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Seattle University Launches City-Wide
Public Safety Survey
Seattle Youth Commission Currently
Accepting Applications
The City of Seattle is now taking applications for the Se-
attle Youth Commission, a city commission of youth ages
13-19 that address issues of importance to youth.
Appointed by the Mayor and Seattle City Council, youth
serving on this commission get a unique opportunity to
work with elected officials, community leaders, and young
people citywide to make positive changes in their commu-
nities through policy, organizing, and events.
The deadline to apply is 5 p.m. Friday.
Youth serving on the commission will be required to at-
tend two meetings a month and help to plan a youth summit.
The full commission meets on the 2nd Wednesday of each
month at Seattle City Hall.
The subcommittees occur on the 3rd or 4th Wednesdays
of each month in the commissioners’ neighborhoods. Last-
ly, a few commissioners will be able to sit on the steering
committee of the new Participatory Budgeting youth pilot
project.
Commissioners will serve from November 2015 through
August 2016.
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Black College Fair
PHOTO BY SUSAN FRIED
Under contract from the Seattle Police Department, Se-
attle University faculty and students in the criminal justice
program have launched a citywide “Seattle Public Safety
Survey.” The purpose of the survey is to solicit feedback on
public safety and security concerns from people who live
or work in Seattle. A report on the survey results will be
provided to the Seattle Police Department to assist it with
making neighborhoods safer and more secure.
The online survey is accessible at http://publicsafetysur-
vey.org/ now through Nov. 30. It is available in multiple
languages.
That evaluation and the implementation of the survey is
being conducted by a research team that includes Criminal
Justice Professor and Chair Jacqueline Helfgott, PhD, and
Assistant Professor Will Parkin, PhD, five graduate students
who are research assistants/analysts housed in each of the
five SPD precincts and an undergraduate research assistant.
The graduate students work in the precincts as paid civil-
ian research analysts who assist with the collection of in-
formation from the community through focus groups and
attendance at community meetings.
Additionally, they assist SPD personnel in identifying how
to best meet the needs of the community and serve as partic-
ipant observers studying the implementation of the initiative
within the police department and the city of Seattle.
The survey opens with voluntary questions to collect de-
mographic information and poses about three-dozen ques-
tions about crime and the SPD’s response to it.
The only required question is identifying the neighbor-
hood you live in from a drop-down list. Survey respondents
remain anonymous and no identifiable information is asked.
SU students will work with community groups and other
Seattle agencies, as well as conduct direct outreach to un-
derrepresented citizens who may not have access to com-
puters and traditional social media outlets.
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Africa Simms, a student at Mariner High School, and Micaiah Anderson, a student at Henry M. Jack-
son High School, talk to a recruiter from Howard University Oct. 18 at the UNCF Black College Fair
2015 at the Northwest African American Museum. High School students from around the area had an
opportunity to talk with representatives from Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs), local
colleges and universities, scholarship organizations, and other educational groups.
Free Seminar Discusses Making
Public Events More Accessible
Holding a public meeting or event? Want to ensure that
it is accessible for anyone who wants to attend? Join us for
our free seminar, “Universal Design: Inclusive Outreach
and Public Engagement,” where you’ll learn to identify bar-
riers to community participation in meetings, events, and
programs.
It will be held on November 5 from 6 – 7:45 p.m. at the
Capitol Hill Library (425 Harvard Ave E). The facilitators
will discuss and identify ways to increase accessibility and
inclusion.
The participants will leave the seminar with tangible strat-
egies to enhance the accessibility of their events.
For more information, call (206) 684-5667. To request in-
terpretation, childcare, or other accommodation, please call
by October 20. This seminar is hosted by the People’s Acad-
emy for Community Engagement.
Special Trains Will Run for Sounders
FC Fans Match Against Real Salt Lake
Soccer fans can hop aboard Sound Transit’s popular
Sounder event train for the Sounders FC match against Real
Salt Lake at 4 p.m. Oct. 25.
The stadium-bound train from the south will depart Lake-
wood at 1:15 p.m.
The stadium-bound train from the north will depart Ever-
ett at 1:45 p.m.
Return trains depart King Street Station 35 minutes after
the match.
A complete schedule of Sounder service to select Sound-
ers FC matches this season is available at soundtransit.org/
Schedules/Event-services/Sounders-FC.
Special Sounder service is in addition to regular Link light
rail service to and from CenturyLink Field.
Link runs every 10 minutes on Sunday and serves 13 sta-
tions in downtown Seattle, SODO, Beacon Hill, Rainier
Valley, Tukwila and SeaTac. Link’s Stadium and Interna-
tional District stations are a short walk from CenturyLink
Field.
Many ST Express and King County Metro Transit buses
also drop off passengers near the stadium.
Link and ST Express bus schedules are available at
soundtransit.org/Schedules. Metro bus schedules are avail-
able at http://metro.kingcounty.gov/.
Regular fares apply for all Sound Transit services. Getting
an ORCA card is a great way to skip lines at ticket vend-
ing machines. Cards only cost $5 for adults, plus whatever
amount a rider chooses to load in the card’s E-purse or the
cost of a pass that is good for unlimited transit trips.
ORCA works on trains, buses and ferries throughout the
region. More information is available at orcacard.com.
SEATTLE COMMUNITY CALENDAR 2015
will be served. Ages 16 and older. Cost is $9 per
resident, $11 per non-resident. Pre-registration
preferred. For more information and to register call
425-452-7686. 7 p.m. – 9:30 p.m. Highland Com-
munity Center, 14224 Bel-Red Rd.
If you have an event you want to share with the
community, email it two weeks in advance to
The Skanner at info@theskanner.com
Friday, October 23
LOYAL HEIGHTS HALLOWEEN CARNIVAL: Join us for
a fright fest of activities, games and challenges.
Dress in your costume and remember to bring a
goodie bag. 6 p.m. – 9 p.m. Loyal Heights Com-
munity Center, 2101 NW 77th St.
SEATTLE BLACK TECH EVENT: Calling all artists, re-
tailers, tech guys and friends of the 23rd & Union
Community! We will be having an info session ex-
plaining what the mission is for Black Dot Epicenter,
our vision for the space. 6 p.m. Midtown Center,
1160 23rd Ave.
HALLOWEEN HOWL DANCE: This dance is for teens
and adults living with intellectual disabilities. Come
dressed in your favorite costume and dance and
socialize with friends. Light snacks and dessert
Saturday, October 24
SPOOKFEST CARNIVAL: Come celebrate Halloween
with a good old fashioned carnival with games,
arts and crafts, entertainment and food! At 2 p.m.
the carnival features Xakary the Magician, as
seen on America’s Got Talent. All ages, fun for the
entire family! $1 per ticket, activity costs will vary
between 1-4 tickets, with many free activities also.
11 a.m. – 5 p.m. South Bellevue Community Cen-
ter, 1409 SE Newport Way.
8TH ANNUAL CRAFT BAZAAR, BAKE SALE, QUILT & GIFT
RAFFLE: You’ll find over 30 different vendors at this
craft fair selling their wonderful hand-crafted and
one-of-a-kind items. 9:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. Alliance
Bible Church, 19320 SE 240th St., Kent.
Sunday, October 25
ST. ANDREW’S DAY CELEBRATION! St. Andrew’s will
celebrate the Feast of St. Andrew, patron Saint on
Celtic Christianity and Holy Communion (all ages
welcome). St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church, 7410 S.
12th St., Tacoma.
Tuesday, October 27
HALLOWEEN CRAFT: Join us to cut and paste, color
and create your own Halloween crafts. All ages
under 6 accompanied by an adult . 4 to 5 p.m.
Dupont Library, 1540 Wilmington Dr., Dupont.
Thursday, October 29
HOLIDAY TOY DRIVE: Join Miller Community Center
in a long-time partnership with County Doctor for
a gathering of families to share in the holiday ex-
perience. Activities include treats, games, bouncy
houses, cookie decorating and much more. 10
a.m. – noon. Miller Community Center, 330 19th
Ave.
Friday, October 30
PUMPKIN CARVING CONTEST: This is for children
ages six to 11 years old. Please bring a can of
food for a donation for the local food bank. Bring
your creativity and carve a pumpkin into your
favorite desing. Take your pumpkin home and use
on Halloween night. 6 p.m. – 7 p.m. Green Lake
Community Center, 7201 E. Green Lake Dr. N.
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