Joan Lunden will attend cancer event

The National Colon Cancer Alliance is coming to Seattle on Saturday to bring together local specialists to host the free seminar "Conversations About Colorectal Cancer" for colon-cancer patients, survivors, family and friends.

Journalist and best-selling author Joan Lunden also will attend. The event is designed to help raise awareness about the importance of dialogue between doctor and patient and to provide patients with resources to initiate and maintain discussions with their doctors: 9 a.m. to 1:15 p.m. Saturday at Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Thomas Building, Pelton Auditorium, 1100 Fairview Ave. N., Seattle.

For more information or to register: 877-422-2030 or www.ccalliance.org.

Civic calendar

Save Our Wild Salmon National Road Show

Today: A celebration to kick off the Save Our Wild Salmon National Tour 2008. The three-month road show aims to raise awareness of endangered wild salmon and steelhead in the Pacific Northwest. 4:30-7:30 p.m. at Pike Place Brewing Company, 1415 First Ave., Seattle. More information is available at 206-622-6044 or http://wildsalmon.org.

Rheumatoid Arthritis: Information, Inspiration and Support

Saturday: An event to provide patients and caregivers with information about treatment advances. Registration begins at 9:30 a.m., and the program will run from 10 a.m. to noon. at Residence Inn Lake Union, 800 Fairview Ave. N. Information: 877-474-8892 or www.riseevent.com.

Community Meeting

Saturday: Seattle Parks and Recreation is hosting a meeting to gather input on the Northgate Urban Center Park development. 12:30-3:30 p.m. at Northgate Community Center, 10510 Fifth Ave. N.E., Seattle. More information is available by e-mailing kim.baldwin@seattle.gov or visiting www.seattle.gov.

Here & Now is compiled by Seattle Times lead news assistant Jordan Dawson. To submit an item, e-mail herenow@seattletimes.com or call 206-464-2226.

April 10, 2006: More than 15,000 people from across the state, mostly Latinos, marched through the streets of Seattle to protest a bill that proposed a crackdown on illegal residents. The bill, HR 4437, the Border Protection, Antiterrorism, and Illegal Immigration Control Act of 2005, passed the U.S. House, but not the Senate. The Seattle march was part of the National Day of Action for Immigrant Justice.

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