How are you doing? What was the last action you took? Maybe you’re feeling fired up and taking action every day. Maybe you’re starting to feel overwhelmed and disheartened by the news each day, making it hard to act. Maybe life has interrupted and your… Read More »Step Five to Taking Action
Pantsuit Bellingham is a loosely organized group of activists who have found purposeful work in resisting regressive national leadership, while visioning and fighting for a more just future. Our leadership team is comprised of volunteers with engaged lives, and as a result, changes regularly. Members of the… Read More »Team
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!
Oil transportation is a hot issue this legislative session. Despite the critical gains around public disclosure and preparedness measures, significant gaps remain that put our communities and waterways at risk of an oil spill or other such disaster. Given the Trump Administration’s support of the… Read More »Support Washington’s Oil Transportation Safety Bill (HB 1611 / SB 5462)
Follow @wheresdoug42 on Twitter Someone is undertaking to locate our 42nd district state senator and document his absence in Olympia. Follow this twitter handle for updates. https://twitter.com/wheresdoug42 Write a letter to the editor about Doug Ericksen jobs conflict Constituents of Washington’s 42nd legislative district, our… Read More »Weekly Action List for 20170130
Who represents you? http://app.leg.wa.gov/DistrictFinder/ National Representation Senator Patty Murray: WA (206) 553-5545, DC (202) 224-2621 Senator Maria Cantwell: WA (206) 220-6400, DC (202) 224-3441 Congressman Rick Larsen: WA 360-733-4500, DC (202) 225-2605 Congresswoman Suzan DelBene WA (360) 416-7879, DC (202) 225-6311 State Representation Governor Jay… Read More »Elected Officials
How to support our community Pantsuit Bellingham members are seeking effective means of supporting members of our community affected by the immigration ban. We are using this page as a clearinghouse for information on organizations and events supporting members of our community who are affected… Read More »Immigration Ban
Here we go- time to get busy. Let’s look at how you can use your time to influence change. Some of these actions are quick and introvert-friendly. Some are harder and require you to step out of your comfort zone. You can do it. … Read More »Step Four to Taking Action
Constituents of Washington’s 42nd legislative district, our state senator is not showing up to work, but we are still paying him. He has taken a new job at the EPA and spends his weeks in Washington DC while his seat in Olympia is empty. Doug Ericksen needs… Read More »42nd District – Unrepresented
Uncomfortable with the idea of speaking to others at the march (possibly while being recorded) about your participation? The below are “script-let” ideas that may provide you with a helpful guide of sorts for expressing your involvement concisely and confidently. Please feel free to use… Read More »Why I March – a Sound Bite