May 12, 2020 | Direct Action, Divestment, Voices of 350
by Patrick Mazza First, let me say the demonization of 350 as somehow a capitalist tool is so far from my experience of what 350 is as to make that characterization ridiculous, even grotesque. I serve as President of the Board of 350 Seattle, the independent, local...
Feb 25, 2020 | Artful Activism, Direct Action, Divestment, Indigenous Solidarity, Keep it in the Ground/No new Infrastructure
At its annual investor conference today, JPMorgan Chase released a new fossil fuel policy. It should be met with indignation, not praise. by Alec Connon Last week, we learned that a report from economists at the world’s largest funder of fossil fuels, JPMorgan...
Dec 8, 2019 | Direct Action, Indigenous Solidarity
Screening of Invasion this Tuesday, December 10, 6:30-8 PM at Washington Hall 153 14th Ave Seattle WA 98122 AND on Tuesday December 17, 6:30pm-8pm at the Muckleshoot Culture Building, 39009 SE 172nd Ave. Auburn, Wa 98092 This Tuesday there will be a film screening on...
Mar 25, 2019 | Direct Action, Divestment, Keep it in the Ground/No new Infrastructure
Taking on the Nation’s Largest Bank: JPMorgan Chase by Alec Connon For two years now, we’ve been campaigning to force JPMorgan Chase, the nation’s largest bank, to stop funding climate disaster. Here’s the story behind the campaign ― an overview of the problem we’re...
Dec 20, 2018 | Direct Action, Voices of 350
by Rachel McDonald I was recently elected to 350 Seattle’s board of directors. Those of you who know me well know I’m a librarian by trade, and reading is one of the ways in which I make sense of the world. For years, I read about climate change, but I became involved...
May 10, 2018 | Direct Action, Divestment, Indigenous Solidarity, Keep it in the Ground/No new Infrastructure
#ShutDownChase, Seattle, 2018Tar sands devastates our climate, our forests, and our water. What is less well-known is the devastating impact it has on indigenous communities — and especially on indigenous women. Over the last four decades, over 4,000 indigenous women...