This is an archive of old Quaker Voice posts.
How to contact the people who represent you in Olympia Go to the Washington Legislature website. Links to House and Senate representatives are listed in the left hand column. If you know your legislators’ names, send an email addressed to: (Example: Rep. Frank Chopp’s address is ). You can also leave a phone message for … Read more
Quaker Voice Policy Statement INTRODUCTION Part I: “We seek a society with equity and justice for all” Section 1. Governmental Institutions Electoral Processes Government Accountability Information Policy and Access Criminal Justice Challenge Prisons Death Penalty Section 2: Civil Rights and Liberties Section 3: Relationships with Native Americans Challenge Part II “We seek a community … Read more
Friends, Attached is an Alert concerning transportation issues. FCWPP advocates: A balanced package addressing roads, transit, walkability and bicycle amenities and the Special Needs Transportation Fund Stable state level funding sources Options for local jurisdictions to raise revenues to meet local needs In advance of a possible special legislative session in November, listening sessions on … Read more
To: FCWPP Activists, The following recommendation arose from the Local Responses to Global Challenges Working Group and has been approved by the Legislative and Executive Committees. I-522 is the measure on this November’s ballot that would require labeling of food containing genetically modified organisms (GMOs). “As members of the Religious Society of Friends (Quakers) bearing … Read more
Contact your state senator today and ask her (or him) to: Support HB 2064 to fix our state’s current estate tax in order to maintain revenue streams dedicated to funding K-12 and higher education, and To block any effort to use HB 2064 to reduce the estate taxes paid by millionaires. Background: The state legislature … Read more
Legislators continue to negotiate on our state’s operations budget. The Senate Budget proposal described in the attached letter not only forces additional cuts in social services this session, it will force additional cuts in future legislative sessions. We need those who represent us in Olympia to know Friends believe we need to find ways to … Read more
Friends, Please send an email or make a phone call today to ask your representatives in the state legislature to support a state budget that maintains crucial social services and protection of our most vulnerable citizens while making sure the state has the revenue needed to fund these services. The current House and … Read more
Contact the two people who represent you in the House of Representatives and the one person in the Senate to request they support full funding of programs established to support Washingtonians who are disabled, blind, or aged. To contact a legislator, either send an email addressed using the form (e.g. Senator Jim Hargrove = … Read more
FCWPP Alert: Three criminal justice bills require action in the Senate Ways & Means Committee If you live in a legislative district whose state Senator is on the Ways & Means Committee, your senator’s action is crucial to advancing the following bills. Please call or email themtoday (see list of Committee members below). Action in … Read more
Your voice is desperately needed to retain the comprehensive mental health care coverage insurers are currently required to provide in our state! 2SSB 5540—which FCWPP opposes—will be heard tomorrow, April 4th , in the Appropriations Subcommittee on General Government. 2SSB 5540 supports in-state sales of out-of-state insurance products. This has not been allowed in the … Read more