FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Jul 10 2019 Coalition of attorneys general file brief supporting restraining order against the Trump Administration OLYMPIA — Attorney General Bob Ferguson today joined 19 other attorneys general in support of a lawsuit seeking to force the Trump Administration to … [Read more...]
Trump Department of Labor Proposes Harmful Changes to H-2A Agricultural Guestworker Program
Today (July 26) the Trump Department of Labor announced plans to make sweeping revisions to the H-2A agricultural guestworker program to the detriment of farmworkers. The proposed H-2A changes would weaken key protections for farmworkers, reducing the ability of the current farm labor force to … [Read more...]
Dignity Dialogue (to proceed March for Dignity event)
WHEN: Saturday, August 3, 2019 from 1-3 pm. WHERE: Bellingham Unitarian Fellowship (1207 Ellsworth St. Bellingham, WA 98225). There will be a Dignity Dialogue the day before the march where we will discuss the new WA State legislation, Keep Washington Working, and what our local government is … [Read more...]
Sierra Club Organizes Actions on Green New Deal
The Sierra Club, in conjunction with the youth group Sunrise Movement, has organized national action on the Green New Deal, which has also been endorsed by the UUA (see below). Sierra Club leaders are hosting debate watching parties, where people interested in pressuring the Democratic National … [Read more...]
UUMFE Organizes UUs for Green New Deal
After the UUA General Assembly passed an Action of Immediate Witness endorsing the Green New Deal (see below), the UU Ministry for Earth (UUMFE) began actions to work for passage of the Green New Deal. The UUMFE has organized climate activists by state and region and appointed coordinators for each. … [Read more...]
ROUTE AND REMINDERS FOR FARMWORKER MARCH FOR DIGNITY
August 4th, Ferndale/Bellingham, WA Please note – all times are approximate; we will make every effort to stay on time Schedule for the day: 4:00 am - volunteers arrive at 1431 Sunset Ave in Ferndale 4:30 am - public is invited to arrive at 1431 Sunset Ave in Ferndale 4:30 am-5:00 am sign … [Read more...]
Lummi Members to sue Seaquarium to bring captive orca home EVENT
July 27th, 11:00 am, Lummi Nation Reservation … [Read more...]
Support Syrian Refugees’ Temporary Protected Status
Next week, Syrians with Temporary Protected Status (TPS) in the U.S. will hear whether they're at risk of deportation to a warzone. There aren't many options left for Syrians fleeing humanitarian crises created by eight years of war — from Trump destroying U.S. refugee resettlement to the Muslim … [Read more...]
The Green New Deal: Online Panel Discussion Can Spark Your Congregation’s Climate and Economic Justice Activism
Much has been said and written about the political aspects of the Green New Deal. The substance of the Green New Deal has not gotten as much attention. House Resolution 109, introduced by Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, lists the goals of the Green New Deal. These goals are captured into two … [Read more...]
“Boats on the Water” SAVE THE DATE!
Blaine Marine Park, Blaine, WA. Please save the date and include this as the concluding event for the other events being planned for Climate Action Week and the Season of Creation at the end of September. "BOATS . . . " is a gathering, led by the Tribes/Nations of the Pacific Northwest, to call … [Read more...]
Liberation for Sk’aliCh’et–tenaut – Lummi Nation
Press conference at an inter-tribal gathering announcing the intention to sue Seaquarium and its parent companies to secure the repatriation of Tokitae. More Info: Kurt Russo 360 312 2292 Lummi Nation and www.sacredsea.org Until Lolita is Home is a grassroots movement that advocates for the … [Read more...]
Penn Cove Orca Capture Commemoration
The day will also include a waterside ceremony, a program including Howard Garrett and Susan Berta of Orca Network, and news from the Lummi Nation on new actions being taken for Tokitae. 49 years ago over 100 Southern Resident orcas were herded into Penn Cove off Whidbey Island, WA. Seven of … [Read more...]
The Lessons of Washington State’s Watered Down ‘Public Option’
By Sarah Kliff, June 27, 2019 For those who dream of universal health care, Washington State looks like a pioneer. As Gov. Jay Inslee pointed out in the first Democratic presidential debate on Wednesday, his state has created the country’s first “public option” — a government-run health plan that … [Read more...]
Indigenous nation in Washington State seeks meeting with feds on Trans Mountain
The Canadian Press Published Sunday, July 21, 2019 1:41PM PDT VANCOUVER - The Lummi Nation in northwest Washington state is requesting a meeting with Canadian officials regarding the environmental impacts of industrial projects on the Salish Sea off the coasts of Washington and British … [Read more...]
2019 March for Dignity
Sunday, August 4, 2019 at 4:30 AM – 5 AM until Starting at 1431 Sunset Ave, Ferndale, WA 98248-8914, United States Join farmworker leaders from Community to Community (C2C) and Familias Unidas por la Justicia (FUJ) in an historic march in rural Whatcom County. The march starts with a sunrise … [Read more...]
Northwest tribes land at Alki during annual canoe journey
By Brian Contreras, Seattle Times July 18, 2019 “The canoes are coming!” a young girl cried from the crowd of onlookers. “They’re right there!” The 20-odd canoes approached Alki Beach just before noon Thursday as part of the “Paddle to Lummi” — or Sqweshenet Tse Schelangen (“honoring our way … [Read more...]
PHOTO GALLERY: 2019 Canoe Journey lands at Jamestown Beach
By Keith Thorpe, Peninsula Daily News, July 17, 2019 The 2019 Canoe Journey Paddle to Lummi saw canoes arrive at Jamestown Beach on Tuesday, territory of the Jamestown S’Klallam Tribe. Canoes from Western Washington, Hawaii and Canada’s Vancouver Island took part in Tuesday’s landing. Read … [Read more...]
Join the ACLU Discussion of Transgender Rights to Health Care, July 30 in Seattle
Flights & Rights is ACLU's community series featuring important civil rights issues and great beer in the KEXP Studio Gathering Space, 472 1st Ave N, Seattle, WA! All people have a right to be who they are, be safe, and live free from discrimination. Yet many transgender people are unfairly … [Read more...]
Police: 69-year-old man dies after attacking migrant jail – Tacoma, WA
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS, TACOMA, Wash. — Jul 14, 2019, 6:39 AM ET A 69-year-old man armed with a rifle threw incendiary devices at an immigration jail in Washington state early Saturday morning, then was found dead after four police officers arrived and opened fire, authorities … [Read more...]
Seafair Indian Days Powwow
United Indians’ Seafair Indian Days Powwow is held annually on the third weekend in July, in conjunction with Seattle Seafair, at our Powwow Grounds adjacent to the Daybreak Star Indian Cultural Center. This year, we will honor our Two-Spirit family and friends through our theme, Love is Sacred. … [Read more...]
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