SEATTLE, WA – Feb 10, 2021 , The Board of Directors for Seattle Public Schools passed a resolution committing the School District to operate on 100% clean and renewable energy by 2040, which requires eliminating all use of fossil fuels in district electricity, heating, cooling, cooking, and transportation. Continue reading
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Indigenous Peoples Day: Together We Rise, Resist, Reclaim by Michael Rios
For the seventh consecutive year, the greater-Seattle area and its thousands of Native citizens will proudly celebrate Indigenous Peoples’ Day. Replacing the former misbegotten holiday dedicated to a slave trader and lost Italian navigator, the commemorative day to honor the past, present and future of Indigenous cultures takes place annually on the second Monday in October. Continue reading
Seattle Passes Tax on Big Business Targeting Amazon to Fund Affordable Housing, Green New Deal
Plan prioritizes relief for small businesses, food security for families, affordable housing and essential city services Continue reading
Seattle poised to invest in Green New Deal programs
SEATTLE – Today the Seattle City Council unanimously voted to advance a plan to invest more than $20 million annually into Green New Deal programs, creating local clean energy jobs that will accelerate the city’s transition off fossil fuels. Continue reading
Divest from Racism, Invest in Justice
There is no human right more fundamental than the right to live. We stand in solidarity with all those who are demanding justice for the killing of Black people like George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Ahmaud Arbery, Tony McDade, Nina Pop, and the countless other lives that have been ended at the hands of police and white supremacists. Continue reading