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Need a stress break? Maybe improv is just the thing. If you're in Olympia, WA, come to recruitment rehearsal 3/26 for new family-friendly troupe forming now! Is it Improv-OH-lee or im-PROV-uh-lee? Yes, yes it is! https://www.improvoly.com/recruitment-rehearsal
02-17-2025 - #OlympiaWA #OlyWA - Presidents' Day, 5051 Fifty Protests, Fifty States, One Day - Washington State Capitol
Thousands of #protesters showed at the Capitol on Monday in response to orange man and his crony friends. #Antifascist #protest signs were in abundance with non-stop references to Donald #Trump and Elon Musk. Large crowds gathered at the side of Capitol Blvd, in a circle on the lawn of the Capitol and at the Capitol steps.
An interesting trend seen in the #PNW #Washington #Oregon lately includes "Pro-America, Anti-Trump" protesters with an effort to "take back the flag". Other more classically right-wing representations such as #constitutional t-shirts, constitutional protest signs, references to supporting "law and order" and "rule of law" were seen.
Excerpt from February 13th "Governor Bob Ferguson Press Conference" (seen on TVW.org):
REPORTER: "With regards to your 100 million dollar proposed state grant program for local #police departments, what would you say to bystanders, #journalists and demonstrators who sustained permanent and serious injury during racial #justice #protests in 2020, in which police departments namely the #Seattle police department were found in violation by #federal courts with regards to failing to respect peoples constitutional rights" (CLIPPED)
FERGUSON: "I hear your question but, I'm also aware that we rank last, per capita, the number of law enforcement #officers we have, in the united states, and so I hear your thoughts and what's in your statement, but we need to move forward on making sure that #Washington is a safe place for all Washingtonians" (CLIPPED)
@ 40:30 - https://tvw.org/video/governor-bob-ferguson-press-conference-2025021318/
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I took a frosty morning walk at #McLaneNatureTrail today. And I was lucky enough to see “hair ice”. #mushtodon #silentsunday #fungi #Mosstodon #lichensubscribe #OlyWA #Cascadia #pnw #naturephotography #HairIce
First stop on my Northwest US solo tour is Olympia this Sunday! Arrington and I (maybe others?) will be performing in a public park outside of downtown.
PSA for #OlyWA Folks: There’s a new bagel joint in town and it’s totally worth braving the ridiculous lines. Go early. They sell out. (6th Borough Bagels in the West Oly.) #OlympiaWA #bagels #PNW
What crazy weather for an airshow! It started pouring and then we got thunder and lightning at the #OlympicAirshow at #KOLM today, but it was gorgeous before the storm blew in. #OlyWA #wawx #pnwwx #aviation #flight #planes #OlympiaWA #airshow
In my opinion the Olympia Food Co-op has to be one of the best co-ops in existence. #OlyWA #LocalFood
Day 10 #30DaysOfBiking: Had to write about the many friendly moments in today's riding. http://bikestylespokane.com/2024/04/10/go-ahead-make-my-day/
Our local art shop in #OlympiaWA is looking for art instructors! Details and an application can be found here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSelKDZY7Kc3IUObhGs4wzxwGi0GuS7oJ44Rb9Ra2vF3ZZFjNQ/viewform?mc_cid=6025c14f02&mc_eid=ed42ecbbf0
#OlyWA #art #artists #ArtJobs #PNW #Seattle #artist #artstodon
Day 4 #30DaysOfBiking: To the office today. Midday quick jaunt for takeout sushi took me through the luscious scent of honeysuckle in the gardens I get to ride through. Rode home in cooler temps after an interesting evening talk by Julie Ratner WalkAboutWithJulie.com on how trees communicate and the health benefits of time in the forest. Ever listened to a tree's electrical impulses turned into music? Love Oly Parks/Rec classes.
03-02-2024 - #OlympiaWA - Poor People's Campaign
Starting at Sylvester Park and marching to the Capitol steps, a few hundred people gathered today for the Poor People's Campaign. Capitol Way S. from at least Legion Way SE to 14th Ave SE was closed, with several side streets also closed in between. Many people carried black and yellow signs branded as PoorPeoplesCampaign.org. Calling for "a national call for moral revival" multiple Pacific Northwest faith and First Nation leaders spoke about inequalities on financial, housing and healthcare topics.
"We're not simply here to tear up anything, see there's not one window broken, somebody say Amen, we're not here to just disrupt and upset things, when we come, we demand, we bring about liberation for those who are most vulnerable among us, we are here knowing that we have an interconnectedness of all of our injustice, and simply because we are here talking about the poor, we are connected to people all over the world, those are who are afraid, those who are dying by genocide, those who are all over this world, we stand together as a people saying that enough is enough" - "We must wake the sleeping giant, there's no more time for us to be quiet, We must wake the sleeping giant, so that we can become a country that is healed and unified, and so we're not stuck looking at what color our body is, or what color our shoe is, but that we are all one people, not left or right, but right or wrong"
#FreePalestine supporters were also gathered on the Capitol steps, and with a couple planned speakers left, they began yelling "Free Palestine!" loudly over the top of a person speaking, causing a disruption. After a small commotion with DES and WSP officers approaching, and multiple discussions on the side with organizers, it was decided Palestine supporters would be able to speak, which they did, while making a point to represent MLK numerous times with their speech.
Another #SilentSunday loving my walks in #Cascadia. Took this one on Friday before the rain settled in. #PNW #OlyWA #NaturePhotography #nature
Great way to start a Saturday. #pnw #olywa #cascadia #getoutside
