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!
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The Aurora bannering group poses for a photo after a successful afternoon.
Bannering changes, March events
Bannering changes, March events
Bannering update: We'll be out there Tuesday, Feb. 24 at the Aurora pedestrian overpass from 3:30-4:30. Starting March 3, Aurora bannering will switch to 4-5 p.m. as the days grow longer. And the Ken's Market sign-waving will also switch to a 4-5 p.m. schedule, starting this week (Feb. 26).
This Wednesday, Feb. 25, our umbrella organization, Communities Rising, will meet in Shoreline at 6:30 to discuss protecting the vote during the fall midterms - more on that meeting and RSVP here. Also, check out CR's resources on how you can protect the vote.
March in March: March 7 is the Stand up for Science day of action at the Seattle Center's mural ampitheater from noon to 3 p.m. The next day, March 8, the Women's March takes place at Cal Anderson Park starting at 11 a.m. Rumor has it that Dance 4 Democracy will be doing their thing at the women's march. Stay tuned for details.
Check out Resist and Unsubscribe, a new movement that underscores a powerful weapon you have to fight the administration by unsubscribing or boycotting businesses that support deportation efforts. Here is an NPR story about this effort.
We had a terrific meeting in February, marking our best attendance ever. Here are some observations from the meeting.
Banner with the frog
Banner with the frog
Phinneywood Rising's bannering project takes place Tuesdays from 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. (we will shift to 4-5 p.m. March 3). We banner 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
Rally for Democracy
Thursdays: Rally for Democracy at 73rd & Greenwood (Ken's Market), 4 - 5 p.m. (note new time starting now). Join the sign-wavers! An hour of noisemaking, sign and handwaving, and conversations on the sidewalk.
Important bills
Important bills
Many crucial deadlines are now approaching, or passing, for bills in the state Legislature. One way to keep current is to check Seattle Indivisible's daily actions. Find the list here.
Minnesota news
Minnesota news
Marcus Harrison Green, South Seattle Emerald's editor-at-large, traveled to Minnesota recently and came back with this insightful column about what he saw, and what it might mean for Seattle.
A sociologist tells Minnesota Public Radio why observing ICE is a de-escalation tactic.
Seattle volunteers with Common Power went to Minneapolis to see what they could learn about organizing there. Here's a good read from the Seattle Times (subscription required) about what they found.
Fighting ICE
Fighting ICE
If you missed the national No Kings training about how to document and record ICE encounters, there's a YouTube video of the training here. 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.
Meetings, actions
Meetings, actions
Feb. 25: Communities Rising's next meeting on protecting the vote, at Shoreline Unitarian Church, 6:30 p.m.
March 28: The next No Kings march. Save the date!
May 1: May Day General Strike & boycott (details to come).
"Antiseptic judicial rhetoric cannot do justice to what is happening. Across the interior of the United States, agents of the federal government -- masked, anonymous, armed with military weapons, operating from unmarked vehicles, acting without warrants of any kind -- are seizing persons for civil immigration violations and imprisoning them without any semblance of due process. The systematic character of this practice and its deliberate elimination of every structural feature that distinguishes constitutional authority from raw force place it beyond the reach of ordinary legal description. It is an assault on the constitutional order. It is what the Fourth Amendment was written to prevent. It is what the Due Process Clause of the Fifth Amendment forbids." -- Judge Joseph Goodwin, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia
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