International Women’s Day Culture Action Solidarity, 2-8 PM
3rd Annual Women Grassroots Activists Award Dinner 6 PM

ACRS Building
3639 Martin Luther King Blvd S
Seattle, WA (map link)

• Entertainment
• Children’s Activities
• Workshops and Speakers
• Refreshments
• Literature Tables

Tee Shirts – Black, hip – tres chic – women’s style cut and sizing S,M,L, XL fits very small.
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Seattle NOW
3720 Airport Way South
Seattle, WA 98134
206-632-8547

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The Seattle NOW Board is proposing two changes to the chapter’s by-laws.  The first is in regards to Membership meetings and the second is in regards to terms of office for the executive officers of the chapter.  Please join us at our September 27 Membership meeting at the Seattle NOW Office to give your input and vote on the proposed bylaws changes.

Seattle NOW Meeting

Tuesday, September 27, 2011

6:30 PM

Seattle NOW (SEIU Building)

3720 Airport Way S.

Seattle, WA 98134-2217

PROPOSAL 1

In regards to the membership meetings, we are recommending three changes in order to change:

1. The number of required membership meetings and
2. What constitutes a quorum as we have are currently not meeting the set number of membership meetings per year as in our current bylaws and we periodically are not getting our current quorum minimum at out meetings.
3. The other change is to fix a typographical error in the current version of the bylaws.

Bylaw as it currently exists:

Section 4.  Membership Meetings

Seattle NOW shall hold at least eleven regular membership meetings each year, on of which shall be designated the annual meeting. The annual meeting shall be held in December. A quorum at the membership meeting shall be established by twenty members.

Bylaw proposal (Deleted words are shown with a struck out font.  Added words/letters are underlined)

Section 4.  Membership Meetings

Seattle NOW shall hold at least eleven regular membership meetings each year, one of which shall be designated the annual meeting. The annual meeting shall be held in December. A quorum at the membership meeting shall be established by twenty members. Ten members shall establish a quorum at the membership meeting.

Bylaw if passed:

Section 4.  Membership Meetings

Seattle NOW shall hold regular membership meetings each year, one of which shall be designated the annual meeting. The annual meeting shall be held in December. Ten members shall establish a quorum at the membership meeting.

PROPOSAL 2

The second proposal would eliminate the cap on the number of terms an officer can serve in the same position.

Bylaw as it currently exists:

Section 5. Governing Structure

B. Officers

II.  All officers shall be elected at the Annual Meeting and shall hold office for one year or until their successors take office.  No officer shall be eligible for more than two consecutive terms in the same office. Officers shall take office upon election.

Bylaw proposal (Deleted words are shown with a struck out font. Added words/letters are underlined)

Section 5. Governing Structure

B. Officers

II.  All officers shall be elected at the Annual Meeting and shall hold office for one year or until their successors take office.  No officer shall be eligible for more than two consecutive terms in the same office. Officers shall take office upon election.

Bylaw if passed:

Section 5. Governing Structure

B. Officers

II.  All officers shall be elected at the Annual Meeting and shall hold office for one year or until their successors take office. Officers shall take office upon election.

2. CDC: Updated factsheet now available–HIV among Women

3. CDC: New factsheet now available–HIV among Transgender People

4. Oregon Senator Jeff Merkley introduces The Breastfeeding Promotion Act of 2011 (HR 2758/S 1463).

5. WE R NATIVE Text Messaging Service

6. Urban Indian Health Institute: The Health Equity Project: Website, Tools and Reports

7. CDC Webinar: Actionable Knowledge and Suicide Prevention: Putting What We Know into Practice

1. Peace in the Home Helpline (Seattle/King County, WA)

What is the Peace in the Home Helpline? 

• A TOLL-FREE NUMBER – 1-888-847-7205
• The call is free and connects callers to a community-based program in Seattle and King County that provides domestic violence services and information, in the caller’s language.
• Domestic violence services and information are available in 14 languages: Spanish, Chinese, Vietnamese, Thai, Lao, Khmer (Cambodian), Tagalog, Japanese, Russian, Ukrainian, Romanian, Somali, Amharic, and Tigrigna.
• Callers can just talk and get information – they do not have to make any commitments or accept any services.
• SERVICES AVAILABLE:  Domestic violence advocacy, safety planning, assistance with confidential shelter and housing, legal advocacy, and other supportive services.
• 24-HOUR ACCESS:  For Spanish-speakers, services and information are available 24 hours a day.  The Spanish-language crisis lines are staffed by domestic violence advocates dedicated to answering calls during business hours.  After business hours, calls are transferred to Advocates who answer calls at night and on weekends, or will return messages when calls cannot be answered immediately.
• SPONSORS:  The Peace in the Home Helpline is a service funded by the City of Seattle Human Services, Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Prevention Division.  The Access to Advocacy program which provides Spanish-language access to domestic violence services is also funded by the City of Seattle through a grant from the Office on Violence Against Women, US Department of Justice, Grant No. 2009-WEAX-0008.
• PARTICIPATING AGENCIES:  The community agencies who provide domestic violence services and information are:

1. §  Asian Pacific Islander Women and Family Safety Center
2. §  Consejo Counseling & Referral Service
3. §  Domestic Abuse Women’s Network (DAWN)
4. §  Eastside Domestic Violence Program (EDVP)
5. §  New Beginnings
6. §  Refugee Women’s Alliance (ReWA)
7. §  YWCA of South King County

2. CDC: Updated factsheet now available–HIV among Women

View factsheet: http://www.cdc.gov/hiv/topics/women/index.htm

3. CDC: New factsheet now available–HIV among Transgender People

View factsheet: http://www.cdc.gov/hiv/transgender/index.htm

4. Oregon Senator Jeff Merkley introduces The Breastfeeding Promotion Act of 2011 (HR 2758/S 1463).

 New legislation introduced includes provisions to ensure that women cannot be fired or discriminated against in the workplace for expressing milk or breastfeeding during lunch or breaks.  For more information: http://merkley.senate.gov/newsroom/press/release/?id=b6845e21-223a-460e-9f18-02bb8b32b383

5. WE R NATIVE Text Messaging Service

In August 2011, the Northwest Portland Area Indian Health Board created a health text messaging service for Native teens and young adults called WE R NATIVE. The service is designed to address health and social issues that are important to Native youth.

By texting the word NATIVE to 24587, users can sign-up to receive weekly health tips, contests, and life advice. Standard message and data rates may apply (just like texting your friends).

The service will cover: · Teachings from Native leaders · Wellness and Life Balance · Family Relationships · Mental Health · Tobacco, Drugs and Alcohol · Violence and Bullying · Peer Pressure · Sexual Health · Healthy Relationships · School Pressures · Getting Help · Quizzes, polls, and discussions · Scholarships, conferences, & internships

To learn more about this service:

• text messaging service: Text “NATIVE” to 24587
• Facebook© page: http://www.facebook.com/pages/We-R-Native/
• YouTube© Channel: http://www.youtube.com/user/weRnative
• email listserve: Text “YouthNews” to 22828, or click here

6. Urban Indian Health Institute: The Health Equity Project: Website, Tools and Reports

UIHI has launched the Health Equity Project website (http://www.uihi.org/projects/health-equity/). This website provides:

• New Report – Culture, Service and Success: A Profile of Urban Indian Health Organization Programming to Address Cardiovascular Disease presents the findings of a survey of UIHO, shares common themes in successful programming and highlights the success stories of four UIHO in their work to address cardiovascular disease (CVD) in their communities.
• New Report -Progress Toward Health Equity: Efforts to Address Cardiovascular Disease Among American Indians and Alaska Natives includes summaries of CVD programming for American Indians/Alaska Natives available in peer reviewed and open source literature as well as a discussion of elements of programming that support success.
• Resources for CVD program planning– http://www.uihi.org/projects/health-equity/resources/

7. CDC Webinar: Actionable Knowledge and Suicide Prevention: Putting What We Know into Practice

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 9

1:00 PM – 2:00 PM EST

Register below (limited space): http://event.onlineseminarsolutions.com/r.htm?e=345586&s=1&k=1588B33968840195C0C5762D3665F555

In order to help address the research to practice gap in suicide prevention, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) supported three Garrett Lee Smith Memorial Act (GLS)^* grantees (listed below) to conduct enhanced evaluations of youth suicide prevention programs.

To more effectively disseminate lessons learned in suicide prevention, the grantees have developed products focusing on the concept of actionable knowledge. The purpose of actionable knowledge (AK) is to translate scientific/research knowledge into concrete, tangible action.  In other words, AK is an attempt to reduce the research to practice gap, applying what we already know and making it more accessible.

The primary focus of this webinar will be to highlight the unique and innovative ways actionable knowledge can bring science to “life” in the field of suicide prevention.   In addition, the webinar will highlight the actionable knowledge products developed by these three GLS Enhanced Evaluation grantees.

Come learn about the airport workers who are fighting for living wages while struggling to care for their families on part-time wages and no benefits, while the airlines are making record profits. Short discussion after film.

Ample parking (free). Bring something edible to share!

Visit www.whodoesshethinksheis.net for a preview of this incredible film and the struggles of these five artists.

Summer 2011 Newsletter

July 30 will mark the 46th anniversary of the Medicare and Medicaid programs and seniors across the country plan to march and lobby to make sure there are many more anniversaries to come.

From July 18 to July 30, members of the Alliance for Retired Americans will participate in nearly 20 events nationwide to let lawmakers know that they do not want the money working people depend on in Medicare, Medicaid and Social Security used for another taxpayer handout to Wall Street. The Republican’s budget proposal would replace Medicare with underfunded vouchers for private insurance and cut Medicaid funding.

Full article:  http://blog.aflcio.org/2011/07/15/seniors-to-push-lawmakers-to-protect-medicare-medicaid-social-security/

Please Join Seattle NOW @ the “Stop in the Name of Health” Medicare March
July 30, 2011 12 PM to 2 PM
Safeco Field 1250 1st Ave So, Seattle, WA
Who: Physicians for National Health Plan-Western Wash, United for Single Payer, Healthcare for All-WA and the WA State Alliance for Retired Americans
Contact: pnhpwesternwashington@comcast.net

View the flyer: medicare_letter-4

Keep in mind: the streets will be closed off so try to get there early. Buses will still be running but parking near 5th will be difficult the later you arrive. Check in with Alexander who will be there by 8:30 am.

For more information on the parade, please visit Seattle PRIDE.

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