Uplifting the Latino community through civic and political action.
Seattle, WA
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We’ll be talking with @makememargot from @LCFWA & @Progresowa1, @colinjcole from @equitabledemo, and @Kamaumaumau about today’s bombshell report.
Read the piece linked below & join the conservation!
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About yesterday👀 Sen. Billig (3rd LD) of Spokane and our partners at Raiz of Planned Parenthood speak on the importance of the inclusion of our undocumented workers in a system which they pay into and why we must support a program for undocumented worker unemployment insurance.
P.S. @SenSaldana is the main sponsor of this bill (SB5438)🎉, but here we have Community Health Workers (or promotoras) statewide highlighting over 30% of those who have COVID are Latinx, but fewer than one in twenty vaccines in Washington have so far gone to someone who's Latinx
Latinos represent more than 13% of the WA state population yet our representation is not equitably reflected in our legislature. We hold this week's Legislative Week of Action to amplify our collective's voices and build our democracy our way.
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Re: HB1085, Lucia shares "My son is 21 y/o with cerebral palsy needs your support for this bill as it will promote an individualized health plan for him and other students to succeed in the school setting" 🙌🏽🙌🏽🙌🏽🙌🏽🙌🏽
@RepStonier also expressed support for the #WorkingFamiliesTaxCredit highlighting that "we are in the best position to pass this, with overwhelming bi-partisan support" #WaLeg We are ready for long-term investments in our communities!!
Our Schedule for the Upcoming Legislative Action Week 📅
Check to see if your district legislator is on the schedule:
These license suspensions disproportionately impact communities of color keeping them in a cycle of debt and further disabling their potential for economic prosperity. We must stop punishing the poor.
"It is unfair for our essential workers and our low-income families to continue to be criminalized and to continue to be punished for being poor." -Cristina O., @Progresowa1
Message your state senator now: povertyaction.org/end-driver…
🚨 LCF/Progreso's Legislative Action Week begins NEXT WEEK 🚨
Our policy team will be hosting legislators online from across WA districts on three separate days so that community leaders can give testimony, tell their stories and get to know their legislators.
Progreso: Latino Progress retweeted
Our Latino communities are also among those most impacted by wildfire. Friday, @LCFWA & @progresowa1 testified that dedicated funding would boost community-led work to strengthen community resilience among Spanish-speaking residents. Our wildfire crisis is an equity issue. #WAleg
Progreso: Latino Progress retweeted
🚨BREAKING: President Joe Biden has signed an executive order reversing Trump's directive to exclude undocumented immigrants from the 2020 Census count.
Celebrate with our friends from @frontandcenterd on June 19th from 5:30-7:30pm.
We are a week away! Join us as we celebrate our states environmental justice wins! Don’t forget to RSVP!(facebook.com/events/87865161…) #FCelebrates
Progreso: Latino Progress retweeted
We’re proud to celebrate with environmental justice, labor and climate groups today for the Gov.’s signing of #100percentclean and other policies that move us toward #climatejustice. Stronger policy happens when frontline communities shape it! #WALeadsOnClimate – at Seattle, WA
Another great opportunity for young leaders to grow their activism skills! Learn how to organize your peers and the community around the issues that matter. Register today:... facebook.com/ProgresoWA/post…
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We did it! The HEAL Act passed the House 88-10! Big thank you to @RepReeves, @DebraWA40, @MiaGregerson33 and Speaker Frank Chopp for your leadership on the floor, and standing strong in your commitment to #HealWa from health disparity! #waleg – at Seattle, WA
Without an accurate count, our state risks losing out on $16 billion dollars of funding per year for our schools, roads, and hospitals. Get involved in #2020Census. Contact your state legislature today at bit.ly/2JX1hYT #WACounts #waleg... facebook.com/ProgresoWA/post…
This is a great win, but we are not out of the woods yet! We must keep pushing for a complete, accurate census. Everyone deserves to be counted! #CountMeIn #Census2020 #EverybodyCounts facebook.com/ProgresoWA/post…