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Return to Top of PageTHURS JAN 21, and subsequent 3rd Thursdays (Sept to June skipping December), 6 - 8 p.m., at 6218 Beacon Ave South, on Graham and Beacon Ave S, behind the Bethany UC Church, Seattle; QUEER PARENTS NETWORKING DINNER. Dinner and childcare is on us! A monthly dinner to meet other LGBTQ families and parents, talk about parenting and other issues that are affecting their lives. Open to ALL Bisexual, Trans, Lesbian, Gay, Two-Spirited, Queer and Questioning families, including co-parents, and people who have a significant role in the life of a child. Please RSVP to DeAnn Alcantara Thompson deann@nwnetwork.org or 206-568- 7777, TTY 206-517-9670, so we can plan for dinner and childcare. We look forward to seeing you there! Hosted by: The Northwest Network of Bi, Trans, Lesbian & Gay Survivors of Abuse [updated 8/24/09]
MAY 23 - JUNE 3, in Israel and Palestine; COMPASSIONATE LISTENING Delegation. Over 600 US citizens, many of them community leaders, have participated in our 26 MIDDLE EAST TRAINING DELEGATIONS since 1990. Facilitated by Leah Green and Yael Petretti. info http://www.compassionatelistening.org/calendar or 360-626- 4411
MAY 26 - JUNE 6, in Dominican Republic; FAIR COCOA HARVEST. Global Exchange's Fair Cocoa Harvest program in the Dominican Republic encourages chocolate lovers from around the world to work with our local partners, CONACADO cooperative and El Fuego del Sol, as we explore the benefits of Fair Trade cocoa and sustainable harvest, renewable technology, and socially responsible tourism. Participants will have a powerful experience as they cultivate cocoa in the Dominican countryside, learn about cocoa production and delivery, share traditional meals cooked in eco-tech solar ovens, and visit the historic colonial city of Santo Domingo. Participants will live on site at El Fuego del Sol and experience working class life first-hand. Our delegation will also examine fair labor practices, the issues of Haitians in the Dominican Republic, human trafficking, micro-lending, and sustainable harvest techniques. $1400-$1600 (depending on enrollment), info http://www.globalexchange.org
JUNE is TORTURE AWARENESS MONTH. Suggestions: Bring a torture survivor to speak in your community. TASSC (the Torture Abolition and Survivor Support Coalition) can help. TASSC also has a powerful DVD called "Torture Survivors Speak Out." info http://www.tassc.org/ see also http://www.nrcat.org National Religious Coalition Against Torture and Washington State Religious Coalition Against Torture http://www.wsrcat.org
JUNE IS PRIDE MONTH - celebrate LESBIAN GAY BISEXUAL TRANSGENDER INTERSEX pride. On June 27, 1969, the New York City police raided the Stonewall Inn, a gay bar. For the first time in history, the patrons of the bar - many of whom were drag queens, young people of color - fought back, igniting days of rioting in Greenwich Village. Those riots, now referred to as The Stonewall Rebellion or The Stonewall Riots, are commemorated today in parades and festivals all over the world, usually in late June. They weren't the start of a GLBTI civil rights movement (it had been brewing for years with small, peaceful demonstrations) but they were the match that lit a fire for generations to come. Read first person accounts about the riots from people who were there and more http://www.workers.org/ww/1998/sylvia0702.html and http://www.stonewallvets.org/photos/NYCPD-mugshot.htm and http://www.glsenco.org/Resources/GLBT%20History/stonewall_r iots.htm and http://www.trikkx.com/history2.html, see Washington state proclamation at http://www.safeschoolscoalition.org/pride_proclaimation.pdf
JUNE 12, Loving Day is a day in June that we honor the Loving v. Virginia Decision of the Supreme court, a Civil Rights victory for the constitutional Right to Privacy decided on June 12, 1967. Richard and Mildred Loving tried to live in their home state of Virginia and were punished as criminals and thrown in jail. To get out of jail they had to move out of the State of Virginia. For many years they lived as exiles until their case was championed by the ACLU. Then on that date, all of the remaining STATE LAWS AGAINST INTERRACIAL MARRIAGE WERE STRUCK DOWN.
SUN JUNE 13, 9:30 a.m. to 6 p.m., in Seattle; Become A More Powerful Peacemaker In Your Family, Community, And Workplace. Learn how to bring the powerful practices of COMPASSIONATE LISTENING into your daily life. Facilitated by Andrea Cohen & Susan Partnow. Basic Intensive. Registration http://jun13basics.eventbrite.com/, info http://www.compassionatelistening.org/calendar or 360-626- 4411
*JUNE 14 - JULY 2, in Winnipeg, MB; The second annual Canadian SCHOOL OF PEACEBUILDING (CSOP), a program of Canadian Mennonite University (CMU) has three 5-day sessions, each with two or three courses running concurrently. It will be offered for academic credit or for professional training for practitioners. The Canadian School of Peacebuilding has been created to serve practitioners, professionals, activists, students, non- governmental organizations and faith-based groups engaged in peacebuilding. Its goal is to serve peacebuilders around the world by bringing them together in a collaborative learning community, nurturing and equipping them for various forms of peace practice and exposing them to some of the most significant, emerging ideas and teachers in the field. info http://www.cmu.ca/csop or csop@cmu.ca
JUNE 19, Juneteenth has become a worldwide CELEBRATION OF THE END OF SLAVERY. It commemorates the 1865 emancipation of all the slaves in Texas by General Gordon Grange. African-American men, women and children who had remained enslaved for two and a half years after Abraham Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation, because there weren't enough Union troops to enforce the order. It is a holiday that reminds us that laws and policies aren't enough without enforcement, that education and information saves lives, and that freedom is precious and hard to come by. Read more about Juneteenth at http://www.juneteenth.com/history.htm
JUNE 20, United Nations WORLD REFUGEE DAY
JUNE 21 - 23, at Pusan National University, Busan, South Korea; Third GLOBAL STUDIES CONFERENCE. The Global Studies Conference and Global Studies Journal are devoted to mapping and interpreting new trends and patterns in globalization. The Conference and Journal attempt to do this from many points of view, from many locations in the world, and in a wide-angle kaleidoscopic fashion. info http://www.GlobalStudiesConference.com
JUNE 24 - JULY 4, in Prague and Budapest; STUDY TRIP - Stories From The Trunk: Prague & Budapest. Museum Without Walls and the HOLOCAUST CENTER present a fresh look at the past with a rich 10-day journey to Prague and Budapest. To register or info ikennedy@wsherc.org
JUNE 26, United Nations International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking and International Day in SUPPORT OF VICTIMS OF TORTURE
Updated on Sunday, November 22, 2009