Upcoming Event
The Washington Poor People's Campaign is excited to announce that we will partner with the Faith Action Network for their Interfaith Advocacy Day on February 9th in Olympia. Our experiences and understanding of the interlocking injustices our communities face each day need to be heard in Olympia. By gathering together we will directly address our lawmakers to urge them to pass moral policies that fully address poverty and low wealth from the bottom up.
GATHER IN OLYMPIA FEBRUARY 9TH
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Faith Action Network, a WA PPC mobilizing partner, has extensive experience in organizing advocacy days in Olympia. The full day will include morning workshops with information about the issues and training on how to effectively advocate, a catered lunch, and the opportunity to meet with your legislators directly!
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2023 Washington State Legislative Session
WA PPC Partner Legislative agenda links
Fix Democracy First - they do not have a legislative agenda posted on their website yet however their work focuses on money in politics, voting access, fair representation, and civic engagement and education.
Washington State Labor Council - The state labor council has its leg agenda here. There may also be some discussion about pushing back against the merger between Kroger and Albertsons.
Washington Community Action Network - Are focused on a bill addressing the state clemency and pardons board which will reestablish parole in Washington State.
Healthcare Is a Human Right - their legislative agenda here.
Faith Action Network - their legislative agenda here.
Fuse Washington - their legislative agenda here.
350 WA - their legislative agenda here.
Washington People's Privacy – they do not have a legislative agenda posted yet but focus on protecting the privacy rights of impacted communities from the overreach of law enforcement and large coorperations.
Washington Community Alliance – their legislative agenda will be updated here. Last years information is still listed.
La Resistencia – will be announcing support for bills soon. La Resistencia is a grassroots organization led by undocumented immigrants based in Washington State working to end the detention of immigrants and stop deportations.
Past Events
Watch the photo album and the video created by Chardonnay Beaver, our student communications specialist of Washington State participation in the June 18, 2022 Mass Poor People's and Low-Wage Workers' Assembly and Moral March on Washington DC and to the polls. In the meantime,
14 Policy Priorities to Heal the Nation:
A Moral and Economic Agenda for the First 100 Days
On behalf of the 140 million poor and low-income people in the country, the Poor People’s Campaign: A National Call for Moral Revival – and our 45 state coordinating committees, thousands of religious leaders, scholars, economists, advocates and hundreds of supporting organizations – insists that state legislatures, governors and the US Congress prioritize the following policies from the Poor People’s Jubilee Platform immediately.
Prioritize the needs of essential workers, people with disabilities, people of color and poor and low income people who have hit the hardest in this pandemic.
Expand Medicaid in every state, secure Medicare and work towards enacting a public universal health care option.
A council that will work with the Poor People’s Campaign to advocate for the Jubilee agenda and include directly impacted poor and low-income people, moral and religious leaders, economists and other policy advocates.
Prioritize the needs of essential workers, people with disabilities, people of color and poor and low income people who have hit the hardest in this pandemic.