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On March 11^th, the World Health Organization classified the coronavirus as a pandemic and has been spreading quickly across the globe. Here in the United States, Washington State is one of the hotspots for this virus along with California and New York.

King and Snohomish Counties have been the hardest hit so far with more cases being identified across the state. Please be advised that that a public emergency has been declared in Washington and Governor Inslee has ordered the closing of public schools, bars and restaurants, nursing homes and various other institutions and businesses. Gatherings of 50 or more people are banned.

WA Healthplanfinder has instituted a special enrollment period to help get people in Washington State medical coverage. If you don’t have medical coverage, please check out the website.

Please keep up-to-date by checking in with your county health departments for news in your local area. Protect yourself, your loved ones and your communities. Please honor all restrictions and bans.

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Droves of herring have returned to Kitsap to spawn. It might be the largest event... As recently as 2016 and 2017, state surveys of the local population were unable to detect any spawning.

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Land is Sacred: Stand With the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe The Mashpee Wampanoag, the People of the First Light, have occupied the same region for over 12,000 years and have faced diminishment of their homelands since colonization. The latest decision is a blow to Tribal sovereignty and undermines the future ... 1 Comments
Dave Speights The small plot in dispute is so sacred that they want to build a casino on it.

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The Farm Workforce Modernization Act Does Not Solve the Farm Labor Dilemma "Familias Unidas por la Justicia, Community to Community Development, CATA, Farmworker Association of Florida and UFCW, who unite in the Food Chain Workers Alliance — vigorously oppose H.R. 5038."
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Trump Blasted for 'Morally Bankrupt' Multibillion-Dollar Big Oil Bailout Proposal By Jessica Corbett 1 Comments
Wendy Condrat Here are POTUS’ true colors

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Frontline Response Fund – COVID19 https://frontandcentered.org/frontline-response-fund-covid19/?fbclid=IwAR2hhNozrlTTgOL_i6yb6qe3B_vcSRXupzGTmUPf5LGOL39Ibo69TrTL34Q
Front and Centered, a coalition of over 60 grassroots organizations based in and led by communities of color, has created a Frontline Response Fund to provide immediate and direct assistance for our grantees working to respond to the crisis ...

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Pebble pulse: Bristol Bay leaders testify in federal court, say EPA went rogue | National... Bristol Bay fishermen, tribal leaders and fisheries advocates once again offered their testimony on the value of protections for the world’s most productive sockeye salmon habitat. On Monday, March 2, members of the Bristol Bay Defense Alliance testified in federal ...

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Tribes have Climate Wisdom to share, but good reason not to – ATNI Climate Change The Saint Regis Mohawk Reservation stretches for 25 square miles along the United States’ border with Canada. Akwesasne, as the land in Upstate New York is also known, translates roughly to “land where the partridge drums.” Nestled at the confluence ...

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How Native Tribes Are Taking the Lead on Planning for Climate Change With their deep ties to the land and reliance on fishing, hunting, and gathering, indigenous tribes are especially vulnerable to the impacts of climate change. Now, native communities across North America are stepping up to adopt climate action plans to ...

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Feds Reject Calls To Remove 4 Snake River Dams, A Plan Aimed At Saving Salmon Environmental groups who have pushed for years for the dams to come down to help salmon recover immediately blasted the report.

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Tribes Get Left out of Coronavirus Relief Package U.S. SENATE – U.S. Senators Martha McSally (R-AZ) and Steve Daines (R-MT) sent a letter today to Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) requesting that emergency funding for America’s tribal commun…

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Is school really out? Washington state school districts answer that question differently during the coronavirus... Impacts are heaviest on schools with a greater population of students of color and students in poverty.
In the week since Gov. Jay Inslee’s order to shut down Washington schools in the battle to slow the spread of COVID-19, school ...

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Indian Country's COVID-19 syllabus Important info coming out of Indian Country on the impacts COVID-19 is having in Indian Country.
Story summaries, lists of closures, resources

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For Orcas and Salmon, This Dam Plan Is a Disaster Leaders in the Pacific Northwest must step up where federal agencies have failed.

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Standing Rock Sioux Tribe Returns to Court in Legal Challenge to DAPL A federal court will hear oral arguments on March 18 in the ongoing challenge against the Dakota Access Pipeline (DAPL), a major crude oil pipeline that crosses the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe’s ancestral lands and poses the significant risk of ...

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WA commits $50K to investigate bias in State Patrol stops Decision comes in the wake of revelations that Washington State Patrol troopers search people of color at far higher rates than whites.

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Why Native people 'need to count' in the 2020 census After decades of historical undercounting, Washington’s nonwhite communities hope the results of this year’s census will boost access to critical resources.

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Coronavirus outbreak prompts call for ICE to release at-risk detainees The suit, filed by the ACLU and Northwest Immigrant Rights Project, calls for the immediate release of detainees in Tacoma.

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Native American tribe takes trailblazing steps to fight Covid-19 outbreak Lummi nation will open a pioneering field hospital to treat patients in wave of strong public health measures

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WWF Lobby Day and the conversations that matter the most Every year, WWF activists head to Capitol Hill to meet with their representatives about pertinent conservation issues as part of Lobby Day. We spoke with three participants from around the country to learn why they’re attending Lobby Day and what ...

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Oak Flat is the ‘worst mining project I have ever encountered’ San Carlos Apache Tribe have been in a years long battle to protect sacred lands

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Send love & letters to Sherrie Anne Andre | Unitarian Universalist Ministry for Earth UU young adult, community organizer Sherrie Anne Andre (pronouns: they/them/theirs) is currently serving a 30-day prison sentence in North Dartmouth, MA. Sherrie is serving the maximum possible sentence for an arrest from a non-violent direct action protest in August 2018, ...

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America’s last slave ship stole them from home. It couldn’t steal their identities. In 1860, an illegal bet brought the last known captive Africans to U.S. shores aboard Clotilda. Their story is one of tragedy and resilience.

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Savanna’s Act and Not Invisible Act pass Senate https://indiancountrytoday.com/news/savanna-s-act-and-not-invisible-act-pass-senate-PPMB9ypKmU-NtSHOW8W7jg
Legislation addressing the crisis of Missing and Murdered Indigenous women gets unanimous approval 1 Likes

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An Emerging Threat to Conservation: Fear of Nature It’s called “biophobia,” a disconnection from nature that’s reducing our collective will to preserve species and habitats. But new research points toward some wild solutions.

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Bellingham Unitarian Fellowship Washington is an agricultural powerhouse, producing some of the highest yields of fruit, vegetables and grains in the country — yet despite this bounty, plenty of people can’t access it. Entire communities can’t get to the food they need, and ... 1 Likes

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Opinion | King County's COVID-19 quarantine plan disrespects communities of color The county's plan to open quarantine sites in Kent and White Center exposes the fissures already present in our society. 1 Likes

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‘Nothing short of torture’: WA to restrict youth solitary confinement The state Attorney General's Office, a key supporter of the legislation, argued that young people need a chance at rehabilitation.

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Coronavirus fears in Pacific NW lead to rise in anti-Asian racism If you see this happening, challenge it . . .
Asian Americans in Seattle and elsewhere say they are increasingly being harassed and blamed for the COVID-19 outbreak. 1 Likes

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Preparing for coronavirus in your congregation The UUA is closely monitoring COVID-19, the newest in the family of coronaviruses. We are committed to supporting congregations in their own response.

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Alaska judge stalls logging in Tongass National Forest https://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/487286-alaska-judge-stalls-logging-in-tongass-national-forest
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A U.S. District Court judge in Alaska ruled against the Trump administration late Wednesday, sidelining its plans to open logging in part of the state’s Tongass National ... 1 Comments
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