Too often, we try to help a community by bringing in outside solutions. Experience shows that it rarely works.
DVAM 2017, Week #4
October is Domestic Violence Action Month! What can YOU do to take action?
Use this coloring page to talk about relationship deal breakers or what healthy relationships look and feel like.
DVAM 2017, Week #3
October is Domestic Violence Action Month! What can YOU do to take action?
Use this coloring page to talk about what fighting fair looks like to you and someone you love.
DVAM 2017, Week #2
October is Domestic Violence Action Month! What can YOU do to take action?
Use this coloring page with someone you love and while you’re coloring ask them how they like to keep in touch and how they feel about constant texting and messaging.
DVAM 2017, Week #1
October is Domestic Violence Action Month! What can YOU do to take action? Use this coloring book to chat about love with someone you love!
Love feels like YES!, not like I guess
An enthusiastic “Yes!” from both of you is the key to making beautiful music together!
Rape prevention tip #8
Telling women how not to get raped isn’t prevention; it’s victim-blaming.
These two are the best of friends. And they fight. A lot.
You’re going to fight, so do it right.
Mi hijo me está enseñando
Cuando estoy con mi hijo me pone a reflexionar en como el permitirme sentirme vulnerable, da cabida a su vez a poder sentir otras emociones.
Activism Roundup
How to take action this week
Take action against Hate & white supremacy
Saturday, August 19th, Tacoma is Charlottesville “An anti-hate rally in solidarity with Charlottesville.”
Sunday, August 20th, Everett Rally Against Hate “The Snohomish County NAACP invites you to be ALLIED in this Rally Against Hate. This rally will be a safe place to unite under the common causes of justice, equality and standing up against hate.”
Sunday, August 20th Seattle Emergency Rally: Say No to The Nazis! “The flagrant display of violence, misogyny, anti-Semitism, and racism in Charlottesville needs a coherent, outraged response. We will not be silenced by bigots, nor cowed by their violence.”
Learn Ten Ways to Fight Hate with this newly updated Community Response Guide from the Southern Poverty Law Center.
Take action for immigrant justice
Saturday, August 19th, Solidarity Day at the Northwest Detention Center “We will be holding this space to show our solidarity with those in detention, our support for the families visiting their loved ones, and our resistance to the oppressive immigration/prison system.”
Monday, August 21st, Bellingham, Dignity Vigils “Stand in solidarity to support undocumented and immigrant families to live in safety and dignity in our community.” 11:30 AM and 5 PM.
Wednesday, August 23rd, Tacoma Speaks Up Planning Session “We are convening a planning session to discuss strategies in moving forward with a Legal Defense Fund for Tacoma immigrant families. This is a community effort and we need your help!”
Tell Congress to Defend DACA “For immigrant youth, DACA means safety, it means being able to earn a paycheck to buy medicine for your mom, it means peace of mind, it means opportunity. In a sea of bad news, DACA is a shining light of good news and we have an opportunity to save it.”
Can You Relate? 