June 15
Seattle Sites of the Day:

Arboretum Park Preservation Coalition

"The Seattle Parks Department has just published the Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) for the proposed Arboretum Master Plan and two alternatives."

Public comments on the Draft EIS must be sent by June 26 to Peter Marshall at the Parks Dept.

Public hearing - Thursday, June 15, 6 p.m. at the Mountaineers Club, 300 Third Ave W.

Magnolia-Queen Anne Public High School Task Force

Thursday, June 15 from 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. at McClure Middle School (1915 1st Ave. W. on Queen Anne Hill).

"We have dreamed of a school... where the educators are set free to teach to an academically rigorous level that is, for the most part, attained only by our private-school counterparts."

"The Blaine [Elementary] site has wonderful surroundings for a high school. ... we would like to see this school open fall 2001."

"... the only way we can even begin to make this school a reality is to show the School District that at least 1000 students in the Magnolia and Queen Anne communities would consider attending this new high school."

City of Seattle: Equity in Contracting

Thursday, June 15, 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. at City Council Chambers, 11th Floor Municipal Building, 600 4th Ave.

"Sponsored by the Seattle Human Rights Commission, co-sponsored by Councilmember Peter Steinbrueck. Please join us in this productive, lively and pointed dialogue concerning the utilization of women and minority contractors in this post I-200 era."

Moderator: Sharon Tomiko Santos, 37th District Rep. Questions from the audience will be taken, for the City of Seattle, King County and Port of Seattle officials on the panel. For more info, call Angelyn Frazer at (206) 684-4540.

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"Seattle's booming economy has caused housing prices to soar while the wages of many downtown service workers have stagnated. The same wealth that produces soaring office towers and posh hotels also produces thousands of poverty wage jobs. Many people employed in downtown offices and hotels are flooding Seattle's shelters, food banks and other social services..."

King County Labor Council, HERE Local 8, religious leaders and housing and community advocates are sponsoring a "Conversation between downtown service workers, housing advocates, and Mayor Paul Schell." Push for quality jobs and labor organizing rights. Dana Wise (206) 441-0499

People's March Against Police Brutality

Thurs June 15, 6:00 p.m. at Spruce Park, 21st Ave and Fir, across from New Hope Baptist Church.

People's Coalition for Justice sponsors a People's March Against Police Brutality. March led by survivors of brutality and victims' family members, past the East Precinct to Seattle Central Community College. Endorsed by the American Friends Service Committee, New Hope Baptist Church, Fellowship of Reconciliation and the Church Council of Greater Seattle.

Dick Burton (206) 587-2916 or Delila Leber (206) 587-4009 x115 or Dustin Washington, American Friends Service Committee, (206) 632-0500 x14