Welcome to the April Edition of the 350 Seattle Newsletter, your monthly digest from all the different teams, campaigns, and individuals that make up this extended family. This edition, we are sharing winners from our Climate Action Awards, even more pictures of our favorite cats and a final, last minute invite to …
HANDS OFF! SEATTLE
I know what you are thinking: “…they never send the newsletter on Saturday!” Well, nothing is meant to be forever – we are breaking tradition to promote today’s important march.
Hands Off! Seattle Fights Back
Today, April 5th, 12:00PM
Seattle Center
The Climate Action Award(s) for the Most Kick Ass Canvassers goes to: Kristen & Dakota
Keep 350 Seattle Community Supported
Do you like reading this newsetter? Consider donating to keep us in your inbox and in the streets! It’s the end of the monthly sustainer drive – thanks to all 2025 Monthly Sustainers!
The grants we’ve depended on for years are ending and other funders are backing away from funding grassroots climate justice organizations like us.
The Climate Action Award for You Make All This Possible goes to: Our Monthly Sustainers
Immigrant Justice Solidarity Prayer Walk
The communities of Coast Salish Territory (Seattle) invite you to an “Immigrant” Solidarity Prayer Walk. Saturday, May 3 | 12–6 PM (or join part of the way)
Join us for an Indigenous-led prayer walk in solidarity with our relatives they call “immigrants.” We’ll walk, pray, and gather in community across spiritual and cultural traditions. All races, statuses, and backgrounds are welcome. Your presence matters — come walk with us! More details at:allmyrelations.info
Art, performance, and music are critical parts of movements for social change. Got skills you want to share? Or just enjoy making art, singing, or drumming? Or want to do some backend non-art type of art support role? We need you! Join our Artful team!
Sign up here to get on the Artful email list for monthly info on upcoming community art opportunities and to let us know your still sets! (Scroll all the way down that web page to sign up.) Skills welcome and appreciated! AND… no art experience yet? no problem! Join us! We’ll teach you as you go! You’ll love to be part of making the art for our actions in a supportive, learning, fun, and connecting atmosphere with other people who care enough to show up, and who accept you as you are. Come have fun with us, building powerful beauty for the movement and/or getting out there with us to put that art into action at events/actions!
RSVP for Upcoming Art Buildsto get details and updates! No experience needed. Join us for camaraderie while doing meaningful, beautiful and powerful work!
We’re finishing 49 monarch butterfly props and painting banners for Immigrant Justice, and more! Trace, paint, tape, cut, fold – something for everyone!
Next Art Build: Saturday, April 19th, 1-5pm, Capital Hill near light rail and bus. Join us for a lovely time together in this new space! RSVP for more details.
Put Art into Action – Want an important job at actions and events – to show up as you are able to transport, set up/take down the art, invite people to participate and see that it’s displayed well with the support of art leads? Please sign up to learn more!
Want to be even more involved? We are always welcoming new people into our teams of volunteers, those who help others participate (with art leads support) and our leads team itself. Maybe you’re experienced in facilitating, or organizing, or have skills in performance arts (theater, spoken word, music, dance, and beyond), visual arts (graphic design, painting, drawing, screen printing, building props, sewing, and so much more). Or maybe you are an organized person, or you like data and want to help with the imagery or photo library behind the scenes, or people with creative strategic humor and energy who like to brainstorm. We also need people at art builds, and more with skill sets like DJs, snacks setup and cleanup, and welcomer – is that you?
Whatever calls you to the Artful Team, this team is for you! Contact Lisa at art@350seattle.org
The Climate Action Award for the Cutest Cat is a tie! Champion #1: Kazoo! Kazoo’s cuteness includes but is not limited to his splotched nose, his old man ear tufts, his crossed eyes (also good for songbirds), and the loudest purr in the PNW.
Climate Grief & Empowerment
Each month, we hold a space where we can touch our fear, grief, and anger about what is happening to our world, acknowledge our sense of overwhelm, and uncover how we want to show up at this unique time in history.
If this sounds like something you need, come join us for the next Climate Grief and Empowerment Group, where we process our climate-related emotions in community. We meet monthly on every second Saturday and draw from Joanna Macy’s Work That Reconnects. Together, we’ll engage in collective practices that deepen our capacity for dwelling with difficult emotions and strengthen our strategies for coping in uncertain times.
Our upcoming Climate Grief and Empowerment Group Monthly Gatherings are:
Saturday, April 12th, from 10:00 am to 11:45am
Saturday, May 10th, from 10:00 am to 11:45am
We welcome adults (18+) for as many or as few meetings as you would like! The Climate Grief and Empowerment Group is co-sponsored by350 Seattle and Climate Action Families, out of the recognition that ongoing emotional support plays a critical role in building community resilience and robust social movements.
Pension Power
We are campaigning for our state pension fund to move S200 billion out of fossil fuels and into climate solutions, using it’s ownership power to push companies to meet climate targets.
The Climate Action Award for the Cutest Cat is a tie! Champion #2: Clementine! A rescue kitty, nursed back from sickness to extreme cuteness. Observe the belly fur; soft as a cloud.
The Research Team Fun Facts Corner
Welcome to the Research Team Fun Facts Corner, where this month we’re matching Climate Action Awards volunteer appreciation theme by calling out some of our awesome members!
🌍 Ash is interested in decolonial environmental work and using GIS to identify bus routes that serve low-income riders — we want to make these routes fare-free!
🧑💻 Alice loves spreadsheets and strategic analysis, and hates zoom breakouts and facilitating meetings.
🚋 Ammar loves free transit and chicken burritos from Carmelos, and hates borders.
☀️ Kevin is waist-deep in sewer waste heat recovery and likes to keep their hands in soil.
📖 Linnea is a data nerd who expresses love by providing book recommendations.
🎶 Miranda is an intern as of February, a Master of Public Administration student, and likes singing for social justice (check out The People’s Echo!)
Are you pumped about social housing, curious about its future in King County, or want to do research that informs meaningful action? Email Ammar or Linnea to learn more about the research team’s projects and get involved!
The Climate Action Award for Whew! Wow! Grace! goes to: Grace Stahre
Breaking Big Bad Biomass
You are invited! Join biomass activists this World Health Day for an online discussion and national call to action:
Break Big Biomass!
Monday, April 7th, 5:00pm
Online, register here.
Biomass, the burning of forests in power plants, is often falsely promoted as a clean and low-carbon energy solution. And this matters right here in Washington where two industrial wood pellet export facilities have been proposed: the evil-as-it-sounds Drax in Longview, and the utterly greenwashed PNW Renewable Energy in Hoquiam.
In this presentation panels will discuss
– The harmful effects of industrial biomass on forests and community health;
– How biomass power undermines real climate solutions;
– How to stop pellet-plant construction, and other steps to stop big biomass!
Register here!This is your opportunity to uncover the truth about industrial biomass energy and to take meaningful action to protect our forests, health, and communities.
Greetings from the 350 Seattle Anti-War x Climate Collective workgroup (AWxCC). Some local events are coming up – at the intersection of climate, anti-war, and international solidarity. Look for Aedan, Mary, and people in the 350 Seattle Anti War x Climate Collective there if you go!
April 11-12: two-day conference sponsored by Washington Against Nuclear Weapons (350 Seattle is a member of this coalition):
“Rebuilding the Anti-Nuclear Weapons Movement Together.”
Seattle First Baptist Church, 1111 Harvard Ave.
Free and open to the public – register here.
People coming statewide, including Spokane youth, I hear. Speakers and panels and workshops day one and two – optional road/ferry trip on Sunday April 13. More information and registrationhere.
The AWxCC meets every 4th Wednesday, 6:30-7:30. Here’s the zoom if you can make it!
The Climate Action Award for
Most Toothless Cat goes to:
Pixel!
Speak for the Seas 2025
The Seattle-Alaska cruise season starts next week, and with it comes air pollution, water pollution, health impacts and labor exploitation. Urge the Port of Seattle to reduce annual cruise sailings and taking other common sense measures to protect our future.
The meeting starts at 12pm, and those of us attending in person will gather outside 15 minutes early. 2711 Alaskan Way, Seattle. You can also give virtual testimony by emailing commission-public-records@portseattle.org with your name and topic (cruise ships) before 9am. Talking points here!
Then, join us on Sat April 12th at 10am for a family-friendly demonstration on the opening day of the cruise season. Learn more or volunteer here!
The Climate Action Award for Most Liked By Shemona’s Mom goes to: Tara Camp
The Aviation Team
The Aviation Teamnow is part of a “yes” campaign for more frequent and reliable rail service as an alternative to the expansion of SeaTac airport. We are looking for a volunteer to help figure out which unions might benefit from this and how.
If you can help, or if you’d like to find out about other things we would be happy for you to join us in, contact Laura at aviation@350seattle.org.
Register here for our next Team meeting on April 8th from 7-8 pm, on Zoom, or watch for an announcement of our upcoming annual Lincoln Park picnic.
Policy Action Team
Due to the strong headwinds we’re facing on federal policy action, the Federal Policy Team is expanding our scope to include policy action at the state level, and as such we have officially changed our name to Policy Action Team. Much of our work will remain the same, but we hope to use some action at the state level to bolster our power at the federal level!
One campaign that straddles state and federal policy is our work with Food and Water Watch, pushing Governor Ferguson to petition the EPA to monitor micro-plastics as a water toxin. If you haven’t already done so, please sign the petition to urge him to do so here.
Join us and those Troublemakers every Friday in front of the Henry M. Jackson Federal Building from 11:30-1:30 for Federal Building Fridaysto rally, chant, sing and speak. This rally is every week to show solidarity with federal workers and every vulnerable group scapegoated by the Trump administration, and each week a different set of issues is highlighted. On April 11th from 11:30am-1:30pm the focus will be EARTH. In the chaos, we want to make sure that climate justice is still on our leaders’ minds. Our demands from our legislators are: protect investments from the IRA (defend local projects and programs in reconciliation), protect climate in the tax bill (end fossil fuel subsidies) and defend workers and institutions (EPA, NOAA, Interior, etc). We hope to see you there!
We meet the first Wednesday of every month at 5pm. To find out more and take more actions, please join our next meeting, May 7th at 5 pm. To get the Zoom link, sign up for our listserv. Or, email either Beth or Linnea.
The Climate Action Award for Nerd Power goes to: The Research Team
The Climate Action Families
The Climate Action Family’s April Meeting – Generation Exchange
Friday, April 25th, 5:45pm-8pm
5031 University Way NE
Seattle, WA 98105
How often do we find ourselves misunderstanding—or feeling misunderstood by—someone from a different generation? Whether it’s the way we talk about identity, the words we use, or the values we prioritize, generational gaps can sometimes feel like walls instead of bridges.
This monthly meeting will be a Generational Exchange Workshop– an interactive and engaging space where youth, parents, and community members can come together to explore these differences with curiosity and respect. Through storytelling, discussion, and hands-on activities, we’ll:
– Unpack how different generations communicate and why misunderstandings happen
– Explore shifting cultural perspectives on social and climate issues
– Learn tools for active listening and effective dialogue
– Challenge stereotypes and build empathy across age groups
This workshop is open to all ages, whether you’re a kid, teen, young adult, parent, or elder. Join us in fostering meaningful conversations, strengthening community bonds, and shaping a culture of mutual understanding.
The Climate Action Award for Everything, Everywhere, All at Once goes to: Ryan Driscoll
The 350 Seattle Book Club
Interested in joining a supportive space to learn together and engage in thoughtful discussions? Then consider joining Book Club for one of our upcoming meetings!
On April 6th, we will be digging into the second half of A Collective Bargain: Unions, Organizing, and the Fight for Democracy by Jane McAlevey. While there are some differences in organizing between unions and environmental organizations, there are strategies we can learn from organized workers and how they have found success in bringing people together to fight for their rights. We are looking forward to our second and final discussion from 2:30-4:30 both on Zoom and in-person at the 350 office.
On April 20th, we will be discussing the classic articleThe Tyranny of Structurelessness by Jo Freeman. This is a one-time discussion that will focus on the advantages and disadvantages of distributed leadership and ‘flat’ structures. We will likely be pulling from our experiences in different 350 teams and would love to invite anyone interested in examining how we structure our teams and make decisions!
In May, we will read Abolishing Fossil Fuels by Kevin Young. This is a recommendation from 350 Staff and we want to give everyone a heads up as there are few copies at the library!
If you are interested in staying connected with the Book Club, you can sign up through this form and we will get you looped in to our emails and signal channel!
350 Eastside’s Climate Action Forum
Like many of us during this period of great uncertainty, you may be wondering what we can do to advance climate action. Regional agencies and local governments are currently developing plans for local climate action and engagement.
We invite you to participate in a Climate Action Forum on April 27th. Learn about and support their implementation and connect with local climate groups.
Where: East Shore Unitarian Church, 127—SE 32nd St, Bellevue
When: Sunday, April 28 from 1:00-4:00PM
Schedule:
– 12:45 Doors open
– 1:00-3:00 Speakers from King County (including Claudia Balducci), Puget Sound Clean Air Agency and People for Climate Action
– 3:00-4:00 Networking and discussion with local climate agencies and organizations
For more information, feel free to contact Lin at: mountainclimber4@gmail.com. We hope you will join us and fight to advance climate action!
Community Resilience
Here’s another way you can participate to create a more resilient activist community!
Resources Lists Coordinator: We’re looking for a volunteer for 1-2 hours /wk at home on your own time to upkeep our Activist, Community, and local BIPOC business Resources Lists!
Data and people outreach skills/willingness to learn is all you need! contact lisamarcus@350seattle.org for more info.
Do you have a skill or service you would like to offer at low or no cost to the 350 Seattle activist community as a way to take part in and support the work we do? No matter your strengths and skills, there is a place for you! Maybe you’re able to offer tax prep help, or a free acupuncture session, or pet sitting. All skills are welcome! Please fill out this form with your own offerings, and we’ll reach out to confirm details. We’re excited to hear from you!
Lastly, take a minute to bookmark our Community Activist Resource List, full of helpful resources of all kinds. Feel free to share with others in our broader movement community who may be interested!
And Finally,
Want a way to search all of the ways you can be involved with 350 Seattle? We compiled a (nearly) comprehensive list that is deemed the Volunteer Opportunities Doc. Our teams keep this document updated so if between newsletters you are scratching your head, this resource is for you.
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