Announcements
The kind words of Brendan Foster takes Nickelsville to the global audience of CNN.
There will be a Benefit Concert for Nickelsville,
sponsored by Q Café, Quest Church & Turning Point Seattle. It
features Jeff Greer, Tim Harris and The Raging Grannies. The Q Café
is in Interbay, at 3233 15th Avenue West. It starts at 7 PM on
Saturday, November 15th. Hope to see you there.
Supplies Needed
Tarps, Blankets, Warm Clothes, Charcoal
Take a bag of garbage away when you drop by
Food -- Food Co-Ordination at Real Change
Money for Honeybuckets, Plywood, Cell Phones, etc.
Information
Our location is the University Christian Church's parking lot at the Southeast corner of 15th Ave NE and 50th Street in the U district. Take bus #74 (Sandpoint Express) and get off at NE 50th and University Way.
During the One Night Count of January 2008, it was found that 8439 people were homeless in King County. 5808 had shelter through existing programs but 2631 were without, a 15% increase over last year. 34 homeless people have died outside this year alone. Nickelsville will keep operating due to the inescapable fact that there are people on the streets with nowhere better to go. They are taking the initiative to organize so they can provide for themselves a basic level of safety and sanitation when their government steadfastly refuses to do so for them.
As concerned citizens, please contact the Mayor and the Governor and ask them to positively engage in solving this problem. Other administrations have managed to look past prejudice and work with the homeless community to help solve this problem. Encourage our current government leaders to do the same.
Mayor Greg Nickels
(206) 684-4000
greg.nickels@seattle.gov
Governor Gregoire
(360) 902-4111
govcommoffice@gov.wa.gov
Nickelsville in its previous location
