PubliCalendar: Apartheid in Retrospect, Agreeing to Disagree, and Apartment Compost
Today's picks for civic nerds.
Image: paulsimon.com, Luise Gubb
For Friday
Apartheid and the Album Graceland
This Friday's Meaningful Movie event features Joe Berlinger’s Under the African Skies. The film follows Paul Simon's 2011 trip to South Africa where his award-winning album Graceland bridged the racial divide among musical artists in the late '80s.
Released in 1986, Graceland drew its inspiration from iconic South African musical artists and styles, stirring controversy by joining artists in South Africa who would have been socially separated by apartheid. Simon won a Grammy for Best Album of the Year in 1987, but was later accused of breaking the United Nations’ cultural boycott of South Africa.
Under the African Skies tells the story of Paul Simon's return to South Africa and celebrates the ways music can bring people together, then and now. Watch the trailer here.
Meaningful Movies: Under African Skies, Fri, July 19, 7-9:30pm, Keystone Congregational United Church of Christ, 5019 Keystone Place N, free.
For Thursday
Agree to Disagree
Frustrated by divisive political debate online (sigh), at the bar, or the media?
City Club is hosting a panel on how to manage the stressed out political divide and conduct civil, constructive conversations with people you want to strangle. The lunch event will look political incivility in light of the upcoming election. The audience is encouraged to bring questions about their own experiences, and be civil.
The panel includes Cathy Allen, president and owner of The Connections Group. (and Peter Steinbrueck's consultant) ... Steinbrueck, of course, lashed out at rival Ed Murray in the press yesterday; David Domke, Professor and Acting Chair of the Department of Communication at the University of Washington; Parker J. Palmer, founder and Senior Partner of the Center for Courage & Renewal and author of Healing the Heart of Democracy; and State Rep. Hans Zeiger (R-25, Puyallup), who was attacked as a kooky right winger during his first election, but has emerged as a moderate in the legislature—a go to for activists on higher ed funding and the lone Republican vote on this year's transportation package.
City Club: Civil Discourse, Thurs, July 18, 12-1:30pm, Town Hall, 1119 8th Ave, $12-$30
For Wednesday
Compost in the City
Learn how to compost in a cramped—read urban—space by attending the free Seattle Tilth class at Victor Steinbrueck Park.
Composting for Apartment Dwellers will feature lessons and demos on how to recycle food waste into compost, even if you're working with limited space and ventilation.
The class will also show attendees how to build a worm bin from simple materials that will work well indoors.
Composting for Apartment Dwellers, Wed, July 17, 5:30-7pm, Victor Steinbrueck Park, 2001 Western Ave, free.
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