July 2007 Announcements

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Cuba caravan celebration and presentation.

Traditions Cafe, Tuesday, July 3rd, 7 p.m.

This is your annual opportunity to learn about Cuba and give aid to an organization dedicated to defying the illegal blockade imposed by the United States. Attendees of the Pastors for Peace caravan headed to Havana will be there to answer any questions you have and explain why they defy the travel ban and deferred licensing process. The event is free and there will be a movie presentation and possible live band. Any amount of donation is accepted and tax-deductible too!

Also, get creative and bring disposable medical supplies for Cuba's global humanitarian medical program cut off from basic access by cruel US restrictions or new baseballs for the country's honored pasttime. For more suggestions about material aid and information/history of the caravan, visit http://www.pastorsforpeace.org . Viva Cuba!

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Movie: Tibet, Cry of the Snow Lion

Friday, July 6th, 7:00 pm, Unitarian Universalist Congregation, 2200 East End St., NW, Olympia

Ten years in the making, this award-winning feature-length documentary was filmed during nine journeys throughout Tibet, India and Nepal. It brings audiences to the long-forbidden "rooftop of the world" with an unprecedented richness of imagery...from rarely-seen rituals

in remote monasteries, to horse races with Khamba warriors; from brothels and slums in the holy city of Lhasa, to magnificent Himalayan peaks still traveled by nomadic yak caravans. Discussion to follow film.

Open to all; free. Donations Appreciated -- ($5 -- $25) sliding scale. Presented by: The Alliance for Democracy, South Puget Sound Chapter and The Social Justice Committee, Olympia Unitarian Universalist Congregation. To find out more, visit http://www.sounddemocracy.org and http://www.olyuu.org .

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Oral Argument in Corrie et al. v. Caterpillar

Monday, July 9th, 9 AM, US Court of Appeals, 9th Circuit, Park Place Building, 21st Floor, 1200 6th Avenue, Seattle.

The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals will hear oral argument in Corrie et al., v. Caterpillar. The hearing, to decide if the case can proceed, is at the US Court of Appeals in Seattle. Brought by Rachel Corrie's parents and four Palestinian families, the suit alleges Caterpillar sold Israel D9 bulldozers knowing they would be used to unlawfully demolish homes and endanger civilians.

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Salmon Enhancement Group Summer BBQ

Thursday, July 12, 5-8 p.m., Priest Point Park, Kitchen #2 & #3

The South Puget Sound Salmon Enhancement Group will host a summer BBQ with free food, updates on salmon restoration projects in the South Sound, interpretive walks, and a fundraising raffle. Prizes include a 14' wooden boat and trailer, as well as live theater and movie tickets. For more information, contact SPSSEG at (360) 412-0808 or spsseg@spsseg.org

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Mad Pride Day Celebration

July 13th, 7 p.m., Traditions Café, 300 5th Avenue SW, Olympia

A new event and a new organization are coming to Olympia this summer. Friday the 13th of July will see Oly's first Mad Pride Day celebration. Mad Pride is a celebration of the dignity and humanity of victims and survivors of the psychiatric industry. This industry has proven itself to be at best ineffective at helping people to deal with mental health issues, and at worst imperialist, colonialist and genocidal. Consider the fact that more people have died in psychiatric institutions in the US than all the US soldiers killed in all the wars the US has fought.

Oly's Mad Pride celebration will include a showing of the documentary, "Psychiatry: An Industry of Death", produced by the Citizen's Commission on Human Rights; a panel discussion on psychiatry, pharmaceuticals, eugenics and the 5th World; and we will have a "confessional", where people can tell stories of their experiences with the psychiatric industry. These stories will be recorded and, with permission, will be shared through the internet as part of a 5th World oral history project.

For more information, contact the Cascadia Center for 5th World Studies by email at: world5.rising@yahoo.com, or by phone at: 360.359.6920

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Nonviolent Communication Workshop

Friday, July 13, 7-9 p.m. and Saturday, July 14, 9 a.m. to 5 p. m., Lincoln Elementary School, 213 21st Ave. SE, Olympia

A day-long workshop to deal with many of the special issues, problems, and challenges that arise when putting the principles and methods of Nonviolent Communication into daily use. Self-empathy, hockey pucks, love, appreciations, dealing with teens, jackal shows, anger, protective use of force, and so on. A little theory and lots of practice, practice, practice. For anyone who has had an introduction to NVC. And if you haven't, come to the Friday evening session. With Suska Davis, Ph.D.

Saturday, July 14, 9 am -- 5 pm, in Olympia, sliding scale fee: $35 -- $90/person. Fri., July 13, Intro to NVC, 7 -- 9 pm, $10 -- $20.

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"No Talking Heads" -- Local News, Local People

Sundays at 5 p.m., KAOS, 89.3 FM, Olympia

"No Talking Heads" is a hour-long locally produced weekly review of the news, starting local and expanding to statewide, regional, national and international news. We strive to offer local perspectives on news that is important to folks in the South Sound. We want to offer more than a cursory read of headlines. The show is hosted by Howard Rosenfeld, former Breakfast Special host at KAOS. It airs every Sunday at 5pm on KAOS, 89.3 FM. We welcome your calls during the show at 360-867-5267. Tell us what news stories you're watching

You can check the show blog for a run-down of news stories that we're tracking at http://notalkingheads.blogspot.com . You can also subscribe to our podcast here: blogradio.libsyn.com . The live show stream is accessible at the KAOS website: kaos.evergreen.edu

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The Heart of Africa, by the International Trauma Treatment Program

Thursday, July 19th, 7 p.m., St. John's Episcopal Church, 114 20th Ave SE, Olympia

Early this past winter, four faculty members of the International Trauma Treatment Program traveled to Uganda to conduct trainings, workshops, and to work with internally displaced people in refugee camps while collaborating with a local Ugandan relief organization, Pilgrim. Together, ITTP and Pilgrim created relationships and experiences great moments of collaboration. Please join us for an evening of photos, stories, and celebration.

For more info: 360-352-2974, email: ittpolympia@gmail.com, http://www.ittp.org

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A fascinating evening with Eugene, Oregon culture change advocate, Jan Spencer

July 28th, 2007 7 p.m., Traditions Fair Trade Café, 300 5th Avenue, Olympia

Jan will weave together aspects of economics, urban land use, US foreign policy, global trends, Permaculture, and human potential in a unique analysis the concludes unprecedented eco logical culture change is highly recommended.

The presentation will show how many assets and allies of culture change already exist, some of them closer than we might think.