Opportunities from All Home: Count Us In 2020 Mark your calendars: Count Us In 2020, King County’s Annual Point in Time Count (PIT), will be happening January 24, 2020! The core purpose of our annual PIT Count is to collect data on the needs of people experiencing homelessness in our community. … [Read more...]
CYNTHIA IYALL In Honor of the Exoneration of Chief Leschi, December 15th, 2019, Olympia WA
LEARNING RIGHT RELATIONS SOLIDARITY WITH TRIBES OF THE SOUTH SALISH SEA invites the greater community of South Puget Sound to join the continuing search for appropriate expressions of right relationships with the original people of the Salish Sea. Presentation will be followed by an informal … [Read more...]
Fight Back Against Harmful Fee Hikes for Permanent Resident and Citizenship Filing:Comments Due by Dec. 31
Northwest Immigrant Rights Project is joining partner organizations and people around the country in a comment campaign to oppose a proposal from the Trump Administration that would significantly increase fees immigrant community members have to pay to U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services … [Read more...]
Captive orcas could retire in Northwest, but some worry about harm to endangered whales
KNKX, By BELLAMY PAILTHORP • DEC 4, 2019 Now, a new nonprofit group is making the case that no cetaceans should be held captive and forced to perform for food. It’s called The Whale Sanctuary Project. It would be a $15 million facility where roughly a half dozen captive orcas could safely retire. … [Read more...]
Asserting Native Resilience: Pacific Rim Indigenous Nations Face the Climate Crisis
Zoltán Grossman and Alan Parker, Editors Foreword by Billy Frank, Jr. Indigenous nations are on the frontline of the current climate crisis. With cultures and economies among the most vulnerable to climate-related catastrophes, Native peoples are developing responses to climate change that … [Read more...]
Crosscut Documentaries presents: The Rising
Crosscut, by Sarah Hoffman & Ted Alvarez, December 2, 2019 Climate change is quickly altering the shape of the Northwest — its ecosystems, its coastlines and the ways of life of the humans who live on it. This is perhaps felt most acutely by several tribes on the Pacific Coast, where … [Read more...]
The Arts of Diversity and Inclusion: An interactive workshop/discussion with Dr. Esther Kingston-Mann, December 3, 2019, Woodinville WA
Dr. Esther Kingston-Mann, who is a member of First Parish UU in Arlington, MA will join Woodinville UUC to facilitate a discussion about the arts of diversity and inclusion and share some of her congregation’s experiences. All are welcome. At First Parish Arlington, Esther led the formation of … [Read more...]
Can You Help with Advocacy for Affordable Housing Event?
I just got off the phone with Troy Theil, founder of Community for Affordable Housing (CFAH), who spoke at the FIABCI Affordable Housing Summit that I attended last week. Troy is a strong supporter of Attain Housing here on the Eastside, but he sees that we need to go beyond treating the symptoms … [Read more...]
Stop Deportation of Military and Veteran Family Members. Support Bill S2797.
Last June, the Department of Homeland Security repealed “Parole in Place,” a policy that prevented deportation of family members of active duty military members, veterans, and reservists. Previously, federal immigration officials allowed servicemembers and veterans the time to pursue paths to legal … [Read more...]
Shoreline UUC Offers Peace Circles for Racial Healing, weekly Jan. 7 to Mar. 17, Shoreline WA)
Dr. Pamela Taylor facilitates Peace Circles for Racial Healing which provide the space for transforming relationships with yourself and others. When: Jan. 7-Mar.17 – 6 sessions, 6pm-9pm Where: Shoreline Unitarian Universalist Church, 14724 1st Ave. NE, Shoreline Topics: #1 January 7th - Holding … [Read more...]
KNOW YOUR RIGHTS: ICE & Border Patrol in Our Congregations
From the Church Council of Greater Seattle Earlier this week, a Facebook post from a member of Redmond United Methodist Church detailed an encounter with a person they now suspect was a US Customs & Border Patrol agent pretending they were in need of shelter, thus entering into a family … [Read more...]
WTO+20 Second Weekend-Rally, Workshops and Keynote Address, Dec. 7, 2019, Seattle WA
A 2nd WTO event will take place on Saturday, Dec 7 and will feature a rally and workshops covering how trade injustice affects every aspect of social justice. RSVP here, and find more info here! The WTO+20 Event Schedule: 10:00am-12:00 pm Rally at OCCIDENTAL PARK 3:30pm-6:00pm Trade … [Read more...]
OPPOSE HR5038 Farm Workforce Modernization Act-A Trojan Horse for Beleaguered Farm Workers
Community to Community Development, following the leadership of Familias Unidas por la Justicia, Washington State's independent farmworker union, OPPOSES HR 5038, the Farm Workforce Modernization Act. On November 12, after months of closed-door negotiations involving corporate agricultural … [Read more...]
Radioactivity on the Spokane Reservation – Comment 8 years later
Facebook post by Fred Lane of Lummi Nation. Original article dated June 5, 2011 Over the past 30 years, Harold Campbell, volunteer gravedigger, has helped prepared the final resting spots for hundreds of the tribe’s members. Death is a familiar presence to Campbell, who sits with grieving … [Read more...]
Climate Reality Project’s 24 Hours of Reality to Feature Washington Speakers, Nov. 20, 2019, online
You are invited to participate in the Climate Reality Project's "24 Hours of Reality" Zoom Conference Call event. CRP was launched by former VP Al Gore to train Climate Justice presenters, several of which are in our community doing great work. Unitarian Universalists from across the nation are … [Read more...]
2 Million Americans Lack Clean Water Access, Especially Native Americans
Native Americans are disproportionately without access to clean water, according to a new report, "Closing the Water Access Gap in the United States: A National Action Plan," to be released this afternoon, which shows that more than two million Americans do not have access to access to running … [Read more...]
Suspension of Entry of Immigrants Who Will Financially Burden the United States Healthcare System
Proclamation 9945 of October 4, 2019 While our healthcare system grapples with the challenges caused by uncompensated care, the United States Government is making the problem worse by admitting thousands of aliens who have not demonstrated any ability to pay for their healthcare costs. Notably, … [Read more...]
UU Ministry for the Earth Calls to Action
UU Ministry for the Earth has several calls to action that have deadlines over the next couple of weeks: 1) Submit a Keystone XL Environmental Impact Study (EIS) Public Comment by Nov 18th --www.uumfe.org/2019/11/13/public-comment-needed-now-for-keystone-xl-pipeline-by-nov-18/ The US State … [Read more...]
Climate Strikes Planned for November, December and April
Starting in late November, there will be a “Week of Action” from Nov. 29 to Dec. 6, 2019. Fridays for Future is doing a November 29 strike; more information at https://www.fridaysforfuture.org/ Globally people are also doing strikes on November 29 – watch for information at … [Read more...]
Strong Women Building Strong Communities
Saturday – November 23, 2019 When: 1:00 – 4:00 pm – Free of Charge Where: East Shore Unitarian Church - 12700 SE 32nd , Bellevue Panel & Discussion with: Dina Burstein, Jewish Coalition for Immigrant Justice NW Monserrat Padilla, WA Immigrant Solidarity Network & … [Read more...]
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