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  • Sen. Patty Murray
    (202) 224-2621 | Email

  • Sen. Maria Cantwell
    (202) 224-3441 | Email

  • Rep. Suzan DelBene (1st)
    (202) 225-6311 | Email

  • Rep. Kim Schrier (8th)
    (202) 225-7761 | Email

  • Rep. Adam Smith (9th)
    (202) 225-8901 | Email
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    For the Week of April 22, 2024

    ???? Thank you to those who joined us for our first Sunday evening Postcards-n-Letters Zoom get-togethers for 2024. We meet every other Sunday from 7-8 pm. You can register for future meetings and find information on both postcards and letter writing resources HERE.  Sign up once to receive reminder emails before the meetings.

    ???? Alphabet Resistance is back! Starting on Thursday May 9th (4:45 – 6 pm) and monthly thereafter,  we’ll be back at the overpass to share messages of hope and encouragement. Sign up using the access code ‘alpha,’ and choose one or more dates. For more information and dates, please check our website.

    ???? We have an update to last week’s action about funding for refugees and asylum seekers in Tukwila: King County Council has announced that designated organizations will receive $2 million in funding to assist those needing assistance with housing and other support. A further $3 million in grant funding will go directly to the cities of Tukwila and Burien for homelessness assistance.

    ???? The campaign to defend Washington state’s climate law launched last week. Vote No on Initiative 2117 is looking for everyone’s support to fight this potential rollback to critical legislation that was passed in recent years to combat climate change. Pledge to Vote No on 2117!

    Here are your 2 actions this week.

    ✊ Action 1 – Join us for a special meeting at Porchlight on Tuesday May 14th

    Our next group meeting is going to be a little bit different and promises to be very special. We will be volunteering to provide and serve a meal for the residents of Porchlight (formerly Congregations for the Homeless), the men’s shelter in South Bellevue. We will also hear a presentation from a staffer at the facility about homelessness in Bellevue, as well as have a tour of the facility. The timeline that day, May 14th, is approximately 4:45 – 6:30, or later if you want to stay for dinner. 

    In order to do this we need commitments to provide food for 100 residents, as well as enough for any IE volunteers who would like to eat dinner there, so food donations should serve 25 people. We will be purchasing the meat portion of the meal from Ezell’s Fried Chicken and are looking for donations of mac and cheese, salads/veggies and desserts to supplement. We will provide the recipe for the mac and cheese and large foil pans for consistency. 

    There are options to assist if you are interested in helping with the event but can’t attend. If you are interested in attending but don’t want to provide food please register so that the facility knows how many people to expect. Please click on this link to sign up (access code ‘porchlight’ – all lower case) for attendance and food donation, and to see details of the schedule for the evening. 

    If you are interested in volunteering at Porchlight on a regular basis you can sign up for one of their regular trainings HERE.

    PorchLight provides shelter and services to 1,500 men each year. The organization is a part of the solution to the homelessness and housing crisis impacting our community. Come learn more about homelessness on the Eastside, tour the facility and break bread with the men we will be serving dinner.

    ✊ Action 2 – Give your input to elected officials about important healthcare legislation

    In the past legislative session the Keep Our Care Act (KOCA, SB 5241), a bill that would have ensured oversight around healthcare consolidations, did not pass, despite support in the Senate and House. This needed oversight would have ensured that such mergers did not impact the quality of or access to healthcare. Specifically, we’ve seen mergers in the past lead to negative effects such as restrictions around abortion care and end-of-life care. 

    Supporters of this legislation are not giving up and plan to hold meetings with legislators in the 41st, 45th, and 48th LDs this summer to discuss how best to address this issue in future sessions. If you are interested in participating in these conversations, Planned Parenthood Alliance Advocates would like to talk to you! Please send an email to lukas.phipps@ppallianceadvocates.org to let him know that you are interested in participating in these discussions. This is a great opportunity to have a direct impact on important healthcare legislation!

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