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!

Our Refuse Fascism crew appeared at the Seattle Waterfront last weekend.

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Dance for Democracy update: The dancers raised over $100,000 for Movement Voter Project last weekend. What a terrific response! Thanks to all of the dancers, as well as the folks who contributed, to make this a success.

Monday's meeting featured de-escalation training from our North Seattle Progressives friends. It was an excellent overview telling what to do (and what not to do) if you are ever confronted by somebody who is angry, threatening or abusive. We'll drop some notes soon on some of the major points, but the best way to make this training work is to role-play. Stay tuned for some upcoming opportunities to do just that.

At last week's Brews 'n Bitchin', a number of creative ideas surfaced. Here are a few ideas:

Project Mail Storm: Put 78 cents -- the cost of mailing a first-class letter -- to good use this week, and every week, by writing a letter to your elected representatives to keep them accountable. If you don't know what to say, Project Mail Storm has plenty of ideas.
Climate Action Now: This free app for iOS and Android "makes it exceptionally easy to take meaningful climate action on your phone in just seconds or minutes."

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Phinneywood Rising's bannering project takes place Tuesdays from 4:30-5:30 p.m. 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'

Phinneywood Rising has started an hour of brainstorming, socializing and networking every second and fourth Wednesday of the month (the next one will be May 27) from 1 to 2 p.m. at a local business. (Location was given in our most recent email.)

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 Singing Resistance

One of our members is working on getting a group of North Seattle singers together to form a Singing Resistance choir. No singing experience necessary!

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 14: Dance party with Dance4Democracy and Southend Indivisible. (Dance4Democracy is the line-dancing group, not to be confused with the event that raised money for Movement Voter Project.) Ping one of the PWR leaders for details.

"A syndicated grassroots organization is community-led, volunteer-driven, and hyper-local at its core, but it belongs to something bigger. It’s part of a network of similar groups, sharing strategies, resources, and ultimately, national-scale impact. The power doesn’t flow down from a national office or a major donor. It flows up, from neighbors trusting neighbors, from people who know each other’s streets and kids and coffee orders deciding to act together." -- Jess Primavera

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