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December 1, 1996, Vol. 3, No. 12
Headlines:
- People to Reckon With: Homeless Women Set Their Agenda
- Sojourner House: A Shelter with Dignity
- Rice Wins RC Grinch Award: Save the Tenant’s Union Hotline
- Drying Up the Square: Will Sidran’s New Initiative Help or Hurt?
Table of Contents:
10 Good Reasons To Support Real Change This Holiday Season, Page 2
Vendor of the Month: Ron Miller, Page 3
Mailbag, Page 4
- Rev. Nancy Winder, Rabbi Jonathan Singer, Sister Kay Lewis, Rev. Ron Moe-Lobeda, Rev. Lowell Knudson, Rabbi Norman Hirsh
- Bonnie Braley | Seattle
- Frances Carpenter | Australia
Volunteer Listings, Page 4
Winter Warmth. Hints for Homeless and Hearth. By Sally Johnson, Page 5
Drying Up the Square. Good Neighbor Agreement Restricts Alcohol Sales By Kelly Payne, Pages 6, 16
| Quote by Joe Martin, Pike Market Clinic
- Picture: Storefront
- Picture: Beer
- Photos by John Mostrom
Women. Sojourner Place. Women Find Community and Solace. By S.J. Ludescher, Pages 7, 17
| Quote by Karen Hawkins, Sojourner Place
- Picture: Tammy Zaccardi and Sister Mary Wilson
- Photo by S.J. Ludescher
Poetry, Pages 7, 19
- For Strong Women by Marge Piercy, Page 7
- All Back Pathways by Stan Burriss, Page 19
Women. People to Reckon With. ’96 Homeless Women’s Forum Moves Vision Ahead. By Alice Quaintance, Pages 8, 18
- Picture: Nearly 300 people braved the snow and cold for WHEEL’s second annual Homeless Women’s Forum: Reflection and Visions, held at Carpenters Hall on Nov. 20, 1996.
- Picture: Janice Shivers, keynote speaker, is interviewed by the press.
- Picture: Marion Sue Fischer after another stellar poetry reading at the Forum.
- Photos by Flo Beaumon
Poetry. Reflections and Visions. An Act of Love from Seattle’s Homeless Women. By Bob Redmond, Page 9. [Book: Reflections and Visions published by WHEEL is available at the Street Life Gallery, the Globe Café, Red and Black Books, and the Real Change office, among other places]
Poems by Elizabeth Romero. Article by Catherine Gainey, Page 10, 11
- When Mothers are Mentioned
- Blue Willow
- I Shall Die
- Queen of Nothing
- Angel
- The Mystery of Doors
- Mohegan Park Road
- Perspective
New on the Net, Page 12
- The Rich Get Richer Still…[Census Bureau reports the wage gap is getting wider]
- Low-Income Renters [RE: William Apgar, Director of the Harvard University’s Joint Center for Housing Studies]
- Castro Annoys Cisneros [RE: Fidel Castro speaks at the June Habitat II conference in Istanbul, Turkey, HUD Secretary Henry Cisneros]
- The 30 Occupations with the Greatest Projected Growth, 1994-2005
- Employment in America
Joining Hands for Housing: A Conference on Housing Policies. Saturday, December 7, 1996; 8 am – 1 pm; University Christian Church; 4731 15th Ave NE, Seattle.
Sponsored by:
- Housing Action Network of the Church Council of Greater Seattle
- Downtown Human Services Council
- Washington Low-Income Housing Network
- Seattle/King County Housing Development Consortium Common Ground
- University Unitarian Church Housing Group
Adventures in Poetry: Wes’ Wish List with © Dr. Wes Browning, Page 13
Politics. The Work Ahead. Local Activists Assess the 1996 Election. By Timothy Harris, Page 14
| Quote by Juan Bocanegra, Downtown Human Services Council
Opinion: The Right Questions. Talking Sense About Seattle’s Toilets. By Bob Redmond, Page 15
Rice Wins Grinch Prize. By (nobody admitted to this), Page 17
- Picture: Actual Candid Photo of Mayor Norm Rice
- Photo by (nobody admitted to this)
The Limits of Charity. One Volunteer’s Christmas Experience. By Ruth Fox, Page 18
- Picture: Copies of “Reflections and Visions,” a chapbook of poetry by homeless and formerly homeless women, are distributed.
Our Seattle Heritage. “Keep Sweet and Keep a Movin’” Seattle’s Early Pioneer Women. By Christopher French, Page 19
How Do You Get Through the Holidays?
- Picture: Walter Massey #1239. “Being around my sister, Frances, and my two nephews, Jeff and Adam, and seeing my close friends and acquaintances here in Seattle.”
- Picture: Carol Benham #424. “I just keep hoping, and I keep the faith. That’s really important – to keep the faith, and to help encourage each other.”
- Picture: Gary Kaufman #186. “I keep my hope up and try to do the best that I can.”
- Picture: Horace Ray Elmore #1870. “By the support of Real Change and the support of the people who help me out with that. Thank you very much for your donation.”
- Picture: Todd Larkey #1007. “I guess I’m just gonna find some friends to hang around with. ‘m gonna work on doing a 180 to change my life around this year. I have good vibes about the year 1997.”
- Picture: Anitra Freeman #1652. “By going to the Street Life Gallery and immersing myself in making art. There will be a lot of other people there doing the same thing.”
Calendar, Page 20. Special thanks to Jean Buskin.