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“I've been a woman for a little over 50 years and have gotten over my initial astonishment.” -Nadia Boulanger
  Trust Women                              
Women’s History Month  
                         Celebrate Women

fRi-1st

Fri & Sat: WOMEN OF COLOR in LABOR & COMMUNITY , Labor Conference
Evergreen's Tacoma Campus- 1210- 6th Avenue (L & M St., Tacoma)
Reg: $25/ $10 student or low income, lunch included. Saturday evening dinner, $20.
Friday- Keynote address, Dr. Sharon Harley, Grant Director of the National Center for African-American Women's Labor Studies at the University of Maryland.

SAt-2nd

Sat: WOMEN OF COLOR in LABOR & COMMUNITY, Labor Conference
Evergreen's Tacoma Campus- 1210- 6th Avenue (L & M St,Tacoma)
Saturday A.M.- Panel Discussion: Struggles of Central American, Caribbean, Asian, & Native America Women.
Saturday P.M.-Workshops: Changing the Color & Gender of the Labor Movement; Immigrant Women Changing the Workplace; Building a True Labor & Community Coalition; Race, Labor, Gender, & Poverty.
For further info: Lucilene Lira Whitesell 360-867-5038, whitesel@evergreen.edu or wenf@u.washington.edu.
Co-Sponsors: UW Harry Bridges Center for Labor Studies & Evergreen State College Labor Education & Research Center.

sUn-3rd

moN-4th

tUeS-5th                                                                 -Rena Owen-

6 PM to 8:30 PM                                                           Asian & Pacific Islander Women & Family Safety Center
Dinner Gala honoring Maori Activist and Actress, Rena Owen- Australian Film Festival Best Actress Recipient, "Once Were Warriors"
Tickets: $50
China Harbor Restaurant
2040 Westlake Avenue North, Seattle 98109
All proceeds support Safety Center programs serving women and children survivors of domestic violence. Contact API Safety Center for more info: 206-467-9976

WEd-6th

12:00 to 1:15 PM- City Council Chambers- The City of Seattle Domestic Violence Council and Council member Richard McIver present, ‘Marriage by Mail: Immigrant Women & Domestic Violence.’ Noon Forum panel discussion moderated by Deborah Horne of KIRO Television.
11th floor Municipal Building, 600 - 4th Avenue x Cherry Panel members include: Bernice Funk, Family Law Attorney, Signe Dortch, NW Immigrant Rights Project
Mimi Castillo, Family Law Attorney, Emma Catague, API Safety Center, Dorothy Stefan, District Counsel, INS. www.cityofseattle.net
Giving Birth to New Roots - 6PM
An evening of spoken word and expression that will center the voices of young sistas of color. For venue or more information contact Wendy/Theryn, 206.322.4856.

tHuRS-7th

Rena Owen @ the UW-Open to the Public! Women's Center Brown Bag Lunch. 12:30-1:30, UW Women's Center- Cunningham Hall, 206-685-1090
Domestic Violence and Historical Trauma in Indigenous Communities. 1:30 - 3:00, School of Social Work, Room 305-4101 15th Ave. NE. Questions or more info- contact, Jennifer Brower, APIWFSC 206-467-9976.
4:45 PM, King Co. Courthouse Lawn- Candlelight Vigil. "Justice, Peace, & Safety for Victims of Domestic Violence".
In Memory of Women & Children who have lost their lives to Domestic Violence. For more info, call 206.467.9967 or emailAPIWFSC@apialliance.org - Click to download flyer.
9 PM, Sit & Spin, 2219- 4th Ave, Seattle
"International Women That Rock!" featuring, Amy Denco, Paula b.n. Maya, Aiko Shimada. Tickets, $7
Women's TV Programming,  Channel 77
9:30 to 11 PM. Programming by, for, and about global women's stories & struggles for liberation.

fRI-8th                       IWD    March

International Women’s Day, Rally & March - Downtown, Seattle, 5 PM
Come add your voice to the, "IWD, March for Women Everywhere and For Peace With Justice!" 5-5:30 Brief Rally & speakers at the Federal Building (2nd & Madison) March to the Immigration Office in the International District. 6:15-6:30 leave INS Bldg, march to Hing Hay Park for rally with music & speakers. For info call 722.6850.  Bring pots, pans, and be prepared to make some noise!
Women's TV Programming, Channel 77
8-9 PM & 10:30 - 11 PM. Programming by, for, and about global women's stories & struggles for liberation.
All Women Music Night- 8 PM, hosted by Downtown YMCA, in the Fusion Cafe, 909 4th Ave. Cover- $5.00. Featured artists: Paxil Rose, Tart, lesliwood, Liane Stephens.
A First Time Screening of "The Historical Impact of the 'S' Word: From One Generation to the Next”, 6:30 to 9 PM. -Directed By Sonya Reyes-Rosario (click here for more information)
Seattle Young Peoples Project- A Day of Young Women’s Political Art! Street theatre, poetry & visual art in the masses-sending out ripples of consciousness through Seattle's atmosphere.  Please call Vanessa Lee for more information & planning meeting times: 206-632-0500 x21
8PM - International Women's Day Coffeehouse. Drop in for an evening of feminist anti-war poetry, open mic, music, food, & more. A North African supper available for $6.50 donation. New Freeway Hall, 5018 Rainier Ave. S- Hosted by Radical Women. More info call 206.722.6057, or RWseattle@mindspring.com. Everyone welcome.

SAt-9th       Educate Share Learn

9 AM to 4 PM - Seattle University, Conference & Teach-In, Campion Hall
"The Global Struggle for Women’s Liberation."  Teach in Schedule & Subjects are to the right of the page. Childcare Available.

8 PM- Sarah Jones
HUB Auditorium, UW Campus- Tickets, $5 advance, $8 at the door.
Purchase tickets @ UW Women's Center- Cunningham Hall or at the UW HUB, 206.685.1090.
Powerful Performance Artist & Spoken Word Poet, "Women Can’t Wait", a one woman play. Singer,"Your Revolution will not happen between these thighs." Directions to UW Women’s Ctr on right.     -->

sUn-10th    

Celebrate  Culture  Film   Art        

Noon to 5 PM - Seattle Center
Join us for a day of Cultural Performances, Film, Tabling, RoundTable Discussion, & Poetry.  (Schedule at the right of the page!)
Featuring Seattle’s Own:
Sabura, Award-winning Middle Eastern dancer!
IsangMahal, Kreative Arts Kollection will be hosting a Poetry Slam!
The vibrant & inspirational sounds of the Anzanga Marimba Ensemble!
The fresh moves of Creative Rainbow!
Bailedores De Bronce- Beautiful, Folklorico Dances of Mexico!
Join the LRC & the Gabriela Network for a roundtable discussion: U.S. Empire: Exposed & Opposed. Moderator, Dr. Pat Dawson.
"And Still We Rise", performance, featuring Simone La Drumma & Friends.

CELEBRATE INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S DAY in Seattle!

                     Teach-In Schedule
                             "The Global Struggle for Women's Liberation!"
                             Saturday, March 9, 2002  9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
                             Seattle University, Campion Hall

The global struggle for women's liberation is integrally tied to the struggle for peace and justice in the world.  In light of the U.S. sponsored "War on Terrorism," the role of women in building a peace and justice movement has risen to the forefront.

To celebrate International Women's Day this year, a coalition of women's groups have come together to discuss these issues and particular issues that affect women in the U.S. and globally. This teach-in is inspired by the Platform for Action that developed out of the United Nations Fourth World Conference on Women in Beijing. Through the participation of thousands of grassroots women who contributed to this agenda and many more around the world who are implementing the Platform, it lives on and the struggle for human rights continues. The keynote speakers and workshops reflect this spirit! Let's come together and build a local agenda together.

8:30 AM-9:00 Am

Registration and Coffee/Tea

9:00 AM-10:00 AM

Welcome
Keynote:“The Global Struggle for Women's Liberation"
     Ui'lani Matayoshi, WEAVE
Other plenary speakers:
     Maggie Becker, "The Miami 5 and the War on Cuba"
     Dawna Bell, Port Profits for Human Needs

10:00 AM-Noon

Workshops
     Re-imagining Anti-Violence Movements
     Policing Motherhood and Sexuality
     Freeing Women from Institutions

Noon-1:00 PM

Lunch (Sack Lunch available - $5.00)

1:00 PM-3:00 PM

Workshops
     Women's Voices of Peace & Resistance Amidst War
     Economic Justice
     Environmental Justice
 

3:00 PM-4:00 PM

Closing
Summation of Workshops/Developing a Local Agenda

Childcare available - please reserve by March 6 by calling 206.860.1400 X5

The conference is FREE! It would be helpful if you called to reserve a place at the conference.  206.860.1400 X5

Co-sponsors: EveryWoman's Movement for Cuba/LELO, Seattle NOW, Communities Against Rape and Abuse (CARA), International Socialist Organization, Church Women United, Seattle Women's Action Network for Justice and Peace, Seattle University School of Theology and Ministry, UW Women's Center, Lesbian Resource Center, WILPF. (partial list)

Women's Voices of    Peace & Justice Amidst War:
               Organizer,         Cindy Domingo

Making connections between historical colonialism and contemporary colonialism.

Violence Against Women:                                   Organizer,      Theryn Kigvamasud

Domestic violence, rape, and their connections to state-sanctioned violence against women. (i.e. war, prison industrial complex, death penalty, economic violence, etc.)

Reproductive & Sexual Health:                           Organizer,             Tara Bethea

Looking at demonization of pregnant/parenting teens, coercive sterilization of poor women & women of color, sexual identity and trans consciousness.

Women and Institutionalization:                 Organizer,               Alisa Bierria

Including prisons, disability institutions, public schools, battered women’s shelters.

Economic Justice:                     Organizer,            Cindy Domingo

Connections between welfare reform, global capitalism, cheap labor, rollback on affirmative action.

Environmental Justice & Sovereignty of Indigenous People

Situation in Nigeria discussed by Annie Brisby; American Indian oppression, etc.