While things at the southern border need our attention and support, there are lots of local opportunities to support immigrants being affected by family separation. Here’s a rundown of upcoming actions collected by Riveter Maia. Wed July 18 Goodnight Neighbors. We Are Here For… Read More »Local Actions to Support Separated Immigrant Families 7/18-7/23
***CLICK ON THE TOPIC HEADER TO EXPAND THE DETAILS*** Local Level Actions From the Calendar Link to the Riveters Collective Calendar Every Monday: Attend a vigil hosted by Racial Justice Coalition and Keep Bellingham Families Working. A vigil will be held from 11:30a.m.-1:30p.m. in front of the Whatcom County… Read More »Recommended Actions for the Week of 20180209
Pants Peeps! Six days until the Whatcom County Council appoints a seventh member. Tomorrow they will meet to decide how to decide (robust process is a remarkably important component). Now is the time to call or write our council members and enumerate the virtues of… Read More »Recommendations: Whatcom County Council Appointment
Civic tithing can stabilize funding for our local organizations in an uncertain economic future. From the Old English for “one-tenth”, tithing has traditionally meant giving part of one’s income to a church or government. In civic tithing, we take the routine giving concept and apply… Read More »Civic Tithing – 2018
September 23rd: Doorbelling for RC-endorsed candidates in collaboration with Whatcom Wins September 30th: Doorbelling for Manka Dhingra in collaboration with Senator Kevin Ranker and the 40th District Democrats. October ?: Doorbelling AMA
Riveters! This Monday the 19th at 7pm it is all hands on deck to ask the Bellingham City Council to vote NO on the Jail Facility Use Agreement*. If the City Council says yes to funding the big jail, this will send a loud message… Read More »Urgent Action to Stop the Mega-jail
***CLICK ON THE TOPIC HEADER TO EXPAND THE DETAILS*** Local Level Actions National Level Actions / Other From the Calendar https://riveterscollective.org/calendar/ Every Monday: Attend a vigil hosted by C2C between 11:30a.m.-1:30p.m. or 5:00p.m. in front of City Hall. Show the powers that be that you… Read More »Recommended Actions for the Week of 20170605
Description: President Trump has ordered the Department of the Interior to review all designations of national monuments greater than 100,000 acres created since 1996. Removing Monument protection will open the areas up to potential coal, oil and gas exploitation that would increase greenhouse gas emissions,… Read More »ACTION ALERT: Protect our National Monuments: Keep it in the Ground!
Thank you for your interest in the Whatcom Conservation District Board Supervisor Election! We contacted the three candidates and asked them to respond to the following questions: What background, experience, and skills do you bring to support the Whatcom Conservation District in its mission to assist… Read More »Whatcom Conservation District Board Supervisor Election: Candidate Information
February 1st, Representative Rick Larsen is/was scheduled to introduce a bill which would make the Director of National Intelligence and the Joint Chiefs of Staff permanent members of the National Security Council. This is exactly the kind of bold leadership we want from our legislators! Call… Read More »Support Congressman Larsen’s bill on the National Security Council!