This is an archive of old Quaker Voice posts.
Dear Friends, Shouldn’t excuses for inaction on climate change be a thing of the past? This week in Olympia, both the House and Senate are expected to vote on Cap and Invest, the Governor’s climate change bill. The choice is clear: vote yes and move forward to reduce our state’s global warming pollution and fossil fuel … Read more
FCWPP Alert – Ask your legislators to support Voting Rights Restoration HB 1517, which would have restored voting rights to ex-felons who have completed all supervision under the Department of Corrections, has been replaced by a substitute that calls only for a study by the Secretary of State. Please contact your legislators by email or phone … Read more
Dear Friends, Next week is a critical week of the Legislative Session. The Transit-Oriented Communities bill (HB 1490) will be up for a House floor vote by Wednesday. House Bill 1490 would create affordable, walkable communities connected by transit for Washington’s families and has strong support from both the Environmental Priorities Coalition and the Washington Low … Read more
Friends–One important action request and a reminder about Faith Advocacy Day. ACTION REQUEST: Please call Frank Chopp’s office and tell him that you are very disappointed that HB1517 was amended to call for a study instead of finally taking action to restore voting rights to released prisoners. Tell him you are particularly unhappy about this because … Read more
Dear Friends, Energy efficiency is the cheapest, quickest and cleanest way to meet rising energy needs, confront climate change and boost our economy. More than 30% of Washington’s greenhouse-gas emissions come from energy use in buildings. Join us in Olympia for a hearing on Efficiency First A pair of hearings at the State Capitol on … Read more
Quaker Lobby Day is less than two weeks away! Can you donate one day for justice? How about February 9? If you haven’t already registered to attend FCWPP’s first Quaker Lobby Day, now’s the time to sign up. Our program begins at 8:30 a.m. at the Olympia Friends meeting house. It includes a chance to … Read more
Dear Supporters of the Friends Committee on Washington Public Policy, Friends have been a leading voice for prison reform for over 350 years. But our voice has never been needed more than it is today, when our nation has a higher reported rate of imprisonment than any other country in the world. So we invite … Read more
Friends–Another friendly nudge from you and we may end up with two more good bills passed this session: SB 6790 on prison education and HB 2026 on military recruiting in the schools. Thank you. Post-secondary Education for Prisoners. SSB6790 is an exciting bill that attempts to reintroduce highereducation into the prison system by starting small. It authorizes … Read more
House Bill 2879 creating new terrorism crimes and expanding the death penalty, and House Bill 2416 greatly expanding wiretap authority in anti-terrorism investigations, passed the House with large majorities in mid-February. HB 2879 was heard in the Senate Judiciary Committee on Thursday the 28th. Chairman Kline did not let the bill out of Committee, killing it. … Read more
Friends—Global changes and their impacts on our state and communities are critical issues which FCWPP will be including in its legislative focus. This week is an important one, with four major bills before the legislature dealing with how we can build more sustainable communities . Climate change and fossil fuel energy peaking are real and … Read more