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PEDESTRIAN SAFETY FORUM: If you enjoy walking down the street without getting hit by cars, then this event is for you! An information fair will provide ideas on traffic calming, safe school routes and other pedestrian issues. The fair will be followed by a community forum led by Dan Burden, an expert on creating walkable communities. Attendees will have an opportunity to share their views. The fair begins at 4pm, the forum at 6pm Th 3/8. Free. Secretary of State Dept. Building, 1500 11th St, Sacramento. Call 444-5864 for more info.

EARTH DAY UNDERWAY: Lend your creativity to Sacramento’s Earth Day celebration planning meeting, 6pm Tu 3/13. Free. Sacramento Natural Foods Co-op Learning Center, 19th and Alhambra. Call 739-6705 or visit www.earthdaysac.org for more information.

SACRAMENTO-YOLO PEACE ACTION: This week’s Sac-Yolo Peace Action meeting will feature Richard Becker from the International Action Center. Becker will discuss current U.S. military intervention areas and how we can re-shape foreign policy to reflect the interests of the world’s inhabitants, 6:45pm Tu 3/13. Free. Hart Senior Center, Redwood Room, 915 27th St, Sacramento. Call 448-7157 for more information.

BOOKS, PLEASE: The Friends of the Sacramento Public Library are seeking donations for their annual book sale. Drop off books at any branch library or call 264-2880 for pick-up of two or more boxes.