MISSION STATEMENT
Truth & Justice creates space to educate and mobilize people by lifting up marginalized voices as catalyst for social change. Over the years, we’ve hosted speakers, screened movies, and provided education and onramps to be involved in justice work in our city.
annual Advent Devotional
25 Steps Toward Justice (2018 & 2019) — reflections on systemic injustices
25 Journeys Toward Justice (2020) — personal reflections
WAYS TO ENGAGE IN COVID-19 Times
What a crazy and unprecedented time. While you are at home, wondering how you can help in the community, here is a list of ideas, places to donate, ways to advocate, and opportunities to volunteer.
If you have any other ideas, please send them our way, and we can share with this group. Blessings of safety and health for you all.
DONATE TO LOCAL AGENCIES +
Especially those that are supporting communities in need by providing food, shelter, and services:
WA-BLOC "Feed the Beach" - feeding students lunch during the COVID-19 shutdown
Support ANY Foodbank - a list is here
Support Shelters - Noel House
The YMCA is providing childcare to first-responders, increasing their Hunger Initiatives across the region, hosting blood drives, and continuing to care for teens and young adults in their home program
DONATE BLOOD +
If you are healthy, there is a shortage of blood supply.
SUPPORT YOUR LOCAL BUSINESSES & RESTAURANTS +
Particularly those that are POC-owned - buy gift cards, make donations.
Local, POC-owned Restaurants. This list includes South End/ID/Beacon Hill restaurants owned by people of color that have delivery and take out. They just added another tab that has options in north end/downtown neighborhoods too. Anyone can access and edit.
Sign this Change.org Petition for Seattle Restaurants United. "Seattle Restaurants United is a coalition of local restaurants and bars urging City, State, and Federal legislators to boldly protect our businesses and employees from destitution, thus protecting our community from losing a vital part of itself."
Give to Union's Neighborhood Fund, which will be used to support our Kakáo baristas and local organizations (LUV, Compass House, ICS, etc).
VOLUNTEER +
With the COVID-19 Mutual Aid Solidarity Network.
SIGN THIS CHANGE.ORG PETITION +
It supports Governor Inslee forgiving rent & mortgage for 90 days.
CALL YOUR US REPRESENTATIVES +
Demand they pass the #FamiliesFirst coronavirus bill. It contains:
- Free testing
- 14 days paid sick leave
- 3 months paid family leave
- Expanded unemployment insurance & food security
- Medicaid funds Lives are on the line. (202) 224-3121
ADVOCATE FOR THOSE BEING HELD IN JAIL AWAITING TRIAL +
Northwest Community Bail Fund is asking you to contact your city, state and county executives to support our call for:
- The immediate release of all pre-trial non-violent detainees from all King County and WA state detention facilities.
- A halt to new arrests and bookings and wealth based detention.
- Release of other vulnerable jailed neighbors based on health risk.
Who to contact:
Governor Jay Inslee: 360-902-4111 / email
County Executive Dow Constantine: (206) 263-9600 / email
Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkin: 206-684-4000 / email
SPD Chief Carmen Best: 206-625-5011 / email
Other contacts:
For information on contacting State legislators, click here.
For Pierce County Executive Bruce Dammeier click here.
For Snohomish County Executive Dave Somers email.
What to say:
Hi, my name is ___, and I am a Washington resident who is concerned about the impact of Coronavirus on people who are detained. We are calling for the immediate release of all non-violent pretrial detainees as well as detainees with at-risk health conditions. We further call for a moratorium on new arrests, bookings and cash bail for all crimes that do not have immediate impact on public safety. Public safety includes those we choose to lock up in close quarters.
Can we count on you to prevent detained people from dying during this pandemic by taking these actions?