Protect Democracy

Written By James Little

The Detention Lottery:‍ An Immigration Courtroom

Shoreline Unitarian Church, Oct. 17th, 6:30 PM, Register HERE

Donate to FIRE, Fueling Immigrant & Refugee Empowerment

Shoreline Unitarian Universalist Church (SUUC) and Communities Rising are sponsoring the play The Detention Lottery on October 17th at 6:30 PM. Doors open at 6:00. The play lasts an hour, followed by Q&A with practicing immigration lawyers.. The Detention Lottery reveals our capricious and byzantine immigration system in an immigration detention center courtroom. Writer Margaret O'Donnell, Director Amy Youngblood.

17 October No Kings: Vote Early

Ballard

Noon

Westlake

2PM

Book by Professor Ray Madoff: The Second Estate: How the Tax Code Made an American Aristocracy.

HERE is an interview of Professor Madoff:

Message Guide: How To Talk About Values

The American Message Foundation equips leaders and advocates with research-based messages that reflect widely shared American values. Progressives often hide their values, using acronyms and academic terms that ordinary Americans cannot define. At the American Message, our goal is to help leaders tell the truth well, so people not only know it but feel it.

Conclusion: A Values Coalition: This is what most Americans believe.

  • No one should have to work two or three jobs just to put food on the table for their families.

  • It's time to return to government of, by, and for the people, not government for big corporations and the rich.

  • A free people require free and fair elections, where the loser concedes with grace and dignity.

  • We have a sacred obligation to leave our children and grandchildren an earth as good or better than the one our parents and grandparents bequeathed to us.

  • Our country, like every other, has the right to decide who lives within our borders, but not the right to terrorize, torture, or break into the homes of American citizens or anyone else without a warrant.

  • You can't be tough on crime but soft on corruption.

  • Our strength lies not just in having the world's strongest military but in having the world's strongest alliances.

James Little