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Stop Deportation of Military and Veteran Family Members. Support Bill S2797.
Bywebmaster November 29, 2019

Last June, the Department of Homeland Security repealed “Parole in Place,” a policy that prevented deportation of family members of active duty military members, veterans, and reservists.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 residency for both themselves and their family members without fear of disruption and…

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Shoreline UUC Offers Peace Circles for Racial Healing, weekly Jan. 7 to Mar. 17, Shoreline WA)
Bywebmaster November 28, 2019November 28, 2019

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 Space & Bearing Witness #2 January 21st – Exploring Racial Identity [National Day…

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KNOW YOUR RIGHTS: ICE & Border Patrol in Our Congregations
Bywebmaster November 28, 2019December 3, 2019

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 shelter on church property. The…

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OPPOSE HR5038 Farm Workforce Modernization Act-A Trojan Horse for Beleaguered Farm Workers
Bywebmaster November 26, 2019

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 interests and the UFW, The Farm Workforce Modernization Act of 2019 – HR 5038 – was introduced by Representative Zoe Lofgren of California…

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Radioactivity on the Spokane Reservation – Comment 8 years later
Bywebmaster November 19, 2019

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 families and blesses burial plots with the fragrant…

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