In our work as the Commission on Institutional Change, we have found that an area in need of analysis is that of over-reliance on informal structures to carry out governance work whether at the local, regional, or denominational level. Informal structures rely on social relationships and thus tend … [Read more...]
Cities Climate Summit, May 11, 2019, Mercer Island WA
Learn how Portland reduced their greenhouse gas emissions while their population grew. They created a detailed Climate Action Plan: our cities can too. What: Climate Summit (Mercer Island WA) When: Saturday, May 11, 9:30 am-12:15 pm Where: Mercer Island Community Center, 8236 SE 24th St, Mercer … [Read more...]
Climate Bills Succeed in Spring 2019 Legislature
The legislature has passed most of the climate bills, which are awaiting signature by Governor Inslee: SB 5116, 100% Clean Energy HB 1112, Hydroflurocarbon Phaseout HB 1257, Buildings Efficiency HB 1578, Oil Spill Protection HB 1512, Electrification of Transportation One bill, HB … [Read more...]
International Workers Day Benefit for Raid Relief to Reunite Families
MAY 1, 2019 (Bellingham) In August 2018, 16 workers were detained by ICE in Bellingham while on their way to work. Nearly eight months later, 9 of those workers have been deported and 7 are awaiting hearings to gain visas and work permits. None of the men who were released on bond are allowed to … [Read more...]
Washington State Democrats Battle Over Reproductive Health Care for Undocumented Immigrants
Apr 24, 2019, 2:32pm Auditi Guha, Rewire.News The Washington State Senate's version of the legislation expands reproductive health coverage to undocumented people. The state house's version doesn't. The state senate passed the Reproductive Health Access for All Act (RHAA) on March 7, a bill … [Read more...]
Community Conversation: Weaponizing Charges of AntiSemitism, May 2nd in Seattle
Join us for this important and long-overdue community conversation! Rep. Ilhan Omar. Linda Sarsour. Tamika Mallory. Marc Lamont Hill. Angela Davis. How are charges of antisemitism being weaponized to specifically target powerful Black and Muslim leaders, force Jews and Jewish allies into false … [Read more...]
Help Protect the Lives of Working People- On Workers’ memorial Day (April 28)Tell OSHA to Hire More Inspectors
Join Interfaith Worker Justice to tell OSHA to hire more inspectors. Add your name to help us protect the lives of working people. For almost fifty years now, we have come together on April 28th for Workers' Memorial Day to demand real action to prevent unnecessary injuries and deaths in the … [Read more...]
Calling on UU Congregations to Join a Climate Justice Network
Unitarian Universalist Association (UUA) and the Unitarian Universalist Ministry for Earth (UUMFE) are calling on all Unitarian Universalists to unite and Create Climate Justice as an embodiment of our Unitarian Universalist faith. Many of you have indicated, through your engagement with the … [Read more...]
Chris Crass to Be 2019 CUUSAN Conference Speaker , June 19, Spokane WA
5th Annual CUUSAN Conference 2019 Living Our Values, Building Our Movement June 19, 9:30 AM to 4:00 PM Doubletree Grand Ballroom I 322 N Spokane Falls Ct, Spokane WA We are super excited to announce our keynote speaker at the 2019 CUUSAN Conference will be Chris Crass!! If you know Chris, … [Read more...]
Urgent Need for Sponsors for Queer/Transgender Asylum Seekers
The Trump administration is now looking to deny bond to asylum seekers. See: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/16/us/politics/barr-asylum-bail.html?emc=edit_NN_p_20190417&nl=morning-briefing&nlid=78309209tion%3DtopNews§ion=topNews&te=1 This will keep asylum seekers in detention while … [Read more...]
Urge Lawmakers to Fund Working Families Tax Credit
We are working alongside community members and partner organizations to ensure that lawmakers fund and modernize the Working Families Tax Credit. We’re holding a phone bank on Thursday, April 18, to urge passage and we need volunteers! The phone bank will be at Poverty Action’s office in … [Read more...]
Here’s What Your Advocacy Has Accomplished
A collection of progressive bills, most of which will primarily impact low-income communities and communities of color in Washington state, were voted on and passed by state legislators. These bills—some of which Poverty Action has been working alongside community members and partner … [Read more...]
Urge Your Representative to Bring Death Penalty repeal Up for a Vote
We have just 24 hours left to bring the Death Penalty Repeal bill (SB 5339) up for a vote on the House floor by 5 PM on Wednesday, April 17. Your Representative has the power to bring it to the floor - please ask them to do so as soon as possible! The Supreme Court decision is not enough. It was … [Read more...]
Call to Support Tierra y Libertad!
Modesto is one of the founding farmworker owners of Cooperativa Tierra y Libertad (Land and Liberty Cooperative), a new worker-owned cooperative formed by four farm workers from Whatcom and Skagit Counties. Working with Community to Community (C2C), a Bellingham-based food sovereignty … [Read more...]
Trump wants to speed up the Snake River dams decision. Democrats wonder why the rush
BY ANNETTE CARY APRIL 14, 2019 11:48 AM, UPDATED APRIL 14, 2019 12:10 PM Criticism of speeding up a study looking at removing the Lower Snake River dams smells like an attempt to undermine the study’s validity, says Tri-Cities Congressman Dan Newhouse. In October 2018 President Trump required … [Read more...]
‘Our relatives under the water.’ Lummi release salmon to ailing orcas
APR 12, 2019 at 7:08 AM Caroline Chamberlain Gomez, KUOW Lummi tribal members released one live chinook salmon into the Salish Sea on Wednesday as a spiritual offering to J17, an orca matriarch who has been ailing. . . . The tribe wants all the southern resident orcas to fare well, but … [Read more...]
Nationwide Victory for Asylum Seekers
On Friday, a federal judge in Seattle dealt a huge blow to the government’s campaign to deter and obstruct asylum seekers seeking protection in the United States. Ruling on a nationwide class action lawsuit brought by NWIRP and our partners at American Immigration Council, Judge Marsha Pechman … [Read more...]
Support Bill to Curtail Use of Local Resources for Federal Civil Immigration Work
One of the major bills FAN has been following this session has been Keep Washington Working (E2SSB 5497). We invite you to take action TODAY, and we share below more information on KWW from our partners at the ACLU: This important bill protects the privacy and civil rights of all Washington … [Read more...]
Alert-Urge State Senators to Fund Contaminated Sites Clean Up
Preventing and cleaning up toxic pollution is critical to the health of Washington’s people, salmon, and Southern Resident orcas. Now is the moment to urge state senators by April 13th to fully fund the program that cleans up thousands of contaminated sites statewide — including 12 sites on … [Read more...]
Call for Submissions to Young Adult Climate Action Zine
UU Young Adults for Climate Justice Theologies of Place Zine Calling all young adult artists and writers!! The UU Young Adults for Climate Justice is seeking written and 2D-art submissions for a self-published zine examining the threads among place, spirituality and climate justice. Learn … [Read more...]
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