Quote of the Week:“Whatever affects one directly, affects all indirectly. I can never be what I ought to be until you are what you ought to be. This is the interrelated structure of reality.” – Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Legislative Actions: Washington Indivisible Legislative Action  This is your chance to weigh in on Housing, Guns, Environment and Healthcare Action: Take the following actions and then click the green 'I took this action' button. Housing Support HB 1110 (Middle housing) by Signing in "Pro" to the House Housing's Public Hearing DEADLINE: Jan 17 3:00pm This bill would legalize “middle housing” in cities throughout the state. Support SB 5202 (Housing/capital expenditures) by Signing in "Pro" to the Senate Housing's Public Hearing DEADLINE: Jan 18 12:30pm Referendum to issue $4 billion in bonds to supply funding for affordable housing. Support HB 1111 (Housing benefit districts) by Signing in "Pro" to the House Housing's Public Hearing DEADLINE: Jan 19 7:00am Create special districts around transit to use for affordable housing. Support HB 1167 (Residential housing) by Signing in "Pro" to the House Housing's Public Hearing DEADLINE: Jan 19 7:00am Streamline and improve building permit regulations to encourage more affordable housing. --- Firearms Support HB 1144 (Firearms/purchase & transfer) by Signing in "Pro" to the House Civil Rights & Judiciary's Public Hearing DEADLINE: Jan 17 9:30am Waiting period, training, and background checks before weapons sales. Support HB 1143 (Firearms/purchase & transfer) by Signing in "Pro" to the House Civil Rights & Judiciary's Public Hearing DEADLINE: Jan 17 9:30am Permit to purchase firearms. Support HB 1240 (Firearms/assault weapons) by Signing in "Pro" to the House Civil Rights & Judiciary's Public Hearing DEADLINE: Jan 17 9:30am Bans assault weapons. Support HB 1178 (Firearms/local government) by Signing in "Pro" to the House Civil Rights & Judiciary's Public Hearing DEADLINE: Jan 17 9:30am Restore local government authority to regulate firearms. Support SB 5078 (Firearm industry duties) by Signing in "Pro" to the Senate Law & Justice's Public Hearing DEADLINE: Jan 17 9:30am Allow gun violence victims to hold members of the gun industry accountable for the harm they cause. --- Environment You are not seeing double! We have 2 versions (Senate and House) of the same bill about recycling and we need you to sign in ‘Pro’ on both of them. Support SB 5154 (Solid waste management) by Signing in "Pro" to the Senate Environment, Energy & Technology's Public Hearing DEADLINE: Jan 17 12:30pm Shift recycling costs away from ratepayers and onto the manufacturers. Support HB 1131 (Solid waste management) by Signing in "Pro" to the House Environment & Energy's Public Hearing DEADLINE: Jan 17 3:00pm Shift recycling costs away from ratepayers and onto the manufacturers. Support HB 1176 (Climate-ready communities) by Signing in "Pro" to the House Postsecondary Education & Workforce's Public Hearing DEADLINE: Jan 17 12:30pm Creating a Washington Climate Corps and evaluating climate and energy transition workforce needs. --- Healthcare - Reproductive Justice Sign Pro for HB 1035 and Support Access to Women's Healthcare DEADLINE: Jan 17 12:30pm Support HB 1035. Doctors may not be prohibited from providing legal and standard-of-care medical treatment for services related to complications of pregnancy Citywide Celebration: Invitation from New Life Baptist Church to Celebrate Martin Luther King  Dear Friends, After many years of absence, we invite you to the resumption of a community-wide celebration in honor of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. National Holiday on Monday, January 16th at New Life Baptist Church – 7838 Pacific Avenue SE in Lacey at 12:00 noon. It is our plan to make this community gathering an annual event to honor the visionary life and work of Dr. King – especially his radical call for peace, freedom, liberty, and justice for ALL people. The featured speaker will be Congresswoman Marilyn Strickland. We will also be joined by other guests and dignitaries representing the various municipal jurisdictions and local organizations. Action: Please join us for a time of deep reflection on our collective racial healing and creation of a community in which everyone is cared for in the absence of poverty, hunger, homelessness, racial discrimination, and hate. We look forward to your presence at this community event. Questions can be directed to Dr. Thelma Jackson 360-259-7304 thelmajackson@comcast.net Here Are Some Other Ways To Honor Dr. King Dr. King was born in 1929; his actual birthday is January 15th. Would have been 94 this year, had he still been alive. A great thing to do on Dr. Martin Luther King Day (Monday, January 16) is to engage in service and racial justice learning.
Local Actions:Thurston Youth Climate Coalition Solidarity Do you remember the epic Youth Die-In at Olympia City Council last spring? The Thurston Youth Climate Coalition (TYCC) is back at it! Action 1: Come out on January 17th to the Tumwater City Council Meeting at 7:00 pm at Tumwater City Hall 555 Israel Rd, SW Tumwater, where youth will be giving public testimony. You are encouraged to attend in solidarity and help the TYCC pack the room. Please wear green to show support for youth demands. The TYCC Demands that the City of Tumwater:
Action 2: Weekly Climate Sign Waving Another way you can support TYCC is joining weekly climate sign waving on 4th Ave Fridays by the Kissing Statue at 5:00 pm. Bring your climate signs! Youth ages 13-21 are invited to stay for 6:00 pm TYCC meetings directly following sign waving. Have You Scheduled These Events?Interested in Being Part of Planned Parenthood’s Patient Advocacy Program?  Planned Parenthood Alliance Advocates Washington is hosting a virtual training to share more about our Health Center Advocacy Program! HCAP is a way to support PP health centers, interact with patients, and bring them into PP’s work. On Thursday, January 26th from 6-7pm, PPAA trainer Sarah will be hosting Planned Parenthood Washington’s first HCAP training of the year. Action: Please attend this Zoom training to learn more about this amazing program and help increase the scope of their work. Register here. Your Work Pays Off: Senator Manka Dhingra Speaks Up About Indivisible  Making a Difference We often wonder if what we are doing is making a difference, and we are encouraged every time we hear that we are. At the January 6 WILA and OI sponsored event, Manka Dhingra gave a rousing and positive response to that question. See the excerpt below from the recording of the event. Who is Manka Dhingra? Manka Dhingra is the Senator from LD 45 and Deputy Majority Leader of the Washington State Senate. She also serves on the Health & Long Term Care Committee and the Ways & Means Committee. Action: View Video from Time 28:45 - 32:00 Senator Manka Dhingra Applauds Indivisible Comments are closed.
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