author : WIP News Service
August 2008
by WIP News Service
The Freeschool Community is Now Accepting Classes for the Fall 2008 Quarter!
Brief description: Anyone can facilitate a class as long as it is free of charge. Some class subjects we are looking for are: Art, Language, Dance, Yoga, Activism, Cooking and just about any subject that you desire. Our class catalog is quarterly. The class submission deadline for the Fall quarter (October, November and December) is September 1st. A class submission form is available on our website. Information should include: Name, contact, title of class, location of class (it can be located . . .
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August 2008
by WIP News Service
Works In Progress: I understand that there were two presentations regarding the rezone proposal made by City of Olympia staff to the Capitol Campus Design Advisory Committee (CCDAC)?
Fred King: The first time we were just told there was a rezone proposal, and CCDAC members said we don’t know what the effect of this will be, give us some graphic illustrations of how this will affect views. The second time, the city staff came back with some building block type illustrations that purported to show how it would affect views from several locations on campus, although it wasn’t . . .
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July 2008
by WIP News Service
As the concrete dries on 'beautified' intersections, created with taxpayer money that could have and should have been spent on building affordable housing, the Olympia City Council is wasting no time in waging its continued war on the poor. The council is pushing through OMC 10.16.030 which will make it illegal to park an RV on any street in the city limits. And they are doing so, not surprisingly, at the cloaked behest of the Downtown Business Association (ODA), and without a public hearing on the issue.
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July 2008
by WIP News Service
Briana Waters Sentenced as Terrorist
Briana Waters was sentenced to six years in prison and three years probation on July 19 in Tacoma. She did receive the terrorism enhancement. The judge recommended
her to Dublin. Judge denied appeal bond and also the ability to self surrender.
Judge Burgess commented on the over 250 letters he received on Briana?s behalf. Neil Fox, Ms. Waters? attorney, argued that the average of both Washington and Oregon cases was one and a half years per arson. Mr. Fox argued for five years with serving one and half suspending three and a half. The . . .
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July 2008
by WIP News Service
Q: What is wrong with this picture? A: These already hardworking WIPsters have to hold a bake sale to raise funds! Please donate (or subscribe) to WIP so they can focus on writing and editing articles.
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June 2008
by WIP News Service
On May 15, the City of Olympia filed charges against three local activists for violations alleged during the November 2007 Port of Olympia protests. Twin sisters Katie and Patsy Hutchison and Shyam Khanna are all charged with “Obstructing an Officer.” Khanna has an additional charge of “Resisting Arrest.”
Background on the charges
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June 2008
by WIP News Service
Donate to the Palestinian Children’s Welfare Fund
As was reported in WIP’s May 2008 issue, long-time peace activist Riad Hamad , who chaired the Palestinian Children’s Welfare Fund (PCWF), died in April. Palestinian Children’s Welfare Fund (PCWF.org) is a humanitarian organization made of volunteers in 10 countries. 100% of donations received are used to improve living conditions for Palestinian children in refugee camps. There are also many fair trade items for sale from Palestine including Kufiyahs, embroidery, hand-carved olive wood, olive oil and honey. All profits go . . .
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June 2008
by WIP News Service
There are local responses and events relating to the global food crisis. Heather Flores spoke at Traditions Fair Trade Cafe about her ideas on food, gardening and community on May 6th. She also sold her book Food Not Lawns which is a well-written manifesto on a holistic approach to living your politics and growing your own potatoes. Terra Commons is the local 501(c)3 entity that sponsored Heather's talk and also sponsored a slideshow by David Sansone of Perennial Harvest on May 22nd. Terra Commons has also sponsored workshops by TESC graduate Marisha Auerbach on converting . . .
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May 2008
by the WIP News Service
Written into the 2/11/08 Minutes of the Olympia Land Use and Environment Committee is a disturbing statement: “We already have the vision for downtown. To appeal to the public, we need to move from strategy to tactics.” Present at this meeting were Councilmembers Karen Messmer, Rhenda Iris Strub, and Joan Machlis, as well as City staff and assorted guests, including former councilmember and Triway Enterprise employee Jeannette Hawkins, and Russ Meixner of Rocky Mountain Development Company, a big contributor to several councilmembers’ campaign funds (see graphic).
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May 2008
by WIP News Service
When you hear the words “grass roots,” do you usually think of lobbyists, along with marketing and salespeople, gathering together to pave the way for wealthy developers? Or do you think of someone with a petition on a clipboard, ringing doorbells and sitting at a table at community events, soliciting donations in a coffee can and trying to spread the word and involve anyone who will listen? Nobody interviewed for the article about the future of downtown (see article above) had heard about Oly2012, a supposedly “grass roots” organization, until the Olympian started talking . . .
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April 2008
by WIP News Service
While developer Triway is once again scheming to transform Olympia’s waterfront into a profitable bloc of condominiums available only to the very wealthy, Olympia’s new, development-friendly City Council is doing what it can to facilitate the process. On March 22, the City of Olympia conducted a forum, ostensibly to get public feedback about a proposed zoning change on the downtown waterfront area between Capital Lake and Budd Bay, the isthmus between Water Street and the 4th and 5th Avenue Bridges.
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