Category: Affinity

Many of you might remember in the summer of 2020 during the racial justice uprisings, SURJ staff member Beth Howard wrote a piece entitled, “Rednecks for Black Lives.” The short blog post was a…

On Tax Day, it’s easy to draw a simple conclusion: women often pay less in income taxes than men. But that’s not the full story. Women pay less because they earn less—the…

[Español Abajo] WAISN’s Deportation Defense Hotline and Rapid Response Teams receive reports related to immigration enforcement activity across WA, including calls for post-detention support, sightings of immigration enforcement, and urgent alerts about…

What if a stranger could know everything about you just by looking at you – from your workplace to your politics to your hobbies? This is the reality that Meta could be…

Gun violence is a systemic failure. It’s a failure of our laws, our leaders, and our culture. But now, we are seeing a terrifying new player in this crisis: unregulated Artificial Intelligence. Last…

I’m Milena Sherman, the Organizing Manager for No Hate in WA State. I lead our field work—recruiting volunteers, organizing canvasses, and building the people-powered movement we need to win this November. Like…

It’s my birthday! I just turned 26 today.  It’s been an incredible week, and I’m truly grateful to everyone who reached out to celebrate with me. It means a lot to be…

Dear MoveOn member, Right now, the Department of Homeland Security is scouting, purchasing, and retrofitting 23 industrial warehouses across the country. Their goal? To transform spaces meant for storing products into massive…