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2. Community to Community Presents a Celebratory Dinner Honoring Cesar Chavez Sunday,
March 30th
4:00pm to 6:00pm
St. Luke's Health Community Center
3333 Squalicum Parkway, Bellingham, WA
With Special Guest Pastor Wayne Park reading the Prayer of the Farm Worker Movement
Join us for another delicious treat from Las Margaritas! A traditional home cooked farm worker dinner of Chiles Rellenos with accompanying dishes. Celebrate with farm worker youth as they honor Cesar Chavez by presenting their talents to the community. The "De Colores" Youth Guitar Ensemble will perform their new repertoire, including some corridos and music they have written themselves. This year we introduce the young women of the "Capturing Change" Video Project, they will premiering a short documentary about peer pressure in the high schools. We will also have the pleasure of a traditional huapango duo from Seattle.
This will be our first zero waste event!All proceeds from this event will go towards funding this important and much needed C2C youth program. Come and support this valuable youth program and enjoy good food, music and great company at the same time!
We will also be joining the campaign for a National Cesar Chavez Holiday. Help us to raise awareness and respect for the people that grow our food by signing the petitions, we'll have them at the Dinner, and getting others to sign also!
www.cesarchavezholiday.org
http://www.ufwaction.org/ct/d7zUyrn12qpy/takeactionYou can reserve your tickets by calling C2C at 360-738-0893 or purchase them at Brown Paper Tickets by clicking on this link or cutting and pasting it to your browser - http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/31318
3. Occupation: "The Harvard Living Wage Sit-in"
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Wednesday, April 2nd
Western Washington University, Communications Facility Bldg. Room 224
8 pm
FREEUnited Students Against Sweatshops/Student Labor Action Project presents this film documenting the living wage campaign for Harvard janitors, and the three week sit-in that involved students occupying Harvard's Massachusetts Hall for three weeks.
For more information or to request (dis)ability accommodations e-mail Jessica Sheinbaum at sheinbj@cc.wwu.edu
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4. National Day of Silence Training (RSVP required)
Thursday, April 3rd
3-5pm
Squalicum High School Band Room
3773 E Mcleod Rd, Bellingham, WA.The Whatcom Human Rights Task Force in coordination with the Gay, Lesbian, Straight Education Network (GLSEN) of Washington State and the Washington State Gay Straight Alliance Network is holding a Day of Silence Training in Bellingham on Thursday April 3, 2008 from 3pm-5pm at Squalicum High School, 3773 E Mcleod Rd, Bellingham, WA. This training is for youth, teachers, school administrators, school counselors, and local Gay Straight Alliance (GSA) clubs. Special thanks to the Squalicum High School GSA for hosting this event!
Food will be provided. If you are interested in attending please RSVP via email to whrtf@whrtf.org or call 360.733.2233 so we can get accurate head counts for munchies! See you there!
To learn more about the National Day of Silence, please visit www.dayofsilence.org
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5. Drug War Addiction: An Insiders Perspective
Thursday, April 3rd
7 pm
WWU Performing Arts Center
FreeLaw Enforcement Against Prohibition's Norm Stamper will give a presentation about the failed "war on drugs" and argue for legalization from the unique perspective of the former Seattle Police Chief. Also sponsored by the Center for Law, Diversity and Justice.
Co sponsored by Legal Information Center, Drug Information Center, and the Center for Law, Diversity and Justice
For more info contact Ian Morgan at ianmrgn@yahoo.com
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6. Discussion: Six Points on Class
Thursday, April 3rd
Western Washington University, Miller Hall Room 250
7 pm
FREE
This informal discussion will center on "Six points on class," an article by Michael Zweig, director for the Center for Study of Working Class Life at the State University of New York at Stonybrook. Each 'point' on class will be briefly summarized and following each point, attendees can offer any thoughts, or questions regarding the point. The objective of this discussion is to develop a better understanding of what is meant by the term 'class' and to dispel the prevalent misconception that class is synonymous with income. Having a basic understanding of what is meant by 'class' is critical if future educators are to incorporate issues of diversity and multiculturalism into their classroom.
For more information or to request (dis)ability accommodations e-mail Jessica Sheinbaum at sheinbj@cc.wwu.edu
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7. Dialogue and Film Presentation: "Fighting for our Lives"
Friday, April 4th
7:00pm to 9:00pm
Offices of Community to Community
203 W. Holly, Suite 318, Bellingham, WA
Featuring Hector Sanchez - Director of Global Exchange's Mexico ProgramFighting for our Lives is an Oscar nominated portrayal of Cesar Chavez's United Farm Worker's 1973 strike where grape workers made history by walking off the job from Coachella to Fresno in their struggle for a union contract. A moving testimony to the bravery of the Mexican, Phillipino and Punjhabi farm workers in their non-violent struggle against police brutality on the picket lines. (60 minutes) There will be an informal community dialogue featuring Hector Sanchez from Global Exchange specializing in trade and immigration issues and local farm workers and leaders of Community to Community.
For more info contact Community to Community at 360-738-0893
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8. Picket at Burger King In support of the Coalition of Immokalee Workers
(Telegraph Rd. off of Guide-Meridian)
Saturday, April 5th
11amLearn more about the disgraceful treatment of Immokalee Workers at http://www.ciw-online.org/
For more info about this event contact Jessica Sheinbaum at sheinbj@cc.wwu.edu
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9.RAINBOW CITY BAND Presents "BROADWAY BABY" Spring Benefit Concert
Saturday, April 5th
Whatcom Coummity College, 237 W. Kellogg Rd., Bellingham
Heiner Center Auditorium
Tickets are $15/$10 donation to benefit Bellingham PFLAGThe Rainbow City Band will reprise their concert on Saturday, April 5, 4:00 p.m., at the Heiner Center Auditorium, 237 W. Kellogg Rd., in Bellingham. (Tickets through Bellingham PFLAG.) The Rainbow City Band is a non-audition community band consisting of Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender, and straight members from all around the Puget Sound area. About 60 musicians belong to the band, which divides its musical year into concert (fall through mid-spring) and marching (mid-spring through summer) seasons. They also have a swing band, Purple Passion, that plays throughout the year.
For more information, call 866-841-9139 ext 2126 or visit www.rainbowcityband.com
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10. Potluck and Informal Discussion with Hector Sanchez
(RSVP REQUIRED)
The Bellingham Unitarian Fellowship Social Justice Committee is sponsoring this intimate event with the head of Global Exchange's Mexico Program. He specializes in trade and immigration issues, and should be a very interesting person to talk with. Sunday, April 6th at 5 pm at Kara Black's home (2 miles from town near the intersection of Mt. Baker Highway and Noon Road). Contact Kara to RSVP with the type of dish you will bring (676-2300, kara@treefrognight.com), and she will give you detailed directions and parking information. Accessibility: 2 steps to get into house, smooth thresholds, bath not wheelchair accessible. Optional donations.
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11. Viva La Campesina: Connecting to the Farm Worker Movement
Monday, April 7th
6:00pm to 7:00pm
Western Washington University - Communications Facility Room 224
FREEA presentation of the farm worker experience beginning with Cesar Chavez and the founding of the UFW, to today's efforts for justice in our food system and the building of a domestic fair trade movement. There will be film clips from the movie "Fighting for our Lives" and examples of the inspirational traditional farm worker folk music from the era.
www.saf-unite.org
For more info about this event contact Jessica Sheinbaum at sheinbj@cc.wwu.edu.
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12. Workshop: Labor Education in the K-12 Curriculum
Tuesday, April 8th
7:00pm
Western Washington University - Communications Facility Room 224
FREEAs educators, part of our job is to equip our students with the skills they will need in the workforce. Yet there is no presence of labor education in the public school curriculum. Along with providing a wealth of resources, this workshop will address how and why knowledge of unions, labor history, and the wage system is critical for the success and well-being of our students' futures.
For more info about this event contact Jessica Sheinbaum at sheinbj@cc.wwu.edu
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13. World Issues Forum "Roots of Migration: Free Trade, Debt and Survival in Nicaragua"
with Yamileth Perez, Nicaraguan community organizer with translator Patty Narvaez, part of the Witness for Peace International Team in Managua, Nicaragua.WWU Fairhaven College Auditorium
Wednesday, April 9th
Noon - 1:30pm
FREENicaragua, the second most impoverished country in the Western Hemisphere, has struggled for years under the burden of internal and external debt. Yamileth Perez, a remarkable Nicaraguan woman who lives and works in a community near the Managua city dump, will share first-hand the impact of free trade and debt and the resulting increase of migration and poverty on the people of Nicaragua. Take a deeper look into the effects of free trade, debt and immigration on the Nicaraguan people. Sponsored by Witness for Peace Northwest, Nicaraguan community leader, will provide a deeper look into the effects of free trade, debt and immigration on the Nicaraguan people.
For more information:
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14. . *Connecting the Dots Series "Roots of Migration: Free Trade, Debt and Survival in Nicaragua"
with Yamileth Perez, Nicaraguan community organizer with translator Patty Narvaez, part of the Witness for Peace International Team in Managua, Nicaragua.Wednesday, April 9th
1700 N. State St. (near Village Lighting)
7pm
FREENicaragua, the second most impoverished country in the Western Hemisphere, has struggled for years under the burden of internal and external debt. Yamileth Perez, a remarkable Nicaraguan woman who lives and works in a community near the Managua city dump, will share first-hand the impact of free trade and debt and the resulting increase of migration and poverty on the people of Nicaragua. Take a deeper look into the effects of free trade, debt and immigration on the Nicaraguan people. Sponsored by Witness for Peace Northwest, Nicaraguan community leader, will provide a deeper look into the effects of free trade, debt and immigration on the Nicaraguan people.
Sponsored by Jobs with Justice, Whatcom Human Rights Task Force
For more info visit http://www.wwu.edu/depts/fairhaven
*Connecting the Dots is a joint educational effort of the WHRTF and the World Issues Forum of Fairhaven College of Interdisciplinary Studies at Western Washington University.
15. Film: "At the River I Stand"
Wednesday, April 9th
Western Washington University, Communications Facility Bldg. Room 224
8 pm
FREEThis film skillfully reconstructs the two eventful months that transformed a local labor dispute into a national conflagration, and disentangles the complex historical forces that came together with the inevitability of tragedy at the death of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. It brings into sharp relief issues that have only become more urgent in the intervening years: the connection between economic and civil rights, the debate over violent vs. nonviolent change, and the demand for full inclusion of African Americans in American life.
For more info about this event contact Jessica Sheinbaum at sheinbj@cc.wwu.edu
16. Take Back the Night!
Wednesday, April 9th
Western Washington University
7:00pm-11:30pmTake Back the Night is a space to address violence against women and to actively be part of a solution to end violence against women. The Rally will start at 7pm in the PAC Concert Hall. The keynote speaker will be Inga Muscio, author of CUNT. All are welcome for the rally. At 9pm the march will start. Meet at the PAC Plaza. We ask that the march be only female identified individuals. Male participants are encouraged to join Western Men Against Violence for a candle light vigil and discussion. After the march, CAT POWER is playing in the PAC Main Stage at 10pm. Cat Power will be $20 for students but we're trying to buy some so Take Back the Nighters can go free.
For disability accomodations or for more information please call the AS Women's Center at 360.650.6114
17. The Wobblies, Work, and the Capitalist Question
Thursday, April 10th
7:00pm Western Washington University - Communications Facility Room 224
FREEFounded in 1905, the Industrial Workers of the World (also known as the Wobblies) has operated as an industrial union, revolutionary organization, and social movement for over a century. Although international in scope, the IWW has an especially rich history in the Pacific Northwest. In this talk, Aaron Goings from Simon Fraser University will discuss the history and continued relevance of the Wobblies in twenty-first century North America.
For more information or to request (dis)ability accommodations: e-mail sheinbj@cc.wwu.edu
18. Building Bridges With the Slavic Community
Saturday, April 12th
9am -1pm
Slavic Baptist Church, 1413 Broadway, Bellingham.Building Bridges is a four-hour educational experience designed to increase service providers, educators, law enforcement, government, and community leaders understanding and connections to the Slavic communities in Whatcom County. Participants will hear presentations and interact one-on-one with individuals from the Slavic community about immigration experiences (everyone will be expected to share their family's immigration or indigenous experience), learn the history and reasons for Slavic migration to Whatcom County, share and learn about family culture and traditions, and share hopes and dreams for our future together in this county. This training is hosted by the Whatcom Family and Community Network in partnership with WWU Human Services students, and leaders in the Slavic community. Registration is $59.00 and is limited to 35. Registration link: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=Ni_2bUwdZ7X54XCMyUFumRfw_3d_3d.
For more information, call Geof at 738-1196.
19. World Issues Forum "The Islamist Movement in Egyptian Politics"
with Tamir Moustafa, Associate Professor of International Studies at Simon Fraser UniversityWednesday, April 16th
Noon-1:30
WWU Fairhaven College Auditorium
FREEIn 2005, the Muslim Brotherhood captured more seats in the Egyptian People's Assembly than all other opposition parties combined. Why has the Muslim Brotherhood emerged as the strongest opposition force in Egyptian politics? What sorts of political and social reforms do the Brothers advocate? What role, if any, should US policy be vis-a-vis the Brotherhood and the Egyptian government? Professor Moustafa will address these issues, draw comparisons to other Islamist movements in the region, and field your questions.
For more info visit http://www.wwu.edu/depts/fairhaven
20. World Issues Forum ?Struggle for Constitutional Power: Law, Politics, and Economic Development in Egypt?
Tamir Moustafa, Associate Professor of International Studies at Simon Fraser UniversityWednesday, April 16th
WWU Science Lecture Hall 110
2:30pm
FREEFor nearly three decades, scholars and policymakers have placed considerable stock in judicial reform as a panacea for the political and economic turmoil plaguing developing countries. Courts are charged with spurring economic development, safeguarding human rights, and even facilitating transitions to democracy. How realistic are these expectations, and in what political contexts can judicial reforms deliver their expected benefits? Based on his recent book, The Struggle for Constitutional Power, Professor Moustafa will address these issues through an examination of the politics of the Egyptian Supreme Constitutional Court, the most important experiment in constitutionalism in the Arab World.
For more info visit http://www.wwu.edu/depts/fairhaven
21. United for National Healthcare SICKO Road Show in Deming
Friday, April 18th
Mt. Baker High School
4936 Deming Road, off Mt. Baker Highway
7pm
FREEThe public is invited to watch the Michael Moore movie Sicko that documents the difficulties that many Americans have in accessing health care while citizens of other industrialized countries have national healthcare systems.
For more info contact (360) 714-8999.
22. ?Men Stopping Violence Against Women in Uttar Pradesh, India: a qualitative study of male involvement in social change?
with Professor Liz Mogford, Sociology department, WWUMonday, April 21st
WWU Fairhaven College Auditorium
7:00pm - 8:30pm
FREEPresented by the Center for Law, Diversity and Justice.
For more info contact Ian Morgan at ianmrgn@yahoo.com
23. World Issues Forum ?Women Waging Peace in Colombia?
with Maria Ruth Sanabria of ColombiaWednesday, April 23rd
Noon-1:30pm
Fairhaven College Auditorium
FREEMaria Ruth Sanabria is a human rights activist and mother of six children who is risking her life to create peace with justice in Colombia. The U.S. government is giving Colombia $1.5 million a day in military aid ? some of which is used to protect Occidental Petroleum?s operations in Maria Ruth?s state of Arauca. Maria Ruth will describe how women are resisting the war and waging peace, and how you can support them in their struggle.
Maria Ruth is being accompanied by Scott Nicholson - a former Montana resident who is a board member of Community Action for Justice in the Americas. Scott has been in Arauca since July 2006 documenting the human rights situation in the region.
For more info visit http://www.wwu.edu/depts/fairhaven
24. *Connecting the Dots Series ?Women Waging Peace in Colombia?
with Maria Ruth Sanabria of ColombiaWednesday, April 23rd
First Congregational Church of Bellingham
2401 Cornwall Ave, Bellingham
7pm
FREEMaria Ruth Sanabria is a human rights activist and mother of six children who is risking her life to create peace with justice in Colombia. The U.S. government is giving Colombia $1.5 million a day in military aid ? some of which is used to protect Occidental Petroleum?s operations in Maria Ruth?s state of Arauca. Maria Ruth will describe how women are resisting the war and waging peace, and how you can support them in their struggle.
Maria Ruth is being accompanied by Scott Nicholson - a former Montana resident who is a board member of Community Action for Justice in the Americas. Scott has been in Arauca since July 2006 documenting the human rights situation in the region.
Maria?s tour is sponsored by Fairhaven College, Nate Rawhouser Memorial Fund, Montana Human Rights Network, and Community Action for Justice in the Americas, the Whatcom Human Rights Task Force, the Mission, Justice and Social Concerns Board of the First Congregational Church.
For more info visit http://www.wwu.edu/depts/fairhaven
*Connecting the Dots is a joint educational effort of the WHRTF and the World Issues Forum of Fairhaven College of Interdisciplinary Studies at Western Washington University.
25. Whatcom Youth Service Day!
1?3 pm
Youth Service Award Ceremony
Saturday, April 26th
Bellingham Boy's and Girl's Club
1715 Kentucky Street
Bellingham, WA 98229Do you know of a youth (age 5-25) or youth-focused club that should be awarded for their community efforts? Contact Adrienne Battis to discuss recipients and to get involved.
Contact: Adrienne Battis at 360.738.1196 or abattis@wfcn.org
26. United for National Healthcare SICKO Road Show in Lynden
Saturday, April 26th
Lynden Library, 216 4th St.
7:00 PM
FREEThe public is invited to watch the Michael Moore movie Sicko that documents the difficulties many Americans have in accessing health care while citizens of other industrialized countries have national healthcare systems. (The Lynden Library grants space for but does not endorse the viewpoints presented in programs presented by other organizations.)
For more info contact (360) 714-8999
27. World Issues Forum ?Post-Genocide Rwanda: A resilient society?
with Lama Mugabo, graduate of the UBC School of Community and Regional Planning and founding member of Building Bridges with Rwanda.Wednesday, April 30th
Noon-1:30pm For more info visit http://www.wwu.edu/depts/fairhaven
WWU Fairhaven College Auditorium
FREESince the horrors of the 1994 genocide, Rwanda has undergone considerable reconstruction through the resilience of local communities and especially women, accompanied by wider humanitarian support. Lama Mugabo, of Building Bridges to Rwanda, a non-governmental agency based in Canada, will share his insights on the genesis of conflict as well as reconstruction, and present collaborative opportunities for involvement in poverty reduction, renewable energy, and urban well-being.
For more info visit http://www.wwu.edu/depts/fairhaven
28. WHRTF eNews Submission Guidelines
Any nonprofit organization or community member may submit info on upcoming events related to Human Rights advocacy, education, legislation, activism, and outreach in the Whatcom County area. Only those events pertaining to human rights issues will be listed in the WHRTF eNewsletter.
Submissions may be e-mailed to Willow Rudiger at whrtt@whrtf.org and should include relevant time, date, location, brief description, and contact information. They should be limited to 100 words, and may be edited for length.
updated - 2.25.08