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Support Moving the HEAL Act Out of the senate Chamber, 2-22-21
ByDeb Cruz February 22, 2021

Good news! SB 5141–The HEAL Act, made it out of the Senate Ways & Means Committee last Friday! We are thrilled, but with a close 13-12 vote, there is no room for error. We must be methodical in our next steps. Now, our focus turns to passing the HEAL Act out of the Senate chamber. This means…

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School to Prison Pipeline Action Group Needs your Help
ByDeb Cruz January 31, 2021

The Interrupting the School or Prison Pipeline group is exploring bystander intervention training opportunities that JUUstice Washington might offer to congregations. We are checking various options and there are a couple of training opportunities coming up in February that help this exploration. Bystander intervention training opportunities. One is coming up on February 13th. Some key…

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Black clergy call for unity in fight for Seattle police accountability
Bywebmaster January 3, 2021

“There needs to be some defunding, but if it means officers will not be able to get into these underserved communities to develop a relationship with them, then I think we’re going to find out we’re going to have another set of issues coming up in the near future,” Witherspoon said. “When you don’t understand…

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