SWCUC is committed to building sustained POWER within, amongst, and alongside SW Washington's BIPOC-identifying community. Serving Clark and Cowlitz Counties.
ALT LaTosha Brown stands at the bottom of a set of concrete steps at a podium, speaking into a handheld microphone. Someone sits behind her on the steps holding a sign with a photo of former U.S. Rep John Lewis and the words "Protect our vote!"
“Marsha [P. Johnson] has been a roadmap to how one can be an activist but also how one can still belong to themselves." buff.ly/3QlGf3h
ALT Marsha P. Johnson stands in front of a corner store, a person holding a balloon behind her to the left. Most of the photo is in black and white, but Marsha is bubblegum pink.
Many here seem to be at a breaking point.
So much heaviness, trauma, and hurt.
It is often a low priority, but please take steps to mind your mental health.
Your household may qualify for a $30 discount on Internet service every month. Visit buff.ly/3eQbK54 to find out.
ALT Graphic with a photo of a Black child using a laptop at a kitchen table, and an adult leaning over the child's shoulder to point to something on the laptop screen. Text around the photo reads "Affordable Connectivity Program, Helping Households Get Access to Broadband. The Affordable Connectivity Program is an FCC benefit program that Congress created to help ensure that households can afford the broadband they need for work, school, healthcare and more. Learn if you qualify and apply at: AffordableConnectivity.gov."
"The Biden administration on Wednesday finalized a rule to transform the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) immigration policy for more than 600,000 so-called "Dreamers" into a federal regulation." buff.ly/3dLjuIa#DACA
ALT A protestor wearing a mask and holding a water bottle and sign overhead that reads "DACA is not enough." There are few other people in the background and lots of foliage.
Did you know, many Americans who face incarceration are forced to choose between calling their families and affording basic necessities, due to the extortionate costs of telephone and video calls from prison? buff.ly/3AjPgDW#MassIncarceration
ALT A phone hanging from a brick wall. The phone is off the hook.
Because clearly it still needs to be said: Student loan forgiveness is not about irresponsible people taking out education loans and then not paying. These are compounding interest loans: borrowers are struggling because they pay many times OVER what they borrowed and still owe!
Citigroup Financial estimates that racist banking amounts to $16 trillion not given to Black communities. Demand Big Banks return overdraft fees! #TheyOweUsbuff.ly/3R5vOBv
ALT Graphic with the Color of Change logo, a fist clutching cash, J.P. Morgan, TD Bank and Wells Fargo logos, and the hashtag "#TheyOweUs."
RANKED-CHOICE VOTING IS ON THE BALLOT IN THREE PLACES IN WASHINGTON THIS NOVEMBER, SO VOTERS IN SAN JUAN COUNTY, CLARK COUNTY, AND SEATTLE ALL GET THE CHANCE TO ADOPT A BETTER VOTING METHOD WHERE THEY DON’T HAVE TO VOTE FOR THE “LESSER EVIL”
ALT A Twitter meme image of a woman yelling in a man's ear
Join the movement...
Ask me (or others) questions..
We can get healthcare, not health insurance...
1. Sign I-1471
2. Vote once it is on the ballot
3. Pay less, get more and everyone is covered!! 🎉😀
"As innocent Black civilians continue to be targeted, terrorized and killed by police, officials keep putting us in a public safety paradox: When they define public safety, we become less safe." buff.ly/3T04NkN#PublicSafety#BlackLivesMatter#DefundThePolice