According to Dave Workman, who writes for the Seattle Gun Rights Examiner, a group of open-carry gun activists is planning to visit Green Lake Park on Saturday afternoon around noon, and perhaps on Sunday as well (August 28 and 29, 2011). The visit is reportedly being planned in the wake of a controversial police response to a “person with a gun” dispatch to the park last Sunday. From the Seattle Gun Rights Examiner: Alarmed by an encounter involving a longtime open carry activist and Seattle police at Green Lake last weekend, some open carry activists are planning to visit Green Lake Saturday around noon, and others…
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Amnesty International to present ‘Poets and Writers Demand Accountability for Victims of Gaza and Israel’ at the Green Lake Library
A Seattle Amnesty International group is presenting a free reading titled Poets and Writers Demand Accountability for Victims of Gaza and Israel at the Green Lake Library (7364 E Green Lake Dr N) on Saturday, Feb. 26, 2011, 4:00 – 5:30 p.m. While the event is not an open mic reading, the Facebook event page says that “all voices [are] invited to attend, to listen and to care about the topics.” For more information, contact Washington State’s AIUSA Area Coordinator Larry Ebersole at wordheath [at] gmail.com.
Senator Ed Murray to receive social justice award for improving the lives of LGBT families
This Sunday (Dec. 19, 2010), Washington State Senator Ed Murray will receive the Herman and Margarita Will Peace and Social Justice Award. The award will be presented by First United Methodist Church of Seattle (First Church). Sen. Murray represents the 43rd District, which includes the southern and eastern parts of the Green Lake neighborhood (you can find a map of the 43rd District here). Sen. Murray will receive the award for his social justice work and his life-long commitment to building a just and peaceful society. “Few local citizens have done as much to improve the lives of LGBT families as Senator…
Mayor McGinn to announce his proposed 2011 budget on Monday
The City of Seattle is facing a $67 million general fund deficit for 2011. City parks and recreation facilities, public libraries, and community center programs are all potentially vulnerable to budget cuts. Mayor Mike McGinn will give his 2011 City of Seattle Budget Address at 12 p.m. on Monday, Sept. 27, 2010 at the Rainier Beach Community Center (8825 Rainier Ave S). The Budget Address is open to the public (RSVP online) and the speech will be livestreamed online by the Seattle Channel. Following his Budget Address, at 2 p.m. McGinn will formally transmit his proposed budget to Seattle City…
