The Olympia-based Citizens Movement to Impeach Bush/Cheney has enjoyed enthusiastic public response to its recent outreach efforts (tabling at the Olympia Farmers’ Market, etc.). They have collected nearly 4,000 signatures on the petition and have distributed hundreds of signs, bumper stickers, buttons and fact sheets. They provided guests for a recent TCTV program hosted by the Green Party of South Puget Sound and also for the October TV program of the Olympia FOR. The group needs more active volunteers to replace some who have moved away or had to reduce involvement because of health, jobs, or other reasons. The group will meet from 7:00 to 9:00 p.m. at the Olympia Center, 222 Columbia NW, on the 2nd and 4th Monday of each month (except Nov. 5 replacing Nov. 12). Please contact Jerry Smith at 360-491-1540 or Glen Anderson at 360-491-9093 for more information, including how you could help. You can also e-mail the group through its very informative website, www.CitizensImpeach.org.

The U.S. Army’s School of the Americas (SOA) is commonly known as the School of Assassins because it trains Latin American military personnel to suppress democracy, violate human rights, and kill people. Although the army renamed it the Western Hemisphere Institute for Security Cooperation (WHINSEC), the deadly mission remained the same. Every November people gather near its gate at Fort Benning (near Columbus), Georgia, to nonviolently work for closing it. Every year Congress gets closer to cutting off the funding. The resistance is organized by School of the Americas Watch. Info: www.soaw.org.

Daniel Ellsberg, the man who leaked the Pentagon Papers that exposed the lies underlying the war in Vietnam, issued a powerful statement on September 26, 2007. He describes the aftermath of September 11, 2001, as a “coup,” and he is worried about what happens when the next shoe drops. Ellsberg’s powerful statement is reported at www.consortiumnews.com/2007/092607a.html.

Charlie Hardy, a former Catholic priest who lives in Caracas, Venezuela, is a great storyteller who wrote a book called Cowboy in Caracas about his experiences living in the slums of Caracas before and during the rise of Hugo Chavez. A TV program on this will air four times in early October on TCTV, channel 22 for cable subscribers in Thurston County: Friday October 5 at 7:00 p.m., Saturday October 6 at 6:00 p.m., Wednesday October 10 at 12:00 noon, and Thursday October 11 at 6:30 a.m.

The Foundation for Self Sufficiency in Central America (FSSCA) has some opportunities in Olympia to learn about and support efforts for sustainability in El Salvador and fight climate change. FSSCA is the small non-governmental organization (NGO) that supports peasant-led sustainable development and environmental projects in rural El Salvador. Projects include organic farming, drip irrigation, mangrove restoration and native fruit tree effort. (The greatest opportunity to sequester carbon in reforestation efforts is in the tropics including El Salvador.) Info on FSSCA: www.fssca.net FSSCA Director Sean Hale will be in the Puget Sound area the week around the 20th of October and be able to talk about the current situation in El Salvador. He will also be able to talk about recent imprisonment of peaceful protestors of privatization of water as “terrorists” in Suchitoto, as well current FSSCA efforts in rural El Salvador. To schedule a talk or get more information contact Bob Zeigler in Olympia at 360-570-0848 ZeiglerBob@msn.com.

Fred LaMotte of The Evergreen State College’s Campus Ministries writes: “I have developed a website of soldiers’ writings on faith and the world’s religions to give our men and women in Iraq a human face. If we don’t give them a human face, we may never bring them home. I hope that teachers and ministers will use these writings in their classes and ministries. These are not my writings, but writings by soldiers.” www.FaithintheZone.blogspot.com.

Phil Owen, local homeless advocate, announces that The Family Support Center’s Homeless Advocacy Manual is now available for download at www.homelessadvocacy.wikispaces.com.

Americans typically lose their voting rights when convicted of felonies. The U.S.’s current policies disproportionately convict and incarcerate poor people and people of color. As a result, a disproportionate number of poor people and people of color are prohibited from voting. Taking away their right to vote does not reduce crime, but it does reduce democracy! Selectively excluding certain classes of potential voters also biases election results. Most people convicted of felonies are required to pay various fines and court costs (“legal financial obligations” – LFOs), and people can’t get their voting rights back until they have paid their LFOs, even after they have been released from prison. Washington State charges an outrageously high interest rate of 12% on LFOs, so many poor people are permanently barred from voting! This is a modern-day poll tax! Supporters of democracy are working to correct this injustice through the Washington State Legislature. To help, contact the ACLU of Washington (206-624-2184) or Justice Works! (206-309-2087) The ACLU’s work is well known. The Justice Works! mission is undoing racism in the criminal justice system as experienced by African Americans.

All of us who have appreciated the work of Monica Peabody and the Welfare Rights Organizing Coalition (WROC) will be glad to know that a long period of work has resulted in a reorganized group with a new name. POWER’s board and members will hold a meeting from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday October 20, perhaps at Fertile Ground, 311 9th Ave SE, Olympia, and certainly with potluck lunch and onsite childcare. The group will develop statements of its values and mission, and members will elect board members. A number of ongoing gatherings will occur in the coming weeks, and POWER will continue to hold volunteer meetings every Wednesday at 1:30 at its office in the Payne Room of the First Christian Church, 7th & Franklin, Olympia. Info: 352-9716 welfarerights@riseup.net.

The Thurston Council on Cultural Diversity and Human Rights invites nominations of individuals and organizations who have made unique recent contributions toward human rights, or who have promoted human rights over a longer period of time. Individuals and organizations living in Thurston County are eligible. Nominations must be in writing and submitted by 5:00 p.m. Friday October 19. Get info first from Ruth Elder 786-5135 elderr@co.thurston.wa.us The Olympia FOR won this award in 2001.

The Olympia FOR has a DVD copy of this film authored by Norman Solomon and narrated by Sean Penn. It reaches into the Orwellian memory hole to expose a 50-year pattern of government deception and media spin that has dragged the United States into one war after another from Vietnam to Iraq. It exhumes remarkable archival footage of official distortion and exaggeration from LBJ to George W. Bush, revealing in stunning detail how the American news media have uncritically disseminated the pro-war messages of successive presidential administrations. www.warmadeeasythemovie.org/index.html You may borrow the DVD from the Olympia FOR to show to other people. Contact 360-491-9093 info@olyfor.org.

Learn about counter-recruiting. Protect young people. A new book, Army of None: Strategies to Counter Military Recruitment, End War and Build a Better World, was published by Seven Stories Press in August 2007. It is already appreciated as one of the most comprehensive, focused and in-depth summaries about why counter-recruiting in schools is so important, both on an individual level to protect our youth, and in the context of “getting to the root causes of our problems and building a better world.” The book’s authors, Aimee Allison and David Solnit, are coordinators of “The Army of None Project.” They will tour from Portland to Bellingham from January 10 to 24. They seek speaking engagements, opportunities to conduct workshops promoting counter-recruitment, and other opportunities. For information contact Kurt Kutay, an active volunteer with Washington Truth in Recruiting (WaTiR), at (206) 719-7098 rosie1352@comcast.net, or in the Olympia area contact Molly Gibbs, 412-1519 kayck@olywa.net For a recent article, “Top Military Recruitment Lies,” contact the Thurston County Draft Counseling Center at 360-491-9093 glen@olywa.net.

The Sept. 13 Peninsula Daily News reported that Clint Jones, a 79-year-old retired opera singer from Sequim WA, near Port Angeles, has written a new version of a national pledge that he would like to see replace the Pledge of Allegiance. Instead of allegiance to the flag, it would focus on the U.S. Constitution. Jones’ pledge would state: “We, the people, pledge allegiance to the Constitution and Bill of Rights of the United States of America and the Republic, which protect and guarantee our life, liberty, pursuit of happiness and the freedom of choice to all, regardless of race, religion or economic status and equality of gender.” It has been recited at his Clallam County Democratic Party meeting and at a Green Party meeting. At the county level both parties have passed resolutions calling for Bush and Cheney to be impeached. To respond to Jones’ new version of pledging allegiance, which focuses on the U.S. Constitution rather than the flag, e-mail pledge@olypen.com or phone 360-681-0101.

“Salaam, Shalom, Solh: Nonviolence and Resistance in the Middle East & Beyond” — Every year the WRL, a terrific pacifist organization founded in 1923, publishes an informative and practical calendar that focuses on a particular theme. It’s spiral-bound and suitable for desk, bookshelf or purse. It has 128 pages in 5½” x 8½” format. Each page features a week with space to write appointments, and the opposite page features interesting information on that year’s theme. WRL’s 2008 calendar features an introduction by Kathy Kelly and an afterword by Stephen Zunes. It features contemporary and historical profiles and stories about Middle Eastern peace organizers, conscientious objectors, people working together across differences, nonviolent resistance, women’s peace activities, and constructive programs to build a better world. The cost is $13.95 each or four for $50.00, plus shipping & handling. ISBN: 0-940862-20-4 Info: www.warresisters.org. Order form: https://secure.serve.com/resist/cal2008-ordering.htm) or call (877) 234-8811. WRL’s Statement of Purpose says: “The War Resisters League affirms that all war is a crime against humanity and are determined not to support any kind of war, international or civil, and to strive nonviolently for the removal of all causes of war.” WRL promotes nonviolent education and action.

Contribute your ideas. Help make the holiday happen here! You can help in any of several different ways. Info: Ruth Elder, Thurston Council on Cultural Diversity and Human Rights, 786-5135 or elderr@co.thurston.wa.us.

Feb 23-24, 2008, and yearlong! PeaceJam is an international education program built around leading Nobel Peace Prize Laureates who work personally with youth to pass on the spirit, skills, and wisdom they embody. The goal of PeaceJam is to inspire a new generation of peacemakers who will transform their local communities, themselves, and the world. A conference at Oregon State University in Corvallis OR will occur on Sat-Sun Feb 23-24, 2008 (register for $25 by October 10). It also offers a year-long ongoing leadership training program for teens. Info: www.peacejam.org.

The committee that plans Olympia’s mid-July Lakefair event is inviting US and Canadian military ships ̬ including the nuclear submarine USS Olympia — to 2008’s Lakefair. People who oppose the militarization of our community have a lot of lead time to organize around this.

For more than 20 years the Olympia FOR has produced one-hour TV programs on issues related to peace, social justice, economics, the environment, and nonviolence. The Olympia FOR’s program airs on Thurston Community Television (TCTV), channel 22 for Thurston County’s cable TV subscribers. Each program airs every Monday at 1:30 p.m. and every Thursday at 9:00 p.m. for a full month. This creates many opportunities to watch each program.

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This is a compelling first-person account of the events that unfolded during the week the World Trade Organization came to Seattle in November of 1999. It’s told from the perspective of 15-year veteran network news cameraman Rustin Thompson, who covered the WTO as an independent journalist. It is the story of how Thompson’s objective point of view evolved into a subjective account of what became an unscheduled, unruly outbreak of democracy.

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Gather with other local folks to plan further activities. 7:00-9:00 p.m. at the Olympia Center, 222 Columbia NW, downtown. Info: 491-9093 or 491-1540. Citizens Movement to Impeach Bush/Cheney, www.CitizensImpeach.org.

Sunday evenings at 10 pm (and every Monday and Wednesday morning at 3:30 am) the Olympia FOR airs interesting documentaries on TCTV at 10 pm every Sunday during the month. OCT: “The Closure Myth.” NOV: “30 Frames a Second: The WTO in Seattle.” See our TV section. Info: Carol 866-7645 or carolburns98@comcast.net.

Monday through Friday from 5:00 to 6:00 am AND from 4:00 to 5:00 pm: “Democracy Now” with Amy Goodman on TCTV.

Monday through Friday from 9:00 to 10:00 am: “Democracy Now” with Amy Goodman on KAOS 89.3 FM.

Monday through Friday from 5:00 to 5:30 pm: Free Speech Radio News on KAOS 89.3 FM.

6:00 to 7:00 am: “Reclaiming Democracy,” a locally produced program on TCTV, addresses issues related to big business, public policy, democratic values, etc. Info: www.sounddemocracy.org or Rus Geh 705-0862 email rusgeh@yahoo.com.

1:30 to 2:30 pm: Olympia FOR’s TCTV Program: OCT: “Restore America. Impeach Bush & Cheney.” NOV: “Korea: A History of U.S. Interventions.”

7:00 to 9:00 pm: Liv Monroe facilitates a weekly NVC practice group for anyone who has attended an NVC introductory session or read the book Nonviolent Communication by Marshall Rosenberg, Ph.D. (No charge, but donations are appreciated.) Definitely phone Liv at (360) 357-4503 first to make sure it’s happening at the normal time and place, the Olympia UU Church, 2200 East End St. NW, Olympia.

8:00 to 9:00 pm: Progressive Roundtable Forum on TCTV features guests discussing public issues.

12:00 to 1:00 pm: Peace Vigil in NW corner of Sylvester Park (corner of Legion & Capitol Way). Please come for all or part of the hour to witness in a very friendly way for peace and nonviolence. We provide plenty of signs, or you may bring your own. Info: 360‑491‑9093 info@olyfor.org.

2:00 to 3:00 pm: Progressive Roundtable Forum on TCTV features guests discussing public issues.

Noon to 1:00 pm on KAOS 89.3 FM, featuring interesting, informative programs about peace, social justice, the environment, progressive politics, and other alternative viewpoints. Info: parralleluniversity@yahoo.com.

9:00 to 10:00 pm: Olympia FOR’s TCTV Program: OCT: “Restore America. Impeach Bush & Cheney.” NOV: “Korea: A History of U.S. Interventions.”

4:30 to 6:00 pm: Peace Vigil at south end of Percival Landing near W 4th Ave. (Note: When Daylight Saving Time ends, the vigil will last only until 5:30.) Please join us for whatever length of time you can. We provide plenty of signs, or you may bring your own. Sponsor: Olympia FOR. Info: 491-9093 email info@olyfor.org

5:00 to 6:00 pm: Silent Vigil for Peace on the south side of W. 4th Ave. (near the fountain). Women only. Please wear black. Some signs are 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. Info: Karin Kraft 754-5352 or kraftkf@comcast.net.

6:00 to 6:30 pm: “Reclaiming Democracy,” a locally produced program on TCTV, cable channel 22, addresses issues related to big business, public policy, democratic values, etc. Info: www.sounddemocracy.org or Rus Geh 705-0862, email: rusgeh@yahoo.com.

The Rev. John Otto Liljenstolpe talks about what a North American Liberation Theology might look like. 2:00 p.m. on KKNW, 1150 AM radio, on the Rev. Rich Lang’s Radio show, Living Faith Now.

Watch and discuss this film (“Broken Limbs: Apples, Agriculture, and the New American Farmer”) featuring the realities of Wenatchee’s apple growers – small farmers being forced off their land when they can’’t compete against the Goliaths who dominate today’s global economy. The film analyzes the problems and suggests solutions. 7:00 pm at the Olympia Unitarian-Universalist Congregation (OUUC), 2200 East End St NW, Olympia. Everyone is welcome. Free, but $5-$25 sliding-scale donations are welcome. This is part of a monthly movie series sponsored by OUUC’s Social Justice Committee and the Alliance for Democracy’s South Puget Sound Chapter. Movies play on the first Friday of each month at the same location. Info: Howard Rosenfeld, 360-790-4020 hrstruggle@comcast.net or Jacqui Brown Miller at 360-236-9684 or jacquiAFD@comcast.net or www.sounddemocracy.org and www.olyuu.org.

Several events (workshops, Theatre of the Oppressed, a film festival, etc.) will occur around the Olympia area now, and a networking event will occur on Sat. Oct. 20 in Seattle. Free, but donations welcome. Sponsor: A World Beyond Capitalism, an organization that conducts a variety of activities related to this topic. Info: www.aworldbeyondcapitalism.org and the program schedule (PDF).

Olympia FOR member Kristen Dahle, who teaches 5th grade at a local school, arranges for students there or elsewhere to produce and display art for Arts Walk. This fall’s focus is on “something that is important to them or that they think is important in history,” apart from war-related topics. “We spend so much time teaching history as a series of wars that I wanted them to see that there are many other events, people, and places that are important. This activity also helps them realize that we know much more about recent events than about events that happened a long time ago. After Arts Walk, their illustrations will be placed on a history timeline in our classroom.” See the students’ art and text at our usual location, the window of Buck’s Fifth Avenue, 209 5th Ave SE, Olympia. The Olympia FOR sponsors this as part of the United Nations’ Decade of Nonviolence. Info: 360‑357‑3553 kjdahle@comcast.net.

When the Soviet Union collapsed, Cuba lost its supply of cheap oil. Cuba figured out a lot of solutions. The Peak Oil crisis will force us to figure out solutions too. Watch and discuss this fascinating and hopeful DVD, and apply the lessons from Cuba’s experience for the current day. 2:00 p.m. at Traditions Café, 5th & Water SW, Olympia.

Religious leaders from several traditions invite you to join with millions of other Americans who are organizing and participating in local interfaith event, including fasting and breaking bread together as we covenant together to live out the deepest calling in each of our traditions— the desire for justice and for peace for all people. Fasting and other activities can be scheduled and planned in whatever ways you think will be meaningful. Info: www.interfaithfast.org.

The new local chapter of Americans United for Separation of Church and State will meet from 6:30 to 8:00 p.m. at a location to be scheduled soon. Info: Barry Christianson, 360-379-4055 or phoenixresearch@cablespeed.com.

The Olympia FOR Steering Committee meets to provide overall guidance and decision-making. 7:00 p.m. at Dan Ryan’s home, 123 Decatur Street NW. It’s just south of W. Harrison, near Gloria Dei Lutheran Church, and down the block from Koibito Sushi Restaurant. Look for the prayer flags and the Buddha. Everyone is welcome to attend. Info: 360-491-9093 or info@olyfor.org.

The OMJP meets from 7 to 9 pm to plan a variety of activities to work for justice and peace everywhere. Olympia Community Free School, 610 Columbia SW. Everyone is welcome. Info: Larry Mosqueda 867-6513 or www.omjp.org.

Dr. Gary Chamberlain speaks as part of the free Earth Care Series by Interfaith Works’ Earth Stewardship Committee. 7:00 p.m. at Traditions Café, 5th & Water SW. Info: 357-7224

An interfaith group meets tonight and on Thurs Oct 18 to study the Earth Charter and climate issues. 7:00-9:00 p.m. at Olympia Friends Meeting House, 219 B St SW, Tumwater (across the freeway from the brewery). Info: 360-352-7487.

Heartsparkle Players: Playback Theatre is a spontaneous collaboration between performers and the audience. People tell moments from their lives, then watch them re-created with movement, music and dialogue. Heartsparkle Players is an outstanding local troupe with a loyal following. This month’s performance is a thank you from the Heartsparkle Players for the support our community gave them to attend the International Playback Theatre Conference in Sao Paulo, Brazil this past August. 7:30 pm at Traditions Café, 5th & Water. A $5-$10 donation is suggested, but no one will be turned away. Info: Debe Edden 943-6772 debek@olywa.net www.heartsparkle.org.

The Rev. John Otto Liljenstolpe joins with host Rev. Rich Lang for this the final program of Living Faith Now. They will be discussing the political, cultural, economic and consciousness revolution that happens when the Gospel of Jesus Christ is activated within the lives of the faithful. 2:00 p.m. on KKNW, 1150 AM radio, on the Rev. Rich Lang’s Radio show, Living Faith Now.

Sun-Mon Oct 14-15: Arlington NW provides a powerful display representing U.S. troops killed in Iraq: Heritage Park, 5th & Water, Olympia. Set-up begins Sunday at 7 a.m. and takes many volunteers several hours. View until Monday 4 p.m. Look for publicity about memorial service midday on Sunday and Monday. Sponsor: Veterans for Peace, Rachel Corrie Chapter #109. Info: Jim James 570-0885.

Wed Oct 17: Earth Stewardship Committee of Interfaith Works meets at 12 noon on the second Wednesday most months at First Christian Church, 7th & Franklin. Info: LeslieHR@aol.com.

Death penalty abolition committee of Olympia FOR meets at 7:00 pm in Tumwater. Everyone who opposes the death penalty is invited to help strengthen the movement to abolish this atrocity. Info and location: Chuck or Rozanne, 360-705-8520.

Actor Mike Farrell (B.J. Hunnicut of M*A*S*H), who is also a progressive political activist, will speak about activism at the local level. This outreach event welcomes the folks who are “mad as hell” but not yet doing much about it. Everyone is invited to SPSCC’s Minnaert Center to hear Farrell and take a step into grassroots action! Free. Info tables. Sponsors: BRICK (the SPSCC progressive political group), the Thurston County Progressive Network (TC Pro-Net), and others. Info: shardon@comcast.net.

An interfaith group meets to study the Earth Charter and climate issues. 7:00-9:00 p.m. at Olympia Friends Meeting House, 219 B St SW, Tumwater (across the freeway from the brewery). Info: 360-352-7487.

Several local environmental groups organized a forum involving the four candidates for the Port of Olympia Commission. An informal social time begins at 7:00 p.m., and the Q&A program runs from 7:30 to about 9:00 p.m. Sponsors: SPEECH/Green Pages, Black Hills Audubon Society, and the League of Women Voters of Thurston County. Capitol Museum Coach House, 211 21st Ave SW, just west of Capitol Way. More convenient parking is on 22nd Ave SW.

Iraq Moratorium occurs on 3rd Friday of each month. The Iraq Moratorium will be an escalating monthly series of actions demanding an end to the war. Devote a significant part of today to build the peace movement and show the U.S. government that our troops must be brought home, now! Take this pledge: “On the third Friday of every month, I will break my daily routine and take some action, by myself or with others, to end the War in Iraq.” Info: www.iraqmoratorium.org.

Watch and discuss the film “Crossing Arizona”, which draws connections between NAFTA (the North American Free Trade Agreement) and immigrants who come to the U.S. for economic survival. “Crossing Arizona” contrasts global corporatization vs. democratic trade. The film analyzes the human consequences and the racist anti-migrant politics that result. 7:00 pm at the Olympia Unitarian-Universalist Congregation (OUUC), 2200 East End St NW, Olympia. Everyone is welcome. Free, but $5-$25 sliding-scale donations are welcome. This is part of a monthly movie series sponsored by OUUC’s Social Justice Committee and the Alliance for Democracy’s South Puget Sound Chapter. Movies play on the first Friday of each month at the same location. Info: Howard Rosenfeld, 360-790-4020 hrstruggle@comcast.net or Jacqui at 360-236-9684 or jacquiAFD@comcast.net .

Iris Dement performs in concert to benefit the Foundation for Self Sufficiency in Central America (FSSCA) (see this article for more details). Iris Dement is an amazingly good singer with good politics. 8:00 p.m. at the Capitol Theater, 206 5th Ave SE, Olympia. Buy $24 tickets at Rainy Day Records (5th & Franklin, downtown) or at www.BuyOlympia.com Info: Bob Zeigler 570-0848 zeiglerbob@msn.com and www.fssca.net.

All veterans and others are invited to connect and work for peace. 1:30 social time. 2:00 pm meeting. Traditions Café, 5th & Water. Info: Jody Tiller 360-705-3384 or hungryforpeace@gmail.com.

Gather with other local folks to plan further activities. 7:00-9:00 p.m. at the Olympia Center, 222 Columbia NW, downtown. Info: 491-9093 or 491-1540. Citizens Movement to Impeach Bush/Cheney.

Health Freedom Washington works to protect your right to choose safe alternative health care methods and to protect the practitioners who provide them. 6-8 p.m. at Tumwater Timberland Library, 7023 New Market Street, Tumwater. Info: 360-357-6263 or www.HealthFreedomWA.org.

Rod Davis, Ph.D., conducts this 3-part evening class (Monday, October 22 & 29, November 5). It is interactive and discussion-based. Participants will explore Gandhi’s and Teresa’s paths and teachings through two wonderful books: Gandhi the Man by Eknath Easwaran, and No Greater Love by Mother Teresa. It is not necessary to purchase these books in advance, or at all, to participate in the class. Participants will also look at how to integrate more of these teachings into their own life paths. 7-9 p.m. in Olympia. Sliding-scale fee $45-$90 for the series. Info: 360-754-1600 or www.fernhavencenter.org.

Would you like to fill your world with more respect, hope and love – and reduce the criticism, misunderstanding and violence? Liv Monroe offers her popular introduction to Nonviolent Communication, providing specific, immediately usable tools to promote honesty and compassion. Nonviolent Communication (NVC), Marshall Rosenberg’s radical process, helps resolve conflicts and reduce criticism, defensiveness, blame, shame, misunderstandings and violence between and within individuals. Join us to see if this fits for you as a way to increase the world’s supply of respect, integrity, trust, cooperation, and love. 6:45-9:00 p.m. at Lincoln School Cafeteria, 21st & Washington SW, Olympia. Info: Liv Monroe 357-4503 www.psncc.org.

In the modern world’s hectic, inhumane pace of life, reclaim this one day each year to rediscover and assert your humanity. How might you do this? See www.TimeDay.org

The OMJP meets from 7 to 9 pm to plan a variety of activities to work for justice and peace everywhere. Olympia Community Free School, 610 Columbia SW. Everyone is welcome. Info: Larry Mosqueda 360-867-6513.

Watch and discuss another installment of this fascinating PBS series. This episode features author Jeanette Winterson discussing the power of art to develop a fulfilling inner life and writer/actor/rapper Will Power, whose vividly staged performances explore using an ancient Greek drama to create a highly charged contemporary work. 2-4 p.m. at Traditions Café, 5th & Water SW. Sponsor: Interfaith Works, 360-357-7224 www.interfaith-works.org.

South Sound Buddhist Peace Fellowship hosts an open meeting. SSBPF includes members of the local Buddhist community engaging in the Buddhist path of right action in regard to working for peace, justice and social change. 3:30-5:00 pm. Location & more info: Robert Lovitt 357-2825 lovitthere@scattercreek.com or www.ssbpf.org

Every Monday from Oct 29 through Nov 19, 7:00-8:30 p.m. at Traditions Café, 5th and Water, Olympia. Sponsor: South Sound Clean Clothes Campaign. Info: 360-705-2819.

Olympia FOR’s November TV program (“Korea: A History of U.S. Interventions”) debuts today and runs every Monday from 1:30 to 2:30 pm and every Thursday from 9:00 to 10:00 pm through Nov 29 on TCTV cable channel 22 within Thurston County. Additional details are available here. Info: Glen at 360-491-9093 or glen@olyfor.org.

This film (“War Made Easy: How Presidents & Pundits Keep Spinning Us to Death”) reaches into the Orwellian memory hole to expose a 50-year pattern of government deception and media spin that has dragged the United States into one war after another— from Vietnam to Iraq. Narrated by actor and activist Sean Penn, the film exhumes remarkable archival footage of official distortion and exaggeration from LBJ to George W. Bush, revealing in stunning detail how the American news media have uncritically disseminated the pro-war messages of successive presidential administrations. 7:00 pm at the Olympia Unitarian-Universalist Congregation (OUUC), 2200 East End St NW, Olympia. This monthly movie series is sponsored by OUUC’s Social Justice Committee and the Alliance for Democracy’s South Puget Sound Chapter. Everyone is welcome. Free, but $5-$25 sliding-scale donations are welcome. Info: Howard Rosenfeld, 360-790-4020 hrstruggle@comcast.net.

Gather with other local folks to plan further activities. (Usually the second Monday of the month, but the first Monday this time) 7:00-9:00 p.m. Call 491-9093 or 491-1540 for location. Citizens Movement to Impeach Bush/Cheney.

The South Puget Sound Chapter of the Alliance for Democracy meets on the first Wednesday of each month from 7:00 to 9:00 pm at the Olympia Unitarian Universalist Church, 2200 East End St NW, Olympia. Info: their highly informative website, www.sounddemocracy.org or Jacqui Brown Miller 236-9684 jacquiAFD@comcast.net.

Heartsparkle Players: Playback Theatre is a spontaneous collaboration between performers and the audience. People tell moments from their lives, then watch them re-created with movement, music and dialogue. Heartsparkle Players is an outstanding local troupe with a loyal following. 7:30 pm at Traditions Café, 5th & Water. A $5-$10 donation is suggested, but no one will be turned away. Info: Debe Edden 360-943-6772 debek@olywa.net.

Mark your calendar for Friday potluck supper and workshop from Friday evening until 2:30 Saturday afternoon. Explore how to resist the war machine with FOR folks from throughout Western Washington. Info: Glen 360-491-9093 or info@olyfor.org

The new local chapter of Americans United for Separation of Church and State will meet from 6:30 to 8:00 pm at a location to be scheduled soon. Info: Barry Christianson, 360-379-4055 phoenixresearch@cablespeed.com

The death penalty abolition committee of Olympia FOR meets at 7:00 pm in Tumwater. Everyone who opposes the death penalty is invited to help strengthen the movement to abolish this atrocity. Info and location: Chuck or Rozanne, 360-705-8520.

The OMJP meets from 7 to 9 pm to plan a variety of activities to work for justice and peace everywhere. Olympia Community Free School, 610 Columbia SW. Everyone is welcome. Info: Larry Mosqueda 360-867-6513.

This is part of the free Earth Care Series by Interfaith Works’ Earth Stewardship Committee. 7:00 p.m. Info: 360-357-7224.

The Iraq Moratorium will be an escalating monthly series of actions demanding an end to the war, occuring the 3rd Friday of each month. Devote a significant part of today to build the peace movement and show the U.S. government that our troops must be brought home, now! Take this pledge: “On the third Friday of every month, I will break my daily routine and take some action, by myself or with others, to end the War in Iraq.” Info: www.iraqmoratorium.org.

Watch and discuss these two documentaries. “Corporate Lockdown” is a 22-minute documentary examining the role of prisons in society as a private corporation enters into the management of an Ontario adult correctional facility. The filmmaker believes the criminal justice system is not making communities safer, nor is it rehabilitating offenders, and that privatizing prisons does not help. “Granito de Arena (Grains of Sand)” is a 60-minute documentary about the many thousands of public schoolteachers who nonviolently resisted global economic forces to protect the integrity of public education. The award-winning filmmaker Jill Freidberg (“This is What Democracy Looks Like”) is from Seattle and spent two years in southern Mexico working on this. The film also provides context for understanding the popular uprising in Oaxaca, Mexico in 2006. 7:00 pm at the Olympia Unitarian-Universalist Congregation (OUUC), 2200 East End St NW, Olympia. This monthly movie series is sponsored by OUUC’s Social Justice Committee and the Alliance for Democracy’s South Puget Sound Chapter. Everyone is welcome. Free, but $5-$25 sliding-scale donations are welcome. Info: Howard Rosenfeld, 360-790-4020 or hrstruggle@comcast.net.

All veterans and others are invited to connect and work for peace. 1:30 social time. 2:00 pm meeting. Traditions Café, 5th & Water. Info: Jody Tiller 360-705-3384 or hungryforpeace@gmail.com.

Earth Gratitude — Interfaith Thanksgiving Celebration, 3:00-4:30 p.m. at The United Churches, 110 11th Ave SE, Olympia. Please bring your friends, family, and neighbors to this program presenting ways different faiths express their gratitude for the earth. Visiting and light snacks available after the program. Sponsor: Interfaith Works, 360-357-7224 or www.interfaith-works.org.

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The SSBPF includes members of the local Buddhist community engaging in the Buddhist path of right action in regard to working for peace, justice and social change. 3:30-5:00 pm. Location & more info: Robert Lovitt 360-357-2825 or lovitthere@scattercreek.com.

Jazz concert to benefit Interfaith Works’ World Sacred Music Festival (March 8, 2008): Enjoy the Jazz Senators’ performance of big band selections from The Nutcracker