QuakerVoice A Quaker Voice Action Alert Sent on February 25, 2019 Dear Friends, Thanks you for participating in Quaker Lobby Day and bringing Friends testimonies to the state legislature! We will continue to keep you up to date through our issue Alerts and our website QuakerVoiceWA.org. But right now, we would appreciate knowing how Quaker Lobby … Read more
Help Clean Up Washington’s Transportation Fuels An important bill that would improve the efficiency of fuel used for transportation in Washington State needs your support. HB 1110 and its companion bill in the Senate SB 5412 would establish a Clean Fuels Program to limit the greenhouse gas emissions per unit of transportation fuel energy in Washington … Read more
Two bills crucial for the future of our state’s ecology need help to make their way through the Washington State legislature. Both bills are important steps to prevent the worst effects of climate change: HB 1112 would direct both the Department of Ecology and the Department of Enterprise Services to facilitate the transition away from … Read more
Quaker Lobby Day (11th Annual!) Monday, February 18, 2019 (Presidents’ Day), 9:00-3:00 Olympia Friends Meeting House Friends have been a leading voice for social justice for several centuries. Our voice in state government is critically important to many marginalized people in our state – including tens of thousands of state residents who have been enmeshed … Read more
The 2018 legislative successes resulted from years of building relationships with allies, as well as legislators and their staffs. Finally, prisoners’ Legal Financial Obligations no longer accrue interest at 12% while they are in prison. Quaker Voice led the successful 2018 effort to establish an independent corrections ombuds, concluding work begun in 2006. This wide … Read more
Hello, Friends! You are getting this email because you are on the Quaker Voice Activist list. We’re excited that you’re interested! We hope your New Year is going well; together, we can make it better. Quaker Lobby Day (10th Annual!) Monday, February 19, 2018 (Presidents’ Day), 9:00-3:00Olympia Friends Meeting House Friends have been a leading … Read more
CALL to the 4th Annual Meeting of PLEASE COME ~ Bring a Friend Provide a Voice from you Meeting or Church Saturday, September 29, 2018 9 AM~3 PM Eastside Friends Meeting 4160 158th Ave SE, Bellevue Approve a new Board of Directors Listen interactively with Lobbyist Noah Martin— Strategies for building relationships with legislators before … Read more
Friends, Quaker Voice’s very high profile bill for an independent corrections ombuds has just passed the Public Safety Committee on a 9-2 vote and must be voted out of House Appropriations by Tuesday to remain alive this year. One of your representatives is on this Committee. Intense effort is now focused on this reform, one … Read more
Friends, This year we have the best chance in years to abolish the death penalty in Washington State. SB 6052 is in the Senate Rules Committee and needs to be brought to the floor for a vote in the full Senate by Wednesday, Feb. 14. Can you ask your state Senator to vote for abolishing … Read more
Friends, Our high-priority bill HB 1889 — to establish an Independent Corrections ombuds — is now poised for a final vote in the state Senate. It has passed the House and been voted out of the Senate Rules Committee. If it passes the Senate then it will be brought to the governor for signature to … Read more