Inauguration Week Resistance Events in Seattle to Fight Trump
On January 20, Donald Trump will be sworn in as the 45th president of the United States after two years of winning white-supremacist America's heart on a platform of bigotry, misogyny, and xenophobia.
The day after Trump was elected, Seattle mayor Ed Murray (an openly gay white man) said: "Seattle remains a city guided by our values of equality, inclusion, openness, and equity. We continue to be a city that supports women. We will continue to be a city that welcomes as neighbors our Muslim brothers and sisters. And today, black lives matter. Black lives will still matter and continue to matter."
In order for Seattle, the blue heart of an otherwise purplish Washington State and your new home, to remain a bastion of progressive ideals, we need you to join the resistance. Rather than retreat to your liberal echo chamber, learn how to talk to your conservative family members. Instead of quietly sticking a safety pin on your lapel, channel your Trump despair into donating your time and money to support organizations working to ensure black lives matter, provide abortion access, and protect people who face hate crimes and possible deportation. It's time to get involved. Here are some local events this week to help you get started. See Stranger Things To Do's complete resistance calendar for events happening beyond January 16-22.
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