Blog Archive

In Defense of Protest: Conscious Nonviolence

When: June 19, 2014 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Where: Fairhaven Library, Fireside Room, 1117 12th Street, Bellingham, WA 98225, USA

Ellen Murphy will be the speaker Participants will grapple with the duality, or false opposites, of social  protest and higher consciousness. Protest, in the form of demonstrations, pickets, sit-ins, marches (walks) and such, means to testify (test) for (pro), and thus is fundamentally a positive expression for social justice and peace. The information and discussion …

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Update on Washington State Health Care Programs

When: June 26, 2014 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Where: St. Lukes Community Health Ed Center, 3333 Squalicum Parkway, Bellingham, WA 98225, USA

Kristine Lytton, Representative for the Washington State 40th Legislative District will speak about how the last legislative session impacted health care programs–especially those for mental health. She will also discuss how Washington State is implementing the Affordable Care Act.    

JUNE 4 WALLMART STRIKES

When: June 4, 2014 @ 7:00 am – 8:00 am
Where: Mt. Vernon Walmart , 2301 Freeway Drive, Mount Vernon, WA 98273, USA

It’s time to strike! ARE YOU WITH US? OUR Walmart workers are tired of management retaliation. They will be participating in an Unfair Labor Practice Strike in solidarity with Walmart workers around the country. We will be building an 8 x 8 foot wall to visually express the ways in which Walmart has created economic …

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CELELBRATE ONE YEAR SINCE SNOWDEN EXPOSED NSA

When: June 5, 2014 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Where: Alternative Library, 1417 Railroad Avenue, Bellingham, WA 98225, USA

LEARN ABOUT REPRESENT.US

When: May 27, 2014 @ 5:15 pm – 6:45 pm
Where: Bellingham Library-Main Branch, 210 Central Avenue, Bellingham, WA 98225, USA

Opportunity to Volunteer with Local Chapter of “Represent.Us” — A campaign to address political corruption from “Big Money” See www.represent.us & https://www.facebook.com/RepresentUsWA2DistrictCommittee Contact Person: Wendy Czopp (201-1279; wmczopp@gmail.com) We’ll be meeting next Tuesday, May 27th, 5:15-6:45pm. Location: Main Branch of the Bellingham Public Library (210 Central Ave.) — downstairs in the Conference Room. We’ll get a campaign update and …

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CARBON CAP AND TRADE DEBATE

When: May 21, 2014 @ 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm
Where: Whatcom COUnty COurthouse, 331 Grand Avenue, Bellingham, WA 98225, USA

Come to listen and have your voice heard.  Well, maybe! This event is sponsored by the Freedom Foundation and Senator Doug Ericksen , Chair of the Senate Energy Environment & Telecommunications Committee with Daniel Simmons, Institute for Energy Research, Director of Regulatory and State Affairs:  Rep. Joe Fitzgibbon, Chair of the House Environment Committee: Dr. …

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OIL TRANSPORT – CRUDE AWAKENING TOUR

When: May 22, 2014 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Where: Bellingham Unitarian Fellowship, 1207 Ellsworth Street, Bellingham, WA 98225, USA

Join Forest Ethic’s Matt Krogh & Dana Lyons to learn about the proposed oil export trains, filled with explosive North Dakota oil (the kind that blew up in Quebec, North Dakota & Alabama in the last year killing 47 people) which the oil industry wants to ship through our towns so they can export it …

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TOTEM POLE JOURNEY – GREEN TIE GALA

When: May 22, 2014 @ 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Where: Viking Union Multi Purpose Room, Western Washington University, 516 High Street, Bellingham, WA 98225, USA

$10 Students, $12 General Tickets are available at the door, but if you’d like to buy them ahead of time, please e-mail to westernsre@gmail.com. It’s an honor to invite you to one of the first events promoting this year’s totem pole journey, led by Jewell James, master carver and respected elder of the Lummi Nation. …

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SOLIDARITY WITH FARMWORKERS – GENERAL MEETING

When: May 22, 2014 @ 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Where: Academic INstructional Center W. 210, Western Washington University, 516 High Street, Bellingham, WA 98225, USA

Support Familias Unidas Por La Justicia in their efforts to gain a legally binding labor contract with Sakuma Brothers Farm. Join us! Come hear from the leaders of the Familias Unidas Por La Justicia as they speak about their struggle and call on us for support.

LUMMI SACRED SUMMIT – FISHERMAN’S FORUM

When: June 17, 2014 @ 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Where: Wex liem House, 2100 Lummi Shore Drive, Bellingham, WA 98226, USA