Today's picks for civic nerds.

For Saturday

Run Against Human Trafficking

Take action against the human trafficking by participating in World Concern's 5th Annual Free Them 5K and 10K.  Register for the run/walk event today to fight back against human trafficking of women and children worldwide. Last year's event drew 2,000 participants and raised $142,000 for World Concern's anti-trafficking programs. 

Free Them 5K/10K, Sat, May 11, 9:30am, World Concern, 19303 Fremont Ave N, $15-$35 to register.

Students & Sprouts

Getting the itch to garden? Pick up all your starter plant needs at the annual Orca Plant Sale. Organic veggies (including 20 varieties of tomatoes), herbs, natives, fruit bushes are all on sale, most of them grown by the students at Orca K-8 School. All proceeds benefit the school, and all unsold produce will go to local school gardens, food banks, and community groups. 

Orca K-8 School Plant Sale, Sat May 11, 10am-3pm, Orca K-8 School, 5215 46th Ave S, free.

For Tomorrow

A Bike Break

Bike month continues with Commute Seattle's third annual Bikes and Bagels event. Bike over to McGraw Square downtown between 7am and 9am to score some bagels, coffee and prizes—and snap a quick picture with your biking buddies at the Met Pages team photo booth.

And For Today

Changing Demographics

As the US becomes more diverse, Seattle will be on the "front lines" of the nation's changing demographics, according to recent research by The Brookings Institute. This community gathering, hosted by the Generation Initiative, will highlight what national demographic experts are learning about democgraphic changes and their implications for the future of the Seattle metropolitan region.

Community Gathering- Changing Demographics in the Seattle Metropolitan Area, Thurs, May 9, 8:30am-12pm, Rainier Square Conference Center, 1333 5th Ave, free.

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