Washington Indivisible Podcast

This week, we convene a panel to discuss how we can talk more effectively about the issue of climate change in Washington. We break down what went right and ultimately wrong with Initiative 1631, we talk about the parameters of the newly introduced Green New Deal, and we explore how to convey the urgency of what is one of the most pressing issues of our time.

Our panel:

- Aseem Prakash, Professor with the Department of Political Science at the University of Washington and Founding Director of the UW Center for Environmental Politics

- Steven Karceski, Ph.D. candidate in Sociology and graduate fellow at the UW Center for Environmental Politics

- Ashley Ahearn, a public media journalist who has covered science and the environment for NPR for more than a decade, and most recently was the host and producer of the environmental podcast, terrestrial.

In the second half of the show, we have our weekly calls to action with Indivisible WA 8 research team leader, Stephen Wilhelm.

This week, we talk first with Naveed Jamali, candidate for Seattle City Council in district 7, which includes downtown, Belltown, Queen Anne, and Magnolia. Previously, Jamali was a commentator for MSNBC, talking about national security issues drawing from his work as a former FBI double agent, an experience he chronicled in his book, “How to Catch a Russian Spy.”

We also talk with the newly elected chair of the King County Democrats, Shashti Conrad, who ran with a slate of progressive candidates under the banner, Vision 2020. Conrad has a transformative view of the role of the Democratic party, particularly as it interfaces and collaborates with grassroots groups like Indivisible.

Links:

http://naveedforseattle.com/

Vision2020 site: https://www.vision2020kc.com/

This week, we talk with Greg Sargent of the Washington Post about his new book, “An Uncivil War,” which details the many ways that Trump and the GOP are actively working to erode our democracy, engaging in every from voter suppression and disenfranchisement, to working to undermine our institutions like the courts and media. But he believes the press has held up, in part because of the way that sources like the Washington Post cover Trump’s lies.

Also, following the harrowing reports on the crisis of migrant families at the Mexico border in California, including footage of children being teargassed, the organization Families Belong Together has called for nationwide rallies called Stop the Tears, and we're joined by Palmira Figueroa, who’s organizing Sunday’s event in Seattle, to give us details.

And finally, we’ll hear from Indivisible WA 8 research team leader Stephen Wilhelm about this week’s calls to action.

Links:

Greg Sargent's book, "An Uncivil War": https://www.amazon.com/Uncivil-War-Democracy-Disinformation-Thunderdome/dp/0062698451/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1543457099&sr=8-1&keywords=an+uncivil+war

Stop the Tears Rally

Sunday, December 2nd

11 AM

Occidental Square

117 S Washington St, Seattle

Link to the Guardian story, "This Is What Trump’s Caravan 'Invasion' Really Looks Like": https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/nov/26/migrant-caravan-disabled-children

Healthcare for All WA's events:

West Seattle - 34th Legislative District

Southwest Branch of The Seattle Public Library

Saturday, December 1st

2:00 - 3:30 p.m.

9010 35th Ave SW, Seattle

Everett - Legislative Districts 1, 21, 32, 38, 39, and 44

Everett Public Library

Saturday, December 1st

11:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.

2702 Hoyt Ave, Everett

RSVP on their website: www.healthcareforallwa.org

The Saudi Arabia war support de-authorization bills are S.J.Res.54 in the Senate and H.Con.Res.138 in the House.

Measures to protect Mueller in the Senate: S.2644

And in the House: H.R. 5476

This week, we talk first with Congresswoman elect from the 8th CD, Dr. Kim Schrier. In a wide ranging discussion, we talk about her experiences thus far in DC, about the surprising election night, and about what she plans to do right away on issues like gun safety, checking corruption in the Trump administration, and, of course, health care.

Also, the state of GA has been in the spotlight following the midterms, in part because the 6th district elected its first African American ever, and its first Democrat since 1979, and also because of the contested gubernatorial race there. We check in with the head of Indivisible GA’s 6th to get a view from the ground.

And finally, back here in Washington, the Democratic party will be undergoing a reorganization, or reorg, and 5th LD committee member Josh Trupin joins us to break down what it all means.

Links:

Guide to WA Democratic Party Re-org Dates: http://bit.ly/WAReorg2018

https://www.facebook.com/wareorganization/

On this, our first show since the midterm election, we talk with Indivisible’s policy director, Angel Padilla, about the release of "Indivisible on Offense." Indivisible’s brand new guide covers what it means to go one offense as activists, how to hold our elected officials to their campaign promises, and the importance of the first 100 days in a legislative session.

Then, we’re joined by former state representative Marcie Maxwell and by political director for the Washington Senate Democratic Campaign, Alex Bond, to talk about some of the big gains for Democrats in both the state senate and the state legislature.

"Indivisible on Offense": https://indivisible.org/resource/indivisible-offense-introduction

We talk this week with the founder and CEO of the Riveter, Amy Nelson, about the work and meeting space she’s designed to meet the needs of women in business.

And then, for this last show before the midterm election, we talk with Chris Petzold, founder and head of Indivisible WA 8th, about what’s at stake, about what we need to do to keep going for this final push to November 6th, and about the historic role Indivisible members are playing right now.

Links:

https://www.theriveter.co/

http://www.therealdinorossi.com

This week, we trace the historical impact of women’s rage with writer Rebecca Traister. Her latest book, “Good and Mad” details the transformative power of female anger, from Seneca Falls to the #MeToo movement.

Then, with just two weeks to go until the midterm election, 3rd district congressional candidate Carolyn Long has pulled even with Republican incumbent Jamie Herrera Butler in recent polls. We replay our interview with Long from April of this year.

Buy "Good and Mad": https://www.amazon.com/Good-Mad-Revolutionary-Power-Womens/dp/1501181793/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1540356698&sr=8-1&keywords=rebecca+traister+good+and+mad&dpID=51pcuHX6U8L&preST=_SY291_BO1,204,203,200_QL40_&dpSrc=srch

Carolyn Long's campaign page: https://electlong.com/

This week, we devote the entire show to the #MyVoteMyVoice video voter challenge (which is designed to be the ice bucket challenge for voting, only without the ice and without the bucket) and to the launch event happening at Optimism Brewery in Seattle on October 22nd.

We speak with several of the speakers and sponsors for the event, including:

- Claudia Castro Luna, WA State Poet Laureate

- Erin Albanese, co-founder of Lawyer Moms of America; and Tahmina Watson, founder of the Washington Immigrant Defense Network (WIDEN)

- Kim Rachmeler, Director of Engineering at the New Data Project, creators of the app, Vote With Me

- Casey Latiolais, designer of the Trump Chicken

Launch event:

Monday, October 22nd

7-9 PM

Optimism Brewery

1158 Broadway

Seattle, WA

Instructions for posting your own #MyVoteMyVoice

- Record a selfie video, 60 seconds in length, talking about what your vote will "say" on November 6th

- Tag 3-5 people

- Post to social media with the hashtag #MyVoteMyVoice

Links:

Claudia Casto Luna's poet laureate blog: https://wapoetlaureate.org/

Donate to or volunteer with WIDEN: https://www.widenlaw.org/

New Data Project: https://newdataproject.us/

Vote With Me: https://votewithme.us/index.html

Trump Chicken designer Casey Latiolais' design and Kickstarter for the "Twitturd": https://vimeo.com/293255603

Stanford law professor Michele Dauber first came to prominence following the sentencing of Stanford student Brock Turner, who was convicted of sexually assaulting an unconscious woman. Turner received a sentence of just six months from Judge Aaron Persky, and Dauber subsequently led a voter initiative to remove Persky from the bench.

Recently, she has launched the Enough Is Enough Voter Project, which is committed to making violence against women a voting issue by actively exposing lawmakers and candidates who have been credibly accused of sexual assault, harassment, or domestic violence, and then working to defeat them at the polls.

Also, residents in the 8th congressional district may have recently seen billboards with the website, TheRealDinoRossi.com, on them, and wondered what that’s all about. Both the billboards and the website are the work of members of Indivisible Washington’s 8th district (and are funded by the Indivisible Project—not in conjunction with any candidate or candidate’s committee). We're joined by one of the creators of the content on the site, Tiffany Smith-Fleischman, to talk about educating and informing voters about the sometimes elusive political stances of Republican Dino Rossi, who's running for Congress in the 8th congressional district.

Links:

http://enoughisenoughvoter.org/

https://sawyerfacts.com/

https://www.stopmanweller.com/

https://therealdinorossi.com/

We revisit our interview with filmmaker Derek Armstrong McNeill where we discuss his documentary about homelessness in Seattle, The Road to Nickelsville. The film is now available for streaming at Amazon.

Link:

www.get-theroadtonickelsville.com

https://www.amazon.com/Road-Nickelsville-Helen-Halpert/dp/B07GLZC228/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1538776964&sr=8-1&keywords=road+to+nickelsville