Washington State Labor Council announces May Day Rally, 5/1/25
Seattle May Day Rally & March: Labor and community will rally in Seattle and elsewhere in Washington to defend immigrant families and denounce Trump’s attacks on working people
Volunteer Opportunity
National Single Payer Day of Action
Call To Action May 31, 2025: Demand Health Not Profit!
Washington State is participating!
Communities across the country are joining in a National Day of Action to put National Single Payer Healthcare on the nation’s agenda. What’s the ACTION? Attend an event to find out how existing organizations are fighting for Universal Healthcare near you.
Hoquiam
Universal Healthcare Town Hall
Timberland Library
420 7th St, Hoquiam, WA
Noon – 2 PM
Free & Open to the Public. Bring your curiosity and a friend!
Seattle
Downtown Rally
Westlake Park
401 Pine St., Seattle, WA
Noon – 2 PM
Speakers, Music, People Power!
Green Party organizer and Whole Washington Executive Director Andre Stackhouse is part of the speaker lineup for this event. Hope to see you there!
Spokane
Free Screening of Healing US
The Hive
2904 E. Sprague Ave, Spokane, WA
3 PM – 5 PM
Meet up with Spokane Healthcare organizers!
We’re hosting a free screening of the documentary “Healing Us” in solidarity with a National Day of Action for single-payer healthcare! If you haven’t had a chance to see it, come out – bring your friends who haven’t seen it. Stick around for the discussion and learn how to get more involved!
There’s also a Zoom option for those who’d prefer to attend virtually!
We call on communities across the country to join in a National Day of Action on Saturday, May 31, 2025, to put National Single Payer Healthcare on the nation’s agenda.
Our health care system is broken beyond repair. Insurance companies and for-profit middlemen create barriers to care and massive administrative waste. These result in unnecessary suffering and deaths. For over 60 years, piecemeal reforms have resulted in higher costs and the worst health outcomes among comparable nations.
We demand recognition by our government that health care is a human right.
We demand the elimination of private health insurance and the banning of for-profit delivery of care.
We demand the enactment of a publicly financed, national single-payer program that would provide comprehensive coverage to everyone.
We demand that health care delivery be transformed from profit-seeking ventures into services organized to serve the people of our country, a system in which all caregivers are freed from corporate control.
The National Day of Action will bring people together locally and nationally from neighborhoods, unions, faith groups, businesses, and all types of civic organizations to join the demand to remove profit from health care. We must focus our collective anger towards corporate health insurers to bring real reform: put National Single Payer on the nation’s agenda!
Defending Public Education – Online
The Green Party of St. Louis invites you to participate in the webinar on Defending Public Education: The Threat of Charter Schools on Wednesday, May 7, at 5:30 pm PT.
Speakers include:
- Dave Cash, President, United Teachers of New Orleans
- Karen Francisco, Advocates for Public Education Policy (Colorado)
- Casandra Ulbrich, Ph.D., Network for Public Education
- Chris Baehrend, Chicago Teachers Union, Local 1, IFT-AFT/AFL-CIO
- Jitu Brown, Journey for Justice, Chicago Board of Education
- Don Fitz, Green Party of St. Louis (moderator)
Register for the webinar at: https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/fhO3FBZwQ9Wr9XzA3T1iWg#/registration
Whole Washington Universal Healthcare Gala
The Whole Washington Healthcare Gala is scheduled for Saturday, May 16th from 5pm – 9:30pm in Seattle.
Support Whole Washington and the universal healthcare movement for an evening of community, fun, and action!
Ticket information
Spring Membership Gathering – Online
Saturday, May 17, 2025, from 1 PM – 4 PM on Zoom
The Green Party of Washington State will hold our Spring Gathering to consider proposals and to accept nominations for our Coordinating Council and GPUS delegations.
RSVP below for the Zoom link!
Agenda:
1 PM – Education Justice in Washington State – With schools underfunded, federal protections stripped away, and working families left behind, it’s time to organize! We will hear from Green Party NEWA organizer Cody Mahar-Kjos and special guest Katy Purviance, founder of Washington State’s only outdoor Self-Directed Education center, the Spokane Learning Co-op:
Katy’s vision began in 2005 with a simple dream: a school in the woods where kids could be wild, curious, and fully themselves—especially those who didn’t fit the mold of traditional education.
While studying architecture at Harvard, Katy found herself burned out and disillusioned. A 20-credit course load, little connection to her passions, and a sense of deep misalignment led her to discover the work of John Taylor Gatto. His radical critique of schooling lit a fire in her. She dropped out, devoured everything she could on alternative education, and went on to teach in five countries. No matter where she went, the pattern was the same: obedience over curiosity, control over joy.
Katy realized school wasn’t broken—it was doing exactly what it was designed to do. Reform wasn’t enough. So she built something different.
At the Spokane Learning Co-op, learning is driven by the child, supported by a community, and rooted in trust, freedom, and wonder. Katy’s work is part of a growing movement to reimagine education—not just for some kids, but for all.
2:00 PM – Opportunity drawing – we are giving away 2 tickets to see comedian Ron Placone in Seattle on Friday, May 23rd!
2:15 PM – Consider resolution and proposed amendment to GPWA bylaws – sponsored by Cody Mahar-Kjos, Michael Doyle, Oceana Baker, and Giuliana Natale.
Please review this proposal before the meeting: Resolution Calling for Immediate Enforcement of GPWA Bylaws, Review of Coordinating Council Membership Eligibility, and Special Elections for Leadership Accountability.
We will vote on the proposed bylaw amendment at the Spring Gathering. Bylaw amendments may be adopted by a 70% vote of members present.
3 PM – Nominate Green Party members for open positions on the GPWA Coordinating Council and GPUS delegation.
You may nominate members for these positions until the close of the Spring Gathering. In making nominations, members should strive for diversity in as many areas as possible, including but not limited to race, gender, and geography.
We will also accept volunteers to help conduct the online election via OpaVote.
All Green Party members will be invited to vote for the Coordinating Council and GPUS delegation. Voting will be conducted via online ballot and administered by OpaVote. The voting period will be from May 24 to June 7.
Please check your membership status before the meeting. If your membership has lapsed, you can renew it here.
RSVP for the Spring Gathering at the link below:
GPWA Coordinating Council Meeting – Online
Meeting of the GPWA Coordinating Council
Green Party members are invited to join our discussion group for the meeting link:
Whatcom / Skagit Green Party Meeting – Online
Whatcom & Skagit Green Party – Online Organizing Meeting
April 3rd, 2025, at 6:00 PM Pacific Time
Join our online discussion group:
for the Zoom meeting link.
Greens in Whatcom and Skagit County invite you to our weekly online meeting on Thursday evening!
NATIONAL DAY OF ACTION — Protest Warmongering Democratic Congressman Adam Smith
Join the National Day of Action to Fight the Rich and Their Two Parties! Organize against the genocide in Gaza by protesting the warmongering Democrats and Republicans and the military profiteers and billionaires they represent!
Washington Democrat Adam Smith has long been a darling of weapons manufacturers and the wealthy who profit from imperialist war. The genocidal, Zionist organization AIPAC was his top campaign contributor last year. Under his leadership, the Armed Services Committee authorized more than 60 consecutive military spending bills on behalf of U.S. imperialism, spending billions of dollars to back the slaughter of the Palestinian people and the bloody inter-imperialist proxy war in Ukraine.
Sign up below to participate in the National Day of Action, March 22, to demand an end to the genocide, an end to the occupation, and an end to U.S. military aid to Israel:
https://www.workersstrikeback.org/events/protest-warmongering-democratic-congressman-adam-smith
Whole Washington Volunteer Retreat – Spokane
Whole Washington holds a full-day volunteer retreat every 6 months. These events have supported building, communicating, and implementing our strategic plan to win state-based universal single-payer healthcare here in Washington. By bill or by ballot.
This April, we are taking our retreat east of the mountains for the first time. It is critical that we organize in every community. This retreat is just one more opportunity to support volunteers all around the state, because we CAN win this, but we can’t do it without you.
Typically, these events run from about 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., depending on space availability. The date is set (4/27/2025). The location and time are TBD.
For now, save the date!
PJALS Peace & Justice Action Conference
The Peace and Justice Action League of Spokane (PJALS) is hosting a local organizing conference:
We hope you’re as excited as we are—because the PJALS Peace & Justice Action Conference is coming up soon! 🎉
If you haven’t registered yet, there’s still time! Secure your spot [Register Here].
While we’d love to see you in person, we also have a virtual option available for those who can’t attend on-site. Don’t miss this opportunity to engage, learn, and take action!
🗓️ Event Details:
📅 Saturday, March 15
🕘 9 AM – 5 PM
📍 Spokane Central Library
This year’s conference theme, “Empowered Together: Collective Action for a Just Future,” will bring together changemakers, activists, and community leaders to engage in meaningful dialogue and action.