SCN Featured Sites Archive

Featured Sites for September 2001

"The   911 Peace site is a provisional site for a growing Seattle regional coalition of people and organizations who are concerned that the administration's response to the September 11th atrocity will result in the deaths of more innocent people."

"The  Peace & Justice Events Calendar for the Seattle Area (and national and international) lists public events designed to make this a more just and peaceful world. Topics include (but are not limited to): nonviolence trainings, meetings about police accountability, workshops on racism, gay rights, press conferences on economic justice, information on boycotts and petitions, and government hearings on pending legislation and more."

"The  Seattle Black College Fair is a wonderful opportunity for Puget Sound area students to learn more about Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs ). Fair activities also include information on pre-college, undergraduate, and graduate programs, application procedures and educational workshops on financial aid, test-taking strategies, campus life, and opportunities to discuss academic programs."

"The   Vintage Telephone Equipment Museum, located in Seattle, reveals the history of the telephone and the central office switches that made it all work. Exhibits permit hands-on participation. A self-guided tour are available, along as guided tours. This site was created and is maintained by Lois Beedle."

"The Peace Heathens'   Seattle Crisis Resource Directory has been hosted on SCN since 1994. The directory was one of the first efforts to place crisis information online. Over 400 organizations are listed in the up-to-date directory and a wide range of services ranging from 12-step programs to minor home repair to information for sexual minorities. And even information on free haircuts for the homeless. The directory is a grassroots effort and is focused on self-referral."

Featured Sites for October and November 2001

"See hundreds of Seattle and Washington state locations in panoramic virtual reality. VR Seattle uses photographic Quicktime VR images that let you spin around, look up and down as if you were standing right there. Many Seattle attractions are viewable online including Pioneer Square, Pike Place Market, Seattle Center, Downtown Waterfront and more."

"Doug Schuler, of the Public Sphere Project (Computer Professionals for Social Responsibility), was involved in a conference in Kyoto, Japan. Read his piece called   Digital Citizens and Digital Cities."

"The Seattle Astronomical Society is sustained by over 200 people who share a common interest in the observational, educational, and social aspects of amateur astronomy. Monthly meetings feature speakers on a wide range of topics, from the Hubble Space Telescope to electronic imaging to personal observing experiences. The club holds public observing star-parties at Green Lake every month, dark sky observing parties outside Seattle, plus other astronomical activities."

"Bike Works teaches young people how to fix bikes, rewards them with their own set of wheels, and provides affordable bicycle services in the community. Our programs invest in young people, the future of our community, and encourage bicycling as a clean and healthy transportation alternative. We've been working for kids, bikes, and community in the Rainier Valley since 1996."

  "King County Seniors Online serves the senior population living in Seattle/King County and through the medium of the Internet to make living here easier. And to encourage the exchange of ideas, opinions, experiences and knowledge to help us get more out of life. One of our goals is to see that every senior center, SPICE site and other community resource has at least one Internet linked computer dedicated to the interests of older people."

"Seazine, the Seattle Community Network's online magazine, was published twice in 1998 by editors Rod Clark and Lorraine Pozzi."

"Northwest Harvest - the only statewide hunger program in Washington State - operates the Cherry Street Food Bank in downtown Seattle and distributes food - almost 16 million pounds in fiscal year 2000 - through warehouses in Grays Harbor, Yakima, Stevens County, and King County. We supply this food, without fees of any kind, to 300 hunger programs across the state. In an average month, these programs provide more than 433,000 services to people in need. More than half of those served are children and the elderly."

  "Dark Skies Northwest (founded in 1999) is the Northwest Section of the International Dark-Sky Association. Our mission is to be a focal point for light pollution issues in the NW, promote quality outdoor lighting, promote and preserve the beautiful night sky, and to educate the public about the problem of light pollution and its solutions. Our members include astronomers, naturalist, outdoor lighting engineers and people who are generally concerned with the beauty their community."

"Food Lifeline is a nonprofit food distribution center. We work to provide nutritious food to hungry, low-income people in Western Washington by supplying over 250 food banks, meal programs and shelters with nearly 15 million pounds of food each year."

"The mission of the   African American/Jewish Coalition for Justice is to increase mutual understanding and cooperation of African Americans and Jews in the pursuit of economic and social justice."

Featured Sites for December 2001

  "The Museum of Velvet Painting was established in 1993 in Seattle. It evolved out of a strong interest in early velvet paintings of the South Pacific, particularly the works of Leeteg of Tahiti, the Father of Popular Velvet Painting. The goal of our organization is to encourage the appreciation, conservation, and protection of paintings on velvet for all people."

  "Food Not Bombs is one of the many, many FNB chapters around the world that serves vegetarian meals to people in need and to support political activism. In the face of this moral crisis, Food Not Bombs is committed to building a vital and caring movement for progressive social change and to challenging the invisible barrier that separates the poor and homeless from a so-called normal society."

  "The Citizens' Campaign for Commercial-Free Schools (CCCS) was formed in Seattle in 1997. The goals of the group are to protect children and youth from commercial influences in school, to educate the public about commercialism in schools, to advocate for the elimination of such commercial influences, and to seek full and stable funding for education."

Featured Sites for January 2002

"The   Professional Technical Diversity Network (PTDN) is related to the   Washington State Diversity Network (WSDN). The mission of PTDN is to unite employers and professional organizations that share an ongoing commitment to the enhanced recruitment, development, and retention of diverse professionals and technical specialists."

"Westwood is a West Seattle neighborhood. We are our own little town.   The Westwood Neighborhood Council is an open group of neighbors working together to improve and maintain the quality of life in the Westwood community. Read our online brochure to learn more about the Westwood Neighborhood Council."

"The   West Seattle Food Bank is committed to eliminating hunger in West Seattle. We have been serving West Seattle residents since 1981. Currently, the Food Bank answers more than 2,000 requests for groceries each month. Our clients include the working poor, single parents, fixed-income seniors and those new to our area."

"The   Association for Women in Science (Seattle branch) is dedicated to achieving equity and full participation for women in science, technology, engineering, and math."

"The   Friends of Queen Anne Bowl is a group of neighbors and residents who live in the neighborhood of the Queen Anne Bowl (aka the playfield of Rodgers Park) who are concerned about over development of a peaceful neighborhood park into a full time sports venue."

Featured Sites for February 2002

"Washington C.A.S.H. is a non-profit that offers economic justice opportunities to the poorest people in Washington via FREE business training and microcredit services in a peer-based format."

"Founded in 1993, the mission of the Pacific Crest Biodiversity Project is to protect and restore the ecological integrity of forest ecosystems in the Pacific Northwest. The environmental learning hikes they take people on are FUN."

Featured Sites for April 2002

"The   Northwest Geological Society (NWGS), based in Seattle, Washington, is a regional association of roughly 250 professionals, students, retirees, and other interested persons in the field of geology. This site strives to be a resource of Northwest geological information--attempting to gather information in one convenient location."

"Who would ever think our vast forest of almost an acre could be turned into such a lovely garden. Leave all cares behind as you stroll though the garden and look for the tiny frogs, if they are still around...   Our Garden of Dreams..."

"The   Pacific Northwest Needle Arts Guild (PNNAG) was organized for educational purposes, to encourage individuals, without discrimination, to pursue knowledge in the needle arts and to raise and maintain standards of technique and design."

"The   Northwest Folk Dancers Incorporated (NFDI) is a non-profit umbrella organization that promotes folk dancing and ethnic events. NFDI sponsors folk dance festivals and other folk events, provides dance descriptions and practice tapes at a nominal charge for NFDI members, and seeks new ways to promote all forms of ethnic dance."