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ONGOING, Locations include downtown Seattle, Seattle Central Area, Seattle Greenwood Neighborhood, West Seattle, Southeast Seattle, Renton, Vashon, Bellevue, Federal Way, Kent, and Lake City - see http://www.kcba.org/pbs/NLC.aspx for times and addresses; King County Bar Association NEIGHBORHOOD LEGAL CLINICS serving King County residents or Washington State residents with legal issues in King County. Neighborhood Legal Clinics (NLC) provides individual meetings with VOLUNTEER ATTORNEYS for up to 30 minutes of Free legal advice and consultation in primarily civil issues (not criminal). Issues that may be addressed include: Family law topics including domestic violence, divorce, issues for unmarried parents, child support, custody and parenting plans; Debt and bankruptcy; landlord/ Tenant questions; Real estate; Employment and wage claim issues; Contracts, warranties and/or consumer disputes; Immigration; Wills, estate planning, probate, living wills; Welfare benefits terminations and overpayments; Criminal records. American Sign Language interpreters provided when requested. Foreign language interpreters provided pending availability of funds. NLC has no income restrictions. For an appointment, call 206- 267-7070 from 9 a.m. to noon. info http://www.kcba.org/legalhelp/ There are also clinics designed for particular topics such as immigration or LGBT issues, or for certain ethnic or societal groups such as homeless people, see http://www.kcba.org/pbs/NLC.aspx for more info on how to make appointments [web confirmed 9/22/12]
ONGOING, Pirate TV CHALLENGES THE MEDIA BLOCKADE by bringing you access to people and information unavailable on the Corporate Sponsor-ship. Watch Pirate Television in King County channel 29/77 Mondays 8-9 pm, Thurs. 1-2 pm, & Sat. 1-2 am PST or streaming live on Seattle Community http://www.Media SeattleCommunityMedia.org. Pirate TV streams several times a week on Puget Sound Access http://www.PugetSoundAccess.org, Pirate TV also broadcasts on Free Speech TV http://www.freespeech.org, info Ed Mays http://www.edmaysproductions.net or 206-782- 7605 or get on schedule list-serve via PirateTVSeattle@gmail.com [web confirmed 9/23/12]
ONGOING, REGISTER TO VOTE! Registration may be accomplished online at http://www.secstate.wa.gov/elections/register.aspx, Another site where you can REGISTER TO VOTE, https://www.VoteforChange.com, deadlines are 30 days before an election for mail-in, 15 days before an election in person at the county administrative office, You may download a voter registration form or have a form mailed to you from the Secretary of State Voter Registration Page http://www.secstate.wa.gov/elections/register_vote.aspx, info King County 206-296-VOTE, also please take a minute to CHECK YOUR REGISTRATION at http://wei.secstate.wa.gov/OSOS/VoterVault/Pages/MyVote.asp x [it really is quick and easy!] [added 9/13/08]
ONGOING, join Fellowship of Reconciliation, the National Gun Victims Action Council, and allies in boycotting Starbucks! a national coalition will launch the first phase of the STARBUCKS BOYCOTT with demonstrations outside of Starbucks across the country! The NRA has lobbied for "OPEN CARRY" GUN POLICIES nationwide. But thanks to pressure from anti-violence activists, many restaurants and companies now refuse to let people enter their stores with guns openly displayed. Yet Starbucks has resisted this safety campaign, and its support of the NRA's pro-gun agenda proves that Starbucks is not the socially responsible company it claims to be. info http://gunvictimsaction.org/starbucks-boycott/ or https://www.facebook.com/events/233241866757563/ [added 2/20/12]
ONGOING, 9 am - 5 pm weekdays, at 1620 18th Ave, at Madison, Seattle; the League of Women Voters of Seattle- King County's wonderful 2012 TRY DIRECTORY OF ELECTED OFFICIALS is here. Come by the office and pick some up or contact us by phone or e-mail to arrange to have them sent to you. TRY (They Represent You) is a directory of municipal and county elected officials serving King County as well as a listing for elected officials representing Washington at the state and federal levels of government. In addition to 50,000 print copies that are distributed, an e-version is available on our website. TRY is produced and printed by the League of Women Voters of Seattle Education Fund as a service to help citizens contact their elected officials. It is provided free of charge thanks to the generous support of the community and our members. You can donate online. info 206-329-4848 or info@seattlelwv.org or http://www.seattlelwv.org [calendar compiler is totally reliant on LWV's directory! and totally grateful!] [added 2/5/12]
ONGOING, visit HOMELESS ENCAMPMENT NICKELSVILLE. Our new location is our First Location. We have come full circle! We are at 2nd Ave SW and W Marginal Way SW, 7116 W Marginal Way SW, near bus #23. The encampment moved because the Lake City location was inadequate, and people were being turned away every night. Phone 206-450-5268 or 206-450- 9136 to see how to help. Nickelsville can use donations of Batteries AA, AAA, C; Paper bowls/ cups/ plates; Toilet paper; Tents and tarps; Duct tape; Bottled water. Financial donations, Checks please to Nickelsville c/o SHARE 1902 2nd Ave, Seattle, WA, 98101. info scott@nickelsvilleseattle.org or http://groups.google.com/group/nickelsville-announcements?hl=en [updated 5/23/11]
ONGOING, ALLEGED WIKILEAKS SOURCE BRADLEY MANNING has been moved from abysmal solitary conditions to Ft. Leavenworth in Kansas. His attorney has confirmed that his conditions have dramatically improved now: he is now held among the general prison population, with the ability to talk to others, read books and newspapers, watch TV, exercise, and is no longer stripped naked. He has been held nearly a year without any court proceedings. You can now write to him directly at: Bradley Manning 89289, 830 Sabalu Road, Fort Leavenworth KS 66027 [added 5/8/11]
ONGOING, noon (or anytime), at the Federal Building, Bellingham; EMERGENCY RESPONSE PROTEST: If/ when the U.S. BOMBS OR INVADES IRAN. Meet at Federal Building when you find out about any military action in Iran. Meetings will follow to discuss further action. info whatcompjc@fidalgo.net
ONGOING, 4 pm, at the Federal Courthouse, Stewart St. and 7th Ave, Seattle; EMERGENCY RESPONSE PROTEST: If/ when the U.S. BOMBS OR INVADES IRAN, Converge! Lets get a united front of people collectively converging against this outrage! [don't know who has made this call]
ONGOING, call WASHINGTON LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE 1-800-562- 6000, TTY 1-800-635-9993 to let your Legislators know what you think
ONGOING, Due to Heavy Demand The video BEFORE YOU ENLIST has been made available at the Virtual US Peace Academy. http://www.chalicebridge.com/JGPLibrary-AtVusPA.html#B4Uenlist [added 9/23/06]
ONGOING, a web resource by Ginny NiCarthy FOR ABUSED WOMEN AND ADVOCATES. It describes new material added to her books Getting Free and the easy-to-read version of it, You Can Be Free. Extensive revisions in this 4th edition with 100 pages added. They include chapters for abused immigrant women, those facing religious challenges, pros and cons of abuser intervention programs, and much more. You Can Be Free is also significantly revised with over fifty new pages, including chapters for women who are immigrants, have disabilities, are Deaf, struggle with child custody problems or live in rural areas. http://www.abusedwomen.org [added 4/15/06]
ONGOING, For people who need a reminder about what to do when the FBI (or any other spy agency) comes knocking at y our door, you might want to look at the National Lawyers Guild pamphlet, "KNOW YOUR RIGHTS" at http://nlg.org/resources/know_your_rights.htm
ONGOING, PROTECT YOUR KIDS FROM EXPLOITATIVE MILITARY RECRUITING. The Pentagon has been compiling sensitive data on 30 million youth ages 16-to-25 using a private marketing firm, without the knowledge or consent of individuals or their families. Working Assets, Mainstreet Moms (the MMOB) and ACORN have put together a useful website. You can opt- out of this database by following instructions at http://www.LeaveMyChildAlone.org or http://www.moveon.org/r?r=919 [added 9/26/05]
ONGOING, informed advice by SEATTLE DRAFT AND MILITARY COUNSELING CENTER, which is connected with the GI Rights Hotline, a partnership of regional and national organizations that provide counseling and information to active duty GIs, parents and members of the Delayed Entry Program, and others on conscientious objection, discharges and service members' rights. The center also refers people to legal help and Congressional military caseworkers. Three counselors (two of whom are veterans) rotate turns on the Draft and Military Counseling helpline at 206-789-2751 and answer question left by email via website http://www.scn.org/sdmcc . All SDMCC members are volunteers. Tax deductible contributions always welcome at Seattle Draft and Military Counseling Center, P.O. Box 20604 Seattle 98102, 206-789-2751. info Mike Barton 206- 524-9932
ONGOING, Safe Schools Coalition has a 24 hr crisis number for people EXPERIENCING HARASSMENT OR VIOLENCE AT SCHOOL, it's 1-877-SAFE-SAFE. This is answered by the crisis phone staff at King County Sexual Assault Resource Center, and they will dispatch your request to a Safe Schools Coalition Intervention Specialist who will, as with the email address, get back to you within 24 hours. Our intervention specialists are especially prepared to address ANTI-LGBT INCIDENTS, but we don't turn anyone down and can problem- solve & make referrals when students call about other bias- based bullying & violence (anti-immigrant and race- or faith- or disability-based) as well. And we are especially prepared to help within Washington State (where we can even provide face-to-face services when needed, such as visits with a principal or local law enforcement with or on behalf of a student). But, again, we don't turn callers away even when the problem may be happening in another state or another part of the world. The crisis number is 1-877- SAFE-SAFE (1-877-723-3723) or by email http://www.safeschoolscoalition.org/contact/?id=10, non- emergency info http://www.safeschoolscoalition.org/ or 206- 451-SAFE (7233) [updated 7/11/10]
ONGOING, Invest in peace; The Nonviolent Peaceforce is issuing 100,000 Peace Bonds which will sell for US $10 each. All proceeds from PEACE BONDS will go toward the development of the Nonviolent Peaceforce and to fund our pilot project in Sri Lanka, a country striving for peace after nearly twenty years of civil war. In 2010, when they mature, investors will have a functioning Nonviolent Peaceforce that will help TRANSFORM VIOLENT CONFLICTS AROUND THE WORLD. purchase through the Nonviolent Peaceforce web site, http://www.nonviolentpeaceforce.org, a secure site that accepts credit cards. They make great gifts for births of babies, birthdays, weddings, anniversaries and passages. Each investor will receive a Peace Bond certificate. No goods or services will be directly exchanged for the bonds. They are tax deductible in the USA.
ONGOING, website with information on FARMERS MARKETS in Washington State http://www.wafarmersmarkets.com/
ONGOING, Central Committee for Conscientious Objectors (CCCO) CONSCIENTIOUS OBJECTOR LEGAL RIGHTS INFO http://www.girights.org & GI RIGHTS HOTLINE 800-FYI-95GI, A crucial element to slowing the military machine is helping individual GIs get out of the military! As CCCO has done since 1948, we are supporting individuals in their resistance and opposition to war. In particular, we are standing with a group of people - GIs, whose questioning and resistance are often forgotten during times like this. Founded in 1995, the GI Rights Hotline, a coalition of non- profit, non-governmental organizations, provides accurate, comprehensive, and objective information on draft registration, military discharges, civil rights in the military, and involuntary activation and deployment of military personnel. The work we do and the information we disseminate are known to enlisted people in numbers far greater than the thousands with whom we communicate personally. info on CCCO 510-465-1617 or 888-231-2226 or http://www.objector.org
ONGOING CONTACT CONGRESS about important issues: war, civil liberties, fast track Senator Patty Murray: (202) 224-2621 or (206) 553-5545, Senator Maria Cantwell: (202)224-3441 or (206) 220-6400, 888-648-7328 Jay Inslee: (202) 225-6311 or (425) 640-0233 (parts of north Seattle, plus Snohomish, Kitsap) Rick Larsen (202)225.2605, (425) 252-3188 Brian Baird (202) 255-3536, or (360) 695-6292 Norm Dicks (202) 225-5916, (253) 593-6536 Jim McDermott (202) 225-3106 or (206) 553-7170 (most of Seattle) Dave Reichert (202) 225-7761 or (206) 275-3438 (Bellevue) Adam Smith (202) 225-5893 or (253) 926-6681; If you don't know who your Rep is, or live outside WA, contact 2 senators and one rep via the Congressional switchboard is 202-224-3121; anyone can get the local and federal addresses and fax numbers of their reps by simply typing in their ZIP code at http://capwiz.com/wa/dbq/officials/
ONGOING WEEKDAYS, 8-9 a.m. and 5-6 p.m., on KBCS radio 91.3 FM, Bellevue; 'DEMOCRACY NOW!' INDEPENDENT JOURNALIST Amy Goodman's show with news and opinions NOT HEARD ON MAJOR NETWORK NEWS; info http://www.Democracynow.org or http://kbcs.fm [updated 4/11/10]
ONGOING WEEKDAYS, please confirm at website, 9-10 am, and 9-10 pm, on Seattle Community Media, cable channel 77/29, daily show of Democracy Now! national independent news hour; the BEST IN INDEPENDENT JOURNALISM each day covering national and international affairs, Hosted by award-winning journalists Amy Goodman & Juan Gonzalez; Featuring breaking stories around the globe dealing with war and peace, racial, social and gender justice, globalization, media criticism and the environment; info Seattle Community Access Network, 206-522-4758 or http://www.seattlecommunitymedia.org [updated 9/25/11]
ONGOING WEEKDAYS, in front of the Mount Vernon Court House; People for a Peaceable Planet, a Skagit County group Committed to PEACE, JUSTICE AND NONVIOLENCE holds Vigils M-W-F at noon and on Friday at 4 pm, info http://www.ppplanet.org [updated 06/18/05]
ONGOING SAT & SUN, 6-9 a.m., on KEXP 90.3 FM Radio in Seattle and KXOT 91.7 FM in Tacoma, Mind Over Matters PROGRESSIVE POLITICAL Programs, includes Saturday 6 a.m. Alternative Radio, 7 Sustainability Segment with Diane Horn, 7:30 Community Forum, 8 Counterspin by media group FAIR, 8:30 Eat The Airwaves!, political commentary by Geov Parrish and Maria Tomchick of Eat The State! Independent weekly, Sunday 6 Bioneers, 6:30 Between the Lines, 7-9 Talks/Interviews; the show is also archived for two weeks and streamed live on the web at http://www.kexp.org, info 206-520-5838 [confirmed 9/29/12]
Updated on Sunday, November 11, 2012