Candidates' Forum

RantWoman has been meaning for awhile to post links to the September 18 city of Seattle Candidates' Forum on Issues for People with Disabilities. RantWoman was one of the instigators of the forum. It was the first such forum in a long time in Seattle. RantWoman is grateful to all the candidates, attendees and organizers for a really interesting event. If you want RantWoman commentary on any specific topics, stay tuned; if you want dirt, soap opera, and innuendo, you at least have to offer to buy RantWoman caffeine.

Take a look:

Mayor and City Attorney debates http://www.seattlechannel.org/videos/video.asp?ID=5550916
City Council debates http://www.seattlechannel.org/videos/video.asp?ID=5550915

Special Thanks to the Seattle Channel for videotaping and to http://www.signonasl.com/ for sign language interpretation services.


As a side note, RantWoman was aware when the forum was scheduled that it conflicted with the beginning of RoshHoshanah and also with Friday prayers among Muslims. RantWoman's preference for another time did not prevail in discussions. There were two results of this problem.

First, there were two city council races not represented at least partly because of this issue. If candidates read this and want to respond for example in writing to any of the questions posted at the Forum, look for contact information at http://www.megadutch.com/cesdc/ If you respond, RantWoman will nag the team at least to post responses at the site above.

The second result is more touching: RantWoman has a friend on an e-mail list for a local Jewish organization that wanted people to show up and picket the timing of this event. RantWoman is quite touched that this organization took enough notice of the event to want to picket.

RantWoman's friend explained that there are logistical problems about travel after sunset on the Sabbath and that may have impacted turnout for the proposed picket. As RantWoman has said, she is so touched that people noticed that if anyone actually had shown up to picket, RantWoman would at least have helped them camp pleasantly somewhere near the event until the Sabbath was over and they could travel again. On the other hand, RantWoman also sympathizes with people's desires to spend time on holidays among those nearest and dearest.