Amazon Watch, DECEMBER 21, 2019 by LEILA SALAZAR-LÓPEZ Amazon Watch was at COP25 in Madrid alongside indigenous youth, women, and elected leaders to amplify indigenous peoples' voices and protect the Amazon, both are urgent and necessary to address the climate crisis. Together, we participated in … [Read more...]
Police Were Ready to Shoot Indigenous Pipeline Protesters in Canada, Documents Reveal
RCMP higher-ups also told their officers to "use as much violence toward the gate as you want." Police were ready to arrest both children and grandparents, and one document mentioned the possibility of sending children to social services. Historically, the RCMP forcibly removed indigenous children … [Read more...]
Puyallup Tribe, environmental groups file challenges against Tacoma LNG project
BY DEBBIE COCKRELL, DECEMBER 20, 2019 06:00 AM - News Tribune Tacoma’s liquefied natural gas project under development on the Tideflats cleared a final permit hurdle last week, and challenges promised by opponents now have been filed. On Thursday, the Puyallup Tribe of Indians … [Read more...]
Washington’s oysters are a case study of hope in the face of environmental disaster
When climate change started killing the Pacific Northwest's oysters by the millions, scientists and growers taught the world how to safeguard an ecosystem. by Levi Pulkkinen, December 20, 2019 - Crosscut Ocean acidification impacts all invertebrates in Pacific Northwest waters. About … [Read more...]
Life, liberty and the pursuit of a universal safety net for all Americans
The current approach to helping our most vulnerable is inadequate and unjust. We can change that by meeting everyone's basic needs. by Tom Teicher, December 18, 2019 - CrosscutHomelessness, unaffordable health care, long lines at food banks, burdensome student debt. These exemplify the economic … [Read more...]
A regional solution to homelessness is long overdue. Ask those on the front lines
Nonprofits and service providers are making progress, but we need more help. by Angela Dunleavy-Stowell, December 16, 2019 - Crosscut At this moment, as winter descends in the Pacific Northwest, there are well over 11,000 people living unsheltered and unhoused in King County. Many are … [Read more...]
For sustenance and tradition, Puget Sound tribes and scientists join forces to breed millions of clams
After recent declines, a new breeding program could help safeguard the cockle's future as a food source for tribes like the Suquamish. by Hannah Weinberger, December 18, 2019 - Crosscut When Suquamish tribal member Robin Sigo returned home from college in 1998, the cockles weren’t there to … [Read more...]
Native American drivers are more likely to be searched by Washington State Patrol
While the searches occur at five times the rate for white drivers, they are less likely to turn up drugs or other contraband. by Jason Buch & Joy Borkholder, December 19, 2019 - Crosscut Twelve years ago, academic researchers working with the Washington State Patrol raised a warning … [Read more...]
Calling it a ‘trap,’ Washington sues to stop ICE from arresting people at courthouses
Since 2017, ICE and Border Patrol have arrested hundreds of immigrants in approximately 20 counties across Washington state. by Lilly Fowler, December 17, 2019 - Crosscut They could show up to court for any number of reasons: to pay a traffic ticket, serve as a witness or seek a … [Read more...]
3 Ways to Make A Difference: Changing The World With Political Awareness
Change Roots is a new organization founded to combat toxic partisanship. It’s easy to feel powerless given our politics today. It feels like the media, big money and the elite are manipulating the system to their benefit at the expense of everybody else. You’re not wrong. But we can’t let that … [Read more...]
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The National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration’s Arctic Report Card was drafted by eighty-one scientists from twelve countries, including the voices of elders from the Bering Sea The National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration’s Arctic Report Card was drafted by eighty-one scientists from twelve … [Read more...]
The Central District has lost over a dozen of its Black churches. The rest may still be saved
by Donald King, December 9, 2019 There’s little doubt that The Nehemiah Initiative faces an immense challenge combating the displacement of African Americans from central Seattle. When you drive through the Central District today, you see gentrification in its stark reality. New market-rate … [Read more...]
Regional approach to homelessness may require Seattle to give up some control
by David Kroman, December 12, 2019 “We are [giving up control] and there’s been a lot of questions about, ‘Why are you doing that?’ ” said Seattle City Councilmember Sally Bagshaw. “And the answer is, if we’re going to do something different, this is the best advice that we’ve got from the … [Read more...]
‘We just want to work’: Washington farmworkers say enough to sexual assault
by Emily McCarty, December 11, 2019 New bilingual curriculum targets Washington growers and farm managers in stopping harassment. Zambrano didn’t know what to expect on her first day, but what she did see shocked her. Sexual harassment from supervisors and foremen started from day one. … [Read more...]
Panel Discussion: Bringing Social Values to Life in Our Cities, Our Communities and Our Conscience, January 5th, 2020, Seattle WA
The Mount Holyoke College Club of the Puget Sound invites you to a panel discussion. Speakers: Dr. Serin Houston, Professor of Geography and International Relations at Mount Holyoke College, and author of Imagining Seattle: Social Values in Urban Governance. Dr. Anu Taranath, Principal Lecturer, … [Read more...]
We Are Failing to Protect the Arctic From the Climate Crisis, Report Card Shows
Ecowatch, Olivia Rosane Dec. 11, 2019 The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) released its 14th annual Arctic Report Card Tuesday, and the results are grim. The report shone a special light on the Bering Sea, which suffered from record low winter sea ice in both 2018 and … [Read more...]
‘Shameful, destructive and, frankly, soulless’: Seattle leaders rail against Trump’s dramatic new immigration fees
by Lilly Fowler, Crosscut, November 26, 2019 The new rule would increase the cost of citizenship applications for green card holders by 83%, from $640 to $1,170. It would also, for the first time ever, add a fee to asylum applications. With a slew of immigrant rights advocates standing … [Read more...]
CYNTHIA IYALL In Honor of the Exoneration of Chief Leschi, December 15th, 2019, Olympia WA
LEARNING RIGHT RELATIONS SOLIDARITY WITH TRIBES OF THE SOUTH SALISH SEA invites the greater community of South Puget Sound to join the continuing search for appropriate expressions of right relationships with the original people of the Salish Sea. Presentation will be followed by an informal … [Read more...]
Fight Back Against Harmful Fee Hikes for Permanent Resident and Citizenship Filing:Comments Due by Dec. 31
Northwest Immigrant Rights Project is joining partner organizations and people around the country in a comment campaign to oppose a proposal from the Trump Administration that would significantly increase fees immigrant community members have to pay to U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services … [Read more...]
Captive orcas could retire in Northwest, but some worry about harm to endangered whales
KNKX, By BELLAMY PAILTHORP • DEC 4, 2019 Now, a new nonprofit group is making the case that no cetaceans should be held captive and forced to perform for food. It’s called The Whale Sanctuary Project. It would be a $15 million facility where roughly a half dozen captive orcas could safely retire. … [Read more...]
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