General Meeting, MONDAY, DEC 14, 7-9 p.m.
Location: Woodland Park Presbyterian Church, Greenwood and 70th
If you have any other agenda items or announcements to suggest, please send them to: Mike or Ruth Yarrow at
yarrows@riseup.net or karenbjones42@gmail.com

Next CC meeting: MONDAY, NOV 30, 7 PM Please email yarrows or kbjones for location,Seattle, WA 98103,(206) 206-484-3385

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.

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**TUES NOV 24, 3 - 5 pm, A reading by Democracy Now!'s Amy Goodman, who will speak about her new book Breaking the Sound Barrier,
LOCATION: Elliott Bay Books, 101 South Main Street, Seattle;
Amy will be introduced by the book's editor, Denis Moynihan. AWARD-WINNING JOURNALIST AMY GOODMAN, host of the daily, grassroots, global, radio/TV news hour Democracy Now!, is on a national speaking tour to mark DN!'s 13th anniversary and launch her new book, Breaking the Sound Barrier. Free. info http://tour.democracynow.org/2009/11/seattle_wa_6.html

NOV 25, United Nations International Day for the ELIMINATION OF VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN.

WEDS NOV 25, Seattle will be the second city in the country to show a remarkable new feature FILM ON THE ROOTS OF POVERTY AND HUNGER in the world. "The End of Poverty?"
LOCATION: Regal Meridian Theater, 1501 7th Ave, a block NW of the Convention Center, Seattle;
"The End of Poverty?" offers new insights, visuals, and examples of the roles of colonialism, land and resource rights, forced labor, military action, trade, debt, World Bank and IMF policies, etc. Narrated by Martin Sheen, the film includes powerful stories and interviews with community leaders from 5 countries and first rank experts including 2 Nobel laureates in economics, a former Vice President of the World Bank, a Brookings expert, the Vice President of Brazil, and the authors of "Confessions of an Economic Hitman" and "Nemesis". info on film http://www.theendofpoverty.com, Show times 206-223-9600, info Glen Gersmehl, 206-349-2501 or lpf@ecunet.org or http://www.lutheranpeace.org

WEDS NOV 25, 7 & 9 pm,Emmy-nominated documentary film "Soldiers of Conscience",
LOCATION: Grand Illusion Cinema, 1403 NE 50th St, Seattle; This film shows soldiers who support US war efforts and SOLDIERS WHO HAVE BECOME CONSCIENTIOUS OBJECTORS, theater info 206-523-3935 or http://www.grandillusioncinema.org, film info and trailer at http://www.soldiers-themovie.com

Friday, November 27, 2009, 7:00 to 9:30 PM (“Buy Nothing Day”) Film: “MALLS R US” (78 min, Helene Klodawsky, 2009) Presented by Wallingford Neighbors for Peace & Wallingford Meaningful Movies
LOCATION: Keystone Church, 5019 Keystone Pl., West of I-5, just North of 50th, Metro Bus Routes 16, 26 & 44, Seattle;
Combining nostalgia, dazzling architecture, pop culture, economics and politics, MALLS R US examines North America's most popular and profitable suburban destination: the enclosed shopping center-and how for consumers they function as a communal, even ceremonial experience and, for retailers, sites where their idealism, passion and greed merge. Community discussion to follow.(Event is FREE and open to the public! ...but Donations are kindly accepted).

Friday, Nov 27. BUY NOTHING DAY is traditionally the busiest shopping day of the year. Get together and take a stand against the chronic over-consumption that is the mother of all our ecological, psychological and political problems. Don't succumb to the advertising! Don't buy worthless gifts! an annual celebrationhttp://www.snowcoalition.org/# of non-consumerism, info http://www.adbusters.org/campaigns/bnd

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NOV 27 - 29, The People's Summit WTO+10 Global Justice Forward! Tenth Anniversary of Battle of Seattle PROTESTS AGAINST THE WTO.
Join us to reclaim and amplify our voices with the vision we have for a healthy planet and people. Let's harness the spirit of the 1999 WTO protests in Seattle with a renewed commitment to move global justice forward!
Fri Nov 27, 7 pm Amy Goodman at Town Hall & 7 and 9 p.m. screenings of film The Yes Men at NW Film Forum.
Sat Nov 28, Opening Plenary, "The Climate is Changing - It's Time for Solutions!" & Workshops at Seattle University, 9 - 5 pm. Sat Evening, Reclaiming Community? Plenary, Dinner & Music at New Hope Baptist Church, 6 - 10 pm.
Sun Nov 29, Workshops, Plenary & Strategy Session on Cross-sector Organizing, at Seattle University, 10 - 5 pm. Sun evening, Closing Plenary, "Global Justice Forward!" Town Hall, 6 - 9 pm.
Confirmed speakers: Leo Gerard, United Steel-Workers President, Amy Goodman, Democracy Now!, Dena Hoff, National Family Farm Coalition & Via Campesina, Eric Holt-Gimenez & Annie Shattuck, Food First, Rev. Robert Jeffrey, Black Dollar Days Task Force, David Korten (When Corporations Rule the World, Agenda For a New Economy), Thea Lee, AFL-CIO, Sylvia Ordu?o, Michigan Welfare Rights Organization and National Planning Committee, U.S. Social Forum, The Yes Men.
Workshop topics: Building a New Economy, Fighting for Trade & Climate & Food Justice; Battling Poverty, Resisting the Green & Blue Revolutions, Immigrant Rights; Your Right to Protest, Grassroots Media, Art & Activism, Building anti-racist movements, Youth Organizing, Direct Action Organizing, Cross Border Organizing; And more! All events free or by donation; no registration required. Volunteers needed!
The People's Summit is sponsored by: BALLE Seattle - Business Alliance for Local Living Economies, Central Co-op's Madison Market, Clean Greens Farm, Citizens Trade Campaign, Common Action, Community Alliance for Global Justice, Dyke Community Activists, Eat the State, Growing WA, Heroico Battalon de San Patricio, International Socialist Organization, Seattle Branch, KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, Lettuce Link/Solid Ground, Mangrove Action Project, Martin Luther King County Labor Council, Northwest Resistance Against Genetic Engineering, Peace Action of WA, People-Centered Development Forum, PUSO - Philippine-US Solidarity Organization, Reclaim the Media, Riseup Collective, Seattle CISPES - Committee in Solidarity with the People of El Salvador, Seattle Young People?s Project, SEEDS ? Social Ecology Education Demonstration School, The Society for Professional Engineering Employees in Aerospace (SPEEA), WA Blue Green Alliance, WA Fair Trade Coalition, Washington State Labor Council, Witness for Peace Northwest, YES! Magazine,
To volunteer: contact volunteer@seattleglobaljustice.org, info or to volunteer http://seattleplus10.org/ or 206-405-4600

Wednesday, December 2, 2009, 7:30 PM ABE KELLER PEACE EDUCATION FUND WINE AND CHEESEFUN(D) RAISER
LOCATION: University Unitarian Church, 6556 35th NE, Seattle
ABE KELLER PEACE EDUCATION FUND invites you to join our tasty and informative Wine and CheeseFun(d) Raiser. Hear Seth Manzel of Coffee Strong on GI resistance, Don Whitmore on Obama's nuclear disarmament agenda, and our Peace Activist trainees. info 206-722-1669

Wed, Dec 16th at 7 PM, Iran-Israel-U.S.: Resolving the Nuclear Impasse This community conference sponsored by local Jewish community groups and peace organizations will explore ways of resolving the Iranian nuclear crisis through negotiation, rather than force. Three Iran and Israel analysts with extensive experience in the field will discuss U.S. and Israeli policy options including sanctions and a possible military attack.
 Dr. Trita Parsi,, director & founder, National Iranian American Council
 Dr. Ian Lustick, political science professor, University of Pennsylvania
 Dr. Keith Weissman, former director of Aipac's Iran desk
LOCATION: Town Hall, Seattle
Community sponsors: American Friends Service Committee,United Nations Association, Network Promoting Peace with Iran, Jewish Voice for Peace, American Muslims of Puget Sound. Information: 206.632.0662 extension 30
Tickets: $10 suggested donation, Brown Paper Tickets
(http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/89086)