May 16
Seattle Sites of the Day:

Renton and Maple Valley Al-Anon/Alateen

"If your life is affected by someone else's drinking, we can help you do something about it..."

"Alateen is for young people, usually teenagers, whose lives have been affected by someone else's drinking. The following twenty questions are to help you decide whether or not Alateen is for you."

Multicultural Organization of Students Actively Involved in Change
   Bridging the Gap between Diverse Communities

Presentation to UW Regents
Thursday, May 18th 8:30 a.m.
142 Gerberding Hall

"Please stand with us at one of the most important presentations on diversity the University of Washington has ever had. Disappointed with UW diversity efforts to date, UW students and alumni are leading this effort to present a proposal to the Regents to help the UW create a 'World Class' diversity program. ..."

For more information, contact Terryl Ross at (206) 996-4334 - tjross@u.washington.edu

"Friends and Colleagues:
As you know, I have been spending the better part of my energy working to make the University of Washington more inclusive of all cultures. On Thursday morning, I will be presenting to the UW Regents with an impressive array of people about what it will take to make diversity a reality at the UW. Please stand with us if you value diversity and can take the time so show it." - Terryl

Ruckus: UW's Progressive Independent Student Newsmagazine
Copwatch: Seattle citizens shoot back with video cameras

January, 1998 - "Ultimately, Copwatch wants police accountability to the communities they serve. Officers that misbehave are nearly untouchable - protected by unconcerned Seattle and King County prosecutors, red tape and a code of silence - the 'blue code' - that prevails in precincts. Copwatch's birth came in early 1996, and members point to the shooting of 28-year-old Eddie Anderson as an impetus."

NorthWest Citizen
Public Good Project

"Public Good is a research and education network illuminating conflicts where democratic values are being challenged. ... We do investigative research. We've had a busy and interesting history. We are always happy to hear from you and invite you to contact us."

Netwar in the Emerald City

"The Direct Action Network's strategy is a classic example of 'netwar' conflict. Netwar is a concept introduced in the early 1990's by two researchers at the RAND corporation, ... David Ronfeldt and John Arquilla proposed a new framework for viewing conflict in the information age."

"The essence of netwar is ... one or more of the major participants consist of networks, rather than institutions. The central feature... is the struggle for understanding and knowledge, as opposed to more traditional conflicts which focus on controlling territories or resources."

"In the case of the Direct Action Network, the central prize consisted of the understanding that the WTO multi-lateral trade agreements are intensely corrosive to democracy, at least that form of democracy which entails a knowledgeable public participating in policy formation in meaningful ways." ...

"By Monday evening, November 30, the forces had aligned themselves. ... What would happen next was anybody's guess, but the best guessers would win and the others would lose." ...

"Floating above the tear gas was a pulsing infosphere of enormous bandwidth, reaching around the planet via the internet." ...