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Actions You Can Take This Week
DEADLINE TO COMMENT ON KALAMA REFINERY IS FRIDAY: The last day to leave a public comment with the Washington state Department of Ecology is THIS FRIDAY, October 2. Tell the state Department of Ecology that you oppose Northwest Innovation Works' and the Port of Kalama's application to build the world’s largest methanol refinery in Kalama.You can read more about the comment process at the Department of Ecology's web site here, and leave a comment online here. Rich Voget has provided this handout to help guide your comments and make them more effective. He also shared this flier (download here) on the Kalama Refinery and why Sierra Club opposes it, to find out more about the training workshops, and connect with Sierra Club at monthly meetings on the topic every third Thursday on Zoom. Email sept.gernez@sierraclub.org for the Zoom link.
Extend the Eviction Moratorium: Washington State’s eviction moratorium is set to expire on October 15th. Since it was put in place, it has protected hundreds of thousands of Washington households from facing homelessness. Organizers who work with unsheltered folks are expecting a massive eviction crisis if this moratorium expires. The Washington Low-Income Housing Alliance is asking you to call on Governor Inslee and state lawmakers today – ask them to extend the state’s eviction moratorium through March 2021. This extended timeline will give the Legislature the opportunity to create and vote on a longer-term solution for housing stability during this era of COVID-19 and the economic recession. Raise your voice by clicking here.
HELP COMMUNITIES OF COLOR BREATHE: The Movement for Black Lives is asking for support for the BREATHE Act, a 21st-century federal civil rights bill that will help communities of color not just survive, but thrive. This bill divests our taxpayer dollars from brutal and discriminatory policing and invests in a new vision of public safety—a vision that answers the call to defund the police. You can support this legislation by sending messages to your elected officials by clicking here.