Seattle Greens endorse Workers Strike Back!
Workers Strike Back is an independent, rank-and-file campaign organizing in workplaces and on the streets against the bosses and their political servants.
Workers are falling further and further behind, while billionaires and big business hoard the wealth that workers create. Workers Strike Back was launched by socialist Seattle Councilmember Kshama Sawant, Socialist Alternative, and others who want to build a national movement to fight back. Workers Strike Back takes inspiration from the hundreds of thousands of workers fighting to unionize at Amazon, Starbucks, and workplaces everywhere; the movement to defend abortion rights in the U.S.; the Enough is Enough working-class campaign in the UK; and the ongoing struggles of workers and young people to stop climate catastrophe and fight for a better society.
The Green Party of Seattle supports the demands of Workers Strike Back:
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Workers Need a Real Raise
Biden and corporate politicians in Congress keep giving themselves raises but can’t pass a bare $15 federal minimum wage for working people. We strongly support the fight for a $25 an hour starting wage by workers trying to unionize their workplaces—in major cities that’s just a basic living wage. As prices skyrocket on everything from food to housing, we need at least a 20% raise for all workers with automatic cost-of-living increases above inflation going forward. Instead of long hours and multiple jobs just to pay the bills, we need to shorten the workweek with no loss in pay and benefits. We work to live, not live to work!
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Good Union Jobs for All
With billionaires and corporations making obscene profits, there is no reason we cannot have good union jobs for all. Unions are the key tool workers have to fight the bosses for the things we desperately need. Organize the unorganized—unionize Amazon and every workplace! We need to rebuild a fighting labor movement that arms itself with clear, bold demands and is prepared to go on strike to win them. We need a massive green jobs program that can employ millions of workers in clean energy and prevent climate catastrophe. To succeed, we must take the big energy corporations into democratic public ownership, because we can’t control what we don’t own.
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Fight Racism, Sexism & All Oppression
Only the bosses profit from divisions among the working class. We need to build a united, multi-racial, multi-gendered movement of working people. Fight back against the brutal anti-trans legislation in many states and against all right-wing attacks on LGBTQ+ people. We need to organize to win legal, safe, free abortions for all who need them. End racist policing—put the police under the control of democratically-elected community boards with full power over department policy, hiring, and firing. Movements are how change happens—we need to get organized to fight for our rights. An injury to one is an injury to all!
4
Quality Affordable Housing & Free Healthcare for All
We face an epidemic of unaffordable housing—the rent is too damn high! We need strong rent control with no rent increases above inflation. Fund a massive expansion of publicly owned, high-quality affordable housing by taxing the rich. The private housing market has failed us—take the big real estate corporations and banks into democratic public ownership. We’re dying from unaffordable healthcare as the pharma bosses and for-profit health insurance industry make bank off our sickness. We need free, state-of-the-art, Medicare for All—owned and democratically run by working people.
5
No More Sellouts — We Need a New Party
The Democrats and Republicans both answer to the billionaires, that’s why working people keep getting screwed. Even so-called progressives in Congress have completely failed to fight against the establishment, and offer no solutions. We need a new, multiracial, working-class party that organizes movements and fights unambiguously for our needs. In such a party, all elected leaders would accept only the average workers’ wage, like Seattle Councilmember Kshama Sawant. We would need elected leaders to be fully accountable to our membership and our demands, or else be removed. We need a party that consistently opposes war and imperialism. Under capitalism, the bosses call the shots and have a dictatorship over our workplaces. We need a fundamentally different kind of society—run by and for working people, not billionaires.
Read more about these demands, sign the WSB petition, and get involved in the fight!
March 17, 2023
March General Meeting
Seattle Green Party Online meetup | Wednesday, March 15, 2023 | 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
All are welcome, invite a friend!
Virtual Zoom meeting
Wednesday, March 15th, 2023 at 7:00 PM Pacific Time
Register in advance for this meeting:
https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJAkdO2prj8qGtIDqzXB-I30r9Ptc88JjALt
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email with information about joining the meeting.
Agenda:
- Welcome and Intros
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Electoral Campaigns — Run for office with the Green Party!
- Join us to discuss running and supporting Green Party candidates in local elections!
- Matthew Mitnick for City Council - District 4 — consider for endorsement
- Ry Armstrong for City Council - District 3
- AnnaLisa LaFayette for City Council - District 1
- Jace Donnelly for City Council - District 6
- Workers Strike Back — Endorsing the movement and upcoming events — Unionize Amazon Rally at the Spheres — Saturday, March 25th at 11 am
- Peace in Ukraine — Answer Coalition Seattle Rally at Westlake Park — Saturday, March 18th at 2 pm
- Whole Washington — Initiative for Universal Healthcare — What's happening in 2023?
- Medicare for All Everywhere — Developing a Seattle universal healthcare initiative?
- Other upcoming events, plans, and actions — bring your ideas!
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EcoSocialist Leaders are needed now.
Membership: https://www.gp-wa.org/membership_gpwa
Discussion: https://www.loomio.org/gpwa-seattle-greens/
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February 15, 2023
February General Meeting
Seattle Green Party Online meetup | Wednesday, February 15, 2023 | 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
All are welcome, invite a friend!
Virtual Zoom meeting
Wednesday, February 15th, 2023 at 7:00 PM Pacific Time
Register in advance for this meeting:
https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJAkdO2prj8qGtIDqzXB-I30r9Ptc88JjALt
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email with information about joining the meeting.
Agenda:
- Welcome and Intros
- GPSEA Website and Communications — seeking volunteers!
- House our Neighbors update — Vote YES on I-135 by Tuesday, February 14th! Drop boxes close at 8 PM!
- Whole Washington — Initiative for Universal Healthcare — What's happening in 2023?
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Electoral Campaigns — Run for office with the Green Party!
- Join us to discuss running and supporting Green Party candidates in local elections.
- Other upcoming events, plans, and actions — bring your ideas!
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We acknowledge the first people of Seattle and the land itself as the rightful ancestral homelands of the Duwamish Tribe, past, present, and future. We honor and stand in gratitude to the land itself and the other living beings that make their home here.
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Green Party of Seattle | GPSEA.org
EcoSocialist Leaders are needed now.
Membership: https://www.gp-wa.org/membership_gpwa
Discussion: https://www.loomio.org/gpwa-seattle-greens/
Twitter: @seattlegreens
Facebook: @GreenPartyofSeattle
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February 12, 2023
Yes on I-135 - Social Housing for Seattle
Update from House Our Neighbors:
There are only 9 days left until election day, and so far about 40,000 people have voted citywide! We know this is going to be a low-turnout election, which means every single vote is essential.
Help us get supporters out to canvasses, particularly on weeknights! Please sign up for canvassing here.
Ballots are due by February 14th at 8 PM, so keep reminding your friends and neighbors to vote until that day!
Finally, House Our Neighbors is having an election night party with free food and drinks, music and drag performances, and a night of community!
Thank you for your continued support in getting I-135 passed!
Solidarity,
Vote Yes on I-135
https://www.houseourneighbors.org/
February 05, 2023
Vote Yes on I-135 - Social Housing for Seattle
Here's the latest update from House Our Neighbors:
We are just ONE week away from ballots being mailed out by King County and 27 days from the February 14th special election! This means we are really ramping up our efforts to get the word out about social housing, through canvasses, tables, text banks, and events.
There are canvasses happening almost daily, with several happening on Saturdays and Sundays. Sign up here to talk to voters and help Get Out the Vote!
House Our Neighbors will also be text-banking multiple times each week, with the first party happening Thursday 1/19 at Real Change at 5 PM. Join House Our Neighbors volunteers for fun, snacks, and talking to voters!
In the News...
House Our Neighbors Campaign co-chair, Tiffani McCoy, did an excellent job debating one of the writers of the opposition statement in the King County Voter Pamphlet. Their debate was featured on the Seattle Channel. Click here to check it out. Additionally, House Our Neighbors co-chair, Tye Reed, and steering committee member, Camille Gix were both interviewed on the Hacks & Wonks podcast, discussing the policy and political details of I-135.
Want to help fund the House Our Neighbors campaign communications with digital ads, yard signs, flyers, and more?
Donate to House Our Neighbors
Thank you for your continued support! We can do this!
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EcoSocialist Leaders are needed now.
Membership: https://www.gp-wa.org/membership_gpwa
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January 18, 2023
January General Meeting
Seattle Green Party Online meetup |
Wednesday, January 18, 2023 |
7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
All are welcome, invite a friend!
Virtual Zoom meeting
Wednesday, January 18th, 2023 at 7:00 PM Pacific Time
Register in advance for this meeting:
https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJAkdO2prj8qGtIDqzXB-I30r9Ptc88JjALt
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email with information about joining the meeting.
Agenda:
- Welcome and Intros
- GPSEA Website and Communications — seeking volunteers!
- Ranked Choice Voting — what's next in Seattle?
- House our Neighbors update — Social Housing Initiative 135 is on the February 14th ballot!
- Whole Washington — Initiative for Universal Healthcare — what's next for the universal healthcare movement in WA State?
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Electoral Campaigns — Run for office with the Green Party!
- Join us to discuss running and supporting Green Party candidates in local elections.
- Other upcoming events, plans, and actions — bring your ideas!
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We acknowledge the first people of Seattle and the land itself as the rightful ancestral homelands of the Duwamish Tribe, past, present, and future. We honor and stand in gratitude to the land itself and the other living beings that make their home here.
...
Green Party of Seattle | GPSEA.org
EcoSocialist Leaders are needed now.
Membership: https://www.gp-wa.org/membership_gpwa
Discussion: https://www.loomio.org/gpwa-seattle-greens/
Twitter: @seattlegreens
Facebook: @GreenPartyofSeattle
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December 30, 2022
December General Meeting
Seattle Green Party Online meetup |
Wednesday, December 21, 2022 |
7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
All are welcome, invite a friend!
Virtual Zoom meeting
Wednesday, December 21st, 2022 at 7:00 PM Pacific Time
Register in advance for this meeting:
https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJAkdO2prj8qGtIDqzXB-I30r9Ptc88JjALt
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email with information about joining the meeting.
Agenda:
- Welcome and Intros
- GPSEA Website and Communications — seeking volunteers!
- Ranked Choice Voting — what's next in Seattle?
- House our Neighbors update — Social Housing Initiative 135 is on the February 14th ballot!
- Whole Washington — Initiative for Universal Healthcare — Signature gathering wraps up in December; what's next for the universal healthcare movement in WA State?
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Electoral Campaigns — Run for office with the Green Party!
- Join us to discuss running and supporting Green Party candidates in local elections.
- Other upcoming events, plans, and actions — bring your ideas!
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We acknowledge the first people of Seattle and the land itself as the rightful ancestral homelands of the Duwamish Tribe, past, present, and future. We honor and stand in gratitude to the land itself and the other living beings that make their home here.
...
Green Party of Seattle | GPSEA.org
EcoSocialist Leaders are needed now.
Membership: https://www.gp-wa.org/membership_gpwa
Discussion: https://www.loomio.org/gpwa-seattle-greens/
Twitter: @seattlegreens
Facebook: @GreenPartyofSeattle
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November 17, 2022
November General Meeting
Seattle Green Party Online meetup |
Wednesday, November 16, 2022 |
6:30 pm - 7:30 pm
All are welcome, invite a friend!
Virtual Zoom meeting
Wednesday, November 16th, 2022 at 6:30 PM Pacific Time
Register in advance for this meeting:
https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJAkdO2prj8qGtIDqzXB-I30r9Ptc88JjALt
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email with information about joining the meeting.
Agenda:
- Welcome and Intros
- GPSEA Website and Communications — seeking volunteers!
- Ranked Choice Voting — election outcome!
- House our Neighbors update — Social Housing Initiative 135 will be on the ballot in February 2023
- Whole Washington — Initiative for Universal Healthcare — Signature gathering continues through December!
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Electoral Campaigns — Run for office with the Green Party!
- Join us to discuss running and supporting Green Party candidates in local elections.
- Other upcoming events, plans, and actions — bring your ideas!
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We acknowledge the first people of Seattle and the land itself as the rightful ancestral homelands of the Duwamish Tribe, past, present, and future. We honor and stand in gratitude to the land itself and the other living beings that make their home here.
...
Green Party of Seattle | GPSEA.org
EcoSocialist Leaders are needed now.
Membership: https://www.gp-wa.org/membership_gpwa
Discussion: https://www.loomio.org/gpwa-seattle-greens/
Twitter: @seattlegreens
Facebook: @GreenPartyofSeattle
GET IN TOUCH ...
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November 12, 2022
Green Party of Seattle — Online Meetup
Wednesday, October 19, 2022 | 6:30 pm – 7:30 pm
All are welcome, invite a friend!
Virtual Zoom meeting
October 19, 2022 at 6:30 PM Pacific Time
Register in advance for this meeting:
https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJAkdO2prj8qGtIDqzXB-I30r9Ptc88JjALt
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.
Agenda:
- Welcome and Intros
- Reactivating our local Seattle area Green Party chapter — bring your ideas!
- Ranked Choice Voting is on the ballot in Seattle this November!
- House our Neighbors update — Social Housing Initiative 135
- Whole Washington — Initiative for Universal Healthcare — Signature gathering underway until the end of December!
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Electoral Campaigns — Run for office with the Green Party!
- Join us to discuss running and supporting Green Party candidates in local elections.
- Other upcoming events, plans, and actions — bring your ideas!
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We acknowledge the first people of Seattle and the land itself as the rightful ancestral homelands of the Duwamish Tribe, past, present, and future. We honor and stand in gratitude to the land itself and the other living beings that make their home here.
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Green Party of Seattle | GPSEA.org
Seeking EcoSocialist Leaders!
Membership: https://www.gp-wa.org/membership_gpwa
Discussion: https://www.loomio.org/gpwa-seattle-greens/
Twitter: @seattlegreens
Facebook: @GreenPartyofSeattle
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October 15, 2022
Seattle Defends Abortion Rights!
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 8, 2022 AT 1 PM
CAL ANDERSON PARK
The Republican Party and the Right are waging an all-out assault on the rights of women and LGBTQ people. The ultra-conservative majority on the Supreme Court opened the floodgates for Republican-dominated states to attack abortion rights. And they aren’t stopping there. Republicans are going after transgender rights, voting rights, workers’ rights, and more.
Just last month, 195 Republicans in the House voted against making access to contraception a federal law! Additionally, Republican Senator Lindsey Graham introduced a NATIONAL ABORTION BAN BILL. And to top it off, the US Supreme Court’s new session starts this week, and one of the cases they’ll be ruling on addresses same-sex marriage.
We need to fight back!
To win bodily autonomy, abortion rights, and LGBTQ liberation, we need to build an independent multi-gendered, multi-racial, grassroots movement of everyday people and young people. That’s why it is so important that every organization and individual actively participates in this National Weekend of Action called by The Women’s March. We need a strong mass movement to beat back the Republicans and pressure Democrats to implement:
- The Women’s Health Protection Act (which would legalize abortion nationwide, overriding state bans)
- The end of the Senate filibuster
- Expansion of the Supreme Court with pro-choice judges
- Medicare for All, including:
- Free, legal, safe abortions
- Free contraception, birth control, & reproductive services
- Affordable universal childcare & paid family leave
- Living wages & affordable housing for all
- Free gender-affirming healthcare
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 8, 2022 AT 1 PM
CAL ANDERSON PARK
Spread the word! Invite friends and organizations to join us!
To endorse, collaborate, get flyers to use in your community, or volunteer: (206) 930-2010, [email protected]
Sponsored by Seattle Democratic Socialists of America
Endorsed by:
The Women’s March
Seattle Education Association
UNITE HERE Local 8
United Auto Workers Local 4121
SEIU 1199NW Staff Union
Real Change
Seattle Peace Chorus Action Ensemble
Labor for Black Lives
Puget Sound Mobilization for Reproductive Justice
Seattle Green Wave
Radical Women
Whole Washington
Socialist Alternative
Freedom Socialist Party
Seattle Revolutionary Socialists
Endorsed by the Green Party of Washington State and the Green Party of Seattle
https://www.facebook.com/events/s/defend-abortion-rights-nationa/567510858488134/
October 03, 2022