Washington Indivisible Podcast

We talk with Riall Johnson, campaign manager for De-Escalate Washington, AKA Initiative 940, a ballot initiative currently collecting signatures that would require law enforcement officers statewide to have extensive, comprehensive training for de-escalation and mental health issues.

Then, in the second half, we talk with Kamau Chege, a Kenya-born DACA recipient, about his experiences with the program.

http://www.lahuelga.com/#daca-header

http://weareheretostay.org/

All this, plus our dose of good news and our call to action!

http://www.deescalatewa.org/

https://www.trumpcareten.org/

This week, we sit down with Democratic candidate for the 8th congressional district, Dr. Kim Schrier, about her views on healthcare, immigration, the climate, and the role of empathy in American politics.

We also speak with The Stranger's Heidi Groover about the resignation of Seattle Mayor Ed Murray.

All that, plus a weekly call to action!

Following this morning's news that Dave Reichert won't seek reelection, First, we get reactions from Washington Democratic Party 8th District Chair Josh Trupin, and then Indivisible Washington's 8th District's Chris Petzold.

And then, in light of Trump’s recent announcement to end DACA, we speak with Indivisible member Alx Dark, who has started the Washington Indivisible Immigrant & Refugee Action group as a way to coordinate efforts across the state.

All that, plus a call to action and a dose of good news!

We talk with Daniel Cohen of Indivisible Houston about the scene on the ground there, and about what people outside of Houston can do to help.

Daniel's blog post on the national Indivisible site: https://www.indivisibleguide.com/blog/message-indivisible-houston-help-us-resist-harvey/

See some of Daniel's videos here: https://www.facebook.com/indivisiblehouston/

Other places to donate: http://www.texasmonthly.com/the-daily-post/ways-can-help-people-hurricane-harvey/

This week, we chat first with Bart Myers, founder and head of Countable.us, an app that alerts users when and how their members of congress are voting. And then we talk with Matt Kiser, creator of the news aggregator site, Whatthef**khappenedtoday.com, which provides a daily tracking of the various outrages and developments coming from the Trump administration.

All that, plus our weekly call to action, and a dose of good news!

Stephan sits down with candidate for congress in the 8th district, Mona Das, about her experiences as the child of immigrants, about her strategies for reaching out to voters across the district, and about how we can sustain our quality of life here in Washington.

Then he chats with two women from the Sammamish-based group, Plateaupians for Peace, co-founder Sarah Hawes Kimsey and committee member Yasmine Abdeldayem about the importance of reaching out to your neighbors as a way of resisting the current climate of hatred and bigotry.

All that plus a call to action and a dose of good news!

It's a big show this week: First, Stephan talks with Ana Sofia Knauf and Steven Hsieh about their exceptional on-the-scene reporting on the Patriot Prayer rally and the counter protests that took place in Seattle on Sunday, August 13th.

Then it's a discussion with Washington State Democratic Party's Director of Organizing and Strategic Campaigns, Dylan Cate, about the Summer of Canvass, and what comes next.

And finally, Stephan's mom, Janice Cox, comes on the show to talk about her experiences canvassing for the very first time!

All that, plus this week's call to action!

Ana Sofia Knauf's Twitter: https://twitter.com/asknauf/status/896879214443479040

https://www.wa-democrats.org/summer-of-canvass

This week, Stephan chats with Isaac Bloom from the Indivisible Project in Washington DC about the August recess, about recent Indivisible victories, and about what lies ahead.

Then he talks with Indivisible Bellingham's Kelly Krieger about their event on Sunday, August 13th, called Indivisible Rising, a day of celebration of activism in Bellingham.

All that, plus the call to action and dose of good news.

Stephan talks with founder and co-chair of Ethan Todras-Whitehill about the geometric growth of Swing Left, how it works, and all things political nerd-dom.

Then he chats with Seattle activist Justin Gough about how he's leading the charge on Washington's 8th congressional district.

All that, plus the weekly call to action and dose of good news.

Stephan sits down this week with 8th District congressional candidate Jason Rittereiser about his positions on healthcare, the environment, immigration policy, and why he feels his uniquely suited to win in the 8th.

Then he has a post-game chat with The Stranger's Rich Smith about the 8th District's town hall featuring Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal.

All that, plus this week's call to action and a dose of good news.