Lobby Day 2018

Join us for our 2018 Lobby Day! We are bringing Washington CAN! members from all across the state to meet with their legislators and advocate to bring the change our communities need and demand! Now that Read More

The ACA is Under Attack

The House of Representatives is considering a proposal to replace the Affordable Care Act with a plan that will result in millions of Americans losing their health insurance. We know this is a scary prospect and very complicated Read More

Where Is Your Heart?

We rallied outside Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers’ headquarters in Spokane on Monday, February 13th, to demand that she stand up to her peers and protect health care. We asked her WHERE IS YOUR HEART and tried Read More

Latest News

Deposit Reform Takes Effect

Posted on January 18, 2017 by admin

What you need to know: Landlords will have to accept payment plans for the upfront costs to moving into a rental (security deposit, last month’s rent and non-refundable fees) Payment plans are based off the length Read More

2016 Social Justice Awards Breakfast

Posted on November 30, 2016 by admin

Our annual Social Justice Awards Breakfast was a huge success! A sold-out room at New Holly Gathering Hall on Tuesday, November 15 helped us surpass our goal and raise more $38,000. This funding is vital to Read More

Why Doris Wilson is an Advocate for Universal Health Care

Posted on October 26, 2016 by admin

Over 32 years ago I bought my condo in the Kirkland Totem Lake neighborhood. One buying consideration was the condo’s proximity to Evergreen Hospital and Medical Center (now EvergreenHealth), which is located within a mile of Read More

Surprise Billing

Posted on October 21, 2016 by admin

Every health insurance company is required to develop a network of providers so that its customers have access to doctors, clinics, and hospitals. The Affordable Care Act has expanded insurance enrollment for many previously uninsured populations. Read More

Housing Justice Now: Deposit Reform PASSES!

Posted on October 14, 2016 by admin

We’ve been pushing for months for the Seattle City Council to address the exorbitant move-in costs landlords charge tenants. In a housing report we published, high move-in costs were listed as the top barrier to finding Read More

Auburn Good Food Bag Program

Posted on August 22, 2016 by admin

The lack of access to healthy foods makes it difficult for families who remain in low-income, urban communities to maintain a well-balanced, nutritious diet. Statistics show a lack of access to healthy food can cause severe Read More

2016 Summer Conference: Beyond Basic Needs

Posted on August 4, 2016 by admin

We’ve just set the date for our annual Summer Conference. This year our theme is “beyond basic needs.” It’s time for our community to push past being in survival mode and build communities where we all Read More

The Simple Truth About the Gender Pay Gap

Posted on June 30, 2016 by admin

Women make up nearly half of the workforce in this country. Yet, on average, earn less than their male counterparts. Women working full time earn, on average, 79 cents to every dollar a white man makes. Read More

From trauma to civic engagement: Tacoma mom breaks decades long silence to protect vulnerable teens

Posted on June 28, 2016 by admin

by Roberta Riley MykleAnn kept it bottled up all these years, the memory of the night she’d gone off to a party in Tacoma, looking for fun, and wound up getting raped. She was just 14 Read More

Candidate Forum Moderated from Behind Bars of Clallam Bay Prison

Posted on June 23, 2016 by admin

Lakewood, Wash. – Friday, June 10, 2016 – Thursday, Washington Communication Action Network (CAN) held a candidate forum for candidates running in the 28th Legislative District. The forum was co-moderated by Willie Nobles, a black man Read More

Legal Financial Obligations

Posted on January 27, 2016 by admin

Legal Financial Obligations are the costs incurred by individuals convicted of crimes during the time they are incarcerated. Fees include court costs, fines and other legal assessments. They accrue at a rate of 12 percent and Read More

Know Your Rights as a Tenant!

Posted on April 3, 2017 by admin

On Wednesday, April 12 we will hold a tenant’s right’s training course in the Federal Way area. Join us to learn how state law protects you as a tenant. We played a lead role in pushing Read More

Lobby Day 2017

Posted on February 23, 2017 by admin

Lobby Day 2017 was a busy one for Washington CAN! We stormed the Capitol Steps in Olympia for Equity Day — a rally with hundreds of activists from two dozen coalition partners pushing for fully-funded education Read More

Save the ACA Rally at Seattle’s Westlake Park

Posted on January 17, 2017 by admin

On Sunday, January 15, Washington CAN! members were out in force at Westlake Park rallying to not just save health care, but to expand it so everyone in Washington is covered. Our leader Roi-Martin Brown addressed Read More

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