PubliCalendar
PubliCalendar: Green House
Tomorrow’s pick for political nerds:
Green House
Thursday, July 26th, from 5:30 to 7:30 pm, South Lake Union Discovery Center, 101 Westlake Ave. N, Seattle, WA
From protecting the statewide Growth Management Act, to fighting for alternative transportation, to weaning the state off coal, the state house Democrats have kept environmentalism front and center during the past several sessions as environmental programs have come under attack during the recession.
Two of the biggest greens in the legislature, state Rep. Dave Upthegrove (D-33, Des Moines), the winner of the Washington Conservation Voters' 2011 Legislator of the Year, and Seattle-area Rep. Joe Fitzgibbon (D-34, Burien, W. Seattle), winner of a prestigious PubliCola legislative award after his first session for passing a bike safety bill, are hosting a fundraiser for the House Democrats Campaign Caucus.
Accuse us being partisan all you want, but the issue here is environmentalism and the fact is that the Democratic house caucus, with Reps. Upthegrove and Fitzgibbon in the forefront, have led on these issues.
Go hang out at Green House on July 26 with fellow environmentalists and help raise green for green legislators.
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And don't forget our PubliCola pick for today:
Forum on Homelessness
Seattle City Council, Wednesday, July 24, 2:00 pm, Mary’s Place, 1830 9th Ave. Free.
On Wednesday, the Seattle City Council’s housing and human services committee will meet at Mary’s Place—Seattle’s only daytime shelter for homeless women and children—to talk about how to get homeless families off the streets.
As a part of a resolution adopted in May 2011, the council increased funds for shelter and housing services for homeless families. Nonetheless, according to a survey conducted during one night in late January, at least 214 children and 152 adults who called various programs seeking shelter were turned away for lack of space. Wednesday’s forum will address alternatives that could help serve those underserved homeless families with children.
However, the council‘s plans of developing new low-income multifamily housing have raised concern among some Seattle residents. In Lake City, where the city plans to turn former Fire Station 39 into housing for low-income families, residents are concerned that the new development will bring crowds of vagrants into the area.
Committee chair Nick Licata, Mary’s Place director Marty Hartman, human services department director Dannette Smith, and representatives from King County Housing and Community Development, Catholic Community Services, and the King County Coalition on Homelessness will speak at the forum; read the full agenda here.
Green House
Thursday, July 26th, from 5:30 to 7:30 pm, South Lake Union Discovery Center, 101 Westlake Ave. N, Seattle, WA
From protecting the statewide Growth Management Act, to fighting for alternative transportation, to weaning the state off coal, the state house Democrats have kept environmentalism front and center during the past several sessions as environmental programs have come under attack during the recession.
Two of the biggest greens in the legislature, state Rep. Dave Upthegrove (D-33, Des Moines), the winner of the Washington Conservation Voters' 2011 Legislator of the Year, and Seattle-area Rep. Joe Fitzgibbon (D-34, Burien, W. Seattle), winner of a prestigious PubliCola legislative award after his first session for passing a bike safety bill, are hosting a fundraiser for the House Democrats Campaign Caucus.
Accuse us being partisan all you want, but the issue here is environmentalism and the fact is that the Democratic house caucus, with Reps. Upthegrove and Fitzgibbon in the forefront, have led on these issues.
Go hang out at Green House on July 26 with fellow environmentalists and help raise green for green legislators.
Have suggestions for the PubliCalender?
Send them to [email protected].
And don't forget our PubliCola pick for today:
Forum on Homelessness
Seattle City Council, Wednesday, July 24, 2:00 pm, Mary’s Place, 1830 9th Ave. Free.
On Wednesday, the Seattle City Council’s housing and human services committee will meet at Mary’s Place—Seattle’s only daytime shelter for homeless women and children—to talk about how to get homeless families off the streets.
As a part of a resolution adopted in May 2011, the council increased funds for shelter and housing services for homeless families. Nonetheless, according to a survey conducted during one night in late January, at least 214 children and 152 adults who called various programs seeking shelter were turned away for lack of space. Wednesday’s forum will address alternatives that could help serve those underserved homeless families with children.
However, the council‘s plans of developing new low-income multifamily housing have raised concern among some Seattle residents. In Lake City, where the city plans to turn former Fire Station 39 into housing for low-income families, residents are concerned that the new development will bring crowds of vagrants into the area.
Committee chair Nick Licata, Mary’s Place director Marty Hartman, human services department director Dannette Smith, and representatives from King County Housing and Community Development, Catholic Community Services, and the King County Coalition on Homelessness will speak at the forum; read the full agenda here.
