Activist volunteer opportunities in Washington

[eridani]

I have a thread for paid work--let's share opportunities for volunteer work as well.

[eridani]

1. Justice Works! looking for volunteers

As of 2003, according to the federal Bureau of Justice Statistics,
--1,355,748 of our citizens are in federal and state prisons
--665,475 are in local jails
--100,000 minors under the age of 18 are in juvenile facilities
--4,000,000 people are on probation
--775,000 people are on parole.

As of 2001, 6,627,322 Americans were under the supervision of the U.S. criminal justice system at a cost of over $49 billion. That same year, the federal Department of Education budget was only a little over $42 billion.

Instead of questioning our mass incarceration approach to crime, our plans for Washington State are: 4,000 new beds will be added to our existing 15 prisons. 3 brand new prisons will be built.

WE ARE LOOKING FOR PEOPLE TO WORK WITH JUSTICE WORKS! AS WE RESEARCH AND PROMOTE EFFECTIVE ALTERNATIVES TO INCARCERATION.

If you’d like to participate in this work, contact us at 206-309-2087 or justice_works {at} yahoo.com

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3. Bicycle Alliance of Washington Seattle office needs volunteers

Members, Advocates and volunteers,

lend me your.... fingers?

We have a huge back up of Data Entry to do here at BAW, so if you have an hour or two (or more) sometime this week or next, and you'd like to volunteer to help bicycle advocacy in Washington State we could really use your help!

It would be best to let us know you are coming, and good times are Thursday evening or during the day on Wednesday, Friday or next Tuesday.

Respond to this email or give a call at 224-9252. Our office is in Pioneer Square with lots of bicycle parking!

Mark


BICYCLE ALLIANCE OF WASHINGTON
Advocates for bicyclists and a bike-friendly Washington
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Mark Canizaro
206-224-9252
fax: [phone]
markc {at} bicyclealliance.org
Database Manager, Membership Administrator, Technology
Committee Chair Bicycle Commuter, Bicycle Tourist, Completely car-free!!

[eridani]

4. Also, they could use some help at the Bike Expo 3-11/3-12 in Seattle

2007 Group Health Seattle International Bicycle Expo

Saturday, March 10: 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Sunday, March 11: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
at Warren G. Magnuson Park
A Cascade Bicycle Club Event

Bicycle everything!
Group Health Seattle International Bicycle Expo is a complete celebration of cycling, with hundreds of exhibits and presentations on all aspects of the sport (latest models of bikes and bike gear, accessories, touring, talks and presentations, etc.).

BAW Role: Help Staff Bicycle Alliance of Washington Information Booth

Again this year, the Bicycle Alliance of Washington will have an information booth at this most interesting major bike rider and bike industry event. BAW’s booth will be just inside the entrance to Bike Expo and we need volunteers to help get our message out about advocacy for bicyclists and a bike-friendly Washington. This means staffing our booth to hand out BAW brochures, postcards to encourage cycling enthusiast to buy Share the Road license plates, handing out information about other club bike rides that support BAW, and information about potential legislative bills people may want to contact their legislators about to support bicycling safety and facility and program improvements statewide. And for more fun, before or after your volunteer shift, your “volunteer pass” will allow you to enjoy browsing all the great exhibits and lust after the latest gear in biking and hear some interesting talks.

If interested and able to help out, we need 12 volunteers to cover shifts at our BAW booth - 7 on Saturday and 5 on Sunday. The BAW volunteer shifts we need for our information booth are:

Saturday March 10: Bike Expo Open 9:00 am to 6:00 pm
9:00 am to 12:00 Noon: 2 people
12:00 Noon to 3:00 pm: 2 people
3:00 pm to 6:00 pm: 2 people
+ Extra midday coverage from 11:00 am to 2:00 pm: 1 person

Sunday March 11
10:00 am to 1:00 pm: 2 people
1:00 pm to 4:00 pm: 2 people
+ Extra midday coverage from 11:00 am to 2:00 pm: 1 person

If you are interested and able to join us to cover any of the above 3-hour shifts, please sign up by sending an email with the following: the time and day for which you are interested, your name and phone number where you can be reached (day/work phone plus night/weekend please). Send this to King Cushman at kcushman {at} psrc.org (weekdays at work) or on weekends to King at k-kcushman {at} comcast.net

If you have any questions about this activity you can also call King at work on weekdays at [phone] or evenings and weekends at [phone].

Thanks in advance for helping us out (and we think you’ll also have fun!)

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7. Every last Thursday of the month

Be a bike advocate!

Come down to our fun work party, enjoy the yummy snacks (chocolate is a
specialty)visit with other cyclists catch up on the skinny of what's going on
with bicycling in the legislature and around the state and help out a bit with our mailing.

It's fun and it really makes a difference. WE NEED YOU.

Thursday March 29th
(and every last Thursday of the month)
at 1pm in our office in Pioneer Square
311 3rd Ave S (between Main & Jackson)
206-224-9252

We're looking forward to seeing you!


Mark Canizaro
206-224-9252
fax: [phone]
markc {at} bicyclealliance.org

[eridani]

5. Don't let anti-choice legislators GUT a good sex education bill!

2007 is the year to pass our sex education legislation and we can't do it without YOUR help. The Healthy Youth Act, a bill aimed at increasing access to comprehensive and medically accurate sex education in Washington state schools, is making its way through our state legislature and it looks like this bill is going to PASS! But anti-choice legislators still have a chance to GUT the bill through the amendment process.

Help us send a clear message to anti-choice legislators that Washington State youth deserve the plain truth about their health, safety, and bodies.

You can help by participating in our phone banks which run Mondays through Thursdays from 5:00 and 8:00 pm. The phone banks have already begun and will be on-going until the bill passes.

Please sign up for a two to three-hour phone bank shift by contacting Sasha Cousineau at [phone] or SashaCousineau {at} ProChoiceWashington.Org.

Internet Research and Data Entry

This is the perfect volunteer opportunity if you who don't feel like exerting a lot of brain power at the end of a long work day but still want to contribute to a cause you are passionate about. Volunteers can come to our downtown Seattle office to help with internet research and data entry during the following days and times:

-Monday through Thursday between 9:00 am and 8:00 pm
-Fridays between 9:00 am and 5:00 pm

Sign up for as much or as little time as your schedule allows. Contact Sasha Cousineau at [phone] or SashaCousineau {at} ProChoiceWashington.Org.

It's the return of your favorite volunteer drop-in night: VOLUNTEER-N-DRINK-A-BEER

This is a fun, social way to help us complete some of the day-to-day office tasks that help keep this organization going. Volunteers can drink a beer (or some other non-alcoholic beverage), eat some snacks and help out with any number of office-related tasks. NARAL Pro-Choice Washington will be offering Volunteer-N-Drink-A-Beer night on the first and third Tuesdays of each month from 5:00 to 8:00 pm! Mark your calendar with the up-coming dates: 03/06, 03/20, 04/03 & 04/17

Double your activism and the fun...bring a friend!!!

For more information or to sign up, contact Sasha at 206-624-1990 or SashaCousineau {at} ProChoiceWashington.Org.

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6. Student interns needed for Washington Conservation Voters

Washington Conservation Voters
Internship Program

Washington Conservation Voters is looking for interns who are energetic, hard working, interested in politics and committed to the environment.

Interns will work in our Seattle office in the following areas: politics, development and membership, organizational development, grassroots capacity building, and/or outreach to the public.

Specific projects include:
- researching conservation and political credentials of candidates running for office
- researching opportunities to increase our membership database
- community outreach
- organizing volunteers for campaign activities such as doorbelling and phone banking
- assisting in event planning and development
- tracking issues and candidates in the media
- data entry and administrative duties

We are flexible and can work around your work/life/school schedule. We can offer credit and a transportation stipend if needed.

Application Process:
For more information or to apply, contact Katie Ward at Katie {at} wcvoters. org or call 206-374-0760.

Application Deadlines:
Spring Quarter March 26
Summer Quarter June 1
Fall Quarter September 1
Winter Quarter December 1

For more information about WCV and our work, go to our website at www.wcvoters.org.

Katie Ward
Washington Conservation Voters
[e-mail]
Cell [phone]
Fax [phone]

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8. Seattle Works Day 6-9-2007

Accenture presents Seattle Works Day 2007
Saturday, June 9, 2007

1,000+ participants at 30+ project sites under 35 years old will add up to nearly 4,000 hours of service in a single day! Looking for a fun and easy way to give back? Seattle Works Day brings together teams of co-workers, friends, alumni and other social and professional groups to green up Seattle and support Seattle Works.

June 9, 2007 -
Noon-3:30 pm: Service projects at parks, trails and community gardens throughout the city
3:30 -5:30 pm: Afterparty at Seattle Center with food, beverages and live entertainment ($30/ea)

RSVP with Megan Gustafson Meggust {at} gmail. com

[eridani]

9. Help with Mothers' Day peace project

Hi everyone, I am seeking supporters for the Department of Peace campaign in eastern Washington.

We need your help in advocating for peace for Mother’s Day. Are you willing to deliver a Department of Peace pie chart, on or before Friday, May 11, to the offices of your representative and/or senators? For more information on this peace advocacy campaign: http://www.thepeacealliance.org

Representative Cathy McMorris-Rogers from the WA 5th CD is the Republican co-chair of the Congressional Caucus for Women's Issues. (The Democratic co-chair is Lois Capps from Los Angeles.) We want the Congressional Caucus for Women's Issues to take up an official study the Dept of Peace legislation, HR 808, this year. We are looking for people to deliver pie charts (and pies, if you’re so inclined) to Rep McMorris-Rogers offices in Spokane, Colville, and Walla Walla – along with a request for an official study of the Department of Peace legislation. (A team visiting Representative Lois Capps Los Angeles office on May 11 will be making the same request.)

We’re also looking for people to visit offices of Senators Cantwell and Murray in Spokane, Richland, and Yakima (we do have one person planning to visit Senator Murray’s office in Yakima). Plus there’s Representative Doc Hastings office, WA 4th CD, in Richland. Are you available to visit one of these offices?

If you can help or have questions, please send an email or call me – rena {at} rockisland.com, 360-376-6864.

Rena Patty
The Peace Alliance
WA State Coordinator
http://www.thepeacealliance.org

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10. Volunteer to evaluate high school presentations on science/ethics topics

Students (9th and 10th graders) in the Ballard High School Biotech Academy are gearing up for their Ethics Presentations in late May. This is an integrated project with Biology, Math, and Language Arts where the students choose an ethical topic in science, write a paper with pro and con arguments, and then present their findings to their classes, teachers, and a panel of scientists.

Your help is needed! 3-5 scientists per day are needed to judge the student presentations. There is a rubric to follow for the speeches and for the visual aids that the students use. 1-2 scientists will ask each student a question about their topic. It's a fairly easy process!

DATES: Monday through Friday, May 21st to 25th.
TIME: 8:10-10:30 am at Ballard HS
ACTIVITY: Evaluate student presentations and visual aids using a rubric. There are 10-1 5 presentations per day.

If you're interested in judging one (or more) days, please contact Ellen Reimer, BHS Biology and Genetics Teacher, at elreimer {at} seattleschools.org or call 206-252-1039.

[eridani]

11. Current NARAL volunteer opportunities

2007 Power of Choice Breakfast

On Wednesday, May 30, join NARAL Pro-Choice Washington PAC and Governor Gregoire as we prepare for the 2008 elections. The proceeds from this event will support pro-choice candidates in 2008. With your help, we had pro-choice victories up and down the ballot in 2006. Let's keep that momentum going, and make 2008 the best year for choice yet!

We will need a handful of registration volunteers to help this event flow smoothly. Registration volunteers need to arrive at the Sheraton Hotel in Seattle by 7:00am.

Data Entry, Data Entry, and MORE Data Entry!

Our summer tabling/petitioning season will kick-off at The U District Street Fair the weekend of May 19. From that weekend until the end of the summer we will collect approximately 10,000 petition signatures. This means that we have a HUGE need for on-going data entry help all summer. The best things about volunteering to help us with data entry is that the times you can come in are very flexible AND you can come in for as much or as little time as you'd like.

Monday through Thursday anytime between 9:00am and 8:00pm
Fridays anytime between 9:00am and 5:00pm

Auction Item Pick-Up & Delivery

Believe it or not, it is already time to begin preparing for our annual fall auction, our biggest fundraiser of the year. We need volunteer help picking up the generous donations from community members and businesses and bringing them to the NARAL Pro-Choice Washington office in downtown Seattle. This is the perfect volunteer opportunity if you want to volunteer an hour here or there in your free time, but can't commit to extended periods of time in the office.

For more information or to sign up, please contact Sasha Cousineau at [phone] or SashaCousineau {at} ProChoiceWashington.org.

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15. June Addendum

Tabling at Summer Fairs and Festivals
Data Entry Volunteers
Auction Item Pick-Up & Delivery Volunteers

Tabling at Summer Fairs and Festivals

Angry about the Supreme Court? DO something about it! So how are we going to defeat this ban now that Bush's appointees upheld it? Simple. NARAL Pro-Choice Washington is participating in a nationwide campaign to support the Freedom of Choice Act. This act is legislation that would codify Roe v. Wade into law, and guarantee the right to choose for generations to come.

We are gathering signatures of support for the Freedom of Choice Act and our goal is to reach 10,000 by the end of summer. We have two upcoming tabling opportunities with volunteer shifts throughout the weekend. Come help us reach our goal!

Fremont Fair: Saturday and Sunday, June 16/17
Seattle Pride: Saturday and Sunday, June 23/24
For more information or to sign up, please contact Alissa Haslam at [phone] or AlissaHaslam {at} ProChoiceWashington.org.

Data Entry, Data Entry, and MORE Data Entry!

Our summer tabling/petitioning season is in full swing! We will be out every weekend until the end of the summer and will collect approximately 10,000 petition signatures. This means that we have a HUGE need for ongoing data entry help all summer. The best things about volunteering to help with data entry is that the hours are very flexible AND you can come in for as much or as little time as you'd like.

Monday through Thursday anytime between 9:00am and 8:00pm
Fridays anytime between 9:00am and 5:00pm
If you'd like to sign up, just let us know what day(s) and time(s) we should expect you by contacting Sasha Cousineau at [phone] or SashaCousineau {at} ProChoiceWashington.org.

Auction Item Pick-Up & Delivery

Believe it or not, it is already time to begin preparing for our annual fall auction, our biggest fundraiser of the year. We need volunteer help picking up the generous donations from community members and businesses and bringing them to the NARAL Pro-Choice Washington office in downtown Seattle. This is the perfect volunteer opportunity for you if you want to volunteer an hour here or there in your free time, but can't commit to extended periods of time in the office.

For more information on this easy but important volunteer opportunity, contact Sasha Cousineau at [phone] or SashaCousineau {at} ProChoiceWashington.org.

[eridani]

12. FREE!! Summer Leadership Conference 8/3-8/5 in Seattle

http://action.washingtoncan.org/action/index.asp?step=2&item=31793

1) 2007 Summer Leadership Conference

Please join Washington CAN at our Summer Leadership Conference, August 3-5 at Seattle University. This FREE conference brings together community members from Idaho, Washington, Montana, and Oregon to build skills, re-energize, and move into action in the fight for health care justice and immigration reform! REGISTRATION, ROOM, AND BOARD IS FREE!!


August 3-5, 2007

Seattle University

Register Today! Registration deadline is Monday, June 11th. Registration is FREE, so visit http://action.washingtoncan.org or call 206-389-0050 x109 to register today.

Learn how you can make a difference in your community!
Attend inspiring issue workshops on Health Care for All, Immigrant Rights & Police Accountability!
Receive dynamic training on community organizing skills!
Participate in a March & Rally for Health Care Justice!
Youth are encouraged to participate in a dedicated youth organizing track!

Register Today! Registration deadline is Monday, June 11th. Visit http://action.washingtoncan.org or call 206-389-0050 x109 to register today.

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13. FREE! Activist summit on Bainbridge 6/23

Washington Conservation Voters
You're invited to our Free Activist Summit!

Strategize, learn, connect, and build power for the environmental movement.

Join us on Bainbridge Island at IslandWood on Saturday June 23rd from 10am-4pm (Reception from 4pm-6pm).

This free* activist summit is your opportunity to discuss the upcoming opportunities and challenges for environmental issues in the state, participate in IslandWood's environmental learning program, network with a community of activists and environmental leaders and learn new skills for effective activism.

Featuring invited speaker Representative Jay Inslee

Agenda highlights
Roundtable: Washington land use and the post-933 agenda
Case Study: Turning your local city council "green"
Green Speak: Environmental messaging that wins campaigns

*Yes, this event is free to attend -- we just ask that you bring your enthusiasm and energy!

We look forward to spending a day with you at IslandWood. Space is limited for this free event so sign up online at www.wcvoters.org. Or you can contact Brendon Cechovic at 206.374.0760 ext. 108 or brendon {at} wcvoters.org.

[eridani]

14. Volunteers needed to count bikes on Metro busses

Metro will be conducting a count of bikes on the Metro bus racks on Wednesday, May 30. Volunteers are still needed for the following shifts. If you are available to help out, please contact Eileen Kadesh at 206.684.1600 or mailto:eileen.kadesh{at} metrokc.gov. Thanks!

Volunteers still needed for these shifts:

NE 45th St./Roosevelt Way NE (2:30 - 5:30 p.m.)
15th Ave. NE/NE 65th (2:30 - 5:30 p.m.)
Aurora Ave. N/Galer St. (6 - 9 a.m. and 2:30 - 5:30 p.m)
Bellevue Transit Center (6 - 9 a.m. and 3 - 6 p.m)
Kent Transit Center (5:30 - 8:30 a.m. and 3:30 - 6:30 p.m.)
Northgate Transit Center (3:30 - 6:30 p.m.)


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Bicycle Alliance of Washington
PO Box 2904
Seattle, WA 98111
206.224.9252
www.bicyclealliance.org

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16. Help Justice Works! get ex-prisoners set up in their own businesses

http://www.justiceworks.info/newsletters/out_i_v5i4.doc

Justice Works! is establishing new ways to support newly released incarcerated people who desire to start their own small business.

We are creating BUSINESS SENDOFF PROJECTS. That means we are providing Business Development training, gathering needed supplies and equipment and locating business mentors. The newly released person works with us until they can run their business independently. So far, we have what is needed for a carpet cleaning business.

Now we are looking for your help to organize the next BUSINESS SENDOFF PROJECTS. Below are some ways you can help:

Donate equipment for a firewood business (chain saws, splitters, axes, etc)
Donate shipping supplies for an online book selling business
Donate equipment or supplies for any other small business idea
Donate your used vehicle (car, van, small truck)
Offer to become a business mentor


Note: Due to our IRS 501c3 tax-exempt status, your contribution may be claimed as a tax deduction.

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22. New Justice Works! office needs some stuff--

-We have donated computers (and internet access) for residents of the JW! headquarters but we could use some help setting them up.

-Do you like to do landscaping? Our yard could use some tlc. Do you have any gardening tools you’d like to donate?

We’re still having our weekend yard sales. Do you have any good quality donations to spare?

-We need new light switch and outlet cover plates.

-Like to paint? Have we got a deal for you? Do you have any useable paint you don’t need? We can use it?

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17. Tutor prisoners by mail

Hello,

We are seeking Outside Partners for our JW! ROOTS program.
ROOTS is our program of correspondence classes for incarcerated people.


Your role as a ROOTS Outside Partner would be to:
* Provide encouragement and support to your student partner.
* Encourage your student to learn more about Justice Works! Our goal is for them to become part of the JW! community upon their release.
* Represent Justice Works! well. To students new to us, you ARE Justice Works!


This is how it works:
1) When a student requests a class, we mail her/him an agreement to sign and the first lesson in the class.
2) We will email you the first lesson in the class.
3) As soon as your student sends us their written assignment, we will mail it (via the US mail) to you.
4) You will write your student a letter with your comments on their assignment.
5) You will mail your letter to the JW! PO Box. We will then mail it to your student. We repeat this for each lesson.

If you would like to be an outside partner we will send you:
* an agreement and the confidentiality form to sign
* tips for Outside Partners
* the ROOTS class catalog

After receiving your signed agreement, we will assign you a student.

If you have any questions, please contact Lea Zengage at lzengage {at} northwest.net

Thanks for your support.

[eridani]

18. NARAL needs help at the West Seattle festival July 13-15

NARAL Pro-Choice Washington needs your help at the West Seattle Festival July 13-15!


NARAL Pro-Choice Washington volunteers have been out at festivals each weekend and we have just hit our halfway mark to our goal of 10,000 signatures asking our members of Congress to prioritize the Freedom of Choice Act. We need your help to succeed by August!

Join us at the West Seattle Festival July 13-15 and help us identify and educate pro-choice supporters on this important issue.

We have plenty of three-hour shifts available Friday, Saturday, and Sunday and we will train you on site. Sign up today by emailing our outreach team (outreach {at} prochoicewashington.org) or calling 206-624-1990.

[eridani]

19. Muscular Dystrophy Association needs camp counselors

The Muscular Dystrophy Association needs volunteer counselors and medical staff for their week long summer camp program for children with neuromuscular disease. The camp will be held from July 28th-August 4th at Camp Waskowitz in North Bend.

Counselors must be at least 16 years old. For more information, please call MDA Camp Headquarters at 206.283.2183 or write cpage {at} mdausa.org

It's an amazing opportunity to share your knowledge, learn new skills, care for others, make new friends, and be an active member of your community!

[eridani]

20. Help Stonewall Dems at Kitsap and Tacoma Pride Festivals

Stonewall Democrats need your help at Tacoma Pride and Kitsap Pride!

Join us at the Tacoma Pride Festival on July 14 or Kitsap Pride July 21 and help us identify and educate LGBT voters and supporters on important issues which will come before the legislature during the next session and about candidates who will be running for office this year and next year.

We have plenty of three-hour shifts for both events and we will train you on site. (Of course if you live in the 26th LD you may be busy with the picnic out on the Key Peninsula but we still hope that you will volunteer for the booth in Kitsap!) Sign up today by emailing anita {at} stonewalldemswa.org or calling 253.225.0944 (after 11:30 AM daily).

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21. Clean elections group needs lots of volunteers

WPC has a NEW IMPROVED website!
Check it out: http://www.washclean.org


Following is a report from WPC's Director, and a PLEA for MORE HANDS ON DECK - Volunteers needed!

Our organization is growing - over 3,700 on the mailing list.
Local chapters are forming; Meet-Ups are being scheduled; grassroots leaders are stepping forward, and we're taking our issue directly to the people - who are tired of money-dominated politics and eager for fundamental change.

Our summer organizing drive - gathering signatures on Citizens' Petitions, a.k.a. "Clean Summer" - is in full-swing, meeting these goals:

1. To reach more people, so they learn there is a solution (public financing of campaigns) and an organization (WPC) fighting to curb the power of special interest money.
2. Through thousands of signatures, to demonstrate public support for public financing of campaigns, to candidates and elected lawmakers.
3. To expand our mailing list, adding new supporters who previously did not know about WPC.


But all along, our staffing has been: one person, not even an office. So we depend on volunteers.

CAN YOU HELP?
We need dedicated volunteers, for the following positions:

CITIZEN PETITIONERS and TABLERS: Staff WPC information tables at events, such as street fairs, outdoor markets, neighborhood gatherings; collect signatures on WPC's Citizens Petition form.

DATA-ENTRY TEAM MEMBERS: Assist with data-entry of membership records, from Citizen Petitions, contributions, unsubscribe requests, and thank you notes to contributors.

LOCAL CHAPTER LEADERS and TASK COORDINATORS: Organize and carry out work of local chapters, per chapter decisions and guidelines. (For a list of existing chapters, visit the website: http://www.washclean.org/localchapters.htm If no chapter exists in your area, we'll help you start one!)


ALSO, we are looking for a FEW GOOD STAFFERS (volunteer), as follows:

MEMBERSHIP COORDINATOR: Oversee WPC membership mailing list and membership records; recruit, coordinate and supervise volunteer data-entry team members, and contributor records and thank you notes.

ADVOCACY (Lobbying) COORDINATOR: Work with Policy Committee and Legislative Action Team, to evaluate and recommend legislative strategy, and to coordinate citizen lobbying activities.

RESEARCH TEAM COORDINATOR and Members: Gather and compile data and information, guided by the Research Committee, to evaluate and/or support specific legislative proposals, and to support public education and organizing work.

FIELD ORGANIZER(S): Provide support to local chapters in organizing efforts and activities, and to creating local advocacy groups and chapters in targeted areas.

COALITION TEAM MEMBERS: Propose and carry out specific outreach to selected constituency organizations, to build awareness of WPC and CE, seek endorsements, and seek working relationships with WPC in organizing and advocacy work.

These Team Members will be organized in Groups, with members recruited from the constituencies and organizations targeted for outreach. E.g. Labor Group, Environmental Group, Faith-based Group, Human Services Group, Special Constituency Group, etc.

PRESENTATION SPEAKERS: Make presentations to groups (by invitation) about Clean Campaigns and WPC's organizing work, coordinated and deployed by the Speakers Bureau. Prior training required, via attendance at WPC Advocacy Workshops. We will schedule these, as needed.

SPECIAL EVENTS TEAM MEMBERS: Provide logistical support at special events (e.g. public forums, fundraisers), including promotion work, event set-up, greeters, refreshments, drivers, overnight hosting, etc.

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TO APPLY, TO HELP, or FOR MORE INFORMATION:
Contact: volunteer {at} washclean.org
In the subject line, put "Volunteer Query" or "Volunteer Application"

Or write or call Craig, at contact info below.


====================
Craig Salins
Executive Director
Washington Public Campaigns
craig {at} washclean.org
206-784-9695

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23. NARAL needs some volunteers at Hempfest

Join NARAL Pro-Choice Washington at the Seattle Hempfest August 18 and 19!

Summer is winding down and Seattle Hempfest is NARAL Pro-Choice Washington's last big festival of the season. Join us and help ensure that we gather crucial support for the Freedom of Choice Act.

NARAL Pro-Choice Washington volunteers have been out at festivals each weekend and we have not quite realized our goal of 10,000 signatures. We need your help to succeed by the end of August!

Seattle Hempfest is August 18-19 at Myrtle Edward's Park. Come out with us and get some sun while talking to pro-choice supporters about this important legislation. We have plenty of three-hour shifts; sign up today by emailing our outreach teamcan {at} ProChoiceAmerica.org or calling 206-624-1990.

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24. Clean Elections MeetUp in SW King County 8/19

MEET-Up for Clean Campaign supporters! - SouthWest King County

AUGUST 19, Sunday - 12:30 p.m. (noontime).
Geno's Cafe, 11620 Ambaum, Burien.
Hosted by Annie Phillips, felicity@nwlink. com, who says:

Are you tired of the undue influence of money in politics? Want to make change?

Come to our South End Meetup and learn more about Washington Public Campaigns - http://www.washclean.org

Find out about our new petition drive and our strategy for next legislative session.

This will NOT be a meeting - more a socializing, energizing gathering at Geno's Cafe. We'll be meeting regularly the third Sunday of each month at 12:30, beginning August 19.

Geno's is normally closed on Sundays. Sharon and Geno, members of Washington Public Campaigns, have graciously opened their doors to us, exclusively, for these gatherings. Of course, their usual yummy baked goods, salads and sandwiches will be available, plus coffee, tea and cold drinks. No host.

PLEASE use the Meetup system to tell us if you will come - or maybe you can't come to the August one, but want to be notified of the next date, so sign up!

RSVP at http://cfr.meetup.com/39/calendar/6050826/

Come meet other WashCleaners in this yummy social setting.
See ya there!

Thanks!
- Annie

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25. Be part of a transportation alternatives photo shoot 8/26 Seattle

Jayson Antonoff
International Sustainable Solutions
JaysonA {at} i-sustain.com
www.i-sustain.com

Ph: 206.354.2278


Would you like to be part of a transportation photo shoot? Here's your chance! Join International Sustainable Solutions in partnership with regional agencies such as SDOT, King County Metro and Sound Transit on the morning of Sunday, August 26 to help produce a series of photos showing the benefits of better transportation solutions. The City of Seattle is shutting down two blocks of Second Avenue so we can take five photos that show the impact of moving people on foot, bicycles, buses, or light rail, rather than in their cars. We are looking for about 200 volunteers to stage these images. Mayor Nickels and Executive Sims think this is so important they are volunteering their time, so we hope you will, too.

The photos will be part of the Commuter Toolkit, a series of materials which will be freely distributed to the public and to media in order to highlight the importance of developing robust transportation alternatives, and illustrate some of the key transportation initiatives now under way in our region. You can find out more about all of the pieces in Toolkit in the attached flyer, or at www.i-sustain.com.

If you, your families and friends are interested in joining us, please contact Kristie Maxim at kristie.maxim {at} onrequestimages.com. Feel free to forward this email to others who might be interested.

The shoot will take place between the hours of 6:00 am and 1:00 pm, but if you can't be there the whole time ... I'm sure that will be workable as well ... assuming we get hordes of volunteers! Drinks and snacks will be provided. Thanks all.

[eridani]

26. Volunteer with Equal Rights Washington every Wednesday in Seattle

Join your friends in moving equality forward by attending ERW's volunteer night every Wednesday from 6:00pm - 8:00pm. Work on projects and mailings, do research, and have a good time. For a full list of volunteer job opportunities go here or email ERW at info {at} equalrightswashington.org. We hope to see you next Wednesday!

[eridani]

27. Fall Internships with Equal Rights Washington

Come work as an intern at Equal Rights Washington! ERW is now accepting applications for students to intern at our offices this Fall. ERW is seeking students to work as field interns and development interns. All internships are unpaid, however they may qualify for college credit. For more information and specifc intern job descriptions please go here or email info {at} equalrightswashington.org. Applications are due by September 20, 2007.

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28. The Gay and Lesbian Leadership Institute's Candidate & Campaign Training: Vancouver, WA 9/27-9/30

The Gay and Lesbian Leadership Institute's Candidate & Campaign Trainings provide comprehensive, nonpartisan training to present and future openly LGBT candidates, campaign staff, and community leaders. During the Institute’s intensive four-day training, attendees learn from top political strategists and elected officials during the day and work with their peers on a complex campaign simulation at night. To enhance the peer learning process, we conduct an extensive outreach effort to find trainees who have demonstrated leadership in their community and have great potential for public service.

The Institute’s next training is September 27th through 30th at the Hilton Vancouver, WA! The cost to trainees is $350, which includes four days of training, training materials, hotel stay, and most meals (one dinner is on your own). To apply, or for more information, please visit glli.org or contact Branden Lane at 202-842-7305 or Branden.Lane {at} victoryfund.org.

Equal Rights Oregon has partnered with Equal Rights Washington for this exciting opportunity! Be part of the movement by learning how you can win office as an LGBT candidate, or help others in their campaigns!

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29. Building Latino Community Leadership Skills

Nonprofit Assistance Center Presents
Building Latino Community Leadership Skills

Tuesday, September 25, 2007 through Tuesday, December 11, 2007


Nonprofit Assistance Center
1618 S. Lane St.
Seattle, WA 98144
[phone]
Fax [phone]
Email: Training {at} NACseattle .org

Web Page www.nacseattle.org

Empowering communities by building strong nonprofits, community leaders and shaping institutions and policies to achieve social justice and equity.

Lead Instructor
Jesus Y. Rodriguez

All participants should be committed to racial and social justice, speak Spanish and be an active participant in the class

SPACE IS LIMITED
REGISTER EARLY!


If you have questions, please call Jesus Y. Rodriguez [phone] ext. 18 or e-mail us at training {at} NACseattle .org


Building Community Leadership

The Latino Community is one of the fastest growing and one of the most diverse communities in the King County area. Many are new comers whose first and primary language is Spanish. Building community capacity and new leadership among our newest residents is an important part of giving voice and creating opportunities for civic engagement. We are pleased to sponsor our 3rd Latino Leadership Class in Spanish. Please share this wonderful opportunity with friends, family, co-workers, employees and other Spanish speakers who want to strengthen/build their leadership skills.


Our model consists of 3 skill sets:
·Communication
·Collaboration
·Cultural Competence


Participants will have an opportunity to learn about:

Exploring and Defining Leadership
The Effects of Colonization on ethnic/Latino communities
Racism, Oppression and Racial Justice
Conflict Resolution
Immigration debate
Domestic Violence
Systems and their Function
How to use the Press
Preparing to Run for Elected Posts
Community Organizing



Instructors:
Jesus Y. Rodriguez (Profe) - NAC
Paulina - DAWN
Jackie Larrainzar - OCR
Maru Villalpando - WCAN

Start Date: Tuesday, September 25, 2007
End Date: Tuesday, December 11, 2007
(Training every Tuesday for a total of 12 sessions)


Time: 5:30 PM — 8:30 PM
Place: Nonprofit Assistance Center, 1618 S. Lane St. Suite 201, Seattle , Washington 98144, [phone]


Cost: $150 per organization (1-2 persons)
(This training is valued at $1200)
Light snacks and refreshments will be served.


WHO MAY APPLY?

·New and emerging Latino community leaders who wish to share and strengthen their leadership skills and are committed to racial justice.

·Multicultural community activists, teachers, case workers, counselors, organizers and advocates.

·Latinos from all walks of life.

·Persons recommended by their agencies, peers, and/or community leaders as assets to their community.

·Those who can commit to 3 hours of weekly class time for 12 weeks.

·Those advocating for Racial and Social Justice.

Registration

Please complete and return to:
Nonprofit Assistance Center
1618 S. Lane St. Suite 201
Seattle, WA 98144


Due date: 9/20/07

Organization:

Address:

City/Zip:

Phone:

Fax:

E-mail:


First Applicant

First Name:

Last Name:

Role/Position:

Phone:

Fax:

E-mail:

adult __ youth__ elder__ male __ female__
(check all that apply)



Second Applicant

First Name:

Last Name:

Role/Position:

Phone:

Fax:

E-mail:

adult __ youth__ elder__ male __ female__
(check all that apply)

We encourage each organization to send two persons. Priority will be given to organizations focusing their services on the needs of immigrants, refugees and low income persons.

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30. WashClean signature gathering 8/25 in Renton

Hello, WashClean folks in the 11th District (Renton),

Here is a fun event - to gather signatures, with BBQ afterward!

The City of Renton is having an Art Walk Saturday/Sunday, August 25-26th, at Renton Downtown Piazza, South Third Street and Burnett Avenue South, from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Art Walk promotional literature says: Indoor and outdoor exhibits by 100 artists, entertainment, meet the artists and explore antiques.

This would be a great time to stroll, with WashClean literature, and gather signatures on our Citizens' Petition - which will demonstrate public support for public financing and Clean Campaigns, for near-future meetings with 11th District legislators!

Chris Hintz - WPC Volunteer - has offered to coordinate this, if a few of you will help. He's even offered a BBQ with refreshments for WashClean volunteers afterward, at his home: 671 Camas Ave. NE Renton WA 98056

Can you help? Contact Chris directly: chrishintz1 {at} yahoo.com, or 11th-LD {at} washclean. org, or 425-277-5047.

Even if you can't help during the day, call Chris, perhaps drop by for BBQ late in the day, to hear more about our WashClean campaign! Chris will arrange times and rendezvous points with all who RSVP.

THANKS!

[eridani]

31. Backbone campaign needs money and volunteers

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Help Launch the Procession for the Future
Together we can animate a progressive vision for the country
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Dear Friend of the Backbone Campaign,

I want to tell you about an exciting development in the Backbone Campaign and to ask for your support to make it happen. Since its inception, the Backbone Campaign has been a beacon of reason, inspiration, and creativity. The resonance of our message, fueled by the energy of committed individuals, has enabled us to grow over the past four years, to a nationally renowned and artful voice in a growing progressive movement.

Our tools and projects are in such demand that we cannot keep up at our current capacity. Currently, we have one paid staff person (me). We would like to expand by two additional half-time paid staff to respond to increasing demands and to develop and implement an exciting new project, the Backbone Campaign's Procession for the Future and its Spring 2008 Campus Tour.

The first staff person we would like to add immediately is Amy Morrison. For the last three and a half years Amy has served as a volunteer Managing Director. The Backbone Campaign Board of Directors and I would like her to continue and expand on her good work for the organization as a paid staff person. She has asked to be compensated for a half time job. Will you help us realize our goal of increasing our capacity and building a Procession for the Future?

The Procession for the Future is like a traveling Macy's Thanksgiving Day parade, but instead of celebrating Porky the Pig and Bullwinkle, the Procession for the Future will animate a progressive vision for the country with giant puppets and floats that portray progressive agenda items such as:

* Fair Trade & Living Wage Jobs

* Ecological Sustainability & Renewable Energy

* The End of War & Dismantling of Empire

* Election Integrity & Renewal of Democracy

* Housing, Education and Health Care for All

* A Humane & Fair Immigration Policy

* Protection of Family Farms and Local Economies, and other progressive policies.

At the end of each Procession, the festival art pieces will circle up in a park or campus and become a theme park for education and training, with information on each of the issue areas and activist trainings on social justice organizing.

The Procession will launch March 4th, 2008 with a tour of campuses and cities across the country and then continue through Summer and Fall of 2008, visiting swing states and other strategically important locales to visually inspire and educate Americans so they can hold candidates accountable to a progressive agenda.

We have ambitious goals for the coming year, and we need to grow to meet them. Please help us raise the funds necessary to support hiring a Managing Director/Procession for the Future Organizer for the Backbone Campaign. One way you can do that is to hold a Backbone Campaign House Party; call the office if that interests you: [phone]. You can make an online donation via credit card or paypal, or mail a check. We gratefully accept gifts of stock and airline tickets. You can provide sustaining support with a recurring contribution by joining the Lumbar Club. All donations are tax deductible. Please go to our donate page or mail a check to the address below. https://secure03.dataride.com/backbonecampaign-org/donate.cfm

However you choose to support us, you are making an investment in animating our collective progressive aspirations, for which we thank you very much! Together we will build a strong progressive movement that continues to grow through and beyond 2008 to ensure a future worthy of our children.

Bill Moyer
Executive Director
bill {at} backbonecampaign.org
206 408-8058

Backbone Campaign
P.O. Box 278
Vashon, WA 98070

PS- You might be wondering what the second halftime position is that we are speaking of. In a few months we hope to add a Student Organizer position to accompany the Procession to campuses around the country and continue visiting strategically important cities throughout the Summer and Fall of 2008.


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email: info {at} backbonecampaign.org
phone: [phone]
web: http://www.backbonecampaign.org

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32. Dog foster parents needed ASAP

Seattle Animal Shelter Foster Dog Team" sasfosterdogs {at} gmail.com

Hello all,

This is a little different than the usual request, if you could foster one of the dogs no later than tomorrow night and keep them until Sat/Sun (or if you are around for the holiday weekend Tuesday), this would be AWESOME! Even better, if you can foster them until they are adopted that would be perfect!!

A few reminders:
A. Dog are to remain on leash at all times (except in the house)
B. The dogs should have as little stimulation as possible (due stress, sleep deprived, unknown background.. .), please don't take them to parties, car rides, boat rides, festivals... (exception puppies)
C. No visitors the first few days, they need to time adjust and feel safe (exception puppies)
D. NO off leash parks

The list of dogs are below in Mike's email.

If you can foster today please call Mike first at: 206-351-3732 otherwise we are asking you to go to the shelter tomorrow if you think you can foster a dog.

Thank you for you help,
Teresa and the Foster Dog Team

---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: Michael Kokernak
Date: Aug 29, 2007 2:34 PM
Subject: Urgent plea - please send out tonight!

The outdoor kennels are having a sealant put on them Friday AM, so I need to have them emptied by tomorrow night. Please send out an urgent plea!

The following dogs need out:

#11825 - adult lab/mastiff mix, good with other dogs, housebroken, very friendly and smart, loves the ball

#12141 - 4 month collie X, just got neutered, ok with other dogs but is food possessive with them, sweet natured and fun otherwise

#10587 - Noodle - lab/greyhound, 10 month old, originally labeled as a pit cross, good with other dogs, housebroken

#11618 - Casey 4 month old spayed lab/pointer mix, needy and active but sweet and GREAT with other dogs

#12260 - shy adult medium sized shepherd mix, quiet and housebroken, ok with some dogs

#11964 - Noelle, 10 month old lab/greyhound, return adoption due to moving, ok with other dogs, shy with men at first, housebroken

#11851 - Jessie 1 year old border collie, good with other dogs but very high energy

#11951 - Dixon, 3 month old lab mix, sweet pup, pretty mellow

#12306 1+2 - 2 3 month old sweet lab mix pups

#12005 - 1 year old female pit bull, found as a stray with a bassett hound who was her buddy, and the owner was found

#12048 - Harper, 3 year old neutered male Lab, ok with other dogs and housebroken

Even if we can get some of these dogs out for a couple of days, this would help for the sealant application issue. Some of these dogs might be transferred to other shelters if they have room, many of which are already full with dogs from their own communities so I'd like to get these dogs into foster if possible.

Thanks,
Mike
PS. People can just call my cell phone at this time if they can foster. 206-351-3732

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33. Transportation Choices needs volunteers

VOLUNTEERS NEEDED

September is around the corner and our calendar is already chockfull of events. We want to participate at a number of community events in September and we need your help to make it happen. From Ballard to Shoreline, there are opportunities to help us table, talk about transportation choices plus hang out at some pretty cool local events. What better way to spend your Saturday or Sunday!

Pacific NW Clean Energy Expo - September 9, 10:00 am - 7:00 pm, Seattle Center Pavilion
Hear from the experts on climate change, alternative energy, biodiesel, hybrid cars and other transportation options. More information available at: http://www.globalwa rmingshop. com/

Interurban Trail Ribbon Cutting - September 22, 10:00 am - 1:00 pm, Walgreen's Parking Lot on Aurora north of 175th. Join the City of Shoreline in celebrating the completion of the Interurban Trail with a ribbon-cutting ceremony, bike and walking safety fair, live music and kids' bike parade.

4th Annual Sustainable Ballard Festival – September 29 and 30.
"Undriver" advisor needed for Transportation Row! Undriving Ballard is an initiative to encourage Ballard neighbors to experiment with getting out of their cars and onto bikes and scooters, into buses and carpools, and walking. More information available at http://fest. sustainableballa rd.org/index. htm

Please email me if you are interested in volunteering for any of these events. It's a fun opportunity to talk about transportation issues, meet people in the community and help us achieve our mission!


Shefali Ranganathan
Director of Education and Outreach
Transportation Choices Coalition
811 1st Avenue, Suite 626
Seattle, WA 98104
Phone: [phone]
Fax: [phone]
www.transportationchoices.org

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34. Justice Works! needs phone tree volunteers and is offering organizer training

Starting in September, will increase our focus on TRAINING and SELF CARE for the Justice Works! community.

ORGANIZER TRAINING

Even when we are intimately aware of the problems we face, acquiring the organizer skills needed to address these problems takes training. So, our regular Friday general meetings will now include 15 minutes of organizer training. Additionally, twice a month, starting in October, we will have longer organizer training sessions. We will have speakers from the community along with other specific curriculum. This training is FREE in exchange for your participation in our organizing work. Below is an outline of some of the topics that will be covered. Please feel free to reply to this message if you may be interested in participating as a student, a community speaker and / or a lesson developer / presenter. Participants will not be required to attend every session.

SELF CARE

We all know about stress. Justice Works! exists because “things are not right.” Stress prevents some people from being able to participate in the work. Stress lessens our effectiveness and our stamina overall. So, we will now incorporate SELF CARE into our activities. Below are some examples of when / where / what this will look like.

· Starting Wednesday, September 5th and continuing every Wednesday at 7pm, we will have SELF CARE RELAXATION. These guided relaxations will soothe mind and body.

· After our Saturday, September 8th Voting Rights Workshop (in preparation for our Voting Right Door To Door Outreach), we will have a contest. We will be reaching back into childhood memories and doing paper maché . Silly? You bet! Join us for some fun!

· After our Saturday, October 6th Voting Rights Door To Door Outreach we will be playing our own unique version of Pictionary. Maybe we could call it Penitentionary! Combining our drawings with prisoner art and other prison related pictures / art, we will then create a collage to hang on the wall!



PHONE TREES

As organizers we educate and we mobilize. Mobilizing requires that we establish different mechanisms that allow people to easily communicate to power holders. We are creating three new phone trees. Please reply to this message if you’d like to be on any of these phone trees.

· If you are willing to be on a phone tree intended to communicate to decision makers about the importance of restoring the right to vote to all previously incarcerated people (no matter their financial status), please join the VOTING RIGHTS PHONE TREE.

· In spite of good intentions, we all need reminders sometimes. If you’d like to be on a general JW! reminder phone tree (for reminders about meetings and / or events), please join the JW! GENERAL PHONE TREE.

· If you are a previously incarcerated person and would like to stay informed about Justice Works! activities specific to our YARD group (YARD stands for Yearning, Able, Responsible and Destined for Success and it is exclusively for people who have been incarcerated), please join the JW! YARD PHONE TREE.


THE ORGANIZER PART OF JW! LEADERSHIP ORGANIZER TRAINING (LOT)

1. What is an organizer?
a. Definition
b. Self evaluation
2. What are the Justice Works! organizer opportunities?
a. Campaigns
b. Chapter development
3. What skills do organizers need?
a. Issue power analysis
b. Issue campaign planning using power analysis
c. Planning
Setting and measuring goals

Evaluation of organizational effectiveness

1. Roles – Who does what?
2. Processes – How are things done?
3. Crisis response

Public education

1. Event promotion and planning
2. Ongoing versus unique opportunity
3. Meetings in homes, schools, community centers
4. Train the trainers


Mobilization

1. Designing and implementing action alerts
2. Telephone trees
3. Letter writing
4. Communications

Crafting our stories


Verbal

1. Public relations
2. Testifying
3. Telephone calls to decision makers
4. On the street work


Media

1. Print
2. Radio / television
3. Web-based


Written

1. Position Paper
2. Flyers / posters

Public speaking

Community building

1. Recruitment
2. Team building
3. Technology and organizing
4. Background knowledge

Social justice movements (Doing Democracy)
Mass incarceration (Perpetual Prisoner Machine)
WA State court and prison systems
Civic knowledge

1. How laws are changed?
a. Which committees deal with our issues?
b. Who are the lawmakers?
c. How to track status of potential law change?
2. DOC relationship with other decision makers

Coalition / Collaborative Development skills

1. Which structure works better?
2. How to build and manage a coalition / collaborative
3. How to work with allies?
a. Who are our allies?
b. What are our allies’ priorities?

Funding the work
501 c 3 non-profit lobbying restrictions

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35. Seattle Department of Transportation looking for bike counters

From Bicycling Alliance--

Help the Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT) help us! They are looking for volunteers for the downtown bicycle counts on Wednesday, September 19th. These counts are important as they help us justify the need for more facilities. They want to place at least one person at each of 29 counting locations. The locations are all between Belltown and Pioneer Square, and each volunteer can expect to be in position and counting from 6:30 to 9:00 AM. If you are interested,contact Doug Cox of SDOT at Douglas.Cox {at} seattle.gov or 206-684-8264. He will provide you with instructions, forms, and location assignments & maps.

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36. Actors needed for "A Child's Christmas in Wales"--Seattle

Stone Soup Theatre
Youth Conservatory Auditions

“A Child’s Christmas in Wales” – Adapted from the story by Dylan Thomas. Recreate the nostalgic magic of Dylan Thomas’ childhood.
Auditions for Youth and Adults for Stone Soup Theatre’s Fall Production of “A Child’s Christmas in Wales” will take place Sunday, September 23 & 30 at 12:00 – 3:00 pm and Monday September 24 at 4:00 – 7:00 pm.

Youth Auditions (Ages 8 -20) are required to present a one minute monologue or poem and be prepared to sing or play a musical instrument if you are a singer or a musician.

Adult Auditions should present a classical monologue or poem and be prepared to sing or play an instrument.

Call to schedule an appointment at 206-633-1883.


Show Description

One of the most enduring, yet often forgotten Christmas memoirs, Dylan Thomas’s “A Child’s Christmas in Wales” comes to life at Stone Soup Theatre. “A Child’s Christmas in Wales” recreates the nostalgic magic of Dylan Thomas’ childhood Christmas when everything was brighter, better and more alive. However what Dylan comes to realize is that the experience of Christmas doesn’t change with time, but holds a place in our hearts that nothing else can fill. Performers include our youth conservatory students and professional adult actors.


Rehearsal will begin Friday, October 6, 2006
Fridays 4:00 pm – 7:00 pm and Saturdays 10:00 am – 1:00 pm

Performance Dates: December 7– 23
Friday and Saturday nights 7:30pm
Saturday and Sunday matinees 3:30pm

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37. NARAL needs pharmacy researchers

We want to know what kind of access Washington women have to Plan B® in pharmacies across our state, and we need YOUR help.

Best of all? You can help us from home!


Emergency contraception (EC) has been a central topic in Washington state this past year. With new pharmacy board policies, a pending lawsuit, and stories of pharmacist refusals, we want to know what the state of EC access is in Washington pharmacies.

http://prochoiceaction.org/ct/w1L_wH41MYRj/
http://prochoiceaction.org/ct/wdL_wH41MYRm/


How hard or easy is it to access EC across the state? How much does it cost? Which pharmacy chains have women-friendly policies, and which don't?
How does rural women's access to EC compare to that of women in metropolitan areas?

You Can Help!

We need 40-50 volunteers from across the state. All you need is simultaneous access to the Internet and a phone line to be an EC activist with NARAL Pro-Choice Washington.

Sign up today to volunteer as a pharmacy investigator. NARAL Pro-Choice Washington will provide training on how to use our online survey over the phone. We will send you a link to the survey website and a list of pharmacies in your area. Just log on and dial away - and you can make a difference in the effort to secure reproductive options for all Washington women.


For more information or to sign up, contact Rosa McLeod at 206-624-1990 or rosamcleod {at} prochoicewashington.org

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38. Become a Legal Observer

Melt I.C.E.

BECOME A LEGAL OBSERVER AND PROTECT CIVIL LIBERTIES !

Federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement (I.C.E.) agents continue to terrorize immigrant communities in Washington State and across the country with increasingly militaristic raids, armed arrests, covert detentions and deportations. Help protect immigrant workers from these aggressive enforcement tactics and violations of civil and human rights. This harassment of our friends and neighbors is funded by our tax dollars! Join us by Saying NO! to this injustice and being in solidarity with immigrant families from across the State and joining a legal observer team in your area.

What is a Legal Observer?

Traditionally, a legal observer is a volunteer who attends demonstrations, protests and similar events to ensure that everyone’s rights are upheld. In this instance we observe I.C.E. agents and raids to ensure there is no violence and no abuses of the immigrant community’s civil rights.

Why should I become a Legal Observer?

While observing I.C.E. actions, Legal Observers are also deterring abuses with their presence, documenting possible violations of civil and human rights as well as any unnecessary violence towards immigrant workers by these armed Federal Agents.

What are the duties of the Legal Observer?

During any I.C.E. action, Legal Observers will position themselves at a safe distance from the raid or detention, but will remain separate from them. They will at all times remain non-violent and non-confrontational with both I.C.E. agents and law enforcement.

Can Legal Observers discuss issues with I.C.E. Agents?

While most legal observers feel strongly about the issues, they have chosen to protect the rights of others at the sacrifice of their own personal expression. The legal Observer’s presence alone is the statement. While many may feel a strong impulse to engage in dialogue or be confrontational, they are trained to resist confrontation.

Is it safe to become a Legal Observer?

Legal Observers will be sent in groups with nothing more than cell phones and video and photo cameras to I.C.E. operations. Additionally, legal observers may find themselves in areas no governmental or law enforcement protection. Nevertheless, legal observers are to adhere to strict non-violence and will always be unarmed. It is our greatest hope that there will be no violence.

If you or your organization is interested in becoming trained or hosting a training to become a Legal Observer please contact:

David Cahn [phone] davidncahn {at} gmail.com or notinmycounty {at} qwest.net or Maru Villalpando [phone] maru {at} washingtoncan.org


For More Information Visit
www.notinmycounty.org

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53. More training available in Seattle 12/1

Legal Observer Training
2100 Building - 24th Avenue South , Seattle, WA
December 1st 12-4pm

Today more than ever we need to support each other to fight the unjust enforcement against immigrant communities. Become a legal observer and help to observe and record incidents and the activities of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers as they carry out raids against immigrant communities. Join communities around the Northwest for this effort and more organizing for the long-term.

For more information & RSVP
[phone] maru {at} washingtoncan.org
[phone] davidncahn {at} gmail.com

Sponsored by: Community to Community, Washington CAN! and AFSC Oregon

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39. Seattle Bicycle Advisory Board members needed

Mayor Greg Nickels is seeking candidates for the Seattle Bicycle Advisory Board.

The board consists of 11 members who serve two-year terms in a volunteer capacity. The board’s primary role is to advise the mayor, City Council and all departments and offices of the city on matters related to bicycling and the implementation of the new Seattle Bicycle Master Plan.

More specifically, board members seek to improve safety, access, and mobility for bicyclists. Board members contribute to planning and developing projects, as well as evaluating and recommending changes in city policies, design guidelines and regulations.

Individuals selected must have perspective, experience, and talents which will enhance the board’s expertise and effectiveness. If you are interested in being considered, send a letter of interest and resume which demonstrates your knowledge, experience, and insights into bicycle current issues.

Applicants must reside within the city limits. The board meets the first Wednesday of each month from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m.

Those interested in being considered should send a letter of interest and resume by September 26 to:


Monica DeWald
SDOT Bicycle & Pedestrian Program
700 Fifth Avenue, suite 1620
P.O. Box 34996
Seattle, Washington 98124-4996


Mayor Nickels and the City Council are committed to promoting diversity in the city's boards and commissions. Women, youth, persons with disabilities, sexual minorities, and persons of color are encouraged to apply.

Visit the mayor’s web site at www.seattle.gov/mayor. Get the mayor’s inside view on efforts to promote transportation, public safety, economic opportunity and healthy communities by signing up for The Nickels Newsletter at www.seattle.gov/mayor/newsletter_signup.htm

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40. Board members sought for Seattle commissions

The City of Seattle has established several boards and commissions
designed to give citizens a voice in their government. Serving on a
board or commission is a great opportunity to provide input to
Seattle�fs leaders on a vast array of issues. Over 400 of the
positions on nearly 50 boards are appointed by Mayor Greg Nickels.

Board members and commissioners receive no financial compensation, but
membership can provide you with a great opportunity to meet other people
with similar interests and to help shape the future or your community!

If you are interested in serving on a board or commission, please
submit a letter of interest and resume to Michael Gilmore, Boards &
Commissions Administrator for Mayor Nickels. Michael can be reached by
phone at 206-615-0048, or by email at michael.gilmore {at} seattle.gov. In
most cases, applicants must either reside or work in Seattle.

For a complete list of boards and commissions, please visit the
following website: http://www.seattle.gov/mayor/boards.htm

The following boards and commissions have openings as of Sept. 21,
2007:

--Capitol Hill Housing Improvement Program Board of Directors
--Citizens' Telecommunications and Technology Advisory Board
--Fire Code Advisory Board
--Landmarks Preservation Board
--Mayor's Council on African American Elders
--Museum Development Authority
--Pike Place Market Historical Commission
--Seattle Bicycle Advisory Board
--Seattle Center Advisory Commission

Capitol Hill Housing Improvement Program
1 opening

CHHIP is a community based, public development authority governed by a
twelve member, volunteer board. Three members are appointed by the
mayor, six by the constituency, and three by the CHHIP Board for
three-year renewable terms. CHHIP develops, owns, and manages
multi-family and mixed use buildings housing low and moderate income
households. Detailed information on CHHIP is available on its web site
at www.chhip.org. Candidates with a background in marketing, asset
management, fundraising, property management, accounting/financia l
management, or human resources are encouraged to apply. The CHHIP Board
meets monthly. In addition to the regular meetings, members serve on a
board committee and represent CHHIP at organizational or community
events. Members typically spend 6-8 hours per month preparing for or
performing duties.
Contact: Michael Gilmore, 615-0048, Michael.Gilmore {at} seattle.gov

Citizens' Telecommunications and Technology Advisory Board
4 openings

The CTTAB reflects a broad range of professional and community
experience and perspectives and seeks to be representative of the
cultural diversity of the Seattle community. The 16-member board advises
city officials on issues of community-wide interest relating to
telecommunications and technology, including cable television access and
community technology access. The board is involved in the Community
Technology Matching Fund and My Neighborhood Map, a Seattle geographic
information system available to the public. The board has also been
actively involved in the city�fs exploration of providing fiber to
homes and looking at ways to make boards and commission meetings more
accessible to the public through technology.
Contact: Jill Novik, 684-8583, Jill.Novik {at} seattle.gov

Fire Code Advisory Board
1 opening, Retail Business representative

The Fire Code Advisory Board is 15 members board. All 15 are appointed
by the Mayor and subject to confirmation by the City Council.
Volunteers serve a three year term. The FCAB advises the City on
proposed amendments related to the Fire Code and hears appeals related
to interpretation and application of the Fire Code. They also make
recommendations to Fire Chief relating to such appeals.
Contact: Diane Hansen, 386-1451, Diane.Hansen {at} eattle.gov

Landmarks Preservation Board
1 opening, real estate position

The 12-member Landmarks Preservation Board makes recommendations to the
City Council for landmark designation and reviews all proposed physical
alterations to designated features of landmark properties. The board is
composed of two architects, two historians, one structural engineer, one
representative each from the fields of real estate and finance, one
member from the City Planning Commission, a Get Engaged member, and
three members at-large. Board meetings are held on the first and third
Wednesday of each month at 3:30 p.m. The architect members also serve on
the Board�fs Architectural Review Committee. Board members generally
must commit approximately 10 hours per month to board business.
Contact: Sarah Sodt, 615-1786, Sarah.Sodt {at} seattle.gov

Mayor's Council on African American Elders
2 openings

The Mayor's Council on African American Elders (MCAAE) is a 12 member
commission established in 1995, by former Mayor Norman B. Rice. The
MCAAE mission is to improve the quality of life of isolated, frail, and
low-income African American elders in Seattle by promoting accessible,
high quality, culturally appropriate and comprehensive services. All
positions are mayoral appointed, with terms lasting two or three years.
Contact: Karen Winston, 684-0706, Karen.Winston {at} seattle.gov

Museum Development Authority
1 opening

The Museum Development Authority of Seattle (MDA), a public
corporation, was granted a charter by the Mayor of Seattle in 1985 to
assist in the development and operation of a public art museum in
downtown Seattle. The MDA has no employees, day to day administration
of the MDA�fs activities is performed by staff of the Seattle Art
Museum. The MDA has three main responsibilities:
1. Ensure the MDA�fs fulfillment of its financial obligations
2. Monitor the Museum�fs fulfillment of its public benefit
policies
3. Plan with the Museum use of the museum building and adjacent
properties
Contact: Michael Gilmore, 615-0048, Michael.Gilmore {at} seattle.gov

Pike Place Market Historical Commission
2 openings, one property owner & one merchant

The Pike Place Market Historical Commission is comprised of 12 members
appointed by Mayor to 3-year terms. Their main focus is the preservation
of architectural, social, economic, cultural and historic qualities of
the Pike Place Market, within the Market Historical District. They also
provide for continued preservation of existing buildings, new
construction, and continued occupancy by traditional Market activities.
Contact: Heather McAuliffe, 684-0229, Heather.McAuliffe {at} seattle.gov

Seattle Bicycle Advisory Board
3 openings

The Bicycle Advisory Board is comprised of 11 members appointed by
Mayor to 2-year terms. The SBAB advises the City Council, the Mayor, and
all departments and offices of the City on matters related to bicycling
and the impacts that actions of the City may have upon bicycling. They
contribute to all aspects of the City's planning processes insofar as
they relate to bicycling. Much of their work has consisted of preparing
the Bicycle Master Plan, which is now in the process of being
implemented.
Contact: Monica DeWald, 684-5374, Monica.DeWald {at} seattle.gov

Seattle Center Advisory Commission
4 openings

The Seattle Center Advisory Commission advises Center staff, Mayor and
the City Council on policy matters that affect Seattle Center. They also
provide the staff, Mayor and City Council with assessment of operations,
performances, plans and policies. The commission is comprised of 15
members serving three year terms, with four subcommittees:
--Cultural Festivals
--Marketing
--Monorail
--Nominating & Governance

The Commission will be an exciting place to serve as the Center looks
to update its look for the 21st century.
Contact: Michael Gilmore, 615-0048, Michael.Gilmore {at} seattle.gov

Thank you for your interest in volunteer opportunities with the City of
Seattle. If you have any questions, please contact Michael Gilmore in
the Mayor's Office at 615-0048, or contact the city staff listed
above.

Michael Gilmore
Mayor Greg Nickels
Administrator, Boards & Commissions
ph: 206-615-0048
fax: [phone]
http://www.seattle.gov/mayor/boards.htm

Mailing Address:
Mayor's Office
PO Box 94749
Seattle, WA 98124-4749

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41. Fundraising internship--college credit

Good morning, my name is Colby Underwood and I am the managing member of Colby Underwood Consulting LLC.



I am writing to you today in hope that you could post/forward the attached flyer to any students who are interested in a political fundraising internship. We have had over 30 interns over the past 5 years. Our interns have taken what they have learned/experienced and have earned jobs at the upper levels of politics and business (including one intern who decided to run for office!).



Please let me know if you have any questions. I appreciate your attention to this matter.



Colby Underwood Consulting LLC is a small political and non-profit consulting firm which specializes in all aspects of fundraising, from event coordination and online fundraising, to direct and mail solicitation. We are constantly hiring interns and welcome resumes from interested candidates.



Yours,



Colby Underwood

Colby Underwood Consulting LLC

[phone] office

[phone] fax

[phone] mobile

colbyunderwood@ comcast.net









POLITICAL FUNDRAISING INTERNS NEEDED FOR WINTER OF 2007-2008

At least two full-time interns (30 to 40 hours per week) needed for assistance in political fundraising for select progressive local/regional/ national races beginning IMMEDIATELY!


* Office Assistant: Duties will include prospect development, donor history and profiling, assistance with fundraising mailings, etc.

* Event Coordinator: Duties will include developing a list of prospective attendees, designing invitations, handling RSVPs, and attending the events around Seattle with other staff members. The intern will also be expected to help with other day-to-day office duties.



Opportunities:

*Learn how political campaigns are run

*Develop an extremely marketable skill-set

*Networking and relationship- building knowledge and experience – many of our past interns have gone on to work at the upper levels of business and politics

*Learn local politics and develop relationships with candidates on a personal level

*Fun and challenging work atmosphere with professional acknowledgements



Qualifications: The desired candidate should have / be:

*Highly organized and very thorough
*Extraordinarily detail-oriented
*Marketing and business skills
*Self-sufficient; able to work without constant supervision
*Punctual
*Efficient with strong multi-tasking abilities
*Excellent communication skills
*Professional demeanor
*Genuine interest in fundraising and politics and learning more about how the political world works
*Very familiar with Microsoft Excel, Outlook and Word

Compensation: This internship is unpaid but Colby Underwood Consulting LLC does offer college credit for completed internships.


E-mail or fax resume and cover letter to:
Kelly Drake
Colby Underwood Consulting LLC
Kellydrake21 {at} comcast.net
[phone] fax
NO CALLS PLEASE.


Colby Underwood Consulting LLC is a small political and non-profit consulting firm which specializes in all aspects of fundraising, from event coordination and online fundraising, to direct and mail solicitation. We are constantly hiring interns and welcome resumes from interested candidates.

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42. Volunteer for prochoice auction; Seattle 10/20

It’s time to register for the pro-choice gala event of the year! If you haven’t done so already, buy your tickets now! The big event is right around the corner.

Saturday, October 20, 2007 - festivities begin at 5:30 p.m.
South Lake Union Naval Reserve Building
(860 Terry Ave N, Seattle)
Reception, silent auction, three-course dinner and live auction
Dress to impress
Tickets: $125 http://www.prochoicewashington.org/events/libertyball.shtml

All proceeds support the right to choose.

For more information visit our website http://www.prochoicewashington.org/events/libertyball.shtml or call [phone].

We have amazing items for you to bid on:

Trips to London, Portugal, and France
A week in Hawaii
Mariners tickets
A trip to Chicago and tickets to see Oprah
Massages for a year
The new iPod Nano with video
A surfing lesson
Dinner at Seattle’s best restaurants
And so much more!
It’s our best auction ever—don’t miss out on the fun!

Have an item you’d like to DONATE to the auction? Is there something you would like to see at the auction? Send your items and ideas our way! Items can rage from the practical to the fanciful. Contact our procurement extraordinaire, Megan Baker, at MeganBaker {at} ProChoiceWashington.org or [phone].

Would you like to VOLUNTEER for the NARAL Pro-Choice Washington Liberty Ball Auction? Take out your swanky duds and get ready for a great volunteer opportunity!

There are a variety of volunteer opportunities throughout the day to suit diverse interests. From delivery driving to bartending, we have the volunteer job just for YOU.

There are four volunteer shifts available:
Set-Up Shift 1: 9 a.m. – 2 p.m.
Set-Up Shift 2: 2 – 5 p.m.
Registration Team Shift: 4:30 – 11 p.m.
Live Auction Team Shift: 6 – 11 p.m.

For a full list of volunteer job descriptions, please contact Sasha Cousineau at 206-624-1990 or SashaCousineau {at} ProChoiceWashington.org.

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43. Prochoice youth leadership summit: Seattle 11/3

"I HEART Choice" Youth Leadership Summit
Paid Pro-Choice Internships

"I HEART Choice" Youth Leadership Summit

On Saturday, November 3, from 10 a.m.-5 p.m., NARAL Pro-Choice Washington will offer our annual "I HEART Choice" Youth Leadership Summit at the University of Washington HUB. This is a free event for high school and college students. Lunch will be provided.

Workshops and panel discussions will teach you:

Skills for talking about choice, being an activist, and mobilizing your peers.

Why Washington State gets an A+ for access to reproductive health and rights and how we can keep it that way.

What the anti-choice movement doesn't want YOU to know about your body and your rights.

Sign up online at www.ProChoiceWashington.org.

For more information, contact Sasha Cousineau at [phone] or SashaCousineau {at} ProChoiceWashington.org.

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44. Jobs with Justice (Seattle) needs auction items

JOBS WITH JUSTICE is holding an auction, and needs help to get items for the auction. If you have anything to donate, please call them at: 206-441-4969

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45. Support Cascade People's Center in Seattle

For several years, the Cascade People's Center was home to Justice Works! We feel a lot of gratitude for their support. But now, they need our support. The Center is now in a crisis since the Seattle City Human Services Dept. plans to discontinue funding and the center could close before the end of the year.

Community members have worked incredibly hard to make The Cascade People's Center the beautiful place that it is today. Without us, there are few checks and balances. All groups who have used the Center over time are being asked to help save the Center by participating in the activities and actions below. Please help as you are able. Let's be seen and heard!


UPDATE FROM CASCADE PEOPLE'S CENTER

All of the e-mails, letters, phone calls, and press have made people takenotice! We've received positive responses from City Council members and yesterday representatives from the Mayor's office came to the Center to talk about sustainable funding solutions. Thank you all-keep up the great work!

IMPORTANT DATES Unless otherwise noted, events are at Cascade People's Center (CPC) at 309 Pontius Ave N in Seattle.

Tuesday October 9, 5-7 pm: sign-making

Wednesday October 10, 4:30 pm: RALLY!
And 2008 BUDGET HEARING! Let's be in the room! (meet at the Center at 3:30 to march to City Hall or be at City Hall at 4:30 pm with CPC gear, budget meeting at 5:00)

Thursday October 11: CPC formal appeal due to the city

Thursday October 18, 5-7 pm: call center users and program participants for donations

Friday October 19, 5-7 pm: call center users and program participants for
donations

Saturday October 20, 5-7 pm: call center users and program participants for donations

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46. Scientists and techies needed as role models

Advisor to a High School Expo Student

The Northwest Association for Biomedical Research (NWABR) invites you to be an advisor to a high school student participating in the 2008 Student Biotech Expo. Students use an advisor to help them select a project, find resources, and review the finished project. Projects must focus on a biomedical or biotechnology topic. For more information and to sign up online, visit http://www.nwabr.org/studentbiotech/default.html.

Judge High School Science Posters

Ballard High School Biotechnology Academy students will be preparing science posters and scientists are invited to visit with the students and evaluate the posters on Friday, Nov. 16th, at Ballard HS. There are two sessions: 10:40 am-12:00 and 12:30-1:55 pm. If interested, please contact Dewey Moody, Lead Biotech Academy Teacher, at demoody {at} seattleschools.org or 206-252-1047.

Judges for Middle School Essay Contest

The Northwest Association for Biomedical Research (NWABR) invites you to judge middle school essays focused on "Biomedical Breakthroughs and My Life". Judges will participate in two rounds of judging (approx. 6 essays each round, sent to you electronically) and prepare comments for the students. It's fun, it's easy and the students appreciate hearing your comments. Please signup on-line at www.nwabr.org/education/contest.html.

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47. Seattle: Court Watch volunteers needed 11/15

THREE STRIKES…. Your support is needed.

Please join our Court Watch team in support of Vance Bartley

Vance Bartley has spent the last eleven years wondering if he would ever be free. In 1997 he struck out because, as he has written, “I committed a crime because I had succumbed to temptation and I had an inability to take responsibility for my drug addiction.” Even while dealing with the harsh reality of a “life without the possibility of parole” sentence, Vance never gave up on life. He has never had a major (serious) infraction in 11 years. For two years he has studied computers from Edmonds Community College and has taken a correspondence Sociology class from Ohio University. He also became a self-taught paralegal. These skills and this positive attitude contributed to Vance getting one of his strikes overturned – a non-violent robbery 2 for which he served six months in jail. Not only has Vance helped himself, he generously helps others deal with the court system. Now it is our turn to support Vance by attending the hearing where the judge will re-sentencing him on the overturned third strike. Evidence of strong community support for Vance will hopefully make a big difference for him.

When: THURSDAY, November 15th at 8:30am
Where: King County Courthouse, between 3rd & 4th, Yesler & James
Judge Susan Craighead – Courtroom 712

Hope you can make it!

Please help with 3 Strikes research

If you can’t come to Vance’s hearing, there is another way you can support our 3 Strikes work. In the next few months you will hear more about this campaign. In the meantime, we could use some help researching some 3 Strikes issues. Below is one question that we’d like some help with:

3 Strikes became law through Initiative 593 but Robbery 2 and Assault 2 were NOT crimes included in the original initiative. We’d like the details behind how they were added to the list of strike-able offenses later on. By whom? When? Why?

We’d appreciate your help!
Justice Works!

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49. Update

After everything going wrong today (Vance was transported back to Monroe and Judge Craighead recused herself), we are set to go tomorrow (Thursday) at 9 am before Judge Julie Spector (7th Floor, King County Courthouse--516 Third Ave, Seattle). I look forward to seeing everyone there. Please let me know if you have any questions and pass this message on to anyone that I missed.

Jeff Ellis

Law Offices of Ellis, Holmes & Witchley
705 Second Ave.--Suite 401
Seattle, WA 98104
[phone]
[phone] (cell)
[phone] (fx)

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59. Another court watch opportunity

lease come to support Carolyn Brown!
Sentencing date: Friday, January 11, 2008
Time: 2:45pm
Courtroom: King Count Courthouse - Judge Craighead (7th floor)

MENTORS

At our recent general meeting we decided to begin the search for mentors for our newly released people. Along with being supportive of the Justice Works! mission and vision, we’d look for a mentor to be caring, knowledgeable, committed and a good listener. Although we are still at the beginning stages of defining our mentor program, we know that we’d like it to be tailored to the individuals involved. So, after meeting each other, we envision the mentor and newly released person coming up with 3 or 4 agreements that fit their unique situation and the specific needs of the newly released person.


We can use your help.

1. Please come to our next general meeting (1/4/07 at 6:30pm at 1117 MLK Jr. Way in Seattle) if you’d like to participate in the planning about mentors.

2. Speak with at least one individual or organization about their interest in learning more about becoming a mentor.

3. Share your ideas about how and where we can find mentors.

4. Let us know if you’d like more information about becoming a mentor yourself.

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48. Bicycle Alliance mailing party 11/15 in Seattle

A double mailing workparty awaits on Thursday and we do need your help. We're going to thank everyone who was at the Auction as well as sending out our regular monthly renewals. Please come!

Bicycle Alliance office, BikeStation 311 3rd Ave S (between Main St & Jackson St) in Pioneer Square -- 1pm - 5pm.

Thanks!

Mark


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BICYCLE ALLIANCE OF WASHINGTON
Advocates for bicyclists and a bike-friendly Washington
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Mark Canizaro
Membership Director
206-224-9252 x301
markc {at} bicyclealliance.org

Membership, Receivables, Volunteers, Database, IT, Touring Info, Bicycle Tourist, 34 year Bicycle Commuter, Completely car-free!!

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Thirty minutes of aerobic exercise, especially soon after awakening, has been shown to relieve depressions resistant to all other treatments, including drugs.

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50. Justice Works! organizer training 11/18 in Seattle

ORGANIZER TRAINING
When: Sunday, November 18th 2:00pm – 3:00pm
Where: JW! Headquarters 1117 MLK Jr. Way (on MLK between Spring and Union)
What: doing a power analysis

SAVE THE DATE! FOR OUR NEXT WELCOME BACK PARTY
You’re invited!

Come celebrate the ways in which our Justice Works! community and its members (like you!) are “moving mountains”.

What: Justice Works! Welcome Back Party supporting previously incarcerated people

When: Thursday, December 6 6:30 – 9:30 p.m.
Where: Central Lutheran Church
1710 11th Avenue in Capitol Hill

What to bring: A dish (if you are able) and your family and friends to share our fun!

Food will be provided with a potluck dinner.

For information regarding the event, or if you need a ride, contact Jody at [phone]or justice_works {at} yahoo.com

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51. Phonebank and visit pharmacies to protect Plan B

Protect YOUR Plan B® – Emergency Contraception (EC) Pharmacy Investigators Needed

In a swipe at patients' rights, a federal judge has suspended two Washington State Pharmacy Board rules that require pharmacists to fill prescriptions for stocked medication, like over-the-counter Plan B®, on-site; and ensure that all patients are treated professionally and respectfully. How will we respond? What can we do to protect patient access to prescriptions and women's timely access to Plan B® emergency contraception?

Before we can answer these questions, we need to know what is happening with regard to Plan B® in pharmacies across the state, and we need YOUR help!

Sign up today to come into our office and volunteer as a pharmacy investigator. We will provide training on how to conduct pharmacy surveys over the phone.

We are organizing a pharmacy survey phone bank from Monday, November 26 through Friday, November 30. Phone calls can be made:

Monday though Thursday from 9 a.m. – 8 p.m.*
Friday from 9 a.m. – 5 p.m.*
*Calls in the morning tend to be best for reaching the pharmacies before they get busy.*

For more information or to sign up, contact Sasha Cousineau at [phone] or SashaCousineau {at} ProChoiceWashington.org.

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52. Bicycle Alliance of Washington Board Members Recruitment Notice

The Bicycle Alliance of Washington (BAW) is currently seeking candidates to fill four vacancies on its board of directors. The BAW is an alliance of bicycle clubs, advocacy groups and individual bicyclists from around the state. The BAW mission is to advocate for bicyclists and promote policies that result in adequate funding for a complete non-motorized transportation infrastructure and to ensure that bicycling is recognized and embraced as an essential component of a balanced transportation system. The Bicycle Alliance works to increase the percentage of all types of bicycle ridership in Washington, as well as to encourage communities throughout the state to become bicycle-friendly. The Bicycle Alliance acts as a statewide clearinghouse for bicycle education and advocacy.

We are seeking cyclists who can commit the time and energy to make Washington a better place for all bicyclists. Our board is actively involved in setting policies, establishing goals and actively participating in fund-raising. In addition, the BAW encourages cyclists who can bring a geographic balance and good connections within the cycling community, funding or policy making realm to join our board.

The board meets both in person and by conference call 9-10 times a year. Board members are typically involved in areas of specialization, such as fund-raising, legislation etc between board meetings.

If you are looking for a leadership opportunity to make Washington a great place for all bicyclists please consider serving on the BAW board of directors. For more information contact Bobby Mullins at bdmbike {at} hotmail.com phone [phone]. To find out more about the BAW visit our website at www.bicyclealliance.org

Thank you for your interest in the Bicycle Alliance of Washington. This information is free, but you should know that we are supported by our members' contributions. Please consider joining the Bicycle Alliance today.

It is through the support of our members, cyclists just like you, that we are able to organize bicyclists to speak up for what matters to us. You will receive our newsletter and action alerts on issues that affect you where you ride, but MORE IMPORTANTLY you will add your voice to over 3000 other families working to make Washington one of the best places to ride.

If you have questions about membership, or need more information about cycling in Washington, please feel free to call me at 206/224-9252 x301 or email markc {at} bicyclealliance.org.

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54. Equal Rights Washington Volunteer Night Wednesdays 6PM-8PM

Equal Rights Washington Volunteer Night


Join your friends in moving equality forward by attending ERW's volunteer night every Wednesday from 6:00pm - 8:00pm. Work on projects and mailings, do research, and have a good time. For a full list of volunteer job opportunities go here or email ERW at info {at} equalrightswashington.org. We hope to see you next Wednesday!

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55. Death With Dignity Initiative Seeks Volunteers

Washington State is taking a progressive and compassionate step towards improving care for terminally ill adults. A broad coalition of physicians, nurses, hospice patients, organizations and concerned residents is proposing an initiative for the 2008 ballot.

Thankfully, we have an amazing opportunity to bring this law to Washington State. But we need your help to do it! To qualify the Death with Dignity Initiative for the November ballot, over 100,000 signatures need to be collected by volunteers by June 30, 2008. At least 3,000 volunteers are needed across the state to cover shifts at stores every week and gather signatures from friends and family.

Please sign up at www.itsmydecision.org or call [phone] TODAY to pre-order petitions or to make a donation.

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56. Seattle Boards & Commissions: Vacancy Update

The City of Seattle has established several boards and commissions
designed to give citizens a voice in their government. Serving on a
board or commission is a great opportunity to provide input to
Seattle's leaders on a vast array of issues. Over 400 of the
positions on nearly 50 boards are appointed by Mayor Greg Nickels.

Board members and commissioners receive no financial compensation, but
membership can provide you with a great opportunity to meet other people with similar interests and to help shape the future or your community!

If you are interested in serving on a board or commission, please
submit a letter of interest and resume to Michael Gilmore, Boards &
Commissions Administrator for Mayor Nickels. Michael can be reached by
phone at 206-615-0048, or by email at michael.gilmore {at} seattle.gov. In most cases, applicants must either reside or work in Seattle.

For a complete list of boards and commissions, please visit the
following website: http://www.seattle.gov/mayor/boards.htm

The following boards & commissions have vacancies as of Nov. 29, 2007:


--Design Review Boards
--Civil Service Commission
--Fire Code Advisory Board
--Mayor�fs Council on African American Elders
--Seattle Women�fs Commission


Design Review Boards

7 vacancies, submit an application by December 10th, 2007
The city is looking for professionals in the design and development
fields, who have proven skills and established careers. It also needs
community and business leaders with an interest in shaping new
development in their neighborhoods, and a passion for keeping Seattle a great place to live, work and play. Applications will be accepted for the following board positions:

Northwest Board-- community at-large representative
Queen Anne/Magnolia Board-- community at-large representative, development representative
Southwest Board-- development representative, community at-large representative
Capitol Hill Board-- design professional
Southeast Board-- local residential representative

Board members are appointed by the mayor and City Council and serve
two-year terms which may be renewed once. Members serve on one of seven boards that review projects in the city's major geographic districts; each board has five members.
Download applications at www.seattle.gov/designreview.
Contact: Tom Iurino, 684-0435, Tom.Iurino {at} Seattle.gov

Civil Service Commission

1 vacancy, submit letter of interest & resume by December 10th, 2007
The Commission is a three member, impartial, quasi-judicial body. The
Mayor and the City Council each appoint a member to the Commission and
the City's Civil Service employees elect a member. Each commissioner
serves a three-year term. An Executive Director and an Administrative
Staff Assistant support the Commission and manages operation of the
Commission's office. Contact: Michael Gilmore, 615-0048, Michael.Gilmore {at} Seattle.gov

Fire Code Advisory Board

1 vacancy, Retail Business representative
Submit letter of interest & resume by December 10th, 2007
The Fire Code Advisory Board is a 15 member board. All 15 are
appointed by the Mayor and subject to confirmation by the City Council. Volunteers serve a three year term. The FCAB advises the City on proposed amendments related to the Fire Code and hears appeals related to interpretation and application of the Fire Code. They also make recommendations to Fire Chief relating to such appeals. Contact: Diane Hansen, 386-1451, Diane.Hansen {at} seattle.gov

Mayor's Council on African American Elders

2 vacancies, submit letter of interest & resume by December 10th, 2007
The Mayor�fs Council on African American Elders (MCAAE) is a 12 member
commission established in 1995, by former Mayor Norman B. Rice. The
MCAAE mission is to improve the quality of life of isolated, frail, and low-income African American elders in Seattle by promoting accessible, high quality, culturally appropriate and comprehensive services. All positions are mayoral appointed, with terms lasting two or three years. Contact: Karen Winston, 684-0706, Karen.Winston {at} seattle.gov

Seattle Women's Commission

2 vacancies, submit letter of interest & resume by December 10th,
2007. The Women's Commission is a 21 member commission, appointed by the Mayor, City Council, and the commission itself. The Seattle Women's Commission advises the mayor, City Council and city departments on issues that impact women in Seattle. The commission identifies areas of concern and recommends policy and legislation, provides feedback and opinion on issues of city and state budget, and acts as a liaison between Seattle women and City government. Contact: Felicia Yearwood-Murrell, 684-8262, Felicia.Yearwood-Murrell {at} Seattle. gov

If you have any questions, please contact Michael Gilmore in
the Mayor's Office at 615-0048, or contact the city staff listed
above.

Many thanks,


Michael Gilmore
Mayor Greg Nickels
Administrator, Boards & Commissions
ph: 206-615-0048
fax: [phone]
http://www.seattle.gov/mayor/boards.htm

Mailing Address:
Mayor's Office
PO Box 94749
Seattle, WA 98124-4749

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57. Testify in favor of Domestic Partner Benefits in Tacoma 12/4

The council will be voting whether to give employees with domestic partnerships, benefits. Your voices and presence will be a great show of support. Proposal no. 2007-108, An Ordinance of the Pierce County Council Creating a New

Chapter 3.98 of the Pierce County Code, "Domestic Partnership Benefits" and Amending Sections of the Pierce County Code to Provide for the Extension of Employee Benefits to Employees' Domestic Partners; and Setting an Effective Date.

Sponsored by: Councilmember Calvin Goings

Department contact person: Betsy Sawyer, Human Resources,

[phone]

Council contact person: Susan Long, Administrator for Legal and Operations,

[phone]

Committee recommendation: Forward Without Recommendation at Rules and Operations on November 5, 2007

For final consideration

Councilman ,Tim Farrell will be chairing this meeting...

Tuesday, Dec 4 at 5 pm
South Park Community Center
4851 S Tacoma Way

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58. Nature Consortium wants tree planters in West Seattle

The Nature Consortium is currently recruiting groups and individual volunteers from all over Seattle to provide volunteer support at and participate in our Saturday Urban Forest Restoration Work Parties.

The Nature Consortium is a small non-profit organization based in West Seattle, committed to the long-term stewardship & restoration of the West Duwamish Greenbelt, the largest remaining contiguous forest within Seattle city limits.

We are seeking volunteers to provide support for other volunteers by assisting with morning check-in, bringing warm refreshments, and tagging plants. Work parties are most Saturdays from 10am-2pm, but depending on how people choose to volunteer, they can be there for the whole time or just a portion. We are also always looking for more volunteers to help with our restoration efforts, which involve tasks such as digging blackberry and pulling ivy, sheet mulching, and planting.

If members of the King County Democrats would be interested in volunteering, then please check out our website www.naturec.org or give us a call at 206-923-0853 for further details.

Thanks.

Sincerely,

Elizabeth McDonald
Restoration Project Assistant Director
The Nature Consortium
4408 Delridge Way SW #107
Seattle, WA 98106
206-923-0853
www.naturec.org

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60. Help the Backbone Campaign get a big grant

> From: Bill Moyer
> Subject: A More Perfect Union?
> Date: Mon, 21 Jan 2008 06:31:08 -0500 (EST)
> -----

> "I am convinced that if we are to get on the right side of the world revolution, we as a nation must undergo a radical revolution of values. We must rapidly begin the shift from a thing-oriented society to a person-oriented society. When machines and computers, profit motives and property rights, are considered more important than people, the giant triplets of racism, extreme materialism, and militarism are incapable of being conquered." ~ Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., From "Beyond Vietnam," an address delivered to the Clergy and Laymen Concerned about Vietnam, at Riverside Church, 4 April1967 in New York City.

> As we celebrate the resilient and relevant message of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. forty years after his assassination, we ought to do so with no small measure of sadness and concern. We have made little progress confronting the "triplets of racism, extreme materialism and militarism" that he identified as our collective malady. These forces continue to infect our society and keep America from living up to our stated ideals of inalienable rights within our own borders, and around the globe.
>


Over the past seven years, fear has beencynically used to manipulate citizens of this country. It has displaced ideals of liberty, rule of law and humanity with an acceptance of torture, domestic spying, xenophobia, and preventive war. Trillions of dollars have been squandered on aggressive war and illusions of security, enriching a few while mortgaging our children's future, rather than making crucial investments in building a sustainable, decent society in which democracy might flourish.
>
> Thousands of Americans have lost their lives, tens of thousands have been physically maimed, and suicide rates are soaring among veterans. Over 150,000 Iraqi civilians have been killed since the US invasion. That is
approximately 300 times the number of deaths due to the attacks on 9-11-2001 in a country only a fraction of our size, that had no connection to the event be blame for our collective madness.
>
> We have taken a giant step backward in our effort toward creating a "More Perfect Union" or confronting the three "giants" King identified above.
>
> Some place their faith in candidates. I do not. If the current Democratic leadership and Congress is any sign of what we can expect then we should place our hopes elsewhere. They have continued to fund an occupation that recruits more enemies than it kills. They are champions of impunity rather than accountability for the crimes of the current administration. They have refused to impose a windfall profits tax on the record profits of oil companies. And finally, instead of joining the calls of Middle-East leaders for a regional nuclear weapons free zone, they allow or partake in further speculation of military incursions into both Pakistan and Iran.
>
Even if the marginalized, but righteous Dennis Kucinich -- or for that matter Jesus of Nazareth-- were elected President he would either be assassinated, impeached or stone-walled into irrelevance. I'm not saying that it doesn't matter who sits in the White House. We certainly have learned that it matters very much. But no current or imaginary candidate by their charisma alone would be able to dismantle the military-industrial complex or the American Empire and imperial aspirations. No one would institute public financing of election systems and return credibility to our election process. No one would have the political force to challenge corporate power such as that of the health insurance industry or big oil.

> No one will be able to turn the tide of this country without a massive citizen movement pushing, supporting and leading this country toward the more perfect union we aspire to be. That is why the Backbone Campaign is investing all our resources and energy toward manifesting such a movement. This movement must simultaneously address the giant triplets of racism, extreme materialism, and militarism by offering not doomsday threats, but a vision for a truly decent society that affirms human dignity, ecological interdependence, and human sisterhood-brotherhood that transcends national borders.
>
> The Backbone Campaign's Procession for the Future and Progressive Cabinet projects are an offering to the country toward building that movement, articulating that vision, and inspiring Americans to be their most creative, liberty loving, and humane selves. King's "Revolution of Values" is merely a call to live up to the values proclaimed by our nation's founders. It is the call to create a "more perfect union" that every positive social movement in our history has advanced. It is time not to abdicate responsibility for that task to surrogate candidates, but to claim the task as our own, individual by individual, community by community, until those in power have no choice but to return the common wealth to the common good and follow We the People to a future worthy of our children.
>
> (http://rs6.net/tn.jspe=0011M5A6K_Yo3SG8kDBv2YBdkKkitDPr8VmOsxhOnVIONDAMdhUL0aPC83_6eBwGx4iUnxyTNBIz630Zs0SUzDPP6usgay-MnfG7ufUAUD6xWNyEsMKreeGZq7ztOuoC84yn7oBmlslePY=)


> I invite you to watch a brief video of one of our movement's most inspirational leaders, the Reverend Lennox Yearwood in a video he made last June as a greeting to the Progressive Cabinet Summit in Atlanta. Reverend Yearwood speaks of our "Lunch counter moment." His message for a unified movement ought to be a goal not just in speech, but in action. I'm tribute to Dr. King, let us recommit ourselves to offering brotherhood and sisterhood to those in movements different than our own, so that trust may build and opportunity for solidarity and collaboration grows.

>
> In remembrance of the courage and vision of Dr. King, March Forth!

> Bill Moyer
> Backbone Campaign
>
>
> PS - Please forgive the audio/video sync issue with this clip. Also - PLEASE be sure to help us win a $50,000 prize by following the instructions below.
>
> Just $10 to Backbone Campaign by January
> 30 will help them win a $50,000 Prize!

>
> Parade Magazine, Kevin Bacon, and the Case foundation are offering $50,000 to the four US non-profits that get the most individual online donations (not the most money) before noon, January 31. The Backbone Campaign is currently in sixth place! You can help us finish in the top four, win the prize, and send the Procession for the Future around the country, all for only $10 and a few minutes of your time.
>
>
>
> Call the Backbone Campaign office
> 206-408-8058 You must donate via this badge (check Backbone website) or by phone for it to count in the competition, checks will not work. Network for Good, the gold standard of online giving is the intermediary for the donation. Your information is extremely secure.
>
> Please make a contribution TODAY, and ask your friends to do the same! It may be the best $10 you spend this year. If you have any difficulty call the Backbone Campaign at 206-408-8058 and will help you through the process.
>

> To see how Backbone Campaign is faring in the
> competition, go here (http://rs6.net/tn.jsp?e=0011M5A6K_Yo3SNUJFXaXVga60-uEGJ6hlxPnWPOTiAiWVkZVdaIf_5vDxpnc0Y4iOqqoBMArcYEH1i1zzzk-g6Br5pRI4Yw-PW5vZSN6l8jZgnTF34gpQ_bqHZJfKrqb4J).
>
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61. Bothell seeking to fill advisory positions

The City of Bothell will accept applications from January 2 through February 15, 2008 for several advisory boards and commissions.
http://www.ci.bothell.wa.us/html/boards/recruitments/notice.html

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62. King County Civil Rights Commission Seeks Applicants

The Martin Luther King, Jr. County Civil Rights Commission is accepting applications for commissioners and would like to encourage individuals in King County Council Districts 1, 6, 7, and 9, to consider public service on the Commission. Members are nominated by Councilmembers representing each of the King County Council Districts, while the remaining three serve as at-large members, selected by the County Executive. For more information on the Commission, please visit: http://www.metrokc.gov/dias/crc. To locate your Council District, please visit: http://www.kingcounty.gov/council.aspx. For more information please contact Paula Harris-White, Administrator at 206-296-8610 or Paula.Harris-White {at} kingcounty.gov.

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63. Burien needs volunteer board members.

From Lucy Krakowiak Mon Feb 11 22:54:42 2008
To: "Lucy Krakowiak" <lucykay {at} gmail.com>
Subject: Call for BURIEN Planning Commissioners &Parks Board Members
Date: Mon, 11 Feb 2008 22:54:42 -0800

Call for BURIEN Planning Commissioners and Parks Board Members!

Hi All,
At tonight's Burien Council Meeting the City Manager informed the council and Burien residents of openings on the Burien Planning Commission and the Burien Parks Board. It was announced that the application deadline for these positions HAS BEEN EXTENDED until
February 29th (per the City Manager, please verify this date with City Manager Mike Martin 206.248.5503)

THESE VOLUNTEER POSITIONS ARE IMPORTANT - they are the backbone of citizen involvement for the council and the community.

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64. Bike Expo could use some help; Seattle 3/8 and 3/9

Here's a fun opportunity to help the Bicycle Alliance of Washington and check out this year's Bike Expo!

Bicycle Everything!

Group Health Seattle International Bicycle Expo is a complete celebration of cycling, with hundreds of exhibits and presentations on all aspects of the sport (latest and greatest in bikes, gear, organized rides, tours, cycling organizations, presentations, etc.). This year's event is slated for March 8 & 9 at the Cruise Terminal 30, 2431 East Marginal Way.

The Bicycle Alliance needs volunteers to help staff our booth. You can help us get our message out about advocacy for bicyclists and a bike-friendly Washington. We'll be handing out our brochures and newsletter, Share the Road license plate postcards, and chatting with Expo attendees about our projects and latest efforts. And for fun, before or after your volunteer shift, your "volunteer pass" will allow you to enjoy browsing all the great exhibits, lust after the latest biking gear, and hear some interesting talks!

We need 12 volunteers to cover shifts at our booth:

Saturday, March 8 (Bike Expo open 9am-6pm)
9am to 12 Noon: 2 people
12 Noon to 3pm: 2 people
3pm to 6pm: 2 people
Extra midday coverage 11am-2pm: 1 person

Sunday, March 9 (Bike Expo open 10am-4pm)
10am to 1pm: 2 people
1pm to 4pm: 2 people
Extra midday coverage 11am-2pm: 1 person

Ready to sign up? Contact Dan Wakefield at 206.795.0585 or akbiker {at} peoplepc.com

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65. Can you loan NARAL a van?

Calling all NARAL Pro-Choice Washington supporters: do you have a van-in good working condition that seats 8 passengers-that you would like to lend to your favorite pro-choice political organization for a month or more?


We are about to launch an exciting new outreach program and we need some wheels! We're hitting the road to reach new pro-choice supporters and expand our base. This is a fantastic opportunity to dramatically increase our presence as we approach the all-important 2008 election season.


So we're turning to you. Don't be shy-if you think you might have the van we are looking for, and are generous enough to lend it to us (or, possibly even consider donating it to us!) give Corrigan Gommenginger a call at [phone] or email him at cgommenginger {at} prochoicewashington.org. He can give you all the details on logistics.

With your generously lent or donated van, our organizers will grow the pro-choice movement by leaps and bounds!

Sincerely,
Karen S. Cooper
Executive Director

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66. Donate to Winter Soldier hearings local activists

Dear progressive friends,

In mid-March I will be traveling to WA DC to volunteer for an Iraq Veterans Against the War program in WA DC. It is important to me that our veterans have the support they need, both for healing and to have their voices heard about the human costs of the occupations of Iraq and Afghanistan.
http://ivaw.org/wintersoldier


Winter Soldier: Iraq and Afghanistan will feature testimony from U.S. veterans who served in those occupations, giving an accurate account of what is really happening day in and day out, on the ground.

The four-day event will bring together veterans from across the country to testify about their experiences in Iraq and Afghanistan - and present video and photographic evidence. In addition, there will be panels of scholars, veterans, journalists, and other specialists to give context to the testimony. These panels will cover everything from the history of the GI resistance movement to the fight for veterans' health benefits and support.


I’ve volunteered to do whatever needs to be done at this event so that these veterans are free for workshops and testimony sessions. I also volunteered to raise $1250 to cover travel and lodging costs for at least one veteran who needs financial support to be able to attend. I hope you will be able to help with this.

If you can make a donation for this event, please either donate online https://secure.groundspring.org/dn/index.php?aid=11951 and send an email to me rena {at} rockisland.com to let me know that you donated, or mail a check, payable to IVAW, to me: Rena Patty, 708 Terrill Beach Rd, Eastsound, WA 98245. (I will be paying my own travel and lodging expenses.)

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67. Bicycle Alliance mailing party 2/28

Thursday afternoon at 1pm, come on down to the Bicycle Alliance Office and

+ eat chocolate (and other goodies)
+ hang out & visit with cool bicyclists
+ make a difference in your community
+ learn about what the Bicycle Alliance does
+ learn what you can do to help
+ write a postcard to your legislator to increase bicycle safety
+ did i mention eat chocolate?

Thanks! We need you"!

Bicycle Alliance of Washington
311 3rd Ave S
(3rd Avenue between MAIN St & JACKSON St in Pioneer Square)
Lots of bike parking!

If you are interested in helping out with Data Entry Thursday evening, please drop me an email!

We also need help at our Bike Expo Booth March 8 & 9th.

Thanks!

Mark


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BICYCLE ALLIANCE OF WASHINGTON
Advocates for bicyclists and a bike-friendly Washington
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Mark Canizaro, Membership Director
206-224-9252 x301
markc {at} bicyclealliance.org

Membership, Receivables, Volunteers, Database, IT, Touring Info

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68. 3/15 conference for girls and science in Seattle needs help

Seattle Expanding Your Horizons (SEYH) is in need of help for their annual conference on March 15, 2008 at Seattle University. It's a great opportunity to help middle-school girls become knowledgeable and excited about careers in science.

For more information, visit their website at http://www.seattleu.edu/seyh/ and to volunteer, contact the volunteer coordinators by email ([e-mail]) or phone [phone] - the SEYH voicemail line).

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69. Chehalis River Valley Farm Flood Relief 4/26

Chehalis River Valley Farm Flood Relief
Labor Helping Neighbor
Saturday April 26th, 2008
Please sign up to volunteer no later than April 15th.

Labor and Democrats working to keep family farms in business, Chehalis River Valley Farm Flood Relief brings together local farmers and community to help guarantee local farm food is available to you. The Chehalis River Valley Farm Flood Relief’s mission is to work together to retain this important local farm system in Washington State.

Volunteering can open your mind, your heart, your hands to helping your community and building a better future for all of us. Help out on April 26th, 2008. Be a part of a great community and a tremendous state — Volunteer, Labor Helping Neighbor Chehalis River Valley Farm Flood Relief!

Sign up to volunteer at: www.wsdlaborcaucus.org
Or call: [phone]

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70. Table for NARAL at King County and LD conventions 4/5 and 4/13

Be a Voice for Choice!
Attend District Caucuses or the King County Convention

Join us at district caucuses on April 5 or the King County convention on April 13. Contact SashaCousinea {at} ProChoiceWashington.org

Join NARAL Pro-Choice Washington's staff and interns in bringing our Pro-Choice Petition and Platform to the masses at the district caucuses on April 5 and the King County convention on April 13. This is an exciting year to bring choice to the forefront of the elections, so we'll be talking to voters and candidates about supporting:

A patient’s right to timely access to medication at the pharmacy counter, including a woman’s right to access birth control without hassle or delay.
The expectation that students will receive medically-accurate information in their schools.

The fundamental right of women to access the full range of reproductive healthcare decisions including access to birth control, affordable family planning care, and safe, legal abortion.

On Saturday, April 5 we'll be at caucuses starting at 10:00 a.m. in the following four locations:
-The 5th Legislative District at Pacific Cascade Freshman Campus
-The 36th Legislative District at Ballard High School Center
-The 43rd Legislative District at a location TBD
-The 41st Legislative District at Hazen High School

On Sunday April 13 we'll be at the King County Convention from 2:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. at the West Seattle High School Gymnasium.


We'll set you up with an on-site orientation, pro-choice petitions, and a fantastic, eye-catching Pro-Choice Washington t-shirt. Anyone is welcome to attend the caucuses and conventions, so come out and help us network with other Pro-Choice community members!

For more information or to sign-up, please contact Sasha Cousineau at 206-624-1990 or SashaCousinea {at} ProChoiceWashington.org.

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71. Help monitor Anacortes ferry boarder patrol

Friends –

After yesterday’s meeting in Friday Harbor with Border Patrol official Giuliano, it seems necessary to continue a watchful presence at the Anacortes Ferry terminal and to try to start accurately documenting apprehensions there. It seems there have been a total of 24 detentions, not the 8 we knew of before. Many ferry workers and islanders are upset about the disruption in service this creates – missed or late doctor and other appointments, etc. But the most serious effect is on Hispanic residents of the islands who may not be able to get critical health care for themselves or their children, as well as other basic needs ranging from food to car parts that are not available or not available at an affordable price on the islands. Also of concern is the beginning of spring visits by area school children to Camp Orkila on Orcas Island. Will the Border Patrol arrest Hispanic children without proof of citizenship or will the school districts have to stop those enrichment programs?

For the moment we would like to continue monitoring the situation. Today, March 19th, some of us will be at the Anacortes Ferry Terminal from 4 p.m. until about 5:30. Please come if you can. Because this is Holy Week I personally will not be able to make it out there the rest of this week. It also seems that we need to be there at other hours. Ferries come in to Anacortes at: 8:20 a.m. and 9:10 a.m.; 10:40 a.m., 11:30 a.m. and 11:40 a.m.; 1:45 and 2:05; 4:40, 5:20 and 5:55; and 8 and 9:35 p.m. I would like to ask that you consider finding a buddy who can go with you to meet at the following blocks of time:

8:15 – 9:30
10:30 – 11:45
1:30 – 2:30
4:15 – 5:30 or 6:00


If you can make any of those times with your buddy over the course of this week and the next, please let me know ahead of time and, most importantly, drop me an e-mail afterwards with whatever observations you have.

Any other questions, please ask. Come today for an orientation at the ferry landing at 4 p.m.

Thank you for your attention to this alarming increase in harassment of our Hispanic neighbors and infringement on our basic rights.

Jo Beecher
beecherj {at} verizon.net AND resurreccion {at} isomedia.com

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72. NARAL needs GOTV canvassers and help with mailing and data entry

Start now to secure pro-choice victories in November: voter ID volunteers needed

With the election year upon us we need your help to get pro-choice victories up and down the ticket in Washington State by identifying pro-choice voters. This fun and easy job requires only two hours of your time and has you working from NARAL’s downtown Seattle office to ID pro-choice voters. By simply making a few phone calls you can help us continue to make WA State the great pro-choice state that we know and love!

We will be doing Voter ID phone calls from NOW until Friday, April 11. If you are able to help, let me know and I’ll send you a specific schedule of days and times that we’ll be working.

For more information or to sign up, please contact Sasha Cousineau at SashaCousineau {at} ProChoiceWashington.org. or 206-624-1990.

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It's fun! It's easy! It's a mailing party!

Mailing parties are a laid back, social way to support us. The best part is that you can volunteer for as much or as little time as your schedule allows!

This week we'll be working on sending out invitations to our annual PAC (Political Action Committee) fundraiser. The money raised at this event will go support the work we do on behalf of our pro-choice candidates this fall. The mailing parties will happen in our downtown Seattle office during the following days and times:


Tuesday, March 25 from 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.
Wednesday, March 26 from 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.
Thursday, March 27 from 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.

We’ll have another series of mailing parties next week at our downtown Seattle office, where we'll be working on sending out our Spring Newsletter:

Wednesday, April 2 from 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.
Thursday, April 3 from 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.
Friday. April 4 from 12:00 noon to 5:00 p.m.

For more information or to sign-up e-mail Sasha Cousineau at SashaCousineau {at} ProChoiceWashington.org.




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Data entry
Beginning in April, we will have volunteers, interns and staff collecting petition signatures from pro-choice attendees at all the Democratic caucuses and conventions. From now until the end of the summer we will collect approximately 15,000 petition signatures. This means that we have a HUGE need for on-going data entry help! The best things about volunteering to help us with data entry is that the times you can come in are very flexible AND you can come in for as much or as little time as you’d like.

Monday through Thursday anytime between 9:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m.
Fridays anytime between 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m.

If you’d like to sign-up, just let me know what day(s) and time(s) to expect you by calling Sasha at 206-624-1990 or e-mailing Sasha at SashaCousineau {at} ProChoiceWashington.org.

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73. NARAL (Seattle) needs more data entry help

Data Entry

We have a HUGE need for on-going data entry help! The best things about volunteering to help us with data entry is that the times you can come in are very flexible AND you can come in for as much or as little time as you’d like.

Monday through Thursday anytime between 9:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m.
Fridays anytime between 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m.

If you’d like to sign-up, just let me know what day(s) and time(s) to expect you by calling Sasha at 206-624-1990 or e-mailing Sasha at SashaCousineau {at} ProChoiceWashington.org.

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74. ACLU needs summer tabling volunteers

ave Fun While Making a Difference

Thank you for being an active participant in the ACLU-WA E-mail Activist Network! Now you can take your e-activism to the next level.

Did you know that we also have in-person volunteer opportunities? The Outreach Team is a group of ACLU members who have been specially trained to represent the ACLU in our communities and spread the word about civil liberties. Outreach Team members are invited to staff information tables at events, fairs, and festivals, distribute ACLU literature, and help with a whole array of ACLU outreach efforts during the summer fair season and throughout the year.

Would you like to help the ACLU-WA and attend fun events this summer? Fill out this quick form to register for the outreach team training. »

2008 Outreach Team Trainings will be held on the following dates at the ACLU of Washington: Lunch/dinner and beverages will be provided. You need only attend one training to join the Outreach Team.



Tuesday, April 29, 12 - 1:30 p.m.
Wednesday, April 30, 6 - 7:30 p.m.


https://secure.npsite.org/acluwa/site/SPageServer?pagename=outreach_survey&JServSessionIdr005=02mascmiu1.app5a

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75. Help push local foods in Seattle in April

Just this past legislative session, as part of the 2008 Priorities for a Healthy Washington, WEC led the successful effort to pass the Local Farms – Healthy Kids bill. This new law will make it easier for schools to buy locally grown food – providing markets for local farmers and nutritious, fresh local food for our children. As a package, this new law is one of the most far-reaching efforts in the nation to promote local food policy.

The local food movement is growing as we speak and there are many upcoming opportunities to learn more, and make your voice heard locally on this issue.

Seattle's City Council President Richard Conlin has proposed a Local Food Action Initiative. This initiative aims to promote local and regional food sustainability and security and in doing so, advance the goals of social justice, environmental sustainability, economic development and emergency preparedness.

There’s an exciting opportunity to learn more about local food issues coming up this week. Francis Moore Lappe, renowned author of Diet for a Small Planet, will be hosting two FREE discussions on Friday!

Where: City Council Chambers, 600 4th Ave, Seattle WA.
When: This Friday, April 11th, 12:00pm to 1:30pm (brown bag) and 5pm to 7pm

It is important that City Council members and Mayor Nickels hear that the people of Seattle want healthy and viable food systems to be a priority of the City of Seattle. Here are ways help build support for the Local Food Action Initiative:


Attend the public hearing on April 16th and voice your support for the Local Food Action initiative. The hearing begins at 5:30, and sign-in begins at 5:00. The hearing will be held at City Council Chambers, 600 4th Ave, Seattle WA.

OR, if you can’t attend the hearing, please take a moment to call or email the City Council and Mayor Nickels urging them to support the Local Food Action Initiative:

Mayor Nickels:Phone: [phone] or Email: http://www.seattle.gov/mayor/citizen_response.htm

City Council by Phone and Email: emailing and phoning the Seattle City Council.
http://www.seattle.gov/council/councilcontact.htm

Contact Rebecca Sayre at 206.291.8528 or rebecca.sayre {at} kingcounty.gov to RSVP for April 16th and if you have any questions.

Thanks for all that you do!

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76. Mailing party for Bicycle Alliance 4/24 in Seattle

You can make a difference. Help improve bicycling around the state and have fun too.

come on down to the Bicycle Alliance Office and

+ eat goodies
+ hang out & visit with cool bicyclists
+ make a difference in your community
+ stuff envelopes
+ learn about what the Bicycle Alliance does
+ learn what you can do to help

We need you!

Thursday 24 April 1 to 4pm
Bicycle Alliance of Washington
311 3rd Ave S
(3rd Avenue between MAIN St & JACKSON St in Pioneer Square)
Lots of bike parking!

Thanks!


BICYCLE ALLIANCE OF WASHINGTON Advocates for bicyclists and a bike-friendly Washington
Mark Canizaro, Membership Director
206-224-9252 x301
markc {at}bicyclealliance.org

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77. SW King County Sherriff's office needs citizen advisors

KING COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE
516 Third Avenue, W-116
Seattle, WA 98104-2312
Tel: [phone]  Fax: [phone]

Susan L. Rahr
Sheriff



To: Southwest King County Community Members

From: Major James G. Graddon, Southwest Precinct Commander
Fabienne “Fae” Brooks, NCBI Grant Coordinator

The National Coalition Building Institute (NCBI) and the King County Sheriff’s Office have joined together through the assistance of the Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) to develop a training program designed to help the Sheriff’s Office further develop Citizens Advisory Councils in each Precinct area. We would like your input as the training is developed. Our planning process will bring together a broad cross-section of leaders from law enforcement, faith and community-based organizations, and local business communities. Leaders in the African American, Asian and Latino communities, as well other important and culturally diverse groups, will be invited to help develop the training for the Sheriff’s Office that will improve police-community relations and further develop their Citizens Advisory Councils.

The National Coalition Building Institute is a leadership development organization that was established in 1984. The NCBI approach, which includes leaders from all sectors of society, proven leadership training, and an international network of local resource teams, has proven to be essential for long-lasting social and institutional change. The effectiveness of NCBI and its teams has resulted in numerous awards, favorable media coverage, and noteworthy testimonials.

We are extending an invitation for you to attend a meeting during which NCBI leaders will be listening to you as they design a training program that takes into account the concerns of both community members and members of the Sheriff’s Office. This meeting will take place next month and a representative from the Sheriff’s Office will contact you in advance with the date, time and location. We have fifteen positions available for you to fill, which we would like to do with a representative cross-section of our entire Southwest Precinct community.

This training will provide a unique opportunity to develop new relationships and seek collaborative solutions to interactions between law enforcement and the community. By participating in this planning and assessment session and providing your input, you will help the members of the Citizens Advisory Council and the King County Sheriff’s Office do the following:

•Recognize triggers and other obstacles that prevent building relationships with community members.
•Appreciate the power of personal stories from community members and to gain insight into their experiences;
•Listen for and respect the emotional content in what community members express.
•Use a practical conflict resolution process to find common ground in dealing with an issue that would otherwise lead to continuing tension;
•Acquire a toolbox of ways to improve interpersonal communication by decreasing defensiveness, with particular attention to tone of voice and body language.

As a result of such broad cooperation, we are confident that we can build bridges that will help increase safety for community members and law enforcement and reduce conflict and tension.

If you are a community member, community or faith based leader or business owner of Southwest King County, to include unincorporated Southwest King County and the Cities of Burien and SeaTac, and you wish to participate in this great opportunity to help build a better tomorrow, please contact Captain D.J. Nesel at dj.nesel {at} kingcounty.gov or [phone] to sign-up. If there are any questions about this program, you can contact Ms. Fabienne Brooks at [phone] or via email at: fbrooks {at} ncbi-cops.org.

Thank you in advance for your anticipated participation. We look forward to working with you on this exciting new initiative.


Sincerely,


Major James G. Graddon, Southwest Precinct
Fabienne “Fae” Brooks, NCBI Grant Coordinator

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78. NARAL needs volunteers for U-District street fair 5/17-5/18

NARAL Pro-Choice Washington launches its “Vote Pro-Choice” campaign at the U-District Fair May 17 & 18!

Join NARAL Pro-Choice Washington in bringing our Pro-Choice Petition and Platform to the masses at the U-District Fair on May 17 and 18. Help us sell pro-choice gear and proactively circulate our pledge to the friendly fair goers.

Sign up today for a 3-hour shift and spread the word about electing pro-choice leaders who support:

--A patient’s right to timely access to medication at the pharmacy counter, including a woman’s right to access birth control without hassle or delay.
--The expectation that students will receive medically accurate information in their schools.
--The fundamental right of women to access the full range of reproductive healthcare decisions including access to birth control, affordable family planning care, and safe, legal abortion.

outreach {at} prochoicewashington.org

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79. Bilingual Pro-Choice Volunteers Needed

Want to make a difference for real women in our community?
Interested in working directly with women who need reproductive care?

We are seeking people that are bilingual in English and Spanish to
Be Hotline Advocates for The Community Abortion Information & Resource (CAIR) Project!

Our Hotline Advocates:

• Have a strong commitment to women’s rights and a non-judgmental attitude towards women’s reproductive choices
• Talk to women and help them with information, referral, and financial assistance for abortions
• Are on-call to take 1-4 hotline cases per month
• Manage each hotline case for 1-3 hours
• Hotline calls can be made during flexible hours and at the discretion of the volunteer
•Attend 1 hotline training and 2 supplemental trainings
• Have basic computer skills and Internet access
• Commit to one year as a volunteer

We are now registering for our summer training!
Saturday, June 7th from 10:00 am-5:00 pm

To find out more information or register for the training please email
The CAIR Project at cairwa {at} nnaf.org

*Please note that because of the sensitive nature of our work, we will ask
for references from our volunteers.

Helping Women Choose their Futures

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80. Seattle: summer writing camp for youth

Summer Writing Camp Applications Due May 23

Scribes, Hugo House’s intensive summer writing camp, is like a well stocked hardware supply for young writers. Students gather with master teachers and guest artists to write, meet each other, eat together, absorb great writers writing, walk the city and write some more. Practicing a range of forms and delving deep into voice, character, language and the senses, Scribes is rounded out with field trips and good food, a publication of all the new work generated in two weeks and a community reading. Applications for 7th-8th graders (July 21-August 1) and 9th-12th graders (August 4-15) are being accepted until May 23. For more information and to download an application, click here.
http://www.hugohouse.org/classes/classesforyouth

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81. King County Municipal League looking for candidate evaluators

The Municipal League of King County is currently recruiting for Candidate Investigators to be part of our Candidate Evaluation Program.


We are hoping that you could pass this opportunity on to your constituency. Details of the program are below.


Thanks for your help! Please feel free to contact me with any questions.

Saul


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The Candidate Evaluation Committee (CEC), put on by the Municipal League of King County, is the region's only independent, non-partisan, non-agenda-driven evaluation of candidates. County Councilwoman Julia Patterson recently stated: "The Municipal League's Candidate Evaluation program is most comprehensive and unbiased interview of candidates running for office. For many, it's the most meaningful because there is no ax to grind. The Municipal League provides the region with an unduplicated service."


We are now recruiting voluntary committee members to serve on the CEC—you too can take part in this outstanding process! As a Candidate Investigator, you will have the opportunity to meet the candidates, learn more about local issues and network with other civic-minded individuals.


Committee members will research and interview candidates—like a "job interview"—and are committed to giving ratings in a way that's free from ideology or partisan factors. Our ratings are based on Involvement, Effectiveness, Character and Knowledge. We ask committee members to refrain from actively supporting the local candidates that we rate.


The time commitment is only 12 evenings, including two training sessions, eight interview nights and two evenings of reviews—much shorter than years past!


2008 CEC Timeline is:
CEC Training sessions - June 3 & 4
Candidate Investigations - June 9-13 (no meetings)
Candidate Evaluation Committee meetings - June 16-19 & 25-28
Final Committee Review - July 7 or 8
Board Final Review - July 14 or 15


The Municipal League of King County is a nonpartisan volunteer organization that has worked to ensure good government that is open, effective and accountable since 1910. The Municipal League is dedicated to improving the caliber of public officials and the quality of public decisions. For more information see www.munileague.org.


How to Apply:


CEC Applications can be found at http://www.munileague.org/cec and are due on May 27th.


If you'd like more information or would like us to send you an application, please contact our Candidate Evaluation Committee Coordinator, Mary Harris, at 206-264-1070 or cec {at} munileague. org.


Saul Ettlin
Director
____________ _________ _________ __________


Municipal League of King County
810 3rd Ave., Suite 224
Seattle, WA 98104
dir {at} munileague.org
206-622-8333
http://www.munileague.org

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82. Fellowships for environmental activist training

We need dedicated and talented fellowship applicants.
We provide grassroots advocacy training, a chance to work with an incredible team of leaders, and a blueprint for environmental victory.
Apply for an Organizing Fellowship


May 12, 2008

Dear Supporter,

Join the Movement



"Corporate water hunters are bottling up our most precious resource for profit, but an unstoppable wave of youth activism is growing to stop them. Our Organizing Fellows will lead the way in ensuring safe, clean, affordable water for everyone. Whether it's running press events, creating coalitions, or mobilizing volunteers, we've got a job that needs you to make it work." -- Annie Weinberg, Take Back the Tap Organizer with Food & Water Watch
See Annie's YouTube Video Describing the Opportunity


Apply for a Take Back the Tap
Organizing Fellowship

or
Tell Someone You Think Would Be Great


Can you imagine you or someone you know leading the way on one of the most important environmental and human rights issues of our time?


Food & Water Watch's Take Back the Tap Campaign is building upon a groundswell of activism to address the global water crisis. It's growing fast and it needs leaders like you!

The Take Back the Tap Campaign is hiring right now for Organizing Fellowships for our Summer Session, June 3 through August 15, and the Fall Session, September 1 through December 15. Fellows will come to Washington for an intensive training in media and messaging; volunteer recruitment and management; coalition-building; campaign strategy; and more. Then, they'll go make it all happen in cities and towns across the country.

What fellows will get is a blueprint for changing communities and awakening water consciousness on campuses and beyond. They will help to win real victories to address the global water crisis. Plus they'll get a $1,000 stipend and college credit is available. The deadline to apply for the summer session is May 15!

To apply, send your resume and cover letter to aweinberg(at) fwwatch(dot) org, or fax to 202-683-2501. To contact by phone, please call 202-683-2483. Watch my YouTube video of the job description, and please tell others.


Sincerely,
Annie Weinberg
Take Back the Tap Organizer
Food & Water Watch
aweinberg {at} foodandwaterwatch {dot} org



Food & Water Watch is a nonprofit consumer organization that works to ensure clean water and safe food. We challenge the corporate control and abuse of our food and water resources by empowering people to take action and by transforming the public consciousness about what we eat and drink.

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83. DiversityBusiness awards to be determined

http://216.117.129.34/bawards.asp
You are invited to take part in the DiversityBusiness 9th annual "Top Small Businesses in America" program. This year's program will determine the:

Top 50 Small Owned Businesses in the State
Top 50 Women Owned Businesses in the State
Top 50 Diversity Owned Businesses in the State
Top 500 Small Businesses in the United States
Top 500 Women Owned Businesses in the United States
Top 500 Diversity Owned Businesses in the United States
Top 500 Emerging Businesses in the United States (Businesses under $ 1 million in annual gross sales)
The awards are based on annual sales volume. This marks the 9th year for this massive national data collection effort.

To participate, businesses must register their business profile at : DiversityBusiness Business Awards Registration

All Small, Women, Disabled, and Diversity owned businesses are encouraged to register. Last years winners received enormous recognition and exposure for their companies.

DiversityBusiness is the nation's largest and most comprehensive online resource center for Small, Women and, Minority owned businesses and large procurement organizations. It is a membership-based exchange platform that facilitates contacts and communication, streamlines business processes and provides vital business news and information. Launched in 1999, DiversityBusiness with over 37,000 members is the largest organization of diversity-owned businesses throughout the United States that provide goods and services to Fortune 1000 companies, government agencies and colleges and universities. The site has gained national recognition and has won numerous awards for its content and design.

Carylon Alexander
Director Business Development
DiversityBusiness

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84. Volunteer Scientists Needed for Ethics Panel

Volunteer Scientists Needed!

Every year 9th and 10th grade Biotechnology Academy students at Ballard High School give a presentation on an ethical issue in science. They prepare a speech, construct a visual aide, prepare a mathematical graphic, and present their information to their peers, teachers, and scientists from the community. We need your help! Come be a judge for this fun and exciting project!


When: Thursday & Friday, June 5th & 6th and Monday to Wednesday, June 9th to11th, 9:00-11:30 am
You can sign up for 1 or more days! I would like 3-4 scientists per day.

Where: Ballard High School, 1418 NW 65th Street

What: 9th and 10th grade biology students give a speech on an ethical topic. You judge their presentation, using a rubric given to you.

Who Can Participate: Anyone with a science background! It doesn't have to be life science, either!

How Do I Sign Up: Contact the teacher, Ellen Reimer, to sign up or for more information. elreimer {at} seattleschools.org, 206-252-1039 (after 3pm, please)


Thanks so much for your help!

Ellen Reimer
Ballard Biotechnology Academy
Biology and Genetics

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85. Help NARAL with field canvassing

Here is a great way to support NARAL Pro-Choice Washington's efforts to reach as many people as possible. We have launched a new field canvassing program, in which our canvassers go door-to-door to educate the public about NARAL and choice issues that affect them, recruit new NARAL members and engage them in direct action to increase access to Plan B(R) emergency contraception at the pharmacy counter.

We just began our canvass program in March, and it has really taken off! Our canvassers have already talked to over 2,000 people about our issues and recruited 943 new members!

This program is growing, and we now need a passenger van to send our canvassers to neighborhoods outside of Seattle.

And so we are turning to our supporters: if you have a passenger van in good, working condition that you can donate to NARAL, please contact Corrigan Gommenginger at cgommenginger {at} prochoicewashington.org or [phone].

Thank you for all that you do for the women and girls of Washington. Together we can protect the right to choose for future generations.

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86. Democrats Work--new group coordinating community volunteering by Dem party members

I want to tell you about two great ways to put your Democratic values into action in Seattle. As you know, Democrats Work connects grassroots Democrats with community service projects. We could use your help at two very special upcoming events:


Saturday, June 7th from 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.: Restore urban green space in the West Duwamish Greenbelt. Join Democrats Work, Obama Works (a community service organization created by Obama supporters), and the 34th LD Democrats to remove invasive plant species and spread mulch in the West Duwamish Greenbelt in West Seattle. For details, directions, and to sign up, please click here. All are welcome! http://democratswork.org/index.php?page=events&view=eventdetail&eventid=183


Tuesday, June 10th from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m.: Repair the children's garden at Dearborn Park Elementary School in Ranier Valley with special guests First Mike and Michelle Gregoire. Join Governor Gregoire's husband and their daughter, Michelle, for a special Father's Day weekday service project. To see all of the details and to sign up, click here. All are welcome! http://democratswork.org/index.php?page=events&view=eventdetail&eventid=183


Please go to our website to sign up for one of these great events. Or send an email to rsvp {at} democratswork.org. The first 12 people to RSVP will get a free Democrats Work t-shirt.

Let's show our neighbors how Democrats get things done.

Sincerely,

Thomas Bates
Democrats Work

P.S. If you haven't already voted in our Serve with the General contest, now is the time! You can help bring General Wesley Clark to the 8th Congressional District, and we can serve with General Clark here in Washington. The first round of voting ends Friday! Vote here: http://democratswork.org/index.php?page=display&id=140.

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Democrats Work connects grassroots Democrats wth community service projects across Washington state and the country. Since last year, Democrats Work has helped mobilize over 1700 volunteers at more than 75 service projects. Through this service-based approach, Democrats Work promotes Democratic values at the local level, showing our neighbors that Democrats work hard to improve their communities every day. To learn more, go to www.democratswork.org

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87. Bicycle Alliance work party (with food!) Seattle 5/29

Take some time this spring to help out bicyclists all across the state of Washington. The Bicycle Alliance is working every day to make more and safer places to ride, to make certain the laws protect bicyclists and to get more people bicycling.

We need your help.

There will be a fun work party with FOOD, plenty of bike parking, and other bicyclists

Thursday May 29th 1pm - 4pm

at the Bicycle Alliance State headquarters in downtown Seattle 311 3rd Ave S (between Main St & Jackson St in Pioneer Square)

We look forward to seeing you.

And we are despreate need of volunteer data entry help any day of the week, or even in the evening. Please call or email Mark if you have some keyboard skills and a want to help out. 206-224-9252 x301 markc {at} bicyclealliance.org

THANKS


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BICYCLE ALLIANCE OF WASHINGTON
Advocates for bicyclists and a bike-friendly Washington
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Mark Canizaro
Membership Director
206-224-9252 x301
markc {at} bicyclealliance.org

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88. NARAL summer tabling opportunities in Seattle

The Fremont Fair is a key opportunity for NARAL Pro-Choice Washington to take our message to the community and expand our base of pro-choice voters - we need all the help we can get!

We make it fun and easy:

Get a tabling training at the start of your shift
Get out in the sun
Get your bright yellow NARAL tee,
and Go!
Your time will make all the difference in this critical election year!!

For more information or to sign up for a three-hour shift, email our Outreach Team. outreach {at} prochoicewashington.org

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Can’t make it to the Fremont Fair?
Take a look at our Tabling Coming Attractions:

Seattle PRIDE: Sunday, June 29
West Seattle Summer Fest: July 11 - 13
Redmond Derby Days: July 12
Bite of Seattle: July 18 - 20
Renton River Days: July 26 - 27
Capitol Hill Block Party: July 26 - 27

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89. Help send medical equipment to Cuba; Seattle June 15/16

The nineteenth Friendshipment to Cuba is being organized now and it needs your help.

This past year has proven all of Cuba's enemies wrong. Fidel became very ill with a serious problem with part of his vital system - and instead of Cuba coming apart at the seams, she continued along with a new constitutionally designated leader and the free health care and educational system - and life in general continued without a hiccup.

Since the last Friendshipment Seattle has enrolled a student in the free, Cuban, Latin American School of Medicine. You may remember that his name is Ramon Bernal and he and more than a thousand other students who could not afford to attend medical school in their home countries, get free tuition and room and board and books and lab fees and even a little spending money. All that they have to do is pledge that when they finish and are doctors, they will return to their home countries and serve communities that lack health care. The US has had graduates for the past three years. The first one went to New Orleans immediately to help the victims of Katrina and is now serving his internship at a hospital in New York. The participants in the Friendshipment will visit the Latin American School of Medicine.

Cuba is providing thousands of Cuban doctors to needy countries around the world and has set up medical schools in several countries where poor students can learn the art and science of medicine.

Yet, Cuba is short of many medical supplies, largely because of the inhumane blockade that has been imposed by the US, which makes some medicines and medical equipment cost much more than they would if there were normal trade relations between the US and Cuba. The Friendshipments attempt to correct some of the harm that is being done to Cuba by the blockade that has been enforced by both major parties for decades.

And it is a way to call attention to the political establishment that many-- NO-- MOST Americans do not agree with the blockade or the Travel Ban, which prevents you from going to Cuba to see for yourself how Cuba works.

Each year Seattle and dozens of other towns and cities donate surplus medicines and medical supplies and school supplies and usable sporting goods and computers to help Cuba survive and to end the travel ban and the trade blockade. Seattle always has dozens of large boxes of usable materials which join with contributions from all over the US and Canada amounting to many tons -- including some vehicles.


You can help!

*** You can apply to go on the Friendshipment. It costs $1,600 for all expenses from here to Cuba, and about a week in Cuba, and back home. If we get enough donations maybe a little financial help could be available from the Seattle/Cuba Friendship Committee or from national Pastors For Peace, who organize the Friendshipment overall.

***You can donate money to make it possible for the caravan to get from here to Cuba. With gas and diesel running near four dollars a gallon, it takes a lot of money to get the caravan and its cargo from here to Cuba

*** You can donate any crutches, wheel chairs, bikes, Pentium computers or school supplies.
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In June you can help with the send off of the Caravanistas from Seattle and Canada and help to load the many boxes on the bus.

*** On June 15th you may want to join the Canadians at the Blaine border crossing to help to make sure that that portion of the aid gets into the US. There is a program and a potluck lunch organized by the Canadian Friends of Cuba. You can just hop on the Friendshipment bus anywhere from Olympia to Seattle. The bus will pick up passengers for the border @ Blaine at my house @ 09am on June 15th and take you to see the Canadian aid across the border and join in a potluck and help to load the BC aid on to the bus and bring you back to Seattle that afternoon.

*** On June 16th @ 6pm we need help to load the Seattle material aid onto the Friendship Bus in conjunction with a potluck and send-off party for the bus and the people who are going with it to Cuba. We will gather @ el Centro de la Raza, 2524 16th Ave S in the cafeteria where will enjoy a potluck. And hear from the paticipants is the Friendshipment and load the cargo for Cuba.

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If you have a contribution of material aid that you think would be useful, call or email the location with the signature at the bottom of this letter.

Seattle needs to provide housing for a few days after the 16th of June to allow for possible activities.

In solidarity,

Thomas W. Warner (secretary Seattle/Cuba Friendship Committee - a Task Force of the Church Council of Greater Seattle)
8923 2nd Ave. N.E.
Seattle, WA, 98115
206 523-1720
warner {at} scn.org
http:www.seattlecuba.net

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90. Volunteers needed for Seattle Century bike ride 7/27

The July 27th Seattle Century is a premier ride offering 50 and 100 mile route options and super amenities. The Bicycle Alliance of Washington is a beneficiary of this ride.

Volunteers are needed to help make this a great ride! Folks are needed in advance of the ride to help with course marking and packet pickup. Day of volunteers are needed to assist with rest stops and serve as course marshalls, medical riders and ride along mechanics. All volunteers get a t-shirt and access to the event dinner. Some volunteer positions also earn a free ride. To volunteer, click HERE. For questions about volunteering, contact Laura Burkle at 828.719.0115 or email her at lauren {at} goodsportpromotion.com.

http://www.seattlecentury.com/

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91. Volunteers for Tour de Fat needed 8/2 in Seattle

Le Tour de Fat is Back - August Fun!!

Grab your bike and slip into your alter-ego because New Belgium's philanthropic cycling circus Tour de Fat is coming back to Seattle ! Costumes and decorated bikes reign supreme as the participants come for a casual ride, good music, good food and lots of great and varied entertainment, then stay, of course, for the beer (more to follow in another mailing to announce entertainment). Amid the hoopla and fun, Tour de Fat also raises money for the Bicycle Alliance and Bike Works. Admission to the Tour de Fat is free. Tell your friends, mark your calendar, and design your costume (optional… can come as you like!).



When & Where IT’S HAPPENING…
When: Saturday, August 2, 2008

Time: 10:00 am – 7:00 pm (gather 10:15 am for 11:00 am bike parade; beer garden opens at 12:00 noon)

Where: Gas Works Park on north Lake Union - 2101 N Northlake Way, Seattle, WA 98103 (next to Burke-Gilman Trail between Meridian Ave N and Densmore Ave N in Wallingford, just east of Fremont)



WE NEED VOLUNTEERS For the Following Shifts and Fun Assignments to make this a success (must be at least 21 yrs old) Afternoon help is especially needed!

7:30am - 10:30am Event set up (12 volunteers needed)
10:30am - 1:00pm Training and start to sell tickets, check IDs, put on wristbands, pour beer (16 needed – Note: Bike Works recruiting other volunteers to sell merchandise)
1:00pm – 3:30pm Continuation above assignments (16 needed)
3:30pm - 6:00pm More shifts continue same work as above (16 needed)
6:00pm - 7:30pm Tear down event (12 needed)


If interested, please contact King Cushman to volunteer at: k-kcushman
If you have a specific shift preference or assignment, please advise us. Please be sure to include your preferred email contact and a phone number so we can reach and confirm time/assignment back to you.

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92. King County Community Forums wants input on transportation

If you have already participated in your small group meeting on the topic of Transportation, thank you!

REMEMBER, all meetings must be completed on or before SUNDAY, JULY 20, 2008.

If you missed your meeting, or would like to reschedule to a more convenient time and place, please visit the website CommunityForums.org to locate the nearest hosts that have not yet held their meetings. If you find a host -- even if that host shows as "fully booked" -- call the host with the number given on the map point and ask if you can still attend. Many hosts have extra space available, even at the last minute.


If you haven't yet participated, and would like to watch the short Orientation and Topic Videos before your meeting, please use the links below to view the videos using your web browser:


ORIENTATION VIDEO: http://www.canyons.com/KCCF/Orientation/KCCF.swf


TOPIC VIDEO: http://www.canyons.com/KCCF/KCCF.swf


If you would like to review any of the other meeting materials before you attend your meeting, please click on the links on the right-hand side of this message


Our goal is to tabulate everyone's opinions and report the results to King County's top elected officials, the media and Sound Transit BEFORE Sound Transit makes its planned decision on July 24 on whether to place a multi-billion dollar transit-only proposal on the November 2008 ballot.


Best Wishes, Dick Spady Councilor Coordinator


John and Jim Spady Deputy Volunteer Coordinators

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93. August canvassing and phonebanking with NARAL

PHONE BANK FOR TIM KNUE THIS SUNDAY
This Sunday, July 27th we will be in NARAL Pro-Choice Washington's downtown Seattle offices, on the phone, spreading the word about Pro-Choice candidate for State Representative, Tim Knue. Tim has been a school teacher for the past 32 years and is committed to improving the state of Washington as a representative for the citizens of the 10th district.

After narrowly losing the election in 2006 to an anti-choice imcumbent, Tim is ready to win this election and move Washington forward as a state representative. We need your help to ensure that he is elected this November. Join us for a two hour shift, and help contact registered voters about Tim this weekend!

Interested? Email Tymmony Keegan to sign up and support Tim Knue this weekend!

DOORBELL WITH CAROL GREGORY
Sunday, August 3rd, NARAL Pro-Choice Washington will be out knocking on doors again with Carol Gregory, former NARAL board member and Pro-Choice candidate for state representative in the 30th Legislative District. In addition to Carol's extensive experience in education, government and community leadership, she is a former schoolteacher and is the current director of the South King County non-profit BuRSST for Prosperity. Carol will be an excellent advocate for the citizens of the 30th Legislative District so we need YOUR help to ensure that she's is elected in November. Join us on Sunday, August 3rd to help spread the word about Carol Gregory! Email TymmonyKeegan {at} ProChoiceWashington.org to sign up and join us on August 3rd!

GET OUT THE VOTE -
Is reproductive justice worth 2 hours of your time?
If so, this is truly the most important volunteer activity you can undertake this election year.

Help mobilize pro-choice voters across the state! We'll be calling NARAL members and pro-choice voters to let them know about the pro-choice candidates running in their district as well as giving them a friendly reminder to mail in their ballot or get out to the polls. Phone bank shifts are 2 hours long. We provide scripts, training, and SNACKS!

We'll be making calls during the following days and times:
Saturday, August 2 11:00am-7:00pm
Sunday, August 3 11:00am-7:00pm
Monday, August 4 10:00am-8:00pm
Tuesday, August 5 10:00am-8:00pm
Wednesday, August 6 10:00am-8:00pm
Saturday, August 16 11:00am-7:00pm
Sunday August 17 11:00am-7:00pm
Monday, August 18 11:00am-7:00pm

For more information or to sign-up, contact Sasha Cousineau at [phone] or email SashaCousineau {at} ProChoiceWashington.org.

ADOPT-A-VOTER
NARAL Pro-Choice Washington is excited and ready to launch our Adopt-a-Voter program this year! This personalized Get-Out-The-Vote drive is one of the many ways we will turn out the pro-choice vote this year.

We'll give you the names of ten pro-choice voters in your area who haven't voted in the past two election cycles. Make it your mission to get these people out to the polls by encouraging them to vote by mail, teaching them about the primary system, and giving them reminders to vote.

To take part in, or to find out more information about this project, contact Tymmony Keegan at [e-mail], or call 206-624-1990.

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94. NARAL could use some wheels

NARAL has launched an exciting new program: a field canvassing operation! Our canvass team is out in local neighborhoods, recruiting new pro-choice activists and members. We started this program in March, and we already have over 2,000 new NARAL members and activists! This is critical growth of our base as we approach the 2008 elections.

After establishing a solid foundation, we're ready to expand! That means we need a car for our canvassers so they can get to new neighborhoods and towns.

Do you have a car, in working condition, that you can donate to NARAL Pro-Choice Washington? If you do, please contact Corrigan Gommenginger at cgommenginger {at} prochoicewashington.org or [phone].

A car for the canvass will enable our canvassers to reach even more new pro-choice activists. Please do not hesitate to contact us if you think you have a car to donate!

Are you interested in joining our canvass? Our canvassers earn a competitive salary and work 5 days a week in a fun team environment. Contact Corrigan Gommenginger at cgommenginger {at} prochoicewashington.org or [phone] for more information and to apply.

Thank you for supporting choice in Washington!

Sincerely,
Karen S. Cooper
Executive Director

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95. NARAL really needs primary election phonebankers

URGENT! Low Voter Turnout in Primary Election!
Will this mean Pro-Choice losses in our State?

As of yesterday, only 13% of Washington State's absentee ballots have been mailed in for next Tuesday's Primary Election. This is an extraordinarily LOW TURN-OUT even for a Primary Election.

A candidate's showing in the Primary Election strongly influences the amount of resources that campaigns get for the General Election.


Can we afford to write blank campaign checks to anti-choice candidates?
NO!
Don't let them win the Primary next Tuesday.
We must get pro-choice voters to mail in their ballots or go to the polls on Tuesday, August 19th. Support the candidates that represent OUR VALUES!

Sign up now for a short, 2-hour Get Out The Vote phone bank shift. We'll calling supportive, pro-choice voters this Saturday and Sunday between 11:00am and 7:00pm. On Monday, August 18th (the day before the Primary) we'll make calls between 10:00am and 8:00pm


Sign up for your 2-hour shift now!
Contact Sasha Cousineau at [phone] or email
SashaCousineau {at} ProChoiceWashington.org

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96. Equal Rights Washington needs volunteers

Join your friends in moving equality forward by attending ERW's volunteer night every Wednesday from 6:00pm - 8:00pm. Work on projects and mailings, do research, and have a good time. For a full list of volunteer job opportunities go here http://www.equalrightswashington.org/about/volunteer.html or email ERW at info {at} equalrightswashington.org. We hope to see you next Wednesday!

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97. Plfanned Parenthood looking for student interns

Subject: Want to get involved? Become an intern!

Intern with Planned Parenthood!

Do you want to make a difference and have fun at the same time?

Be an intern with the Public Affairs department at Planned Parenthood! We are looking for fall interns in Snohomish, Pierce, and East King Counties. Anyone can apply. Students- you can get school credit AND build great skills while doing work that you really care about. Interns work 10-20 hours a week doing a variety of tasks such as planning and working at events, motivating volunteers, making phone calls, doing research, canvassing, representing Planned Parenthood in the community, and other office and clerical support.

For more information, email us at publicaffairs {at} ppww.org.

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98. Seattle Association for Women in Science needs newsletter writers

The Seattle AWIS Newsletter Committee is looking for writers for the 2008-2009 newsletter series! This is your opportunity to:

• build your writing portfolio;
• get your name in print; and
• have your work read by AWIS members who represent a variety of scientific disciplines and career paths.

The newsletter is switching from a monthly to a quarterly format for 2008-2009, allowing for broader and more in-depth coverage of topics.

We are seeking both single-article writers as well as regular columnists to cover a wide variety of topics. Topics can include, but are definitely not limited to: profiles of eminent scientists, biotech/pharma industry news, science/medical news, and summaries of science-related events or
meetings. We also encourage suggestions for other topics that are likely to be of interest to Seattle AWIS members.

To view prior Seattle AWIS newsletters, visit http://www.seattleawis.org/news.htm.

If you are interested in this opportunity or have any questions, please contact Cathy Manner, Newsletter Committee Co-Chair, at cmanner{at}lumni.ucsd.edu by next Wednesday, September 10.

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99. Bicycle counters needed in Seattle 9/17

Seattle is conducting a city wide bicycle count - Wednesday, September 17, 2008, 6:30 AM - 9:00 AM

We have 25 locations where we will be conducting counts.

If you are willing to help, please call or email:

Gina Coffman: 206 684-3902, virginia.coffman {at} seattle.gov; or

Peter Lagerwey: 206 684-5108, pete.lagerwey{at} seattle.gov

All volunteers will receive a packet with full instructions and counting forms. Results will be used to monitor progress toward increasing the number of bicycle trips as called for in the Seattle Bicycle Master Plan.

Thank you in advance!

[eridani]

100. Help Pastors for Peace rebuild in Cuba

Seattle has found a retired teacher who has done a lot of remodeling in her life and is prepared to join the US construction brigade to help Cuba to rebuild some of the thousands of homes that were rendered unlivable by hurricanes Gustav and Ike. We are going to show a Cuban film and take up a collection soon to further aid in this revolutionary and humanitarian relief.

In solidarity,
Thomas W. Warner (secretary Seattle/Cuba Friendship Committee - a Task Force
of the Church Council of Greater Seattle)
8923 2nd Ave. N.E.
Seattle, WA, 98115
206 523-1720
warner {at} scn.org
http:www.seattlecuba.net
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This is an update about the IFCO/Pastors for Peace Hurricane Relief and Reconstruction project. We are in need of your help to reach out to more people who might be interested in joining us on the Construction Brigade to Cuba. It has been almost one month since Hurricane Ike left Cuba after wreaking havoc and destroying homes and social facilities.

People all over Cuba are now in the process of a massive reconstruction effort, rebuilding infrastructure and restoring vital services. Pastors for Peace is organizing a Construction Brigade of skilled workers to join with Cuban workers in this historic reconstruction effort.

Now that we have more details in place for the Construction Brigade, we wanted to share them with you to use as you out reach to people who might be able to join us for this important time in Cuba. The Construction Brigade will be in Cuba for a two-week period between October 13 and 31st, getting to work as soon as possible. We will be working alongside Cubans in Pinar Del Rio, the Western most province of Cuba, which was hit hardest by the hurricanes.

We are looking for people to join us who are skilled carpenters, masons, electricians, plumbers, or have experience in similar construction/reconstruction efforts. If there is anyone in your community that you think would be interested, please have them call IFCO/P4P at 212-926-5757, or send an e-mail to p4p {at} igc.org. Please join us in recruiting the hardest working, best prepared Brigadistas to make this the strongest Construction Brigade possible.

We desperately need fundraising efforts to help support the brigade and help us buy the equipment to be used in the reconstruction efforts in Cuba. Please think of the ways in which your community can contribute to these efforts. If you have any questions or would like to request informative materials on the hurricanes and its damages in Cuba please feel free to contact us at 212-926-5757, or send an e-mail to p4p {at} igc.org.


Manolo E. De Los Santos
Project Coordinator
IFCO/Pastors for Peace
Tel. [phone]
Fax. [phone]
Email. p4p {at} igc.org

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101. NARAL needs jewelry donations for auction and volunteers

onate Jewelry to our Auction
Volunteers for our Auction

Do you have jewelry that you think is fabulous, but that you just never wear?

Use your old jewelry to help protect reproductive rights in Washington State!

Jewelry Donations
Contact
NataliaFior{at} ProChoiceWashington.org

Auction Volunteers
Contact
SashaCousineau{at} ProChoiceWashington.org

We're seeking donations of jewelry valued at $200 or higher for the Liberty Ball Auction and Masquerade, our biggest fundraiser of the year, on Saturday, October 25.

Jewelry that has sold well in previous NARAL Pro-Choice Washington auctions includes diamonds, pearls, rubies and gold. We are happy to accept a wide range of jewelry types.

For more information or to make a donation, please contact Natalia Fior at [phone] or NataliaFior {at} ProChoiceWashington.org.


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Can't donate to the auction?
Volunteering is just as good!

In the weeks leading up to the auction, we need lots of volunteer help with driving, arts & crafts, and other pre-auction preparation.

Then on Saturday, October 25, break out your masquerade duds and have a ball! (Masquerade attire is not required, but it sure is fun.) There are a variety of volunteer opportunities throughout the day to suit diverse interests. From delivery driving to raffle ticket sales, we have the volunteer job just for YOU.

There are four volunteer shifts available:
Set-Up Shift 1 from 9:00 am to 2:00 pm
Set-Up Shift 2 from 2:00 pm to 5:00 pm
Registration Team Shift 4:30 pm to 11:00 pm
Live Auction Team Shift 6:00 pm to 11:00 pm

For a full list of auction volunteer opportunities, please contact Sasha Cousineau at [phone] or SashaCousineau {at} ProChoiceWashington.org.

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102. Justice Works! needs volunteer phonebankers on 3 strikes reform

JW! is recruiting callers to help out on the 3 strikes campaign. Phone calling is a fun and easy way to get involved and help build the important support we need to make this campaign effective! We will provide you with training, scripts, and plenty of support. You will be able to get involved at any time commitment that you are comfortable with. You don't need to
live in the Seattle area to volunteer for this.

If you are able, please join us for a group training and some light refreshments on :

Saturday, October 18th from 3:30 to 5:00pm

If you have questions or are interested in getting involved but can't attend the training, please call Joan at 206-355-5882 or email her at joanw {at} riseup.net.

Please also RSVP if you are planning to come so that we are able to provide enough food!

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103. Volunteers connecting with girls interested in science

Would you like to be a role model for the next generation of girls in science and technology? Volunteer for Seattle Expanding Your Horizons!

SEYH offers middle school girls a day of career exploration in math, science, and technology. The girls attend three 55-minute workshops where they engage in hands-on science and technology activities led by professional women working in those fields. SEYH is on Saturday March 14, 2009 at Seattle University.

We're looking for women who would be interested in spending a fun and rewarding day presenting a hands-on science or technology workshop to girls. If this sounds like you or someone you know, please contact us at cliston {at} psctlt.org.

Past workshops have included:



Computer Autopsy: Girls take apart computers to find out how they work.

Crime Scene Investigation: Girls work with police officers to learn how technology is used on crime scenes.

Science in Sports: Girls investigate muscles to learn how elite athletes excel at their sports.

Colder Than Ice: Girls experiment with dry ice to understand how it's used in cellular research.

How do Orange and Black Cats Differ?: Girls learn to read DNA sequences and predict a cat’s coat color from its genetic information.


Want to be a presenter but don’t know where to start? Experienced workshop presenters are available to help you craft a fun, hands-on experience for the girls! Just let us know your name, contact information, and your area of expertise or idea for a workshop topic.

Please note that due to printing deadlines for our brochure, we must hear from you by November 20th.

If you're not interested in presenting but would like to help SEYH, you might join the planning committee, volunteer the day of the conference, or sponsor a girl to attend SEYH! Please email info {at} seyh.org for more information.

Thank you!


Carrie S. Liston
Research and Evaluation Associate
Puget Sound Center for Teaching, Learning and Technology
21540 30th Drive SE, Ste. 310
Bothell, WA 98021
425.368.1020 x1052
www.psctlt.org

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104. Training for young future officeholders

Our six-month program, starting in January 2009, will take next year's class all over our state and to Washington DC. We will hear from elected officials, former alumni, policymakers and local leaders. We're proud of our alumni - and we boast their successes whenever we can. For example, some recent graduates from the 36th District:

Former 36th'er Derek Kilmer, IDF 02, who is a economic development manager and is currently State Senator from the 26th Legislative District, working to bring voice to working families in Olympia.
Dana Laurent, IDF 08, our district's Political Chair and also Political Director for Planned Parenthood. She's responsible for implementing the most aggressive field program Planned Parenthood has ever executed to help Governor Gregoire and secure our majorities in the state House and Senate.
Kelly Drake, IDF 07, development director at the Washington Conservation Voters, and who is working to keep our elected officials green and to move pro-environment agenda forward.
Elizabeth Siegal, IDF 08, is currently a teacher at the Jewish Community School and recently went to Montana to help organize for Obama helping to increase Democratic performance there by 17% over 2004.

We have dozens and dozens of other alumni who are changing the landscape in Washington - too many to name individually. Labor leaders, congressional and council staff, campaign workers, political consultants, lawyers, policy staff, fundraisers, and engaged citizens who volunteer on campaigns or form their own political organizations. We are proud of the small part we play in these successes. Can you help us build our next great class of 2009? Do you have someone who might be interested in our program? We want 'em! IDF strongly encourages geographic, gender, sexual orientation and racial diversity. We want strong talent from all backgrounds and all parts of our state.

For more detailed information on the program, see our website: www.democraticfuture.org. All of the deadlines and application requirements can be found there as well.

We'll be accepting applications through November 24th with interviews a few weeks after. Feel free to re-package this email and forward it around to anyone who might be interested.

Any questions or comments? Please feel free to contact me directly: info{at} democraticfuture.org or 206.579.0644.

Sincerely,

Jason Bennett, Executive Director
Institute for a Democratic Future
www.democraticfuture.org
http://www.democraticfuture.org/apply-to-idf

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105. Help salvage native plants in Redmond 12/6

A .pdf version of this event flyer with a map is available at http://www.kingcounty.gov/environment/stewardship/volunteer/plant-salvage-program.aspx

Help Salvage Native Plants!

Join other volunteers digging up trees and shrubs from this site scheduled for development. In the afternoon, we'll be potting up the salvaged plants so they can recuperate before going to King County habitat restoration sites. Once replanted, these native plants will help reduce erosion, shade streams and provide habitat. Special thanks to Murray Franklyn LLC for providing the salvage site.

As always, volunteers that dig for our program for at least a couple hours in the morning are welcome to stay after and dig additional plants to take home.

Volunteers that help pot up plants in the afternoon will be able to take some "thank you" plants home.

When: Saturday, December 6, 2008

Time: 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. salvage at site,
1 p.m. to 4 p.m. potting at Holding Facility
Where: Redmond Ridge near Redmond

Directions to salvage site: From I-405, I-5 or Hwy 520, drive Eastbound 520 through Redmond and continue north onto Avondale Road. Turn right (east) onto Novelty Hill Road. Turn right (south) onto Eastridge Dr. NE. Watch for signs directing you to the site.

Not a morning person? Volunteers also needed at our Native Plant Holding Facility from 12:30 until 4:00 to help pot up the salvaged plants.

Directions to the Native Plant Holding Facility (12:30 - 4:00)

From I-5 or I -405, take I-90 east to Highland Drive exit (exit 18) in Issaquah. Stay left on the off ramp to continue onto Highland Dr. Drive through several lights. Turn right onto Issaquah–Fall City Road. Just past Endeavor Elementary School, stay straight onto Duthie Hill Road. The holding facility is in Duthie Hill Park (on the right) 27101 Duthie Hill Road.

Notes: A parent or guardian must accompany volunteers under 16 years old. Dress for the weather and be prepared to get dirty. Sturdy shoes or boots are recommended. We'll provide gloves, tools and light refreshments.

Please call Greg Rabourn at 206-296-1923 or email greg.rabourn {at} kingcounty.gov if you plan to participate. Your response helps us provide enough tools and refreshments.

Greg Rabourn
201 S. Jackson, Suite 600
Seattle, WA 98104
206-296-1923
www.kingcounty.gov/yardtalk

New email address greg.rabourn {at} kingcounty.gov (previously metrokc.gov)

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106. Bicycle Alliance in Seattle needs volunteers 12/18

We look forward to seeing a great group of holiday cyclists at 1pm on Thursday December 18th. It's fun and you can make a difference for cycling in your state!

The workparty is at the Bicycle Alliance office, 311 3rd Ave S in Pioneer Square in Seattle.

If you're a regular, be sure and come, if you've never volunteered before, this is a great way to get involved and to meet other cyclists. Oh yeah, and eat some good food.

Hope to see you next week!

Mark

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Advocates for bicyclists and a bike-friendly Washington
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Mark Canizaro
Membership Director
206-224-9252 x301
markc {at} bicyclealliance.org

King County wants to build a better bike map!

Do you use the King County Bicycling Guidemap?

They are seeking your ideas for improvements to the map.

Take their online survey through December 19, and let them know what you think. You can make a difference.

*http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=3AK11aTkAqEr7NmlPABLKQ_3d_3d*

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107. Bicycle Alliance looking for board members

Bicycle Alliance Seeking New Board Members
The Bicycle Alliance of Washington is seeking members from around the state to serve on its Board of Directors.

This is an opportunity to help lead the only organization devoted to bicycle advocacy in the state. The Board is responsible for creating vision, setting overall policy, ensuring implementation of programs, and fiscal oversight. As a Board member, you will serve on committees, participate in fundraising, provide technical and professional advice, and participate in advocacy efforts. Board members serve a 3-year term and the full Board meets quarterly.

Interested parties can make inquiries and applicants should submit a letter of interest with credentials to [e-mail] by January 15, 2009.


The Board of Directors Has the Following Responsibilities:

Program: Ensure implementation of programs
Policy: Set overall policy, operation and direction
Finances: Ensure financial accountability
Fundraising: Ensure Bicycle Alliance has resources to meet its goals
Management: Ensure sound management
Personnel: Determine terms of staff employment and set policies relating to firing and supervision


Each member of the board has the following responsibilities

Membership: Maintain active dues-paying membership status
Attendance: Attend board meeting regularly. If unable to attend, make sure that proxy is conveyed.
Participation: Serve on committees and/or as an officer
Fundraising: Actively participate in fundraising activities
Consultation: Provide technical and professional advice
Advocacy: Participate in advocacy efforts