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!

June updates

World Cup bannering begins! Phinneywood Rising is one of 15 groups doing special bannering during World Cup games, exercising our right to free speech and letting the rest of the world know where we stand. We bannered on Monday and Friday, and more action is to come. Ask somebody on the bannering team for details if you'd like to participate.

Brews 'n Bitchin's next meeting will be Wednesday, June 24 at 1 p.m. at the usual location. Come join us for casual conversation and camaraderie!

URGENT: A new federal rule would put all scientific, infrastructure and other federal grant decisions into the hands of the Office of Management and Budget, allowing OMB to ignore peer review, decide against funding any grant at the president's whim, cancel any grant at any time, and gag scientists by preventing them from using grant money to publish or attend conferences without written permission. Communities Rising is holding an emergency meeting Thursday, June 25 at 6:30 in Wallingford to help you understand what this rule is about and how to respond. Find out more here.

Here are a few notes on some of the major points of May's de-escalation traing.

Banner with the frog

Phinneywood Rising's bannering project takes place Tuesdays from 4:30-5:30 p.m. and will continue that schedule during World Cup games. Find out why the regulars at this event love to be out there dancing and waving signs to the approximately 2,000 motorists that pass by. Bannering takes place at the Highway 99 north pedestrian overpass at Woodland Park. Here's a map of the exact location. Here's a little write-up about why bannering matters.

Rally for Democracy

Thursdays: Rally for Democracy at 73rd & Greenwood (Ken's Market), 4:30 - 5:30 p.m. An hour of noisemaking, sign and handwaving, and conversations on the sidewalk.

Brews & Bitchin'

Next meeting Wednesday, June 24, 1 p.m.: Phinneywood Rising's hour of brainstorming, socializing and networking will move to once monthly for the summer. This is an unstructured hour of conversation and contemplation to help us think of new ways to drive the resistance. Bring your best ideas, and help us make the opposition better and stronger!

Join the Signing Resistance

One of our members is working on getting a group together for some occasional Singing Resistance-type action in North Seattle. No singing experience necessary! Clap-along enthusiasts welcome!!

Here's more information about the Singing Resistance. If you're interested, please fill out the form and let us know of your availability.

Fighting ICE

Join Phinneywood Neighbors Protecting Neighbors (FB link here) to protect one another and provide aid to vulnerable community members.

Learn how to be an observer: Here's a YouTube video by No Kings organizers about how to document and record ICE encounters. Fast-forward through the first 8 minutes to get to the heart of the workshop.

The League of Women Voters has published a comprehensive guide to immigrant and protester rights, including downloadable cards and trainings. Check it out.

And the City of Seattle's Stand Together: Let's Make Seattle a Welcoming City is worth a read to understand Seattle's policy on immigration enforcement.

Save these dates

June 25: Communities Rising will meet at Wallingford's Keystone Church to discuss how to take action against the Office of Management and Budget's (OMB) move to politicize federal grant-making.
Aug. 2: Communities Rising picnic at Green Lake

"The best way to not feel hopeless is to get up and do something. Don't wait for good things to happen to you. If you go out and make some good things happen, you will fill the world with hope, you will fill yourself with hope." -- President Obama

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