Traffic during the “Seattle Squeeze” – the upcoming three weeks of extreme congestion during the Viaduct demolition – is going to be a disaster if the mayor and county executive don’t do more. Today I wrote to them, calling on the city and county to make public transit free during the “Seattle Squeeze.” Seattle Squeeze […]
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June 22, 2017January 6, 2023Councilmember O'Brien
Seattle Committed to Paris and the Climate
After President Trump announced his intentions to withdraw from the Paris Climate Accord earlier this month, Mayor Murray announced Seattle’s intention to meet or exceed Seattle’s target of the federal Clean Power Plan, joining with dozens of cities and several states in the effort. If the United States Government and Donald Trump aren’t going to […]
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March 29, 2017January 6, 2023Councilmember Sawant
Defund Keystone XL! Fill City Hall for the Final Council Vote on 4/3 at 2 pm!
On March 24, 2017, President Trump announced his approval of the Keystone XL pipeline, and our local activist community did not hesitate to begin building the fightback! Organizers from 350 Seattle, indigenous leaders, and members of the #Defund DAPL coalition reached out to my office and asked me to co-author a resolution calling on the City of […]
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February 8, 2017January 6, 2023Councilmember Sawant
My Speech on Our Victory in Seattle to Divest $3 Billion from Wells Fargo
On February 8, 2017, the movement to stop the Dakota Access Pipeline won a significant victory when the Seattle City Council unanimously voted on the bill I wrote with activists to divest Seattle from Wells Fargo. Below are my closing remarks. Thanks to all the Councilmembers for voting Yes on this legislation. As far as I […]
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December 14, 2016January 6, 2023Councilmember Sawant
My Comments on Wells Fargo Divestment #NoDAPL
On December 12, I brought forward an ordinance to divest the City of Seattle from Wells Fargo, due to their investment in the Dakota Access Pipeline and a series of other unethical banking practices. The ordinance also changes the City’s financial policies to make social justice concerns a factor when choosing where to deposit public funds. […]
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December 6, 2016January 6, 2023Councilmember Sawant
Historic Victory at Standing Rock Calls for Celebration and Vigilance
For the last eight months, the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe has led a historic campaign against the Dakota Access Pipeline (DAPL), uniting hundreds of tribes, environmentalists, veterans and other activists inspired by their bold stand in defense of native treaty rights and the environment. On Sunday, millions of people around the world celebrated news […]
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December 6, 2016January 6, 2023Councilmember Sawant
Historic Victory at Standing Rock Calls for Celebration and Vigilance
For the last eight months, the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe has led a historic campaign against the Dakota Access Pipeline (DAPL), uniting hundreds of tribes, environmentalists, veterans and other activists inspired by their bold stand in defense of native treaty rights and the environment. On Sunday, millions of people around the world celebrated news […]
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October 28, 2016January 6, 2023Councilmember Sawant
End the Political Repression Against Standing Rock Protesters
Thursday in North Dakota, a police force backed by corporate paramilitary agents and armored vehicles moved against indigenous people and other activists courageously protesting the Dakota Access Pipeline. Organizers were beaten, maced, shot with rubber bullets, threatened with automatic weapons, and more than 100 arrested for having the audacity to stand up and protect indigenous […]
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September 13, 2016January 6, 2023Councilmember Sawant
Seattle City Council Says No Dakota Access Pipeline!
On September 12, 2016, the Seattle City Council unanimously passed a resolution in solidarity with the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe and the nearly 200 allied tribes, numerous environmental organizations, and thousands of activists who have joined in the fight against the Dakota Access Pipeline. See my remarks below. Since April, despite a longstanding media blackout, we […]
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May 25, 2016January 6, 2023Councilmember Sawant
Seattle Stands Against Nuclear Power
On May 24, 2016, the Energy & Environment Committee unanimously voted in favor of the resolution I brought forward, drafted by environmental activists from Physicians for Social Responsibility, Heart of America Northwest, and others from the anti-nuclear movement. It calls on Seattle City Light to oppose the Columbia Generating Station, the sole nuclear power plant in the Pacific Northwest, […]