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Our References Page is updated. We have chosen items that give you the most information in the most accessible way, as best we can judge. We’ve added some of our own recently-published material, as...
View ArticlePublic Meeting, Wed. Sep. 2, at Phinney Center, 7:30 p.m.
Phinney Hub will host a public meeting about neighborhood earthquake response on Wednesday, September 2, 7:30-8:45 p.m. at Phinney Center (Blue Building), 6532 Phinney Ave. N. We will share...
View ArticlePreview of a new strategy: “Block leaders”
The most important task in neighborhood earthquake planning is also the most difficult: block-level organizing; that is, helping people educate and organize their close neighbors. Phinney Hub is...
View ArticleNeighbors are the key to survival
A commenter on the PhinneyWood blog pointed us to Professor David Aldrich, whose research shows that social networks are key to survival and recovery in disasters. NPR did a story. The research...
View ArticleCommunity Preparedness Network: first meeting sizzles with purpose
The first meeting of the Community Preparedness Network drew 32 experienced neighborhood organizers to learn about creating earthquake response teams on residential blocks. The room was bursting with...
View ArticleKING 5 TV covers our effort to organize neighbors
KING 5 reporter Josh Green covered the initial meeting of the Community Preparedness Network, with a story about people reaching out to their neighbors. We appreciate a mainstream reporter taking...
View ArticleThis is what a Block Leader looks like
Great story in Seattle Weekly about Byron Hardinge, a Queen Anne resident who exemplifies what a Block Leader can be. He’s a CERT member, CERT trainer, and SNAP instructor, and he’s poured his energy...
View ArticleAaaand, we’re back!
After a year-long hiatus, the Hub at Phinney Center is back! We’re concentrating on the one Hub that meets in the parking lot at Phinney Center. Other nearby Hubs are still important, but we’ll be...
View ArticleDrill, then party.
Phinney Hub will participate in a city-wide communications drill on Saturday, July 29, 9:00 AM – 12:00 noon. We’ll set up our canopies and radio antennae in the parking lot of Phinney Center (Phinney...
View ArticlePhinney HUB Meeting – Friday, Feb. 7th
Since the two earthquakes near Monroe this past July, a small group of neighbors has been meeting and making plans to increase the capability of the Phinney HUB. There’s much to do to further develop...
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