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Seattle Districts Now Charter Amendment (5 of the 9 City Council positions would be elected by districts) needs about 40 volunteer signature gatherers for Folklife. They will also be gathering signatures for Equal Chance for Voters, which allows citizens to present Charter Amendments to the voters of Seattle in any election year. They plan to put 2 volunteers at each of 10 entrances, for 4 days. Please sign up for a 2 hour shift. If you would like to sign up please email: info@actionseattle.org or call 206.774.9146.
(I'm in 2 or more minds about this, but you're old enough to decide for yourself whether to help out).
SEATTLE COMMUNITY COUNCIL FEDERATION
Regular Meeting
NOAA (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Agency), Pacific Marine Center on Lake Union
1801 Fairview Avenue East
http://seattlefederation.blogspot.com/
Thursday, May 28, 2009
AGENDA
A Dialogue with Candidates for Seattle City Attorney
featuring City Attorney Tom Carr and Challenger Pete Holmes
How should the Law Department establish its priorities? What qualities are important for a City Attorney who under the City’s Charter has full supervisory control of all city litigation? How can the City Attorney serve the Mayor, the Council and citizens at the same time? What are the key issues that will allow voters to distinguish between the candidates for this important office? The May Federation meeting presents an opportunity for you to learn about the candidates and the key issues that will allow you and to select the person that best addresses the concerns of your community.
The May meeting will also include our monthly Round Robin of issues and projects in your neighborhood. It is your opportunity to brief our citywide membership about what you are working on and to share perceptions on what is going right and what isn’t with our city government. Don’t forget, it is time to renew your Federation dues!
If you have informational materials you would like distributed at the meeting, please email electronic copies or links to Jeannie Hale at jeannieh@serv.net.
7:00 Call to Order and Introductions
Administration
1. Changes to the agenda
2. Treasurer’s report
3. President’s report
7:15 A Dialogue with City Attorney Candidates: City Attorney Tom Carr and Challenger Pete Holmes
8:15 Round Robin
1. Nomination of former First Methodist Church for historic landmark preservation
2. Dearborn project at the Goodwill site—update
3. Neighborhood Planning Advisory Committee—status report
4. Designation of Magnuson Park as an historic district
5. Other issues/projects
9:00 Adjourn
NOAA is a federal facility on high security alert, so attendees must enter by the security gate and may need to present photo ID. If you haven't attended a recent Federation meeting, please send your name, contact information, and address to rickbarrett@gmail.com to be added to the entry list. No e-mail? Call 206-365-1267. The building is ADA compliant, with ample parking in front.
(City Press Release: no mention of whether the mayor would like to talk about snow removal or Grace Crunican. Andrew)
Watch and call tonight, Thursday, May 14, 7 p.m., 206-684-8821, or email your question now by E-mail to: seattlechannelorg@Seattle.Gov
SEATTLE — Do you have questions for Seattle Mayor Greg Nickels? Why is the City forming a partnership with Nissan? What's the latest on the City's budget deficit? How is the Mayor's youth violence prevention effort going? Why does the Mayor want to renew the $145 million housing levy? Want to have your questions answered on live TV?
On Thursday, May 14, 7 p.m. call 206-684-8821 and talk to the Mayor and SEATTLE CHANNEL host C.R.Douglas. If you can't call then, call 206-684-8821 anytime (right now for instance!) and have your question recorded for the show. Or email your question by writing to askthemayor@seattle.gov anytime the inspiration strikes you.
Don't miss the opportunity to dialogue with the City's top executive! Also watch past episodes now by visiting http://www.seattlechannel.org/AskTheMayor/.
(The Polish Home is at 1714 18th Avenue, Seattle, WA 98122)
Saturday May 9th, 11:30AM - 4:30PM
All You Can Eat Pierogi Fest
A Pierogi (Polish dumplings) extravaganza! Several different kinds of pierogi available for your pleasure. Eat as much as you like while talking to friends, listening to the Polish music and having good time. Tickets $15 regular, $8 children up to 11, tots up to 3 years old free. Free attractions from 1:00 PM: * Workshops (learn to make pierogi) * Performance of ethnic youth dance group
(or in Polish) Sobota 9-go maja, 11:30 - 16:30
All You Can Eat Pierogi Fest
Doroczna impreza z tematu "jedz ile się zmieści". Do wyboru wspaniałe polskie pierogi!. Wstęp $15, dzieci do lat 11 $8, dzieci do lat 3 wstęp bezpłatny. Od godziny 13:00: o Warsztaty - naucz się robić pierogi o Występ młodzieżowej grupy tanecznej o Inne atrakcje
(they asked bloggers to get the word out)
Public Health Seattle and King County is asking parents to be on the front line of stopping flu infections. Please talk to your children about how they are feeling. If your child is sick, keep your child home. Staying home when sick helps reduce exposure to others and helps the sick person get well faster.
Answer these questions every morning before sending your child to school or child care:
1. Does your child have a fever (100º F or 37. 7ºC)?
2. Does your child have a sore throat, cough, body aches, vomiting, or diarrhea?
If you answered “yes” to both questions, your child might have the flu. Keep your child home from school for seven days or until symptoms are gone for 24 hours, whichever is longer.
If you answered “yes” to only one of the questions, keep your child home from school until symptoms are gone for 24 hours.
In addition to health and safety information about H1N1/Swine Flu, starting tomorrow, Wednesday May 6th, the Flu Hotline will offer callers an opportunity to speak with registered nurses.
(The hotline starts with a recorded message, follow the prompts for the best language option and when asked if you want “health and safety information about the H1N1 flu” or “if you have the flu,” follow the prompt to “if you have the flu.” This will take you to the menu that allows you to select “talk to a nurse.”)
Hotline nurses will tell callers how to manage their symptoms at home, tell them if they need to see a doctor or health care provider and answer other medical questions about H1N1 flu.
The Flu Hotline number is 1-877-903 KING (5464)
For more information, go to Public Health's web site: www.kingcounty.gov/health/H1N1 or call the Flu Hotline at 1-877-903-5464
The Daedalus Rising performance by the Anunnaki Project on Friday evening at Cal Anderson Park was everything anyone could dream for, especially those who worked so long and hard to rehabilitate the park.
Many hundreds of well-behaved people (all, except perhaps Dennis Saxman, much younger than me) sat on the grass at the south end of the park and enjoyed the aerial and ground dance, singing, fire-swinging & fire-eating performances from the very talented and energetic troupe of performers. The show was centered around the organization’s freestanding aerial dance structure, Daedalus (made possible by a 2008 grant from King County 4Culture, i.e. you and me). I'm happy to report than none of my gloomy fussings about naming things after Daedalus were warranted. You can catch their shows at several locations this summer and see their professional pictures of their past events.
A picture being worth a thousand words (and a movie worth a million?), I've uploaded some pictures here and added some movies to the CHS site.
You can browse through all my movies here, or go straight to them in medium format ( #1, #2, #3, #4, #5) or in the splendid large format ( #1, #2, #3, #4, #5). They're not great (handheld, sitting in middle of audience) but should give the flavor of the event. See you at their next show.
UPDATE: The Cabiri website has details of the performances and a link to this great photoset.
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It seems that all people feel a need to belong. But if that’s true, what do we want to belong to, and why?
Why do we form villages and tribes? Can we be like Thoreau at Walden pond? Or in 2009, can we be like Thoreau except not in the woods?
Do today’s networks of social connections online count as “real connections?” What does “having community” really even mean? How does a community form, and how does it dissolve? What sustains a community, what keeps it alive, what makes it wonderful?
Seattle conversation-starter John Boylan will moderate a talk about what it means to have community.
(this is already on the CHC calendar, but sounds so awe-inspiring that I wanted to remind you, and include the poster)
On May 1, 2009, The Anunnaki Project will present Daedalus Rising, a celebratory performance recognizing the organization’s 10-year anniversary. All are invited to join in the maypole dance and witness performances by members of The Cabiri performance troupe and their students. Mayday will also mark the debut of Daedalus, the organization’s freestanding aerial dance structure. Daedalus (made possible by a 2008 grant from King County 4Culture) will stand an imposing 19’ tall and 30’ wide, and can support up to six aerialists.
In addition to awe-inspiring displays on Daedalus, the event will feature stilt walkers, fire performers, and several theatrical works from the organization’s repertoire. Choreographer Christl Marcontell has returned to the organization for the epic At the Dawn of Ch’u, and choreographer Erin Simons will present her first work with the company in Benandanti. Guest performing artists and musicians include the Radost Folk Ensemble, the Let’s Dance! House Band, Cirque du Flambe founder Maque daVis, Dyno the Aerialist, and Zita the Aerialist.
The event is free to the public and will be held between 6:00 and 9:00 p.m. at the south end of Cal Anderson Park, located in Seattle’s Capitol Hill neighborhood. The main performance will begin at 7:00 p.m.
[Editorial Comment: naming your new flying invention Daedalus takes some guts, if you remember the legend of Deadalus and Icarus. The quote below summarizes Daedalus's advice to Icarus: see the bold text here for a rough translation. Let's hope it won't be too sunny, or too damp, for these modern day flying adventures.]
The DPD website announces a public hearing on the recommendation of the Director of the Department of Planning and Development (DPD) to subdivide one parcel of land into 12 unit lots. The Director’s recommendation is that the subdivision be conditionally approved.
This is the Christian Science condos project at 16th & Denny: the very interesting attempt to turn the very large ornate Christian Science church into 12 residences. Plans to turn it into yet another performance space seemingly came to nothing.
Anyone know if this "Hearing Examiner's Open Record Hearing" is merely a required formality (sounds like it) or whether there is some actual issue here?
Seattle Parks and Recreation will host three open houses in April and May to propose to the community the possibility of standardizing park operating hours. The open houses will be held from 6:30-8 p.m. on Monday, April 27, at Green Lake Community Center, 7201 E Green Lake Drive N; on Monday, May 4, at Miller Community Center, 330 19th Ave E; and on Thursday, May 7, at Jefferson Community Center, 3801 Beacon Ave S.
As established by City Council ordinance, most Seattle parks are open from 4 a.m. to 11:30 p.m.; however the Parks Superintendent has the authority to make exceptions to this rule. Numerous exceptions have been made over the years in response to problems in some parks that include noise, graffiti, and alcohol and drug use. As a result, Seattle Parks and Recreation has a patchwork of park operating hours.
The purpose of this proposal is to reduce the opportunity for confusion about what each park's operating hours are, and to alleviate actual and perceived neighborhood safety issues.
Seattle Parks and Recreation briefed the Board of Park Commissioners on this issue in February, and will present the community's feedback to the Park Board in May to seek a final recommendation to the Superintendent. If standardization is recommended, it will require by City Council ordinance.
For more information, contact Community Connections Manager Mickey Fearn at (206) 684-8035 or mickey.fearn@seattle.gov or visit www.seattle.gov/parks/parkboard.
