A Different Fall Retreat
Elsewhere in this Pacific Call you will find the brochure for the upcoming Fall Retreat:m “We See A Train a’Coming: The Climate Crisis, the Coal Train, and Beyond.” Note that there are several differences from previous years. The biggest difference is that there is no Friday night portion. The Retreat will be an all day Saturday event November 10, 2012. Other differences are the reduced price and that you will need to bring your own lunch. We are trying something new this year and hope you will come and bring several of your friends. See related article from May-June 2012 Pacific Call on Dirty Coal and Your Future.
September 5: Ending US-Sponsored Torture Forever
“Successes and Challenges: What are the Next Steps?” 7-9 pm at University Temple Methodist Church (1415 NE 43rd St, Seattle). Rich Killmer Executive Director of the National Religious Campaign Against Torture (NRCAT) & Rob Crawford, co-founder of WSRCAT. Sponsored by Washington Religious Campaign Against Torture (WSRCAT), NRCAT, University Temple Methodist Church, WWFOR, UW Center for Human Rights, Amnesty International, and others. The use of torture is still a live issue in the United States. There are those who still publicly defend it. It is widely assumed that it is still used under U.S. jurisdiction outside the United States. Those who illegally approved and promoted torture still have not been held accountable. The public needs to: Continue to opposed & condemn…
Grand Jury Resisters: Maddy Pfeiffer released
Matthew (Maddy) Pfeiffer was released on April 11 after more than 3 months at SeaTac Detention Center for his refusal to talk to the Grand Jury. Matt Duran & Katherine (KteeO) Olejnik were released on February 28 after being held for five months, two months of that in solitary. The Assistant US Attorney filed for Maddy’s release yesterday and they were released just hours after! They are settling in to life on the outside again. Seeing loved ones and family! This investigation is not over. All 3 resisters who were incarcerated still need support as prison is a very traumatic experience. Please continue to support them and everyone, now and in the future, defies the grand jury, the judge, and…
July 30: Teens FOR Peace: Nonviolence is Not Silence
WWFOR’s Peace Activist Trainees present variety show exploring causes of violence and how to make Seattle safer on Monday July 30, 6-8 pm at Garfield Community Center (2323 E. Cherry St) What are the causes of violence? What can we do to make Seattle safe? How can nonviolent strategies be effective? Explore these questions and more with the Western Washington Fellowship of Reconciliation (WWFOR) Peace Activist Trainees. There will be a variety show addressing these questions, followed by discussion. Hear guest speakers, including an IRAQ VETERAN from Iraq Veterans Against the War, and personal stories of violence from people in the Seattle area. Hear poetry and musical performance from the Seattle youth. Artwork will be displayed, and some refreshments will…
Give BIG! to support WWFOR on May 2
Contribute online on Wednesday May 2 and increase the power of your donation: http://www.seattlefoundation.org/npos/Pages/FellowshipforReconcilationWesternWashington.aspx A share of every contribution made through The Seattle Foundation’s online Giving Center between midnight and midnight on May 2 will be matched by The Seattle Foundation and GiveBIG’s corporate sponsors, who have put $500,000 into the “stretch pool.” YOU could be chosen at random to win a Golden Ticket, and have WWFOR receive an additional $1,000. Alternatively you can go to www.SeattleFoundation.org/GivingCenter and search for WWFOR.
Vitale Presentation Cancelled for April 26
April 26 event CANCELLED – Fr. Louis Vitale: No Fence Too High. For health reasons Fr. Louis Vitale’s talk, scheduled for April 26 at St. Patrick’s has been cancelled. School of the Americas Watch Puget Sound hopes to reschedule for a later date, and extends an apology for any inconvenience this may cause you.
Audit the Dept of Defense Resolution
Introduce an Audit the DOD resolution at the Washington State Democratic Caucuses on Sunday April 15 from at 1:00pm. Download: Audit the Department of Defense Resolution and Handout on Military Waste. The resolution will not be debated or voted on at the Democratic Precinct Caucus. All resolutions introduced at the precinct caucuses will be collected and forwarded to the County Convention which will be held on Sunday, April 29, 2012 where they will be addressed in full.
Justice for Trayvon Martin
Ongoing: Sign the petition calling for justice for Trayvon Martin.
Sign Iran Pledge of Resistance
Ongoing: Sign the Iran Pledge of Resistance to build a strong grassroots movement to stop further escalation with Iran and prevent another war.
Die-In & Sing-In At Capitol
Latest video of the Feb 20th action from Dawn & Robert of Backbone Campaign View the great action at the Capitol in Olympia on Feb 20. We made the atrocities of war and budget cuts and the hopeful solution of our suggested alternatives HARD TO IGNORE! Thanks to camera work of Berd Whitlock, organizer Kaeley Pruitt-Hamm, and the many participants & supporters. We can get out our message creatively and have fun. Another clip of the rally at Sylvester Park, featuring the Backbone Campaign’s “PentaGONE.”
