Washington Indivisible Podcast

With fewer than 100 days to go before the November general election, there's a lot of work to do, and Indivisible has a plan for that.

We talk with co-founder and co-director Leah Greenberg about the launch of Windivisible, a comprehensive, nationwide push to flip the Senate, keep the House, and get rid of Trump.

Links:

Protect the Results: https://protecttheresults.com/

Get involved with Windivisible: https://2020.indivisible.org/

Windivisible's Boot Camp: https://indivisible.org/2020-bootcamp-registration

As part of our town hall series in partnership with the Washington Indivisible Network and Indivisible Tacoma, we present two Democratic candidates for the state legislature from the 29th LD. Join us for a conversation with Representative Steve Kirby and Sharlett Mena.

In this co-production between the Washington State Indivisible Podcast and Rainier Avenue's Heartbeat Radio, Cindi Bright moderates a panel of Black women candidates who are running for the Washington state legislature in 2020.

Join us for a wide-ranging discussion with T’wina Nobles, Tanisha Harris, Joy Stanford, Jamila Taylor, Kirsten Harris Talley, and Representative Debra Entenman.

Links:

https://www.cindibright.com/

https://twinanobles.com/

https://www.electtanisha.com/

https://www.joyforwashington.com/

https://www.electjamilataylor.com/

https://www.electkht.org/

https://www.electdebraentenman.org/

With Washington's state primary upon us, we convene our panel to discuss it. Communications for the Washington State Democrats, Will Casey, and head and founder of Indivisible Washington's 8th District, Chris Petzold, join us to talk about why this election matters, and what Democrats stand to gain in Olympia.

We also break down some key races to keep your eye on at the state and legislative level. Plus, a virtual GOTV effort you can join.

Links:

WA Dems GOTV Tour: http://facebook.com/washdems/events

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"Pure Joy" by Otis Galloway

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Join us for a conversation with Danielle Garbe Reser, Frances Chvatal, and Carly Coburn, candidates who are running for the state legislature in the 16th LD in for senate, and representatives in positions one and two, respectively.

LD 16 is a district that includes Columbia and Walla Walla counties, most of southern Benton County, and Pasco in Franklin County, and while it's traditionally been a Republican stronghold, it's been turning purple of late and represents a key pickup opportunity for Dems in 2020.

Links:

https://garbereser.com/

https://www.electfrances.com/

https://www.electcarlycoburn16ld.com/

With so much going on in the country right now--issues of racial equity, the pandemic, economic recovery, and a lot more--many Indivisible members are wondering what they can be doing in response, especially as many of us are still stuck at home.

Mary Small is Indivisible’s Legislative Director, and she joins us to help break down all of these very complex issues, and then directs us on how and where to apply pressure for change.

Also, with ballots just arriving in your mailbox this week, we're revisiting our conversations with select legislative candidates. This week, 5th LD senate candidate, Ingrid Anderson.

Links:

The Breathe Act: https://breatheact.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/The-BREATHE-Act-PDF_FINAL3-1.pdf

Take action at the local level to #DefundThePolice: https://indivisible.org/defund-police-and-invest-black-communities?akid=62597.49411.ooF-Qw&rd=1&t=13&utm_medium=link2_20200713&utm_source=email

Group Leaders: Sign up for Indivisible’s COVID-19 Working Group

Ingrid Anderson's website: https://www.ingridforstatesenate.com/

As part of our town hall series in partnership with the Washington Indivisible Network and Indivisible Tacoma, we present a conversation with Representative Beth Doglio (LD 22), a candidate for Congress in the 10th Congressional district, a district that includes portions of Thurston, Pierce, and Mason counties, as well as the cities of Olympia and Puyallup.

Representative Doglio is a progressive who has garnered the sole endorsement from all three major Indivisible groups in her district--Indivisible Tacoma, Olympia Indivisible, and Indivisible Puyallup.

Links:

https://www.mobilize.us/doglioforcongress/

https://www.bethdoglio.com/

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"Pure Joy" by Otis Galloway

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In the second in a special series, guest host john miller leads a panel discussion centered around the feminine voice, about the experience of being Black in America.

Because the conversation begins around it, john asks that you first take the time to listen to this piece of music by H.E.R., called Lord Is Coming.

Lord Is Calling, by H.E.R.: https://youtu.be/HLCkTIERMCM

john (he prefers lowercase) is Organizational Development Practitioner with the Department of Human Resources with King County. He is also father of four boys, and is a co-founder of a Black African affinity group for King County Employees.

We speak this week with two extraordinary candidates for Representative in the 30th LD, a district that includes the cities of Federal Way, Des Moines, Auburn, Algona, Pacific, and Milton, as well as parts of unincorporated King County.

Jamila Taylor is an attorney and small business owner who is an appointee to the Federal Way Human Services Commission and is on the board of the Judicial Institute. Formerly, she was Statewide Advocacy Council for the Northwest Justice Project, and has worked for numerous community advocacy organizations, including the Seattle Youth Violence Prevention Initiative. Ms. Taylor is running for representative in position one, a seat vacated by Mike Pelliciotti, who is currently running for State Treasurer.

And Jesse Johnson is an educator who has served as representative in position two since he was appointed in January to replace Kristine Reeves, who vacated the seat to run for Congress. Previously, he served as a city council member for Federal Way.

A live town hall discussion with two candidates for State Representative for the 35th LD, a district that includes all of Mason County, and parts of Thurston and Kitsap counties.

Colton Myers is a Health Policy Analyst for the State of Washington, with a masters in public policy from the University of Washington. He is running for representative in position one.

Darcy Huffman is the Vice-President elect for the Southwestern Washington SIN-udd of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of America. She recently served as the resource and Communication Director at The Lutheran Church of the Good Shepherd in Olympia. She is running for representative in position two.

Links:

Colton Myers: https://www.electcoltonmyers.com/

Darcy Huffman: https://www.darcyhuffman.com/