We are an artistic community that recognizes the intersectionality of all injustices 
and believes that art is essential to social change and more justice.

I send Thank You postcards to Republicans and others, who stand up to Trump.  I also follow the site, Chop Wood, Carry Water https://chopwoodcarrywaterdailyactions.substack.com and write our Senators and Congresswoman, Pramila Jayapal, when appropriate, asking them to take action, especially around the injustice to immigrants.

I participated in the following: Women’s March Bellevue, Protest Seattle Central College, Protest in Bothell, Mayday protest Lake Forest Park, Northshore Education Association protest in Bothell

I've been socially involved in one way or another through charity and volunteer work encouraged by my family as a child, leading to being more politically educated and involved as a teenager. My focus in my involvement has always been centred around education and art in some way, from working for education-based nonprofits in college to being involved in the local DIY music scene of Tucson, Arizona. Moving to Seattle after college, I have found community involvement through my work as administrative assistant at Cascadia Poetics Lab. This has been a really fulfilling experience, as my job revolves around bringing people together in the name of poetry and our environment, and I have been continuing to work with CPL to plan community events that are welcoming and accessible to all demographics.

As younger versions of ourselves, we engaged in a number of social and political actions over the years. Now, considerably older and not as spry, we look for opportunities to support people who are putting their lives and bodies on the line. Since the November election, we have donated money to organizations fighting in the courts and other campaigns on behalf of people adversely affected by this administration’s policies, including the ACLU, Immigration Defense Fund, Vote Vets, Democracy Forward, Planned Parenthood, Immigrant Defense Project, Avaaz.org, and the Las Americas Immigrant Advocacy Center.