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Seattle Community Network |
Monday
April 24, 2000 |
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April 24
Seattle Sites of the Day: 
Friends of Marymoor Park
Member User Groups
"The Friends of Marymoor Park is a group of users and neighbors of Marymoor Park who meet regularly... and help enhance and better utilize the facilities and programs within the park. There are a tremendous number of activities going on at Marymoor Park..." "Next Meeting: Wednesday, April 26, 7:00 PM. Call 206-205-8751 for more information. Everyone Welcome!" "We are actively seeking new members, including any individuals who simply enjoy the park."
"In response to the housing crisis, the state stepped in and constructed the La Esperanza housing complex in 1999. Comprised of 26 converted cargo containers, the clean facilities provide cheap, temporary shelter for farm worker families who pay about $10 a day. But... 60 percent of the state's migrant workforce, more than 37,000 mostly Spanish-speaker men and women, are homeless during the growing season..." "Guadalupe Gamboa, the Sunnyside-based regional representative for the United Farm Workers of America, said the proposed rules still promote substandard housing for the workers, adding, that 'cherry tent camp rules allow for the housing of families in cherry orchards that are heavily sprayed with dangerous organophosphates.'"
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April 23 - 29
Seattle Site of the Week: 
Voice of Roma
"The primary objectives and purposes of this corporation shall be to organize, promote, and provide educational and charitable projects for and about Roma. Our goal is to provide Roma, with a special emphasis on the inclusion of Romani women, with a voice, in their local communities, as well as nationally and internationally. We will do this through programs such as the following:
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