june-july 2008 olympia fellowship of reconciliation newsletter

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Olympia Fellowship of ReconciliationJune/July 2008 Issue #216

INSIDETHIS ISSUE2 LAST MONTHS VICTORIESFORPEACE & JUSTICE

3 RISING OIL PRICES &THE PEAKOIL CRISIS

4 BIG PICTURE TCTV DOCUMENTARYSERIES

5TCTV

JUNE: NONVIOLENCE: WHATISIT? HOWDOESITWORK?JULY: ELECTIONS: ISSUES, NOTHORSERACES

6-9 NEWS - RESOURCES - OPPORTUNITIES

10-11 BUILDINGAN EFFECTIVE PEACE MOVEMENT

12-15 LOCALCALENDAR

16-17 OUT-OF-TOWN CALENDAR

Our Mission Statement: The Olympia Chapter of the Fellowship of Reconciliation seeks to replace violence, war,racism, intolerance, and economic and social injustice with nonviolence, peace and justice. We are an organization of manyfaiths committed to active nonviolence as a transformative way of life and as a means of profound social change. We model

these principles by personal example. We collaborate and dialogue with the larger community to educateand to engage in nonviolent and compassionate actions.

Olympia Fellowship of Reconciliation 5015 15th Ave SE, Lacey WA 98503 (360) 491-9093 www.olyfor.org

The Olympia FORs Committee for Alternatives to the DeathPenalty works all year around to build a grassroots movement toabolish this atrocity. We increase our public outreach during thesummer.

Every summer our information tables at public events use a gameto attract public attention and inform people about the death pen-alty in an engaging and entertaining way. We have devised variouskinds of games throughout our committees history, and we devel-oped a new game for 2008.

Our new game invites people to knock down the myths aboutthe death penalty. Six myths about the death penalty (e.g., Itdeters crime, It is fair, Its used only for the worst criminals,)

will be labeled on targets, and well invite people to throw bean-bags to knock these myths down. People who play the game willbe given fact sheets about the myths they demolished.

Visit our information tablesand play our new game at thesesummertime events:

Sat. June 14: Super Saturday at The Evergreen State CollegeSun. June 22: Capital City Pride Celebration in Sylvester ParkSat-Sun July 26-27: Ethnic Fest at Tacomas Wright Park, just

north of downtown

Our calendar provides the times, locations, and other information. Well also schedule information tables at the Olympia FarmersMarket a few times this summer.

Our committee meets at 7:00 p.m. once each month at the Mixx-96 meeting room on the SW corner of State & Washington indowntown Olympia. Meetings are low-key, sociable, and funas

well as productive. We devote part of each meeting to educateourselves about various aspects of the death penalty. We eagerlyinvite more people to participate! Our next meetings will be

Tuesday June 24 and Tuesday July 22.

For information contact Rozanne Rants [email protected] or Chuck Schultz [email protected] or call them at 705-8520. You can also visit the Olympia FORs

website,www.olyfor.org , and click on Committee News.

The Olympia FORs Committee for Alternatives to the DeathPenalty belongs to the Washington Coalition to Abolish theDeath Penalty, (206) 622-8952www.abolishdeathpenalty.org

Olympia FOR Works Locally toAbolish the Death Penalty

Results from Olympia FORs AnnualMeeting and Election

We enjoyed a lively and upbeat annual meeting on Monday eve-ning May 19. Various persons briefly summarized our wide-ranging activities during the past 12 months. We elected SteeringCommittee members and officers. We generated creative ideas forthe future. We enjoyed each others participation. ... All this, and

we ended on time!

We re-elected Steering Committee incumbents Cheryl Crist, ChrisCarson, Jody Tiller, Dan Ryan, and Monica Hoover and alsoelected Kim Dobson to two-year terms through May 31, 2010.

We re-elected Jody Tiller to serve another two-year term as Co-Chair, along with Dan Ryan, who has one year left in his term. Were-elected Monica Hoover to another two-year term as Secretary.

These incumbents two-year terms will last through May 31, 2009:Audrey Daye, Dennis Mills, Glen Anderson, Jerry Smith, JamieMartin, Kristen Dahle, Paula Allison, Paulette Frisina, Bert

Whitlock, and Vale Core.

Small groups generated creative and positive ideas to addressthese three questions:

We hope some of these creative ideas will be proposed for actionat upcoming meetings of the Steering Committeeand perhaps atthe June 11 and August 13 picnics. For more information contactGlen Anderson at 491-9093 or [email protected].

What kinds of violence and injustice exist in the greater Olympiaarea, and how could we substitute nonviolent alternatives?

What is the potential for small clusters of people to bond into af-finity groups and set their own paths toward promoting peaceand social justice over the coming months and years?

At this moment in history, what does the peace & justice move-ment need, and how could we meet those needs?


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OLYMPIA FELLOWSHIP OF RECONCILIATION

Last Months Victories for Peace & Justice

U.S. House rejects Bushs new nuclear weapon: In early May the House Armed Services Committee zeroed outfunding for the Reliable Replacement Warhead (RRW), which Bush had been vigorously promoting. Supporters ofnew nuclear weapons failed to add the funding back on the House floor and were defeated by a vote of 271 to 145 one of the largest anti-nuclear weapon votes in years. All of Washington states House members voted against thenuke, except for Doc Hastings. Urge Sen. Patty Murray and Sen. Maria Cantwell to vote against the RRW when itcomes to a vote in the Senate.

U.S. Senate votes to limit media ownership concentration: By a near-unanimous vote on May 15, the Senate stood up to Big Mediaand rejected the FCCs decision to let the largest media companies swallow up even more local media. This astounding victory for freeexpression and democracy resulted from massive grassroots efforts by people who sent more than a quarter million letters to their U.S.senators and testified at public hearings held by the FCC. The fight against the FCC now moves to the House, where our elected repre-sentatives need to hear from us. Todays corporate news with its propaganda pundits, horse-race election coverage, and celebrity gossip

undermines our democracy. We must continue to speak out and demand that the public airwaves be used to actually serve the public.The people can indeed protect minority ownership, diverse perspectives, and independent voices in the media.

U.S. House votes to force Pentagon to release information to SOA Watch:Tremendous grassroots pressure forced the U.S. Houseof Representatives on May 22 to approve (220 to 189) the McGovern-Sestak-Bishop amendment to the FY 2009 National Defense Au-thorization Act. It supported human rights and attacked the Pentagons culture of secrecy and lack of accountability. The ame ndmentforces the Pentagon to release to the public the names, ranks, countries of origin, courses and dates of attendance of graduates and in-structors of the notorious U.S. Army School of the Americas (SOA, whose new name is abbreviated WHINSEC). WHINSEC had re-

cently been denying information that has been vital in identifying the perpetrators of massacres, targeted assassinations, and human rightsabuses committed in Latin America. In response to WHINSEC's lack of transparency and its willingness to undermine public attempts ofexercising oversight of the institution, human rights advocates and constituents have taken a stand for justice and demanded Congress tohold WHINSEC accountable. The nationwide organization School of the Americas Watch (SOAW) has worked hard on this. The matter

went to the Senate for a vote there. Info:www.soaw.org

California college teacher gets job back after refusing to sign a loyalty oath that implied taking up arms in national self-defense:Wendy Gonaver, a Quaker who teaches at California State University, refused on religious grounds to sign the "loyalty oath"that the California State Constitution requires of all public employees. Ms. Gonaver wanted any statement she signed to make clear that it

violated her deeply held religious beliefs to take up arms and that she was not committing to that with the oath, and also that she had freespeech objections to being required to sign the oath. The University refused to allow Ms. Gonaver to attach any such explanatory state-ment and fired Ms. Gonaver from her job. She and some public interest attorneys from the People For the American Way Foundationreached an agreement with California that reinstates Ms. Gonaver, lets her attach a statement explaining her beliefs against war, and sets aprecedent that should protect the religious liberty and free speech rights of all University employees. More than 14,000 persons nation-

wide signed a petition supporting her, and this grassroots pressure seems to have helped. Info:www.pfaw.org

Floridas farm workers who pick tomatoes win big raise from Burger King:The Coalition of Immokalee Work-ers (CIW) announced on May 30 that, after a prolonged and often heated campaign, the nations second-largest bur-ger chain has agreed to pay farm workers an extra 1.5 cents per pound of tomatoes picked, the equivalent of a 71percent increase in wages. This agreement was reached after a large coalition of faith and labor groups targeted thecompany with letters and boycotts. Burger King is the last of the three largest fast-food companies to agree to the payincrease, following McDonalds and Yum Brands, which owns Taco Bell. The agreement also includes a pledge thatBurger King will have zero tolerance for growers in its supply chain that act unlawfullya good precaution, giventhat some in south Florida have been indicted for holding tomato pickers in literal slavery.

Peace & justice activists have such ambitious agendas! We care about everything, see problems everywhere, and jump from one crisis toanother. We have strong values and bold visions. Therefore, when we achieve a victory we typically fail to celebrate it or even notice it

because we always see the unfinished business of bigger goals ahead. Deep down, we might feel guiltyor not radical enoughif wewere to celebrate the victories we achieve.

But human psychology is based on reinforcement, and if we fail to celebrate our victories we fail to generate the reinforcement necessaryto keep us going. Failing to reinforce our efforts leads to cynicism and burnout. For some people it leads to feelings of desperation thatlead to tactics that turn out to be counterproductive. For our own well-beingand for the long-term sustainability and growth of theoverall peace & justice movementwe need to recognize the tremendous accomplishments that are occurring all the time.

Our August-September 2007 newsletter published an impressive list of 23 important victories for peace and justice since the previousnewsletter. That was not a fluke. The progressive movements smart and persistent efforts produced more victories last month.

Just a very few of Mays highlights are summarized below.
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Rising Oil Prices Show the Peak Oil Crisis Is Real - by Glen Anderson

Rising oil prices are hurt-ing the public. Main-stream politicians andnews media keep divert-ing attention from the

real cause and real solu-tions. Yes, political insta-bility in some parts of the

world interferes withsupply, and yes, oil com-panies profits are ob-scenely high, but thoseare not enough to causethe problem. The mainproblem is that the PeakOil crisis is actually hap-pening.

The harsh reality is that oil is a finite resource. MotherNature spent hundreds of millions of years creating itunderground. Industrial society has extracted half ofthe total supply in only 160 years, and demand is out-stripping supply.

Any given oil well becomes less productive as it ages. At theaggregate level, the total of all the worlds oil wells havereached their peak productivity, and now they simply can-not pump as much as in previous years. Worldwide demandis still growing, so the law of supply and demand forcesprices up.

Oil production in the U.S. peaked in 1971 and has beendeclining since 1971. After more than a century of intenseexploration and extraction very little new oil and gas is be-ing found anywhere in the world. Global oil discoveriespeaked in 1962 (40 billion barrels) and discoveries havebeen declining ever since 1962. Now we are at the 1910level of oil discoveries (10 billion barrels). The oil compa-nies are investing less in exploration because they KNOW very little is left to be discovered. The Republican Partysproposal of using our tax dollars to subsidize oil companiesexploration is wasteful. For many years the oil companieshave known about the coming peak oil crisis and the vastincreases in oil prices, so they would have invested moneyin exploration, but they didnt because they KNOW hardlyany oil is left to be discovered.

The U.S. has been the worlds major user of oil, butother nations are industrializing rapidly. On Chinas eastcoast the sales of cars have been increasing 80% peryear. Shanghai and some other Chinese cities havebanned bicycles in order to make room for more cars.

We dont produce oil. Mother Nature produced it. Wejust extract it from the ground. The Peak Oil crisis is ageological reality. Neither the market nor technologycan fix it. There is only so much oil. We cant ignore it or

wish it away, any more than we can ignore or wish awaythe global climate crisis.

The early 70s OPEC embargo was a temporary disrup-tion based on a political controversy. The crisis we facenow is different from the OPEC oil embargo. Peak Oilis a geological reality a hard limit. We are some-

where near the peak now. We might have peaked in 2005

or 2006. Existing wells are pumping all they can, andpractically no new sources exist (without counterproduc-tive economic and environmental costs).

The harsh reality is that the world will have to get byon less and less oil every year and at higher andhigher prices. The Peak Oil crisis will affect EVERYaspect of modern society, economics, and lifestyle.

Oil has been the cheapest and most convenient energyresource ever discovered by humans. For 200 years in-dustrial nations became accustomed to a seemingly end-less supply of fossil fuels (coal, oil, and natural gas). TheUS in particular designed our industry, transportation,

and many other aspects of our society around the as-sumptions that oil would always be available and cheapand that growth is necessary and can go on forever.

Over the coming years, prices for gasoline and every-thing made from oil will spike. This will cause economiesto crash.

Transportation of people and goods will become muchmore expensive. Large-scale agriculture (based on fertil-izers and pesticides made with oil and natural gas) willstop being cost-effective, so global food production willdecline. Some experts predict that hunger will kill billions

of people in a few decades. Were importing more and more of our oil from othercountriesespecially countries that are politically unsta-ble. Wars for oil will ravage the globe. Indeed, theyvealready started as the US tries to conquer Afghanistan tobuild a pipeline and tries to militarily control the oil ofIraq, Colombia, and Venezuela. Iran is next, and thePentagon is beefing up its presence in Africa. The U.S.foreign policy is very much bi-partisan. (cont. page 4)

The last major oil discovery was in 1976 more than 30

years ago.More than 70% of the present supply of oil in the world was

discovered before 1973.Today, for every barrel of oil discovered, the world con-

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Both big political parties have shown they are willing to kill for oil.

The Peak Oil crisis will yank us out of our familiar world of energy growth and transplant us into a world of energydecline. Well enter uncharted territory. Well need to adjust our mental frame of reference to this new reality. Wellneed to rethink and redesign modern society. Government and the public have resisted the radical changes that arenecessary. Most of the commonly offered painless solutions are not realistic.

For example, ethanol costs MORE than gasoline and causes MORE air pollution than gasoline. Making ethanolfrom corn is driving up the cost of corn and other grains for hungry people around the world. But even if we de- voted the ENTIRE U.S. corn crop to ethanol, it would provide less than 6%of the U.S.s oil needs. To make

ethanol from sugar and other crops, Brazil is clear-cutting jungles and causing environmental damage and the loss of plants thatconsume CO2.

Frankly, the odds are against us, and no solutions are cheap or painless. Some solutions are possible but only if we generate thepolitical willand only if we start immediately!We need to slash our oil consumption drastically, and we need to slash itimmediately! The Peak Oil crisis requires a radical change in the whole U.S. economy and way of life. Think on the scale of themassive changes during World War II.

The sooner we start, the sooner we can adapt to the new realities. We cant fool Mother Nature. Either we deal with reality, or real-ity will deal with us! A number of books and websites offer solid information. Contact the Olympia FOR for recommendations.

Last September I conducted a workshop on Peak Oil that laid out the problems and engaged participants in generating practicalsolutions that we could start implementing at the local level. The workshop also addressed the feelings of fear, denial and power-lessness that prevent people and governments from confronting the Peak Oil crisis effectively. The workshop was very well re-ceived, and Id be happy to conduct it again if people are interested.

Rising Oil Prices Show the Peak Oil Crisis Is Real (cont.)

OLYMPIA FORS BIG PICTURE DOCUMENTARYSERIES ON TCTVIn addition to the Olympia FORs TV series of locally produced interview programs (see page 5), we also airthought-provoking documentaries that youre not likely to see elsewhere on TV. Under the series title TheBig Picture, Carol Burns finds suitable documentaries and arranges to show them on Thurston Community

Television ( TCTV channel 22) for cable subscribers in Thurston County. Thanks to Carol for continuing toinform the people! You can watch these programs at 10 p.m. every Sunday evening and 3:30 a.m. every

Wednesday and Friday morning for a full month. Info: Carol 866-7645 [email protected]

JUNE: OUTFOXED: RUPERTMURDOCH'SWARONJOURNALISM

JULY: WARMADEEASY: HOWPRESIDENTS&PUNDITSKEEPSPINNINGUSTODEATH

Junes Big Picture is Outfoxed: Rupert Murdoch'sWar on Journalism. This film provides an in-depth lookat Fox News and the dangers of ever-enlarging corporationstaking control of the public's right to know. Made in 2004,the film may appear dated, specifically with its examplesabout the presidential race between George W. Bush and

John Kerry. But it can alert us tothe kind of techniques which willprobably become even more bla-tant during the current elections e a s o n . ( 7 8 m i n u t e s )

www.outfoxed.org

Julys Big Picture is War Made Easy: How Presi-dents & Pundits Keep Spinning Us to Death. This2007 program adapts Norman Solomon's insightful analysisof the strategies used by administrations, both Democraticand Republican, to promote their agendas for war from

Vietnam to Iraq. By familiarizing viewers with the tech-niques of war propaganda, War MadeEasy encourages us to think criticallyabout the messages put out by today'sspin doctors - messages which are de-signed to promote and prolong a policyof militarism. Narrated by Sean Penn.

www.warmadeeasythemovie.org( 72 min.)


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JULY: ELECTIONS: ISSUES, NOT

HORSE RACESEven while the general public criticizes violence, our eco-nomic system fills our kids with war toys, violent films, and

violent video games. Mainstream American societyinclud-ing virtually all politicians and media accepts violence asthe way to conduct foreign policy.

The Olympia FORs June TCTV program examines vio-lence and nonviolence. We address common misconcep-tions about nonviolence, emphasize a deeper understandingthan most people realize, and share stories documentinghow powerful and effective nonviolent action can be. We

look at religious and secular approaches to nonviolence.People at the King Center in Atlanta have distilled MartinLuther Kings writings and teachings about nonviolence asfollows:

Means and ends are related. Our actions sow the seeds ofthe world were creating, so in order to achieve society thatis peaceful and just, we mustuse only those methods thatare peaceful and just.

Gandhi emphasized hisconstructive program practical grassroots efforts tobuild the new society aseven more important thanthe kind of resistance for

which he is best known.

Each of us has great poten-tial to learn about nonvio-lence and practice it in ourdaily lives.

Jody Tiller and Dennis Mills are our guests.

What elections did Gandhi win? What elections did Mar-tin Luther King win?

What election created the Civil Rights Movement? TheLabor Movement? The Environmental Movement? TheWomens Movement? The Gay Rights Movement?

All of the major positive changes in the US have arisenthrough grassroots movements NOT through elec-tions!

We really need to organize from the grassroots, cultivate

public awareness and outrage, shift public opinion, andbuild grassroots movements that demand peace, socialjustice, economic justice, healthy environments, and othergood social and political changes.

Building a strong grassroots movement around progres-sive issues will produce electoral victories as a natural by-product of this issue-based organizing. Then regardlessof who wins any particular election we will have madeprogress on our issues and will have built a foundation for

winning victories on our issues.

Why settle for a republic when we can have a democ-racy? People commonly think democracy is mostly

about voting. But voting is only about 1% of what de-mocracy is about and it leads to a republic in whichpoliticians purport to represent us. But elections occuronly rarely. Real democracy is something we should bedoing every day, all year around, to promote our valuesand vision into social and political change movementsthat can reform society and governments to achievepeace, social and economic justice, and freedom.

Mainstream news media trivialize elections as if they weremere horse races that focus on polling data and campaignmanipulations instead of comparing candidates thought-fully about issues. Also, mainstream media refuse to covercandidates who offer clear alternatives (e.g., DennisKucinich and Ron Paul).

The Olympia FORs July TCTV program will critiquenews media coverage of elections and will explore thepower of organizing around issues rather than falling intothe two-party electoral trap of supporting the lesser oftwo evils.

Our guests will be Kim Dobson and Ken Schwilk.

JUNE: NONVIOLENCE: WHAT IS IT?

HOW DOES IT WORK?

For 21 years the Olympia FOR has produced one-hour TV programs on issues related to peace, social jus-tice, economics, the environment, and nonviolence. The Olympia FORs program airs on Thurston Com-munity Television (TCTV), channel 22 for Thurston Countys cable TV subscribers. Each program airsEVERY Monday at 1:30 p.m. and EVERY Thursday at 9:00 p.m. for a full month. This creates manyopportunities to watch each program.

Nonviolence is a way of life for courageous people.

Nonviolence seeks to win friendship and understanding.

Nonviolence seeks to defeat injustice, not people.

Nonviolence holds that suffering can educate andtransform.

Nonviolence chooses love instead of hate.

Nonviolence believes that the universe is on the side ofjustice.


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Olympia FORNEWS - RESOURCES - OPPORTUNITIES

Puget Sound Interfaith Youth Camp needs young people and adults to sign up by June 17: Kids who will enter 7th 8th

or 9th grade this fall are warmly invited to build a more peaceful and just world by enjoying a week (Aug. 24-29) of fun withkids from other religious faiths. Most of the time campers swim, kayak, create art, hike, play sports and games, and singaround the campfire. What differs is the time spent talking and learning about one another's religions, beliefs, and customs.

Kids have the opportunity to be themselves, have a great time in a beautiful natural setting, and discover more about theircommon humanity. Organizers hope that campers' growing understanding of each other's worldviews will result in greaterrespect, appreciation, empathy and compassion. Campers have been a mix of Christian, Jewish, Muslim, Baha'i, Unitarian,Native American, Atheist, Quaker, and other religions or spiritual affiliations. An adult faith leader for each religion also par-ticipates. Proselytizing is not permitted.The organizers must have 30 camper applications and 10 adult staff applica-tions (counselors, nurse/medic/faith leaders) by Tuesday , June 17 in order to proceed with this years camp. Thefee for the camp is $100, but no one will be turned away for lack of funds. This is a project of our local Interfaith Works and

Associated Ministries of Tacoma-Pierce County. Info:www.soundinterfaithcamp.org and Interfaith Works 357-7224

Register now for FORs regional conference at Seabeck in Kitsap County: An important reason for the Pacific NWsstrong grassroots peace movement is that FOR members from Washington, Oregon and British Columbia have been orga-nizing and attending a regional conference on Fourth of July weekend for 50 years. Enjoy outstanding keynote speakers;choose 4 workshops from a list of 25; and enjoy music, information and inspiration in a beautiful setting. Please register

now for our 2008 conference, Persevering for Justice & Peace. Most FOR folks received in the mail a yellow bro-chure with complete information and registration form. If you dont have it handy, you can get all necessary information atthe Oregon FORs website,www.ofor.org or http://seabeck.ofor.org or from the Olympia FOR, 491-9093. The sooneryou register, the better. Questions? Contact the registrar at (503) 585-5436 [email protected] or [email protected]

Washingtonians who need scholarship assistance can get a form fromwww.wwfor.org or by contacting the Olympia FOR at491-9093

Hot meals for Camp Quixote: If you, or your organization would like to provide a hot meal on a regular basis (such as oncea week) while the Camp Quixote tent city stays at the Olympia Unitarian Universalist Congregation, please contact SelenaKilmoyer 360-951-0326 or [email protected]

Olympias waterfront for everyone or just for the wealthy few? What do you think about adding more big buildings onthe little isthmus between Capitol Lake and Budd Inlet? If you'd rather not have a bunch of new 90 and 65 foot high-rises

where the tall ugly building already blocks views, you might want to connect with Friends of the Waterfront. This local groupis opposing the proposal for the Olympia City Council to rezone the area. Info: www.friendsofthewaterfront.org By the

way, to see what the view would look like if the existing tall building were removed and no new tall buildings were built, seewww.olyblog.net/blog/thad-curtz

More outreach to impeach Bush and Cheney: Since January the Citizens Movement to Impeach Bush/Cheney has beenholding signs at Plum & Union one hour a week and at State and Plum one hour a week. This spring CMIB/C has staffedinformation tables on three Saturdays at the Olympia Farmers Market. All of these activities have produced tremendous sup-port. You can participate in the next outreach activity without even leaving your home! CMIB/C will produce a play soonand air it on TCTV (cable channel 22 for Thurston County cable subscribers) later this summer. The play, I The Im- peachment Trial of George W. Bush, (by Richard A. Lasser and Bruce Fein), will be performed as readers thea-ter (reading from the script instead of memorizing the lines) on Saturday afternoon June 21 at the TCTV studio. If you cant

wait for it to appear on your TV later this summer, come and join the live audience! For information about impeachment

visit www.CitizensImpeach.org. For current activities contact Glen at 491-9093 [email protected] or Kerri at [email protected].

Call Congress now to impeach Bush and Cheney:Join a strong nationwide movement to urge the House Judiciary Com-mittee to impeach Bush and Cheney by investigating crimes such as a widespread policy of torture; illegal programs for spy-ing on U.S. citizens; and fraud in launching a war that has killed a million Iraqis and more than 4,000 U.S. service members,and many gross violations of the U.S. Constitution. Former U.S. Attorney General Ramsey Clark recently wrote: In his re-maining eight months, President Bush will continue to threaten other nations in violation of international law and clearly in-tends to commit new aggressions in his belligerent presidency. If not stopped by impeachment he may strike Iran's nuclearprojects and immerse the United States in avoidable war for a generation far more exhausting than any we have known.


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Please phone Rep. John Conyers, Chair of the House Judiciary Committee, at (202) 225-5126, (202) 224-3121, (202) 225-3951, (313) 961-5670, or (734) 675-4084. Demand that articles of impeachment be introduced before the 4 th of July. Nation-

wide info:www.ImpeachBush.org and www.AfterDowningStreet.org. A statewide group is atwww.WashingtonForImpeachment.org. Local info atwww.CitizensImpeach.org and 491-9093.

U.S. ranked 97th of 140 nations in Global Peace Index: A peace-oriented non-profit organizationused a well-designed methodology and a number of experts to track 24 indicators and assign a numeri-cal value indicating the peacefulness of 140 nations in the world. The United States ranked 97 th andIraq ranked 140th. The top five most peaceful nations were Iceland, Denmark, Norway, New Zealandand Japan. Info:www.visionofhumanity.org

Voter-Owned Elections for Olympia? Now that the State Legislature has passed the Local Option bill, local govern-ments can now choose to provide public financing for their elections instead of being trapped in the big money of specialinterests. How about doing this in Olympia? The new law gives permission for cities, towns, counties, and local districts todesign their own rules to offer public financing for campaigns for local office. The law requires that any such program besubmitted to local voters for approval or rejection, through a local referendum or advisory ballot. With publicly funded cam-paigns: (1) Lawmakers and elected officials are indebted to no special interest. (2) Qualified candidates can run regardless of

their wealth or connections. (3) Voters get wider choice among candidates. (4) Candidates and lawmakers work on voter'sissues, rather than fundraising for their next campaign. Local advocates for clean elections need help with research, commu-nity outreach, and other functions to work toward a ballot measure for publicly funded Olympia City Council elections. Canyou help in any way? Contact Monica Hoover at 943-3070 [email protected] Much more information is atwww.WashClean.org andwww.washclean.org/details-3-08.htm

Canadas House of Commons votes to support U.S. war resisters: On June 3 the opposition parties in the House ofCommons united for a majority yes vote for a resolution that if it were to proceed through the rest of the Canadian gov-ernment and be implementedwould allow U.S. persons resisting the Iraq War to obtain Permanent Resident status in Can-ada. U.S. and Canadian peace supporters have been urging this for a long time with disappointing results from the Conserva-tive government. A coalition of minority parties produced a majority for this worthy cause. The resolution calls on the Cana-dian government to immediately implement a program to allow conscientious objectors and their immediate family mem-bers to apply for permanent resident status and remain in Canada; and the government should immediately cease any re-

moval or deportation actions against such individuals. Lee Zaslofsky, a Vietnam War deserter who went to Canada in 1970and now serves as Coordinator of the War Resisters Support Campaign, stated, This is a great victory for the courageousmen and women who have come to Canada because they refuse to take part in the illegal, immoral Iraq War, and for themany organizations and individuals who have supported this campaign over the past four years. Info: Michelle Robidoux,(416) 856-5008 or Lee Zaslofsky, (416) 598-1222

Free confidential counseling for military and veterans: The Soldiers Project NW is a group of licensed, private mentalhealth care professionals providing free confidential counseling to all active duty military and veterans (and their families andloved ones) who have served in the Iraq (Operation Iraqi Freedom) and Afghanistan (Operation Enduring Freedom)

wars. The Soldiers Project NW encourages clinicians to become involved by attending one of their monthly informationalsessions. Info: Trisha Pearce (206) 290-1035 (24-hour phone line)www.thesoldiersproject.org

Universal single-payer health care opportunity: Seven Health Care Caucuses will be heldthroughout the State of Washington, sponsored by the Healthy Washington Coalition. These areopportunities for ordinary citizens to speak out and connect. One will occur on Thursday, June 19from 6:30 to 8:30 pm at University Christian Church, 4731 15th Avenue NE in Seattles UniversityDistrict. Another will occur on Tuesday, July 1 from 6:30 to 8:30 pm at Temple Beth El, 5975South 12th Street, Tacoma. Additional caucuses will be held in Bellevue, Everett, Vancouver,

Yakima and Spokane in the coming months. Get more information from Health Care for All Washington, an organization working for universal single-payer health care statewide. Contact RuthKnagenhjelm, HCFA- WA Outreach Coordinator, at [email protected]

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Health Care Reform weekly updates: Larry Kalb, who is active the Washington Health Security Coalition (WHSC), wasrecently elected President of Health Care for All Washington, the universal single-payer advocacy group. Larry sends aweekly email message entitled This Week's Perspectives in Health Care Reform, which contains many helpful links anddigests of articles, etc. relating to health care and health care reform. If youd like to receive Larrys informative weekly sum-

maries, please contact him directly at [email protected]. For more information contact the Washington Health Secu-rity Coalition (WHSC). Phone toll-free (877) 502-1873, e-mail [email protected], or visitwww.wahealthsecurity.org

ACLU calls ICE immigration raids reckless and unconstitutionalOn May 20 the American Civil Liberties Union criti-cized raids of immigrant families and communities. Since late 2006 the Department of Homeland Securitys ImmigrationCustoms Enforcement (ICE) section has undertaken an unprecedented campaign of immigration raids in homes, and work-sites. The ACLU has challenged the legality and constitutionality of many of these raids. ICE's immigration raids have beenso sweeping that they have ensnared U.S. citizens, including innocent children, in their dragnet, said Caroline Fredrickson,director of the ACLUs Washington DC Legislative Office. There are no regulations controlling ICE's reckless raids, andICE routinely violates due process while conducting raids. Info: Matthew Allee or Linda Paris, (202) 675-2312, [email protected]

Immigration: Help Start a Conversation: The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has dramatically increased arrestsof people allegedly violating immigration laws, with the result that the basic rights and civil liberties of hundreds of peoplehave been denied, and thousands more have been held under inhumane detention conditions. The Friends Committee onNational Legislation (FCNL), a Quaker-based peace & justice advocacy group, has endorsed a Night of 1,000 Conversationson June 19 to help raise awareness about these violations and to hold DHS accountable. To find out howyou can join a conversation or host your own conversation among friends, see www.fcnl.org

Human shields to protect Iran from attack: More than 10,000 volunteers from 22 countries havepledged to travel to Iran at a moments notice to place their bodies in front of expected targets there, if anattack on Iran seems imminent. Info: [email protected] www.indymedia.org.uk

Olympia FORs library of books, videos, etc.: Someone on the Olympia FORs mailing list gave a part-ing gift to our library before moving away. Inciting Democracy is subtitled A Practical Proposal forCreating a Good Society. This book of nearly 300 pages offers practical and humane support for grassroots organizing. The

Olympia FORs library also contains a copy of A Force More Powerful, a book detailing more than a dozen nonviolentmovements against war and oppression during the 1900s from all over the world and the accompanying videos (6 of thesemovements documented in 30-minute episodes). We have other books and videos, including backup copies of the OlympiaFORs monthly TCTV series over the past 21 years. Interested? Contact the Olympia FOR at (360) [email protected]

111 nations adopted treaty banning cluster bombs, but US opposes the treaty: On May 30 111 nations from all over theworldincluding many NATO allies adopted a treaty banning cluster bombs, which carpet an area with dozens to hun-dreds of explosions and kill and maim large civilians initially when dropped and later when duds explode. An estimated 1million unexploded bomblets lie throughout southern Lebanon. The US boycotted the talks, along with other nations thatmanufacture them (Russia, China, Israel, India, and Pakistan). The treaty would outlaw all current designs and require stock-piles to be destroyed within eight years. The treaty allows for safer cluster weapons to be designed,though.

New film The Singing Revolutiondocuments Estonias courageous nonviolent movement for inde-pendence from the USSR by singing folk songs in the traditional Estonian language: Most peopledont think about singing when they think about revolution. But song was the weapon of choice whenEstonians sought to free themselves from decades of Soviet occupation. The Singing Revolutionis aninspiring account of one nations dramatic rebirth. It is the story of humankinds irrepressible drive forfreedom and self-determination. The Singing Revolutionhas been embraced in more than 60 citiesthroughout the U.S. and Canada so far, with more theaters coming soon. Word of mouth is motivating



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more and more theaters to book the film. See more information and a movie trailer at www.singingrevolution.com Whocould arrange for the Olympia Film Society to show it?

Why not a US Peace Memorial? Most monuments in our nation's capital commemorate war. While soldiers are told that itis honorable to fight and die for one's country, peace activists are often labeled un - American, anti-military, and

unpatriotic. This mentality has resulted in a country that recognizes contributions to war and the sacrifices of the milita ry,but does not honor those who make valiant efforts to maintain global peace. The US Peace Memorial would honor the mil-lions of thoughtful and committed Americans who have dedicated their lives to peace or taken a stand against a particular US

war. It would serve as a reminder that Americans value peace. It does not seek to diminish or disparage those who serve inthe US military. It seeks, instead, to balance the message. Information:www.uspeacememorial.org

Amnesty International group forms in Olympia to work for human rights worldwide:The newgroup will meet Friday July 11 and then the first Friday of each following month at 7:00 pm in thecommunity meeting room at Mixx-96 radio, 119 Washington St. NE Olympia (SW corner of Wash-ington and State). Everybody is welcome! For information contact Kerri Griffis, (360) [email protected]

June is Torture Awareness Month Churches mobilize against torture: Torture Is a Moral Is-

sue, reads a 3-foot by 9-foot banner hanging prominently outside some Seattle area churches. TheNational Religious Campaign Against Torture (NRCAT) is mobilizing churches and religious organizations to take a stand.For example, in Bellevue, just east of Seattle, Newport Presbyterian Church displays the banner, and Pastor Jim Patten said,Torture goes against the most cherished ideals of our country. Because the soul of our nation is at stake in the torture -abusecrisis, we felt it imperative to take a stand. NRCATs founder, Princeton theologian George Hunsinger, said, The peoplein power today are trying to break a part of our ethical backbone and make us insensitive to these terrible human rightsabuses that are taking place. He said torture strikes at the heart of our democracy. It is the use of torture that separatesbarbarism from civilization, and constitutional democracy from dictatorship. Torture is the quintessence of lawlessness." Headded, Once torture gets into a political system, it's very hard to get it out, and that habeas corpus, a person's right not tobe arrested and held without charge, is basic to constitutional democracy. The Western Washington FOR (206 -789-5565www.wwfor.org) is participating. Would your congregation or religious organization participate too? Info:www.nrcat.org

Burma: House parties to support Aung San Suu Kyi and human rights:The Burmese

military dictator Than Shwe extended the detention of the world's only imprisoned No-bel Peace Prize recipient, Aung San Suu Kyi. Dozens of members of the NationalLeague for Democracy were arrested when they marched to her home to plead for herrelease. Worldwide, more people are learning about her, urging her release, and urgingthe Burmese military dictatorship to restore human rights. People are organizing houseparties about this. The house parties are easy to organize, and by inviting your friendsand family over for food, drinks, and a short film (available from the US Campaign forBurma (www.uscampaignforburma.org). The goal is to raise at least $300 from eachhouse party. Info: http://salsa.democracyinaction.org/o/1189/t/5102/event/distributedEventSignup.jsp?distributed_event_KEY=388

Burma: Sources of information and advocates for human rights: In response to the

ongoing governmental repression by the military dictatorship and in response to therecent natural disaster many organizations are providing information, advocacy, mate-rial relief, and/or other support. Some good examples include U.S. Campaign for Burma(www.uscampaignforburma.org ), Human Rights Watch (www.hrw.org andwww.hrw.org/doc/?t=asia&c=burma ), the Free Burma Coalitio(www.freeburmacoalition.org ), Amnesty International (www.amnesty.org ), and a

new group called Avaaz (www.avaaz.org).

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BBUILDINGUILDINGANAN EEFFECTIVEFFECTIVE PPEACEEACE MMOVEMENTOVEMENTThis is the fourth of a series of articles exploring various ways the peace movement can strengthen itself and become moreeffective. These articles recognize that: (1) The way to win peace and social justice is through grassroots organizing to buildan ever-larger movement of the general public; (2) To win public opinion, nonviolence is both necessary and powerful; (3)

We need to strategize carefully to build this movement through a variety of smart campaigns and activities; and (4) Detailsthat might seem small can mean the difference between success and failure. Each issue of the Olympia FOR newsletter in-

cludes an article related to one of these topics, although not necessarily in this 1-2-3-4 order. Previous articles will soon beposted on our website,www.olyfor.org

ORGANIZING GRASSROOTS POWERFOREFFECTIVE NONVIOLENT ACTIONBYGLEN ANDERSON

GGRASSROOTSRASSROOTS DDEMOCRACYEMOCRACYSS AALTERNATIVELTERNATIVE

MMODELSODELS AABOUTBOUT PPOWEROWER::

Most people think about power as a pyramid withpowerholders on top and ordinary people on the bottom. Typically people try to influence the powerholders andask them to do the right thing. But the powerholders ontop might or might not do what we ask, so the people on

the bottom remain powerless with little recourse.

Nonviolent grassroots organizers reject the traditionalpyramid in a very Jeffersonian way. We the people are incharge! In order to meet our needs in the larger society, wegrant political and economic leaders only very limited pow-ersand only tentatively, so long as they exercise delegatedpowers justly. Since we the people retain our inherentpower, nonviolent grassroots organizers make changeby building people-power from the bottom up.

One way to do this is to organize public opinion into astrong majority that compels political and economic

leaders to obey the publics leadership or else we with-draw from them the limited powers we have granted.

Grassroots democracy and grassroots organizing rec-ognize that our primary task is to build a movementthat wins larger and larger portions of public opinionultimately a strong majority to our side. Our strategiesinclude helping the public recognize that the currentpowerholders are doing things that violate widely heldpublic values and violate the public trust. The grassrootsmovement needs to showthrough our words and actions that we serve the public interest and uphold the widelyheld public values. We actually compete with the current

powerholders to win the publics hearts, minds, and sup-port. This is why we must remain strictly nonviolent in ourattitudes, words and actions. We need to convince the gen-eral public to trust usand to join with usrather than thecurrent powerholders.

Therefore, we need strategies and activities that willreach out to the general public in a friendly, open waywith a spirit of nonviolence and welcome more peopleand more kinds of peopleinto the movement. If we

show anger or rudeness well frighten the people away andhurt our movement. But if we show the general public that

we share important values and we can develop humanconnections with each other we can welcome them intothe movement, and we can win.

Another powerful grassroots method is direct action doing something specific ourselves rather than asking (or

waiting for) governments or other official power structuresto do it for us. The difference is largely between whether wesettle for a mere republic (in which we vote for people tomake governmental decisions and take governmental ac-tions for us) or whether we practice democracy directly bymaking decisions and taking actions ourselves.

Gandhi practiced direct action in what he referred to ashis constructive program. Gandhi said that the resistancefor which he was famous was about 10% of what wasneeded for Indias independence from the British Empire. The other 90% was his constructive program, throughwhich he taught and organized people to take care of theirown needs (decentralized economics, local self-sufficiency,

EXAMPLE #1: Instead of merely asking Congress to provide more funding for nutrition for poor people, a directaction alternative is to do what Food Not Bombs does:provide nutritious food directly to hungry people.

EXAMPLE #2: Instead of waiting for governments to

approve same-sex marriages through laws, some peoplehold ceremonies and proclaim themselves married and as-sertively exercise their rights as married couples, challengingobstacles along the way. This kind of direct action steps upthe pressure on institutions that have not yet moved aheadon this matter.

EXAMPLE #3: Instead of paying war taxes to the IRS,many people refuse to pay and give the money directly tohomeless shelters, food banks, environmental restorationprojects, and other worthy causes that suffer financially be-cause the government spends so much of our tax dollars on

war. This kind of direct action makes the contrast clear and

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public health efforts, better nutrition, etc.). He did not wantIndia to be dominated by British elites or by Indian elites.He did not want any top-down hierarchies at all. He wantedpeople to produce their own food, their own clothing, their

own simple technologies, etc., and he wanted villages to beself-sufficient. In that way they could become independentin ways more profound than merely the nonviolent nationalliberation struggle. He worked hard to organize powerfulgrassroots alternatives to centralized power. Gandhi toldpeople to be the change you want to see in the world.

That approach empowers grassroots people to create thenew reality!

TTHEHE METHODSMETHODS EXPLAINEDEXPLAINED ABOVEABOVE PROMOTEPROMOTE DE-DE-

MOCRACYMOCRACYMOREMOREPROFOUNDLYPROFOUNDLYTHANTHANMERELYMERELYVOT-VOT-

INGINGININELECTIONSELECTIONS..

Democracy is something that we practice in our daily livesas grassroots supporters of peace, nonviolence and socialjustice. Over the decades the electoral system has beenlargely hijacked by two big hierarchical political parties andby wealthy special interests that finance political campaigns.If we are to reclaim democracy, we must fix our corruptpolitical system. But without waiting for that, we can goahead with the kinds of profound grassroots organizing ex-plained aboveand we can use this kind of organizing alsoto organize solutions to the corrupt electoral system.

These methods go far beyond mere voting, because thesemethods keep the people empowered at all times, not just

on election day. With such profound year-around democ-racy, voting is only about 1% of what democracy means.The other 99% of democracy consists of keeping informedof important issues, analyzing information, collaborating

with other people to figure out what we want, organizingpeople at the grassroots to reclaim our power and to de-mand the changes we want, organizing nonviolent resis-tance to oppressive institutions and systems, and creatingalternative democratic institutions and systems (cooperativebusinesses, alternative media, etc.) that meet our needs

while abstaining from the oppressive ones.

GGRASSROOTSRASSROOTS OORGANIZINGRGANIZING RREALLYEALLY WWORKSORKS!!

Almost every positive political and social change thathas occurred in the U.S. was achieved by organizingnonviolent grassroots movements! None was a gift fromthe government, big business, or any other privileged elite. Workplace safety laws, womens right to vote, environ-mental protections, racial integration, GLBT rights, andmany other positive political and social changes all camefrom nonviolent grassroots movements. We are powerful atthe grassroots if we organize nonviolently and strategi-

cally.

Nonviolent social change movements are not on democ-racys periphery or margins. Nonviolent social changemovements are at the core of what democracy meanssocial change movements are the very essence of democ-racy!

Organizing is reaching out to other people and working with them to make good things happen. Organizing is working strategically to make progress toward social andpolitical change.

Success happens all along the way as we move from oneobjective to the next, not only at the final goal. We need torecognize and celebrate our successes along the way. Effec-tive grassroots movements help their people stay inspired,positive and effective, and protect them from despairing orburning out.

LLATINATIN AAMERICAMERICA: R: RELENTLESSELENTLESS PPERSISTENCEERSISTENCE

Despite systemic injustice, military dictatorships, and brutal

repression, nonviolent activists in Latin America have madetremendous progress in working for democracy, humanrights, and social and economic justice. The movements for which we English speakers would call nonviolent actionare referred to by a Spanish term that translates intorelentless persistence. In contrast to an American societythat focuses on instant gratification and loses interest if suc-cess is not immediate, Latin American activists understandthat political change requires a determined long-term strug-gle. (Indeed, a book full of Latin American success stories istitled Relentless Persistence. (Phil McManus, a co-author,is a California FOR member with extensive experience with

Latin Americas nonviolence movement.) Were seeing thefruits of Latin Americas long grassroots struggles now withmany new governments that identify with poor and workingclasses, respect human rights, and pursue economic andother policies that serve ordinary people instead of the el-ites. Grassroots organizing with relentless persistence ispaying off.

We need to set goals and strategies, so we wage socialmovements, not just drift from crisis to crisis.

We need to work strategically, nonviolently and effectivelyto ward our goals.

We need to define our own identity, our own values, andour own progress. Don't let our opponents or the mediadefine who we are or how well we are doing.


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FOR-sponsored events have abefore them.

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channel 22 in Thurston County.The events on this page occur every week.

The Every Every Every Every Department:

Every Sunday evening at 10 pm AND every Mon-day and Wednesday morning at 3:30 am: The OlympiaFORs Big Picture documentary videos on TCTV. JUNE: Outfoxed: Rupert Murdochs War on Jour-nalism. JULY: War Made Easy: How Presidents &Pundits Keep Spinning Us to Death See article onp a g e 4 . I n f o : C a r o l 8 6 6 - 7 6 4 [email protected]

Every Monday through Friday from 5:00 to 6:00 amAND from 4:00 to 5:00 pm: Democracy Now withAmy Goodman on TCTV

Every Monday through Friday from 9:00 to 10:00 am:Democracy Now with Amy Goodman on KAOS89.3 FM

Every Monday through Fridayfrom 5:00 to 5:30 pm: FreeSpeech Radio News on KAOS89.3 FM

Every Monday from 6:00 to7:30 am: Reclaiming Democ-

racy, a locally produced program on TCTV, addressesissues related to big business, public policy, democratic

values, etc. Info:www.sounddemocracy.org or Rus Geh705-0862 [email protected]

Every Monday from 1:30 to 2:30 pm: OlympiaFORs TCTV Program: JUNE: Nonviolence: WhatIs It? How Does It Work? JULY: Elections: Is-sues, Not Horse Races See article on page 5.

Every Wednesday from 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 towitness in a very friendly way for peace and nonviolence. We provide plenty of signs. Info: [email protected]

Every Wednesday from 9:00 to 10:00 pm and everyThursday at 9:30 am: Veterans for Peace airs a locallyproduced program on TCTV. Info: Robert Poteat (360)

880-4226 [email protected]

Every Thursday from 12 to 1 pm: Parallel Univer-sity on KAOS 89.3 FM features interesting, informativeprograms about peace, social justice, the environment,progressive politics, and other alternative viewpoints. Info:[email protected]

Every Thursday from 9:00 to 10:00 pm: OlympiaFORs TCTV Program: Olympia FORs TCTV Pro-gram: JUNE: Nonviolence: What Is It? How DoesIt Work? JULY: Elections: Issues, Not HorseRaces See article on page 5.

Every Friday from 4:30 to 6:00 pm: Peace Vigil atsouth end of Percival Landing near W 4th Ave. We needmore participants! Please join us for whatever length oftime you can. We provide plenty of signs. Sponsor: Olym-pia FOR. Info: 491-9093 [email protected]

Every Friday from 5:00 to 6:00 pm: Women in

Black Silent Vigil for Peace on the south side of W. 4thAve. near the fountain. Women only. Please wear black.Some signs are provided. Since 1988 Women in Blackhas been a loose network of women worldwide commit-ted to peace with justice and actively opposed to war and

v io l ence . In f o : Kar i n Kra f t 7 5 4 - 5 3 5 [email protected]

Every Friday from 6:00 to 6:30 pm: Reclaiming De-mocracy, a locally produced programon TCTV, cable channel 22, addressesissues related to big business, publicpolicy, democratic values, etc. Info:

www.sounddemocracy.org or RusGeh 705-0862 [email protected]

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Sat June 14: Super Saturday at The Evergreen StateCollege features info tables from the Olympia FORs deathpenalty abolition committee, Amnesty International, theCitizens Movement to Impeach Bush and Cheney, and agreat many other local progressive groups: Look for ourdeath penalty info table near the round Lecture Hall build-ing. Play our new game, Knock Down the Death Pen-altys Myths. (See page 1.) 10 am to 6 pm all overTESCs campus.www.evergreen.edu/supersaturday

Sun June 15: Veterans for Peace will not meet today:Theyre watching relevant films on Fri June 13 instead.

Mon June 16: Hold impeachment signs at Plum & Un-ion from 4:30 to 5:30 pm We get a good response andneed more people. Sponsor: Citizens Movement to Im-peach Bush/Cheney (www.CitizensImpeach.org ) Info:

Janet 352-0779 or Glen Anderson 491-9093

Tues June 17: Deadline for youths & adult staff to ap-

ply for Aug 24-29 Interfaith Camp:The Puget Sound In-terfaith Youth Camp brings together kids entering 7th, 8th,and 9th grades for experiences and fun with kids of otherreligious faiths from Sun. Aug. 24 through Fri. Aug. 29.

This camp provides a unique opportunity for spiritualgrowth and social awareness, as well as a lot of fun! Thisyear there might not be enough applications for kids orstaff helpers (counselors, nurse/medic/faith leaders)to allow this years camp to proceed. They need 30camper applications and 10 staff applications by June17, or else they will have to cancel the 2008 camp. Pleaseshare this information with youths in that age range, par-ents, middle school teachers, youth leaders, and as quickly

as possible! The fee is $100, but scholarships are available.Camper and staff applications are available online atwww.soundinterfaithcamp.org Info: Kathy Erlandson atInterfaith Works, (360) 357-7224 www.interfaith-works.org

Tues June 17: Protect the separation of church andstate: The local chapter of Americans United for Separationof Church and State meets on the third Tuesday of eachmonth from 6:30 to 8:00 at the Olympia Unitarian Church,2200 East End Street NW. Go north on Division, left on20th, and right on East End St. Info: Dennis Mansker 786-9584 [email protected]

Tues June 17: Journalist Jeremy Scahill (author ofBlackwater) speaks in Olympia:Jeremy Scahill, author ofBlackwater: The Rise of the World's Most PowerfulMercenary Army, will speak at a benefit for KAOS Com-munity Radio 89.3 and the Olympia Film Society. Ticketsare $15 (or $10 for members of KAOS or OFS), and theyreavailable at Traditions Fair Trade (5th & Water SW),www.buyolympia.com, or at the OFS ticket office at the

Capitol Theater, 206 5th Ave SE, Olympia. Doors open at 7pm Info: 754-5378,www.olympiafilmsociety.org

Thurs June 19: Community Forum: Envision Down-town Olympia Participate in a public forum with a fewexpert speakers and much public participation. The publiccan envision what we want for downtown Olympia. The

forum will also address the Urban Waterfront Rezone andthe high-rise building proposal a developer submitted to thecity. Technical experts from the City of Olympia and else-

where will provide information. Also hear Bob Jacobs(former mayor and current member of Friends of the Wa-terfront). Eve Johnson (former president of the localLeague of Women Voters) will be the moderator. 6:30 to9:00 pm at the First United Methodist Church, 1224 Legion

Way SE. Sponsor: our local environmental network, theSouth Puget Environmental Education Clearing House( S P E E C H ) , ( 3 6 0 ) 5 2 8 - 9 1 5 8 ,[email protected] or www.oly-wa.us/

greenpages. Info: Janine Gates, SPEECHs President, at791-7736

Thurs June 19: Immigration: Help Start a Conversa-tion: The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) hasdramatically increased arrests of people allegedly violatingimmigration laws, with the result that the basic rights andcivil liberties of hundreds of people have been denied, andthousands more have been held under inhumane detentionconditions. the Friends Committee on National Legislation(www.fcnl.org), a Quaker-based advocacy group, has en-dorsed a Night of 1,000 Conversations on Thursday June 19to help raise awareness about these violations and to hold

D H S a c c o u n t a b l e .(www.nightof1000conversations.org/19). Find out howyou can join a conversation or host your own conversationamong friends. (www.fcnl.org/issues/item.php?item_id=3336&issue_id=69).

Fri June 20: Iraq Moratorium occurs on 3rd Friday ofeach month: The Iraq Moratorium is a monthly series ofactions demanding an end to the war. Devote a significantpart of today to build the peace movement and show theU.S. government that our troops must be brought home,now! Take this pledge: On the third Friday of everymonth, 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

Fri June 20: The DeadSea Scrolls at Sixty: Past,Present, and Future Pros-pects -- Free evening pres-entation sponsored by SaintMartin's University and theSpiritual Life Institute, 7:30
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to 10:00 pm in St. Martins Worthington Center on PacificAve, Lacey. Seminars also occur Mon June 16 to Fri June 20from 10:00 am to 4:30 pm at the same location. Info: Dr.Ian Werrett [email protected] www.stmartin.edu/spiritual_life/

Sat June 21: Awakening the Dreamer/Changing the

Dream Symposium: Where on Earth are we go-ing? And what can we do about it? These are two of thequestions that are at the heart of this symposium, sponsoredby Pachcmama Alliance. They seek an environmentally sus-tainable, spiritually fulfilling, and socially just human pres-ence on Earth. Multi-media interactive experience from 10am to 4 pm at All Souls Unitarian Universalist Community,6326 Martin Way E Suite 103, Lacey. $20 includes lunch.Info: Ann Aubuchon 491-6933 [email protected]

Sat June 21: Join the audience of a play about impeach-ing Bush: The Citizens Movement to Impeach Bush/Cheney will present the play in a readers theater format(reading lines from the script rather than memorizing all thelines) and seeks audience members for the afternoon ofSaturday June 21 at the TCTV studio. It will be taped todayand broadcast several times this summer. Info: Kerri Griffis867-9237 [email protected] or Glen Anderson 491-9093 [email protected]

Sun June 22: Capital City Pride Celebration: Supportequal rights and dignity for everybodyand enjoy a festivecelebration too. Parade leaves State Capitol at 12 noon, andfestival proceeds in Sylvester Park until 5:00 pmwww.capitalcitypride.net

Sun June 22: South Sound BuddhistPeace Fellowship hosts an open meet-ing. SSBPF includes members of the localBuddhist community practicing the path ofright action and right speech in regardto working for peace, justice and socialchange. 3:30-5:00 pm. Location & more

info: Robert Lovitt 357-2825 [email protected] orwww.ssbpf.org

Tues June 24: Friends of the Waterfront opposing theisthmus rezone: If you'd rather not have a bunch of new

90 and 65 foot high-rises built on the isthmus betweenCapitol Lake and Budd Inlet, where one ugly high rise isnow, attend the Olympia City Planning Commissions pub-lic meeting from 6:30 to 9:30 pm Arrive much earlier andsign in if you want to testify. Info: Friends of the Water-front,www.friendsofthewaterfront.org

Tues June 24: Start planning the late November Inter-faith Thanksgiving Celebration: This will be the 25th an-nual event sponsored by Interfaith Works. They need lay-

persons and clergy to plan this meaningful event. Meet at6:30 pm in room 109 at First United Methodist Church ofOlympia, 1224 Legion Way SE. Info: 357-7224www.interfaith-works.org

Mon-Fri June 23-27: 40-Hour Professional MediationTraining: This enjoyable and highly interactive 40-hou

training course (Monday through Friday from 8 am to 5pm) will acquaint you with the philosophy, model and skillsneeded in order to have a working knowledge of the role ofa neutral mediator. The concepts and skills taught in thistraining are easily transferable and are designed to improvecommunication and enhance relationships in all settings.

This can help you become a Certified Mediator with thesponsoring organization, the Dispute Resolution Center of

Thurston County. $565, but group discounts are available.Call now to see whether space is still available! Info:Marijke Van Roojen at the DRC, (360) 956-1155.

Mon June 23: South Thurston Countys Rocky Prairie

and the Ports proposed Logistic Center: The Port ofTacoma and the Port of Olympia are planning to industrial-ize a natural area in southern Thurston County. What arethe latest plans? What do you think? Public meetings onMonday June 9 and Monday June 23 will provide infor-mation from port commissioners and allow some time forthe public to speak. 5:30 pm at the Comfort Inn at 162074th Ave SW, Tumwater (just east of I-5 on the TumwaterBlvd (formerly Airdustrial Way) exit. A group called Friendsof Rocky Prairie wants to protect the areas rural character.FORPrairie has been working with the Ports and variousconservation agencies to reach an agreement to preserve as

much of the prairie as possible, while finding a way for thePort of Tacoma to avoid a large financial loss. Rail yard?Gravel mining? Use the site for mitigation purposes? Info:Friends of Rocky Prairie, PO Box 140, Tenino WA 98589f o r p r a i r i e @ h o t m a i l . c o mwww.FriendsOfRockyPrairie.com

Tues June 24: Death penalty abolition committee ofOlympia FORmeets to work on further activities to abol-ish that atrocity. 7-9 pm at the Mixx-96 meeting room at theSW corner of State and Washington in downtown Olympia.Info: Rozanne or Chuck, 705-8520 [email protected] [email protected]

Wed June 25: Olympia Movement for Justice andPeace (OMJP) meets from 7 to 9 pm to plan a variety ofactivities to work for justice and peace everywhere. OlympiaCommunity Free School, 610 Columbia SW. Everyone is

welcome. Info: Peter Bohmer,[email protected]

Mon June 30: Citizens Movement to Impeach Bush/Cheney meets: Collaborate with other local folks to planambitious activities to protect our Constitution and democ-


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racy from Executive Branch abuse! 7-9 pm at a conven-ient downtown Olympia location that will be confirmedsoon. Info: www.CitizensImpeach.org Janet [email protected] or Glen Anderson 491-9093g l e n @ o l y w a . n e t . S t a t e w i d e i n f o :www.WashingtonforImpeachment.org. The mostc o m p r e h e n s i v e n a t i o n w i d e s i t e i swww.AfterDowningStreet.org

Thurs July 3: Elections: Issues, Not Horse RacesOlympia FORs July TV program debuts today andruns every Monday from 1:30 to 2:30 pm and every

Thursday from 9:00 to 10:00 pm through July 31 on TCTV cable channel 22 within Thurston County. Info:Glen 491-9093www.olyfor.org

Tues July 8: Karma Cafeopen forum explores life asseen through Buddhist/Taoist perspective: Thisround-table discussion is casual and allows everyone toshare personal viewpoints in an open and nonjudgmental

setting. 6 to 8 pm on the second Tuesday of each monthat the Mud Bay Coffee Meeting Room (1600 Cooper PtRd SW, near Black Lake Blvd SW, Olympia). Info: 867-9316 [email protected]

Wed July 9: Interfaith Earth Stewardship committeemeets 12:00 noon in the library of First Christian Church,7th & Franklin on the second Wednesday of each month.Info: [email protected]

Wed July 9: ACLU of Thurston County meets 7-9 pmin room 206 of the Olympia Center, 222 Columbia NW,d o w n t o w n . I n f o : H e a t h e r F r a n c k s ,

[email protected] July 9: Olympia Movement for Justice and Peace(OMJP) meets from 7 to 9 pm to plan a variety of activi-ties to work for justice and peace everywhere. OlympiaCommunity Free School, 610 Columbia SW. Everyone is

welcome. Info: Peter Bohmer, [email protected]

Fri July 11: Amnesty Internationals new group inOlympia will work for human rights worldwide: Meet-ing tonight and henceforth on the first Friday of eachmonth at 7:00 pm at the Mixx-96 meeting room at the SWcorner of State & Washington in downtown Olympia.

Everyone is welcome! Info: Kerri Griffis 867-9237 [email protected]

Tues July 15: Protect the separation of church andstate: The local chapter of Americans United for Separa-tion of Church and State meets on the third Tuesday ofeach month from 6:30 to 8:00 at the Olympia UnitarianChurch, 2200 East End Street NW. Go north on Division,left on 20th, and right on East End St. Info: Dennis Man-

sker 786-9584 [email protected]

Fri July 18: Iraq Moratorium occurs on 3 rd Friday ofeach month: The Iraq Moratorium is a monthly series ofactions demanding an end to the war. Devote a significantpart of today to build the peace movement and show theU.S. government that our troops must be brought home,

now! Take this pledge: On the third Friday of everymonth, 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

Sat July 19: Deadline for Olympia FORs Aug-SeptNewsletter: Mail or e-mail articles, news, calendar items,etc., before this date if possible, or slightly past this datefor late-breaking news. Contact Glen [email protected]

Sun July 20: Veterans for Peace: All veterans and othersare invited to connect and work for peace. 1:30 socialtime. 2:00 pm meeting. Traditions Cafe, 5th & Water. Info:

Jody Tiller 915-6757 [email protected]

Tues July 22: Death penalty abolition committee ofOlympia FOR meets to work on further activities toabolish that atrocity. 7 pm at the Mixx-96 meeting room atthe SW corner of State and Washington in downtownOlympia. Info: Rozanne or Chuck, 705-8520 [email protected] [email protected]

Wed July 23: Olympia Movement for Justice andPeace (OMJP) meets from 7 to 9 pm to plan a variety ofactivities to work for justice and peace everywhere. Olym-pia Community Free School, 610 Columbia SW. Everyone

is welcome. Info: Peter Bohmer, [email protected]

Sun July 27: South Sound Buddhist Peace Fellowshiphosts an open meeting. SSBPF includes members of thelocal Buddhist community practicing the path of rightaction and right speech in regard to working for peace,justice and social change. 3:30-5:00 pm. Location & moreinfo: Robert Lovitt [email protected] orwww.ssbpf.org

Sat Aug 2 (12 noon) to Sun Aug 3 (12noon): Community Meditation and

Silent Prayer for World Peace: Spend any part or all ofthis 24-hour period (12 noon Saturday to 12 noon Sunday)in silent meditation for peace throughout the world.Gather at the Tivoli Fountain on the State Capitol Cam-pus, just west of Capitol Way near where 12th Ave wouldbe. A chime symbolizing our presence for peace will ringevery hour. Otherwise there will be no disruptions. Pleasedo not carry on personal conversations. You may use aflashlight after dusk. Please do not bring any signs or post-ers. Info: 357-7224
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FOR-sponsored events have abefore them

Hundreds of events and activities (mostly in the Seattle area) arelisted at Jean Buskins calendar at www.scn.org/activism/calendar. Shell e-mail it to you regularly if you request it [email protected] and specify text and/or RTF format.

Every Saturday: Peace Vigil in Centralia: 12 noon to 1pm on the edge of Washington Park at Locust & Pearl indowntown Centralia. Sponsor: Fire Mountain FOR. Info:Karen Kirkwood 360-767-0161 or June Butler 360-748-9658

Every Saturday: People for Peace Justice and Healing

(PPJH) meets 10 am to 12 noon at Associated Ministries,1224 S. I St., Tacoma to plan local peace activities.

www.associatedministries.org/pages/directions.htm

Every Saturday: Peace Vigil in Tacoma: 12:30-1:30 pm infront of Borders Books at 38 th & Steele. Sponsor: United forPeace of Pierce County, www.ufppc.org

Sat June 14: Fire Mountain (Lewis County) FORmeets10:00 am to 12:00 noon (just before their 12 noon peace vigilin Washington Park) at Lela McNutts house, 609 N Pearl,Centralia. Lets do a letter writing campaign again, so pleasebring information, paper and pens and finger food to share.Info: Karen Kirkwood 360-767-0161 kirkwood-

[email protected]

Sun June 15: Learn about Korea from a peace perspec-tive: Tacoma FORenjoys a 3:00 business meeting, 4:00 pro-gram (Larry Kerschner, who recently visited Korea with a Vet-erans for Peace delegation), and 5:00 potluck at the TacomaFriends Meeting House (Hillside Community Church), 2508 S39th St. (north of Tacoma Mall) Tacoma. Info: David Lambert253-759-2280 or Vivi Bartron 253-572-4912

Sun June 15: Seattle FOR: The Niger Delta of Nigeria:Poverty and Petroleum: Hear two experts, Susan Partnow

and Mary Ella Keblusek, discuss the hot problems at the Seat-tle FORs monthly gathering. Nigerias Niger Delta supportsalmost 200 million people, many in isolated communities. Oildeposits account for over 85% of the nation's revenue andprovide a significant proportion of US total oil. The NigerDeltas people suffer environmental devastation, poverty, andconstant conflict. Politics and greed of a corrupt governmenthave kept oil earnings from benefiting the population. MaryElla and Susan will share experiences, discuss perspectives, andinvite all to help create another way. 5:00 pm potluck, 6:00 pm

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announcements, 6:30-8:00 pm program. Woodland Park Pres-byterian Church, 225 N 70th St at Greenwood on PhinneyRidge, NW of Woodland Park, in Seattle. Free but a free-willoffering will be taken. Info: 206-789-5565 or

[email protected]

Mon-Thurs June 16-19: Being the Church in the NW:

Reclaiming Faith Practices for the New Millennium Enjoy Pacific Lutheran Universitys annual summer theologicalconference with leaders Dorothy C. Bass, Gordon W. Lathrop, John Rosenberg, Cooper Sherry, and Dr. Samuel Torvend.PLU is at Tacomas south end. Info: 253-525-7423

www.plu.edu/~crel

Sun June 22: Jean Vanier (Founder of LArche) speaks inSeattle: Jean Vaniers response to the cry of the poor led himto explore vulnerability and how accepting vulnerability canhelp us become more fully human. Jean especially recognizesthe gifts of people with developmental disabilities. For 44 years

Jean Vaniers vision of LArche has grown into an internationalinterreligious federation of 133 communities in 35 countries.Reception follows. 7:30 pm, St. James Cathedral, 804 9th Ave,Seatt le . Info: www.stjames-cathedral.org or

www.larcheusa.org

Mon-Fri June 23-27: Seminar with Marcus Borg & JohnDominic Crossan, Radical Discipleship in an Unjust

World: How do we use the story of Jesus in the process ofadult theological re-education today? In the context of Galileeand Jerusalem, Borg and Crossan provide an in-depth look atJesus through the lens of the 1st Century world. They will alsoexplore how Jesus appearances and continuing presence callus today to the life of radical discipleship, a life more fully cen-tered in God and Gods passion for justice. Seminar for laity,

clergy and educators. Trinity Episcopal Cathedral, 147 NW19th Ave. Portland OR. $350. Info: Center for Spiritual Devel-opment 503-478-1218 or purchase tickets www.center-for-spiritual-development.org

Thurs June 26: Northern Irelands peace process andprospects for peace in other hot spots: Hear Conor Brownediscuss his personal story and information about world hotspots. He is from northern Ireland and is studying for an M.A.at Queens University in Belfast specializing in peace and na-tional security studies. He already has a Ph.D. in philosophy.7:00 pm at Kings Books, 218 St. Helens Ave, just north ofdowntown Tacoma. Sponsor: People for Peace, Justice and

Healing. Info:www.tacomapjh.orgTues July 1: Support Universal Single-Payer Health Care:Seven Health Care Caucuses will be held throughout the Stateof Washington, sponsored by the Healthy Washington Coali-tion. These are opportunities for ordinary citizens to speak outand connect. The closest one to Olympia will occur on from6:30 to 8:30 pm at Temple Beth El, 5975 South 12th Street,Tacoma. A Seattle caucus occurs on Thursday June 19. Addi-tional caucuses in the coming months will be held in Bellevue,


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Everett, Vancouver, Yakima and Spokane. Info: Health Carefor All Washington, an organization working for universalsingle-payer health care statewide. Contact Ruth Knagenhjelm,HCFA- WA Outreach Coordinator, at [email protected]

Thurs-Sun July 3-6: Fellowship of Reconciliations 50th

Annual Regional Conference at Seabeck in KitsapCounty: REGISTER NOW! Keynote speaker George Lakeyhas trained people all over the world in nonviolence and orga-nizing skills. The national FORs Fellowship magazine editorand youth organizer will participate too. Choose four work-shops from a list of 25. Enjoy music, fun, information, andinspirationall in a beautiful setting with views of mountainsand salt water! Get more information from the Oregon FORswebsite, www.ofor.org. Washingtonians may also go towww.wwfor.org, see the box of events in the left column,and click on Seabeck conference. Look at end of the article forinformation about registering and applying for low-incomescholarships. Informational brochures, registration forms,

scholarship forms, and carpooling are available also from theOlympia FOR. Contact Glen Anderson (360) [email protected]

Sat July 12: Fire Mountain (Lewis County) FORproba-bly will not meet immediately before their 12 noon peace vigil.Info: Karen Kirkwood 360-767-0161 kirkwood-

[email protected]

Sat July 12 (and every 2ndSaturday): Vigil for HumanRights at the NW Immi-grant Detention Center:Community to Community

Development invites all socialjustice, faith, labor and com-munity groups to vigil peace-fully from 11 am to 4 pm onthe second Saturday of eachmonth at the privately-runNorthwest Detention Centerin the industrial area near Ta-comas tide flats. As the US

governments Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE)clamps down on immigrants, people are coming together pro-tect their human rights. Come with signs that show support forimmigrant workers inside and outside this modern day concen-

tration camp. Consider bringing coffee, water and baked goodsor sandwiches for families visiting their detained relatives in-side. Stay and learn how to get involved with the growing im-migrant rights network the region! (From Olympia, go northon I-5 to Tacoma, take the right-lane I-705 exit north, take theleft lane exit toward City Center and Tacoma Dome. Take theE 26th St. exit, turn right onto E 26th, turn left onto E D St.,which becomes E. 15th St. Turn right onto E. J St. and end at1623 E. J St.) Info: 360-381-0293 [email protected]

Sat-Sun July 26-27: Tacomas Ethnic Fest in WrightPark (north of downtown Tacoma) features music, dance,food, and culture from a great many nationalities and eth-nic groups. Enjoy information tables on a great many is-sues, including the Olympia FORs table with informationabout abolishing the death penalty. Play our new game,

Knock Down the Death Penaltys Myths. Info: Ro-zanne or Chuck, 705-8520 [email protected] h u c k s c h u l t z 3 @ m s n . c o m a n d

www.MetroParksTacoma.org

Fri-Sun Aug 8-10: Community Organizing Retreat forDeep Democracy: Why do corporate persons havemore rights than human beings? Learn legal and educa-tional strategies to more successfully organize for localdemocracy in your community. Examine case studies ofcutting-edge local campaigns from across the country,such as Measure T, a ballot initiative passed in June 2006that prohibits non-local corporations from participating inlocal elections in Humboldt County, CA. This weekend

retreat uses discussion and activities to give participantsthe history, analysis, networks, and legal and educationalstrategies you need to more successfully organize for localdemocracy in your community. Location: On the beauti-ful Pacific Coast in Humboldt County, Calif. Workshoptuition, meals, modest housing: $250-$400 sliding scale.Ask about scholarships. Sponsor: Democracy Unlimitedof Humboldt County (DUHC),a community-based grass-roots organization using education and action to challengecorporate rule. Register today; space is limited. 707-269-0984 www.DUHC.org

Sat Aug 9 (or near that Nagasaki Day date): Nonvio-

lent gathering & action at Trident nuclear submarinebase in Kitsap County. Gather 8:30 am. Info will beposted at www.gzcenter.org

Sat-Sun Aug 16-17: Northwest Federation of Commu-nity Organizations meets at Seattle University. Info:

www.nwfco.org or Jill Reese [email protected]

Sat-Sun Sept 6-7: Compassionate Listening: HealingOur World from the Inside Outan Intensive Intro-ductory Training Workshop will be held in the Seattlearea from 9:30 am to 6 pm each day. Compassionate Lis-tening workshops teach heart-based skills for peace build-

ing and reconciliation in our families, communities, on thejob, and in deeply conflicted parts of the world -- speak-ing and listening from the heart, even in the heat of con-flict. Facilitators Andrea Cohen and Susan Partnow. Slid-ing scale cost $150-$350. Advance registration is required.Info: Andrea (206) 523-6018 or cohen-c o m m @ c o m c a s t . n e t A l s o s e e

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