Seattle, Washington 
5018 Rainier Ave S. 98118 Seattle WA 206-722-2453
Office/Bookstore Hours Rental Info Study Groups Events Saturday, August 22, 7:30pm
Women’s Rights Day Celebration
No more singing capitalism's blues…
Sisters, it's time to fight!with special guest speaker
Anne Slater, Radical Women firebrand & National Organizer
Slater is on a national speaking tour, mobilizing women and their allies to stand against rightwing racism, layoffs and state budget cuts. She is a member of Queer Ally Coalition, a longtime abortion clinic defender and led a community college unionization drive. She recently helped to launch Seattle’s grassroots group Sisters Organize for Survival.
A Sizzling Barbecue Buffet will be served at 6:00pm. Dinner donation is $9 and door donation is $3 (sliding scale and work exchanges available for strikers and low income). Proceeds will benefit the $45,000 Radical Women Fund Drive.
The event will be held at New Freeway Hall, 5018 Rainier Ave. S., Seattle (four blocks south of S. Alaska St., at the Hudson stop on the #7 bus line). The community center is wheelchair accessible.
For childcare or work exchanges, please call 206-722-6057 three days in advance or email RWseattle@mindspring.com.
Radical Women
Thursday, July 16, 7:30pm
Radical Women meeting featuring the topic
STAND UP TO FASCIST CREEPS:
How to stop “Killers for Life,” gay bashers and white supremacistsSpeaker: Guerry Hoddersen
Feminist writer and co-founder of United Front Against Fascism
which launched a decade-long movement against Nazi skinheads
and Aryan NationsSince the beginning of this year, nine people have been killed by violent neo-fascists. Among them immigrants, a child, an abortion provider and a security guard at the Holocaust Museum. Once largely sidelined, the violent ultra-right is making a comeback. Hoddersen will examine how the country’s economic crisis and the election of the first African American president are fueling scapegoating (with help from rightwing media) and what history proves are the effective methods for fighting back.
A tasty dinner with vegetarian option will be served at 6:30pm for a $7.50 donation. The meeting will be held at New Freeway Hall, 5018 Rainier Ave. S., Seattle (four blocks south of S. Alaska St. at the Hudson stop on the #7 busline). The building is wheelchair accessible.
For more information, rides or childcare, please call 206-722-6057 or 722-2453, or email: Rwseattle@mindspring.com. Everyone is welcome.
Freedom Socialist Party
Friday, June 26th, 2009, 7:30pm
40 Years After Stonewall
Queer liberation: What’s Next?
A multi-racial, inter-generational panel of LGBT activists will kick off this community discussion.Speakers
NaaSira Adeeba, longtime reproductive rights and homeless advocate, member of Seattle Commission for Sexual Minorities*, former co-chair of Sistah 2 Sistah and peer counselor at the Lesbian Resource Center.
Wen Liu & Jane Mee Wong, representatives of Democracy Insurgent, a University of Washington group based on anti-racism, third world feminism and queer liberation. The organization supports Palestinian liberation and fights budget cuts, tuition hikes and layoffs with rank-and-file workers.
Jordana Sardo, lesbian feminist whose marriage was annulled by the Oregon courts, veteran campaigner against anti-gay ballot initiatives, and former Freedom Socialist candidate for Oregon State Representative.
Eli Steffen, initiator of the South Sound Regional Gay-Straight Alliance while in high school, and co-founder of the Queer Ally Coalition, which has rallied against gay bashing and for marriage equality.
*For identification only
The forum will be held at New Freeway Hall, 5018 Rainier Ave S. Seattle, WA 98118 (on the #7 bus line at the Hudson Street stop). The hall is air-conditioned and wheelchair accessible. Doors open at 6:30pm. Door donation is $3.00. Snack plates will be served for a $6.00 donation. Work exchanges will be available for those with low incomes and also those who are unemployed.For childcare or work exchanges, please call in advance: 206-722-2453 or email FSPseattle@mindspring.com
Radical Women
Thursday, June 18,, 7:30pm
Revolutionary Feminist Meeting
Come hear updates about Sisters Organize for Survival, a community campaign to build resistance to layoffs, childcare cuts, slashed budgets, and tuition hikes. Discussion will follow where everyone is invited to share thoughts and ideas. Summery supper, with vegetarian option, served at 6:30pm for a $7.50 donation. The meeting will be held at New Freeway Hall, 5018 Rainier Ave. S., Seattle (four blocks south of S. Alaska St. at the Hudson stop on the #7 busline). Wheelchair accessible.For more information, rides or childcare, call 206-722-6057 or 722-2453, or email Everyone is welcome.
Saturday, June 13, 4:00pm
Help a feminist firebrand go flying….
with a spectacular send-off party for
Radical Women’s National Organizer Anne Slater
The Bread and Roses Tour will take Anne to RW chapters on the West Coast and in New York, where she’ll speak about how the current economic crisis affects women and the most vulnerable, and propose solutions on what we can do – now!Meet at 2940 36th Ave S., Seattle
Home of Megan Cornish, Mary Ann Curtis, Steve Hoffman and Fred HydeSummer Picnic Potluck
No-host bar – Lively conversationVolunteers are lined up to bring hot dogs, links, and veggie pups. Bring you favorite dish.
Benefit for $45,000 Radical Women
Fund Drive and National Tour
If you can’t come to the picnic but would like to donate, please write a check to “RW Fund Drive” and mail to Radical Women, 5018 Rainier Ave S., Seattle WA 98118. Thank you!For more info or rides call 206-722-6057 or email Rwseattle@mindspring.com,
Directions
From I-5: Exit at S. Dearborn St. (#164). Turn east onto Dearborn and drive about 4 blocks to Rainier Ave. S. Turn Right onto Rainier, heading south for 1.4 miles. Turn left onto S. McClellan St. (at Lowe’s Hardware). Go 8 blocks. At a flashing stop light, turn right onto S. Mt. Baker Blvd. Drive a half block and take the left fork onto 36th Ave, S. The party is at the 7th house on the left.By bus: Take the #14 to S. Mt. Baker Blvd. Or the #7 to Rainier and McClellan, and follow the above directions.
Thursday, June 4, 7:30pm
Special Video Showing for LGBT Month: Outrage ‘69
This engrossing documentary delves into the period when raids and police harassment of gay bars were common. In one such raid in New York City, patrons fought back and protested. This pivotal event, which became known as the Stonewall Riot, sparked an international gay rights movement. The film examines the heady early days of queer liberation and the efforts to build a multi-issue, multi-racial, militant struggle. $2 door donation. A appetizing seasonal supper, with vegetarian option, will be served at 6:30pm for a $7.50 donation. The meeting will be held at New Freeway Hall, 5018 Rainier Avenue S., Seattle . The hall is wheelchair accessible. Everyone is welcome.For information, rides or childcare, call in advance (206) 722-6057 or email: RWseattle@mindspring.com
Freedom Socialist Party
Friday, May 22, 7:30pm
In the spirit of Seattle’s 1919 general strike:
Time for a labor resurgence!
Organizers from a cross-section of unions facing layoffs and take-backs during this economic crisis will share their perspectives and strategies for re-igniting the labor movement.Panelists
Salvador C. Castillo, shop steward for Washington Federation of State Employees (WFSE), Local 1488 at the University of Washington and immigrant rights advocate.Mike Jung, on the steering committee of Organized Workers for Labor Solidarity (OWLS) and member of Office and Professional Employees International Union (OPEIU), Local 8.
Emily Lynch, member of United Auto Workers (UAW), Local 4121 representing UW graduate students and an organizer with Seattle Solidarity Network (SeaSol).
Doreen McGrath, delegate to the Martin Luther King County Labor Council from International Federation of Professional and Technical Employees (IFPTE), Local 17.
*Union affiliations for identification only
The event will be held at New Freeway Hall, 5018 Rainier Ave. S., Seattle. Take the #7 bus and get off at the Hudson St. stop. Door donation is $3.00. Tasty snack plates will be available for a $6.00 donation. Work exchanges available for low income and unemployed. The building is wheel chair accessible.
For childcare or work exchanges, please call in advance: 206-722-2453 or email FSPseattle@mindspring.com.
Saturday, May 9, 7:30pm
May Day Celebration & Public Forum
James P. Cannon: A Native Son’s Revolutionary Road
Bryan Palmer, distinguished historian and Canada Research Chair at Trent University, Ontario, will speak on the life and work of James P. Cannon and the origins of the American revolutionary Left. Palmer’s biography of Cannon vividly depicts this inspiring, plain-spoken radical who devoted his life to creating a better world, starting out in Kansas, and going on to become a soapbox orator, Wobbly, labor militant and stellar leader in the U.S. socialist movement.A “Nothing’s-too-good-for-the-working class” Buffet will be served at 6:00pm for a $10 donation. Door donation is $3. Sliding scale and work exchanges are available for low-income, unemployed and strikers.
Bring donations for the food bank and we’ll deliver.
The celebration will be held at New Freeway Hall, 5018 Rainier Ave. S., Seattle (4 blocks south of South Alaska Street. At the Hudson St. stop on the #7 bus.)The event is sponsored by the Freedom Socialist Party. For more information call 206-722-2453, email FSPseattle@mindspring.com or visit www.socialism.com.
Radical Women
Thursday, April 30, 6pm
Meeting of Sisters Organize for Survival (Brothers needed too!)
Join a round table discussion on the proposed Single-Payer Healthcare solution. It would put private insurers out of the medical profession and provide essential services to all who need it. Following the discussion, participants will go door-to-door in nearby neighborhoods to talk with community members about their ideas.The meeting will be held at New Freeway Hall, 5018 Rainier Ave S., Seattle ( 4 blocks south of South Alaska Street. At the Hudson Street stop on the #7 bus.)
For more information, call 206-722-6057, email rwseattle@mindspring.com, www.RadicalWomen.org
Sisters Organize for Survival (SOS) is mobilizing to defend the most vulnerable at this time when so many are losing their homes, jobs and health coverage. We say “NO!” to foreclosures, layoffs and budgets balanced on the backs of women, children, the aged and ill. Let’s join together—citizens and immigrants, people of all races and cultures, unionists and homeless, gay and straight—to defend our neighbors, our families and us!
SOS is a community outreach project of Radical Women. Help Sisters Organize for Survival build a movement to stand up for our needs. Bring your ideas, enthusiasm and walking shoes! All are welcome!
If you can not attend the April 30 meeting, volunteers are also needed for community outreach on Thursdays, May 7 and 21, 6pm.
A Community Meeting will be held on Saturday, June 20, 1pm to decide further SOS actions. The location is to be decided. Childcare will be provided.
Come to any of these activities—or get in touch (contact information above) to volunteer or share your views. Children are welcome.
Freedom Socialist Discussion SeriesTuesdays -- June 2-August 18, 7:00-8:30pm
Every week, except 4th Tuesdays
Economics for Activists
From the Chaos of Capitalism to the Socialist Solution
Feel like you need a map and magic decoder ring to figure out where the world’s wealth is disappearing? This crash course will cover the nuts and bolts of how capitalism works—and why it doesn’t any more! To-the-point readings from Marxist classics as well as modern commentaries will help us make sense of the current crisis.Come to any or all sessions and jump into discussions on how to demystify the economy—and change it!
On June 9 we will be reviewing articles about socialism by Helen Keller and Albert Einstein, and the following week we’ll begin reading the Communist Manifesto by Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels.
Sessions are held at Kaladi Brothers Coffee in the Green Room, 511 E. Pike St., Seattle, between Summit and Belmont. The coffee shop is wheelchair accessible.
For more information call Su at 206-722-2453 or email FSPseattle@mindspring.com.