November 1, 2017 The Skanner Page 5
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Calendar 2017
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Seattle Bulletin
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 2
DISCOVERY LAUNCH PARTY: Celebrate the Gates Foundation Vis-
itor Center’s transformation to the “Gates Foundation Discover
Center” with performances, brand new exhibits, games, visit
with local partners and find ways to take action. 5 p.m. – 8 p.m.,
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, 440 5th Ave. N.
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 3
PHOTO BY SUSAN FRIED
31ST ANNUAL HOLIDAY CRAFT MARKET: Shop while enjoying the
festive atmosphere of the Holiday Craft Market. Outstanding
artists and crafts people, bake sale, entertainment and much
more. 9 a.m. – 4 p.m., Kent Senior Activity Center, 600 E. Smith
St., Kent.
Mayoral Debate
Moderator Attorney, Educator, Activist, and former Seattle Mayoral candidate Nikkita Oliver tells Mayoral candidates Cary Moon and
Jenny Durkan the rules for the first General Election Debate hosted by the Peoples Party. The event, which was held at Blaine Memorial
United Methodist Church Oct. 29, was packed with supporters of both candidates. Oliver asked several questions of the candidates of
particular interest to the Peoples Party, including how the candidates plan to deal with police accountability and increasing problems
of homelessness in Seattle. The candidates for City Council Position 8 Teresa Mosqueda and Jon Grant also debated. Election day is Nov.
7. Ballots must be postmarked or placed in a ballot drop box by 8 p.m. on election night.
FRIDAY – SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 10 – 12
29TH ANNUAL BEST OF THE NORTHWEST ART & FINE CRAFT
SHOW: Northwest Alliance presents the 29th Annual Fall Show.
Featuring food truck & Espresso, Activities for children, many
fine arts and crafts booths. Tickets are $8, documented Veterans
are free, children under 12 are free. Noon – 7 p.m. Friday, 10 a.m.
– 6 p.m. Saturday, 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. Sunday. Hanger 30, Magnuson
Park, 6310 NE 74th St.
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 11
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Society. The Sitka tribe and local students will collect
water and subsistence food samples within the tribe’s
traditional territory to test for the presence of micro-
plastics. The tribe will share the results to help the
public make informed decisions about harvesting
traditional foods.
Three Degrees Warmer, based in Seattle and An-
chorage, for the project “Kivalina Biochar Reactor
Operator Training Program.” Project partners in-
clude the City of Kivalina, Native Village of Kivalina,
Re-Locate Kivalina, and Biomass Controls, LLC. Kiva-
lina, an Alaska Native village of approximately 475
residents, is working to improve its water and sani-
tation infrastructure. In 2015, the Kivalina City and
Tribal Councils worked with community partners to
develop a prototype biochar reactor that converts hu-
man waste into pathogen-free biochar, a carbon-rich
substrate.
Trash for Peace in Portland, Oregon, for the project
“Trash for Peace Sustainability Education Program.”
Project partners include Home Forward, People-Plac-
es-Things, Confluence Environmental Center, Leaven
Community, and the City of Gresham. The project will
foster environmental sustainability and stewardship
through solid waste disposal education for youth at
various affordable housing properties in Portland.
The properties are in areas of Portland that have high
rates of poverty and lack options for proper trash dis-
posal and recycling.
EPA’s Environmental Justice Small Grants Program
is designed to help communities understand and ad-
dress exposure to multiple environmental harms and
risks, and funds projects up to $30,000 a year.
For 2017 Environmental Justice Small Grant re-
cipients and project descriptions: https://www.
epa.gov/environmentaljustice/environmental-jus-
tice-small-grants-program-project-descriptions-2017
For more information on the Environmental Justice
Small Grants Program, including descriptions of pre-
viously funded grants: www.epa.gov/environmen-
taljustice/environmental-justice-small-grants-pro-
gram.
Seattle News Briefs
Seattle Mayor Burgess Nominates
Police Accountability Director
On Monday, Seattle Mayor Tim Burgess announced
the nomination of Andrew Myerberg as the director
of the Office of Police Accountability (OPA). Myer-
berg, a civilian, will lead the OPA, an independent of-
fice that investigates complaints of police misconduct
and initiates its own misconduct probes. Myerberg is
the first nominee under the police accountability leg-
islation adopted by the City Council in May 2017.
Myerberg has served as director of the OPA on an
interim basis since July 2017. Prior to his appoint-
ment, Myerberg was a leader of the Police Action
Team within the Seattle City Attorney’s Office. While
there, he was the lead attorney on the court case re-
sulting in Seattle’s signing of a federal consent decree
to carry out police reforms. He also acted as the pri-
mary contact for the city’s
legislative, executive, and
judicial departments on
matters related to crimi-
nal law, police operations
and reform, and civil
rights. Prior to joining
the City Attorney’s Office,
Myerberg spent six years
working for the New York
City Law Department,
representing government
officials and the city of
New York in more than 70
federal actions.
Andrew Myerberg
Isaac Ruiz, Community
Police Commission (CPC) co-chair stated, “During his
time in the City Attorney’s Office, Andrew served for
a time as the lawyer advising the Community Police
Commission. We found him to be committed to the
reform of policing and comfortable with elevating
the voices of community leaders and honoring com-
munity expertise.
The nominee for the OPA director was selected
through a competitive process which began in July
2017, when City officials announced the selection pro-
cess for the OPA director and the inspector general
for public safety. A search committee with represen-
tatives from the Office of the Mayor, City Council, the
Community Police Commission and the Seattle Police
Department, recommended Myerberg to Mayor Bur-
gess for appointment. The committee received 145
applications and interviewed four finalists before
agreeing that Myerberg was the best and most qual-
ified candidate.
The accountability reform legislation is the prod-
uct of months-long discussions with the Community
Police Commission, Federal Monitor Merrick Bobb,
City Council and the Mayor’s Office. It reflects the
City’s commitment to working with the federal court
to bring the City into compliance with the Consent
Decree.
This nomination announced today is subject to con-
firmation by the Seattle City Council. The Council’s
Gender Equity, Safe Communities and New Ameri-
cans Committee is expected to consider the nomina-
tion in November 2017.
Seattle Art Museum Receives
$3.5 Million Grant From Mellon
Foundation
The Seattle Art Museum (SAM) announced this
WASHINGTON STATE PARKS OFFERS FREE DAY: Recreation and
outdoor enthusiast have another chance to get out and enjoy
the state parks for free. On this day, day use visitors will not
need a Discovery Pass for your vehicle to access any of the
state parks. 8 a.m. – 6 p.m., Washington State Parks.
MUSEUM FUN DAY – VETERANS DAY: The Children’s Museum of
Tacoma gives thanks to the United States Service men and wom-
en. Join us in honoring our military veterans by coming dressed
in red, white and blue. 10 a.m. – 5 p.m., Children’s Museum of
Tacoma, 1501 Pacific Ave., Tacoma.
SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 12
VETERAN’S APPRECIATION DAY TO CELEBRATE VETERANS DAY!
Northwest Trek Wildlife Park is offering FREE admission to all
individuals who are currently serving or have honorably served
in the U.S. Military. Immediate family members will receive half-
off admission. Must bring proper ID to receive discounts. 9:30
a.m. – 3 p.m., Northwest Trek Wildlife Park, 11610 Trek Dr. E.,
Eatonville.
week that it has received a $3.5 million challenge
grant from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation to es-
tablish and endow the Asian Paintings Conservation
Center at the Seattle Asian Art Museum. The only
one of its kind in the western United States, the Cen-
ter will be devoted to the conservation, mounting,
and study of Asian paintings, serving SAM’s collec-
tion as well as institutional and private collections in
the region. As part of the grant, SAM must raise $2.5
million in matching funds over four years to create
an endowment supporting the Center’s operation.
The Asian Art Museum is one of only four museums
dedicated to Asian art in the United States. As one of
SAM’s strongest and most comprehensive collecting
areas since its founding in 1933, the preservation of
Asian art is a critical part of its mission. There are
currently no institutional resources dedicated to the
structural conservation of Asian paintings within
museums in the western US, so the establishment of
the Center will have a significant impact on SAM, the
surrounding region, and the field of conservation.
SAM undertook the planning process in conversa-
tion with the Mellon Foundation, independent con-
sultants, and museum colleagues—including staff at
the Asian Art Museum of San Francisco, Portland Art
Museum, and Los Angeles County Museum of Art.
These, and other museums and private collections,
will have access to the Center and its specialized ser-
vices. In addition, SAM curators, educators, and con-
servators will develop educational and scientific ini-
tiatives to further the study of these works of art and
conservation practices. Finally, in another benefit for
the region, SAM is one of five Pacific Northwest art
institutions participating in a newly established pro-
gram of scientific examination of works of art thanks
to a concurrent Mellon-supported initiative at Port-
land State University.
