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September 2006 News
Index to articles posted in September:
• Volunteer Outreach Success
• Annexation Discussion
• September Meeting: Annexation!
• Vote! Primary Election September 19
• Supreme Court Takeover?
• Volunteer with the Coordinated Campaign
• Calendar of Events for September, 2006 Updated September 25,
2006
 Volunteer Outreach Event Success!
On September 16th our Outreach Committee completed another successful volunteer chore
services project, helping a neighbor in need in Burien. Outreach Chair Steve Karbowski
led a group of volunteers to clean up the home of an elderly woman in Burien. Click on the
photo at right to enlarge the group. Further such events are planned - contact Steve for more information.
Updated September 15,
2006
Annexation of North Highline/White Center
We discussed this issue in detail at our September 13 monthly meeting.
Get all the facts here! Start by reading King County Councilmember
Dow Constantine's thoughtful
article about Annexation, published this week in the West Seattle Herald.
Then see our annexation page, which has links to
a lot more information on this vital topic.
Updated September 3rd
September Meeting: Annexation!
The next meeting of the 34th District Democrats is Wednesday September 13th and the
major topic is the potential annexation of North Highline by either the City of Burien or the
City of Seattle or both. See details in Chair Ivan Weiss' letter for September and posted on the Agenda page, including links to official information about the issue. The purpose of the meeting is
information - so our members understand the many facets of this complicated issue. Other business includes a potential resolution asking for a public vote on the Alaskan Way Tunnel. You can also download the September newsletter from this website. Updated September 15, 2006
 Vote!
Coming to a polling place near you on Tuesday, September 19th. This is not your ordinary primary election - we will be electing at least two and maybe three Supreme Court justices. The Building Industry Association of Washington and conservative groups are attempting to "buy" the Supreme Court. We urge you to vote to re-elect Justices Gerry Alexander, Tom Chambers, and Susan Owens. (See article below.) See all our recommendations on the endorsement page, or download a sample ballot. But be sure to VOTE! Don't know where or how to vote? See the King County Elections website.
Posted September 3rd
 Supreme Court Takeover?
The 34th District Democrats urge you to vote for Susan Owens (position 2), Gerry Alexander (pos. 8) and Tom Chambers (pos. 9) for State Supreme Court. These offices are on the ballot in the September 17th primary. Here’s why:
The Building Industrial Association of Washington, a rightwing group of builders opposed to just about any kind of regulation, is pouring hundreds of thousands of dollars into making sure that incumbents Susan Owens and Gerry Alexander are not returned to the Supreme Court. The incumbents are being outspent by approximately three to one.
This group is attempting to fashion the Supreme Court to their own liking. This same group poured money into Jim Johnson’s campaign and he is now sitting on the Supreme Court.
Tom Chambers is opposed by a candidate who has been rated “not qualified” five times - Jeanette Burrage was not qualified to be a Superior Court Judge and was voted out of office; now she’s back and she’s still not qualified. Since it’s hard to get information on judges, sometimes people vote for a familiar sounding name. And her name is quite familiar to a lot of people who might not realize that they remember her name because she is the King County Superior Court judge who would not allow woman attorneys to wear pants in her courtroom.
Updated September 1,
2006
Volunteer with the Coordinated Campaign!
See the Call to Action page for many opportunities
to do data entry, staff a phone bank, or do canvassing.
Calendar Events in September, 2006
September 4, 2006
Change Wal-Mart Tour
• "Change Wal-Mart, Change America" tour reaches Seattle on Labor Day.
• Sens. Patty Murray and Maria Cantwell are featured speakers at Town Hall
• The Change Wal-Mart, Change America tour is coming to Seattle on Labor Day, featuring a rally led by Sen. Patty Murray and Sen. Maria Cantwell.
The Sept. 4 rally starts at 6 p.m. at Town Hall near downtown Seattle at Eighth Avenue and Seneca Street. The rally will feature music, a special award for a Washington State citizen activist, and a new PowerPoint presentation, "A Costly Truth," inspired by Al Gore's presentation on global warming.
The tour is part of a grassroots campaign to get America's largest employer to treat people fairly.
• Seattle contact: Steve Williamson, UFCW, (206) 436-6580; email.
• National tour contact: Contact: Chris Kofinis (202) 486-6422; email.
• To learn more about the national tour and the issues, please visit www.wakeupwalmart.com.
For direction to Town Hall, please visit http://www.townhallseattle.org.
September 6, 2006
Protest Korea-US Free Trade Agreement
• Please join us on Wednesday, September 6th, at 12:30 p.m. at
Westlake Park (4th & Pine) in Seattle for a rally and march to protest the
Korea-US Free Trade Agreement. Attached is a flyer with details.
For more information, please call MLKCLC Union Cities Organizer Verlene Jones
at 206-441-7102.
• See also this flyer describing the event (29kb PDF file).
September 9, 2006
Darcy Burner "Volunteer Day"
• COME JOIN Congressman McDermott's campaign staff for a day
of volunteering (10:30-1:00pm) and meet the next Democratic Congresswomen from
Washington State. There are a variety of volunteer tasks at both offices (Bellevue
and Auburn) from office work to canvassing to phone calling and we are flexible to
people's schedules and preferences. Carpooling will also be provided for those who
wish to take advantage.
• September 9th is a nationwide 'Volunteer Day' competition for
all the Democrat's targeted races. If we can get 50 to 100 people to the event,
it is likely she will win the competition and win the funds she desperately needs to
compete with Reichert's commercial onslaughts. Imagine an all blue western Washington
for the first time ever.
• CONTACT Kirk Shirley via email (kirk@mcdermottforcongress.com) if you are
interested.
• When: September 9th at 10:30 a.m.
• Where: Bellevue office: 12443 Bel Red Rd, Suite 310, Bellevue, WA 98005 or Auburn Office: 240 auburn way s, suite 1A. Auburn, WA 98002
• What: Volunteer for Darcy (canvassing, phone calling, office work)
• Why: Get Darcy the $ she needs to compete with Reichert's commercial
onslaughts.
• (www.darcyburner.com)
Sat September 9th, 2006
Annual AIDS Walk
• Join our local King County Councilmember Dow Constantine!
• It is time to sign up for the AIDS WALK. This year's walk is on
September 9. Everyone is welcome to join the team... including elected officials.
Click on this link to sign up, and then click on "Join West Side Democratic
Co-Conspirators".
• If you absolutely can't join, please contribute by
clicking here.
• More than 9,000 people are living with HIV/AIDS in King County.
Our team is supporting Lifelong because they improve the lives of people living with
HIV/AIDS by connecting them with medical providers, helping navigate the maze of
health insurance, providing healthy meals, and finding places to live for people
who do not have one.
• More information: www.lifelongevents.org
Mon September 11th, 2006
Post 9/11 America: What Have We Learned?
• A Talk by Rob Crawford, Associate Professor, Interdisciplinary Arts
and Sciences, University of Washington, Tacoma
• MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 2006, 7:00 P.M. VASHON LIBRARY, 17210
Vashon Hwy SW 463-3153
• Five years after the event, it is now possible to discern the
contours of post-9/11 changes in the United States. We are witnesses to a radical
reshaping of the political landscape. This talk will focus on how the "war
on terrorism" has become the occasion for a concentration of power in the
executive branch of the federal government and the near neutralization
of political opposition around issues claimed to be matters of national security.
• What are the conditions of possibility for a meaningful opolitics
that can challenge these disturbing developments in our political life?
Tue September 12th, 2006
Viaduct Environmental Impact Statement Hearing
• Please join us in September at one of four public hearings on the Supplemental Draft Environmental Impact Statement (SDEIS). The SDEIS updates the 2004 Draft EIS and provides new information about the project. It was released on July 24, 2006 and the public comment period will run through September 22, 2006. We want to know what you think about the construction tradeoffs and design changes presented in the document.
• Oral comments can be provided to a court reporter at:
• September 12, 2006: West Seattle
• Madison Middle School, 3429 45th Avenue SW, Seattle, WA 98116
• 5 – 8 p.m.
• Written comments can be emailed to: awvsdeiscomments@wsdot.wa.gov or mailed to: Kate Stenberg, WSDOT, Environmental Manager, Alaskan Way Viaduct and Seawall Replacement Project, 999 Third Ave, Suite 2424, Seattle, WA 98104
• The lead agencies will respond to all official comments in the Final Environmental Impact Statement, to be published in late 2007.
• To see the latest list of events and to read about past events, visit www.wsdot.wa.gov/Projects/Viaduct/Calendar.htm
September 14, 2006
Jim Hightower: On Common Ground
• 7:00PM, Town Hall, 1119 Eighth Avenue, Seattle, $10
• Innovations in Energy and Agriculture, a new awakening
• More information: Upcoming.Org
• Tickets: Brown Paper Tickets
Sat September 16th
Four Women Senators Rally for Darcy Burner
• Saturday, September 16th - 12:15 PM
• Join us to rally with U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell AND SPECIAL GUESTS U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), U.S. Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-CA), U.S. Senator Barbara Boxer (D-CA), 8th Congressional District Candidate Darcy Burner
• Where: Bellevue High School 10416 Wolverine Way, Bellevue
• RSVP AT rsvp@wa-democrats.org
• The DEMOCRATIC Party needs YOU to help put our country back on the right track
Sat September 16th
Outreach Volunteer Chore Services Event
• Another one of the 34th District's famous Outreach events which help a neighborh in our community and build a real spirit of teamwork! This event is yard work cleanup for a Burien senior from 9 am to 1 pm.
• If you can help, contact Steve Karbowski via e-mail or call me at 206-856-7837.
Sat September 16th
White Center Community Development Association Dinner and Auction
• 34th District Dems are hosting two tables
September 19, 2006
Primary Election
Thu September 28th
Latino Vote Project Fundraiser
• 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm
• Come support the Latino Vote Project!
• Location: Torero's, 1225 N Central Ave, Kent 98032
• Contact: Tania Maria Rosario, phone: (206) 352-3963, or via e-mail.
September 29-30, 2006
Fall Washington State Democrats Central Committee Meeting
• Fall WSDCC meeting takes place on September 29th and September 30th. Saturday's activities take place at the Tacoma Convention Center, whereas Friday's activities take place at the Sheraton Hotel, 1320 Broadway Plaza, Tacoma, WA 98402.
• Location: Tacoma Convention Center, 1500 Broadway, Tacoma 98402
• Contact: Shawna Ousse, Development Director, PO Box 4027, Seattle, WA, 98194, phone: (206) 583-0664 or via e-mail.
Friday, September 29th
2006 Governor Albert D. Rosellini Dinner
• 2006 Governor Albert D. Rosellini Dinner with special guest U.S. Representative Stephanie Herseth of South Dakota
• Friday, September 29th, 2006, 6:30 pm: Early Reception, 6:30 pm: Private Reception, 7:30 pm: Dinner
• Sheraton Tacoma, 1320 Broadway Plaza, Tacoma, WA 98402
• To RSVP or for more information, contact Shawna Ousse at (206) 583-0664 or shawna@wa-democrats.org
• To buy tickets click here
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