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Upcoming Events


08/25/2007 - 11:30am	WOMEN'S EQUALITY DAY--NOW	Start: 08/25/2007 - 11:30am End: 08/25/2007 - 3:00pm Location(s) Lacey Timberland Library 500 College St SE Lacey, WA, 98503 See map: Google Maps On Saturday, August 25th from 11:30-3:00, NOW is sponsoring Women's Equality Day events at the LACEY TIMBERLAND LIBRARY. There will be videos, suffrage exhibits, crafts for kids and a chance for the kids to practice voting. SOMETHING FOR EVERYONE! COME AND SHARE IN THE FUN!	Diversity
08/25/2007 - 6:00pm	Pizza Party Fundraiser at Fertile Ground	Start: 08/25/2007 - 6:00pm End: 08/25/2007 - 10:00pm Location(s) Fertile Ground Community Center 311 9th Ave SE (behind the library) Olympia, 98501 See map: Google Maps Come out and support Left Foot Organics - they promote self-sufficiency, community inclusion and independence for people with developmental disabilities through meaningful employment and training in the production and marketing of high quality, fresh, organic food. Bring a friend and come hungry for wood-fired pizza!	Community
08/25/2007 - 7:00pm	TYING THE KNOT--Documentary on Gay Marriage	Start: 08/25/2007 - 7:00pm Location(s) All Souls UU Community 6326 Martin Way Suite 103 corner of Carpenter & Martin Way Lacey, WA, 98503 See map: Google Maps ALL SOULS UU Community is presenting the documentary, Tying the Knot on Saturday, August 25 at 7 p.m. The documentary is a personal and political exploration of the subject of gay marriage. It is a historical trip through the Middle Ages and including gay hippies storming the Manhattan marriage in 1971---with personal stories. CONTACT BILLIE at 943-8317 or Patti at 491-3171, [email protected]	Civil Liberty
08/26/2007 - 10:00am	Food Preservation Workshop with Marisha	Start: 08/26/2007 - 10:00am End: 08/26/2007 - 5:00pm Location(s) Fertile Ground Community Center 311 9th Ave Se Olympia, WA, 98501 See map: Google Maps fruit, vegetables, herb processing, tincturing, drying and more..... stay tuned...	Community Food and Farms
08/27/2007 - 7:00pm	DRINKING LIBERALLY AT THE TUMWATER BAR & GRILL	Start: 08/27/2007 - 7:00pm End: 08/27/2007 - 9:00pm Location(s) Tumwater Bar & Grill 4611 Tumwater Valley Drive SE Tumwater, WA, 98501 See map: Google Maps Drinking Liberally is a wide-ranging discussion of political issues in America and around the world. Come have a drink (or not), and socialize with fellow progressives! All are welcome!
08/28/2007 - 4:30pm	VIGIL: SUPPORT THE TROOPS--HOW? BRING THEM HOME NOW!	Start: 08/28/2007 - 4:30pm End: 08/28/2007 - 6:00pm Location(s) Sleater-Kinney Freeway Overpass Sleater-Kinney Rd, going over the Freeway, near K-Mart on Martin Way Lacey, WA, 98503 See map: Google Maps On Tuesday, August 28th, the local MoveOn Council is sponsoring a vigil, one of hundreds being held around the nation. This has been called a NATIONAL DAY OF ACTION by MoveOn.Org. They are hoping to create some of the largest vigils held since the war started. The monetary and human costs of war will be highlighted in this 1-1/2 hour vigil to be held on the Sleater Kinney Freeway overpass. BRING SIGNS AND BRING FRIENDS! Parking is available in the mall lots around the area. SPONSORED BY: MoveOn, Alliance for Democracy, Olympia Fellowship of Reconciliation, Veterans for Peace	War and Peace
08/29/2007 - 4:30pm	RALLY FOR PLAN B AT RALPH'S THRIFTWAY	Start: 08/29/2007 - 4:30pm End: 08/29/2007 - 6:00pm Location(s) Ralph's Thriftway 1908 4th Avenue East Olympia, WA, 98506 See map: Google Maps JOIN US! to protest Storman's filing a lawsuit against the State of Washington. They continue to have a policy of refusing to allow adequate healthcare to women by refusing to provide Plan B. We will gather outside of Ralph's at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday, August 29th and stay through evening rush hour. You can bring your own sign, but plenty will be available. AT LEAST ONE TELEVISION NEWS CREW IS EXPECTED TO BE PRESENT TO COVER THIS EVENT, so a good turnout will be a powerful statement. PLEASE JOIN US and bring your friends who share your concern for women's rights!	Civil Liberty
08/31/2007 - 10:00am	LABOR DAY WEEKEND HARBOR DAYS EVENTS!	Start: 08/31/2007 - 10:00am End: 09/02/2007 - 8:00pm Location(s) Port of Olympia, Olympia Waterfront Olympia, WA, 98501 See map: Google Maps Tugboat Races, sailing on Virginia V and Lady Washington, music, arts and crafts, Demoburgers--all the right ingredients for a perfect Labor Day Celebration! Go to http://www.harbordays.com/weekendschedule.htm for a complete schedule of events on Olympia's waterfront.	Community
09/01/2007 - 6:00pm	Pizza Party Fundraiser at Fertile Ground	Start: 09/01/2007 - 6:00pm End: 09/01/2007 - 10:00pm Location(s) Fertile Ground Community Center 311 9th Ave SE (behind the library) Olympia, 98501 See map: Google Maps Come out and support Free Radio Olympia. FRO is committed to providing a service to the community by creating access to the airwaves and bringing unregulated, uncensored media to our listeners in the spirit of free speech and freedom of the press. Protect our local media - come hungry for wood fired pizza and bring a friend.	Community
09/07/2007 - 7:01pm	Movie: VOICES IN WARTIME	Start: 09/07/2007 - 7:01pm End: 09/07/2007 - 9:01pm Location(s) Unitarian Universalist Congregation 2200 East End Street NW www.sounddemocracy.org & www.olyuu.org Olympia See map: Google Maps http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0443691/ VOICES IN WARTIME is a feature-length documentary that sharply etches the experience of war through powerful images and the words of poets - unknown and world-famous.	Social and Economic Justice