Join us Sat. Aug. 11th for I-1631 Voter Turnout
Join us now to win Clean Energy, 1631! We did it! Now we have Clean Energy on the ballot, we need to make sure folks vote for I-1631! We are outraged to discover that Big Oil fossil fuel corporations like Shell and Exxon plan to spend over $25 million to pay a California consultant firm Continue Reading
Free Meaningful Movie-Environmental Footprint of War
Please join us for the next movie, Scarred Lands, Wounded Lives: The Environmental Footprint of War. This film shows how wars and preparation for war threaten our planet. From production of weapons through combat to cleanup and restoration, war pollutes land, air, and water, destroys biodiversity, and drains natural resources. Yet the environmental damage of Continue Reading
You are invited: I-1631 Volunteer Appreciation Party
Hey All – In place of our July meeting, we will be heading to the 1631 Volunteer Appreciation Party at Washington Hall on July 19th! We are re-posting a letter from Ahmed Gaya which provides details about the upcoming PARTY and next steps! See below! Getting on the ballot was just the first step. The Continue Reading
June Meaningful Movie – The Mask You Live In
This documentary was written, directed, and produced by Jennifer Siebel Newsom and explores what Newsom perceives to be harmful notions about masculinity in American culture. The film follows boys and young men as they struggle to stay true to themselves while negotiating America’s narrow definition of masculinity. Pressured by the media, their peer group, and Continue Reading
1631 Speed Dating – Round 2 and other fun stuff!
Breaking News: Initiative 1631 needs our help now! We have changed our upcoming meeting agenda to include signature gathering during the meeting. We will have a quick update by John Stafford about our meeting with the Governor’s climate change policy advisor and then we will move on to 1631 speed dating AND signature gathering! (Still Continue Reading
Free Meaningful Movie – Traces of the Trade
Please join us for the next event on race and social justice from the Mount Baker Community Club. This will be an opportunity for in-depth discussion reflecting on the North American slave trade. Traces of the Trade sets out to plumb contentious questions: What is the full story of the northern slave trade? What responsibility Continue Reading
1631 Speed Dating
WHAT IS 1631 SPEED DATING? South Seattle Climate Action Network is helping 1631 signature gatherers find partners for signature gathering events! WHY? Because taking climate action and gathering signatures should be FUN! And hanging out with new or old friends who care about the planet is a beautiful thing to do! WHERE? We’ll give you Continue Reading
Free Meaningful Movie – Making A Killing: Guns Greed and the NRA
Making a Killing: Guns, Greed, and The NRA tells the stories of how guns, and the billions made off of them, affect the lives of everyday Americans. It features personal stories from people across the country who have been affected by gun violence, including survivors and victims’ families. The film exposes how the powerful gun Continue Reading
SSCAN Monthly Meeting
Please join us at our next monthly meeting at the Columbia City Library on April 19th at 6pm. We have a number of things on the agenda. We will be discussing what happened during this past legislative session then Sophia Hoffacker who is an organizer with the 1631 campaign will be joining us to provide Continue Reading
Meaningful Movie: The Trans List
Award-winning filmmaker, Timothy Greenfield-Sanders, brings us, “A bracing hour of personal history, struggle and liberation.” (L.A. Times) The Trans List explores the range of experiences lived by Americans who identify as transgender (an umbrella term for people whose gender identity does not conform to that typically associated with the sex they were assigned at birth). Continue Reading
Sister District Voter Registration Training – Come one, come all!
From the Sister District Project: Description Join your host and one of our District Captains, Omeed, for this great training opportunity to learn best practices and get your questions answered about registering voters in-person, right here in Washington. SDP Puget Sound is excited to partner with the WA League of Women Voters, whose volunteers will Continue Reading
Meaningful Movie: Awake – A Dream From Standing Rock
The Water Protectors at Standing Rock captured world attention through their peaceful resistance. While many may know the details, AWAKE, A Dream from Standing Rock captures the story of Native-led defiance that forever changed the fight for clean water, our environment and the future of our planet. The film is a collaboration between Indigenous filmmakers, Continue Reading
Town Hall Meetings in 11th and 37th LDs – February 17, 2018
Legislative Town Halls SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 17 11th District • Senator Hasegawa, Representatives Hudgins and Bergquist • When: 10:30 a.m. – 12 p.m. at • Where: King County Office of Emergency Management (3511 Northeast 2nd Street, Renton, WA) 37th District • Senator Saldana, Representatives Pettigrew, Tomiko Santos • When: 10 a.m. – 12 p.m. • Where: Continue Reading
SSCAN Monthly Meeting – No Methanol, No Pipelines Comment Workshop
Please join us at our next monthly meeting on February 15th at the Columbia City Library. Sarah Cornett from Washington Physicians for Social Responsibility will lead an informative workshop about how to write effective public testimony and comments. Learn how you can help stop the world’s largest fracked gas to methanol refinery! We currently have Continue Reading
Love and Civil Disobedience – Michael Foster to speak at WSUU
On January 28th, Michael Foster will be giving the sermon at Westside Unitarian in West Seattle. Michael joins us to reflect on his upcoming incarceration for civil disobedience. For those of you who may not be aware, Michael is the Seattle climate activist who turned off the North Dakota Keystone Pipeline risking his livelihood, his Continue Reading
Fixing Democracy – Civics Skill-Share
SSCAN is co-sponsoring the upcoming Fixing Democracy – Civics Skill-Share Training & Networking Cafe. We can’t solve ANY crisis until we solve the democracy crisis.Ready to take it to the next level? How about system change? Join us January 27 • 9:00 AM to 4:30 PMLocation: West Seattle Unitarian Church 7141 California Ave SW, Seattle, Continue Reading
Inconvenient Sequel
A decade after AN INCONVENIENT TRUTH brought climate change into the heart of popular culture, comes the riveting and rousing follow-up that shows just how close we are to a real energy revolution. Vice President Al Gore continues his tireless fight traveling around the world training an army of climate champions and influencing international climate Continue Reading
Climate Lobby Day
Reception: Women’s Crucial Role in WA’s 100% Clean Energy Future SSCAN is joining with numerous other environmental groups to try and bring awareness to our climate crisis on Monday, January 22nd. Please join us for this important opportunity to talk to our legislators and insist on Climate Action Now! AND please join SSCAN members Continue Reading
January 2018 Monthly Meeting
Please join us on January 18, at 6:00pm, at the Columbia City Library. Stacey Oaks, organizer for 350 Seattle, will come to talk about the protest actions against the Tacoma LNG plant and their collaboration with the Puyallup Tribe (see more below). We will also talk about the Taming Bigfoot Campaign (kick-off on January 21) Continue Reading
WE CAN: Ban The Bomb
It’s time to ban nuclear weapons. Actually – it was time to ban nuclear weapons a long time ago. SSCAN is co-sponsoring the upcoming WE CAN: Ban The Bomb event on December 10th at the Leif Erikson Lodge. We hope you will join us as we celebrate the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN)! Continue Reading
Seeds of Hope
“Seeds of Hope” tells the extraordinary story of an extraordinary Congolese woman. Her accomplishments are remarkable, and yet, what’s so inspiring about Masika Katsuva is that she is, as she describes herself, an ordinary person – who became a hero. She is driven by love, compassion, courage, and a tireless determination, even in her darkest Continue Reading