Unpack a grassroots organizer toolkit and learn how to develop a strong message, pitch the media, lobby your government and build effective relationships. Learn how to apply them to issues you care about with examples from the Seattle Waterfront, Arts Neighborhoods, and a Neighborhood Building Project.  Organized by Allied Arts.

Allied Arts would like to thank Design Kompany, Foster/White Gallery, GGLO, Mithun, the Pike Place Market, Perkins + Will, The Seattle Architecture Foundation, SvR Design, and Weinstein AU for their support of Taking Action: Advocacy for Livable Cities.

GETTING THERE
Seattle Central Community College is served by Metro bus routes 9, 10, 11, 43, 49, 60, and 84.  For more information on specific routes, visit Metro.

Also part of DESIGN FOR LIVABILITY:

September 25: Changing the American Dream*
How will our vision of the ideal city evolve in response to today's environmental, demographic and social forces?  Join us for an evening conversation with Carol Coletta, president and CEO of CEOs for Cities and host and producer of the nationally syndicated public radio show, Smart City.  In collaboration with Cascade Land Conservancy's Cities Program.
5:30p-7:00p @ Townhall Seattle  $5.00 AIA/Allied Arts/CLC members, $10.00  Non-members
*cost of this event is included in registration for Doing Density Right

September 26: Doing Density Right
AIA Credits: 8LUs/3HSW
Looking for inspired examples of the impact great design can have on making livable, sustainable places?  Attend this full-day summit for design, development & policy maker professionals.
HOST
Peter Steinbrueck FAIA
SPEAKERS
David Dixon FAIA, Principal, Goody Clancy: Mixed-use Myth, Reality and Citizen Embrace
Mark Hinshaw, FAIA, FAICP: Doing Density Right in Washington State
8AM-5PM @ Seattle Center Northwest Rooms