Let's Build Social Housing

Ballots due by Tuesday, February 11th!

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! 

Let's Build Social Housing events

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!

Donate to win Prop 1A

In Solidarity,

Seattle Greens for Social Housing

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.

End the War, Occupation, and Siege!

Saturday, November 18, 2023 at 2 PM -- Westlake Park

Join Greens and others in a rally and march for the over 11,000 children, families, and innocent civilians massacred by Israel’s bombing and total siege against Gaza.

We must end the senseless cycle of violence in the Middle East by ending the policy of occupation and genocide.

Join the growing movement to demand an end to all US military aid for Israel and to Free Palestine.

Join us on Sunday, October 15, 2023 at 4pm PT / 7pm ET for a Town Hall conversation with Washington State Green Party Congressional candidate Jason Call

The Green Party of Washington is excited to introduce Jason to a national audience!

Jason is a lifelong progressive activist on issues ranging from healthcare to education to peace action to climate action. He is a former high school math teacher of almost two decades and was elected to the board of his local Education Association for a number of years. He has been active in ballot initiative efforts over the last decade, including I-502 which legalized cannabis in Washington (first in the nation), I-1433 which gave Washington the highest minimum wage in the country, and I-735 which saw Washington become the 18th State to support the movement to Amend the Constitution and overturn Citizens United. Jason has served for 5 years on the board of Whole Washington (wholewashington.org), one of the strongest state-based single-payer organizations in the country.

Jason has run for the WA-02 Congressional seat twice before and came in a close 3rd place both times in the ‘Top Two’ primary. A 2nd place finish would put Jason through to the general election against the corporate-funded incumbent, an outcome that is eminently winnable.

Jason’s website is detailed, with in-depth policy positions, gold star opposition research on the incumbent (a fossil fuel and war machine-backed Democrat seeking his 13th term), media spots, press releases, and op-eds from prior races, and also explains why Jason left the Democrats to join the Green Party.

This race is a real opportunity, with the potential to see the first Green member of Congress!

We look forward to this online event, and we encourage you to come and meet this engaging, knowledgeable, and experienced candidate!

Follow Jason:

Website | Facebook | X (Twitter) | Instagram  | TikTok | Bluesky | YouTube

In solidarity,

Green Party of Washington Coordinating Council

Follow us: X (Twitter), Bluesky, and Facebook

Volunteer to support Jason! -> Join our Green Party organizing group on Loomio!

#VoteGreen

Published on August 12, 2023

We are thrilled to announce that our preferred candidate for Seattle City Council in District 5, ChrisTiana ObeySumner, has officially emerged victorious in the Top-Two primary election! They will now move on to the general election, where they will face off in a one-on-one contest against the other frontrunner. As we move forward to the general election, ChrisTiana will need your continued support to propel them to victory and make a lasting impact on our community.

Why You Should Support ChrisTiana

ChrisTiana is the CEO and principal consultant of Epiphanies of Equity, a social equity consulting firm specializing in social change, intersectionality, antiracism, and disability justice.

They are a former co-chair of the Seattle Disabilities Commission and former co-chair of the Seattle Renter’s Commission. They also served on the King County Transit Mobility Council, The Washington Low Income Housing Alliance, The Seattle University African American Alumni Association, and the King County Board for Developmental Disabilities Legislative Council.

ChrisTiana’s campaign priorities:

• Housing Justice
• Community Safety
• Addressing the Root Causes of Homelessness

How Can You Make a Difference?

The success of ChrisTiana’s campaign depends on passionate individuals like you who believe in a Green future of sustainability, justice, and solidarity. Together we can build a people’s movement in Seattle and beyond!

To donate, volunteer, or learn more about ChrisTiana’s platform, visit https://www.votechristiana.com/.

Please make a campaign donation! $10, $50, $100, or even up to $300—every amount will help!

Make a donation to ChrisTiana here. 

Thank you!

In solidarity,

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 #VoteGreen

The Green Party endorses Margaret for Seattle!

Margaret's introduction:

Hello everyone, my name is Margaret Elisabeth and I'm running for Seattle City Council in District 2.

I'm running a grassroots campaign for an Evergreen future in Seattle, and I can use your help. Please visit MargaretForSeattle.com to volunteer or donate to the campaign.

If you'd like to meet me in person, I'll be at Seattle PrideFest on Sunday, June 25th, in booth F-19 from 1-4pm. Please stop by and say hello :)

We are also collecting Democracy Vouchers and signatures. You can find links to the Democracy Voucher program and a downloadable PDF which you can fill out and mail to the campaign on our website:

https://www.margaretforseattle.com/democracy_vouchers

I'm a proud member of the Green Party of the United States and the Green Party of Washington, and I'm honored to have won the Green Party's endorsement for this grassroots campaign.

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Margaret Elisabeth for Seattle City Council | MargaretForSeattle.com

Twitter: @MargaretForSCC

Facebook: @MargaretForSeattle

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