EVENTS THIS WEEK IN OLYMPIA, TACOMA & SEATTLE

• Thursday: Labor Wars In the Pacific Northwest - Movie and Panel at OFS in Olympia

• Thursday: Understanding And Countering Anti-Palestinian Racism with Emily Antoon-Walsh and Therese Saliba at the YWCA in Olympia

• Friday: An Evening of Reflection on the Life and Activism of Ayşenur Ezgi Eygi, in Kane Hall at UW in Seattle

• Saturday: In The Court of the Conqueror - Performance art on tribal sovereignty with George Emilio Sanchez and Patty Ortiz in Tacoma

• Sunday: Olympia Days of Change - Website Launch Gathering on Zoom

• Monday: Water Warriors Gala - YMCA Student Center at UW Tacoma

Labor Wars of The Pacific Northwest

Thursday, October 24, 7:00-9:00 pm (doors open at 6:00)

Capitol Theater

205 5th Ave SE, Olympia

The Thurston-Lewis-Mason Central Labor Council is proud to present a free screening of Labor Wars Of The Pacific Northwest at Olympia's Capitol Theater, 205 5th Ave. SE, Thursday, October 24. Doors open at 6:00 pm, and the film begins at 7:00 pm. A panel discussion on the history of our local labor movement will follow the film. Please spread the word about this event to your friends, family and fellow workers so they have opportunity to learn more about our local labor history.

Understanding and Countering Anti-Palestinian Racism

Thursday, October 24, 6:00-8:00 pm

YWCA Friendship Hall

220 Union St SE, Olympia

Let’s dream of the liberatory future we want to see. Join the Olympia YWCA for learning and conversation about what true social justice means to all of us, and the skills we need to get there! This month, the YWCA is honored to host Dr. Emily Antoon-Walsh and Professor Therese Saliba speaking about anti-Palestinian racism and what it means to be in solidarity with Palestinian liberation. The event, Thursday, October 24, 6 pm, at Friendship Hall, is free and open to the public.

An Evening of Reflection on the Life and Activism of Ayşenur Ezgi Eygi

Friday, October 25, 7:00-9:00 pm

University of Washington in Seattle

Kane Hall 130

Ayşenur Ezgi Eygi, a 2024 graduate in Psychology and Middle East Languages and Cultures at the University of Washington, was a lifelong human rights activist and community organizer. She was killed by the Israeli military on September 6, at a demonstration in the Occupied West Bank.

This Friday, 7:00-9:00 pm, Ayşenur's community will gather at the University of Washington in Seattle, Kane Hall 130, to reflect on her life and activism The public event will include moderated discussions with faculty and guest speakers and a musical performance interlude.

Featured panelists include Cindy Corrie, Craig Corrie, Sarah Corrie Simpson, Hamid Ali, Juliette Majid, Ozden Benette, and Samah Park Imtiaz.

The event will be moderated by Aria Fani and Rawan Arar, faculty at the Council of the Middle East Center at the University of Washington.

Music performance will feature George Kassis, Hanady Kader, and Hanna Eady.

On September 7, the Corrie family and Rachel Corrie Foundation issued this statement on the death of Ayşenur.

In the Court of the Conqueror

Saturday, October 26, 3:00 pm

Tacoma Armory

1001 S Yakima Ave, Tacoma

In the Court of the Conqueror is a solo performance piece by artist George Emilio Sanchez with projections and visual storytelling by visual artist Patty Ortiz. Together, they confront the history of how the courts have diminished the Tribal Sovereignty of Native Nations.

The piece also tells the story of Sanchez’s experiences of navigating generational trauma regarding his Indigenous identity while being raised in an Ecuadorian immigrant household. The work focuses on several Federal Indian Landmark cases, leading up to the Johnson v. McIntosh 1823 Supreme Court case that applied the Doctrine of Discovery that still holds legal precedent in our courts of the conqueror. Sanchez and Ortiz traveled across hundreds of geographic miles and ancestral homelands to create this interdisciplinary performance that combines text and video projects to reveal this country’s ongoing conflicts with Native Nations in search of Indigenous justice and sovereignty.

Tickets: $35

Groups of 10+ can purchase by calling the Box Office at 253.346.1721.

Find out more at Tacoma Arts Live

Olympia Days of Change: Website Launch Gathering

Sunday, October 27, 4:00 pm

Virtual

Olympia Days of Change: A Community Memoir in Many Voices invites you to the Zoom launch of their website: https://olywadaysofchange.org/.

On Sunday, October 27, gather virtually on Zoom to hear from authors and contributors, and learn how to contribute stories, pictures, interviews, and art to the site.

Join Olympia Days of Change, Sunday, October 27, 4:00 pm at http://us05web.zoom.us/j/8823188533

Water Warriors Gala

Monday, October 28, 4:00-7:00 pm

UW Tacoma YMCA Student Center

1710 Market St, Tacoma

Dress your best and join The Water Warriors Monday, October 28, 4-7pm, for a Gala to raise funds for building a canoe! There will be a live auction with a variety of handmade items by Indigenous artists, cultural performances by our Indigenous relatives, and a delicious salmon dinner and mocktails catered by Chef Jason Vickers, of Natoncks Metsu. 

Reserve a six person VIP Table for $400 or a salmon plate in general seating for $20. Make your reservation donation here!

UW Tacoma YMCA Student Center

1710 Market St, Tacoma

The Water Warriors have been working on coming out as a canoe family, which will help provide youth with access to cultural practices for decades to come! They are asking the community to help by donating to the canoe build and events associated with it. If you can’t come to the Gala, but want to help support, you can make a one-time or monthly recurring donation of any amount here. Donations are tax deductible through the Water Warriors fiscal sponsor 350 Tacoma.

Water Warriors are also asking for donated items for fundraisers & auctions (artwork, paddles, necklaces etc). To volunteer to help at the Gala or to donate items, fill out this form!

OUR WEEKLY PEACE VIGILS CONTINUE

Each Friday, 4:30-6:00 pm

Percival Landing in Downtown Olympia

4th &Water Street



We continue to gather to vigil and network for Palestine. As we reach week 55, the violence that began against Palestinians in Gaza has spread to the West Bank, Lebanon, and beyond. We'll continue waving signs demanding an end to the violence, and for equality for Palestinians.

Thanks to the Olympia Fellowship of Reconciliation for organizing the vigils and welcoming us. Please respect the peaceful and welcoming nature that FOR has maintained at these weekly vigils for so many years.

TAKE ACTION FOR PALESTINE!

Contact Your Elected Officials Today!

We must keep up the pressure.

For information and regular updates about conditions in Gaza and the West Bank follow the UN Office for Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs for the Occupied Palestinian Territories at https://www.ochaopt.org/.

CONTINUE YOUR CALLS AND EMAILS TO THE WHITE HOUSE, emphasizing the need for a permanent and sustainable ceasefire, release of hostages and Palestinian prisoners, unfettered access to aid for Gaza, and an embargo on military aid to Israel. Scroll down at this "email" link to send a message to Vice-President and Democratic Presidential nominee, Kamala Harris.

Call or write now! Your Senators and Representative need to hear from you.

• Demand a permanent ceasefire.
• Demand release of Israeli hostages held by Hamas and of Palestinian prisoners illegally held by Israel.
• Demand that no further U.S. funding be provided for Israel's bombing, commission of war crimes, and actions against civilians in Gaza.
• Demand protection for the civilians of Gaza and the West Bank, for whom Israel holds responsibility, as stipulated by the Fourth Geneva Convention.
• Demand that humanitarian and life-saving aid needed by the civilian population of Gaza is provided and accessible.

Look up your Senators and Representative here and write your own message.

If you are residents of Washington State, the D.C. phone numbers

for Senators Cantwell and Murray are below:

(202) 224-3441(Cantwell)

(202) 224-2621(Murray)

For those in Olympia, our representative is Marilyn Strickland.

Her D.C. phone number is (202) 225-9740.

Email Rep. Strickland here.

Your support makes our work possible!

The Rachel Corrie Foundation for Peace and Justice is a 501(c)(3) charitable organization. Donations by check can be mailed to the Rachel Corrie Foundation for Peace & Justice, 203 East 4th Ave, Suite 402, Olympia, WA 98501.