At 7:30 p.m. on Tues. evening, Oct. 2, Miko Peled will speak in Tacoma.[1]  --  Peled, the son of the late Gen. Matti Peled, is the author of a recently published memoir entitled The General’s Son: Journey of an Israeli in Palestine....

On Wed. evening, Sept. 5, at 7:00 p.m., two leaders of the U.S. religious campaign against torture will appear in Seattle.[1]  --  This presentation is all the more important given last week's announcement by Attorney General Eric Holder that there will be not a single prosecution stemming from extensive CIA torture in Iraq and Afghanistan....

A fundraiser wine tasting to support Tacoma's new sister city relationship with Biot, France, will be held at Pour at Four on Sun., Sept. 16, from 2:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.  --  More information (and a PDF attachment) below.[1] ...