JUUstice Washington

A Unitarian Universalist State Action Network

House Labor and Workplace Standards Committee on HB 1398, SB-5438

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Ramon Torres, President of Familias Unidas por la Justicia and Rosalinda Guillen, C2C both testified

Support House Bill- 1398 and Senate Bill –5438 

You can take action on these bills by clicking on the links above, and then click on “Comment on this Bill.” The comment link will take you to a page that requests your address and email information, a button where you can indicate support, oppose or neutral. You need to make a comment but it can be short – “please support the bill.”
Concerning the H-2A temporary agricultural program

Please contact and thank the prime sponsors:
Senator John McCoy – (360) 786 – 7674 John.Mccoy@leg.wa.gov
Representative Laurie Dolan – Laurie.Dolan@leg.wa.gov

This bill will begin to provide WA State funds from the AG industry and Employment Security Dept. for oversight and monitoring of the h2a program in our State –
Call the following and tell them take responsible action to protect farm workers from exploitation and ask them to send this bill to the Governor:
House Democrats
Speaker: Frank.Chopp@leg.wa.gov
Majority Leader: Pat.Sullivan@leg.wa.gov
Chair of Appropriations: Timm.Ormsby@leg.wa.gov
Chair of Labor & Workplace Standards: Mike.Sells@leg.wa.gov

Senate Democrats
Majority Leader: Andy.Billig@leg.wa.gov
Chair of Ways and Means: Christine.Rolfes@leg.wa.gov
Chair of Labor and Commerce: Karen.Keiser@leg.wa.gov

Film: Traces of the Trade with Delbert Richardson

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Director Katrina Browne, (a descendant of the DeWolfs, the largest slave-trading family in U.S. history) and her relatives set out to face the facts — and themselves — as they retrace the slave trade triangle from Rhode Island to Ghana, to Cuba and back. Traces of the Trade: A Story from the Deep North is Browne’s spellbinding account of that journey. Special Guest Delbert Richardson will be giving us the opportunity to experience his National Award Winning American History Travelling Museum, an admirable assortment of artifacts that symbolizes the African experience in the Americas and Europe. Guest Facilitator: Elly DeWolf Hale, a descendant of the DeWolf family and participant in the film.

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Meaningful Movies: FOR AHKEEM

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6:00 PM, Tuesday, January 8, 2019 • Vashon Theatre, 17723 Vashon Highway SW Vashon,WA

Beginning one year before the fatal police shooting of a Black teenager in nearby Ferguson, Missouri, For Ahkeem is the coming-of-age story of Daje Shelton, a Black 17-year-old girl in North St. Louis. She fights for her future as she is placed in an alternative high school and navigates the marginalized neighborhoods, biased criminal justice policies and economic devastation that have set up many Black youth like her to fail.

Over two years we watch as Daje struggles to maintain focus in school, attends the funerals of friends killed around her, falls in love with a classmate named Antonio, and navigates a loving-but-tumultuous relationship with her mother. As Antonio is drawn into the criminal justice system and events in Ferguson just four miles from her home seize the national spotlight, Daje learns she is pregnant and must contend with the reality of raising a young Black boy.

Through Daje’s intimate story, For Ahkeem illuminates challenges that many Black teenagers face in America today, and witnesses the strength, resilience, and determination it takes to survive

 

 

Meaningful Movies: Whose Streets

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6:30 PM, Thursday, January 31, 2019 • Mt. Baker Community Club, 2811 Mount Rainier Drive South Seattle

Told by the activists and leaders who live and breathe this movement for justice, “Whose Streets?” is an unflinching look at the Ferguson uprising. When unarmed teenager Michael Brown is killed by police and left lying in the street for hours, it marks a breaking point for the residents of St. Louis, Missouri. Grief, long-standing racial tensions and renewed anger bring residents together to hold vigil and protest this latest tragedy. Filmmakers Sabaah Falayan and Damon Davis know this story because they have lived this story. “Whose Streets?” is a powerful battle cry from a generation fighting for the right to live.