The movement for Black Lives scored a significant victory on Tuesday in the fight to defund the Seattle Police Department, when the City Council overrode Mayor Durkan’s veto! Back in … Read more
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By Justin Ward In a resounding victory for the Seattle Defund movement, the city council voted overwhelmingly on Tuesday to override the mayor’s veto of the proposed 2020 budget re-balancing. … Read more
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J. Buck, member of SDSA’s Ecosocialist Caucus, writes about the intersection between the uprising for Black lives and climate justice, and the strategic necessity of defunding the police for a … Read more
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by Connor Rauch On Friday evening, over 200 people gathered in Jimi Hendrix park for a “Poets in the Park” event organized by Black Collective Voice (BCV) and Pay the … Read more
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On Tuesday, June 30, Mayor Jenny Durkan wrote a memo to Seattle City Council president Lorena González calling on her to remove Councilmember Kshama Sawant from office for supposed “disorderly … Read more
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By Deepa B., Seattle DSA member When Katrina Johnson’s cousin, Charleena Lyles, was killed by Seattle Police officers in 2017, Johnson refused to accept that officers pumped seven bullets into … Read more
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By the Queer & Feminist Caucus of the Seattle Democratic Socialists of America This year, in the midst of a Black-led uprising against police violence and systemic racism, Pride looks … Read more
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We are bringing the movement’s demands to the Mayor on Sunday at the Rally for Accountability: Defund SPD & Reinvest in Communities! The uprising for Black lives has activated thousands … Read more
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In the wake of the police murder of George Floyd, educators of color in the Highline Education Association near Seattle, Washington launched a petition to kick the Seattle Police Officers … Read more
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Robin Wonsley from Twin Cities DSA joined us to talk about her experience on the ground in Minneapolis and gave her advice on how socialists should contribute to the fight … Read more
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In a groundbreaking move, on June 17 the Martin Luther King County Labor Council kicked out the Seattle Police Officers Guild (SPOG) by a vote of 55% to 45%. Seattle … Read more
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By Whitney Kahn, SDSA member and special education paraeducatorMonday night, my union, the Seattle Education Association (SEA), of over 5,000 public school educators, voted on bold proposals to stand with … Read more
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