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Seattle City Council Positions 8 & 9 (At-Large) Candidates Forum

Join the 37th District Democrats, 11th District Democrats, and the 34th District Democrats as we co-host a South Seattle Forum for candidates for Seattle’s two at-large city council positions. We will be accepting questions from the audience via email BEFORE the forum begins. If you have a question that you would like asked of the …

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Mayoral movies at Northwest Film Forum

I’m reaching out to the 11th District Democrats in connection with upcoming films at Northwest Film Forum, which we think may be of interest to your colleagues and networks. Next week we open our Mayoral Movies film series, which presents films selected by current candidates for Seattle mayor. The candidates have chosen these films to …

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Seattle’s Mayor’s Forum: 4/29/2013 – Photos & Video

In case you missed it, the Seattle Mayor’s forum was held on 4/29/2013 at the South Seattle Community College- Georgetown Campus. The photo gallery is below: A video of the event can be found on the West Seattle blog here: http://westseattleblog.com/2013/04/149756

Super South Seattle Mayor’s Forum (4/29/2013)

This is a forum for the Seattle Mayor’s race sponsored by the 11th, 34th, and 37th District Democrats. We are honored to have C.R. Douglas as our moderator. South Seattle Community College- Georgetown Campus 6737 Corson Av S, Seattle, Washington 98108 April 29th, 2013 6:00 Socialization 6:30 Program Starts 8:30 Program Ends Facebook event page: …

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People’s Academy for Community Engagement Leadership Training

The City of Seattle is offering leadership training with a focus on developing young leaders, especially among minority communities.  More information is included in the following word document / brochure (pdf). PACE brochure PACE Application Form

Paid sick leave in Seattle

A while back, the 11th LD Dems voted to endorse a resolution that would create paid sick leave for employees in Seattle.  I’d just like to do a little follow up… and actions like ours apparently make a difference. On Wednesday, July 6th, parts of the Seattle City Council were taking public comment on this. …

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Seattle Pride Parade

I’m taking a little bit of personal privilege here…  This year, I walked with the King County Democrats group at the Pride Parade in Seattle in June 2011.  Ann Martin organized the group.  In any case, I walked with the group and photographed the parade from the Dems perspective.  In these shots, there are some …

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SCAN Director (Dian Ferguson) to Challenge Clark

Also announced at the meeting last night:  http://publicola.com/2011/03/16/scan-director-to-challenge-clark/ At the 11th District Democrats’ meeting last night, Seattle Community Access Network director Dian Ferguson announced that she planned to run for city council against incumbent Sally Clark.  

Resolution Recognizing that Assuring a Minimum Standard of Paid Sick Days for All Employees Will Improve Public Health, Economic Security and Business Prosperity

11th LD Democrats Resolution 2011-01 Resolution Recognizing that Assuring a Minimum Standard of Paid Sick Days for All Employees Will Improve Public Health, Economic Security and Business Prosperity. Given that four in ten workers in Seattle have no access to paid sick leave and that this constitutes a health hazard for their coworkers and the …

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Broadband… a Democratic issue?

I hope you don’t mind that I’m taking a little bit of time (and space) to talk about a technology issue. As a newer member of the 11th LD, I can honestly say technology issues aren’t usually mentioned a whole lot. Nevertheless, there are technology issues that certainly affect our society. Look at what happened …

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Bob Hasegawa Town Hall

From Bob Hasegawa, Representative of the 11th Legislative District: Hello District 11, I am holding a town hall next week. Details are below. Hope you can all dial in! Washington State House of Representatives Rep. Bob Hasegawa – 11th Legislative District Local legislator hosting telephone town hall March 2 Rep. Bob Hasegawa to discuss 2011 …

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