Motivation for people to attend April 13 (at 6:00pm) Public Hearing, Whatcom Districting Committee map / Facebook post, SJ Robson

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7 hrs  April 10, 2016  Sandy Robson  ACTION

Here’s some motivation for people to attend the April 13 (at 6:00pm) Public Hearing for the Whatcom Districting Committee map, and weigh-in to the committee on the new proposed 5-District map. [Here is a link to the agenda for the hearing and copies of the maps being considered: http://wa-whatcomcounty.civicplus.com/DocumentCenter/View/17324 . The hearing is being held at Whatcom County Council Chambers, 311 Grand Ave., Bellingham] Continue reading →

Puzzle Pieces / Cascadia Weekly, The Gristle, Tim Johnson

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Wednesday, April 6, 2016  Tim Johnson

PUZZLE PIECES: Late last week, the sponsor for the Gateway Pacific Terminal project announced they would suspend the environmental review process as they await the separate determination by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers of whether the GPT project materially interferes with the tribal treaty fishing rights of Lummi Nation. […] Continue reading →

Netwar at Cherry Point, White Power on the Salish Sea / The Wrong Kind of Green, Jay Taber

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April 5, 2016  Dena Jensen

In his report, “Netwar at Cherry Point, White Power on the Salish Sea,” Jay Taber, associate scholar of the Center for World Indigenous Studies and administrative director of the Public Good Project, presents a detailed and important accounting of three years of research on matters related to the Anti-Indian movement in Whatcom County, Washington.  Continue reading →

Dr. David Stovall: “Justice Does Not Happen In A Vacuum: Race, Rights & the Possibility of Now” / WWU Diversity Teach-In

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Mar 30, 2016 WWU Diversity Teach-In

March 8, 2016
WWU Diversity Teach-In presents:
Dr. David Stovall: “Justice Does Not Happen In A Vacuum: Race, Rights & the Possibility of Now”

The WWU Diversity Teach-In event series presents educational scholar and speaker Dr. David Stovall on March 8, 2016 at Western Washington University.

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Focusing On What Is Important In Conservation: Vegetation / Facebook post, Whatcom Hawk, Wendy Harris

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Monday, March 28, 2016  Wendy Harris  ACTION

Bold Visions is a small conservation organization in New Mexico that embodies the heart and soul of the old conservation movement, when people were willing to put their lives on the line to save the planet. And recently, they asked some important questions for everyone to consider.

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