SCN: Re:re evaluate ethics: link suggestion - Seattle Red Cross

[Rod Clark]

Irene Mogol wrote:
> I havent looked at our website since this afternoon.  Why is
> there nothing on the page about this terrible catastrohic
> event?

Irene, 

   There have been two items so far, and Jean Buskin has sent in
another one for tomorrow (see below). 

   First, on the night of Tuesday, September 11, our site
featured links to the Seattle Chapter of the American Red Cross
and to the Puget Sound Blood Center, with information about how
people could donate blood. Because of the tremendous response to
such appeals in the media in general, that item has since been
revised (and considerably shortened) to emphasize both groups'
current focus on making appointments on a continuing basis to
make sure that blood continues to be available for later
surgeries. Most of the initial day's information is thus not
there now, as more and newer info has appeared on those sites
themselves, such as not walking in or calling or even donating
right now instead of somewhat later on. The PSBC now prefers
that people make appointments on its Web site rather than by
telephone.

   The second item, from Wednedsday afternoon the 12th, was one
that Liz White sent in. Liz and some other local cable access TV
producers organized an hour-long public access call-in show on
Channel 77, for Seattle residents to express their thoughts and
share their feelings about the New York tragedy. That program
aired live last night.

   The third item is from Jean Buskin, one of our Information
Providers. It just came in a short time ago this evening and it
isn't on the site yet:

-----
   "(fwd. from Jean Buskin) 

   PLANNING MEETING
   to plan a large public event to say "Justice not Vengeance"
   and to work to prevent violence against civilian populations
   anywhere in the world.

   You are strongly encouraged to attend a planning meeting for
   this, Saturday, Sept. 15, 5:00 pm, University Baptist Church,
   main floor parlor. 4554 12th Ave NE, Seattle (corner of NE
   47th St and 12th Ave NE in the University District)
   "
-----

   By the time you read this, Jean's message about planning for
that public event might be up on the What's New page. All of
this refers to the What's New page, so if you have questions
about the home page, please send them to Steve Guest, who has
edited the home page this year.

   Ken Applegate and a number of others have posted some
thoughtful viewpoints on the SCN mailing list. If we could have
permission from some people who have made comments on that list
to post their views on a Web page on the SCN site, that would be
a good step. But I also want to make sure that the authors of
the comments want to do that in a more public way, and people
might possibly want to edit their comments a bit further before
putting them in a more prominently archived place on the site.

   Yes, we should make a Web page about this, and I hope that
the people here on this list can figure out what should be on
it, among all that's been said here. I would be happy to post on
a Web page, or help someone post on a Web page, whatever the
list's consensus is about what we should include.

Rod Clark
webeditors at scn.org

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