PubliCalendar
Hard Times and Gridlocks
Smog in China is only part of the problem. flickr/lamazone
Our Picks for Civic Nerds:
For Thursday:
Global Warming Gridlock with David Victor
Learn why the world hasn't made much diplomatic progress on global warming, and how international law can be more effective to deal with global warming in the future.
The World Affairs Council hosts and David Victor, an international law professor at UCSD and author of Global Warming Gridlock: Creating More Effective Strategies for Protecting the Planet, speaks.
Book sales and signing after event. Global Warming Gridlock,
5:30–7:30, Thurs, Oct 25, Washington Hall, 153 14th Ave, $10-$15.
The Hard-Times Paradox
Thomas Frank, author of Pity the Billionaire, discusses his strange discovery of the American Right's tendency to become invigorated in hard economic times and the bizarre manifestations the uprisings take on.
The Hard-Times Paradox, 7:30–9, Thurs, Oct 25, Town Hall, 1119 Eighth Ave, $5.
And don't forget our PubliCal picks for today:
Ask the Mayor
This live call-in show on Seattle Channel 21 is your chance to talk directly to Mayor Mike McGinn. Call 206-684-8821 between 7-8pm to participate.
Ask the Mayor, 7–8pm, Wed, Oct 24, free.
No Walmart at 23rd and Jackson
Word has it that a new, metropolitan Walmart is slated to be built at the Promenade 23 shopping center. The Community Alliance for Global Justice is not amused.
On October 24, World Food Day, they will take their anti-Walmart sentiments to the streets in a leafleting campaign and need your help. Meet at the Starbucks on 23rd & Jackson.
No Walmart at 23rd and Jackson!, 10am-12pm, Wed, Oct 24, Starbucks, 2300 S Jackson St, free.
In whatever language you say it, just say "no." flickr/AIDG
