Official daily action for Monday, April 5, 2021:
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Today’s action is from the good folks at Disability Rights Washington.
Right now, legislators in Olympia are debating transportation investments worth billions of dollars over the next 16 years — almost all dedicated to highways. People of color, low-income communities, and disabled people who can’t or don’t drive are getting left behind! We can do better than this.
First, watch and share this short video created by Front and Centered of fierce BIPOC and disability advocates calling for dignity in transportation: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A-LXAXsvtB0
Next, take action to tell our elected leaders to fund and build the safe sidewalks, accessible crossings, and reliable and accessible transit so that Washington has safe, clean, and fair transportation for all!
Action: https://actionnetwork.org/letters/tell-olympia-sidewalks-and-transit-now
Background
“Front and Centered: The Evergreen State Needs a Greener and More Equitable Transportation Package” – https://www.theurbanist.org/2021/04/01/front-and-centered-the-evergreen-state-needs-a-greener-and-more-equitable-transportation-package/
“Op-ed: Why We Can’t Support a Transportation Package that Leaves Us Behind” – https://www.theurbanist.org/2021/04/01/op-ed-why-we-cant-support-a-transportation-package-that-leaves-us-behind/
Events ——
Monday, April 5th from 6pm to 7:30pm
Join us in a panel discussion around homelessness and prevention.
Topics will include rent relief, $15 minimum wage, and governmental response to homelessness/housing insecurity during a pandemic. Panelists include Iris Guzman, Shukri Olow, Dawn Bennett, Chris Franco, Violet Lavatai, and Joseph Todd. Sponsored by REACH (Renton Ecumenical Association of Churches), WA Poor People’s Campaign, Local WFSE 843, Legacy of Equality & Leadership Organizing (LELO), Seattle Indivisible, and more.
RSVP Here: https://www.facebook.com/events/293033105522849/
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Wednesday, April 7 from 6:30pm-8pm
Monthly Meeting
Attend Our Monthly Meeting featuring: Massage Parlor Outreach Project, Black Lives Matter, Midterms Preview.
RSVP Here: https://www.mobilize.us/mobilize/event/380443/
Featured Speakers:
Deaunte Damper – Chair of Black Lives Matter Seattle King County & member of our Advisory Council. Deaunte will recap the state legislative session and let us know what we can do to make sure the fight for Black lives remains front and center in our work moving forward.
Kevin Jones – Indivisible Vashon & Washington Indivisible Network. Kevin will break down the 2022 midterms, what we need to do to maintain control of Congress, and how you can get plugged in to help.
Rosanna Sze and Diana Xin – Massage Parlor Outreach Project. They will speak about MPOP’s mission and the community’s needs in the wake of the Atlanta massage parlor shootings.
If you can’t make it, please spread the word instead, support Black Lives Matter-Seattle King County and the Massage Parlor Outreach Project in other ways, and we’ll see you next time!
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Sunday, April 11 from 2pm-4pm
Anti-Voter Suppression Phone Bank
Seattle Indivisible Anti-Voter Suppression Phone Bank w/ the Center for Common Ground – join us on Sunday, April 11 at 2pm on Zoom as we connect voters in key states to the legislators who have the best chance of stopping punitive voter suppression bills in states like Arizona and Georgia!
RSVP Here: https://www.mobilize.us/seattleindivisible/event/381660/
