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April 12, 2000

April 12
Seattle Sites of the Day:


Fare Start

"Become a community volunteer of FareStart by making your own unique contribution of time, resources, goods or services."

FareStart's programs offer "job training and placement in the food service industry... Intensive support to address issues surrounding students' homelessness... Support to find and retain employment with sustainable wages and benefits... While still living in Seattle's homeless shelters, they show up to work on time every weekday, clean, sober, appropriately dressed, ready to learn and ready to work."

"Visit FareStart's newest operation, The Broderick Café, located at 615 Second Avenue, just off Pioneer Square... features fresh, made-to-order breakfast and lunch... Open 7:00am - 4:00pm, Monday - Friday."

The Sharehouse

"... when they make the transition from a shelter to permanent housing, they often lack the basic furnishings... The Sharehouse provides these basic items... to a formerly homeless family."

"Volunteers are an integral part of our operation... Sharehouse Warehouse, located in Seattle's Central Area... An ability to communicate with people from diverse economic and cultural backgrounds... Our office is busy! We need help... We have many one-time weekend projects for groups... (206) 525-1213 x3101."

Marlys Magazine

"... dedicated to the work of Lynda Barry! Now featuring Ernie Pook's Comeek updated weekly. [Delayed about a month from print publication.] New - Lynda's new bi-weekly strip at Salon.com 'One Hundred Demons.' New-ish ... Solitaire using the cards from Lynda's 'Naked Ladies! Naked Ladies! Naked Ladies!' coloring book. Obviously, not hosted by Geocities."

April 9 - 15
Seattle Site of the Week:


Peace and Justice Events, Seattle Area

"THROUGH APRIL 15, Celebrate National VOLUNTER WEEK; for example American Red Cross Language Bank for bilingual speakers of all languages especially needs speakers of Vietnamese, Cambodian and Somali, 206-726-3554"

"**SUN APRIL 9, 3 - 6 p.m., at Martin Luther King Way S & Charlestown, just a bit after the intersection of Rainier Avenue & MLK, and before Rainier Vista; WHEEL/SHARE TENT CITY Open House, raised at the April 1 closing of Seattle's Winter Response shelters despite thousands of HOMELESS PEOPLE with no warm or safe place to sleep, info 206-448- 7889 or anitra@speakeasy.org."

"SUN APRIL 9, 4:30 - 6:30 p.m., at Garfield Community Center, 23rd & Cherry, on buslines 3 and 48; Mothers for POLICE ACCOUNTABILITY will hold the Third Annual PAUL ROBESON JUSTICE AWARDS, presenting Ted Hutchinson who will do a first person characterization of Paul Robeson in word and song, awards to state Representative Velma Veloria for her work against racial profiling; W. Ed Reed for his book 'The Politics of Community Policing: A Case of Seattle'; Simi Bear for her contribution to juvenile justice work; and Marc Auerbach for his educational and technical work with MfPA; info 206-329-2033"




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