Heart and Soul, A Celebration of Community
October 6th - Saturday, 8 pm
Please join us for Heart & Soul, a 90-minute FREE celebration of community in songs, stories and pictures
Featuring the popular Kulshan Chorus, short stories by acclaimed singer/songwriter Tom Hunter and photographs by nationally recognized Steve Satushek.
Heart & Soul is a celebration for the many ways members of our community give to one another.
This is an opportunity to join together for an evening of fun and unique entertainment that reflects the extraordinary level of giving that occurs through the efforts of individuals, neighbors, volunteer organizations, corporations and places of worship.
Bring someone who has changed your life, or invite someone who has been a recipient of philanthropy in our community and be reminded of the special spirit of giving in Whatcom County.
A Whatcom Community Foundation Event
Location: Mount Baker Theatre
Downtown Bellingham, WA

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Floyd Cochran, to speak in Ferndale event CANCELLED
October 9, Tuesday, 7-9pm
ExAryan nation leader and neo-nazi recruiter, Floyd Cochran, spoke at WWU last April. He is an informed and interesting speaker. The public is again invited to hear Cochran, who renounced his racist beliefs in 1992, speak out against the hatred he once believed and taught to others. He is an expert on bias crimes, organized bigotry,the white supremacist movement and their youth recruiting tactics.
For the past 5 years Floyd Cochran has been lecturing, conducting training programs and writing full time about the violent right. He lives in Pennsylvania but is asked to speak in many parts of the country, at colleges, high schools, YMCAs, churches, conferences, on CBS, Good Morning America, and at the FBI Training Center. He has served as a consultant for federal and state law enforcement agencies and the U.S. military. In recognition of his efforts to promote tolerance, he has received numerous awards from a wide range of organizations including the NAACP, the YWCA, FBI and the U.S. Navy Security Command.
Floyd Cochran’s tour of the northwest has been organized partly in response to the devastating Sept. 11 tragedy.
A Ferndale Diversity Coalition Event
CONTACT: Sharlene Joshua, (360) 384-5293
Location: Ferndale Public Library
2222 Main Street
Ferndale, WA
Time: 7-9 pm

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WHRTF Conference Meeting
October 10th, Wednesday - 7 pm
Location: WHRTF Office

Brian Tokar, Green activist, to speak at Sehome High
October 11th - Thursday, 7 pm
The Sehome High School debate team is bringing Brian Tokar to speak in Bellingham. His talk, "Redesigning Life", is about biotechnology, free trade agreements and the environment.
Since the 1970s, Mr. Tokar has been an environmental, peace, anti-nuclear, and Green politics movement activist. He is the author of The Green Alternative and Earth for Sale, and was the recipient of a 1999 Project Censored award for his investigative history of the Monsanto company. He is currently a faculty member at the Institute for Social Ecology in Vermont. He is editor of Redesigning Life? The Worldwide Challenge to Genetic Engineering (Zed Books) .
FREE EVENT, ALL ARE WELCOME
Contact Info:
Shirley Osterhaus 734-5176
WHRTF Office 733-2233
Location: Sehome High School's Little Theater,
2600 Bill MacDonald Parkway
Bellingahm, WA

WHRTF Board Meeting
October 17th, Wednesday - 7 pm
Location: WHRTF Office

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WHRTF sponsors forum on Terrorist Attacks
"Community Voices in Response to the Events of 9/11"
October 18th, Thursday - 7pm
The Whatcom Human Rights Task Force is proud to announce a free panel discussion concerning the 9-11 terrorist attacks and national/community response to them.
Our aim is to spread understanding in order to help all join together as a community.
Panelists include:
** Harmit Gill, a local student: "Being Arab-American Before and After 9-11."
** Barbara Rofkar, local mediator and educator: "Why U.S.? Perspectives on why this happened."'
** Nadeem Israr, local business owner and Vice-President of the Islamic Society of Whatcom County: "Islam and Peace."
FREE EVENT, ALL ARE WELCOME
Contact Info:
Shirley Osterhaus 734-5176
WHRTF Office 733-2233
Location: Shuksan Middle School's Theatre,
2713 Alderwood Ave. (off Northwest)
Bellingahm, WA

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WHRTF Conference Meeting
October 24th, Wednesday - 7 pm
Location: WHRTF Office

Ferndale Diversity Coalition presents
Strengthening Our Community: Addressing Bullying and Harassment
October 24, Wednesday- 7to 9 pm
We are pleased to present a panel discussion that includes local youth, law enforcement, and school personnel, who will provide current information and sharing about bullying and harassment, the effects, positive ways to reduce it, and available community resources. There will be time for questions,sharing and enjoying dessert and refreshments together. This program is open to youth, parents, community members and school personnel.
Please bring a favorite snack or dessert to share.
We hope to see you there!
questions? FerndaleDC@aol.com
Location: Ferndale Public Library
2222 Main Street
Ferndale, WA

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WHRTF Monthly Film Series
October 25th - Thursday, 7-9 pm
Film: 'HATRED', a film by Mitzi Goldman
"Hatred" takes a deeper look at an all-too-common emotion. A variety of thinkers, artists, medical workers, and human rights activists look at Hatred and its presence in our world. Where does it come from? What does it accomplish? Is it inevitable, or created? This film takes on a common term, and takes a deeper look at how it works..and how it doesn't.
THE FILM IS FOLLOWED BY DISCUSSION
Whatcom Human Rights Task Force presents "Hatred" as part of our monthly film and discussion series, Joining Worlds. This is an opportunity for our community to take in groundbreaking documentary and fiction films, and share in a lively discussion. Films in this series address racism and television, African-American history, the theft and appropriation of Native American culture, as well as other important topics relevant to this region.
The theme, Joining Worlds, directly addresses our desire to explore the interconnections among different forms of oppression, and recognize our places in history.
CHILDCARE IS PROVIDED
THANK YOU to our October film sponsors:
* WWU Communications Class 297
* Village Books
Location: Bellingham Public Library
downstairs lecture room
210 Central
Information: October Film Coordinator - 733-2233

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NW Coalition for Human Dignity presents
15th Annual Conference
Beyond Bigotry: The Future of Human Rights

October 26 - 28 in Spokane
Join students from across the northwest at the Northwest Coalition For Human Dignity's 15th conference.
Keynote speakers:
Raymond Reyes, Loretta Ross, Tammie Schnitzer and Tim Wise.
Some of Saturday's (Oct 27) program Countering Bigotry: The New White Nationalism
-- Organizing 101
-- Turn it Down: a Campaign against White Power Music
-- Real Look at Immigration
Register today, space is limited!
Information: 206-762-5627
Website: www.nwchd.org
Location: DoubleTree Center
Spokane, Washington

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