The New Progressive Alliance

The NPA was founded in 2010 in response to the Democratic Party's complete and final forsaking of its role as the leading voice for Progressive ideals and reform in America.    Member groups are six small progressive parties, with some differences but an underlying unity of purpose.  The group's issues (from polling members) are full employment, medicare for all, civil rights/human rights/civil liberties, fair trade, and end the wars now.  This new politial party will endorse only those candidates who support all of these items. 

Sisters Organize for Survival

A campaign of Radical Women . . .   fighting to defend women and other poor and working people against ongoing cuts to health care, social services, jobs, and education!   In 2010, SOS worked to enact the income tax in Washington State. 

Western Washington Fellowship of Reconciliation

FOR's latest project is creating awareness of climate change, and forcing action at the legislative level. 

Move To Amend -- Washington State

This organization supports local efforts all around Washington State to help push forward a Constitutional Amendment to reverse Citizens United.  At issue is the ability of corporations to dominate elections through huge donations.   Members are still thinking through the exact content of the Amendment:  for example, whether to include a provision regulating political donations, or whether to allow Congress to make the determination. 

Representative Bob Hasegawa/Washington State Bank

A state bank to handle monies received by the State would go a long way towards stabilizing the economic life of our state.  Representative Hasegawa is a staunch ally in creating such a bank. 

Transition Western Washington

This is a networking group designed to link Transition Towns in Washington.  (Most of the work in the Transition Movement is at the local level.)  Transition Towns are towns & cities actively preparing for the different life we will live as oil becomes too expensive to use for most purposes, and as our national economy becomes less complex. 

Voluntary Simplicity Study Circles

The Voluntary Simplicity movement asks us to deliberately detach ourselves from the life of consumption and overwork that characterize American culture today.  Detachment is a prerequisite for many other movements, such as anti-corporate protests and peace work. 

Iraq Veterans Against the War

Nobody works for peace like a person who has been to war. 

350.org

Building a global movement to solve the climate crisis.  One project is action against the Tar Sands Oil Pipeline.

Sierra Club, Washington State Chapter

The Sierra Club shares many important concerns with us, including the coal trains projected to trundle through Washington on their way to China, and the continued use of coal-fired power plants in our state. 

Rich Anderson-Connolly

Rich is a tireless worker for Instant Runoff Voting, the one reform that would allow voters to vote for the person they want (rather than against the one they don't want).  The link goes to an article he wrote for Counter-Punch.  To contact Rich, write the webmaster, janetjordan@fastmail.fm. 

Transpartisan Alliance

This group is a transpartisan movement-of-movements, intended to serve to catalyze the transformation of the political culture in America.   It has members from most of the political parties in Washington State, who come together twice a month to work on common concerns.  Other groups are also represented.  It echoes the Chatauquas of a past era. 

EarthCorps

EarthCorps is a volunteer group focusing on restoration of shoreline restoration projects.  It works with the Washington Environmental Council to locate appropriate sites. 

Washington Environmental Council

Washington Environmental Council speaks up in the legislature for the health of the environment, especially the health of the Puget Sound, but also for air quality and land use issues.  It has taken over this task from People for Puget Sound, its erstwhile partner. 

Audubon Washington

The national Audubon Society mission: To conserve and restore natural ecosystems, focusing on birds, other wildlife, and their habitats for the benefit of humanity and the earth's biological diversity.  Audubon also advocates for clean air and a healthy environment, and has taken part in many of Washington's important Initiatives over the years. 

POWER (Parents Organizing for Welfare and Economic Right)

This organization is a component of the Western States Center.  It has been a strong advocate for families in need of support, including single parents and two-parent families alike.  Its issues are family-friendly legislation and, more recently, the budget. 

Western States Center

This is an organization that works for a just and equitable society governed by a strong, grassroots democracy.  It is parent to a number of progressive organizations. 

Washington Fair Trade Coalition

The Washington Fair Trade Coalition works to expose the truth about destructive treaties such as the proposed Trans Pacific Partnership.  The TPP undermines access to fundamental medicines by extending monopoly protections for Big Pharma; empowers corporations to sue governments for environmental and health measures they do not like; restricts Internet innovation and increases the surveillance of online interactions, and does many other harmful things.  WFTC helps member groups coordinate actions to, hopefully, take it down.