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Seattle Community Network |
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May 13, 2000 |
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May 13
VolunteerMatch
"... our opposition to the Department of Design Construction and Land Use proposal to the Seattle City Council to amend the existing Seattle Public School lighting code. An ordinance that allows up to 100-foot sports lights of any type, without site-by-site consideration of impacts or hours of usage, and without a process of checks and balances in the form of site-specific public review, has no place in Seattle Municipal Code. ... "We do not want cell towers or 100-foot sports field light poles in our neighborhoods. ... Please amend this proposed code change to a conditional use only proposal that includes performance criteria to protect the residential character of Seattle's neighborhoods. ... if the variance is passed it will open the door to allowing the Parks Department to also install 100ft lighting poles... This would impact the neighborhoods in most of the residential areas of our city..."
"We welcome inquiries from volunteers with experience and skills in research, grants writing, hypertext editing, computers, and basic organizational management."
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May 7 - May 13
Seattle Site of the Week: 
National Coalition Building Institute, Seattle Chapter
Training the Trainer
NCBI is working "to strengthen relationships between Seattle's Communities of Color and the Seattle Police Department. ... The ultimate goal of the REAL Project is to ensure that everyone's perspectives and concerns are heard, recognized, and responded to, including those of the Police. "The REAL (Reconciliation, Education, Action and Leadership) Project will train police and leaders in our Communities of Color to work as bridge builders and advocates for on-going liaison relationships. Over an eighteen month period, the REAL project team will recruit potential leaders from the communities and the Police Department, train them in NCBI leadership skills, facilitate the creation of community plans to improve Police/Community relations, and aid in the implementation of these plans. "... One of the unique aspects of the REAL Project is that it is a community-initiated outreach to the Police. This is a powerful opportunity for community members and Police to take responsibility for building bridges to one another." NCBI will hold a 3-day Leadership Development Clinic this Tuesday through Thursday, May 9 - 11. The next REAL Public Workshop is June 10, at Seattle Central Community College, Room 3115.
May 20 - 23
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