Final General Meeting is Tuesday, June 14, 2011 at:  6-8:30 p.m.
Location: Woodland Park Presbyterian Church, Greenwood and 70th (enter bldg on Palantine Ave--one block west of Greenwood)

Doors will open at 5:45 for Set-up. Potluck and Meeting will start at 6:00
Currently SNOW is working with Western Washington Fellowship of Reconciliation on the “Bring Our Billions Home” campaign. 

If you have agenda items or announcements to suggest, please send them to: Mike or Ruth Yarrow at rmyarrow@gmail.com or karenbjones42@gmail.com

Thanks, SNOW Coordinating Committee

NOTE SNOW's original website is still accessible. It's necessary to use longer URLs to reach the pages in that site. Below are some links to useful pages in that site.

• Home page
• Groups
• Events

Find  events at: http://www.scn.org/activism/calendar/>

Each week, there are 30+ peace vigils in our Region. –Most have been on-going for since the invasion of Iraq. While vigils have been recently confirmed, call to verify in case of a change..

FRIDAYS
MADRONA- LESCHI Citizens against the War PEACE VIGIL Fridays, at 23rd
and Union, Seattle, 7:30 - 8:30 am. Let those driving to work see that they aren't the only ones against the war, give heart to antiwar supporters on the way to work. Come for the whole time or a bit of time, Bring signs- but there are usually extras for all. Coffee
afterwards at Tougo on 18th and Union, with discussion, letter-writing. We have been vigiling weekly since December 2002-every time we decide to stop, another honk, wave, or US invasion brings us back! info: Kathy Barker 206- 328-2804 or kbarker715@comcast.net; Sarah Banks 206- 720-1389 or
SarahB@saranjan.com.

Everett Peace Action hosts a PEACE VIGIL Fridays, at the SE corner of Colby and Hewitt Avenues, downtown Everett;. This group has vigiled every Friday since Oct 1, 2002. Rain or shine activists gather in front of the Bank of America to protest the Iraq War. We have done this since the beginning of the war and have attracted the bad element of pro-war, pro-Bush fanatics who gather on the opposite side of the intersection in front of the Frontier Bank. You can VOICE YOUR OPPOSITION TO THIS IMMORAL WAR for an hour every Friday. Come join us! info Albert Penta 360-792-2129 or albertpenta@hotmail.com

Bellingham; PEACE VIGIL Fridays, 4 - 5 p.m., in front of the Bellingham Federal Building on Cornwall and Magnolia, , a Bellingham tradition since 1967. Join the Peace Zone afterwards for announcements and discussion at The Mount Bakery Restaurant, 308 W. Champion Street. info 360-733-4146

WOMEN IN BLACK PEACE VIGIL, Fridays, 4:30 - 5:30 pm, at Bayview Park and Ride, intersection of HWY 525 and Bayview Road, Whidbey Island; SOUTH WHIDBEY , info tenaly@whidbey.com

Olympia Fellowship of Reconciliation Fridays, 4:30 - 5:30 p.m., at the south end of Percival Landing, 4th & Water, downtown Olympia; The invites everyone to a weekly VIGIL FOR PEACE AND NONVIOLENCE. Ongoing vigil since November 1998. info Glen 360-491-9093 glen@olywa.net

PEACE VIGIL organized by United for Peace of Pierce County Fridays, 5 - 6 p.m., on Ruston Way at the foot of McCarver St. near Johnny's Ocean Fish, on the waterfront, Tacoma;. All peaceful folk are welcome and encouraged to turn out! info http://www.ufppc.org/content/view/141/

Olympia; WOMEN IN BLACK IS A SILENT VIGIL FOR PEACE. Fridays, 5 - 6 p.m., at 4th and Water Street, on the south side of W. 4th Ave. near the fountain, Please wear black. Signs will be provided. Women in Black is a loose network of women worldwide committed to peace with justice and actively opposed to war and violence since 1988. Women in Black in Olympia has met weekly since 2003. info Karin Kraft 360-754-5352 or kraftkf@comcast.net or http://www.wib-oly.org

Bremerton; PEACE VIGIL. Fridays, 5:10 - 6:40, corner of Washington Ave and 1st St, Bremerton; 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. info kitsapforpeace@gmail.com or Jane Rebelowski 360-479-7179 (after 6 p.m.)

WITNESS FOR PEACE AND JUSTICE Fridays, 6 - 7 p.m., at Anderson Park, Redmond Road at 168th, in Redmond; we stand together to, still going strong every week since 2002. Please bring signs which reflect current issues (some signs provided). This group is affiliated with Evergreen Peace and Justice http://www.epjc.net and SNOW Sound Nonviolent Opponents of War http://www.snowcoalition.org, All are welcome, info Peggy Loomis, 425-788-5292 or peggyloomis@hotmail.com

SATURDAYS
END THE U.S. OCCUPATIONS OF IRAQ AND AFGHANISTAN! 4th Saturday, 11 am, meet at Westlake Park, 4th & Pine in downtown Seattle; Join Veterans For Peace in its monthly walk-about against war. END THE U.S. OCCUPATIONS OF IRAQ AND AFGHANISTAN! Prosecute War Criminals, Not War Resisters! Walk to Pike Place Market. Demonstrate and pass out flyers until 1 pm. info 206-499-1220 or projectsafehaven@hotmail.com

LAKE FOREST PARK FOR PEACE Saturdays, 11 am - noon, at Bothell & Ballinger, just N. of LFP mall, Lake Forest Park; LAKE FOREST PARK FOR PEACE vigil. Holding signs, waving to people driving by, handing out flyers. Bring a sign, a friend, a smile and a wave. Weekly Community Meeting, All are welcome - join us! Over 4 years of vigiling for peace! There is a community meeting at 10 am before the vigil inside the Third Place Commons Meeting Room at Lake Forest Park Town Centre. All are welcome to both meeting and vigil. info Bob Trutnau bobtrut@juno.com [confirmed 9/20/09]

PROTEST THE ISRAELI & EGYPTIAN SIEGE ON GAZA Saturdays, 2 pm, at Westlake Plaza, 4th & Pine, downtown Seattle; PROTEST THE ISRAELI & EGYPTIAN SIEGE ON GAZA. Please watch the short video below to see what the siege is doing to the people of Gaza: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ex0v5BDVFHk, Following sidewalk education, join us for Conversation at La Brea Bakery. info Amin Odeh http://www.VoicesofPalestine.org or Theaacc.org

WOMEN IN BLACK PEACE VIGIL, Saturdays, noon - 1 p.m., SW corner Bellevue Way and NE 8th, Bellevue; WOMEN IN BLACK PEACE VIGIL. women will stand in silence together for peace and justice. Remind shoppers that the best gift in the world is peace, and this is the gift we want to give to our children and grandchildren. This is a great location and an opportunity for women to express their support of women and men who are determined to rid the injustices of the world nonviolently and through diplomatic means, Men are invited to stand with us. info 425-455-4048

PEACE VIGIL bannering to END STOP LOSS Saturdays, noon - 1 p.m., at bridge #122, Tacoma; PEACE VIGIL bannering to END STOP LOSS organized by United for Peace of Pierce County. All peaceful folk are welcome and encouraged to turn out! [vigil formerly held near Borders Books, may return to that site in future] info http://www.ufppc.org

PROTEST ONGOING WARS AND OCCUPATION IN IRAQ AND AFGHANISTAN, Saturdays, 3 - 4 p.m., at Westlake Park near 4th and Pine, Seattle; Vigil & leafletting to PROTEST ONGOING WARS AND OCCUPATION IN IRAQ AND AFGHANISTAN. This vigil started by the 911 Peace Coalition has been going on for over 7 years. info cobra2953@aol.com

SUNDAYS
SNOQUALMIE/ NORTH BEND CITIZENS FOR CHANGE will hold a PEACE VIGIL.
1st Sunday, 4 - 5 p.m., at the intersection of Park St. & North Bend Blvd. next to the Snoqualmie Valley Historical Museum and the Visitor's Center in North Bend; to honor our troops in Iraq and to encourage their safe return home. Join us. Bring candles or flashlights. info rubin51@comcast.net

STAND FOR PEACE.Sundays, on the corners of the Pacific Hwy South and South 320th intersection in Federal Way; The change that we all hoped for has yet to come. We are out there reminding others and ourselves that casualties, both civilian and military, continue to mount in both Iraq and Afghanistan. Occasionally, other matters of peace and justice make an appearance on our signs (e.g. Universal Healthcare). Please join us whenever you can, we'll be out there every Sunday. info http://www.FederalWayMatters.org [confirmed 10/7/09]

ANACORTES; PEACE VIGILSundays, noon - 1 p.m., at the corner of 12th and Commercial Ave, ANACORTES; PEACE VIGIL, This vigil began October, 2002, and everyone is welcome. Bring a sign of your choosing and join our friendly, peaceful group. info Howard Pellett 360-293-8128 or cpellett@cablerocket.com or Jim Taylor jmsophia@cnw.com or 360-299-9040

WEST SEATTLE NEIGHBORS FOR PEACE AND JUSTICE,Sundays, noon to 1 pm, at Junction of California Ave SW and SW Alaska, West Seattle;
WEST SEATTLE NEIGHBORS FOR PEACE AND JUSTICE, a SNOW affiliate, anti-war gathering. Show your opposition to the war in Iraq publicly. We have signs, buttons and leaflets. Join us! info jmrepp@comcast.net or John Repp 206-932-9522

SHORELINE NEIGHBORS FOR PEACE Sundays, 12:30 - 1:30 p.m., at N 175th St and Meridian Ave N, Shoreline; SHORELINE NEIGHBORS FOR PEACE weekly PEACE VIGIL, Come for all or part of the time. We have extra signs. info Dwight Gibb, 206-546-1864, or dgibb@earthlink.net [confirmed 6/7/09]
Sundays, 12:30 -1:30 p.m., at the Brackett's Landing sign, to the left of the ferry station (as you face the ferry), on the corner of Main Street and Railroad Avenue, in downtown Edmonds; Snohomish County Women In Black, SILENT VIGIL FOR PEACE; Everyone is welcome to join us. You don't have to be a woman and you don't have to dress in black. We do ask, however, that all signs be peace signs. We have been there every Sunday, vigiling for peace, for over 6 years. SCWB coordinators Beth Burrows & Susie Schaefer are both long-time Edmonds residents, info beb@igc.org or 425-775-5383

TUESDAYS
PHINNEY NEIGHBORS FOR PEACE & JUSTICE;Tuesdays, 7:30 - 9 a.m., at Woodland Park Aurora pedestrian overpasses, meet on the northernmost pedestrian overpass in Woodland Park 2 blocks south of N 59th St., Seattle, Access from Green Lake Way (turn by tennis courts) to the Upper Woodland parking lot; x Cover the one to three pedestrian overpasses in Woodland Park with Peace Signs and Banners, banner against the war. We supply the banner. Come by and wave to passersby and chat with neighbors. info Neil Planert 206-782-8773 or John Bito, PNPJ liason- nowar@att.net or http://www.snowcoalition.org/event.php?action=list&h_id=35 [confirmed 12/29/09]

DECLARATION OF PEACE. Tuesdays, 11 a.m. - 1 p.m., at Federal Building, 2nd & Marion, Seattle; Support the Ongoing Vigil. Come stand with Joe Colgan and members of Military Families Speak Out This demonstration is an outgrowth of Code Pink's summer vigil to Bring Troops Home. 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 1, 2003.) info joepatcolgan@comcast.net or 206-824-5368 [

SOUTH KING COUNTY PEACE VIGIL Tuesdays, 12:30 - 1:30 p.m., at the intersection of 104th Ave (The Benson) and the Kent Kangley Rd, 256th St, Kent; Bring a cool sign. . info Phil Heft 253-631-5789 [updated 5/2/09]

Carnation; PEACE VIGIL Tuesdays, 5 to 7 pm, at the intersection of Tolt Ave. and Bird St in. info Mary Crane, epjc@songdog.eskimo.com
Kirkland; WEEKLY OVERPASS PEACE DEMONSTRATION Tuesdays, 7 am or first light - 8:30 a.m., at 100th Street pedestrian overpass on I-405,. info Todd Boyle tboyle@rosehill.net or 425-827-3107

WEDNESDAYS
OLYMPIA PEACE VIGIL,Wednesdays, noon - 1 p.m., NW corner of Sylvester Park, corner of Legion & Capitol Way, Olympia; PEACE VIGIL, come for all or part of the hour to sustain Olympia Fellowship of Reconciliation persistent (every week since March 5, 1980) witness for peace and nonviolence; bring signs or use ours; info Glen 360-491-9093 [confirmed 8/24/09]

PORT ORCHARD CITIZENS AGAINST WAR, Wednesdays, 4:30 - 5:30 p.m., in front of Port Orchard City Hall, 216 Prospect Street, Port Orchard, WA;
POCAW, PORT ORCHARD CITIZENS AGAINST WAR, meets in a PEACE VIGIl and greets rush hour travelers, with signs for peace. Please come join us! info ilyana@oo.nu

PEACE VIGI-- People for Peace, Justice, and Healing, Wednesdays, 5 - 6 p.m., in front of the U.S. Federal Courthouse, 1917 Pacific Ave., near 21st, Tacoma;
PEACE VIGIL organized by People for Peace, Justice, and Healing, a continuous presence in Tacoma since 9/11. info http://www.ufppc.org/content/view/141/

PHINNEY NEIGHBORS FOR PEACE AND JUSTICE INFORMATIONAL TABLING, Wednesdays, 5:30 - 7 p.m., in front of Ken's Market, SW corner of 73rd & Greenwood Ave N, Seattle
Please contact Andy to coordinate: 206- 789-5081, info John Bito, PNPJ liason- nowar@att.net or http://www.snowcoalition.org/event.php?action=list&h_id=35

THURSDAYS
TACOMA PEACE VIGIL Thursdays, noon - 1 p.m., at the Broadway Farmer's Market, Tacoma;
PEACE VIGIL organized by United for Peace of Pierce County. All peaceful folk are welcome and encouraged to turn out! info http://www.ufppc.org/content/view/141/

WOMEN IN BLACK PEACE VIGIL Thursdays, 5 - 6 p.m., at Westlake Park near 4th and Pine, Seattle;
PEACE VIGIL to protest U.S. POLICY IN AFGHANISTAN, PALESTINE/ISRAEL, AND IRAQ with silent / visible presence, leaflets, and info table, by Women in Black, Women wear black; men welcome to stand at the sidelines or to leaflet; a peace group in the tradition of the women who vigil weekly in Israel / Palestine; Seattle Women in Black have been standing every Thursday for over 7 years, and have passed out an estimated 46,800 leaflets opposing war, violence, hatred and prejudice. info 206-282-6107 or seattlewomeninblack@speakeasy.net or http://seattlewomeninblack.pbwiki.com [confirmed 8/19/09]