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September 3 - Tuesday, 11 am
**[more] Bill Wassmuth memorial in Ellensburg, Wa.

September 11 - Wednesday, 7pm
**[more] "COMMUNITY CONVERSATION: Reflections on Freedom after September 11"
September 11-17
**[more] Not in Our Town" Civic Participation Week
September 20 - Friday, noon
**[more] COMMUNITY CONVERSATION:"The 2002 Elections: The Outlook for Women's Issues"
September 25 - Wednesday, noon
**[more] COMMUNITY CONVERSATION:"Banned Books and Internet Filtering"
September 25 - Wednesday, 7pm
**[more] WHRTF Quarterly Meeting, "MEMBERSHIP FEEDBACK",Open to ALL
September 25 - Wednesday, 7pm
**[more] COMMUNITY CONVERSATION:"Silencing Steinbeck and Other Authors"
September 26 - Thursday, 7pm
**[more] Joining Worlds Film Series, "Killing Us Softly 2" , "Killing Us Softly 3".

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October 18 - Friday, noon
**[more] COMMUNITY CONVERSATION: "A Woman's Place" *********************************************************** November 15 - Friday, noon
**[more] COMMUNITY CONVERSATION:"Elimination 'ism's" "
November 17 - Sunday, 7-10 pm
**[more] "An Evening of Giving", Bellis Fair Mall Fundraising event for the WHRTF.

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COMMUNITY CONVERSATION:
Reflections on Freedom after September 11
September 11 - Wednesday, 7pm
Whatcom Museum's Rotunda Room
September 11 challenged our perceptions of freedom, individual liberty, security, and our sense of what it means to be American. Many of us felt confused, betrayed, angry, and united.

Several organizations are sponsoring a community conversation about the meaning of this American tragedy. The public is invited to express opinions about what this event may mean for the future of our democracy.

"This will be an opportunity to reflect, to exchange notions about the impact of September 11 on our sense of ourselves in the world," said Mary Robinson-Mohr, Pastor at St. James Presbyterian Church, an organizer of the event. Rev. Robinson-Mohr and Vernon Damani Johnson of Western Washington University and the Whatcom Human Rights Task Force will facilitate the discussion.

The conversation is sponsored by:
Western Washington University
Whatcom Human Rights Task Force
Whatcom Civil Rights Project
PFLAG (Parents, Family, Friends of Lesbians and Gays)
Bellingham Public Library
Whatcom Museum of History and Art
Village Books
Whatcom County ACLU
several members of the Bellingham City Council
YWCA.

It is the first in a series of community conversations about civil rights and civil liberties in our nation and our community.
Time: 7pm
Location: Whatcom Museum Rotunda Room, Bellingham, WA
More Information:
Barbara Ryan, 671-8376
Vernon Damani Johnson, 650-4874

"NOT IN OUR TOWN" CIVIC PARTICIPATION WEEK
September 11-17

* The "Not In Our Town" project is sparking anti intolerance actions across the country as part of September 11-17 Civic Participation Week
* PBS.ORG presents new Not In Our Town Web resources for fighting hate.

Not In Our Town, a national project that encourages community response to hate crimes is organizing anti-intolerance activities in towns across the country as part of a national civic participation drive the week of September 11 - September 17, 2002. A new web site on PBS.org will be launched that week as part of public television's America Remembers.

PBS Programs Highlight Models for Community Action

The Not In Our Town movement profiles citizens and communities who respond when a hate crime or harassment occurs, and who organize anti intolerance actions as a way to prevent crimes. Not In Our Town tells the story of people in Billings, Montana who fought against a series of attacks by white supremacists in the mid 1990¹s. The Working Group, an Oakland based< television company, first presented the film to PBS audiences in 1995, but seven years later, Not In Our Town has become a national movement.

Communities across the country use the film and its follow up, Not In Our Town II, to create discussions and action plans on how to fight hate crimes, racism, anti-Semitism and anti-gay violence. Hundreds of towns and schools around the country have held NIOT events. Five cities in Illinois alone call themselves Not In Our Town communities.

PBS.org/NIOT: Connecting Americans Responding to Hate and Intolerance.
Not In Our Town: The Story Continues - a web video fest will premiere as part of the updated web site pbs.org/niot. The site and fest will reflect the new post 9/11 realities and provide stories of hope and positive action. The NIOT site - www.pbs.org/niot - will serve as a place for people to talk about the shared American value of tolerance, empower ordinary citizens to resist hate, and address the rising hate crimes committed against Arab Americans while keeping sight of the public threat inherent in all hate crimes. The updated web site will reflect these new realities and provide stories of hope and positive action. A new Citizens Respond to Hate forum will serve as a place for users to share their stories, and serve as a living archive about America's response to hate. The NIOT Map will connect individuals and organizations to use each other to use as resources. Get Involved/ Do Something will provide resource guides and tool kits for communities, classrooms, and local stations.
Additional help and information to organize a Not In Our Town event will be available.

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COMMUNITY CONVERSATION:
The 2002 Elections: The Outlook for Women's Issues
September 20 - Friday, noon
LOCATION: YWCA, Bellingham
Speaker: Valerie Mims, former senior advisor on international trade and development to the U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations and International Organizations in Geneva, Switzerland.

This is second in a series of community conversations about freedom, liberty, and civil rights in Bellingham. If you interented in helping plan future Community Conversations on vicil rights and vicil liberties isues please contact Barabara Ryan, Bellingham City Council member.
More Information:
Barbara Ryan, 360-671-8376 (barbararyan@nas.com)

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COMMUNITY CONVERSATION:
Banned Books and Internet Filtering
September 25 - Wednesday, noon
LOCATION: Northwood Hall, 3240 Northwest Ave, Bellingham
Speaker:Judith Krug, Director, Office of Intellectual Freedom, American Library Association.

This is third in a series of community conversations about freedom, liberty, and civil rights in Bellingham. If you interested in helping plan future Community Conversations on civil rights and civil liberties issues please contact Barabara Ryan, Bellingham City Council member.
More Information:
Barbara Ryan, 360-671-8376 (barbararyan@nas.com)

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COMMUNITY CONVERSATION:
Silencing Steinbeck and Other Authors
September 25 - Wednesday, 7pm
LOCATION: Bellingham Public Library, 210 Central, Bellingham
Speaker: Judith Krug, Director, Office of Intellectual Freedom, American Library Association.

This is fourth in a series of community conversations about freedom, liberty, and civil rights in Bellingham. If you interested in helping plan future Community Conversations on civil rights and civil liberties issues please contact Barabara Ryan, Bellingham City Council member.
More Information:
Barbara Ryan, 360-671-8376 (barbararyan@nas.com)

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WHRTF QUARTERLY MEETING
Membership Feedback Night
September 25 - Wednesday, 7pm
How do YOU feel about the Whatcom Human Rights Task Force?

Tell us how you think we're doing, and what you think the Task Force should be focusing on!
We are seeking your thoughts about the actrivities and direction of the WHRTF. The board retreat in October will use your suggestions to help envision the future.

OPEN TO ALL - We really hope to see you there.
Snacks provided
More Information:
Kelly or Robin can help you, please call the office, 733-2233
LOCATION:
Garden Street United Methodist Church, Room A
1326 North Garden Street
Bellingham, WA

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"JOINING WORLDS" FILM SERIES in September
September 26th - Thursday, 7pm
Fairhaven Public Library

Jean Kilbourne's
"Killing Us Softly 2"
and "Killing Us Softly 3"

Director Jean Kilbourne takes a hard look at gender representation in advertising. Her award-winning films have influenced audiences across two generations and on an international scale. In "Killing Us Softly 2" and "Killing Us Softly 3" Kilbourne reviews if and how the image of women in advertising has changed over the last 20 years.

SPEAKER: Sarah Rankin, coordinator of WEAVE, Women's Empowerment And Violence Education, will host a discussion following the films. WEAVE works to educate the campus and community about issues that affect women and to broaden the ways women are typically portrayed in our culture.

Whatcom Human Rights Task Force presents ‘Killing Us Softly 2’ and ‘Killing Us Softly 3’ as part of our monthly film and discussion series, Joining Worlds.

This is an opportunity for our community share in a lively discussion concerning groundbreaking documentary and fiction films. Joining Worlds film series addresses racism and television, African-American history, the theft and appropriation of Native American culture, and other important topics relevant to this region.

The theme, Joining Worlds, allows us to explore the interconnections among different forms of oppression, and recognize our places in history.
FREE EVENT
Time: 7pm - 9pm ~ Snacks will be provided
Location: Fairhaven Library Fireplace Room
For more information: Please call the Kelly Alleen, September Film Coordinator, at WHRTF Office 733-2233.

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COMMUNITY CONVERSATION:
A Woman's Place
October 18 - Friday, noon
LOCATION: YWCA, Bellingham
Speaker: Margarita Mendoza de Sugiyama, Director of Consumer Services for Attorney General Christine Gregoire.

This is fifth in a series of community conversations about freedom, liberty, and civil rights in Bellingham. If you interested in helping plan future Community Conversations on civil rights and civil liberties issues please contact Barabara Ryan, Bellingham City Council member.
More Information:
Barbara Ryan, 360-671-8376 (barbararyan@nas.com)

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COMMUNITY CONVERSATION:
Eliminating 'ism's
November 15 - Friday, noon
LOCATION: YWCA, Bellingham
Just Us, an organization of gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgendered youth, will discuss building a safe community by elimination the "ism's" that separate us.

This is sixth in a series of community conversations about freedom, liberty, and civil rights in Bellingham. If you interested in helping plan future Community Conversations on civil rights and civil liberties issues please contact Barabara Ryan, Bellingham City Council member.
More Information:
Barbara Ryan, 360-671-8376 (barbararyan@nas.com)

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AN EVENING OF GIVING
Bellis Fair - 2nd Annual Fundraising Event
Sunday, Nov. 17th from 7:00 pm - 10:00 pm
$5 entrance tickets are on sale by the Task Force and the proceeds are donated by the Mall to WHRTF.
Please see full details

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