JUUstice Washington

A Unitarian Universalist State Action Network

Support Overtime for Agricultural Workers! Oppose Washington SB 5172 on Jan. 28th!

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On Thursday, January 28th, at 8am the WA State Senate’s Labor, Commerce and Tribal Affairs Committee will hold a first hearing for SB 5172. If passed the bill could prevent dairy workers, and possibly thousands of agricultural workers in Washington State from receiving retroactive (back) overtime pay.

TAKE ACTION NOW

The bill is due for its first hearing in the Senate Committee on Labor, Commerce and Tribal Affairs this Thursday morning at 8am. It’s important that farmworkers and their advocates and supporters show our opposition to the bill.

HERE’S WHAT YOU CAN DO:

Please share this message widely with people in Washington state who care about fair wages for farmworkers.

Let the committee know that you are opposed to this bill by going to the link below and selecting “Con” (against). The latest you can sign in is 6:59am Thursday morning.

https://app.leg.wa.gov/CSIRemote/Testimony/Form?chamber=Senate&meetingFamilyId=28358&agendaItemFamilyId=138984&remoteLocationId=50&testify=False&fbclid=IwAR3qxGOQwEqnBF1ErLfHGfcCHlf1qJprYHp-DFzU1oJpuc9hpd98_5bl2h4

Announcing Faith Action Network’s 2021 State Legislative Agenda and Trainings

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Please find our 2021 Legislative Agenda (fanwa.org) where you can also download and share a copy.

Each year the FAN Governing Board and staff, in collaboration with our coalition partners and input from our Spring Summit attendees and the FAN Program Committee, approves FAN’s Legislative Agenda that guides our work during the state legislative session. We will be adding and adjusting priorities even as the 2021 session gets underway, so please check back here for updates.

Be sure you’re receiving our weekly E-News for legislative alerts starting in January. You can learn more about the bills on our Issue Fact Sheets page, which we continue to update as we receive bill information. And each week we will update the progress of the bills through our Bill Tracker.

Plan to join us for an Advocacy Day near you, held virtually this year for Spokane/Eastern WA 1/30, Olympia-focused 2/11, and Central WA 2/20. More information and registration links will be posted soon!

This year we are offering two pre-session trainings, on Wednesday, January 6, 6:00-8:00pm, and Sunday January 10, 2:00-4:00pm. Both will have the same content: An introduction to what to expect of the 2021 virtual legislative session and our legislative agenda by Paul Benz, with breakout rooms/workshops on specific content areas and some Advocacy 101 training. Registrations and more information to come on those, please hold the date!

Senate Environment Committee Met on December 1

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The Washington State Senate will be meeting virtually this year and next. In preparation for the session that begins in January, the Senate Environment Committee met virtually on December 1, 2020 at 10:30 a.m. The following topics were be discussed:

1.   Washington State Energy Strategy update.
2.   Environmental Justice Task Force update.
3.   Siting clean energy facilities case study.
4.   Plastic packaging.
5.   Broadband update.
6.   2020 Cybersecurity overview.
7.   Data privacy update.

Information presented in the hearing can be found at https://app.leg.wa.gov/committeeschedules/Home/Documents/28034?/Senate/28240/11-23-2020/12-01-2020/Schedule///Bill/  If you have any interest in these topics, please look at the documents. They are PDF format presentations using slides, with very concise and cogent points. They present some important points about climate and environmental justice that will come up in 2021.

Coalition of Anti-Racist Whites Pre-Election PeaceKeeper Training: Sun, Nov 1, Seattle

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PeaceKeeper Training: Sun, Nov 1, 2-4pm

Join CARW and others for a peacekeeper training ahead of the election. If you would like to be trained, or freshen up your skills, please join us! We’ll meet at Pratt Park basketball court (201 20th Ave S, Seattle, WA 98144).

This training is hosted by CARW,  Washington Poor People’s Campaign: A National Call for Moral Revival, Valley and Mountain and 350 Seattle. The training will be facilitated by Rev Sekou of Valley and Mountain (militant non-violent civil disobedience) and Coalition of Anti-Racist Whites (de-escalation). Sponsored by WA PPC, this will be similar to previous trainings with new information regarding de-escalation.

Topics covered will include: know your rights, safety tactics at a protest, and a mix of strategic and tactical info. Mask up! Bring water, a snack, and anything else you may need. Wear comfortable clothes (lots of movement). Prepare for rain!

Need encouragement? Join Side With Love for Monday Movement Moments, Nov. 2,9 Online

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We are proud of the ways our Faith continues to #SideWithLove and be present to the World. We are in the final days before a historic election and we want to offer you an opportunity to provide Faithful Witness at The Polls. Whether your congregation is a polling site or is interested in offering some warmth and kindness at undoubtedly tense polling stations, we have ideas for how we can offer faithful responses that are at the heart of Side With Love. You can view the 30 minute webinar here.

What does it mean to continue to “harvest our power” when we are tired or overwhelmed? There’s no magical fix, but knowing you are NOT alone and that others can help find the answers helps.

Join Side With Love on Monday Movement Moments for a 30-minute check-in and highlights of what’s happening across the country and ways you can get involved. Monday Movement Moment Nov. 2,9 at 9:30am PT. You can watch past episodes here.