Community-Led Renter Policies Pass in Burien!
For over a year – triggered by the displacement of families who lived at the Fox Cove apartments – local leaders have been organizing as a powerful grassroots coalition to pass a group of strong renter protections……
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Fall 2019 General Election
Friday, October 18 is the start of Washington State’s 18-day voting period (through Election Day, Tuesday, November 5). Ballots are then mailed out and Accessible Voting Units (AVUs) are available at voting centers. Ballots must be postmarked by, or in a ballot... Read more...Job Posting: Immigrant Accompaniment Associate
The Church Council of Greater Seattle (CCGS) seeks a part-time accompaniment associate, proficient in English and Spanish, to play a primary role in coordinating the behind-the-scenes of the CCGS Accompaniment Hotline. The associate will be responsible for the... Read more...Hurricane Dorian Response
Hurricane Dorian hit the Bahamas on Sunday, September 1, as a Category 5, the strongest level of hurricane. The storm moved very slowly, leaving widespread devastation in the Bahamas. The death toll so far is 50 people, with some 2,500 people missing (NPR, Sept. 12,... Read more...
A Short Meditation in Light of the Tragedies in El Paso and Dayton
By Michael Ramos, Executive Director The numbers are numbing. Two hundred fifty three mass shootings in 2019 already and counting. Two hundred seventy-five people dead from these acts of horrific violence, ninety-three since June 15, 2019, and so many more wounded,... Read more...Upcoming Events
Oct
19
Sat
4:00 pm 100th Anniversary House Party in... @ The Home of Betsy Hale
100th Anniversary House Party in... @ The Home of Betsy Hale
Oct 19 @ 4:00 pm – 6:00 pm
Accessibility: No steps into home. A unique part of our 100th year celebration will be a series of house parties. Together we will share stories and raise support for the 2nd Century of faith-rooted action[...]
Oct
20
Sun
10:00 am In Our Shoes @ Lake Burien Presbyterian Church
In Our Shoes @ Lake Burien Presbyterian Church 
Oct 20 @ 10:00 am – 5:00 pm
In mid-July, thirty-one people from Lake Burien Presbyterian Church congregation and community embarked on a week-long pilgrimage called “The Gospel & Politics of Race.” Participants started in Montgomery, Alabama, and traveled by bus through the[...]
12:30 pm Spread a Sukkah of Peace at the ... @ Northwest Detention Center
Spread a Sukkah of Peace at the ... @ Northwest Detention Center
Oct 20 @ 12:30 pm – 2:30 pm
Kadima Reconstructionist Community invites you to bring the ritual and beauty of the Sukkot holiday to the NW Detention Center. Come for songs, food, and ritual under the Sukkah, as we call for an end[...]
Oct
23
Wed
7:00 pm Bellevue City Council Candidates... @ East Shore Unitarian Church
Bellevue City Council Candidates... @ East Shore Unitarian Church
Oct 23 @ 7:00 pm
All candidates have been invited to a Bellevue City Council Candidates Forum. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. Co-sponsors include: East Shore Unitarian Church, Faith Action Network, Eastside Interfaith Social Concerns Council; Church Council of Greater[...]
7:00 pm Candidate Forum – Seattle Distri... @ St. Edward Church
Candidate Forum – Seattle Distri... @ St. Edward Church
Oct 23 @ 7:00 pm
The Dialogue for Justice Coalition of Catholic Churches is sponsoring candidate forums for Seattle and King County Councils. These forums will focus on social justice issues, including mental health, immigration, housing and homelessness, and are[...]