We are a grassroots neighborhood action group for Seattle's Phinney Ridge and Greenwood neighborhoods, and part of the umbrella organization Communities Rising. Want to get involved? We post weekly and ongoing opportunities for action on this page. Join us!

Weekly Priority Action(s)

Here are some things you can do this week:

Here's the official organizing page for Seattle's "No Kings" Cal Anderson protest June 14, including links to posters you can download, print out and distribute/post around your neighborhood or to your friends. Spread the word! This is the march most Phinneywood Rising folks will attend, but you should go to the protest that works best for you. A list of all the actions nationwide is here.
There's also a No Kings March and Rally at the UW's Red Square June 14 from noon-6 p.m. (This is also commencement day.) From information posted on the Facebook Seattle Protest Communications Project, this one will feature speakers, a brief march around the inside of Red Square, a "Graduation Celebration Concert with live music" and a mutual aid canned food drive. During the UW carillon bell-ringing, a "sit-in/die-in" will be observed.
Our umbrella organization Communities Rising is joining Indivisible. The next city-wide Communities Rising meeting is June 11 from 7-9 p.m. at the Shoreline Unitarian Church. This is open to all and we'd love to have some folks attend. If you do, please take some notes and let us know what happened.

Protests

June 9: SEIU Healthcare is calling for a mass mobilization to stop the ICE raids and free SEIU's David Huerta, 11 a.m., Federal Office Building, 909 First Ave. As posted to the Seattle Protest Communications Project on Facebook.
June 14, "No Kings" -- information here on this next major national protest. Numerous Seattle-area events are listed, but the largest is Indivisible's rally and march at Cal Anderson Park, joined by the Women's March "Kick out the Clowns" event. There's another on the UW campus/Red Square (which coincides with UW commencement).

Ongoing Actions

Phinneywood Rising's bannering project: June 9, July 15 and 21, August 12 and 18, Sept. 9 and 15. Sign up in advance here. Meet at the northern pedestrian overpass on Aurora Avenue, just south of the Green Lake exit, at 5 p.m.
Mondays, noon-1:30 pm: Due Process - Bring Them Back! This is a local, ongoing Indivisible event to demonstrate your opposition to Trump's illegal abductions and deportations, at the Consulate of El Salvador, 615 2nd Ave. (Near the intersection of Second Avenue and Cherry). More info here
Tuesdays, generally 4:15-5:45 p.m.: The very effective Tesla Takedown actions are happening Tuesdays and Saturdays.
Check out the DefundMusk website for schedule updates.
Thursdays, 8-9am:
Overpass bannering w/ Backbone Campaign at I-5 and 50th. Free street parking on NE 51st St. between Latona & 5th Ave. NE. Email Lucy for details and to RSVP: lucy@backbonecampaign.org
Check out their entire calendar of offerings here.
Thursdays, 4.30-5.30pm: Defending Democracy rally at 73rd & Greenwood (Ken's Market) - an hour of noisemaking, sign and handwaving, and conversations on the sidewalk.

Fridays, 11:30am-12:30pm: Federal Building Fridays Protests to support federal workers at the Henry M. Jackson Federal Building, 915 2nd Ave.
Fridays, 3-4 p.m. Save Social Security and Medicaid, Northeast Northgate Way and 5th Ave. NE., sponsored by Wallingford Indivisible
Fridays, 4-5 p.m., Uniting for Freedoms protest across from the Green Lake Starbucks (7110 E. Greenlake Dr.), sponsored by Wallingford Indivisible
Saturdays, generally 10am-12pm: Tesla Takedown protest, check out the DefundMusk website for schedule updates.

Saturdays, noon to 1pm: Defend Democracy, a neighborhood rally at Ballard's Bergen Place, 5450 22nd Ave. NW.

Beyond Seattle

Wednesdays, 4-5pm: Starlink/SpaceX protests at Starlink/SpaceX buildings on the Eastside (intersection of NE Novelty Hill Rd & Redmond Ridge Dr. N.E.) Organized by Indivisible. Here’s a story from the Seattle Times about these growing protests.

Calls, Boycotts, Mutual Aid

Call your representative:
1. Sen. Patty Murray 202-224-2621
2. Sen. Maria Cantwell 202-224-3441
3. Rep. Pramila Jayapal 202-225-3106

Use the app 5calls, which provides a script and phone numbers for a wide range of issues. Calling is the best way to influence your congressperson, or pass along kudos, because it’s immediate and hard for your representative to ignore. If you don’t want to use their app, read their FAQ on how to make your call more effective.

File your objection to rule changes in the Federal Register. It's a little wonky but everything you need to know is right here. Easy, quick, important, and the deadline has been extended to June 7!
Mutual aid event: Find out what you can do if there's ever a massive power outage in our region. Two events: June 7 noon-4 at El Centro de la Raza, 2524 16th Ave. S. and June 22 noon to 4 p.m. at Maple Leaf Park, 1020 NE 82nd St. No need to RSVP or bring anything.

Little Free Pantry - Give or take some food at the Presbyterian Church @ 70th & Phinney, or between 78th & 79th on Dayton (looks like a Little Free Library). Food banks are low right now, and the need is high - please consider providing food for your neighbors.

Boycotts:

Target and WalMart: ongoing, and it's making a difference
Don't buy a Tesla

Alternatives to Boycotting:
Buy local, buy from a retailer that has committed to staying the DEI course (Costco often comes up), use Buy Nothing Groups, barter or trade with neighbors, friends, and family, or don’t buy anything at all (as able). Also try the e-commerce site Little Blue Cart, which "connects conscious consumers with purpose-driven businesses."

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