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Vigil at Green Lake tomorrow night to mark deaths in Afghanistan

Thanks to Fred Miller, President of Peace Action of Washington, for sending along the following the information:
Peace Action of Washington and Greater Seattle Veterans for Peace will sponsor a vigil Sunday [February 21, 2010] evening, 6-8 pm, to mark the 1000th death of a member of the Americn military in Afghanistan. As of noon Saturday, [...]

Crosses by Green Lake?

The following query just came across the GreenlakeMoms yahoo list:
I’m looking to get in touch with the folks who put the crosses up by Greenlake sometimes. I think they are to remember the soldiers in Iraq. Anyone know who they are?
Anybody have any info about this?  Leave a comment on this post or drop us [...]

Sustainable Green Lake presents a free showing of “The Yes Men Fix the World”

From Sustainable Green Lake [note their new web address - they've migrated to Ning]:

Here is a movie worth seeing once, twice, three times!  Sustainable Green Lake presents ”The Yes Men Fix the World” In this hilarious comedy, the Yes Men pose as top executives of corporations they hate.  Like a Dow Chemical spokesperson on BBC Live [...]

Schools First Rally at Green Lake this Saturday at noon

Expect to see lots of crowds at Green Lake this Saturday, February 6th, 12 p.m. – 1 p.m.
A rally is being organized by Schools First, a campaign organization that works to help pass Seattle School levies.  Schools First invites all to “come be a part of this ‘Gathering of the Schools’ to help pass [...]

Martin Luther King Jr. Day at Green Lake’s Interlake Childcare and Learning Center

We’re very grateful to have some extra (and awesome) help around here lately from Vivian Luu, journalism and poli sci student at the University of Washington.
Recently, Vivian headed down to Green Lake’s own Interlake Child Care and Learning Center (4927 Green Lake Way N), where she created this audio piece about the amazing things that [...]

Time is running out to donate toys to the CoolMom’s Toy Swap’n'Sale

Tomorrow is the last day to donate gently used toys to the Greenwood CoolMom’s Holiday Toy Swap’n’Sale, but don’t fret if you forget … you can still come to the sale on Saturday to shop.
Reusing gently-used toys, spending less, and decreasing our impact on the environment by shopping locally and eliminating new packaged goods are [...]

Donate toys and save the planet at Greenlake PCC

You can’t miss it: at the front of the store there’s a big white bin waiting for you to toss in a toy. Sadly, it’s empty. So hustle on over to PCC and give give give. And if you also want to shop shop shop, include your name and number to get a discount.

2009 Greenwood [...]

Reminder: 350 event in Green Lake Saturday

Sustainable Green Lake is hosting a photo shoot for the International Day of Climate Action. Meet at the Small Craft Center (5900 W Green Lake Way N) on the southwest corner of the lake, by the Aqua Theatre/stadium at 1:30pm.
Sustainable Green Lake is proud to be hosting a 350 photo shoot at beautiful Green Lake. [...]

350: International Day of Climate Action, October 24 at Green Lake

From our friends at Sustainable Green Lake:

Sustainable Green Lake is hosting a 350 Event on October 24th!  We’ll meet at the Green Lake Stadium to rally and march around the Lake before joining the city-wide 350 event at the Space Needle.  350 parts per million is the absolute highest concentration of CO2 our atmosphere can [...]

Free movie screening at Green Lake Library: Pray the Devil Back to Hell

Global Citizen Journey is presenting the film Pray the Devil back to Hell at the Green Lake Library (7364 E. Green Lake Dr. N.) on October 18.
GCJ is proud to participate in this showing, as part of its engagement with the story and people of Liberia, in preparation for GCJ Liberia 2010. This screening [...]