THURSDAY 4/5

SELF-DEFENSE--Home Alive offers a basic co-ed workshop covering safety planning, awareness, basic strikes, and boundary-setting skills. Home Alive, 1400 18th Ave, 903-9747, 6-9 pm, $10-$50 (sliding scale).

FRIDAY 4/6

RECORDER FLUTE COLLECTION--La Musica Foundation, a nonprofit organization headquartered in Eugene, Oregon, is in the middle of a three-month effort to collect 1,001 new and used recorder flutes to donate to elementary-school students in Honduras. If you have one to donate, slip it into a large padded envelope and mail it to La Musica Foundation, 2160 Fairway Loop, Eugene, OR 97401. Monetary donations will also be accepted and will be used entirely to purchase instruments.

SATURDAY 4/7

MOBILIZE FOR WOMEN'S LIVES--Supporters of reproductive freedom and self-determination who wish to protest attacks on women's health care, demand safety for women and children, and fight for economic freedom (women still earn 72 cents for every dollar earned by men) should gather today at noon at Westlake Center for a march to the courthouse and a rally, and to view a clothes-hanger sculpture. Westlake Center, Fourth and Pine, noon. Call Seattle NOW for updated information, 632-8547.

SUNDAY 4/8

WASHINGTON FREE PRESS FUNDRAISER/PARTY--The twice-monthly Washington Free Press celebrates its eighth anniversary. Featured will be awards to local activists Jean Buskin and Reverend Pat Right, plus refreshments, speakers, videos, and a raffle. Speakeasy Cafe, 2304 Second Ave, 971-5100 or 860-5290, 7 pm, donation.

WEDNESDAY 4/11

THE LIFE OF RALPH CHAPLIN--"A Witness to History: The Life of Ralph Chaplin" offers tribute to the radical poet, songwriter, and agitator who penned the internationally recognized labor anthem "Solidarity Forever." Washington State History Museum, 1911 Pacific Ave, Tacoma. For info call 888-BE-THERE.