Tag Archives: Human Rights
Anchor-chain activists face hefty fines /Northwest Citizen, Ralph Schwartz
Thu, Feb 18, 2016, 4:01 am Ralph Schwartz
Combined, Chiara D’Angelo and Matt Fuller spent 88 hours last spring on the anchor chain of the Arctic Challenger. Continue reading
Statement to WWU Board of Trustees / Student Assembly for Power and Liberation
February 12, 2016 Student Assembly for Power and Liberation
Statement given at the board of trustees meeting today;
“First, it is paramount to acknowledge that we are on Duwamish land, and the campus of Western Washington University is occupying Nooksack and Lummi land. As we work, we must continuously think about the legacy of colonialism upon which we stand.
In a Bind / Cascadia Weekly, The Gristle, Tim Johnson

Wednesday, February 10, 2016 Tim Johnson
IN A BIND: “You break it, you own it” is an adage familiar to most people; and it was always understood that the next solutions to Whatcom County’s failed jail initiative would have to come from the communities most opposed to the $120 million sales tax proposal for a new justice center in Ferndale.[…]
Students of color petition administration for new building / The Western Front, Alyssa Evans

The Ethnic Student Center has a maximum capacity of 52 people // Photo by Daniel Liddecoet
February 9, 2016
Standing elbow to elbow, roughly 100 students crowded into the hot room in an effort to showcase their need for a larger space. Continue reading
Letter draws Red Square protest / The Western Front, Kjell Redall
February 9, 2016 Continue reading
Northwest Jobs Alliance’s Smear Continues / Facebook post, Sandy Robson
In its February 2, 2016 ad, Northwest Jobs Alliance (NWJA), led by SSA Marine’s Gateway Pacific Terminal consultant Craig Cole, along with John Huntley and Brad Owens, continues to misrepresent Lummi Nation’s comments submitted on the Whatcom County Comprehensive Plan Update. Continue reading
Fictions in Collision / Cascadia Weekly, The Gristle, Tim Johnson

Wednesday, February 3, 2016 Tim Johnson
FICTIONS IN COLLISION: Whatcom County Council held a long and crowded, rancorous session on the update of the county’s Comprehensive Plan last week.[…] Continue reading
On prohibiting the shipment of coal, or crude oil, from any new shipping terminal or pier/ Comment to Whatcom County Council, Sandy Robson
February 1, 2016 Sandy Robson
Sent: Sunday, January 24, 2016 11:23 p.m.
To: Council
CC: Jack Louws, PDS
Subject: Public comment on the 2016 Whatcom County Comprehensive Plan Update
Women of Western: #Oscarssowhite / The Western Front, Alyssa Evans
2016 marks the second year in a row that no acting Oscar nominees are people of color.





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