 29, members of the community will share such diverse skills as making cheese, raising goats, making a pop can solar collector, beekeeping, creating a local currency, winter gardening, building insulat- ed window inserts and making a rocket stove. Gather at the Olympia Friends Meeting House, 3021 Boston Harbor Road NE (formerly the Salmon Club, on the left just past Priest Point Park) from 10 am to 5 pm. Info: www.transitionolympia.org and Susi O’Bryan 754-4021 [email protected] FOR Mon Oct 1: “Nonviolence in the Real World” is our OCTOBER 2012 TV program on TCTV, cable channel 22 in Thurston County at 1:30 this afternoon – or watch it on your computer through www.olympiafor.org soon after it has debuted on TCTV. See description of this program on pages 6-7 of our OCT-NOV newsletter. Info on this TV program is at 360-491-9093 [email protected] www.olympiafor.org FOR Mon Oct 1: Son of a murder victim tells why he opposes the Death Penalty, and an organizer from Seattle explains how to move the Washington State Legislature to abolish the death penalty here: The public is invited to hear the son of a murder victim explain why he opposes the death penalty. Bill Lucero will speak and answer questions at 7:00 pm Monday October 1 at Olympia Friends Meeting House at 3201 Boston Harbor Road NE, Olympia (on the left just north of Priest Point Park). The public is invited to arrive at 6:30 to enjoy refreshments and social time and to browse the information table. Bill Lucero is a long time death penalty abolitionist from Topeka, Kansas. Five years after his father was mur- dered, he co-founded the Kansas Coalition Against the Death Penalty. The evening also includes a presentation by Brynn Smith, Field Organizer for the Safe and Just Alternatives (SJA) campaign, which is urging the Washington State Legislature to replace the death penalty with a maximum sentence of life imprisonment without any possibility of parole. Attendees will be able to learn how they can help with this effort. Washington State has executed five persons in the past 20 years. This event is sponsored by the Olympia Fellowship of Reconciliation’s Committee for Alternatives to the Death Penalty (www.olympiafor.org/death_penalty.htm) and the Peace and Social Justice Committee of the local Quaker congregation, Olympia Friends Meeting (www.olyfriends.homestead.com and www.olyfriends.homestead.com/justice.html). Info: Emily Hammargren, (360) 352-0695 [email protected], or Glen Anderson (360) 491-9093 [email protected] Info about SJA is at www.sjawa.org Tues Oct 2, Thurs Oct 4, Sat Oct 6: Basic volunteer training to help homeless persons at the SideWalk Advo- cacy Center: SideWalk is a volunteer-driven advocacy and support program for homeless adults. Designed to be a single stop, coordinated entry, SideWalk's mission is to end homelessness through a coordination of resources. Clients are assigned a volunteer advocate who stays with them until they have found a sustainable home. SideWalk volunteer training is intensive, profession- al-level training geared toward all skill levels. Interested volunteers from all backgrounds are encouraged to apply. Tuesday 2-5 pm and Thurs 2-5 pm and Sat 10 am to 4 pm at the SideWalk Advocacy Center, 1139 5th Ave SE, Olympia. Training is free, but you must pre-register and attend all three of these training sessions. Info: Emma Margraf, Volunteer Coordinator, 545-3082 em- [email protected] and www.walkthurston.org FOR Tues Oct 2: Olympia FOR’s book discussion group about moving from war to peace: 7:00 pm at Chuck Schultz’s home, 1621 Tullis NE (a little north of San Francisco Street Bakery). Info: Chuck at 705-8520 [email protected] com Tues Oct 2: Miko Peled, author of The General's Son: Journey of an Israeli in Palestine, speaks in Tacoma: Miko Peled is the son of the highly revered and influential Israeli General Matti Peled, who led the 1967 six-day war. His family was deeply steeped from the early 1900s in the Zionist concept of creating a Jewish state in Palestine. After the war, General Matti Peled made a plea for the “conquered” areas to be returned to the people from which it was taken for the sake of security, equality, human rights and peace, stating that without doing so Israel would never have peace or security. Miko Peled will speak about his personal journey (including the death of his niece in a suicide bombing) and study of Israeli state archives to unveil and dispel the many mythical and commonly accepted “truths” about the history of the Palestine/Israeli struggle since 1947. Of his book The General's Son, author Alice Walker writes, “There are few books on the Israel/Palestine issue that seem as hopeful to me as this one.” Sponsored by the Tacoma Chapter of Jewish Voice for Peace. 7:00 pm at Fircrest United Methodist Church, 1018 Columbia (really on South 19 St., just west of Pearl), Tacoma. [email protected] Wed Oct 3: HOMES NOT BANKS invites you to organize opposition to foreclosures: They want to keep people in their homes and to make the big banks pay for the fraudulent and immoral practices that they have used and are still using. HOMES NOT BANKS welcomes people facing problems with foreclosures or mortgages – and people interested in helping others who are facing those problems. This group emerged from Occupy Olympia as a practical way to meet people’s needs. Info: www.HomesNotBanks.org 6:30 pm in the library of St. John’s Episcopal Church at 19th Ave & Capitol Way. The most convenient entrance is from the parking lot on 19th. Info: Rod Tharp 786-1901 [email protected] Thurs Oct 4: Coal Trains, Coal Exports: Hear information and discuss at 7:00 pm at Traditions Café, 5th & Water, downtown Olympia. Thurs Oct 4: “Hope, Anger, and Courage: Faithful Witness in a World of Climate Change” -- Earth Ministry, an ecumenical group that connects the dots between environmental issues and religious faith, observes the annual celebration of St. Francis by focusing on the climate crisis, coal trains, and fracking. Hear Dr. Kevin O’Brien and Dr. Brian Naasz of Pacific Luth eran University speak 7:00-8:30 pm at the Columbia City Church of Hope, 3818 South Angeline Street, Seattle. St. Francis is wi dely accepted as the patron saint of the environmental movement because of his deep love for all creatures and his profound awar eness of God’s creation. Using contemporary debates about natural gas fracking and coal export as examples, a chemist and a C hristian ethicist will present their perspectives on what it will take to nurture the environmental movement in Francis’s spirit. Wi th hope, anger, and courage, the environmental movement can continue to respond thoughtfully, effectively, and faithfully to the challenges facing our world today. Info: Josh Gross at [email protected] Thurs Oct 4 and some additional dates: "Discovery" Speakers Series offered by South Sound Estuary Associ- ation: South Sound Estuary Association’s (SSEA) “Discovery” Speakers Series offers intriguing topics that affect the South Sound. Each lecture held at the LOTT’s Water Education (WET) Science Center, 500 NE Adams, Olympia. Free and open to the public. Doors open at 6:30 pm, and events run from 7 to 9 pm. Come early and view the LOTT WET Science Center exhibits. Look for info about the whole “Discovery” series. Info: Leihla 360-888-0565 [email protected] Fri Oct 5: FILM: “Fahrenheit 451” is a classic 1966 film about a futuristic world that prohibits books, based on Ray Brad- bury’s novel criticizing Stalinism and McCarthyism. A discussion will follow. Free admission at Olympia Film Society, Capitol Theater, 206 5th Ave SE, Olympia. www.olympiafilmsociety.org Fri Oct 5: Rachel Corrie Foundation’s Olympia Arab Fest Mural Café and Hookah Lounge: Enjoy the Olympia- Rafah Solidarity Mural and an all-ages café and a hookah lounge (must be 18+ to smoke hookah) at State Ave & Capitol Way, downtown Olympia from 5 to 10 pm (and continuing Saturday 12 noon to 5 pm). This is part of their 2012 Peace Works event, Olympia Arab Fest 2012. (See Sat Oct 6 listing below.) FOR Fri-Sat Oct 5-6: Olympia FOR participates in “Arts Walk with children’s peace-related art: Kristen Dahle will arrange for upper elementary school students to provide art on the theme “History is more than a series of wars” in the window of Buck’s 5th Avenue, 209 5th Ave SE, downtown, during Arts Walk on Friday from 5 to 10 pm and Saturday from 12 noon to 5 pm. This art will remain on display long after that weekend.

Sat Oct 6: Great variety of activities at the Rachel Corrie Foundation’s Olympia Arab Fest 2012: Enjoy a full weekend of activities, including Arab artists, educational tables, children's activities, food, music, dance, films and more! Expe- rience the food, culture, traditions, lifestyles and peoples of the Arab world in a joyous and authentic manner. This event focuses on the diversity and complexity of the Arab peoples by challenging stereotypes, showcasing Arab arts and performance, and cel- ebrating diversity within our community. As stated by Farihan Bushnaq, a local Arab-American community member (and guest on the Olympia Fellowship of Reconciliation’s September 2012 TV program), “The Arabs are known for their love of poetry, their generosity and for welcoming the foreign visitor. The best way to dispel the negative image of the Arabs is to pay them a visit.” Make Arab Fest one of your Arts Walk stops! Arab Fest features day-long events on Saturday October 6. Arab-Ameri- cans from our local region bring you diverse representations of different countries of the Arab world. Performances include Batiste Dabke Dance Team from Seattle and the critically acclaimed House of Tarab Arabic Music Ensemble. Panelists will discuss topics such as Arab Women Shattering Stereotypes and Arab Contributions to Science. Don't miss our live Arab Falcon- ry educational table! Bring your whole family for scavenger hunts, children's games, storytelling and a fashion show! Most events occur at the Olympia Center, 222 Columbia Street NW, downtown. Saturday from 11 am to 5 pm. Free admission. Shu- ruq is an Arab word for sunrise. Info and updates: Rachel Corrie Foundation for peace and Justice, (360) 754-3998 www. rachelcorriefoundation.org/peaceworks/arab-fest-2012 and www.rachelcorriefoundation.org/blog/event/olympia- arab-fest-2012 Sat Oct 6: “Race, Education and the Criminal Justice System.” The Race & Pedagogy Initiative at the University of Puget Sound is hosting a day-long (9 am to 5 pm) conference at UPS’s campus in northern Tacoma. Keynote speaker Ericka Huggins and four panels will explore the school-to-prison pipeline; four other panels will explore higher education inside the criminal justice system; and four additional panels will explore the intersections of race, education and post-release challenges. Watch Gilda Sheppard’s documentary about women in Washington Corrections Center for Women in Gig Harbor. Current and former prisoners, parents, educators, judges, attorneys, activists and more will attend. Info: Judith Kay [email protected] com Registration cost including lunch is $100, but scholarships, group rates, etc., are available so more can attend. Register at www.pugetsound.edu/raceandpedagogy. Check the website for program updates, and direct questions to raceandpeda- [email protected] or 253 879-2435. Sat Oct 6: Khaled the Comic – an internationally touring comedian – performs in Olympia: Khaled the Comic, who has toured throughout the US, Canada, and the Middle East will top off Saturday night’s portion of Olympia Arab Fest 2012 with a performance at The Olympia Center, 222 Columbia Street NW, downtown, at 7:00 pm. He will be joined by Yusra Khogali, a Sudanese-Canadian spoken word artist and NF, a Saudi Arabian hip hop artist from Washington DC. Admission is $15, ($10 students). Info: Rachel Corrie Foundation for Peace and Justice, (360) 754-3998 www.rachelcorriefoundation.org/peaceworks/arab-fest-2012 and www.rachelcorriefoundation.org/blog/event/olympia- arab-fest-2012 Sat Oct 6 to Sat Oct 13: International Week of Protest to Stop the Militarization of Space: The Global Network Against Weapons and Nuclear Power in Space is scheduling its annual week of education and protest to protect space for peaceful purposes. In May 2012 the Olympia FOR sponsored a public speaking engagement by Bruce Gagnon, the Global Network’s Coordinator. The Global Network encourages people to work especially during this week to educate the public and to protest the militarization of space. Info: (207) 443-9502 [email protected] www.space4peace.org Sun Oct 7: 18th Annual Indigenous People’s Day happens nationwide with a 12 noon rally in Seattle: In the spirit of Crazy Horse, this event also supports Leonard Peltier and political prisoners worldwide. It will occur in Westlake Park on 4th Avenue between Pike and Pine Streets in downtown Seattle. The rally will run from 12 noon to 3 pm with an MC and several interesting speakers. A potluck will follow at 3 pm, so please bring non-perishable foods that will not need to be pre- pared there because no cooking facilities exist there. Hosted by Native People's Alliance with Friends Allies. Facebook Events Page: http://www.facebook.com/arthurj.m2#!/events/365143240222072/ More info: (206) 329-3251 or (360) 286-0055 FOR Sun Oct 7: “Localization, Not Occupation” – Mark the 11th anniversary of the US war in Afghanistan with a special all-day community event in Sylvester Park (Legion & Capitol Way) from 1 pm to 6 pm (with a related activity across the street from 6 to 7 pm: The Olympia FOR is co-sponsoring this event. The US war and military occupation of Afghanistan has dragged on for 11 years. This event will connect the dots between increasing inequality in the U.S. and brutal occupation of other countries. It will explore what it means to be occupied, and to be an occupying power. It also will present the attendees with a living experience of Afghanistan. The organizers are planning speakers, music and information tables throughout Sylvester Park and breakout sessions across Legion Way in the old Olympia Hotel (Urban Onion’s lobby and balcony area). When the park’s activities end at 6:00 pm, we will hold a live conversation with young people in Afghanistan from 6:00 to 7:00 in the Urban Onion’s lobby. (This will be very early in the morning for them.) Info: Sarah Regan [email protected] (206) 375- 2411 and https://www.facebook.com/events/396399460423317/ and www.localizationnotoccupation.org Sun Oct 7: Arab Film Festival features three films at Capitol Theater: Three diverse films portray the people's voice, strength, love and passion within the Arab world. They are The Time That Remains (2:30 pm), Je Veux Voir (I Want to See) (5:00 pm), and Bab Aziz (7:30 pm). The Rachel Corrie Foundation appreciates some support from a grant from the Washington State Arts Commission and the National Endowment for the Arts. Olympia Film Society’s Capitol Theater, 206 5th Ave SE, Olympia. Tickets are $5.50 for an OFS member, $8.50 general admission, or $4.00 kids aged 12 and younger. Tickets will be available at the Olympia Film Society or at the door. Info: www.olympiafilmsociety.org Sun Oct 7: Fundraising party for the Oct 19-20 People's Movement Assembly: Olympia Coalition for Fair Budget and Olympia Movement for Justice and Peace (OMJP) are organizing an evening of food, music and friendship to raise money to cover the costs of the October 19-20 People's Movement Assembly. You are invited to bring some good food to share. 6-9 pm at Traditions Café, 5th & Water SW, Olympia. Mon-Thurs Oct 8-11: FILM: “The Lady” is about Aung San Suu Kyi, the courageous woman from Burma who has been vigorously supporting democracy, even when the brutal dictatorship imprisoned her: Monday at 6:30 pm, Tuesday at 9:00 pm, Wednesday at 6:30 pm, and Thursday at 9:00 pm. Olympia Film Society at Capitol Theater, 206 5th Ave SE, downtown Olympia. See description at www.olympiafilmsociety.org/calendar/index.php? event_action=view&eid=3396&instance=2012-10-8 Mon Oct 8: “Imagine Olympia” public hearing about downtown planning: The Olympia Planning Commission invites your comments during their preliminary discussions on the topics listed below, but you may also comment on any aspect of the July Draft of the comprehensive plan. (You can read the July draft, review major changes, and see public comments received thus far at www.imagineolympia.com.) Tonight’s topic deals with views and building heights, whether to create a Downtown Master Plan, design requirements, form-based codes, etc., especially related to downtown. On Mon Oct 15 they’ll do the same about the parts of the comprehensive plan dealing with mobility and land use (urban corridors, street connectivity and multi- modal transportation, etc.) Each meeting will include two half-hour periods for public comment, with a limit of three minutes per speaker. 6:30 pm at Olympia City Hall, 601 E. 4th Ave. Olympia. You can also submit comments to imagineolympia@- ci.olympia.wa.us More info is at 753-8314 [email protected] Tues Oct 9: National Organization for Women (NOW) meets at 5:30 pm at Traditions Café, 5th & Water SW. Info: Linda 357-7272 [email protected] Wed Oct 10: Olympia Movement for Justice and Peace (OMJP) meets at 7:00 pm on the 2nd and 4th Wednesdays of each month to work on a variety of global and local issues. Meet at the POWER office, 309 5th Ave SE, Olympia. Info: Larry 951-4894 [email protected] www.omjp.net FOR Wed Oct 10: Olympia FOR Steering Committee meeting at Kim Dobson’s home in NE Olympia. The Olympia FOR’s Steering Committee keeps our organization running actively and effectively. All Olympia FOR people are welcome. Info: 491-9093 [email protected] Wed Oct 10: Hear how Heifer International helps poor people in other countries start raising animals to help them and their communities. 7:00 pm at Traditions Café, 5th & Water SW, Olympia. Wed Oct 10: Thurston County Progressive Network (TC Pro-Net) 8th Annual Birthday Bash and annual meeting: They’ll recognize volunteers too. This is a great organization for connecting with people. 5:30-8:00 pm at Tugboat Annie's, 2100 West Bay Drive, Olympia. The buffet dinner is $22. There are other opportunities too, including a no-host bar. This is a good time to join TC Pro-Net. RSVP to [email protected] by Thurs Oct 4. Info: www.tcpronet.org FOR Fri Oct 12: Tom Rawson Concert in Tacoma to benefit FOR: Tacoma Friends Meeting House (formerly Hill- side Community Church), 2508 S 39th Ave (just north of Tacoma Mall, off 38th Street). Sliding scale admission. Info: David Lambert (253) 759-2280 [email protected] Fri Oct 12: Heartsparkle Players – Playback Theatre with Stories of Lasting Friendship in collaboration with Ju- lian’s Circle of Friends, a support program for families with children who have experienced the death of a significant person in their lives. Playback Theatre is a spontaneous collaboration between performers and audience. People tell moments from their lives, then watch them re-created with movement, music and dialogue. Each month Heartsparkle Players collaborates with another non-profit organization on a relevant theme. 7:30 pm at Traditions Café, 300-5th Ave SW (& Water Street), in downtown Olympia). A $5-$10 donation is requested, but Heartsparkle never turns anyone away for not donating. Info: www.- heartsparkle.org and Debe 943-6772 Fri-Sun Oct 12-14: People of faith oppose oppressive global debts: Hebrew scriptures include the concept of Ju- bilee, when debts were to be forgiven so people could escape perennial economic oppression. Nowadays Third World debts are crushing the world’s poorest countries. People of faith organize Jubilee Weekend to work for economic justice. Many kinds of opportunities and other information are at www.jubileeusa.org and 202-783-3566. Sat. Oct. 13: Conference call with Olympia RESULTS to work against world hunger: 10:30 am to 12:30 pm meet up for national Conference Call to Action. Info, location and RSVP with Nancy Curtiss at (360) 463-3656 [email protected] More info at www.results.org Sat Oct 13: Eco-Justice Colleague Consultation: Come and learn how caring for God’s creation is actually an act of social justice! Earth Ministry’s fall colleague consultation will be held from 9 am to 12 noon at University Lutheran Church, 1604 NE 50th St, Seattle. Come and explore the principle of eco-justice: the term for the interrelatedness of environmental stew- ardship and human justice. Throughout the morning, we’ll consider how caring for the environment benefits all of humanity. Your congregation’s greening efforts are acts of service to God’s people. Join us to share your church’s successes with other members of Earth Ministry, and to receive new inspiration to help you continue caring for all of God’s creation. Info: Josh Gross (206) 632-2426 [email protected] FOR Sat Oct 13: Washington Coalition to Abolish the Death Penalty holds its Annual Summit from 1 to 4 pm at St. Margaret’s Episcopal Church, 4228 Factoria Blvd SE, Bellevue. Come for updates on WCADP’s participation in the Safe and Just Alternatives campaign (www.sjawa.org). Enjoy a keynote address from Frank Thompson, former Superintendent of Oregon State Penitentiary, and Ron Steiner, Chair of Oregonians for Alternatives to the Death Penalty. Olympia FOR is a member of WCADP, and our death penalty abolition committee is very active. Info: (206) 622-8952 [email protected] www.abolishdeathpenalty.org. For carpooling from Olympia contact Glen Anderson 491-9093 [email protected] FOR Sat Oct 13: Lewis County FOR (“Fire Mountain” chapter) meets 1:00-3:00 pm at St. Lucia Coffeehouse, 202 S Tower at Locus in downtown Centralia. Info: Larry Kerschner (360) 807-5106 [email protected] Sat Oct 13: One-day workshop on “Triumphing Over Trauma: Perspectives From Jung, Culture, Heart Work, and International Trauma Treatment” presented by John Van Eenwyk Ph.D., Heesoon Jun Ph.D. and Steve Macuk, Ph.D. at St. Peter’s Hospital in Olympia. Proceeds will be donated to local charities. Info: www.ittp.org Sun Oct 14: PFLAG-Olympia’s monthly gathering features a forum for local candidates: All candidates for political office in Olympia, Lacey, Tumwater and Thurston County have been invited. Each candidate will have 3 minutes to speak. Q&A will follow. PFLAG is the nation's foremost family-based organization committed to the civil rights of gays, lesbians, bisexual and transgender persons. PFLAG promotes the health and well-being of gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgendered persons, their families and friends through: Support, Education and Advocacy. PFLAG provides opportunity for dialogue about sexual orientation and gender identity, and acts to create a society that is healthy and respectful of human diversity. 2:00-4:00 pm in the Gathering Place room at First United Methodist Church, 1224 Legion Way SE, Olympia. Info: www.pflag-olympia.org Sun Oct 14: Retired Army Colonel Ann Wright speaks about the Gaza Ark: A New Challenge to the U.S./Israeli Blockade of Gaza: She will up- date us on the situation in Gaza and raise funds for the international effort to end the siege, which is so catastrophic that the United Nations warns Gaza may be unlivable by 2020. In separate talks, she will also address sexual harassment in the military. After retiring from the Army, Wright served as a diplomat, resigning in 2003 in opposition to the Iraq war. In 2009 she went to Gaza three times after the Israeli attack on Gaza. She helped organize the 2009 Gaza Freedom March and the 2011 US Boat to Gaza. She was a passenger on the 2010 Gaza Freedom Flotilla. OLYMPIA: 10:00- 11:30 am at Traditions Café, 300 Fifth Ave SW, Olympia, Sponsored by Olympia Movement for Justice & Peace and the Rachel Corrie Foundation for Peace and Jus- tice. SEATTLE: 1-3 pm at Skinner Auditorium, 1245 10th Ave. E (north on Capitol Hill, near Broadway Ave E). TACOMA: 6-9 pm at United Methodist Church, 621 Tacoma Ave. S, sponsored by United For Peace & Justice of Pierce County and Tacoma Veterans for Peace chapter 134. Mon Oct 15: Thurston Diversity Council meets at 6:00 pm on the third Monday of each month in Building One, Room 152 of the Thurston County Courthouse, 2000 Lakeridge DR SW, Olympia. The Council organizes various activities to support diversity throughout our county. Info: Ruth Elder at [email protected] or Carolyn Lynch at 754-6697 Tues Oct 16 is World Food Day: Start early to organize events and activities: Organizers want the world to know that we’re serious about ending chronic malnutrition for 25 million kids. Let’s try tweeting the same message at the same time (12 pm Eastern time, 9 am Pacific time) on the same day. Organizers ask people to organize small events where friends and families can gather today to tweet. Info and handy toolkit: http://act.one.org/go/755?t=2&akid=3395.330846.5k_99K FOR Tues Oct 16: Cut the military budget! Fund human needs! The “Bring Our Billion$ Home” meeting starts with a delicious dinner at 6:30 at the home of Bourtai Hargrove and Ted Nation in far SW Olympia. We encourage carpooling! Info, carpooling, and directions: Glen 491-9093 [email protected] Tues-Thurs Oct 16-18: Environmental Justice Workshop (Register by Oct 1): People of faith can work for environmental justice for everyone. The Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., called for a “Beloved Community” that is sustainable, healthy, and inclusive. This “train the trainer” workshop will empower and equip people to work with faith communities toward actions. This conference is both inspirational and practical. It runs from 12 noon Tuesday to 12 noon Thursday at Pilgrim Firs Camp and Conference Center in a beautiful wooded area near Port Orchard in Kitsap County WA. RSVP by October 1 through www.cvent.com/d/jcqz8j/1Q, or by emailing Jim Deming at [email protected] or Meighan Pritchard at [email protected]. Wed Oct 17: HOMES NOT BANKS invites you to organize opposition to foreclosures: They want to keep people in their homes and to make the big banks pay for the fraudulent and immoral practices that they have used and are still using. HOMES NOT BANKS welcomes people facing problems with foreclosures or mortgages – and people interested in helping others who are facing those problems. This group emerged from Occupy Olympia as a practical way to meet people’s needs. 6:30 pm in the library of St. John’s Episcopal Church at 19th Ave & Capitol Way. The most convenient entrance is from the parking lot on 19th. Info: Rod Tharp 786-1901 [email protected] and www.HomesNotBanks.org Wed Oct 17: Love Your Body Day: Awareness More than Skin Deep: Thurston County’s National Organization for Women (NOW) and Olympia Film Society invite the public to watch the film “Miss Representation” and discuss the lack of healthy empowering role models for girls and women in the media we see every day. The NOW Foundation created Love Your Body Day to examine the effects of how women are represented in the media. The film explores how the media’s misrepresenta- tions of women have led to the underrepresentation of women in positions of power and influence. After the movie, enjoy a panel and audience discussion on the question of how can we make changes to this written and electronic pandemic. A shocking 81% of 10-year-olds are afraid of being fat. The body type portrayed in advertising as the ideal is possessed naturally by less than 5% of females (Social Issues Research Centre, www.sirc.org/publik/mirror.html). 6:30 pm at the Capitol Theater, 206 5th Ave SE, in downtown Olympia. Tickets are $8.50 general admission or $5.50 for OFS members. Info: Linda Malanchuk-Finnan 357-7272 [email protected] FOR Fri Oct 19: Michael Parenti speaks in Olympia on “Ecology Wars and the 1% Pathology” -- This is part of the People’s Movement Assembly (PMA) that the Olympia movement for Justice and Peace (OMJP) is sponsoring and the Olympia FOR is co-sponsoring. 7:00 pm in Lecture Hall #1 at The Evergreen State College. Info: Larry 951-4894 [email protected] FOR Fri-Sat Oct 19-20: The People’s Movement Assembly (PMA) will bring local activists together to meet, share, teach, and learn. Choose to attend three workshops from dozens offered (a wide variety!) all day Saturday. Note change of location to The Evergreen State College, especially in Lecture Hall 1 and Seminar II buildings. Everyone is welcome! Free childcare! Chips & salsa provided! Potluck lunch! Sponsor: Olympia Movement for Justice and Peace (OMJP). The Olympia FOR is co-sponsoring. Olympia Center, 222 Columbia St NW downtown. Info: https://www.facebook.com/events/428624080488725/ and Larry Mosqueda 951-4894 [email protected] and www.omjp.net Sat Oct 20: GRuB's Harvest Soiree: Bites, Bids, & Boogie: At the Harvest Soiree’s silent auction, we want your one- of-a-kind and exciting auction items galore! Donate a unique auction item, we’re particularly looking for art , photographs, spa services, outdoor adventures, vacations, jewelry, vintage, and handmade local items. Ask your favorite business or artist, or share your own special skill! 5:00-9:30 pm at Medicine Creek Winery, 947 Old Pacific Highway SE, Olympia, WA 98513. Buy tickets in advance if possible for $45 per person or $80 per couple. Info: [email protected], or [email protected] for info on sponsorships or donations, or www.goodgrub.org for general information about GRuB. Sat Oct 20: Support humane limits on guns: Washington CeaseFire holds its annual dinner and auction in Seattle: Bid on trips in the US and overseas, lots of gourmet meals in fine restaurants, premium wine, artwork and more, in both a silent auction and a live auction. 6:00 pm at The Women’s University Club, 1105 6th Ave, downtown Seattle. The $75 ticket includes dinner (New York Steak, Salmon or Vegetarian Lasagna). Washington CeaseFire works hard to reduce the firearms violence that takes the lives of nearly 600 Washington residents a year – more than die in motor vehicle accidents. Info and tickets: www.washingtonceasefire.org If you can’t attend, send a donation. FOR Sun Oct 21: Global Days of Listening: On the 21st day of each month, you can connect by telephone and/or computer (through Skype software) with the Afghan Youth Peace Volunteers and other peacemakers of all ages in many countries around the world. Info: www.globaldaysoflistening.org Local info: Doug Mackey (360) 915-6757 [email protected] com or Chuck Schultz (360) 705-8520 [email protected] FOR Sun Oct 21: Abolishing the Death Penalty in Washington State: The Seattle FOR chapter invites everyone to hear a speaker from the Safe & Just Alternatives speak about how we can abolish the death penalty here. Free admission, but donations will be invited. 5:00 finger-food potluck, 6:00 announcements, 6:30-8:00 pm program at Woodland Park Presbyterian Church, 225 N 70th Street (on Phinney Ridge, NW of Woodland Park), Seattle. Info: (206) 789-5565 [email protected] Sun Oct 21: Veterans for Peace: Our local Olympia VfP chapter 109, the Rachel Corrie Chapter, meets at 5:30 pm at Tra- ditions Café, 5th & Water. Info: www.vfp109rcc.org and 867-1487 Mon Oct 22: Webinar to encourage and help clergy and lay leaders address bias and discrimination against Muslims in the US: It will occur at 1:00 pm Pacific Time. The Shoulder-to-Shoulder Campaign (www.shouldertoshoulder- campaign.org) encourages clergy and lay leaders to become more bold in addressing bias and discrimination against American Muslims. RSVP for this webinar by emailing [email protected] with your full name and affiliation. FOR A weeknight in late October: Death penalty abolition committee of Olympia FOR meets one evening each month. (October’s date will e set soon.) Meet at 7 pm at a convenient location in Tumwater. Info: Emily Hammargren 352- 0695 [email protected] Olympia FOR’s website has much information about the death penalty at www.olympiafor.org/death_penalty.htm FOR Tues Oct 23: “Cooling a Fevered Planet” – This is a talk on the funniest book you will ever read that takes the climate crisis seriously. Olympia author Gar W. Lipow takes us through Cooling a Fevered Planet, a lively, irreverent, and information-packed picture book for grownups. It is a graphic version flowing from his recent- ly highly acclaimed book, Solving The Climate Crisis Through Social Change, which links the climate crisis to social and economic justice issues. In that book he explains clearly and persuasively how inequality and injustice lead to the waste and inefficiency that helps create the climate crisis – and how addressing these problems can help to re- lieve the climate crisis. Cooling a Fevered Planet shows how to break through the political bottlenecks preventing us from solving the climate crisis, as part of tackling diverse issues. 7:00 pm at Traditions Café, 5th & Water, downtown Olympia. Sponsored by Olympia Fellowship of Reconciliation and Veterans For Peace chapter #109. See http://stcc.be/GraphicVersion.html Info: Gar W. Lipow at [email protected] 360-943-1529 and www.SolvingTheClimateCrisis.com and the Grist blog http://grist.org/author/gar-lipow/ Wed Oct 24: Compassionate Listening: One-Day Training Class: This training in the deep and powerful practice of Compassionate Listening can help you to bring peace and healing to your life and our world. peace and healing to the world – and bring compassionate support to yourself. You will develop skills in our five core practices: Cultivate Compassion; Develop the Fair Witness; Respect Self and Others; Listen with the Heart; Speak from the Heart. (Note: Compassionate Listening is a different organization with a different approach to teaching and practice than NVC/Non Violent Communication –sometimes called Compassionate Communication—although the practices are compatible.) The class is facilitated by Andrea Cohen and Susan Partnow from 8:30 am to 5:30 pm at the Dispute Resolution Center of King County at Good Shepherd Center, 4649 Sunnyside Ave. N (in Wallingford neighborhood), Seattle. Cost: $159. Info and registration: www.kcdrc.org/events/compassionate-listening/ Wed Oct 24: Olympia Movement for Justice and Peace (OMJP) meets at 7:00 pm on the 2nd and 4th Wednesdays of each month to work on a variety of global and local issues. Meet at the POWER office, 309 5th Ave SE, Olympia. Info: Larry 951-4894 [email protected] www.omjp.net Thurs Oct 25: League of Women Voters Forum on County Government: 6:30 pm at Traditions Café, 5th & Water SW, Olympia. Info: www.lwvthurston.org FOR Fri-Sun Oct 26-28: Oregon FOR Fall Retreat includes Saturday’s symposium featuring progressive bank- ing expert Ellen H. Brown, author of The Web of Debt: The Oregon FOR invites people from elsewhere to enjoy an ex- panded version of their annual informal, family-friendly Fall Retreat at Camp Adams (40 minutes from Portland). This year’s event includes a $20 symposium from 10 am to 3 pm Saturday the 27th with keynote speaker Ellen H. Brown, author of The Web of Debt. People who support creating publicly owned “state banks” appreciate her knowledge and efforts. Come for the weekend or just for one day. Info and driving directions: www.ofor.org. More info: Joanie McClellan (818) 818-599-0257 Sun Oct 28: FILM: “Pink Smoke Over the Vatican” -- This documentary profiles the movement to allow women to be ordained as priests in the Roman Catholic Church. Courageous women are risking much to respond to their spiritual calling. Today only at 2:30 pm with a panel afterward, at Olympia Film Society, Capitol Theater, 206 5th Ave SE, Olympia. www.olympiafilmsociety.org Sun Oct 28: South Sound Buddhist Peace Fellowship hosts a monthly open silent half-hour meditation for all Buddhist practitioners to meditate together, followed by a short business meeting. SSBPF includes members of the local Buddhist community engaging in and supporting each other along the Buddhist path of right action in regard to working for peace, justice and social change. After the half-hour of silent meditation, remain afterward for SSBPF’s planning session. 3:00-4:15 pm at Nalanda's shrine room, 1620 4th Ave E. Info: Robert Lovitt 357-2825 [email protected] www.ssbpf.org FOR Mon Nov 1: “Militarism Is the Problem, Not the Solution” is our NOVEMBER 2012 TV program on TCTV, cable channel 22 in Thurston County at 1:30 this afternoon – or watch it on your computer through www.olympiafor.org soon after it has debuted on TCTV. See program description in OCT-NOV newsletter pages 6-7. Info on this TV program is at 360-491-9093 [email protected] www.olympiafor.org Sat Nov 3: FILM: “River as Spirit: Rebirth of the Elwha River” -- This film is a meditation on the soul of the Elwha River on Washington state’s Olympic Peninsula and the people and salmon who have been part of it for thousands of years. A longstanding hydroelectric dam has been removed, and the salmon are returning. 6:30 pm at Olympia Film Society, Capitol The- ater, 206 5th Ave SE, Olympia. www.olympiafilmsociety.org Sat Nov 3: FILM: “Buried in Sawdust for 50 Years: Estuary Restoration” -- This fascinating film shows haw an estuary in Washington state was restored after having been filled with 60 feet of milling waste. Watch this immediately after the Elwha River film (above). Sat Nov 3: FILM: “Saving Puget Sound one Watershed at a Time” -- This is the inspiring story of the Illahee community’s preservation and restoration of its local habitat on Puget Sound. Watch this immediately after the estuary film (above). FOR Tues Nov 6: Olympia FOR’s book discussion group about moving from war to peace: 7:00 pm at Chuck Schultz’s home, 1621 Tullis NE (a little north of San Francisco Street Bakery). Info: Chuck at 705-8520 [email protected] com Wed Nov 7: HOMES NOT BANKS invites you to organize opposition to foreclosures: They want to keep people in their homes and to make the big banks pay for the fraudulent and immoral practices that they have used and are still using. HOMES NOT BANKS welcomes people facing problems with foreclosures or mortgages – and people interested in helping others who are facing those problems. This group emerged from Occupy Olympia as a practical way to meet people’s needs. Info: 6:30 pm in the library of St. John’s Episcopal Church at 19th Ave & Capitol Way. The most convenient entrance is from the parking lot on 19th. Info: Rod Tharp 786-1901 [email protected] and www.HomesNotBanks.org Wed Nov 7: Bill McKibben, climate expert & activist, speaks in Seattle as the first stop in a 20-city road show (the “Do the Math” tour) about the climate crisis: New numbers make the climate crisis more urgent! (See the “Climate Crisis: Frightening New Numbers” article on page 6 of the Olympia FOR’s AUG-SEPT 2012 newsletter at this link: www.olympiafor.org/newsletters.htm) McKibben will appear with other people, including musicians, artists, other movements’ activists, and video segments, so it will be a lively production rather than a dry speaking engagement. The goals include stimulat- ing grassroots campaigns to confront the fossil fuel industries, promote divestment from their stocks, etc. 7:30 pm at Town Hall, 1119 8th Ave, Seattle. More info and tickets are at www.350.org and at the Olympia FOR website’s new Climate Crisis page, www.olympiafor.org/Climate_Crisis.html Fri Nov 9: Bernie Meyer will be in court contesting the charge against him for protesting nuclear weapons: On the 67th anniversary of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima, August 6, 2012, 16 persons blocked the road to Sub Base Bangor in Kit- sap County WA to seek the abolition of nuclear weapons. Bangor is the base for the Trident Submarine, most lethal weapon on earth. They were arrested by the WA State Patrol and charged with illegal entry onto roadway. Bernie Meyer of Olympia was one of the persons. Bernie is contesting the charge because International Humanitarian Law overrides local traffic laws. He will appear at the Kitsap District Court, 614 Division St, Port Orchard, on Friday November 9 at 1:30 pm. He invites people to join in his peaceful, humanitarian statement by showing up in the Courtroom. Bernie is an active member of the Ground Zero Center for Nonviolent Action and the Fellowship of Reconciliation. Fri Nov 9: Heartsparkle Players – Playback Theatre in collaboration with SideWalk, a volunteer operated program based in Olympia that aims to end homelessness through community engagement and coordination of resources: Playback The- atre is a spontaneous collaboration between performers and audience. People tell moments from their lives, then watch them re- created with movement, music and dialogue. Each month Heartsparkle Players usually collaborates with another non-profit organization on a relevant theme. 7:30 pm at Traditions Café, 300-5th Ave SW (& Water Street), in downtown Olympia). A $5- $10 donation is requested, but Heartsparkle never turns anyone away for not donating. Info: www.heartsparkle.org and Debe 943-6772 Info about SideWalk: www.walkthurston.org FOR Fri Nov 9: Western Washington FOR Area Committee (our regional board) meets in Olympia: Start at 6:30 with a simple dinner and flow through the meeting until 9:00 p.m. All FOR people are welcome. Info: WWFOR office, (206) 789-5565 [email protected] www.wwfor.org FOR Sat Nov 10: “We See a Train a-Comin’ – The Climate Crisis, the Coal Train, and Beyond” – the Western Washington FOR’s Fall Retreat in Lacey runs from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. at Gwinwood Retreat Center, Lacey (near Olympia). See the article on page 1 of our OCT-NOV newsletter and the flyer posted at the websites of Olympia FOR and WW- FOR. Info: (360) 491-9093 [email protected] www.olympiafor.org or (206) 789-5565 [email protected] www.wwfor.org Sat Nov 10: State Legislative Conference on important issues includes keynote speaker Nancy Amidei: Wash- ington State Unitarian Universalist Voices for Justice’s 7th annual Legislative Conference is an opportunity for Washington UUs and friends to discuss social, economic, and environmental justice issues that face our state. Priorities named at the conferences will be the WA UU Voices for Justice advocacy focus in the 2013 state legislative session. Keynote Speaker Nancy Amidei of the Civic Engagement Project is a popular, well-known national advocacy expert. Always an inspiring and energetic speaker, Nancy will offer some easy ways everyone can be an effective advocate. 9:30 am to 3:00 pm at the Olympia Unitarian Universalist Con- gregation, 2300 East End Street NW (north on Division, west on 20th), Olympia. Info: uuvoiceswa.org Sat. Nov 10: Conference call with Olympia RESULTS to work against world hunger: 10:30 am to 12:30 pm meet up for national Conference Call to Action. Info, location and RSVP with Nancy Curtiss at (360) 463-3656 [email protected] More info at www.results.org Mon-Tues Nov 12-13: National conference on racial profiling occurs in Seattle: Some claim we live in a post-racial America, but evidence of racial profiling is everywhere! A Seattle-based group (OneAmerica) and a nationwide group (Rights Working Group) are co-sponsoring a national conference on racial profiling. This will be an opportunity for organizers, advocates, activists, and experts to share information and ideas, develop collaborative strategies, and support national and local campaigns to ban racial profiling – and to deal with related matters such as surveillance, immigration enforcement, border justice and criminal justice. The Rights Working Group will simultaneously hold its 2012 National Meeting. It will occur at the Westin Hotel, 1900 Fifth Ave, in downtown Seattle. Info: www.rightsworkinggroup.org Tues Nov 13: National Organization for Women (NOW) meets at 5:30 pm at Traditions Café, 5th & Water SW. Info: Lin- da Malanchuk 357-7272 [email protected] Wed Nov 14: Olympia Movement for Justice and Peace (OMJP) meets at 7:00 pm on the 2nd and 4th Wednesdays of each month to work on a variety of global and local issues. Meet at the POWER office, 309 5th Ave SE, Olympia. Info: Larry 951-4894 [email protected] www.omjp.net FOR Sat Nov 17: An enjoyable auction will benefit Western Washington FOR, which really needs the money! This annual event with enjoyable people raises money to help keep WWFOR active. 5:00-8:30 pm at Woodland Park Presbyteri- an Church, 225 N 70th Street (on Phinney Ridge, NW of Woodland Park), Seattle. Info: (206) 789-5565 [email protected] Sun Nov 18: Veterans for Peace: Our local Olympia VfP chapter 109, the Rachel Corrie Chapter, meets at 5:30 pm at Tra- ditions Café, 5th & Water. Info: www.vfp109rcc.org and 867-1487 Mon Nov 19: Thurston Diversity Council meets on the third Monday of each month at 6:00 pm in Building One, Room 152 of the Thurston County Courthouse, 2000 Lakeridge DR SW, Olympia. The Council organizes various activities to support diversity throughout our county. Info: Ruth Elder at [email protected] or Carolyn Lynch at 754-6697 FOR Mon Nov 19: Deadline for Olympia FOR’s December-January newsletter: Send news, announcements and calendar items by this date or very soon after. (360) 491-9093 [email protected] FOR Wed Nov 21: Global Days of Listening: On the 21st day of each month, you can connect by telephone and/or computer (through Skype software) with the Afghan Youth Peace Volunteers and other peacemakers of all ages in many countries around the world. Info: www.globaldaysoflistening.org Local info: Doug Mackey (360) 915-6757 [email protected] com or Chuck Schultz (360) 705-8520 [email protected] Wed Nov 21: HOMES NOT BANKS invites you to organize opposition to foreclosures: They want to keep people in their homes and to make the big banks pay for the fraudulent and immoral practices that they have used and are still using. HOMES NOT BANKS welcomes people facing problems with foreclosures or mortgages – and people interested in helping others who are facing those problems. This group emerged from Occupy Olympia as a practical way to meet people’s needs. 6:30 pm in the library of St. John’s Episcopal Church at 19th Ave & Capitol Way. The most convenient entrance is from the parking lot on 19th. Info: Rod Tharp 786-1901 [email protected] and www.HomesNotBanks.org FOR A weeknight in late November: Death penalty abolition committee of Olympia FOR meets one evening each month. (November’s date will e set soon.) Meet at 7 pm at a convenient location in Tumwater. Info: Emily Hammargren 352- 0695 [email protected] Olympia FOR’s website has much information about the death penalty at www.olympiafor.org/death_penalty.htm Sun Nov 25: South Sound Buddhist Peace Fellowship hosts a monthly open silent half-hour meditation for all Bud- dhist practitioners to meditate together, followed by a short business meeting. SSBPF includes members of the local Buddhist community engaging in and supporting each other along the Buddhist path of right action in regard to working for peace, justice and social change. After the half-hour of silent meditation, remain afterward for SSBPF’s planning session. 3:00-4:15 pm at Na- landa's shrine room, 1620 4th Ave E. Info: Robert Lovitt 357-2825 [email protected] www.ssbpf.org Wed Nov 28: Olympia Movement for Justice and Peace (OMJP) meets at 7:00 pm on the 2nd and 4th Wednesdays of each month to work on a variety of global and local issues. Meet at the POWER office, 309 5th Ave SE, Olympia. Info: Larry 951-4894 [email protected] www.omjp.net FOR Tues Dec 4: Olympia FOR’s book discussion group about moving from war to peace: 7:00 pm at Chuck Schultz’s home, 1621 Tullis NE (a little north of San Francisco Street Bakery). Info: Chuck at 705-8520 [email protected] com FOR Wed Dec 5: “Hands in the Rice Paddy – 20 Years of Humanitarian Work in Vietnam: Roy (Mike) Boehm, Executive Director of Madison Quakers, Inc., will talk and present visuals about that group’s humanitarian projects in Vietnam. While the American war in Vietnam has ended and many areas of Vietnam are improving their economies, poverty and suffering in Vietnam’s rural areas persist. Madison Quakers, Inc., alleviates some of that suffering through peaceful, uplifting, and community-oriented ways in My Lai and elsewhere in Vietnam. Admission is free, but donations will be invited to support this work. Olympia FOR, Olympia’s Veterans for Peace Chapter 109, and the Peace and Social Justice Committee of the Olympia Friends Meeting (the local Quaker congregation) are co-sponsoring this event in the evening (tentatively 7:00 pm) at Olympia Friends Meeting House at 3201 Boston Harbor Road NE, Olympia (on the left just north of Priest Point Park). Local event info: Glen 491-9093 [email protected] More info: www.mqivietnam.org

FOR Please mark your calendars now. Please help to publicize this great annual event: Sat Dec 22: Olympia FOR’s 37th Annual Holiday Peace Vigil: What a great annual event! Join us from 12 noon to 1 p.m. at the south end of Percival Landing, 4th & Water, and afterward for hot soup and other refreshments at a nearby location. Info: Glen (360) 491-9093 [email protected]