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Seattle Community Network |
Wednesday
September 20, 2000 |
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September 20
"North Seattle Grassroots Radio is completely non-commercial and we raise money through benefit shows and donations." Wednesday, September 20 - Doors open at 7:30 p.m., show from 8:00 - 10:00 p.m. at the Hi-Score Arcade, 612 E Pine. "Benefit gathering of folk involved with the microradio movement... pirate radio protesters will be gathering to speak out against the NAB (National Association of Broadcasters). "Performers include The Gimmicks, The Backstabbers and The Rookies. All ages. $4.00. Info: nsgr@hotmail.com."
"Just 5 years ago this was a pretty scary place. Businesses like 2nd Life, Bauhaus, Puss Puss Cafe, Righteous Rags, Vintage Voola, Hot Mama's Pizza, Linda's, Rudy's Barber Shop and many others were the pioneer businesses that helped make this neighborhood what it is today. "Pike/Pine is one of the only Seattle neighborhoods made up largely of INDEPENDENT businesses. You won't find any corporate coffee shops or book stores here and that's the way we like it. If you're looking for alternatives to run-of-the-mill chain stores we hope you'll visit our neighborhood on your next visit to Seattle."
"Seattle Urban Action School presents 'African Americans and Jews,' co-facilitated by Deborah Terry-Hays and Marc Weinblatt. "Both share a history of oppression yet are often separated by skin color and religion. How can we bridge the gaps, build real relationships, and work together for social justice? "This hands-on workshop will feature theater and interactive communication processes. For people committed to both heart and action. Limited to 12 Jews and 12 African-Americans. Preregistration required. (206) 464-9129."
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September 17 - 23
Seattle Site of the Week: 
Real Change News
Listen to the Poor
- Aug. 15
Real Change News is a Seattle newspaper written by the homeless and formerly homeless, published on newsprint every other week. Each current issue is now available on the Web. Anitra Freeman, a director of the SHARE and WHEEL homeless housing groups, which operate self-managed shelters, recently considered how Seattle's government, nonprofits and homeless residents might together approach the planning for the new transitional housing that is to be funded by the Gates Foundation grant and by matching funds many of whose sources are still unknown. Here are a few excerpts from Anitra's comments. There is much more in Real Change's current and recent issues. "This July, the Gates Foundation announced a gift of $40 million that will help women and children who are homeless or in danger of becoming homeless in King, Pierce, and Snohomish counties. ... "Seattle's Office of Housing estimates that 24,800 families were turned away from shelter in these three counties last year. The target of the Healthy Families Program is building 1,500 units of transitional housing and providing five years of support services. ... "Just how many will be helped depends on how the Healthy Families Program is implemented. "In the summer of 1998, Mayor Paul Schell pledged $500,000 toward additional services to get homeless women and children inside. "WHEEL pushed for a public process to decide the use of that money, and the result was a cooperative effort among city officials, service agencies, and homeless women themselves that led to the Women's Referral Center, Hammond House, the beginning of expansion of Angeline's, and an ongoing group project known as the Community Action for Homeless Women. "With that model to work from, a fund of $40 million could drive a cooperative effort that could change this region like no traditional, competitive process could. "One of the factors in the success of the Community Action for Homeless Women has been the involvement of homeless women themselves. "...the Healthy Families Program is only one step forward on a very long road. ... Homelessness will be ended when we each do what we can." |
