ONGOING MEETINGS

Whatcom Socialist Alternative meetings include discussions on a different political topic each week and plan campaigns for building a movement to get at the root cause of the social and environmental crisis -- capitalism.  Tuesdays 7:30 PM at Western Washington University, Academic Instructional Center West room 205 in October and room 405 in November and early December.  All community members are welcome!  Free parking after 4:30 pm only 100 yards south of the meeting in the gravel C lot at Bill MacDonald Parkway and College Way.  Click here for campus map.  For info: www.SocialistAlternative.org * (360) 510-7797 * Bellingham@SocialistAlternative.org

The Peace Vigil gathers every Friday afternoon in front of the Federal Building at Cornwall and Magnolia from 4-5:00 PM. Join the Peace Zone afterwards for announcements and discussion at Stuarts at the Public Market.

Monthly vigils at the Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE) detention center in Tacoma. Bellingham’s Community to Community Development organizes a monthly carpool to attend. If interested in attending to defend Immigrant and Human Rights, call 756-2330.

Jobs with Justice will meet on the first Tuesday of each month at 6 pm at 1700 N. State Street (Union Center) upstairs. monthly at 1700 N. State Street (Union Center) in the Laborers' Hall. For info, call (360) 647-1752.

United for National Healthcare meets monthly at 1700 N. State Street (downstairs) at 7:00 PM. For dates and info, contact (360) 714-8999 or supporter@unitedforhealthcare.org.

Veterans for Peace meets every third Friday at 6:00 PM, at the Community Food Co-Op Annex, 1220 N. Forest Street. Veterans and non-Veterans invited. Info@vfp111.org; www.VFP111.org.

Amnesty International meets the last Tuesday of every month at The Public Market, 1530 Cornwall Avenue, at 6:30 PM.

CALENDAR SUBMISSIONS

This calendar is a service of the Whatcom Peace & Justice Center (PO Box 2444, Bellingham, WA 98227). We do not necessarily endorse all of the events listed. When we are co-sponsoring or hosting an event, we include our name in that announcement. (360) 734-0217; calendar@whatcompjc.org. To have your event included, please send an email one week prior to the end of the month with “Event Notice” in the subject line. Thank you.