A wonderful opportunity! The UUA/Poor People's Campaign has reached out to UUJEC to join their effort for economic justice. We've always felt we were a good fit but somehow never connected. We need volunteers This great opportunity means we need to increase our capacity. Our volunteers will … [Read more...]
YAKIMA’S HOLDOUT
The Yakima Herald-Republic reports: Workers at the Columbia Reach plant in Yakima have had to tap into their inner strength as their strike approaches the four-week mark. Columbia Reach is the last fruit-packing plant with workers on strike. While workers at other plants have been able to reach … [Read more...]
Opening all Hearts: A Vigil for immigrants in a time of pandemic – June 10th
Over two days from June 9th and 10th, Jesuit Ministries in Seattle, Spokane, and Tacoma will host a virtual Vigil (a devotional watching or keeping awake in the Catholic tradition) calling for support of and financial relief for undocumented workers in Washington State during this time of COVID-19. … [Read more...]
AMID PROTESTS, PHOENIX POLICE SWEPT UP IMMIGRANTS ON MISTAKEN CHARGES. NOW THEY FACE DEPORTATION.
JESUS MANUEL ORONA PRIETO was downtown in Phoenix, Arizona, as demonstrators took to the streets on the night of May 30 decrying the police killings of George Floyd and other black people across the country. But he wasn’t protesting, according to his girlfriend, Corina Paez. They were on a … [Read more...]
A POWERFUL PETROCHEMICAL LOBBYING GROUP ADVANCED ANTI-PROTEST LEGISLATION IN THE MIDST OF THE PANDEMIC
ONE DAY AFTER West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice’s shelter-in-place orders went into effect, the governor quietly signed into law the Critical Infrastructure Protection Act. In the midst of the coronavirus pandemic, the law created new felony penalties for protest actions targeting oil and gas … [Read more...]
POLICE ATTACKS ON PROTESTERS ARE ROOTED IN A VIOLENT IDEOLOGY OF REACTIONARY GRIEVANCE
Time and again, American law enforcement’s response to dissent has followed a pattern, German explained, with police cracking down on movements for racial, social, and environmental justice, while giving violent white nationalists who beat people in the street a free pass. “We already see that there … [Read more...]
Justice for the Reynolds 6
A broad coalition is calling for justice for the Reynolds 6: Six men -- Liban Adem, Isaiah Thomas, Daniel Kibby, Abdizikar Mohammed, Anthony Sams, and Zemetrious McNeal -- who were kicked out of the Reynolds Work Training Release program by the Department of Corrections just days short of their … [Read more...]
Open All Hearts: A Vigil for Immigrants in Time of Pandemic, June 9-10, 2020 (Online)
Support for Undocumented people: We are still waiting to hear a response from Governor Inslee regarding relief funds for undocumented workers. Meanwhile, there is an online vigil next week sponsored by the ministries of Jesuits West: facebook.com/events/254915238934963 To keep informed of the many … [Read more...]
Justice for Manny Ellis
The community working for justice for Manny Ellis in Tacoma, whose death was revealed this week as a homicide under police custody, are asking for calls to the Governor (360-902-4111) for an independent investigation separate from Tacoma and Pierce County law enforcement. … [Read more...]
Earth Law Center joins effort to free Sk’aliCh’elh-tenaut (Tokitae/Lolita) Press Conference
Earth Law Center joins effort to free Sk’aliCh’elh-tenaut (Tokitae/Lolita) Press Conference WHAT: A virtual press conference at which individual Lummi tribal members Tah-Mahs (Ellie Kinley) and Squil-le-he-le (Raynell Morris) will announce the next step of their work to bring Sk’aliCh’elh-tenaut … [Read more...]
Slicing into whether agencies are watching out for agricultural workers’ health and safety
There have been strikes that have occurred at seven Yakima County fruit growers and packing companies over the last three weeks, and various news outlets have been covering those strikes. The striking workers have been seeking safer working conditions, increased transparency from companies regarding … [Read more...]
In Some Cities, Police Officers Joined Protesters Marching Against Brutality
As protests sparked by George Floyd’s death entered their chaotic fifth day, social media filled with images and video of police officers using batons, tear gas and rubber bullets to quell crowds—but some squads joined in with Saturday protesters to express their stance against police brutality and … [Read more...]
Hate Map by State – Southern Poverty Law Center
Washington (30) Hate Groups Statewide Asatru Folk Assembly (Neo-Volkisch) Atomwaffen Division (Neo-Nazi) Crew 38 (Racist Skinhead) Feuerkrieg Division (Neo-Nazi) Northwest Hammerskins (Racist Skinhead) Pacific Northwest Wolfpack Kindred (Neo-Volkisch) Patriot Front (White … [Read more...]
Man arrested following rash of verbal attacks on Asians in Seattle
Police arrested a man following a rash of verbal attacks against people of Asian descent this past week. Police have said it appears the racist comments are related to the pandemic. The arrest came after Seattle Police got several calls about an Asian couple walking with groceries, when a man … [Read more...]
Seattle Police Department investigating officer’s handling of bias incident at Home Depot
The department's Office of Police Accountability is reviewing what happened after a man called 911 to report being the target of anti-Asian slurs. He says the responding officer was dismissive of his complaint, despite the department recently urging the public to report bias … [Read more...]
New Organization, All in Washington, to Support Relief for Undocumented Workers with Matching Funds
Northwest Immigrant Rights Project has been proud to partner with the Washington Dream Coalition (WDC) and its COVID-19 Relief Fund for Undocumented Individuals in Washington State. This fund is already providing critical support to thousands of families in Washington who do not have access to … [Read more...]
ICE DETAINEE WHO DIED OF COVID-19 SUFFERED HORRIFYING NEGLECT
From the moment the coronavirus began spreading in the United States, advocates and experts warned that ICE’s network of detention centers posed a serious problem — medical experts at the Department of Homeland Security called the facilities a “tinderbox” for the spread of the disease — and … [Read more...]
U.S. Coronavirus Deaths Pass 100,000
The U.S., with less than five percent of the world's population, accounts for nearly a third of its coronavirus deaths, according to NPR. It has by far the highest death toll of any country in the world, and the virus that causes COVID-19 has now killed more Americans than every military conflict … [Read more...]
Emergency Tribal Legislation – Take Action!
Currently there are two bills before our federal legislators. Take action and contact the folks below. S. 3622 – Indian Tribal Government Coronavirus Disaster Assistance Cost Share Relief Act, which would waive the 25 percent non-federal cost share that tribes must currently provide to receive … [Read more...]
ACTION ALERT! Show your Solidarity Today with WA’s Farmworkers: Covid-19 Protections Now!
Familias Unidas por la Justicia and Community to Community Development are currently supporting six farmworker strikes in Yakima County in solidarity with workers who have walked off the job due to health and safety concerns around Covid-19. Workers at Allan Brothers Fruit walked out on May 7 after … [Read more...]
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