Today, Congresswoman Deb Haaland (NM-01) filed a bicameral, bipartisan amicus brief against unprecedented action to remove Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe’s land from tribal trust status. The brief, signed by 25members of Congress, was filed in Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe v. United States Department of the Interiors case in the Federal District Court for the District of Columbia. Fourteen days…
The backlashers have been out in force at recent anti-social-distancing protests, which have been dominated by white people proclaiming that public-health measures to prevent the spread of COVID-19 are robbing them of their birthright of liberty. Making the connection to prior backlashes explicit, some protesters have waved Confederate flags and held signs that read give…
This year, the UUA General Assembly will be online, June 24 – 28. You can register at https://uua.ungerboeck.com/prod/emc00/PublicSignIn.aspx?&SessionID=fg4fa3fh0fg6ff3&Lang=* The online registration fee is much less than the normal fee, and there will be no travel costs. There will be workshops, worship services, speakers and business sessions online. There will also be virtual booths, for example…
Across the Pacific Northwest, Indigenous land and water protectors are continuing to fight back against the threat of oil and gas exports through their traditional lands. From Wet’suwet’en territory to the Klamath River and beyond, these battles to stop fossil fuels are connected. Please join a webinar on Thursday, May 28, to hear from Indigenous…
Sunrise Seattle is organizing a remote phone action every day during the week of May 18 in solidarity with the Washington state farmworkers currently striking for COVID-19 protections and hazard pay. Click here to sign up for a shift to take action at the same time as others, or use the following information to take…
