New Freeway Hall
Organizing Center and Bookstore
5018 Rainier Avenue S.
Seattle, WA 98118
Wheelchair accessible.
Directions via Public Transit:
By bus take the #7 or #9. By light rail get off at the Columbia City station; then it’s a short walk east.
Parking:
On street parking is usually available, and if not, there is an inexpensive public lot two blocks away on S. Ferdinand St, just east of Rainier Ave. S.
Contact:
Phone: 206-722-2453. Fax: 206-723-7691
Email: fspseattle@mindspring.com
Facebook
Public Hours:
Monday through Friday, 10am-6:30pm. Or call for an appointment!
New Freeway Hall is available for rent. Click here for more information!
Statements:
Mayor Durkan and Seattle police deny free speech rights of human rights defenders
Events in Seattle
Black History Month Forum: Fighting Racism on the Job
Featuring a panel of unionists, feminists and educators who are standing up against harassment and discrimination on their jobs. A discussion period will follow the presentations and dinner will be served at 6pm for an $8 – $10 donation. Hosted by Radical Women and the Freedom Socialist Party.
New Freeway Hall, 5018 Rainier Ave. S., Seattle
(On #7 bus line, near the Columbia City Light Rail station)
Wheelchair accessible
For more information:
206-722-2453 • FSPSeattle@mindspring.com
Facebook event: www.facebook.com/events/2274011126204713/
Rebel Reading Circle: The Fight Against Fascism in the U.S.A.
The Fight Against Fascism in the U.S.A.
Lessons From the 1930’s – 40’s
8-week series, beginning January 28
Delve into gripping first-person accounts by anti-fascist organizers from the Great Depression era. The rise of fascism in Europe has been well-documented, but the home-grown Nazi movement it inspired is rarely discussed. This booklet is a compilation by participants who mounted successful campaigns to counter burgeoning fascist movements in New York, Minneapolis and Los Angeles, where they confronted organizations like the German-American Bund and the Silver Shirts, which emerged out of North Carolina, and demagogues like Father Coughlin, an ultra-right Catholic priest. Their stories contain valuable lessons for today’s anti-fascist activists in how we can unite unions, leftists and community organizations to effectively oppose racism, anti-Semitism, misogyny and red-baiting.
New Freeway Hall
5018 Rainer Ave. S. Seattle
On #7 bus line and near the Columbia City light rail station
The booklets are $12 and are available at New Freeway Hall.
Free. Light snacks served for a donation. Everyone is welcome and it’s fine to join at any time.
Sponsored by Freedom Socialist Party. For more information please call 206-722-2453, email FSPseattle@mindspring.com or visit our Seattle branch page.
Book Discussion Group: Socialist Feminism, The First Decade, 1966-76
This unique book records the forging of the first Marxist feminist party in history — the Freedom Socialist Party. Set in the tumultuous upsurges of the 1960s and ’70s, the book is charged with audacity, verve and optimism. Author Gloria Martin vividly describes the eruption of the women’s liberation movement amidst the antiwar, civil rights, and queer struggles. She scathingly critiques the role of most of the Left, and probes with a sharp scalpel the internal conflicts in the movements for social change.
This is a story of years of intense work by radical women and men. It is a chronicle, a reference, an analysis, a judgement, and a guidebook. Its central message is inescapable: socialist feminism as a theme and strategy has never been more urgently needed than it is today.
New Freeway Hall, 5018 Rainier Ave S, Seattle 98118
On #7 bus line and near the Columbia City light rail station.
This is a 10-week series, with a break Dec. 24 and 31. Books are only $8.95 and are available on site or can be ordered online. Everyone is welcome and now is a good time to join since we are just starting the book. Also, it is fine to attend individual sessions. Free. Light snacks available for a donation. For more info please call 206-722-2453 or email FSPseattle@mindspring.com
Women’s History Month Book Launch: High Voltage Women – Breaking Barriers at Seattle City Light
A compelling account of pioneering electrical tradeswomen whose fight for affirmative action and against job harassment changed their workplace, their union, and their city. Radical Women is incredibly proud of the role played by our founder Clara Fraser and other members in an effort that began in the 1970s and continues today. The book shows how tradeswomen built alliances with men of color, white male union members and office staff to change the culture of management abuse and life-threatening sexism and racism at Seattle City Light.
“This amazing story gives hope and inspiration to women in every workplace.” — Louis Walter, Business Manager, IBEW Local #77
Meet author Ellie Belew and City Light groundbreaker Megan Cornish
No-Host Bar – Refreshments $5-10 donation
Washington State Labor Council Building
321 16th Ave. S., Seattle
Sponsored by: Radical Women, Labor Archives of Washington, Seattle Silence Breakers, Washington Women in Trades
Additional information: 206-722-6057, RWseattle@
High Voltage Women is published by Red Letter Press
$20.00 – 224 pages – photos, index, notes
Books go on sale March 1
Order at www.RedLetterPress.org