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« Friday March 14, 2008 »
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Start: 7:00 pm
End: 11:59 pm
There will be a benefit for Briana Waters on Friday 2/29 in Olympia at the Eagles Hall! It starts at 7pm in the Eagle's Ballroom. There will be live music, great food and drinks, and a silent auction. The silent Auction closes at 10pm. The music and dancing goes late night! The bands are Citizen's Band, The Pasties, Magmatone. Later on the bands are: Port of the Sun, The Cause of Thunder, and Doomhawk. The Eagles Hall is located at 804 E 4th Ave. Directions from I-5: Take Port of Olympia exit. Take Plum Street until 4th Ave. Located on the corner of 4th and Plum. Briana Waters is a loving mother who is in trial right now in Tacoma for the politically motivated arson at the Center for Urban Horticulture at University of Washington. This is an important case for Olympia. Come find out why and support your community. More information at: www.olycivlib.org www.supportbriana.org www.portland.indymedia.org/en/topic/greenscare Large poster here.
Start: 6:00 am
End: 1:00 pm
From March 14th to 16th, KAOS 89.3fm Olympia Community Radio will pre-empt regular programming to broadcast Pacifica Radio's coverage of the historic Winter Soldier gathering in Washington , DC . The three day live broadcast will be co-hosted by Aaron Glantz and former Ar my medic and KPFA host Aimee Allison.
Start: 12:00 pm
A gathering is planned at the Lecture Hall Rotunda at the Evergreen campus beginning at noon to share in a reading from the new collection of Rachel Corrie's journals "Let Me Stand Alone." Everyone is welcome to reflect on her prose, poems and courage. For additional information about the noon event contact Anna Murano ammurano@gmail.com
Start: 6:30 pm
End: 9:00 pm
 Adrien Niyongabo, a survivor of the terrible violence in Rwanda and Burundi in 1993 will speak at The Evergreen State College Longhouse.
TESC Chaplain Fred LaMotte will host tea and snacks at 6:30 for Common Bread, the campus interfaith group. Adrien will speak beginning around 7:00 pm on Healing and Rebuilding Communities. The talk is expected to be filmed by TCTV. Adrien is a Quaker, a member of the Religious Society of Friends and is traveling raising funds for peace and reconciliation work, trauma healing, alternatives to violence. Adrien has spoken on two previous occasions in Olympia and has made many friends. Adrien is also scheduled to be a member of the panel that will speak on Sunday, March 16th at the Remembering Rachel Corrie event. Hope to see you there. For more information, click here and God bless.
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