Coalition of Immokalee Workers The Coalition of Immokalee Workers (CIW) is a worker-based human rights organization internationally recognized for its achievements in fighting human trafficking and gender-based violence at work. The CIW is also recognized for pioneering the design and development of the Worker-driven Social Responsibility paradigm, a worker-led, market-enforced…
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Mark Fleming’s book is about his experiences in the Army in Vietnam. It displays the waste and costs of war that he saw in Vietnam. It describes his own learned aggressiveness, fears and violent desires that discomforted him and inspired him to work with Vets for Peace. He also re-visits…
Coalition of Immokalee Workers [Feb., 2019] After years of building their case to kick Wendy’s off campus, students at the University of Michigan (UM) have won their battle to “Boot the Braids” until the fast-food giant joins the Fair Food Program. The move turned a planned demonstration on the UM…
Dear Editor, In the past two months, the City of Olympia has conducted sweeps of most of downtown Olympia’s homeless encampments. Some dislocated residents moved to the city-sanctioned camp but many were forced to the peripheries of downtown or other parts of Olympia, far from vital services and resources. Immediately…
The CARE Fund provides limited financial assistance to indigent Thurston County residents to help close their court cases or get their suspended drivers’ licenses back. We also support other urgent needs, such as short-term housing, transportation, education and medical costs for those with cases in the court system. The maximum amount of assistance we offer is $500....
sugar is a fine white powder, let me say that a little louder, sugar is a fine white powder....
The pinyon jay (Gymnorhinus cyanocephalus) takes its name from the tree, and pinyon nuts form an important part of its diet. It is very important for regeneration of pinyon woods, as it stores large numbers of the seeds in the ground for later use, and excess seeds not used are…
The Estuarium’s 2019 Meet the Beach program is drawing near, and we are eager to recruit new Beach Naturalists! Starting in early April, join us at the Estuarium in downtown Olympia for marine resource training, lead by amazing local experts. Our free training helps beachgoers in the Puget Sound identify…
WIP comes to you as a labor of love from our volunteers, with support from our advertisers and subscribers. We’d like to know what more we can do to make you grab a few copies of the paper to share with your friends. Our mission is to confront injustice and…
After a long pause in enforcement against camping, the City of Olympia is resuming the practice of sweeping encampments on public property, particularly those which are most visible and near downtown. The city originally halted its practice of sweeps in September, after the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals determined that…
Walk & Roll Youth Center...Olympia Food Co-Op Conversation...Youth Climate Action Day...Longhouse Carving Studio Opening...Earth Day Market Ride....Bicycle Commuting...PHILADANCO!...YWCA Racial Justice Summit
What it means to send drug addicts to prison in Washington Of the 18,000 people in Washington state prisons, maybe as many as 30-35 percent are there because of drug addiction. They could have been arrested for possession of a “controlled substance,” convicted of buying, selling or even sharing drugs;…
Promoting homelessness one eviction at a time: Even if you’ve never been evicted, we can all agree that three days is not enough time to access housing assistance resources or find a new place to live. None of us want to see another family or individual in the traumatic situation of housing instability....
By the time you read this, you will know which film won Best Picture of the year from the Academy of Motion Pictures. Personally, I have my fingers crossed for Black Panther. But while I don’t yet know the winner (I’m typing this with 14 inches of February snow on…
Removals and renewals: On February 20, the Washington State Conservation Commission held a hearing and unanimously decided to remove two supervisors of the Thurston Conservation District Board...
Conservation Districts have their own special election. All registered voters in Thurston County that live within Conservation District Boundaries are eligible. Parts of Yelm, Rainier and Tenino do not qualify. Those eligible may vote in person at TCD’s poll-site election on March 26. The poll-site will be open between 8…
Kira Davis never met King Thomas III, but she felt a connection to him that she couldn’t explain. “I just felt like he was there with me,” she said. “We were the same age. He was a true kid with passion, just like me.” King was shot and killed during…
Every one deserves your attention: Allie told the story of Owen Propes, a toddler in Tesuque, New Mexico, pictured on Facebook stuffing a tiny fistful of cereal—or maybe Goldfish crackers—into his mouth....
Venezuela in context: When the worker Nicolás Maduro was re-elected as President of the country on May 20, the international right wing unleashed all its demons....
Cuando el obrero Nicolás Maduro fue reelecto Presidente del país el 20 de mayo pasado, la derecha internacional desató todos sus demonios.
Cutting through the bullshit...
Julián Assange es un personaje de su tiempo: concibe y practica su profesión el periodismo basandose en principios como la libertad de expresión e información, la transparencia del ejercicio del gobierno, y ademas utiliza los recursos tecnológicos que caracterizan a la revolución de las telecomunicaciones, revolución que ha transformado las…
Julian Assange is a character of his time. He conceives and practices journalism based on principles such as freedom of expression and information, the need for transparency in the exercise of government, and the use of technological resources that characterize the telecommunications revolution, a revolution that has transformed the ways…
I was a Marxist and didn’t know it. A few weeks ago, my good neighbor told me he’s a Marxist. When asked what that meant, he said among contemporary political figures, Bernie Sanders’ viewpoint, though basically socialist, aligns well with Marxist philosophy. Supporting Bernie’s platform but ambivalent about his run…
A couple years ago I found myself in the kitchen of a white working-class organizer with decades of food service and movement building experience. Airen’s eye rolls, laughter, cursing, and ability to cook, strategize movement work and build relationship all at once offered me a place to reflect on the…
“We came to work. I know I’m not getting asylum because they don’t give you asylum for hunger,” a young migrant from Honduras told a reporter. “But us on the caravan would rather die fighting than sitting in Honduras waiting to starve or be killed.” A history of US intervention…