Action: Take Your Pick
A few events taking place this week as listed on our “Community Calendar”. With the exception of the Yvonne McDonald march, all events are in Olympia.
Actions: Climate and Environment
Action: Give Feedback on Draft Report to Save Orcas in Puget Sound
We must not forget Tahlequah, the mother Orca who carried her dead newborn for 17 days and 1,000 miles. Orcas are at risk of extinction. If we don’t act to save them in their natural environment (not tiny concrete enclosures) they will be gone.
Action: Survey on Port of Olympia Future Priorities
What should be the priorities for the Port of Olympia going forward? Everyone has the opportunity to give their opinions about the Port and what […]
Action: Become a non-violent grassroots organizer, 6 classes by Glen Anderson.
This workshop series is intended for people who want to learn about nonviolence as both ethical and practical, and people who want to learn how to organize effectively to create good solutions for our local community, our nation, and our world.
Action: Rally Saturday for FAMILIES BELONG TOGETHER
Show Republican Administration that our Olympia community stands up for families. To separate immigrant families, victims of violence, hunger, and poverty, is to re-violate them. Children as young as 18 months are torn from their mother’s arms by the U.S. government. This is violent abuse. These families are victimized again by the government to which they turn for help.
Action: Attend Poor People’s Campaign Rally in Olympia on 6/18 2 pm
I attended the Rally and Speakers at the Poor People’s Campaign on Monday, June 11. The speakers were excellent, some were local, some were from Seattle. Heart breaking stories of the Houseless in Grays Harbor County. The Grays Harbor Chaplains are working hard to help them.
Actions: Save Our Planet
The Sierra Club South Sound put together an impressive list of actions to protect the environment. They summarized it in an email, which we reprint here.
Action: Rally with Poor People’s Campaign at State Capitol
On Monday, May 14, there will be a rally at the Washington State Capitol at 2 p.m. organized by The Poor People’s Campaign, a national anti-poverty […]
ACTION: Support Thurston County Board of Commissioners Rates and Charges proposal
Thurston Conservation District Needs Your Support Thurston Conservation District (you will recall we got involved with the election a couple months back) is exploring the option […]
Action: Stop Genetically Engineered Salmon
Federal Legislative Action: Urge your Senators to support the Genetically Engineered (GE) Salmon Labeling Act, SB1528. Find Your Senators’ Contact Information by State Washington state residents: […]
Federal Action: Oppose Trump/Zinke Plan to Begin Oil and Gas Exploration in Arctic National Wildlife Refuge
Background: As part of the anti-environmental agenda of the Trump administration, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is initiating an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) to […]
Action: Reduce Your Use of Plastic
Today is Earth Day and in recognition of this, one action for this week and for the future, is to actively work to reduce our […]
Wild and Scenic Film Festival-Lacey
The Wild and Scenic Environmental Film Festival on Tour is coming to Lacey Washington at the Norman Worthington Conference Center in the Pavillion at Saint […]
Olympia Action: Join Olympia Indivisible Action Team
OLYMPIA INDIVISIBLE (OI) ACTION TEAM NEEDS NEW MEMBERS NEW TO OLY INDIVISIBLE? OR BEEN A MEMBER FOR A WHILE BUT NOT ACTIVE YET? LOOKING FOR A WAY […]
Action: Attend Climate Conversations
Beyond Flooding: Climate Conversations Lecture Series Location: Olympia City Hall, 601 4th Ave E, Olympia, WA 98501 Time: 6:30 pm-8 pm Dates: Second Wednesday of April, […]