If you'd rather not have a bunch of new 90 and 65 foot high-rises built on the isthmus between Capitol Lake and the Sound, where the ugly high rise is now, you might look at the new website for Friends of the Waterfront. We're opposing the rezone. (We opposed the last request, in 2002, too; it was turned down by the City Council then.)

For more information:

www.friendsofthewaterfront.org

There are lots of suggestions about things to do on the website, but the next really important thing you might do is attend the City Planning Commission meeting at the Olympia Center, 6:30 PM, June 24th, and sign in as opposed to the rezone, or testify against it. (If you want to testify, you'd better come early; Tri Vo has sent out a postcard to his potential supporters asking them to get there and sign in at 5:30.)

FEATURING;JILL FREIDBURG ,activist/film producer of true RAD documentaries such as,`This is What Democracy Looks Like '...Indymedia's coverage of the 1999 WTO protest in Seattle,and her latest film,`Un Poquito de Tanta Verdad(Little bit of so much truth) ...Live footage of the summer 2006 people's uprising in the mexican state of Oaxaca.

MUSIC:Featuring two of MII's favorite activist folk-punk acts,Hail Seizures and Paris McClusky .

VENUE:Fertile Ground Guesthouse at 311 9th ave SE. DATE&TIME:SATURDAY 31st of MAY, from 6pm-10pm.

$10-$20 Sliding-scale and negotiable. All ages are welcome and half price for minors under 12.

REMINDER:Media Island International(MII) is Olympia's very own Indymedia center.MII was founded in 1984 by a group of dedicated activists seeking to bringing attention to issues largely ignored by the commercial mainstream media.

The 816 Adams house is the home of Kowa 106.5 Low-powered Fm radio station, Olympia IMC, Food Not Bombs, library and meeting space. We also provide umbrella for several small non-profits. We need your support in order to keep this media tree growing. Please donate !!

And, its not because the music is too loud:

This is a great cause and I think it is worthy of plugging again. Tonight's the night; I hope to see a big turnout for the benefit.
[via email:]

A Night of Solidarity

SILENT AUCTION--FOOD--MUSIC

Friday, May 23rd

7pm

Y’olde K-Records building

Downtown Olympia

Cherry and Legion

The Iraqi Student Solidarity Committee began efforts to bring displace Iraqi students to The Evergreen State College in October, 2007. We’ve made great progress by securing one tuition waiver for fall, 2008. There are currently more than four million Iraqi refugees living in Syria and Jordan ; this may be the largest refugee crisis since World War II. The Iraqi Student Solidarity Committee and The Evergreen State College have addressed this dire humanitarian crisis by offering a complete undergraduate education.

However, we must raise funds to cover expenses not included in the tuition waiver. These expenses, among others, include airfare, health insurance, books, and supplies. In order that the tuition waiver will be available for fall 2008, the Iraqi Student Solidarity Committee must raise enough funds, in cash or in kind, to pay for expenses that are not covered by the tuition waiver by June 30, 2008.

The Iraqi Student Solidarity Committee works in conjunction with The Rachel Corrie Foundation for Peace and Justice. If you would like to contribute or find out more information visit our website at olympia-issc.org or email ISSC.Evergreen@gmail.com

[tickets are $10 in advance, available at Traditions Fair Trade Café, and $15 at the door.]

Check out this story on KPLU's website about a group of TESC students who are building bridges to Iraq:

OLYMPIA, WA (2008-05-23) It's been called the cradle of civilization and the birthplace of algebra, modern medicine and astronomy.

Yet modern-day Iraq can no longer educate most of its young people. A group in the U.S. called the Iraqi Student Project is trying to help - by securing tuition waivers at colleges and universities here.

And it looks like The Evergreen State College in Olympia will be one of the first state schools in the nation to take part.

A group of students there has been working hard to make it possible for a counterpart from Baghdad to start attending Evergreen this fall.

“Lost Film Fest is my favorite film event ever” - Sam Green, dir. The Weather Underground.

...hosted by vj SCOTT BEIBIN (co-founder of the EVIL TWIN BOOKING AGENCY, HOLLYWOODCAN SUCKIT.COM, and founder of BLOODLINK RECORDS), LOST FILM FEST is a mix of live performance and rare short films featuring pranks by culture jammers like THE YES MEN, sexy-smash-it-up riot footage, illegal art, media archaeology, clips censored by the mainstream media, video re-mixes, and so much more. Lost Film Fest Travels the planet year round. You never know where it will turn up next! Revolutionaries and “the kids” all agree: Lost Film Fest “is better than bad, it’s good!”. This jam is about smashing the illusions cast by Hollywood, the Pentagon, and FOX News. Yeah! Lost Film Fest: resurrecting Abbie Hoffman since 1999.

At the Evergreen State College in Lecture Hall 1 (right next to Red Square) from 7-10pm.

Come to the Capitol Theater to support alternative education. This screening of Pee Wee's Big Adventure is a fundraiser for the Marshall Alternative Program (MAP) of Olympia's Thurgood Marshall Middle School.

In addition to the movie there will be a bake sale and a Big Shoe Dance Contest with prizes!