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. Sign up for our weekly newsletter here!

BLUE TSUNAMI!!!!!

Phinneywood members joined with Ballard Defenders of Democracy Saturday to celebrate the blue wave.

It was a rout. A shellacking. A repudiation. Perhaps the end of MAGA.

"This repudiation of Trump’s small, racist, profoundly unserious vision of America needed to win decisively," wrote Tressie McMillian Cottom in the New York Times. "And it did."

Congratulations to all the hard-working activists who marched, bannered, waved signs, made phone calls, traveled across the state and country, knocked on strangers' doors, wrote postcards, came up with creative ways to engage voters and then voted in an election that was too big to rig. What a night!

ON MONDAY, Phinneywood Rising will meet at 6 p.m. at our usual location. We'll take a beat to celebrate this historic win and then talk about next steps.

MEANWHILE, our work goes on! A dirty, dangerous permitting bill (the Bipartisan American Affordability and Jobs Act, or BAAJA) that would easier for Big Tech, Big Oil, and mining companies to pollute our air and water with toxic chemicals that raise communities’ risk of asthma, cancer, and premature death is scheduled for Monday. Learn more about this bill and how to oppose it here.

Sound Alliance

On Nov. 11 and 12, Sound Alliance -- an alliance of faith, labor, health education and community organizations dedicated to building a base of everyday civic leaders to effectively stand for change they want to see in their communities -- will hold a workshop to teach skills in community organizing. Learn more about this workshop here and email Pastor Joe if you have questions, joe@wppcseattle.org.

Stop ICE

“Recently, an acquaintance called me in a panic. Just two minutes earlier, she had watched ICE surround her car and the car next to hers, violently pull a man from the other car, and haul him away. She didn’t know what to do or how to help. Unfortunately, neither did I.”

This excellent write-up, by Dave G. of Phinneywood Rising, tells about the Constitutional Observer training he took after this encounter. It’s a great recap. We encourage everyone to read it, and to sign up for training as well.

As the headline above from the NYT indicates, the administration is hiring thousands of new officers to ramp up deportation efforts. The need for well-trained observers has never been greater.

Climate corner

Many bad policy changes affecting the environment go through the Federal Register. You can help by regularly checking this running list of federal rules changes put together by a Wallingford Indivisible volunteer, and using this simple guideline sheet for how to craft a good public comment.

This fall, make time to write a few comments, and throw some sand in the gears of the Federal Register!

Banner over Aurora

Phinneywood Rising's bannering project takes place Tuesdays from 3:30-4:30 p.m. (note time change for return to standard time). 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), 3:30 - 4:30 p.m. (note time change) An hour of noisemaking, sign and handwaving, and conversations on the sidewalk.

Brews & Bitchin'

Phinneywood Rising's hour of brainstorming, socializing and networking meets on the second and fourth Wednesday of every month at 1 p.m. at a local business (in November, that will be the 11th and 25th). 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!

Phinney's ballot drop box

Phinney Ridge now has its very own ballot drop box, at the northeast corner of Phinney Avenue and 62nd Street. It's across the street from Sully's Snow Goose Tavern.

Ballots were mailed some time around Oct. 14, and the drop boxes officially opened Oct. 16.

Make sure to check out our new Vote! page for information about the coming election.

Phonebanking

Many midterm activities have finished, but there are ongoing ways to support the voting count and the new senators and representatives who will be sworn in soon. Take a look at what Seattle Indivisible recommends for their daily actions - you'll be sure to find ideas here.

Save these dates

Nov. 9: Phinneywood Rising meeting at the usual place and time to talk about next steps after the midterms.

"It's very demoralizing when you think, this is all on me to fix. But it's not all on you to fix. It's just on you to do the little thing that you can do. And if millions of people do the little thing you can do, that actually will turn history." -- Timothy Snyder, American historian

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