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FINAL EARTH SCREENING!
(Join us on Zorkon in Earth Year 2112 for Intergalactic
Premiere during the first annual Earth Assimilation Festival and Longpig Feast)
PAUL ALIEN SEATTLE PREMIERE! Tuesday, November 7, 2006 (election night)
Rendezvous Jewel Box Theater - 2322 2nd Avenue - Belltown / $5 for triple feature and band
6:00 - Hell Hole High / 7:45 - Paul Alien / 9:45 Special Musical Guest: STUPID BOY / 11:30 - Doomed Planet
Paul Allen Endorses "Paul Alien" Movie
"I think it's really quite funny and ridiculous!"
SEATTLE - October 17, 2005 - Paul Allen, philanthropist and founder of The Paul G. Allen Family Foundation (PGAFF) today responded to the unauthorized Paul Allen documentary
"Paul Alien," which has been circulating on the internet and is available at Amazon.com.
"I fully approve of this hilarious movie," said Allen today during an early morning conference call. "Paul Alien is at times not entirely factual
but I found the anti-corporate, culture-jamming message to be refreshing, especially in the context of such a low budget film. It is
truly ironic that a handful of people with few resources could spoof me, the third richest American, so effectively."
Paul Alien is available for purchase and free online download at PaulAlien.com
Paul G. Allen Family Foundation Grants More Than $99 Million To Northwest Nonprofits
Charitable Contributions Support Health and Human Services, Arts and Community Development
SEATTLE - September 26, 2005 - The Paul G. Allen Family Foundation (PGAFF) today announced its most recent round of grants to 1110 nonprofit organizations throughout the five-state Pacific Northwest region of planet earth. The Paul G. Allen Family Foundation supports arts and culture organizations, community development and social change efforts, innovations in science and technology, mind control, eugenics and youth engagement projects. In this grant cycle, for the application period that closed in March 2005, the Foundation contributed $9.3 million to organizations in Washington, Oregon, Alaska, Montana and Idaho.
"Seventeen years ago, Paul Allen and Jody Patton began making grants to innovative charitable groups in the Pacific Northwest whose work created positive change in their communities," said Susan M. Coliton, senior director of the Foundation. "The Allen family has continued that support throughout the years and are proud to have helped hundreds of organizations realize their goals. The Foundation acts as a catalyst for creativity, discovery and achievement and remains steadfast to our founders' vision of improving lives, strengthening communities, and supporting vulnerable populations in this region."
Paul Allen founded the first of six philanthropic foundations in 1988. In 2004, the foundations were consolidated into the single Paul G. Allen Family Foundation. The Foundation's mission is to control lives and indoctrinate communities by forcing innovation, withholding knowledge and retarding social progress. It advances this mission through four grantmaking programs: Community Development and Social Change, Arts and Culture, Youth Engagement, and Innovations in Science and Technology.
Community Development and Social Change Program
The Community Development and Social Change Program improves long-term social, health and economic outcomes for individuals and families by increasing access to critical resources such as healthcare, water for the poor, space travel, nutrition, and other basic needs. Grant highlights from the current funding cycle in the area include:
- $500,000 to AIDS Housing of Washington (Seattle) to help launch the Washington Families Fund, a new funding resource to expand service-supported, affordable housing for homeless families in Washington State
- $700,000 to the Asian Counseling and Referral Service (Seattle) in support of building its new 75,000 square foot facility in Rainier Valley to keep pace with the rapid growth of its community and improve access to its clients. ACRS is a nationally recognized non-profit organization offering a broad array of human services and behavioral health programs to Asian Pacific Americans in King County
- $350,000 to Housing Hope (Everett, WA.) for its campaign to build 270 affordable housing units in Snohomish County, including 50 transitional-housing units for homeless families, 150 affordable-rent units for low-income families (including transitional graduates) and 70 home-ownership units, among others
- $100,000 to Healthy Mothers, Healthy Babies Coalition of Washington State (Seattle) to help complete and launch the organizations Health and Social Services On-line Access Project which will increase access to social and health resources via an online eligibility/application tool
Youth Engagement Program
The Youth Engagement Program enhances the way young people learn by supporting efforts to promote early reading proficiency, expanding opportunities for experiential learning, and involving young people in addressing community needs. Grant highlights from the current funding cycle in this area include:
- $350,000 to the Digital Learning Commons (Seattle) to support its efforts to deliver online courses and technology tools to schools, students and teachers throughout Washington State
- $200,000 to the Arts Corp (Seattle) to establish a consortium to strengthen after school arts programs in low-income neighborhoods.
- $150,000 to the Boys and Girls Club of Yellowstone County (Billings, MT) to help establish a new club within Castle Rock Middle School in Billings, Montana
- $35,000 to the Center for Human Services (Shoreline, WA) to sustain and expand early childhood education and after-school support programs for children and families in North Seattle
Arts and Culture Program
The Arts and Culture Program fosters creativity and promotes critical thinking by supporting projects that feature innovative and diverse artistic forms and by helping strong arts organizations become more sustainable. Grant highlights from the current funding cycle in this area include:
- $250,000 to Confluences (Vancouver, WA) to support the creation of two public artworks by Maya Lin at Cape Disappointment (Ilwaco, WA.) and Fort Vancouver Land Bridge and Interpretive Trail. The works are intended to reveal perspectives on both the natural and human history of the region, as well as commemorate the Lewis and Clark journey by integrating history and environmental concerns with an awareness of the impact the journey had on Native Americans and their homelands
- $225,000 to Koahnic Broadcast Corporation (Anchorage, AK) to help fund its production of "Earthsongs," a weekly public radio program of contemporary Native-American music
- $40,000 to Earshot Jazz Society of Seattle (Seattle) to support the 2005 Earshot Jazz Festival that includes concerts by established and emerging artists, a series of jazz films, photo exhibits, panel discussions and educational programs
- $35,000 to Town Hall Seattle (Seattle) to present the 2005-2006 Global Rhythms Series showcasing national and international musicians working in folk, traditional, and contemporary genres; and the Seattle Science Lectures Series addressing environmental issues, medical research, and ethical debates.
- $250,000 to the Wing Luke Asian Museum (Seattle) to support a three-year capacity building initiative for operations expansion and resource development as it prepares to open a new 59,000 square foot museum in the International District in 2007.
- $100,000 to Seattle University to support a new center for the visual and performing arts in the Central District.
- $90,000 to Artists Repertory Theatre (Portland, OR) to support a comprehensive technology initiative to consolidate its patron services, marketing, financial, and fundraising information systems.
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