Seattle should follow the City of Berkeley’s lead and ensure that all new buildings are heated by clean energy, rather than climate-wrecking, health-damaging fossil fuels
On Friday, for second time in less than 3 months, a Skagit County jury refused to convict climate activists of a crime that they openly admitted to. The six defendants had blockaded the train tracks into the Anacortes refineries for 36 hours as part of the global Break Free from Fossil Fuels mobilization in May 2016; they were charged with criminal trespass in the second degree.
Spring is headed our way, with fire season right behind it… So let’s get to work:
Or, why we don’t support some things that other people support.
ave you noticed that the cherry trees are already blossoming and flower bulbs sprouting? Spring isn’t waiting and neither are we! There’s a rich metaphor here that I insist on dragging through this newsletter: Think of the plants spring-ing, not waiting to shake off winter as a form of … direct action.
Dear Reader,I thought about titling this newsletter ‘Spooky edition’ but it’s not yet time for soup, cloves and sweaters! We got one last weekend of sun, so
This Valentine’s Day, let’s show some love for climate-friendly affordable housing! Make sure to get your ballot in by 8PM on February 14. We’ve got a
I got involved in the recent Solidarity Budget campaign because it was an excellent example of such a fight, made up of many groups in many movements. The campaign demanded a City budget that defunds the police to free up resources for vulnerable communities that have suffered for far too long under systems of oppression.
What a visceral relief it is — a door is now open to the future we nee
Frankly, next month’s election is critical to our ability to protect the climate that sustains us hinges on the outcome of next month’s election. And since the incumbent has refused to commit to a peaceful transfer of power, the best way to prevent a stolen election is to make sure it is a landslide.
