November 27
Seattle Sites of the Day:

Coalition of Anti-Racist Whites
American Friends Service Committee: Seattle Youth Undoing Institutional Racism

Monday, November 27, 6:00 p.m. potluck, 6:30 meeting at Seattle Central Community College, Room BE 1110, Broadway just north of Pine.

Info: Martin Friedman Martin.Friedman@ci.seattle.wa.us or (206) 386-1183.

Washington Advocates for the Mentally Ill

Tuesday, November 28, 6:00 - 6:30 p.m. at St. Mark's Episcopal Cathedral, 1245 10th Ave E.

"Candlelight vigil on the cathedral lawn for homeless mentally ill people, followed at 6:30 by light refreshments and the 3rd annual legislative forum with King County Executive Ron Sims and King County legislators.

"Program includes political satire by the musical group Seattle Raging Grannies. Sponsored by King County Mental Health Advisory Board, King County Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Administrative Board, Washington Advocates for the Mentally Ill (WAMI), and Federation of Families.

"Blankets, sleeping bags and checks will be collected at the forum or may be brought November 23 - 28 to WAMI, 802 NW 70th, or to University Presbyterian Church, 4540 15th Ave NE."

Info: (206) 783-WAMI.

Washington Living Wage Movement
Ford Foundation: Washington State Living Wage Movement Priorities for Year 2000

Economic Opportunity Institute

Wednesday, November 29, noon - 3:00 p.m. at St. Mark's Episcopal Cathedral, 1245 10th Ave E.

"Come together to strategize, commit and mobilize, to draw essential links between affordable housing, good jobs and living wages.

"Join with Steve Williamson, the King County Labor Council executive secretary, and with leadership from community organizations, unions, churches and synagogues.

"Discuss issues surrounding the Living Wage Movement in Puget Sound, including current work with the Seattle Alliance for Good Jobs & Housing for Everyone (SAGE) on the TDR/Bonus campaign. Lunch available. All are welcome.

"Please RSVP to Maya Baxter, Living Wage Movement, Washington Association of Churches livingwagemovement@thewac.org or (206) 625-9790 ext 16."

Friends of Street Ends

"Seattle is home to dozens of tiny shoreline public access points, treasures in our city's shoreline program, and a long-kept secret in many of our neighborhoods.

"... When Seattle's streets were originally laid out back in the late 1800s, they were simply draped over the landscape, ignoring the idiosyncrasies of our city and its many bodies of water. As a result, this has created 140 'street ends' that dead-end on the waterfronts of Lake Washington, the Duwamish River, the Ship Canal, Lake Union and Puget Sound.

"... many have been neglected, overgrown with brambles or appropriated by adjacent property owners. ... A volunteer organization called Friends of Street Ends formed to work with community groups to open and improve these tiny areas for access to the water by neighbors."

Seattle Union Record
Pacific Northwest Newspaper Guild

Newspaper Guild members at the Seattle Times and Seattle P-I are on strike for higher wages, primarily for lower paid circulation and ad workers. Under the Times/P-I joint operating agreement, most non-editorial employees work for a combined management run by The Times. Teamsters Local 174, whose members distribute papers, are also on strike.

Guild reporters from both papers are publishing their own daily newspaper, the Seattle Union Record, to compete with the thinner-than-usual Times and P-I.

Monday, November 27, 6:00 - 7:00 p.m. at Seattle University School of Law, Room 109.

"National Lawyers Guild will hold a legal observer training to prepare for the WTO anniversary. With the police rattling their swords it's clear there need to be many trained observers. The presence of trained observers may help to diffuse tense confrontations and diffuse violence. NLG observers have also helped some wrongly arrested people in court."

Info: Paul Richmond paulr@u.washington.edu

WTO Protest Anniversary Press Conference

Tuesday, November 28, 10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. at Swedish Club, 1920 Dexter Ave N. in Seattle.

Six consecutive issue-specific press conferences, details to be announced.

Info: Dale (206) 423-7564 or dalhdgs@aol.com

Nonviolent Direct Action Training
Community Action Network

Tuesday, November 28, 4:30 - 8:30 p.m. at Community Action Network, 115 Prefontaine near 3rd and Yesler, Pioneer Square area.

"Prepare for WTO anniversary events in a nonviolent direct action training. Topics will include history and philosophy of nonviolence and direct action, affinity groups, defusing violence, role plays, quick decision-making, arrest, the legal process, jail solidarity, and more.

"If you are planning to protest, celebrate and be in the streets (or the sidewalks), taking the time to prepare in one of these trainings can be well worth it. Just ask those that have done such trainings.

"Sliding scale (no-one turned away for lack of funds) $5 - $50. Info and preregistration: Community Action Network (206) 632-1656."

Training for Volunteer Medics
riseup.net

"Wednesday, November 29, tentative date for mini-training for volunteer medics for Nov 30 and Dec 1 WTO anniversary demonstrations, for safety and first aid in case police use 'chemical compliance' as they did last year. No experience necessary."

Info: Michelle meesh@riseup.net

N29 'Celebrate the Movement' Benefit Concert

Wednesday, November 29, 7:00 p.m. at the Showbox Music Club (206-628-3151), 1426 1st at Pike.

"A benefit show for Jam for Justice and the Independent Media Center. Featured artists include Source of Labor, folk legends Jim Page and Artis the Spoonman, Big Medicine, Basement Nation, The Anti Fascist Marching Band, Firedancers, The Danny Godinez Band, and special guests TBA.

"Tickets can be purchased at the IMC, Speakeasy, Left Bank Books, and the Showbox ticket office.

"Info: Bob Siegel (206) 624-9392 or bob@msfseattle.com or Cinde MacGugan cinde@gte.net or (425) 445-7748."