NEWS BRIEFS: Weekly rally in Sequim set each Sunday … and other items

SEQUIM — On four consecutive Sundays, community members and participants with Indivisible Sequim and MoveOn.org have rallied at the corner of Priest Road and West Washington Street seeking support to reunite migrant children with their families in the U.S.

“We’ll be here until all the kidnapped children are returned to their parents,” said Sally Franz of Indivisible Sequim on Sunday.

Participants encouraged drivers to call their senators and the U.S. Department of Justice to increase efforts to reunite children with their parents separated at the southern U.S. border.

“We’re not going to let this go,” Franz said. “Anyone interested in stopping ‘baby jails’ can join us 12:30 to 2 p.m. each Sunday.”

PT port meeting

PORT TOWNSEND — Port of Port Townsend commissioners will discuss and review a proposed budget process and schedule during a public workshop today.

Following the 1 p.m. workshop at the port commission building, 333 Benedict St., will be a special meeting at 2:30 p.m. in the commission building.

On the agenda for the workshop is a port meeting and workshop schedule for the remainder of 2018.

Commissioners also will gather for an executive session to review the performance of a public employee.

Feminism lectures

Humanities Washington Speakers Bureau’s Amy Peloff is set to visit three North Olympic Library System library branches to present “Feminism and Pop Culture.”

Peloff’s presentations are all scheduled to begin at 6 p.m. at the Sequim Library, 630 N. Sequim Ave., Monday; Port Angeles Library, 2210 S. Peabody St., Tuesday,; and Clallam Bay Library, 16990 state Highway 112, Wednesday, July 25.

The multimedia and interactive presentation how to critically “read” popular media.

Television and movies from the previous 40 years — though focusing primarily on current and recent examples — will be drawn from to explore fundamental principals of feminist thought, according to a news release.

For more information, call 360-417-8500, email discover@nols.org or visit www.nols.org.

Funds raised at picnic

SEQUIM — Olympic Nature Experience’s (ONE) fifth annual Picnic Auction raised $5,600.

The July 7 event featured area food artisans and businesses including Pacific Pantry, Alderwood Bistro, Getting Cultured, B&B Family Farm and Goodness Tea.

All proceeds will benefit ONE’s Owl’s Hollow, Adventure Club, camps and Tuition Assistance Fund.

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