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...]
Can You Help with Advocacy for Affordable Housing Event?
I just got off the phone with Troy Theil, founder of Community for Affordable Housing (CFAH), who spoke at the FIABCI Affordable Housing Summit that I attended last week. Troy is a strong supporter of Attain Housing here on the Eastside, but he sees that we need to go beyond treating the symptoms … [Read more...]
Stop Deportation of Military and Veteran Family Members. Support Bill S2797.
Last June, the Department of Homeland Security repealed “Parole in Place,” a policy that prevented deportation of family members of active duty military members, veterans, and reservists. Previously, federal immigration officials allowed servicemembers and veterans the time to pursue paths to legal … [Read more...]
Strong Women Building Strong Communities
Saturday – November 23, 2019 When: 1:00 – 4:00 pm – Free of Charge Where: East Shore Unitarian Church - 12700 SE 32nd , Bellevue Panel & Discussion with: Dina Burstein, Jewish Coalition for Immigrant Justice NW Monserrat Padilla, WA Immigrant Solidarity Network & … [Read more...]
Tell Your U.S. Senators Time is Running Out! Fund Election Security!
TIME SENSITIVE - Deadline November 12th, 12:00 pm EST or 9:00 am PST The message below is for Washington State and Oregon UUs. It is from the UUs for Social Justice, our lobbying group in Washington, D.C. Lavona is requesting that WA and OR UUs write letters to Sen. Patty Murray (WA) and Sen. … [Read more...]
Now is an Excellent Time to Contact Your Legislators About Your Concerns
It is quiet right now in the Legislature, which makes it the perfect time to reach out to our Representatives and Senators and let them know what is important to us.See leg.wa.gov site for their contact information. I am suggesting three issues that may resonate with JUUstice Washington … [Read more...]
Uprooting Racism for White Folks Workshop, Feb. 1,2, 2020, Port Townsend WA
Join us for a highly experiential 2-day workshop exploring how European-Americans “White” people can be more effective on the journey towards eliminating racism. "Uprooting Racism for White Folks" Facilitated by Zhaleh Almaee & Marc Weinblatt FEBRUARY 1-2, 2020 Port Townsend, WA, … [Read more...]
Chaos, Climate and Creation
As the chaos in the world increases, most ideas of the future become fatalistic. Yet, the situation only seems “hopeless” when viewed from the narrow logic of a collapsing world view. Old ways of seeing the world are blocking more vital paths of imagination, vision and healing. The point is not … [Read more...]
Sing Your Way Home: Songs of Origin, Flight and Sanctuary
Bellingham Unitarian Fellowship, 1207 Ellsworth St., Bellingham WA 3pm and 7:30pm. Choir of the Salish Sea, with guests the Bellingham Unitarian Fellowship Chalice Choir, presents a thrillingly eclectic choral program of healing and reconciliation for all the diverse people who call Whatcom … [Read more...]
UU Organizing Strategy Team Surveys Voting
The UUA's Organizing Strategy Team is cooking up a plan to support all of us as we #UUtheVote in 2020. UUs have deep history working for justice in the streets and on the ballot, and in partnership with people of all backgrounds as we fight for our democracy. This year, our values and our principles … [Read more...]
FAN-Sponsored Candidate Forums, multiple times and locations
FAN-Sponsored Events: Snohomish County Sheriff Candidate Forum: A Conversation on Police Accountability October 18, 6:30 PM Snohomish County Administration (East)/Robert J. Drewel Building, 3000 Rockefeller Ave, Everett Kitsap Co/Olympic Peninsula Cluster Gathering October 19, 12-2 PM Olympic … [Read more...]
Vote to Approve Initiative 1000
November ballots are arriving soon! Initiative 1000 was passed in the 2019 state legislative session as a way to return affirmative action measures to Washington State, bringing equity to employment, contracting, and education for women, veterans, small businesses, and people of color. Now the vote … [Read more...]
Sound Alliance Leadership Training at Saltwater UU, Oct. 25 and 26, Des Moines WA
The Sound Alliance, in King and Pierce Counties, is made up of faith, labor, and community organizations dedicated to building a base of every day citizen leaders to effectively stand for change they want to see in their communities. Join us for this 9-hour training to learn our organizing model and … [Read more...]
Oak Flat – Apache Sacred Ground – DEIS Comment period
Please check this out and then comment on the DEIS. For a little background into, check this out: https://sacredland.org/oak-flat-united-states/, then take a minute to look through their website at some of the other films this project has produced. DEIS Commenting info: The Tonto National … [Read more...]
Solutionary Rail “Bite” to Share with Policymakers
Rail Bite #5 - SR will cut Greenhouse Gas Emissions Our Solutionary Rail Team has compiled Rail Bite 5 on "Solutionary Rail as a solution to Greenhouse Gas Emissions." Rail Bites are easy to digest morsels of info for busy policymakers, educating them on different aspects of electrified freight … [Read more...]
A Prayer for Sk’aliCh’elh-tenaut
Below is a request from Lummi Nation. As some of you may know, Lummi Nation is seeking the return of Sk’aliCh’elh-tenaut (Tokitae/Lolita). For those of you who don’t know, Sk’aliCh’elh-tenaut (Tokitae/Lolita) is the last remaining Orca that was brutally taken in the 1970s raids on the J, L, K pods … [Read more...]
Faith Action Network-sponsored Candidate Forums, Oct. 5-23, many locations
As we prepare for November elections, Candidate Forums are an opportunity to hear from candidates about the issues that matter most to you. We hope you will join us for a FAN-sponsored candidate forum in October, and share the flyers in your community: Seattle Candidate … [Read more...]
Youth Led the Climate Strike; We Need to Follow Up
Our youth led the way and propelled the Climate Strikes into one of the largest climate strikes in history. We want to center the brilliance and power of our youth and encourage you to build with local youth-led movements and create relationships in an effort to learn and adapt. We’re in awe of the … [Read more...]
Thousands of UUs Join Climate Strike/Next Steps Webinar October 16
The sheer power of the people resisting at this moment is breathtaking. Millions mobilized around the world to demand that our governments address the climate emergency. Thank you for your part in the Global Climate Strikes. We’re in awe of the images from around the world, demonstrating the fierce … [Read more...]
MMIW: Petition for passing the Not Invisible Act.
Across the United States, over 5,700 indigenous women were reported missing in 2016 alone, with only 116 of those cases logged into the Department of Justice’s (DOJ) missing persons database. This statistic is the tip of the iceberg of the Missing & Murdered Indigenous Women (MMIW) … [Read more...]
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