PubliCalendar: Immigration Rally, Long-Lost Letters, and the Arab Spring
For Thursday:
Families don't let families get deported. Photo via OneAmerica
Rally alongside the activists from Washington CAN and OneAmerica for pro-family immigration reform.
Thu Nov 8, 12pm, Seattle Central Community College, 1701 Broadway Ave, free.
This is Not Civil Rights: Discovering Rights Talk in 1939 America
George Lovell, associate professor of political science at UW, shares some of the earliest letters from disaffected American citizens to the government and reads from his book This is Not Civil Rights, which challenges common liberal claims about the language of rights. .
Thu Nov 8, 6pm, University Bookstore, 4326 University Way NE, Free.
Winning the Minds: America's Counterterrorism Strategy after the Arab Spring
Author Francisco Martin-Rayo hosts this conversation about his travels through terrorist recruiting grounds in Yemen, Pakistan, and the Somali border, as well as a discussion of America's counterterrorism strategy after the Arab Spring. Pre-talk reception in the Vista Cafe of Foege Hall.
Thu Nov 8, 6–8pm, Foege Hall, University of Washington, 3823 15th Ave NW, $10-$20.
Seattle's Office of Economic Development (OED) hosts their monthly informal networking event. Run shoulders with elected officials including Mayor Mike McGinn and city council members Sally Bagshaw and Tom Rasmussen. November's theme: neighborhood business districts.
Thu Nov 8, 5–7pm, Library Court, Renaissance Seattle Hotel, 515 Madison St, Free.
Adopting the philosophy "Enlighten us, but make it quick," Ignite presenters deliver five-minute talks on the subject of their choice. Talks are preceded by a Science Challenge networking event.
Thu Nov 8, 7:30pm, Town Hall, 1119 Eighth Ave, $5.
Transit Communities Happy Hour and Presentation
Join the Seattle Planning Commission for the final installment of their discussion series about our transit system. Come early for happy hour cocktails, including Transitinis, at 5:30. Presentation and discussion at 6:15pm.
Thu Nov 8, 5:30pm, South Lake Union Discovery Center, 101 Westlake Ave N, Free.
Cyclists: Tired of heedless drivers hogging shared roadways?
Go to the Bike Master Plan meeting to learn about what the Seattle Department of Transportation is doing to make city biking more accessible.
Thu Nov 8, 5:30–7:30pm, New Holly Community Hall, 7054 32nd Ave S, Free.
For Today:
Big Oil? Bill McKibben is not a fan.
Image: Nancie Battaglia
Bill McKibben's 'Do the Math' on Global Warming
With the design for Sound Transit's Northgate light rail station already 60% complete, residents are invited to hear updates, including new details about landscaping and original artwork by local artists.
Wed Nov 7, 6 – 8:30pm, Olympic View Elementary School, 504 NE 95th St, Maple Leaf, free.
Bikers: tired of heedless drivers hogging shared roadways?
Go to the Bike Master Plan meeting to learn about what the Seattle Department of Transportation is doing to make city biking more accessible.
Wed Nov 7, 5:30 –7:30pm, Bertha Landes Rm, City Hall, 600 4th Ave, free.
