‘Occupy Seattle’ protesters arrested at Westlake Park “It is not appropriate for people to put up tents and exclude others from a park, no matter how worthy the cause,” McGinn told reporters. “They can protest and organize every day, but we just ask them to remove the tents.”
See Pink Zeppelin on Vashon Island, Oct 15. Organized by Pete Welch, the show will feature 24 musical acts performing the songs of Led Zeppelin and Pink Floyd. Emcees Janet McAlpin & David Godsey are planning to spice up the night, so don’t miss it. PINK ZEPPELIN – ANOTHER LEGENDARY MUSIC EXTRAVAGANZA! Team Backbone (Bill…
After a couple of weeks of emailing the Olympia City Council about the need for better public facility access in downtown Olympia, I went to the City Council meeting and asked them face to face to commit a staff person to taking part in meetings to explore the possibilities. I did not get a yes…
Some folks appear to have a lot of time on their hands. I give the guy credit for thoroughly exploring the art of the pancake. Click on the picture to jump to Jim’s website. He does some strange stuff with pancakes. Not sure why, but this big series of tubes allows us to peer into…
Poll: 1 in 3 vets sees Iraq, Afghan wars as wastes
On the 10th anniversary of the Afghan invasion Vets & Soldiers Speak Out against War Friday, October 7, 7:30pm Doors open at 6:30pm Three generations of veterans and soldiers will examine the human and economic costs of the endless U.S. occupations in Afghanistan and Iraq, including the rise of anti-war sentiment and suicide rates among…
Attend the Public Bank Forum — How to make our tax dollars work for us in Washington State! Ellen Brown, attorney and author of Web of Debt Rep. Bob Hasegawa – Chair of the Infrastructure Task Force Wednesday, October 26th, 7:00 p.m. 120 Kane Hall, UW Tickets $5.00 at the door or at Brown Paper…
This is somewhat over the top and disturbing — and it may involve illegal disruption of Internet traffic — but the righteous anger at the corruption and injustice of our political system is justified. From http://www.youtube.com/user/TheAnonMessage.
[Editor’s note: I’m copying this here for your information. While I’m sympathetic to many of their grievances, I would have emphasized some different issues and would have phrased things differently. Where, if anywhere, are these protests heading? The Oct. 6 protest in D.C. is likely to be larger and better organized. How can we help…