Statement on Initiative 522 Requiring Labeling on Genetically Engineered (GMO) Food

The Issue: GMO foods are not currently required to be identified on food labels. The Question: Should Washington residents support Initiative 522? History: On January 3, 2013, over 350,000 signatures were submitted to the Secretary of State to get an initiative placed on the ballot that would require the Washington State legislature to establish mandatory…

Roughly 3,500 People Crowd Convention Center to Shout About Coal

I attended the coal hearing at the Washington State Convention Center Thursday, December 13th, along with about 3,500 other people.  Seattle Mayor McGinn spoke in opposition to granting a permit for coal exports from Bellingham, followed by representatives from the Lummi, Swinomish and Tulalip tribes who also spoke eloquently against the proposed coal terminal.  I…

Public discussion on building a sustained, broad-based movement for real change

This Saturday, September 15, at 4:00 p.m., Poets West and Justice Party of Washington State will host a public discussion about building a broad-based movement that would bring about real change. This is not a forum for campaigning, but an invitation to speak about what such a movement might look like, and how we might…

Saturday on Al Jazeera, Inside Story — Poverty in America

Rocky Anderson – Justice Party Presidential Candidate 2012 Cornel West – American philosopher, author, critic, and civil rights activist Barbara Ehrenreich – American feminist, democratic socialist, and political activist Stan Veuger – Economist, American Enterprise Institute  This meeting of great minds on the issue of American poverty promises to be enlightening. Watch live at: http://www.aljazeera.com/watch_now/ Saturday July 28, 2012 12:30am PDT/1:30am MDT/2:30am…

Stop the Coal Trains, a public forum — Saturday, July 21 at 3:00 pm, Green Lake Branch Seattle Public Library

PROPOSED EXPANSION OF COAL EXPORTS AND TRAINS IN AND THROUGH OUR COMMUNITIES, AND WHAT WE CAN DO ABOUT IT  Sponsored by Poets West and Justice Party of Washington State Saturday, July 21 at 3:00 pm Green Lake Branch Seattle Public Library 7364 E Green lake Dr. N, Seattle   The Justice Party of Washington State and Poets…