TWO YEARS OF CONFLICT: TWO YEARS OF RESISTANCE

Tuesday, OCTOBER 7, 2025 - Seattle

Peace Activists gathered at Cascade Playground in Seattle to recognize and protest the ongoing genocide of the Palestinian people and to demand justice from our governments and politicians. Longtime Greens attended, as did representatives from Veterans for Peace, Seattle Against War, and other organizations.

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Overview (2018):

The Green Party of Seattle represents a voting bloc of concerned citizens. The following is a five-part position statement on specific issues relevant to Seattle city governance. The Green Party of the United States is a nationally registered party that represents a values-based political framework grounded in ecological responsibility, social justice, peace, nonviolence, and grassroots democracy. Our elected officials must understand how these issues are all interrelated and work with voters to support a future-ready and sustainable Seattle.

Position Statement 1: Environmental responsibility

As a city, Seattle is considered a leader in environmental policy. In the past, Seattle was able to achieve a leading edge as an environmentally responsible municipality through relatively passive means, such as recycling. Over the last few years, the dynamic has changed in regard to both the urgency of the environmental problem and the constrained resources available to address it. Environmental issues now require a more proactive approach from city officials.

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By Michael Doyle, Green Party of Washington

On Saturday, May 24, 2025, Seattle’s Capitol Hill neighborhood became the epicenter of a tense confrontation between law enforcement and protesters during a conservative Christian rally organized by Mayday USA. The event, held at Cal Anderson Park—a hub of Seattle’s LGBTQ+ community—was met with a vigorous counter-protest by approximately 500 individuals opposing the rally’s anti-trans and anti-queer rhetoric.

The rally, part of Mayday USA’s “#Dontmesswithourkids” tour, was perceived by many as provocatively held in the city’s LGBTQ+ neighborhood. Protesters clashed with police, leading to 23 arrests during a five-hour confrontation that involved shoving, thrown objects, and pepper spray.

Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell suggested the rally was intentionally provocative and noted anarchists infiltrated the protest, instigating violence.

Margaret Elisabeth, Chair of the Green Party of Washington and a transgender woman, condemned the police response, stating, “The disproportionate use of force against peaceful protesters by Seattle police is unacceptable. We must stand united against hate and ensure the safety and dignity of all individuals, especially those from marginalized communities.”

The events of May 24 have sparked a broader conversation about the balance between free speech and the protection of vulnerable communities, highlighting the ongoing challenges faced by the transgender community in the face of rising political and social tensions.

Link to the Green Party’s position statement on Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity.

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Green Party of Seattle - gpsea.org

For Immediate Release:

February 9, 2025

Contact: Alice Green - 206-769-0393 - [email protected] 

Seattle City Council dishonors the dying wish of a long-time resident for an opportunistic local developer. Community members are outraged.

Seattle: On Saturday, February 8th, a group of about 50 residents and activists gathered in the University District section of Seattle. With patchy snow on the ground, people came out to save a stunning old-growth cedar tree, almost 200 years old.

The residential property near 65th was sold by the family to a developer, under the condition that the old tree not be harmed, per the will of the previous estate holder. After the developer demolished the house to make way for multi-unit construction, they prepared to take down the tree in breach of this agreement. A local Ballard Tree Service refused to take the healthy tree out against the family wishes. The family made it clear they would fight. The developer bypassed local residents and went to the Seattle City Council, who then approved the take-down.

Extinction Rebellion Seattle states, “Seattle City Council is not protecting trees.” XR Seattle cited the need for local oversight around green spaces and land use in marginalized communities because clearly the Seattle City Council's primary agenda is to make development easy. Although developers must now replace a tree for each that they remove, afterward there is no followup tree care. Seattle’s own Urban Forestry Commission calls the replacement of mature-growth trees with saplings, “flawed and in violation of Seattle Municipal Code.” Tree Action Seattle reported that low-income communities, “have the fewest trees, are losing them the fastest, and will have the fewest in the future.” Jenna, a local Green Party voter, said, “So basically City Council can just rewrite someone’s Will like that? That is messed up on so many levels.”

Planting trees is a simple low-cost action that benefits humans, animals, and the planet. We can have housing density along with green space. We live in relationship with the larger world, we don’t own it. Tree protection and housing equity are part of a larger picture of systemic equilibrium that has outgrown capitalism. Capitalism is the destructive, grasping, sadistic few holding back the growth of many. It is not sustainable. It’s time to do better. Let’s choose to evolve.

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Published on December 5, 2024

We have just 9 weeks to educate voters and turn Seattleites out to vote YES on Prop 1A - Let's Build Social Housing!

Can you show up (and bring a friend) to a Social Housing Get Out the Vote event this weekend? No experience is needed and training will be provided before each event.

YES on Prop 1A Door Knocking:

• Saturday 12/7 @ 10:30 am with 350 Seattle, Cal Anderson Park
• Saturday 12/7 @ 1 pm with Seattle DSA, Wallingford (Meridian Playground)
• Sunday 12/8 @ 10:30 am with Seattle DSA, Columbia City PCC

YES on Prop 1A Tabling:

• Saturday 12/7 @ 10 am, U District Farmers Market
• Sunday 12/8 @ 12 pm, West Seattle Farmers Market
• Sunday 12/8 @ 11 am, Capitol Hill Farmers Market

If you can't volunteer this weekend, Let's Build Social Housing has many more events scheduled in the next few weeks, which you can find on their website here! 

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Can't make it out in the field but still want to support the campaign? Donating supports staff and volunteers to talk to as many voters as possible before February 11th. Every dollar helps!

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It's the kind of collaboration Greens love to see! Five anti-nuke billboards went up in our area on August 19th, 2024. Sanctioned by the Vatican?

A historic joint project between non-secular and secular peace activist allies Ground Zero Center for Nonviolent Action and Pax Christi USA will be educating area residents about the dangerous proximity of nukes right here in the Puget Sound region, and making an appeal on moral as well as scientific grounds for de-escalation. The group obtained permission from the Vatican to quote Pope Francis directly on the billboards.

Spot these billboards in Tacoma, Seattle, Lake Forest Park, and Highway 525 locations! 

Published on July 6, 2024

The Seattle Green Party has joined the Seafair Climate Action Coalition: https://www.seaclimateaction.info/

Upcoming events from the Seattle Anti-War Coalition regarding the Seafair Climate Action Coalition: July 30, 2024 at Pier 62 and on the water, and August 3-4, 2024 at Genessee Park on Lake Washington

• July 30, from 12 noon - 2 pm, Pier 62, Seattle waterfront: Seattle Anti-War Coalition is joining Ground Zero for NonViolent Action and others to protest the US Navy when it enters Elliott Bay. You can join peace kayaktivists and the historic Golden Rule sailboat in the water near Pier 62, or you can join Veterans For Peace and others on Pier 62 where we will counter the military recruiters' message with our anti-war messages.

• August 3 & 4, 11 am - 2 pm - Reimagine Seafair 2024, Cancel the Blue Angels, No Military Air Shows! Join many organizations for a picnic-protest on August 3, 11am-2pm, at Genesee Park on Lake Washington, outside the entrance to the air show (the Blue Angels typically fly after 3pm). The protest will continue, likely without the picnic part, on the adjoining sidewalk Sunday, August 4. This protest began last year and got media attention. It will be still bigger this year -- please plan to come!

Published on January 17, 2024

Earlier this month, anti-trans activist Riley Gaines publicly outed a transgender student, a minor, to her followers on Twitter/X. The student, who had verbally accepted a women's volleyball scholarship to the UW (University of Washington) was harassed online by Riley Gaines, her followers, and the group ICONS, an anti-transgender group that attacks transgender girls and women in sports. Later that week, Riley Gaines posted on social media claiming that UW Volleyball had rescinded the scholarship.

The Green Party of Washington supports transgender people in all ways in society, sports included. If it is true that UW rescinded the scholarship, we call for an immediate reversal of this decision and an apology to the student. Otherwise, we believe this decision by the UW should be investigated as a Title IX violation against UW Volleyball.

It is apparent that Washingtonians and those who wish to come here must be protected from harassment and the prying eyes of states or individuals.

Just last week, transgender journalist Erin Reed broke news that Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is demanding medical records from Seattle Children's Hospital for all patients who live in Texas. Ken Paxton is also requesting medical instruction to stop transition care for those patients, making it transparent the intent to do harm. Wisely, Washington passed a “Shield Law” last year that prevents the sharing of protected medical records such as transition or abortion care to states that restrict that care, which has, at least for now, prevented the sharing of private medical information.

Looking back at the Riley Gaines social media posts against the student, Riley attacks that the student and her parents somehow "hid" her transgender status from the coach, school, teammates, and other kids' parents. It is important to understand that transgender status is medical information and should, as all medical information, be protected; expecting children to share their private medical history with anyone who might care is a perverse violation of the right to privacy — a right that too clearly has been insufficiently protected.

So then, the Green Party of Washington also calls on legislators to address gaps in "malicious disclosure" of private medical information as a form of harassment that should not be protected speech. Such legislation prohibiting malicious disclosure would serve to protect all who live or come to Washington from an individual or organization sharing private medical information, to similar effect as the law that recently stopped Texas from being able to demand that information.