August 27

Concert Spirituel

Concert Spirituel performs chamber music from the 16th through the early 19th centuries on period instruments. The 1997-1998 season opens with four free twilight performances, one each Sunday evening in September, in the Rose Garden at Woodland Park. Listeners are encouraged to wander about the park and enjoy the blooming roses and flutist Jeffrey Cohan's performances of Jacob van Eyck's Variations on Favorite Melodies of the Early 17th Century.

August 19

Federal Way Philharmonic

The Orchestra's 1997/98 concert season gets under way with Pops concerts on Saturday and Sunday, September 13 and 14. Eight more performances follow throughout the fall, winter and spring. The members of the Federal Way Philharmonic are 75 freelance professional musicians from King and Pierce counties, under the direction of A. Brian Davenport.

August 13

SCN Mailing Lists

These new mailing lists are now hosted on SCN.

Ravenna Bryant Community Association

ravennatime@scn.org

rbcaboard@scn.org

rbcanews@scn.org

The RBCA coordinates activities in Seattle's Ravenna and Bryant neighborhoods, communicates news of interest to residents, and takes action on problems of concern to the community.

August 3

Fear of Flying Clinic

The Fear of Flying Clinic is a nonprofit, public service organization. Its volunteer staff consists of commercial aviation pilots, FAA personnel, members of the International Organization of Women Pilots (Ninety Nines), employees of major airlines, and clinic graduates. A fee is charged to cover the clinic's expenses. The Clinic's program helps you understand your fear and help you deal with it. A licensed counselor will help to control (and dissolve) your fear of flying. This is supported by honest discussion throughout the course of the clinic. When you complete the course, you'll be on your way to greater relaxation and enjoyment of flying.

August 2

University District Farmers Market

Over 40 Washington state farmers and food producers bring the greatest variety of locally grown produce available in the Seattle area. The Farmers Market is open every Saturday until November 1st, from 9:00 AM to 2:00 PM at University Way and NE 50th St. Master Gardeners, Seattle Tilth and P-Patch experts are on hand to help with gardening questions.

Toys for Tots

The 1997 Toys for Tots campaign hopes to bring Christmas cheer to many local kids. This year's toy drive is now in the planning stages. In the coming weeks this Web page will have information about this year's coordinators, toy drop-off sites and Toys for Tots events.

SCN Mailing Lists

These new mailing lists are now hosted on SCN.

Association for Women in Computing, Puget Sound Chapter.

awcpsinfo@scn.org

The Disavowed

disavowed@scn.org

For discussion of employment, local employers and related topics, particularly among those recently laid off.

Neighborhood Networks

n-networks@scn.org

For discussion of HUD's Neighborhood Networks project.

August 1

Sand Point Veterans Coalition

The Coalition is an umbrella organization representing the common interests of over two dozen non-profit veterans' groups in Washington State. It provides employment services, retraining and rehabilitation services, substance abuse and other counseling services, youth programs, Native American and women's veteran services, Toys for Tots facilities, meeting places for veterans' groups, a credit union and many other services all in a single 'one stop' service center.

July 12

Northwest Corporate Accountability Project

Do you own $1,000 worth of a corporation's stock? Have you owned it for a year? Then you can file a shareholder resolution. Here you can find information on and examples of shareholder resolutions, rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission, information on Washington corporations, mutual funds and related Web sites.

For example, several Boeing shareholders introduced this 1997 Shareholder Proposal on Doing Business with China:

RESOLVED: shareholders request the Board to adopt, by January 1, 1998, basic human rights criteria for its business operations in and/or with the Peoples' Republic of China. Requesting shareholders shall be notified of these principles and how Boeing intends to implement them by July 1, 1998.
...
THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS RECOMMENDS A VOTE AGAINST THIS PROPOSAL FOR THE FOLLOWING REASONS:
The Boeing Company is a leading aerospace firm and is committed to being one of the premier industrial companies in the world. We operate in an extraordinarily competitive business... (etc.)

SCN Members' Home Pages

SCN users have Web home pages scattered all over, on other systems. Here are about a hundred of the ones we could most easily find. This may give you more of a sense of who some of SCN's users and volunteers are.

User Home Pages - Expanded Testing

SCN is offering free Web home pages on our server to registered users, on a test basis. The features offered are quite limited. (My typing fingers are getting tired from typing "no" in the Web Page FAQ.) To sign up, please contact webmaster@scn.org.

July 10

Seattle Canoe and Kayak Club

SCKC is a non-profit organization that works with the City of Seattle to promote canoe and kayak instruction, education and competition. The boat house is located at the City's Greenlake Small Crafts Center on the southwest shore of Green Lake in north Seattle. Join SCKC every Tuesday night for the Duck Island Challenge. Equipment is available free of charge. All you have to do is show up at 6:15 at the Boat House.

July 2

Engineering and Science in K-12 Classrooms

The Engineering and Science Resource Bureau is an association of about 160 engineers in almost every known specialty, many of them retired, who donate science, math and technology assistance to any K-12 teachers in the Puget Sound area who request it. On average, each possesses about forty years of skilled engineering practice and technical knowledge. ESRB's members are highly motivated to pass this along to the next generation of scientists and engineers. ESRB also provides free educational science kits, and helps with teacher training in cooperation with educators' groups such as the Science Teachers Association.

June 19

Community Development Society

Seattle's CDS chapter includes academic researchers as well as people who work in government and private social work agencies, many of whom focus on improving the conditions of life and health in urban neighborhoods. CDS members have put together a guide to finding employment in CD-related jobs, which is also a starting point for general job searches. The CDS On-Line Library includes reference pages like these from CDS' Community Health Section:

Links to health-related WWW resources

Community Health: Research Tools

June 15

National Organization for Women

Seattle NOW will hold its monthly meeting on Tuesday, June 24 at 7:00 PM, in Room 1110 at Seattle Central Community College. During the meeting, Jonnae Tillman will host a forum called "Girls' Empowerment."

The Leonard Peltier Support Group will hold its 22nd Anniversary Memorial Potluck and Video Showing of Warrior: The Life and Times of Leonard Peltier at the Daybreak Star Indian Cultural Center on Thursday, June 26th from 6:00 to 10:00 PM. See the NOW page for more information.

June 14

Port Angeles Journal Online

The Journal is an alternative source of news for the North Olympic Peninsula. It's available free by e-mail. Each week, the Journal reports on what's happening at the Port, at City Hall, in Clallam County government and with local businesses. The Journal focuses on the quality of education in School District 121 and on events at Peninsula College. It features local sports news, a seasonal tourist section, classified ads, editorials and letters to the editor.

June 7

University Community Urban Center

UCUC will host a Community Workshop on Tuesday, June 10 from 4:00 to 8:00 PM at the United Congregational Church, 16th Avenue NE and NE 45th St. UCUC committee members, consultants and people from all parts of the community will choose preferred options for managing the University District's urban problems. For more information, call the UCUC hotline at 684-0784. UCUC lists its upcoming meetings on housing, transportation, jobs, public safety and other issues on the UCUC Meeting Schedules page.

Welcome to Wallingford

Wallingford's pages present a brief history of the area around the Gas Works, and invite local residents to contribute more information to the neighborhood's new Web site.

Seattle Area Employment Guide

SCN's Employment Guide includes information about finding a job in Seattle and Washington state. You can look up job hotlines, online newspapers with help wanted ads, public employers like King County and the UW, private companies, temp agencies specializing in several fields, non-profit agencies who need volunteers, and more. It includes a couple of good guides to writing a resume. We've added this page because of requests from SCN members.

June 5

Older Women's League

Seattle's OWL chapter meets Saturday, June 7 from 9:45 to noon at the Council House Roof Room at 1501 17th Ave (near Madison). 11th District state legislator Eileen Cody will speak on "The Impact of the Legislative Session on Health Care Issues and What Needs to Happen in the Future." A discussion will follow. Call 781-6679 if you need a ride. The OWL Annual Picnic is Saturday, July 12 starting at noon, at Woodland Park's Shelter 7.

SCN Mailing Lists

These new mailing lists are now hosted on SCN.

Cascadia Media Network-

cmn@scn.org

Seattle Community Network Association (SCNA) -

election97@scn.org

An election for three seats on the SCNA board of directors is coming up later this summer. This is a mailing list for discussions about the election.

Questions: webeditors@scn.org