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Buenos días, comunidad! We are proud to partner with in gathering plant starts and gardening tools in solidarity with Skagit Valley Mutual Aid. All donations will be used to support their community garden, feeding many migrant and farmworker families in Skagit County. If you wish to donate money, please visit the link in our bio. Whether it’s five dollars or a pair of gardening gloves, know that every bit makes a difference. Every action is a ripple and every wave makes a crash. Together we make so much possible. Let’s show up loudly in our solidarity for the communities who feed us. Mil gracias!

Capitol Hill community, please join us at the next Farmworker Solidarity Community Teach-In! We shall be at the Capitol Hill Library Branch on Saturday, February 21 from 11:00am-12:30. Come learn about the issues farmworkers in our state face and how they are fighting back. Come get unstuck and join the movement!
This is a free, all-ages and masked event. Masks will be provided. Thank you for taking care of each other.

¡Atención, atención! Washington farmworkers and labor organizers are set to make history. There are currently two companion bills (SB 6045 & HB 2409) that would make it possible for agricultural workers to organize and form a union if they wish. This would confront the decades of harm and abuse that many have endured due to the racist exclusion from the National Labor Relations Act of the 1930s (only farmworkers and domestic laborers are excluded). To quote then New York Representative Vito Marcantonio’s dissent, “[Excepting these workers would mean] a continuance of virtual slavery until the day of revolt” and that they should be able to “organize against the most outrageous exploitation in America.” The Agricultural Worker Collective Bargaining Act is not yet up for a vote, but we want to put the pressure on our legislatures now. Here are our reasons why:
1. Less than 25 legislatures attended the Farmworkers Tribunal in January 2026 (mostly their aides and the majority not from King County). If your representative or their office attended, then please thank them!
2. Laws such as farmworker overtime pay have been threatened even before it was fully in place. In the first year alone, there were multiple attempts to overturn this law by representatives on both side of the asile (including King County Democrats!). We must make it known to our legislatures that this bill matters to us and we are watching how they vote.
3. Agricultural industries have money and lobbyists on their side. In 2023, the industry made $14 billion dollars. We know that they have regular access to our legislatures and are behaving as corporate bosses do in every labor fight via intimidation tactics and evading accountability.
4. The safety, equity, and dignity of farmworkers impacts everyone who eats. We do not eat without the labor of farmworkers.
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Community, we hope that you are healthy and finding hope through action. Do not lose sight of the truth that solidarity and action makes a difference. Every act ripples out. We invite you to our next ADELANTE! Concert series on February 22 & 23 at Seattle Public Theater. Join us for an evening of music and solidarity; all funds raised go towards .aid.sudan and This is an all-ages and masked event (masks will be provided). Tickets are PWYC (link in bio). We hope to see you see there. Stay hydrated and let’s keep taking care of each other.
Not able to attend the event? Every donation will be entered in a drawing for a signed copy of New York Times Bestsellar Joy McCullough’s BLOOD WATER PAINT. One ticket for $5 and 5 tickets for $20. Drawing win shall be announced on the second night of the concert series. Mil gracias.

Good morning, community. The world is heavy but we hope that these updates will bring glimmers. First- we raised $815 at our Pachanga for farmworker flood relief! Mil gracias to our hosts, University Heights Center, all artists who performed, and everyone who attended. Many farmworkers who were forced to work through the floods, loosing their homes or dealing with significant loss due to flood damage or loss of work since. Farmworkers protected our food through a natural disaster— they deserve to be protected and their homes and safety restored. Upcoming efforts to support farmworkers include:
1. Winter clothing donation drive at Seattle Yarn: gathering hats, gloves, scarves, hoodies, sweatshirts, coats, new socks, and emergency hand & feed warmers (please no used socks or underwear!)
2. Community Conversation with Queen Anne Repair Cafe: come by Pipsqueak Gallery today (Sunday) from 1:30-4:30 to hear what we witnessed at the Farmworkers Tribunal, what actions the community is asking of us, and a larger conversation about protecting our neighbors.
3. Farmworker Solidarity Community Teach-In: We will be at the Capitol Hill Library on Saturday, February 21 from 11:00am-12:30pm. Come learn about the state of farmworker justice in WA and how you can take direct action.
4. ADELANTE! Fundraising Concert: Join us for music and community on Sunday, February 22 and Monday, February 23 at Seattle Public Theater. Doors 7:30, show 8:00pm. Tickets are PWYC (link in bio). All funds raised go to farmworker flood relief and Mutual Aid Sudan.
So much of this algorithm wants you to feel isolated and helpless. We are not. Every action ripples out— collective action makes a wave. Everyone has something of value to offer in building a world that provides safety, equity, and dignity for all.