Snow has taken over Seattle

While we are all snowed in this week trying to figure out what to do with ourselves (besides eat and shovel snow), here are some radio programs to stimulate your brain:

*WEDS DEC 24, and subsequent Wednesdays, 2 - 3 p.m., on
KKNW, 1150 AM radio or live at http://www.1150amkknw.com ;
Northwest Interfaith Community Outreach takes a step
forward with the new, weekly INTERFAITH TALK RADIO SHOW
featuring Rabbi Ted Falcon, Muslim Sufi Minister Jamal
Rahman and Pastor Don Mackenzie. Listen in and contribute
to the growing and deepening interfaith dialogue on matters
of SPIRITUALITY, FAITH, COMPASSION, INCLUSION AND SOCIAL
JUSTICE. info http://www.interfaithtalkradio.com [updated
4/30/07]

**WEDS DEC 24, and subsequent Wednesdays, 6 p.m. on KBCS-
FM, 91.3, online at http://www.kbcs.fm ; Live call-in talk
show "VOICES OF DIVERSITY" will focus on topics related to
CULTURAL DIVERSITY, SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC ISSUES. The show
is produced by Community Volunteers. Show is sponsored by
the City of Bellevue Parks and Community Services
department and KBCS; We'll also be taking calls from our
listeners at 425-564-2424. This show: A Year of Thought-
Provoking Conversations. We present HIGHLIGHTS FROM THIS
PAST YEAR's most compelling Voices of Diversity programs.
info Callie Shanafelt 425-452-7922 or
cshanafelt@ci.bellevue.wa.us or http://www.kbcs.fm

*THURS DEC 25, and subsequent Thursdays, 1 - 2 p.m., on
KKNW-AM, 1150,and streaming live at
http://www.1150kknw.com/ and on http://afragenesis.net ;
Culture Talk, with Kevin P. Henry, on Alternative Talk and
on the Afra Genesis Network. We talk about the hot topics
related to CULTURE, SOCIAL AND HEALTH ISSUES, live. info
Kevin Henry khenry@bellevuewa.gov [added 1/4/08]
*WEDS DEC 24, and subsequent Wednesdays, 5:30 pm, at YWCA
Opportunity Place, 2024 Third Ave, Between Virginia &
Lenora, Seattle; The BILINGUAL SPANISH & IMMIGRATION LEGAL
CLINIC. To schedule an immigration appointment, call 206-
587-4009. For all other legal issues arrive at the clinic
at 5:30 to sign up for an appointment, with 8 appointments
available to those on a first come first serve basis. Both
clinics provide free 30 minute appointments with an
attorney for advice and consultation only. These attorneys
do not provide representation. Interpreters Provided. info
Arielle Rosenberg 206-267-7027

**THURS DEC 25, 6 p.m., on KBCS-FM, 91.3, online at
http://www.kbcs.fm ; Families Sending Holiday Greetings to
their Incarcerated Loved Ones. Calls From Home is a
special holiday program that presents the voices of FAMILY
MEMBERS OF PRISONERS ACROSS THE COUNTRY. The program
highlights the intimate power of families speaking straight
to their loved ones who are behind bars.

Here are some exciting events to look forward to:

**MON DEC 29, 7 pm, at the Langston Hughes Performing
Arts Center, 104 - 17th Avenue South, Seattle; The
Langston Hughes AFRICAN AMERICAN FILM FESTIVAL presents the
UNDERGROUND RAILROAD FILM SERIES, A Cultural Journey to
Freedom through the Lens of Black Cinema, with a full
season of provocative narrative and documentary films.
This film Trouble The Water. Directed and produced by
Fahrenheit 9/11 producers Tia Lessin and Carl Deal and
executive produced by Danny Glover, Trouble the Water won
the 2008 Sundance Grand Jury Prize. See this woeful story
of governments unwilling to help their constituents people
and the optimistic story of PEOPLE BRAVELY WORKING TO HELP
THEIR NEIGHBORS. An aspiring rap artist and her streetwise
husband, trapped in New Orleans by deadly floodwaters,
survive the storm and then seize a chance for a new
beginning. It's a redemptive tale of self-described street
hustlers who become heroes that takes you INSIDE HURRICANE
KATRINA in a way never before seen on screen. Trouble the
Water opens the day before Katrina makes landfall, just
blocks away from the French Quarter but far from the New
Orleans that tourists know. Kimberly Rivers Roberts is
turning her video camera on herself and her 9th Ward
neighbors trapped in the city. "It's going to be a day to
remember," Kim says excitedly into her new camera as the
storm is brewing. It's her first time shooting video and
it's rough, jumpy but dense with reality. Kim's playful
home-grown newscast tone grinds against the audience's
knowledge that hell is just hours away. Suggested donation
$5. info 206-326-1088 or
http://www.langstonblackfilmfest.org or
http://lhaaffbside.blogspot.com

**THURS JAN 1, 1 - 4 pm, in Seattle; New Years Circle.
"Skills for LIVING WELL IN TROUBLED TIMES" Applied
Meditation with Bill Aal & Margo Adair, authors of
Practical Meditation for Busy Souls. Transformation
Emerges Out of Deep Listening to the Self, Others, the
World and the Planet. Working with Energy Circles we will
reflect over the last year and align with positive vision
for the New Year; we will envision ways to meet personal
goals as well as the larger challenges of our times. Fees
based on your generosity and ability to pay. Pre
registration required by Dec 26. info or to register
info@toolsforchange.org or 206-329-2201, info
http://www.toolsforchange.org

Have a great day, stay safe and warm!