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Seattle Community Network |
Friday
August 18, 2000 |
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August 18
Seattle Hempfest is free. Please bring a can of food to support local food banks. Hempfest is "the biggest cannabis policy reform event in the world. Featuring over 4 stages, 38 supporting musical acts, hundreds of food, craft, and service vendors, informative demonstrations, displays and exhibits, and a host of political, legal and educational organizations." Last year's Hempfest "went off without a hitch... Over 90,000 people streamed through beautiful Myrtle Edwards Park... to peacefully protest global cannabis laws... "The watchful presence of only a handful of city and port police was a refreshing contrast to earlier years, and the result of relentless diplomacy and aggressive cooperation on all sides."
"Rally to protest the Boy Scouts' policy of discrimination against gay people. Camp-type food and scout-type fun activities for children. Then march to the Boy Scout headquarters, 3120 Rainier Ave S. "The Out Front Labor Coalition / GLBT Pride at Work, of the AFL-CIO, is coordinating a Seattle-area protest rally to coincide with rallies at Boy Scout headquarters all over the country. "Scouting for All is calling for a national day of action against the Boy Scouts of America's homophobic policies and practices." Info: Sarah Luthens (206) 937-7242.
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August 13 - 19
Seattle Site of the Week:  
ACAP Child and Family Services
"ACAP provides infant through preschool child care services, with specific outreach to, and support for, low income and homeless families [in South King County]. ... Parent support and education, are also part of the agency's ongoing service delivery. "Subsidized/reduced fee child care services are available to low income families who are working, seeking employment or are in job training programs. The goal of this program is to assist families in staying off of the welfare rolls, by offering quality and affordable child care. This program aids in the prevention of unemployment and homelessness. "Therapeutic Child Development Services are provided to children and families who are referred by Children's Protective Services. The program provides child care, therapeutic intervention (including developmental screening, small group work, and parent co-op), parent support groups, short term counseling, parent education, transportation and referrals for additional services as needed. "This program provides support and protection for children who have been abused or at risk of being abused. It also assists children with their linguistic, cognitive, emotional, and physical development. "Through the APPLE (A Positive Parenting Lab Experience) Parenting Program, approximately eleven, eight to ten week, courses are offered each quarter in various locations throughout South King County." ... "Lab classes are also conducted in order that parents have the opportunity to apply their learning in a structured and educational setting with their children. Parent education aids in the prevention of child abuse and juvenile delinquency, by teaching positive discipline, healthy choices, stress management, and appropriate expression of emotions. "Child care services are available on site at West Auburn High School so that teen parents can enroll their children in while they work towards completion of their high school diploma. This program exists to help teen parents become self-sufficient and productive citizens." |
