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...]
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...]
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...]
Promise to Protect Training April 27,28 (Seattle WA): Get Ready for Next Anti-Tar Sands Pipeline Campaign
The training will cover multicultural competence for partnering with people in Lakota territory, a power analysis of the fossil fuel industry, and direct action as a strategic tool. The tour is coming to 10 cities beginning in March and going through May. Construction could begin in June (though … [Read more...]
Love Resists Teleconference on Sanctuary
Love Resists. It’s a hopeful sign to see so many people of faith offer their church buildings and other spaces to house people fighting deportation, and we also know that physical sanctuary is often a last resort. That’s why Love Resists is working with partners around the country to create a … [Read more...]
Cities Climate Summit II: A model for success! May 11, Mercer Island WA
Saturday, May 11, 2019. Sign-in 9:00 am; Program 9:30 am - 12:15 pm Mercer Island Community Center, 8236 SE 24th St, Mercer Island, WA 98040 Coffee, tea, and breakfast snacks provided. RSVP at http://peopleforclimateaction.org/summit-ii/ Learn how Portland reduced their greenhouse gas … [Read more...]
Senate Budget Addresses Poverty and Tax Issues
Washington state’s Senate released its two year operating budget proposal last Friday, March 29, just a few days after the House’s operating budget proposal.S enate budget writers have taken critical steps in the right direction with their investments and budget priorities.The 2019-2021 Senate … [Read more...]
Puyallup Tribe asking for support in opposing LNG project on lands in Tacoma
TWO-STEP TAKE ACTION: Step 1: No LNG outreach to Tacoma City Council We are trying to get 500 people to send a message to the City of Tacoma demanding that the City complete a new project impact statement (referred to as an SEIS) for the safety of our people, lands and waters. Here’s why: … [Read more...]
Tell US Senators to Act on Climate
Write Here! Write Now! Tell US Senators to Act on Climate UU Ministry for Earth (UUMFE) is partnering with UUs for Social Justice (UUSJ) for a “Write Here! Write Now!” letter-writing advocacy campaign during Spring For Change: A Season of Sacred Activism. This year the campaign focus will be to … [Read more...]
Duwamish-Green River Basin Hatchery Programs for Public Comment
Please comment on this: NOAA Fisheries’ Anadromous Production and Inland Fisheries Branch, is announcing the availability for public review and comment of the Proposed Evaluation and Pending Determination (PEPD) for Salmon and Steelhead Hatchery Programs in the Duwamish-Green River Basin. The … [Read more...]
WA State House Tackles Fixing Economic Inequality: A Strong Start That Needs Deeper Investments
Washington state’s House of Representatives released its two year operating budget proposal on Monday, March 25. We applaud the House for taking critical steps to ensure our tax code is balanced and the wealthiest people and corporations pay their fare share. The House also made a number of critical … [Read more...]
Support for SB 5438 Needed for Migrant Workers
SB 5438, under consideration by our legislature, represents a significant step toward protecting the safety and dignity of workers brought to our state under the H-2A farm labor program. It is the top priority this session for Rosalinda Guillen and Community to Community, and Ramon Torres, President … [Read more...]
Backbone “We Love Salmon & Orca” Campaign, Now until June 1st
Since Puget Sound Resident Orca Mother Tahlequah carried her deceased calf for 17 days, a message of urgency about the dire conditions faced by her pod, Backbone Campaign has mobilized banners, light projections, and eight Human Orca Murals across the State. Our hope is to double that number by … [Read more...]
House and Senate pass Oil Spill Bill ESHB 1578
The House and Senate have passed ESHB 1578 and it was signed by Governor Inslee. This bill specifies permit requirements for oil tankers, requires tug escorts, assesses threats of oil tankers to Orcas and other wildlife in straits. It passed the House 70-28 and the Senate by 32-13. … [Read more...]
Rally to fund and modernize the Working Families Tax Credit (WFTC), March 21, Olympia WA
That’s right! For years now, Washington state has ranked as having the number one worst tax code in the entire country! It’s beyond time that our absurd state tax structure was turned right side up. We need a tax structure that works for low- and moderate-income people, not just wealthy … [Read more...]
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