September 6, 2017 The Skanner Page 5
News
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Calendar 2017
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Seattle Metro
FRIDAY – SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 8 – 10
SAN GENNARO FESTIVAL: Now in its fifth year this three day Ital-
ian Street Fair in Georgetown brings together the best in Italian
Cuisine, a beer and wine garden, children’s activities, merchan-
dise booths, and three nights of live music and much more. 6
p.m. – 10 p.m. Friday, 10 a.m. – 10 p.m. Saturday, 10 a.m. – 6 p.m.
Sunday, Georgetown, 1225 S. Angelo St.
PHOTO BY SUSAN FRIED
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 9
Mayor’s Arts Awards
Former Seattle Civic Poet Claudia Castro Luna introduces the new Civic Poet Anastacia-Renee’ Tolbert at the 2017 Mayor’s Arts Awards
Aug. 31 at Seattle Center. This year’s recipients were Assunta Ng, Cultural Ambassador (Individual); Cultural Ambassador (Organization)
Seattle Music Partners; Arts & Innovation, Courtney Sheehan; and Emerging Leader in the Field Leilani Lewis.
OLD TOWN HISTORY WALK – IMMIGRANT INFLUENCES IN THE
1900’S: Hear stories about buildings, events and people rooted
in countries far from Tacoma. Hear about their skills and knowl-
edge they brought with them. Helping build Tacoma into a thriv-
ing city. This event is free for the public to enjoy. 11 a.m. – noon,
Job Carr Cabin Museum, 2350 N. 30th St., Tacoma.
14TH ANNUAL SUSTAINABLE BALLARD FESTIVAL: Eclectic, artsy,
earthy, urban and committed to a better future. This year’s
theme is “Certified Local” featuring a broad variety of ways that
you can demonstrate your commitment to local, sustainable
actions. As always the festival is free to the public and perfect
for families. 11 a.m. – 4 p.m., Ballard Commons Park, 5701 22nd
Ave. NW.
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 14
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The exhibit includes:
• Personal letters and proclamations from Orego-
nians to Governor Sprague in 1941 and 1942, advo-
cating for the exclusion and incarceration of Ore-
gonian Japanese Americans.
• The Oregon Governor’s response to these letters
and proclamations revealing his changing position
under political and social pressure.
• Blueprints of potential “Assembly Center” and “Re-
location Camp” locations such as race tracks and
fairgrounds.
• Letters from Japanese Americans expressing out-
rage about the injustice.
Scheduled exhibit locations range from the Oregon
Historical Society, APANO, the annual Oregon farm-
worker convention at PCUN and the Muslim Educa-
tional Trust to a rural tour with Rural Organizing
Project throughout Oregon.
The exhibit is available for use in Oregon and
around the country. For more information, contact
info(at)grahamstreetproductions.com.
All Classical Portland Fundraises
With Oregon Food Bank
In an unprecedented effort associated with its an-
nual fall fundraiser, All Classical Portland will part-
ner with Olson & Jones Construction and the Oregon
Food Bank to help provide 30,000 meals to those in
need.
More than 644,000 Oregonians are food insecure,
and of those about 223,480 are children.
The station provides music around the clock that
nourishes heart and soul, and through this special
collaboration during Hunger Action Month, All Clas-
sical Portland will also help nourish bodies.
Throughout September, each donation made to All
Classical Portland will trigger a third-party donation
from Olson & Jones Construction directly to the Ore-
gon Food Bank, which will provide six meals to indi-
viduals and families in need. The goal is to receive at
least 5,000 donations which will in turn feed 30,000
people.
In line with All Classical Portland’s mission to
build and sustain culturally vibrant communities,
the Oregon Food Bank’s food distribution programs
also provide social contact and promote community
cohesiveness, both of which are critical components
in building individual and neighborhood resiliency.
Its regional pantries help 1 in 5 households facing
hunger in the region.
To take part in this fundraiser, call 1-888-899-5722,
make your gift online at www.allclassical.org, or
stop by the station in person: 211 SE Caruthers Street,
Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Seattle News Briefs
Mayor Murray Releases Statement
on Trump Administration’s Plan to
End DACA
Tuesday, Mayor Ed Murray issued the following
statement in response to President Trump’s plan
to end the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals
(DACA) program:
“President Trump’s elimination of DACA is a rep-
rehensible and heartless act by a president who has
repeatedly attacked immigrants. His action could
rip apart families and will certainly instill fear in
millions, including hundreds of thousands of people
who came to the U.S. as children and are students in
our schools, coworkers and members of our commu-
nities. Ending DACA increases the fear many have al-
ready been feeling since Trump took over, that they
may return home to find a family member detained
or authorities waiting for them.
“The City of Seattle will continue to lead in pro-
tecting immigrants and refugees. Our Legal Defense
Fund for Immigrants and Refugees will help ensure
that people who are detained will have access to legal
assistance. Our Welcoming City policies will contin-
ue to ensure that no City employee or police officer
will ask you for your citizenship status and that all
City services are available to you regardless of your
status. The Office of Immigrant and Refugee Affairs
and other City departments remain united in sup-
porting our immigrant and refugee communities.
“Despite the chaos at the federal level, I remain
hopeful, because I know that Seattle is a hopeful city
that values protecting our most vulnerable residents.
I hope that federal legislators use this opportunity
to pass a more progressive DREAM Act, one that ex-
tends citizenship to Dreamers without being tied to
a border wall and that also extends citizenship to the
parents of Dreamers. President Trump’s continued
attempts to divide our country based on who we are
and where we are from will not succeed, nor will they
go unanswered.”
County Council Accepts Donation of
AEDs
The Metropolitan King County Council this week
unanimously approved the donation of instruments
that can play a role in saving the life of people suffer-
ing from cardiac arrest: automated external defibril-
lators (AEDs).
Since 2012, Public Health has been working with
the King County Sheriff ’s Office (KCSO) to improve
emergency medical and public safety services by
equipping Sheriff ’s Deputies’ vehicles with AEDs. In
conjunction with training on how to use the AEDs, in
their first year of having AEDs available, KCSO Depu-
SOURCE OF INCOME PROTECTIONS & TENANT RESOURCE FAIR: Join
us to learn about the City of Seatle’s Fair Housing protections,
engage with community organizations, and meet with an inves-
tigator to discuss how to file a claim of discrimination. Free. For
more information please call (206) 684-4521, 4:30 p.m. – 7:30
p.m., New Holly Gathering Hall, 7054 32nd Ave. S.
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 16
PIRATE DAY AT COUNTRY VILLAGE: All hands on deck! Come in yer
best pirate garb from noon – 4 p.m. and follow the clues on the
treasure map for hidden treasures. Meet for some fun grub, and
even a special visit from the Pirates of Treasure Island (noon – 3
p.m.). Country Village, 23718 Bothell Everett Highway, Bothell.
SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 17
FALL RESTORATION DAY VOLUNTEER PARK: Join Volunteer Park
Trust and dozens of friends and neighbors at the sixth annual
major community park restoration event. Everyone from tod-
dlers to seniors pitch in and help make Seattle’s Volunteer Park
beautiful. Gloves and tools are provided and best of all we pro-
vide the free coffee and donuts. Meet at the Black Sun Sculpture
in the center of the park at 10 a.m. Work finishes at 2 p.m. Vol-
unteer Park, 1400 E. Prospect St.
ties and Dispatchers
used the equipment,
as well as their car-
dio pulmonary re-
suscitation
skills,
successfully on at
least three occasions.
300 AEDs are cur-
rently in use, and the
Sheriff ’s Office has
been committed to placing the units in every patrol
car in King County, approximately 450 vehicles. The
Sheriff has been soliciting donations for the AEDs
and received a donation of 150 AED units from the
Snoqualmie Tribe. This will allow for the placement
of AEDs in all King County Sheriff Patrol cars, all
Snoqualmie Tribal Public Safety vehicles and other
needs.
King County Code requires gifts, bequests and dona-
tions, of more than $2,000 must be accepted on behalf
of King County by motion of the County Council. The
adopted motion allows the KCSO to accept the AEDs.
County Council Recognizes National
Recovery Month
Metropolitan King County Council Vice Chair Rea-
gan Dunn and King County Councilmember Dave
Upthegrove led their colleagues this week in recog-
nizing September as National Recovery Month. This
observance honors those recovering from addiction
and sheds light on the importance of treatment and
prevention.
