COMING EVENTS

From time to time, this space will show events scheduled in the District or elsewhere in the Seattle area, and on rare occasion events scheduled before the Senate on Olympia. The purpose is to invite folks out, to encourage the public participation on which democracy is based.

Events set for the next 30 days will be included first. After that follows a list of the community groups and advocacy organizations to which I've spoken over the past few months since the 2002 Legislative Session ended in mid-March. Some of these are marked with an asterisk (*). These are my Legislative Issue Reports, really conversations with community groups about legislative issues, and on any other concerns that people raise. In the spring, I like to go some of the 36 community councils here in Southeast Seattle, explaining what the Legislature did, and how I voted, and asking for comments. In the fall, I go to them again for another purpose: to listen to suggestions for action in the coming Session. I try to make it to each group once a year at the very least.

These community groups and advocacy organizations are the heart and soul of our Southeast Seattle community. Their meetings are about their neighborhoods, how to protect and preserve them as places to live and raise a family. If you're not already a member of your community council, click on Contact Us and let me know where you live, and I'll give you their meeting schedule, place, and time.



In the next 30 days:

Event: Monorail Campaign Kickoff
Where: Town Hall, Eighth and Seneca
When: Aug. 17, at 7:30 pm

Event: "Rolling Thunder, A Fair With Guts"
Where: Petrovitsky Park, Renton
When: Aug. 24, 11 pm to real late

Event: South Lake Improvement Association meeting*
Where: 10936 Rainier Avenue S.
When: Aug. 24, 7-9 pm

Event: 37th District Democrats' monthly meeting
Where: Central Area Senior Center
When: Sept. 9, 7:30 pm

Event: "Meet the Candidates" Night
Where: Skyway VFW Hall, 7421 South 126th St., Skyway
When: Sept. 10, 7:00 pm


Event: Greater Madison Park Community Council*
Where: MLK Elementary School, in portable
When: Sept. 17, 7:30 pm

Event: Criminal Law Institute, seminar on "Security vs. Civil Liberties"
Where: Seattle Center, Northwest Rooms
When: Sept. 26, 11:00 am to 12:15 pm




Here's Who I've Talked With Since March:


Coalition for a Jewish Voice*
Japanese-American Civic League
Center for Career Alternatives
African-American/Jewish Coalition for Justice, Freedom Seder
Mt. Baker Community Club*
NW Asian Weekly, grand opening of new offices
Livable Communities Coalition
Labor Seder, at Labor Temple
Civil Liberties in Wartime, seminar, UW Playhouse
Classroom, St. George's School*
1000 Friends of Washington
African-American Dollars For Scholars
Renton Chamber of Commerce, Legislative Committee*
Mr. Zwiren's class, Whitworth School
Anti-Defamation League
Rainier Valley Chamber of Commerce*
Jewish Family Services
Columbia Center Revitalization Committee*
Cardozo Society
Pritchard Beach Community Council*
Lakewood/Seward Park Community Council*
Wing Luke School, reading with students
African-American Academy, library naming ceremony
Rainier Beach Merchants' Association*
Service Employees Intntl. Union, Local 925
African-American Legislative Committee Dinner
B'nai B'rith
Bessie Burton Sullivan House*
Courtland Action Team*
Rainier Beach Community Club*
Hotel and Restaurant Employees, Local 8
East Precinct Crime Prevention Council*
Columbia City Farmers Market, grand opening
Ceasefire
Columbia City Business Association*
Southeast Seattle Crime Prevention Council*
Leschi Community Council*
Washington Assn of Criminal Defense Lawyers (awarded Champion of Justice Award)
Judkins Park Community Council*
Juneteenth Celebration, United House of Prayer
Genesee Merchants Association*
Rainier Valley Chamber of Commerce*
GLBT Cultural Center
ACLU, brown-bag lunch on Terrorism/Wiretapping bills
Amalgamated Transit Union, Local 587 picnic
Hate Free Zone, thank-you from Somali grocers
Intntl. Longshore Workers Union, march on Port of Seattle