Three Opportunities for Action to Support Asylum-Seekers
The separation of asylum-seeking parents from their children at the Southern border, from a faith and humanitarian perspective, is immoral, unjust, and inhumane. We feel moved to raise our voices in support and solidarity with the people who are separated from their... Read more...The Migrants’ Way of the Cross
Around March 25th, a caravan of about 1,175 people seeking asylum headed north towards Mexico and the United States, guided by the humanitarian aid organization, Pueblo Sin Fronteras. Most of the people in this caravan are Hondurans fleeing political violence,... Read more...
Action Needed: Employee Hours Tax
The Seattle City Council is considering legislation creating an Employee Hours Tax that would raise $75 million for construction of and services for low-income housing and for survival services for people experiencing homelessness. This legislation reflects the... Read more... Take Action: Protect King County Immigrant Residents
A new ordinance before King County Council would prevent the use of County funds and resources on federal immigration enforcement, require ICE to get a judicial warrant to access non-public parts of King County’s property, and ensure that immigrants in County custody... Read more...
No one’s status as a human being is ever temporary
For the 2,500 Nicaraguans with Temporary Protected Status (TPS) who have been residing in the United States since 1998, their humanity now has a deadline in the eyes of the Department of Homeland Security: January 5, 2019. The Acting Secretary of the Department of... Read more...Upcoming Events
Dec
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all-day Festival of the Nativity @ Bellevue South Stake Center (Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints)
Festival of the Nativity @ Bellevue South Stake Center (Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints)
Dec 5 – Dec 8 all-day
Hundreds of nativities from around the world, a re-creation of the inn at Bethlehem, artwork depicting the life of Christ, and live music performances indoors, all free to the public. Hundreds of crèche displays from[...]
Dec
7
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9:30 am Advent Reflection Day @ St. Mary-on-the-Lake Chapel
Advent Reflection Day @ St. Mary-on-the-Lake Chapel 
Dec 7 @ 9:30 am – 3:00 pm
Receiving Warm Embrace: Encountering Grace and Comfort in a Time of Waiting, led by Lisa Dennison. Advent offers us profound images of comfort in times of vulnerability such as Elizabeth receiving her cousin Mary and[...]
10:00 am 20th Anniversary of the WTO Prot... @ Occidental Park & Town Hall Seattle
20th Anniversary of the WTO Prot... @ Occidental Park & Town Hall Seattle
Dec 7 @ 10:00 am – 9:00 pm
Join the Washington Fair Trade Coalition and community allies to mark the anniversary of the 1999 Battle in Seattle! Event Schedule: 10 a.m. | Rally @ Occidental Park, 117 S. Washington St., Seattle 98104 3:30[...]
1:00 pm Austen Hartke Presentation @ Immanuel Lutheran
Austen Hartke Presentation @ Immanuel Lutheran
Dec 7 @ 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm
Join Austen Hartke, author of Transforming: The Bible and the Lives of Transgender Christians for an afternoon of conversation and learning. Do you have questions about how churches can be more affirming of LGBTQ+ people? Are[...]
7:00 pm O Yule Full of Gladness: Christm...
O Yule Full of Gladness: Christm... 
Dec 7 @ 7:00 pm
The Seattle Choral Company (SCC), led by their founding director, Freddie Coleman, will present their twelfth annual Cathedral Christmas holiday program this year at Saint Mark’s Episcopal Cathedral with a focus on Scandinavia. This year’s[...]