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Coffee with your Elected Officials

By admin | Published December 16, 2010

Join us in December and January, before the legislative session begins, for coffee with your elected officials, share your personal story and demand an end to the state budget cuts on health-care and education!

29th District on December 21, 2010

6-8PM

Meeting with Senator Steve Conway and Representative Steve Kirby

33rd District- December 23, 2010

6-8PM

Meeting with Senator Karen Keiser

For more information contact Susie at susie@washingtoncan.org or 206-805-6676

 

34th District on December 18, 2010

12-2pm

Meeting with Rep. Joe Fitzgibbon


11th District – JAN 8th 2PM

Meeting with Rep. Hasegawa

 

36th District -JAN 5th 11AM

Meeting with Senator Kohl-Welles

 

37th District-JAN 9th 1PM

Meeting with Rep. Pettigrew

For more information Contact Jill at jill@washingtoncan.org or 206-805-6678

 

48th District on January 4, 2010

10:30am-12:30pm

Meeting with Senator Ross Hunter

21st District –TBA

Meeting with Senator Paul Shinn

For more information contact María at maria@washingtoncan.org or 206-805-6669

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The Hidden Price of Corporate Greed

By admin | Published October 5, 2010

Join WCAN! for a free film screening of CRUDE and a discussion on why it is important that we hold corporations accountable. We will address why immigrant communities are vulnerable during economic hardships and why economic justice is crucial for the well-being of our families and communities. All across the nation, weather your family has been separated, you’ve lost your job, your home; we’ve all felt the price of unchecked corporate power and we want to hear your story! Will you join us?

Where: Trinity Lutheran Church

6215 196th St. SW
Lynnwood, WA 98036

When:Friday Oct. 15, 2010

Time: 6-8pm

About the film: CRUDE is the story of one of the largest and most controversial environmental lawsuits on the planet. The landmark case takes place in the Amazon jungle of Ecuador, pitting 30,000 indigenous and colonial rainforest dwellers against the U.S. oil giant Chevron. Crude focuses on the human cost of our addiction to oil and the increasingly difficult task of holding a major corporation accountable.

For more information contact Maria L. Guillen Valdovinos at 206-805-6667 or maria@washingtoncan.org

 

 

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Sign the Pledge: Drop the I-Word

By admin | Published October 5, 2010

WCAN! has joined the I-Word Campaign! Sign the pledge online today to drop the I-Word!

You wouldn’t call someone a w*tback, or the n-word. Saying “illegals” is just as bad.The I-Word creates an environment of hate by exploiting racial fear and economic anxiety, creating an easy scapegoat for complex issues, and OK-ing violence against those labeled with the word.People are not illegal.Let’s stop feeding the hate machine. Drop the I-Word.

Along with communities across the country, we are asking all media organizations and journalists to uphold ethical and professional journalism standards by dropping the I-Word today!

Watch the video below to learn about the campaign!

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¡La Reforma Migratoria Y Tú! ¡Lo Que Deberías Saber!

By admin | Published September 20, 2010



English version below.

¡La Reforma Migratoria Y Tú! ¡Lo Que Deberías Saber!


Los invitamos a un foro comunitario sobre la reforma de inmigración y justicia económica. Vamos a hablar sobre la historia de inmigración en los EEUU, como están ahorita el sistema de inmigración, y hablaremos sobre cuales deberían ser nuestros próximos pasos para una reforma de inmigración digna y justa!

Cuando: Oct. 8th, 2010

Desde las 6-8pm

Donde: Jubilee Reach
14200 Southeast 13th Place
Bellevue, WA 98007-5521


Para mas información contacte a Maria L. Guillen Valdovinos al 206-805-6667 o maria@washingtoncan.org


Immigration Reform and You! What You Should Know!


Join WCAN for an interactive forum on immigration and economic justice. We will discuss the history of immigration in the United States, our current immigration and economic systems, and the next steps for comprehensive immigration reform that keeps families together!  

 When: Oct. 8th, 2010

Time: 6-8pm

Where: Jubilee Reach
14200 Southeast 13th Place
Bellevue, WA 98007-5521

For more information contact Maria L. Guillen Valdovinos at 206-805-6667 or maria@washingtoncan.org

 


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A Cautionary Tale —Opinions, Myths, Realities: Exploring Immigration Justice

By admin | Published September 20, 2010

Join us for a film screening of 9500 Liberty, a discussion, and community forum on Immigration Justice!

When: Saturday, October 2nd

Time: 3 – 7 p.m.

Where:  Edmonds Unitarian Universalist Church (EUUC)
8109 224 Street SW Edmonds, WA 98026

9500 Liberty (3 – 5 p.m.): An award-winning documentary that follows how Prince William County, Virginia becomes ground zero in America’s explosive battle over immigration policy when elected officials adopt a law requiring police officers to question anyone they have "probable cause" to suspect is an undocumented immigrant.

9500 Liberty reveals the startling vulnerability of a local government, targeted by national anti-immigration networks using the Internet to frighten and intimidate lawmakers and citizens. Alarmed by a climate of fear and racial division, residents form a resistance using YouTube videos and virtual townhalls, setting up a real-life showdown in the seat of county government.

Panel discussion with local advocates; Q & A (5 – 6 p.m.)
OneAmerica
WashingtonCAN (Community Action Network)

Soup with conversation/discussion as desired (6 – 7 p.m.)

 

Sponsored by EUUC* Peace and Justice Committee, Washington Community Action Network, OneAmerica

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