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June 2018
WA Poor People’s Campaign Action | A New and Unsettling Force
Join Us in Olympia, WA, for a rally and nonviolent moral resistance as part of the Poor Peoples Campaign: A National Call for Moral Revival. The sixth week's theme is "A New and Unsettling Force: Confronting the Distorted Social Narrative." Let us know you're coming! Register here: https://actionnetwork.org/events/rally-in-the-washington-state-capital-on-june-18?source=direct_link& If you need carpool or lodging please register by Thursday night so we can coordinate that! Monday's schedule: **11:00am Pre-action Training (mandatory for those risking arrest) at First Christian Church 701 Franklin…
Find out more »Poor People’s Campaign Solidarity Saturday in Seattle
A solidarity event will be held at Plymouth UCC, Saturday, June 23, with 11 am direct action training, 1 pm Rally and 2 pm March. The local march and rally are in support of the mass march and direct action taking place in our nation’s Capital. The campaign also celebrates what has been accomplished over the past six weeks by the Olympia-based Washington State Poor People’s Campaign: A National Call for a Moral Revival and what is ahead. If you…
Find out more »Kshama Solidarity Campaign Launch Party: Speaking Truth to Power
Join us for the launch of the Kshama Solidarity Campaign! The two police officers who shot and killed Che Taylor in 2016 have re-filed a defamation lawsuit against socialist City Councilmember Kshama Sawant and the city of Seattle. This is an attempt to silence activists and individuals from speaking out against racism and police violence. If successful, this lawsuit would send a chilling effect across our movement and could set a dangerous precedent. We are launching the Kshama Solidarity Campaign…
Find out more »July 2018
Demand Democracy Seattle
We confront corruption in this moment not to restore old status quo that failed us before now, but to demand a new democracy that truly reflects, responds to, and represents all Americans. Recent self-dealing, conflicts of interest, and attacks on the rule of law have dragged our country to a new low, but the roots of today’s corruption extend well beyond any one President or Congress. Restoring faith in our democracy and ensuring government works in the best interest of…
Find out more »End Family Detention Fundraiser
Join us for a fundraising dinner at the delcious Cook Weaver restaurant to support Northwest Immigrant Rights Project, stand up for our collective humanity, and #EndFamilySeparation Tickets are limited! Joining us is the amazing Sutapa Basu, PhD. Dr. Basu is the executive director of the University of Washington Women’s Center and a national leader and advocate for young immigrant women, particularly those who have been victims of human trafficking abuse.
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