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PRESS RELEASE: Abortion Rights Sanctuary City Legislation
June 24th, 2022June 24, 2022 Councilmember Sawant & Community Supporters Will Introduce Abortion Rights Sanctuary City Legislation, Urge WA State Legislature to Also Act “We must make Seattle a sanctuary for pregnant people and their doctors and other care providers facing persecution for getting and performing abortions. Let anyone threatened by draconian anti-abortion laws come to Seattle […]
[More]Defend Roe v. Wade Resolution
May 8th, 2022On Tuesday, May 10, 2022, my office will move a City Council resolution in support of abortion rights and other reproductive rights, and a grassroots movement to defend Roe v. Wade. Read our proposed resolution below: A RESOLUTION in support of abortion rights and other reproductive rights, in opposition to the U.S. Supreme Court draft […]
[More]My Speech at the May 3, 2022 Rally to Defend Roe V. Wade
May 3rd, 2022Tuesday, May 3, 2022 Sisters, brothers, siblings We are facing the single biggest attack on women and reproductive rights in most of our lifetimes. And this right-wing supreme court has also given every indication that if they succeed, if we allow them to succeed, in eliminating Roe V Wade, they plan to carry out draconian […]
[More]Tags: Abortion, LGBTQ Rights, Reproductive Rights, Supreme Court
Strike Report! Marysville, WA Starbucks Workers Shut Down Store in Successful 3-Day Strike
April 12th, 2022Bia Lacombe, Community Organizer in the Office of Seattle City Councilmember Kshama Sawant “There should be a national walkout day, where no Starbucks is open.” This past weekend, unionizing workers at a Starbucks store in Marysville, WA went on strike for three consecutive days, forcing management to shut down the store! As they picketed outside […]
[More]Fight Starbucks’ Union Busting! Rally on Saturday, April 23!
March 22nd, 2022Councilmember Sawant Urges Solidarity with Striking Sand and Gravel Teamsters, Supports Mass Action to Win Strike
March 3rd, 2022FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 3, 2022 “In the face of stonewalling and attempted strikebreaking by contractor bosses, mass action is needed to win this strike. I appeal to all workers to refuse to cross the Teamsters’ picket line and to refuse to handle any concrete being used by the bosses to break the strike.” SEATTLE […]
[More]FAQ – Why Seattle’s Pandemic Eviction Moratorium Must be Extended Through the End of the Public Health Emergency
February 22nd, 2022THIS TUESDAY, Feb. 22 at 2 PM, the City Council will vote on my office’s resolution to extend the eviction moratorium through the end of the COVID emergency. Can you call in to public comment to demand Councilmembers vote YES? What you can do to help keep the eviction moratorium in place:Testify to the City Council this […]
[More]How to Give Public Comment to the Seattle City Council
February 19th, 2022HOW TO SIGN UP FOR REMOTE PUBLIC COMMENT: Online sign-up begins 2 hours before the City Council meeting starts. (For example, if the meeting is at 2:00PM, sign-up begins at 12:00PM. For a meeting that starts at 9:30AM, sign-up begins at 7:30AM). To sign up for remote public comment, go to this webpage and fill out the […]
[More]Press Release: Sawant to Introduce Legislation to Extend Eviction Moratorium Through End of Public Health Emergency
February 14th, 2022February 14, 2022
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