The 2020 election is a watershed moment for our country. We need to have mail-in election ballots with hard copy paper trails–which means we need the Postal Service. Today the Postal Service is in financial trouble due to decreased revenue from business advertising because so many businesses have closed due to the virus. Lack of bailout…
The Lummi have been telling stories for thousands of years. “I am a Lummi tribal member and it’s been taught to me that we are the lactamish people. We are survivors of the flood,” Lisa says. The Lummi people are born storytellers and in many ways natural environmentalists. As Lummi tribal member Darrell Hillaire puts…
Unitarian Universalist Association calls for urgent action to support Native American tribe that first welcomed its Pilgrim religious ancestors 400 years ago. ELAINE MCARDLE | 4/17/2020 he Wampanoag, the People of the First Light, were the first Native American nation to give land to the Pilgrims, in 1629, in what is now Massachusetts. For four…
The Condor & The Eagle Documentary Film Screening & Discussion Wednesday, April 22nd, 6-8 pm Pacific / 7-9 Mountain / 8-10 Central / 9-11 pm Eastern Sliding scale suggested donation: $10-50+ (all are welcome regardless of ability to pay) Close out Earth Day with this award-winning documentary screening that showcases Indigenous environmental leaders embarking on…
The COVID-19 outbreak in the United States has put a spotlight on economic inequalities and a fragile social safety net that leaves vulnerable communities to bear the economic brunt of the crisis, Human Rights Watch said today. US policymakers will need to consider these underlying inequalities in responding urgently to the mounting challenges of the…
