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Justice for Manny Ellis
The community working for justice for Manny Ellis in Tacoma, whose death was revealed this week as a homicide under police custody, are asking for calls to the Governor (360-902-4111) for an independent investigation separate from Tacoma and Pierce County law enforcement.
Supreme Court Rules Against Gender Discrimination for LGBTQ!!
Breaking News from the ACLU The Supreme Court just handed down a tremendous decision: Under federal law, employers cannot fire or otherwise discriminate against workers just for being LGBTQ. Let’s be clear: This means it is illegal to fire someone, or refuse to hire them, for being LGBTQ in all 50 states. It is a historic…
Film: Traces of the Trade with Delbert Richardson
Director Katrina Browne, (a descendant of the DeWolfs, the largest slave-trading family in U.S. history) and her relatives set out to face the facts — and themselves — as they retrace the slave trade triangle from Rhode Island to Ghana, to Cuba and back. Traces of the Trade: A Story from the Deep North is…
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Join a Unitarian Universalists for a Just Economic Community Task Force
ByDeb CruzThe UUJEC is, of course, very interested in democracy. We need more of it in our own operations. Participating in a task force that conducts our work is a good way for you to promote justice in the denomination and in the world. Please, examine this task force list to decide where you can make your best…
House Committee on Public Safety Hearing on Improving law enforcement response to missing and murdered Native American women
The House Committee on Public Safety held a hearing on February 12, 2019, and the House passed on March 5, 2019, HB 1713, improving law enforcement response to missing and murdered Native American women. Staff reported that the State Patrol will conduct studies, working with tribes, and report on June 1, 2019 and propose legislation….

