Welcome to Noisy Waters Northwest! Many facts, figures, stories, and perspectives are, sadly, often unheralded in our local media in Whatcom County, Washington. Click on the title of items on our picturesque story board for a refreshing splash of information that won’t be held back. There is a search page to search all information on this blog site. All posts note their categories of commentary or news related content. Continue reading
There’s no home in leadership for David McEachran or Doug Ericksen / Noisy Waters Northwest
Left, rendition of a photo of Whatcom County Prosecuting Attorney David McEachran from the Whatcom County Website. Right, rendition of a photo of Senator Doug Ericksen from a recent campaign mailer.
October 18, 2018 Dena Jensen
In regards to homeless issues, it is lucky that we will be replacing County Prosecuting Attorney David McEachran this election season because he seems to be spreading a perspective about statistics regarding crimes involving “transients” in our community that is biased towards assuming the criminal intent of people who are traveling through Whatcom County. Continue reading
Grassroots Movements Celebrated for Building Solutions to Food and Climate Crises / Press Release, U.S. Food Sovereignty Alliance
October 14, 2018 Press Release, U.S. Food Sovereignty Alliance
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Black Mesa Water Coalition, Organización Boricuá de Agricultura Ecológica de Puerto Rico Win the Food Sovereignty Prize
October 14, 2018 (Bellingham, Washington) – The U.S. Food Sovereignty Alliance (USFSA) honored Black Mesa Water Coalition and Organización Boricuá de Agricultura Ecológica de Puerto Rico on Sunday at the tenth annual Food Sovereignty Prize ceremony on Lummi and Nooksack land in Coast Salish Territory, in the city now called Bellingham, Washington. Continue reading
Recap of the County Executive’s Report at the 10/9/18 Finance Committee Meeting / Facebook Post, Noisy Waters Northwest
Click the graphic to access Agenda Bill 2018-271 that contains this memo from Rob Ney to the Whatcom County Council
October 14, 2018 Dena Jensen
Here’s a little recap of the County Executive’s Report at the 10/9/18 Whatcom County Council Finance and Administrative Services Committee meeting. It’s good to know about this because it gives us clues to questions and possible approaches the County Administration and Council Members may be thinking about regarding the Whatcom County Jail. Continue reading
The recent HomesNOW! meeting with COB staff / Facebook post, Noisy Waters Northwest
Click the graphic to access this video in the HOMES NOW! BELLINGHAM Facebook group
October 13, 2018 Dena Jensen
In this video Jim Peterson of HomesNOW! Not Later gives an update on a recent meeting Jim went to with Bellingham Planning Director Rick Sepler, Bellingham Police Department Chief Doll, and (I believe) COB Finance Director Brian Henshaw. It’s great to listen to, if you have the time, because you get a feel for how frustrating it is to just be granted permission to move forward with work that really, we would think our government officials would be leaping to help facilitate. Continue reading
‘Building healing without borders:’ Western alumnae start podcast, discussion / The Western Front, Julia Berkman
October 3, 2018 Julia Berkman
Vicky Matey and Olga Araceli sit beneath an antler chandelier at the Cabin Tavern in downtown Bellingham, drinks and bright purple on-brand stickers in hand, and pose for a photo. The red light from a neon sign behind them frames their heads like a halo. Continue reading
Accepting workshop proposals for 2019 Annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Saturday Conference / Whatcom Human Rights Task Force
Click the graphic to access the webpage to get details and/or submit a workshop proposal for the 21st Annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Human Rights Saturday Conference
September 24, 2018 Whatcom Human Rights Task Force
The organizing committee for the 2019 Whatcom Human Rights Task Force Annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Saturday Conference is currently soliciting workshop proposals. Continue reading
Whatcom County Sheriff receives Operation Stonegarden Grant funding in joint mission to secure U.S. borders / Noisy Waters Northwest
Click the graphic to access this Keep Bellingham Families Working Facebook post on their Facebook page
September 19, 2018 Dena Jensen
In light of our heightened awareness of threats to Whatcom County residents through the initiation of deportation proceedings against immigrant’s rights activist and Bellingham resident Maru Mora-Villalpando in December of 2017, and the August 29, 2018 ICE raid against employees of the Bellingham location of Granite Precasting, I am going to try to shed some light on this Operation Stonegarden Grant funding that the Whatcom County Sheriff’s Office has been receiving for years now with the approval of the Whatcom County Council. Continue reading
