In this issue:
- July’s Potluck and Community Action Night Details
- Regular Protests and Recurring Actions
- FWI Volunteer Opportunities
- Local Events and Ally Engagement Opportunities
- News for Federal Way Activists
FWI Community Action Night: July 16th, 5:30-8:30pm #
This month we’re trying a potluck before the CAN! All the details below!
- 5pm: Help with set-up!
- 5:30-6:30pm: Potluck (dinner salads and sandwiches provided, but bring whatever else you like to share; non-alcoholic beverages only), board games, and conversation because activism runs on community and joy!
- 6:30pm-8:30pm: Action and Education
- Candidate Q&A: with Rep. Kristine Reeves, incumbent and candidate for the state House of Representatives for the 30th legislative district, and Kshama Sawant, candidate for the US House of Representatives for the 9th congressional district
- Election Observing: One of our members, a certified King County election observer, will educate us about the process of election and ballot box observing for King County
- Vote Forward: We’ll write personalized messages with voter information provided by Vote Forward to encourage swing state voters, who are likely to vote Democrat but are less likely to show up for midterms, to get out the vote. (If you aren’t into this, feel free to move ahead to Action Plans!)
- Action Plans: breaking into small groups to learn about and continue planning for FWI actions involving flipping city council in 2027, civics engagement and voter outreach for kids 16-18, and deepening community bonds with a monthly potluck and other community building ideas. You can join as many groups as you like!
- 8:30pm: Wrap up!
- 8:30pm-9pm: Help with tear down
Bring donations of clothes, canned goods, diapers, formula, or hygiene products for the Wayside UCC community pantry program as a thank you for providing a beautiful space for us to gather in while we also help our neighbors in need.
Free parking! Kids welcome! (Coloring activities available, but please bring additional entertainment if your child needs it. No childcare will be provided.)
Click here for more details on FWI CAN!
Protests and Other Actions #
Sunday Corner Protest, Sundays, 12-1pm #
Join Federal Way Indivisible in partnership with the Southend Friends for Peace and Justice every Sunday, rain or shine. Bring your own sign or borrow one provided. We’re standing up for peace and democracy. All non-violent humans and their furry companions welcome!
Time: Noon-1pm
Location: The intersection of S. 320th and Pac Hwy S. by the Commons
John Lewis: Good Trouble Movie Night w/Indivisible Auburn, Friday July 17th #
The fight to protect voting and civil rights never ends, and right now, we’re witnessing a Jim-Crow-era effort from politicians and their billionaire friends to restrict freedoms, silence voices, and consolidate power. But in America, we will decide our future. Refuel your commitment by joining Indivisible Auburn’s screening of the John Lewis: Good Trouble story. Bring your favorite nonalcoholic beverage and movie snack.
Friday, July 17 5:30 – 7:45pm PDT
This event’s address is private. Sign up for more details.
Federal Way Pride: Volunteers Needed, Saturday August 1st #
Two opportunities to volunteer at Federal Way Pride this year! FWI will have a table with our protest partners, The Corner Friends for Peace and Justice. We need help manning the table to hand out flyers, get people signed up for FWI news, and make everyone feel welcome! Email hello@fwindivisible.org if you want to help!
You can also volunteer to help Pride organizers with the overall event! Contact us if you’re interested in volunteering for Pride!
Time: 12pm-5pm
Location: Town Square Park, 31600 Pete von Reichbauer Way S, Federal Way, 98003
Federal Way Community Festival: Volunteers Needed, Saturday August 8th #
Come join FWI at the Federal Way Diversity Commission and the City of Federal Way Community Festival, celebrating the diversity that makes our city great! There will be something for everyone, kids to adults, and lots of tasty food. To volunteer with us, grab some of our flyers and hand them out as you enjoy the festival! Email hello@fwindivisible.org to arrange a time to get your flyers or come to the July CAN to grab them there.
Time: 12pm – 4pm
Location: Town Square Park, 31600 Pete von Reichbauer Way S, Federal Way, 98003
FWI Volunteer Opportunities #
Leadership #
Are you a self-starter? Organized? Good communicator? Like working behind the scenes? Then we need you! Join FWI’s leadership team and help us coordinate our events and guide the direction of the group. We’re currently looking for:
FWI Board Members, FWI Treasurer, and a WAND Team Leader/Liaison
Email us for more info!
Community Gardening #
Join us at the Senior Center Community Garden to help grow food, engage in mutual aid, meet your neighbors, and have fun outside!
Time: Mondays and Saturdays, 9am to noon.
Location: 4016 S 352nd St, Auburn, WA 98001
All ages and abilities welcome!
If you can open the garden for additional volunteer windows, please let us know.
Committees and teams #
Email us if you’re interested in learning more about or helping FWI with:
- Elections Committee (all things elections)
- Communications (newsletter, social media, etc)
- Tech/Website Team
- CAN Set-up/Tear-down
Local Events and Ally Engagement Opportunities #
Wayside UCC #
Show our CAN hosts some love every other Friday at 10:00 am, beginning June 12th for clean up! They need folks to help clean up the area under the Sanctuary and help with keeping the grass, weeds and shrubs from getting overgrown. Make sure to bring work gloves! Address: 2000 SW Dash Point Rd
30th Legislative District Democrats #
- 30th LD monthly meetings: 1st Wednesday of the month, 6:30-8:30pm. Come interact with your city and state reps at SHAG Celebration Senior Living Apartments Clubhouse (1524 S 328th St. Federal Way, 98003) and get the latest on party action in the 30th.
- Become a member if you want a say in who the 30th endorses in upcoming elections! Getting the (D) in Federal Way and King County usually means a win, so have your say before ballots go out!
City of Federal Way #
- Federal Way Public Schools Board Meeting: Tue. Jul 21st, 6pm – 8pm, FWPS Educational Service Center, 33330 8th Avenue S., Federal Way, WA 98003. You don’t need to be a parent to care about students and their civil rights. Support them at school board meetings whenever you can!
- City Council Meetings are usually held on the 1st and 3rd Tuesdays, 6:30pm at City Hall (2nd floor). You can also watch and comment by Zoom. However, August’s first council meeting is moved to the the 2nd Tuesday of the month due to August 4th being National Night Out, and the other meeting is cancelled.
- Take the Diversity Commission’s Community Survey to make sure we’re all represented!
Community News for Federal Way Activism #
Federal Way Flag Policy Update #
Check out last month’s newsletter to learn the background on the current Federal Way Flag Policy, which only allows government flags to be flown on city property. City Council discussed their options at the June 16th council meeting and decided not to proceed with amending the current policy to include Pride or Juneteenth flags.
Wild Waves Becoming a Warehouse #
Other than City Council enacting a last-minute moratorium on data centers in Federal Way during the July 7th council meeting, there is no new information on this project at the time of writing this newsletter. You can learn more about the history from our previous newsletter. Please send email comments, or comment at city council meetings via Zoom, or comment in person so the issue stays in the public eye. And please mark your calendars for Sept. 1st, when the public will be asked to comment on the data center moratorium.