Washington Indivisible Podcast

We're joined by a panel of expert guests to discuss state legislative races here in Washington:

- Marcie Maxwell, state representative from the 41st district from 2009 to 2013. She also served as Governor Inslee’s senior education policy advisor.

- Alex Bond, political director for the Washington Senate Democratic Campaign.

- Julia Ricketts, Washington State Captain for Code Blue, a national organization that emphasizes direct electoral activism, and here in Washington, it has put its focus on advocating for state level races.

The panel talks about why legislative races matter, what Democrats might be able to get accomplished with larger margins in the House and the Senate in Olympia, and we also shine a light on some key races across the state.

We also check in this week with Stephen Wilhelm, research team leader for Indivisible Washington’s 8th district, to talk about actions we can take here in Washington to push back against the Kavanaugh nomination, and to help protect Rod Rosenstein and the Mueller investigation.

Links:

Win with Women PAC: http://winwithwomenpac.org/

Volunteer with the WA Democrats: https://www.wa-democrats.org/volunteer

Interview with Emily Randall: https://soundcloud.com/wsip/legislative-district-candidate-series-emily-randall-senate-ld-26

Code Blue's FB group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/580822438778883

The Road to Nickelsville (streaming): https://www.amazon.com/Road-Nickelsville-Helen-Halpert/dp/B07GLZC228/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1538603180&sr=8-1&keywords=the+road+to+nickelsville

This week, we talk about two initiatives on the November ballot. First, we talk about I 1639, which is called the “Safe Schools, Safe Communities” measure aimed at reducing gun violence, and we’re joined by Renee Hopkins, CEO of the Alliance for Gun Responsibility, and by Stephen Paolini. He is the the campaign manager for Yes on 1639.

Then we speak with Ahmed Gaya, field director for Yes on 1639, which, if it passes, will be the first voter initiative in the nation to enact a carbon fee on polluters in the state.

And we also talk with two leaders of Indivisible Wenatchee about their protest on Monday against Wenatchee World publisher Jeff Ackerman and his recent op-ed about the allegations by Dr. Christine Blasey Ford that seemed to trivialize sexual assault.

Links:

http://www.yeson1631.org/

https://yeson1631.org/volunteer/

https://www.facebook.com/yeson1631/

https://yeson1639.org/

https://yeson1639.org/volunteer/

https://www.facebook.com/yeson1639/

The Apple Leaf Newspaper: https://whsappleleaf.com/

Veteran White House correspondent April Ryan joins us to talk about her new book, "Under Fire," which chronicles her turbulent tenure covering the Trump White House.

Next, Amplifier Art is a globally-recognized art and social justice organization that creates and distributes pieces specifically designed to amplify grassroots movements. Deputy director Cleo Barnett joins us to discuss the many ways art can shape both politics and our cultural discourse.

Plus, our weekly calls to action with Indivisible Washington 8th research team leader Stephen Wilhelm.

Links:

April Ryan's book, "Under Fire" https://www.amazon.com/Under-Fire-Reporting-Front-Lines/dp/1538113368/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1537405341&sr=8-1&keywords=under+fire+april+ryan

http://www.amplifier.org

Indivisible's Kavanaugh video: https://www.facebook.com/indivisibleguide/videos/1734143970047860/

NARAL's Hubdialer:

http://www.hubdialer.com/agent/

Campaign ID: 13192

Passcode: 153421

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States you will be calling into include:

• AK: Murkowski

• AL: Jones

• ME: Collins

• MO: McCaskill

• MT: Tester

• ND: Heitkamp

• WV: Manchin

Campaign volunteer opportunities:

https://drkimschrier.com/

https://electlong.com/

https://lisabrownforcongress.com/

https://www.wa-democrats.org/volunteer

Mike Lux is the co-founder and president of Progressive Strategies. Previously, he was Senior Vice President for Political Action at People For the American Way. He also served in the Clinton White House from ‘93 to ‘95. Additionally, he has played a role in five different presidential campaign teams, and he was named to the transition team for Barack Obama.

He joins us to discuss his new book, “How to Democrat in the Age of Trump," which lays out how Democrats can win by laying out bold progressive policy positions.

We also speak with Indivisible leaders in Massachusetts and Florida about the surprise wins of Ayanna Pressley and Andrew Gillum in their states respectively, about the roles each group played, and about the ascendancy of progressive politics nationally.

Mike Lux appearance

September 13th, 2-4 PM

Northwest Progressive Institute

4242 NE 89th St. Seattle, WA

“How to Democrat in the Age of Trump” by Mike Lux: https://www.amazon.com/How-Democrat-Age-Trump-Mike/dp/1947492136/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1536815125&sr=8-1&keywords=mike+lux&dpID=516qmkHCSML&preST=_SY291_BO1,204,203,200_QL40_&dpSrc=srch

“The Stranger” ’s Rich Smith’s profile of WA-03 Democratic candidate Carolyn Long: https://www.thestranger.com/slog/2018/09/11/32128740/meet-the-diplomatic-democrat-who-stands-a-chance-in-trumps-washington

We're joined this week by founder of the Trauma Stewardship Project, Laura Van Dernoot Lipsky, to discuss her new book, “The Age of Overwhelm: Strategies for the Long Haul.”

In a conversation geared specifically toward the activist, Lipsky lays out the importance of recognizing when you're in overwhelm, and what to do (and not do) when addressing and dealing with it. Plus, some timely advice on how to deal with the daily outrage of the often relentless news cycle.

We also chat with Leanne Rumbel and Stephen Dietz, producer and director respectively of a staging of production the David Mamet play, "November," which will raise funds for congressional candidate Andrew Janz, who's running to unseat Devin Nunes in California's 22nd district.

All that, plus our weekly calls to action with Indivisible Washington's 8th District research team leader, Stephen Wilhelm.

Links:

The Trauma Stewardship Institute: http://traumastewardship.com/

Laura Van Dernoot Lipsky’s TED Talk: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uOzDGrcvmus

“The Age of Overwhelm”: https://www.amazon.com/Age-Overwhelm-Strategies-Long-Haul/dp/1523094737/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1536121268&sr=8-1&keywords=laura+van+dernoot+lipsky

Call to Save SCOTUS: https://www.indivisible.org/save-scotus/

Text to Save SCOTUS: https://front.moveon.org/join-moveon-text-team/

Speak out on Washington's regressive tax structure: https://housetswgmeetingseattle.app.rsvpify.com/

Link to submit comments to the Bureau of Land Management opposing Secretary Zinke’s plan to sell 1,600 acres inside the former Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument: https://eplanning.blm.gov/epl-front-office/eplanning/comments/commentSubmission.do?commentPeriodId=70905

Contribute to the fundraiser for Andrew Janz: https://secure.actblue.com/contribute/page/andrew-janz

Via post:

Our Revolution

PO Box 66208

WDC, 20035

Learn more about the production of David Mamet's "November" on September 8th: https://www.facebook.com/events/1140857562767296/

And on September 15th: https://www.facebook.com/events/292842094854077/

#NovemberIsComing: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1205205806284408/

We talk this week with Ivan Lewis, a Democrat running for state representative in position 1 in Washington's 39th LD, which contains most of Snohomish and Skagit counties and the northeastern corner of King County.

Ron Fein is a constitutional lawyer and the legal director for Free Speech for People, a nonprofit founded in the wake of the Citizens United ruling, and he lays out eight charges in a book he co-authored called “The Constitution Demands It—the Case for the Impeachment of Donald Trump."

In our wide-ranging discussion, we talk about what the framers intended with impeachment, and about how, while each of Trump's transgressions may not precisely rise to the level of criminal infractions, they add up to a tyrannical abuse of power that the Founding Fathers very much warned us against.

https://www.impeachmentproject.org/

Then, in the wake of the news of the planned Seattle school strike, Washington's Paramount Duty co-founder and president Summer Stinson joins us to talk about how we wound up here, and what might be a way forward.

Links:

Sign up to volunteer with the Kim Schrier campaign here: https://secure.ngpvan.com/p/0vxE708gzECUM5CaFu7rLw2

Calendar of volunteer events for Carolyn Long: https://www.electlong.com/calendar/

Lisa Brown volunteer opportunities: https://act.myngp.com/Forms/-8635854529547597056

Indivisible co-founder and co-executive director Ezra Levin joins us this week to talk about the release of Indivisible's new document, "A Practical Guide for Winning Elections." Broken into three chapters, it details how Indivisible members and groups can take the tactics and strategies they've used to pressure elected officials and focus it toward electoral wins in November.

The guide: https://indivisible435.org/a-practical-guide-for-winning-elections/

We also have our weekly calls to action with Stephen Wilhelm, and activist calendar of events with Erin Albanese.

Links:

Sign up for Turbovote: https://indivisible.turbovote.org/name

Calls to Action Links:

Indivisible CD-8/FUSE Voter Registration Sign-up: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScSZItGhzEvgbdEcTGl6aspIThZVohXJ1JxHVxo1wQ1_zdEjQ/viewform?fbzx=-4367492515999822300

Canvass with the WA Democrats: https://www.wa-democrats.org/event/index

Phonebank to Save SCOTUS: https://www.indivisible.org/save-scotus/

Text-bank with Moveon: https://front.moveon.org/join-moveon-text-team/

NARAL Kavanaugh Rally: https://act.moveon.org/event/unite-for-justice/search/?source=eventsnav&utm_source=front&utm_content=nav

Activist Calendar of Events Links:

Fundraiser for Tana Senn & My-Lihn Thai

Featuring WA Attorney General Bob Ferguson

Aegis Gardens

13056 SE 76th St, Newcastle, WA

Thursday, August 23rd, 5:00 PM to 6:30 PM

*Please RSVP to [email protected] or call 206-486-5913

Pilgrimage & Mass at NW Detention Center (Hosted by St. Joseph Parish, Seattle and St. Leo Parish in Tacoma)

Saturday, August 25th

9:00 am Carpool/Bus from St. Joseph Parking Lot at 732 18th Ave E, Seattle

or meet at NWDC at 710 S. 13th St., Tacoma

Please RSVP to [email protected] or call 206-324-2522 to reserve a seat on the bus. Space is limited.

https://www.facebook.com/events/259362591543260/

Solidarity Day at SeaTac Prison (sponsored by the NWDC Resistance)

Federal Detention Center, SeaTac

2425 S 200th St, SeaTac, Washington 98198

Sunday, August 26th, 1:30 PM - 3:30 PM

Link: https://www.facebook.com/events/235412893812232/

Hungry4Justice Seattle // Families Belong Together & Free (Hosted by Hungry4Justice - Families Belong Together & Free)

ICE Offices

1002 2nd Ave.

Seattle, WA

https://www.facebook.com/events/344487639423368/

55th Anniversary of the MLK March On Washington

Tuesday, August 28th, 5:15 pm - 8:30 pm

Mount Zion Baptist Church

1634 19th Ave

Seattle, WA

https://mountzion.net/event/55th-anniversary-of-the-march-on-washington/

A brief, very scratchy-voiced word about why our show is on hiatus this week, and about what we have to get ready for in November. Talk to you next week!

In observance of the one-year anniversary of the deadly violence in Charlottesville, we're joined by three leaders in Washington State who are heading the fight against hate and racism: Makeda Hope Critchlow, board member of Black Lives Matter Seattle-King County; Aneelah Afzali, founder and executive director of the American Muslim Empowerment Network with the Muslim Association of Puget Sound; and Miri Cypers, regional director for the Anti-Defamation League, Pacific Northwest.

The three discuss how we should respond when hate groups gather and demonstrate, how we can push back against a president who actively fosters hate, and about how we can each address and mitigate the institutional racism that pervades American culture.

We also have our weekly calls to action with Indivisible Washington's 8th District research team member, Jim Austin.

Links:

Black Lives Matter Seattle-King County Website: https://blacklivesseattle.org/

Black Lives Matter Seattle-King County's Know Your Rights Event https://www.facebook.com/events/1901870650107281/permalink/1905125439781802/

Registration: https://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/3582511

Women in Islam's 3-part series will be posted on MAPS-AMEN's Facebook page when available (later this month), along with information about the "Faith Over Fear" roadshow that will restart in the Fall, and the Activists/Allies Training on Sept. 22 at MAPS: www.mapsredmond.org/amen

Upcoming interfaith events and different ways to get to know your neighbors and overcome hate can be found at the Faith Action Network website: http://fanwa.org/calendar/

MAPS' next open house event on Oct. 20: https://www.facebook.com/events/1778934355749866/

ADL’s No Place for Hate program we run in K-12 schools in the Pacific Northwest at no cost to schools: https://www.adl.org/who-we-are/our-organization/signature-programs/no-place-for-hate

How to report incidents of discrimination or hate to ADL: https://www.adl.org/take-action/report-an-incident

Register your opinion on the Trump Administration’s efforts to freeze federal fuel-efficiency standards: https://www.regulations.gov/docket?D=EPA-HQ-OAR-2018-0283