The suit, filed by the ACLU and the Northwest Immigrant Rights Project, calls for the immediate release of detainees in Tacoma. Advocates who fear for the safety of fragile immigrants being held at the ICE detention center in Tacoma filed a lawsuit Monday demanding all detainees at high … [Read more...]
As coronavirus spreads, some can’t afford a sick day
On Monday, Gov. Jay Inslee called it a “patriotic act” for workers who are feeling ill to stay home. But that advice, while well-taken, has also exposed the rifts in the labor market between those fortunate enough to have health insurance and generous employment policies and the mostly … [Read more...]
The Tornillo 16: Reflections on Migrant Detention and Incarceration at the U.S.-Mexico Border
I remembered one line in particular that James Baldwin wrote in his letter to Angela Davis while she was jailed in 1970. I was in the last and final holding cell awaiting either bail or intake to the upper level of the jail, when his words returned to me: “One might have hoped that, by this hour, … [Read more...]
Terry Mitchell: Indigenous civil rights blockades should be met with a new diplomacy, not violence
Canada is at a critical crossroads. The Wet’suwet’en conflict brings us to a deciding moment in Canada, one that will shape the future of the nation. The divisive conflict is about land, Indigenous law, human rights and the nature of civil disobedience. . . . Indigenous resistance to … [Read more...]
WWF LOBBY DAY AND THE CONVERSATIONS THAT MATTER THE MOST
Every year, WWF activists head to Capitol Hill to meet with their representatives about pertinent conservation issues as part of Lobby Day. The future of nature is at stake. As constituents and citizens, it's up to us to share our concerns and hopes for conservation and to hold our elected leaders … [Read more...]
Follow up story: Washington will study racial bias in searches made by state patrol
In the wake of revelations that Washington State Patrol troopers search Native Americans and other people of color at far higher rates than whites, the state Legislature has agreed to appropriate $50,000 to investigate bias in police stops. . . . The money for the bias study, requested by Rep. … [Read more...]
Oak Flat is the ‘worst mining project I have ever encountered’
In an effort to save Oak Flat, a sacred area to Apache tribes located in the Tonto National Forest in Arizona, a number of advocates traveled to Washington, D.C. last Thursday to testify in a hearing before the Subcommittee for Indigenous Peoples of the United States: “The Irreparable Environmental … [Read more...]
Send love & letters to Sherrie Anne Andre
UU young adult, community organizer Sherrie Anne Andre (pronouns: they/them/theirs) is currently serving a 30-day prison sentence in North Dartmouth, MA. Sherrie is serving the maximum possible sentence for an arrest from a non-violent direct action protest in August 2018, in which Sherrie and … [Read more...]
Savanna’s Act and Not Invisible Act pass Senate
Legislation addressing the crisis of Missing and Murdered Indigenous women gets unanimous approvalU.S. Senators Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, Tom Udall, D-New Mexico, and Catherine Cortez Masto, D-Nevada, applauded the unanimous passage of two bills — directed to addressing the crisis of missing and … [Read more...]
King County’s COVID-19 quarantine plan disrespects communities of color
Welcome to Seattle-King County. If you are not white and planning to live in areas with mostly other people of color, be prepared for the following amenities: toxic industrial waste (South Park), flight-path noise and carbon pollution (Beacon Hill), juvenile detention (Squire Park), low levels of … [Read more...]
WA lawmakers pave the way for electric cars, but activists want more
Washingtonians in the market for a new car could find more electric-powered vehicles in dealer showrooms in the next two years, following the passage of a bill that will require carmakers in the state to meet benchmarks for electric auto sales. Monday’s passage of Senate Bill 5811 marks a modest … [Read more...]
‘Nothing short of torture’: WA to restrict youth solitary confinement
The state Attorney General's Office, a key supporter of the legislation, argued that young people need a chance at rehabilitation. The State House bill to limit the use of youth solitary confinement in juvenile detention facilities has passed both chambers of the Legislature, as the end of the … [Read more...]
Coronavirus fears in Pacific NW lead to rise in anti-Asian racism
Asian Americans in Seattle and elsewhere say they are increasingly being harassed and blamed for the COVID-19 outbreak. Asian Americans in Seattle were ringing the alarm about the potential for widespread discrimination resulting from the outbreak of the coronavirus in China, well before … [Read more...]
Four Climate Bills Pass in 2020 Legislature, Three Signed by Governor
Four climate bills, HB 2311, HB 2248, HB 2518, and SB 5811 passed the 2020 legislature (see full descriptions by clicking on the bill number) and three have been signed by the governor. Two of the bills, HB 2311 (emissions limits) and SB 5811 (zero emissions vehicles) have deadlines for Washington … [Read more...]
‘Our hearts bled’: Covering the Wet’suwet’en crisis in Canada
Alberta, Canada - The past month has been strained, emotional, tense. Covering the Wet'suwet'en crisis as an Indigenous journalist has been a challenge. In British Columbia, the hereditary chiefs of the Wet'suwet'en tribe are opposing the construction of a natural gas pipeline through their … [Read more...]
10 US immigration issues to watch in 2020
Last year, the Trump administration rolled out several policies that restricted access to asylum as well as employment-based and family-based immigration pathways. With a presidential election on the horizon, 2020 could bring even more restrictions as US President Donald Trump makes a final push to … [Read more...]
Resetting the Table
Support for Resetting the Table, a Crosscut Focus series examining food insecurity in Washington, is provided by Northwest Harvest. Washington is an agricultural powerhouse, producing some of the highest yields of fruit, vegetables and grains in the country — yet despite this bounty, plenty of … [Read more...]
7 of the Best New Documentaries About Global Warming
That was a recurring introductory remark at screenings during the recent 2020 Wild & Scenic Film Festival. Held each year in the bucolic foothills of the Sierra, the five-day festival screens more than 140 environmental films, from artful meditations on the beauty of nature, to distressing … [Read more...]
Racial bias study for WA State Patrol could resume after 13 years
Revelations that Washington State Patrol troopers are searching people of color at rates much higher than whites have prompted the Washington House of Representatives to propose restarting bias studies that the Patrol quietly discontinued 13 years ago. The House’s proposed budget would also … [Read more...]
Washington’s Latinx and Native voters are fighting for their votes to matter
Groups call upon the state's Voting Rights Act for better representation in Ferry and Yakima counties. Six years after the Yakima Latinx community successfully sued for better representation in city politics, Washington's new Voting Rights Act is helping more communities demand their place at … [Read more...]
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