Quaker Voice Legislative Fellowship
The Quaker Voice Legislative Fellowship Program encourages the active engagement of fellowship holders in the state legislative process through mentorship, skill development, and partnering with legislative advocates in their work. Participants do not need to be Quakers.
The program provides a $500 stipend. Applications are due November 15, with decisions by November 20.
Quaker Voice Legislative Fellows are young adults ages 16-35 who live or study in the state of Washington. Each Fellow joins a group working to support action in the state legislature on issues in environment, police and prisons, healthcare, affordable housing, and other justice concerns. Within the scope of the working group, the Fellow develops background materials and tracks legislation, in partnership with an experienced Quaker Voice citizen advocate. Each fellow has an opportunity to see in depth how a lobbyist works by shadowing Paul Benz, our Senior Legislative Advocate, for a day. Travel costs to Olympia for Quaker Lobby Day and the shadow day are covered by the program.
For more information about what to expect of this opportunity and how to apply check out 2024-25 Legislative Fellowship Program — Quaker Voice
News flash: US citizens who have lived in WA for at least 30 days can register to vote in WA IN PERSON at voting centers all the way to Election Day, November 5. For detailed info about how to do that check out the King County and WA Secretary of State sites referenced below.
Election Day Your Washington State ballot must be postmarked no later than Tuesday, November 5, Election Day. It must be signed. Postage is free! You can also return your ballot at a Ballot drop box. Closes 8:00 pm Election Day. If you lost your ballot, need an accessible voting center, wish to track your ballot, or have other questions, visit www.kingcounty.gov/elections, or www.vote.wa.gov. You can also call 206-296-VOTE or 1-800-448-4881.
B-b-but, what's an "accessible voting center?"
I am so glad someone asked!
An accessible voting center has voting machines, including voting machines equipped so that blind, low vision, print disabled, or people with other disabilities have the same ability to vote privately and independently as everyone else who votes by mail takes for granted.
You mean I have to leave my house to use accessible voting technology.
Yup. In WA you do. In WA people serving in the military or living overseas have access to secure online voting. Other states are further along that WA about provided this access to people with disabilities.
But look!
There is help about transportation costs at least for some voters!
The important thing is to have a plan and VOTE.
And any readers who think RantWoman is probably just doing typical partisan blather, as co-chair of the WA Council of the Blind Advocacy Committee, RantWoman knows in the soul of her being that ALL voters with disabilities need access to secure, PRIVATE online voting.
So just VOTE.
#Princeton #Palestine
RantWoman will be offering selected links about Palestine support activities on the campus of Princeton, her alma mater.
RantWoman means to pay attention, in addition to the substance of the protests, to hot button themes such as academic integrity, any statements from major donors, and other considerations of wealth, social responsibility, and privilege reflected in modern post-high school education.
Daily Princetonian: Pro-palestinian protest defies ban on protests at some locations
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