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Town Hall Center for Civic Life presents:
ERIC ALTERMAN: 'WHY WE'RE LIBERALS'
FRIDAY, MARCH 28 AT 7:30 PM

"Liberal" has become a dirty word in American political discourse of late, yet public opinion polls consistently show that the majority of Americans hold liberal views on everything from health care to foreign policy. Eric Alterman, a journalist and author well-known for his political weblog Altercation, examines liberalism's development and seeks to restore to its rightful honored place in our country's political life in Why We're Liberals. Presented by the Town Hall Center for Civic Life with Elliott Bay Book Company.
Tickets are $5 at the door only. Town Hall members receive priority seating. Downstairs at Town Hall, enter on Seneca Street.

In his extensively documented counterattack on right-wing spin and misinformation, Alterman disposes of such canards as "Liberals Hate God" and "Liberals Are Soft On Terrorism," reclaiming liberalism from the definitions foisted upon it by the right and repeated everywhere else. Alterman aims to bring clarity and perspective to what he believes has often been a one-sided debate for nothing less than the heart and soul of America.

Alterman is a Distinguished Professor of English, Brooklyn College, City University of New York, and Professor of Journalism at the CUNY Graduate School of Journalism. He is also 'The Liberal Media' columnist for The Nation and a fellow of the Nation Institute, a senior fellow and Altercation web blogger for Media Matters for America, (formerly at MSNBC.com) in Washington, DC; a senior fellow at the Center for American Progress in Washington, DC, where he writes and edits the 'Think Again' column; a senior fellow (since 1985) at the World Policy Institute at The New School in New York; and a history consultant to HBO Films. Alterman is the author of seven books, including the national bestsellers, What Liberal Media? The Truth About Bias and the News and The Book on Bush: How George W. (Mis)leads America; When Presidents Lie: A History of Official Deception and its Consequences, His Sound & Fury: The Making of the Punditocracy , which won the 1992 George Orwell Award; It Ain't No Sin to be Glad You're Alive: The Promise of Bruce Springsteen , which won the 1999 Stephen Crane Literary Award; and Who Speaks for America? Why Democracy Matters in Foreign Policy.

Termed "the most honest and incisive media critic writing today" in the National Catholic Reporter, and author of "the smartest and funniest political journal out there," in The San Francisco Chronicle, Alterman is frequent lecturer and contributor to numerous publications in the US, Europe and Latin America. In recent years, he has also been a columnist for Worth, Rolling Stone, Mother Jones, and The Sunday Express (London). A former Adjunct Professor of Journalism at NYU and Columbia, Alterman received his B.A. in History and Government from Cornell, his M.A. in International Relations from Yale, and his Ph.D. in US History from Stanford.

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Progressive broadcaster Jim Hightower speaks as part of the Seattle Green Festival.

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Air America host Thom Hartmann speaks as part of the Seattle Green Festival.

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Democracy Now! cohost Amy Goodman speaks as part of the Seattle Green Festival.

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The Washington News Council presents:

The First Amendment: Our Rights at Risk?
a special presentation by John Seigenthaler of the First Amendment Center.

No admission fee.

John Seigenthaler founded the First Amendment Center in 1991 with the mission of creating national discussion, dialogue and debate about First Amendment rights and values (See www.firstamendmentcenter.org).

Seigenthaler was founding editorial director of USA TODAY. He was formerly editor, publisher and CEO of the Nashville Tennessean. He also served as president of the American Society of Newspaper Editors.

Seigenthaler served as administrative assistant to Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy in the 1960s. During the Freedom Rides in Alabama, he was attacked by a mob of Ku Klux Klansmen and hospitalized. He is also a senior advisory trustee of the Freedom Forum.

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Lives and Truth at Stake in the Niger Delta: A Sweet Crude Forum

The deeper story and larger issues behind the detention of the Sweet Crude film crew in Nigeria.

Monday, May 19th, 7:00 pm, Kane Hall 130, University of Washington

In 2007 worldwide: 86 journalists were killed, 887 arrested, 1511 attacked or threatened. If cameras are seized, if journalists are silenced, who will tell the truth about the critical stories of our time?

Face down this question and others with the Sweet Crude crew and a panel of international journalists, activists and human rights experts.

Tickets $10 / $5 students at www.brownpapertickets.com/event/3513 or at the door.

Doors open 6:30 pm. More info at www.sweetcrudemovie.com.

Supported by Amnesty International Puget Sound; Committee to Protect
Journalists; Seattle Arts & Lectures; UW Law, Societies and Justice
Program; UW Program on the Environment.

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Reel Grrls presents “Story Time,” a screening showcasing short films produced by teen girl filmmakers from the Seattle area. The young women, ranging in age from 12 to 18, created seven videos in beginning and advanced video production programs at Reel Grrls, an award-winning Seattle nonprofit organization. Reel Grrls is the nation’s first after-school media and technology training program exclusively for girls.

The short films produced in Reel Grrls programs for beginning and advanced media makers tackle topics ranging from teen pregnancy to substance abuse to personal identity. “Thoughts in a Hijab” explores the young director’s debate about whether to continue wearing the veil after immigrating to the United States from Iran. “More Than a Pain in the Neck” is Reel Grrls’ first mockumentary; view the trailer at www.youtube.com/reelgrrls.

These films are made possible in part by Adobe Systems Inc., the Paul G. Allen Family Foundation, and the Mayor’s Office of Arts and Cultural Affairs.

Reel Grrls films go on to screen at film festivals around the world, including the Sundance Gen-Y Studio, the Los Angeles Film Festival and the Women’s Film Festival in Seoul, Korea.

The teen filmmakers will be in attendance and a question-and-answer session with the girls will take place after the screening.

“Story Time” will also include a screening of “Click Whoosh,” the short documentary produced by Reel Grrls instructors that won Best Film of the International Documentary Challenge at the Hot Docs Film Festival in Toronto in May 2008.

Tickets available online here.

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Town Hall Seattle presents former White House press secretary Scott McClellan, whose recently-published memoir provides an insider perspective on the Bush campaign to decieve the public before and during the invasion of Iraq.

For more info visit www.townhallseattle.org.

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Hi Friends,

It's been awhile since we've seen you.

Let's get together for drinks and conversation on a comfortable downtown deck, overlooking Elliott Bay.

We'd love to hear your ideas and feedback on some recent stuff that's cooking:

* National Conference on Media Reform - we've got reportbacks!

* The Launch of "Listen Up! Northwest" weekly regional radio program

* Upcoming Campaigns: Digital TV Transition

* Community Needs Assessment, Broadband and Digital Inclusion

Please RSVP by Friday, June 27, if possible, to jonathan@reclaimthemedia.org

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The Grassroots Radio Conference 13 will be held July 24th - 27th in Portland, Oregon - with registration and reception open on Thursday, July 24th.

The conference is being co-hosted by KBOO, KPSU, KPCN and others. It will be held in Portland's lively, modern downtown, on the campus of Portland State University. Most conference events will take place at the Native American Student and Community Center, at the intersection of S.W. Broadway and Jackson Street, at the south end of downtown Portland. Some workshops will be held in adjacent campus buildings.

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The Grassroots Radio Conference 13 will be held July 24th - 27th in Portland, Oregon - with registration and reception open on Thursday, July 24th.

The conference is being co-hosted by KBOO, KPSU, KPCN and others. It will be held in Portland's lively, modern downtown, on the campus of Portland State University. Most conference events will take place at the Native American Student and Community Center, at the intersection of S.W. Broadway and Jackson Street, at the south end of downtown Portland. Some workshops will be held in adjacent campus buildings.

Description:

The Grassroots Radio Conference 13 will be held July 24th - 27th in Portland, Oregon - with registration and reception open on Thursday, July 24th.

The conference is being co-hosted by KBOO, KPSU, KPCN and others. It will be held in Portland's lively, modern downtown, on the campus of Portland State University. Most conference events will take place at the Native American Student and Community Center, at the intersection of S.W. Broadway and Jackson Street, at the south end of downtown Portland. Some workshops will be held in adjacent campus buildings.