Seattle, Washington 
5018 Rainier Ave S. 206–722–2453
Office/Bookstore Hours Rental Info Study Groups Events Join a bi-weekly Rebel Reading Circle on
beginning Sunday, May 18, 11:00am – 12:30pm, Monday, May 19, 7:00 – 8:30pm and
Wednesday, May 28, 7:00 – 8:30pmLearn about the proud, but too often hidden, history of Chicanos in the U.S. Discover a wealth of little-known information about organizing by farmworkers, students and Chicana feminists in the Yakima Valley and in Seattle. Relearn the hard-won lessons of historic labor strikes and boycotts by the United Farm Workers. Discuss the still debated question of Chicano identity.
Books may be purchased at the reading circle or drop by New Freeway Hall, 5018 Rainier Ave. S., Seattle. The hall is open 10am-8:30pm, Monday-Friday. Or order online at www.RedLetterPress.org.
The reading circles are free. Come to a few or all sessions. Choose the time and location that best fits your schedule.
Join a reading circle any time after it begins
1st and 3rd Sundays
begins May 18
Hiawatha House, 900 Hiawatha Pl. S., Seattle (on the #7 busline)
(206)328-25091st and 3rd Mondays
begins May 19
New Freeway Hall, 5018 Rainier Ave. S., Seattle (on the #7 busline)
(206)722-24532nd and 4th Wednesdays
begins May 28
Jefferson Community Center, 3801 Beacon Ave. S. (on the #36 busline)
(206)953-5601For more information, email FSPseattle@mindspring.com
Wednesday, May 21, 11:00am – 2:00pm
Help mail out the Freedom Socialist newspaper around the world
We're having a mailing party at New Freeway Hall. Drop by and join the crew that puts the June/July issue of the Freedom Socialist newspaper in the mail. It’s fun, it's social and no experience is needed!New Freeway Hall, 5018 Rainier Ave. S., Seattle. (four blocks south of S. Alaska St. on the #7 bus line.) The building is wheelchair accessible.
For information call 206-722-2453 or email FSPseattle@mindspring.com.Radical Women
Thursday, May 15, 7:30pm
The Motherhood Manifesto: The book that hit a nerve for mothers across the nation and renewed a movement for essential rights.
Celebrate Mother’s Day by joining a critical discussion of the conditions of working mothers in the US today and the radical shifts needed to make parenting and the jobsite compatible. Shannon Waits, an advocate for young, low-income mothers, shares her views on this ground breaking book by authors Joan Blades and Kristin Rowe Finkbeiner.Begin the evening with a delicious dinner at 6:30pm for a $7.50 donation. The meeting is
at New Freeway Hall, 5018 Rainier Ave. S., Seattle (4 blocks south of S. Alaska St. at the Hudson stop of the #7 bus line). The hall is wheelchair accessible. Everyone is welcome. For information, rides or childcare, call in advance 206-722-6057 or email: rwseattle@mindspring.comFreedom Socialist Party meeting
Monday, May 12, 7:00pm
What’s behind recent global food shortages?
Hunger riots are spreading around the world as the so-called "free" market creates shortages and climate catastrophes. What are the economic and political forces that create shortages of tortillas in Mexico and rice in Haiti while farmers in both countries are forced off their land? How does the production of corn for ethanol jack up oil industry profits and hurt not the poor? Take part in an examination and discussion of what the problem and take a look at what's missing from single issue green solutions to capitalist generated problems. Bring your thoughts and questions and jump into a stimulating discussion.
The meeting is free and will take place at Seattle Central Community College, room 3196, 1701 Broadway. (Corner of Broadway and E. Pine St., on the #9, 10, 43, 49 & 60 bus lines.) The building is wheelchair accessible.
For information call 206-722-2453 or email FSPseattle@mindspring.com.Saturday, May 3, 7:30pm
Celebrate May Day at a book launch for “Viva la Raza”
Seattle feminist and labor activist Megan Cornish will talk about her new book, Viva la Raza: A History of Chicano Identity and Resistance, which describes monumental labor battles, surveys the vibrant movement of the 1960s and ’70s, and focuses unique attention on women and Latina/o lesbians and gays. The volume is co-authored with Yolanda Alaniz and has a foreword by the esteemed Chicana/o Studies Professor and historian Rodolfo Acuña.A festive chicken mole supper will be served at 6:00pm for a $9.00 donation. The event is hosted by the Freedom Socialist Party and the National Comrades of Color Caucus and will take place at New Freeway Hall, 5018 Rainier Ave. S., Seattle (4 blocks south of S. Alaska St., on the #7 bus line). Everyone is welcome. For information, call 206-722-2453 or email FSPseattle@mindspring.com.
Radical Women and Freedom Socialist Party
Thursday, May 1, noon
Oppose the War at a May Day Protest
No peace, no work! Show your solidarity with port workers up and down the West Coast, as they make their voices heard and muscles felt in order to stop work and shut down the docks in a symbolic action against the war.Meet at Jack Perry Memorial Park, 1729 Alaskan Way S. then march along the waterfront to Pier 66, 2201 Alaskan Way at Bell Street in Seattle. Look for our picket signs and banners and march with the Radical Women and Freedom Socialist Party contingent.
The majority of the American public opposes this brutal, draining war that’s taking hundreds of thousands of lives and costing $270 million a day! As disability rights pioneer and socialist Helen Keller said, “Alone we can do so little, together we can do so much. Strike against war, for without you no battles can be fought!”
For more information call 206-722-2453 or email FSPseattle@mindspring.com.
Thursday, May 1, 4:00pm
Come to an Immigrant Rights May Day March & Rally
“We are not undocumented. We are not illegal. We are workers!” is the slogan for this year’s immigrant rights demonstration.Meet at Judkins Park, 2150 S. Norman Street (two blocks south of S. Jackson Street). March west down Jackson then north through downtown to the Seattle Center. Look for our picket signs and banners and march with the Radical Women and Freedom Socialist Party contingent.
For more information on the FSP and RW contingent ,call 206-722-2453 or email FSPseattle@mindspring.com.
The event is sponsored by El Comité Pro-Reforma Migratoria y Justicia Social.
Tuesday, April 29, 6:00 – 8:30pm
Picket sign making party
Help make two demonstrations happen! Bring your creative flair and magic marker skills so you can letter your support for immigrant rights and your opposition to war.New Freeway Hall, 5018 Rainier Ave. S., Seattle. Take the #7 bus and get off at Hudson Street.
For more information call 206-722-2453 or email FSPseattle@mindspring.com.
Radical Women
Thursday, April 17, 7:30 pm
Full Frontal Feminism
A 20-something activist reviews Jessica Valenti’s new book
Monika Goforth will discuss her response to this provocative guide, which describes barriers to female personhood and reclaims feminism as "pretty frigging cool!" Come share your views on current attitudes toward women, negative stereotypes of feminists, whether women liberationists of different generations can find common cause, and the burning issues of the Second Sex today.A hearty 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 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.
Radical WomenThursdays, April 10 & 24, May 8 & 22, 7:00-8:30pm
An Intelligent Woman’s Guide to Socialism
Learn the essentials of the Marxist worldview and how it sheds light on the US economy, war, poverty, racism and the gender wage-gap. The group is currently reading Marx and Engels’ classic work, The Communist Manifesto. Sessions are free and everyone is welcome.
The discussion circle meets at the Wilsonian Building, 4710 University Way NE, #100, Seattle. For more information call 206-722-6057 or email RWseattle@mindspring.com.