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43rd District Democrats @43rddemocrats.org · 4d

Thanks to everyone who made it to today’s event!

We’re excited to get out the vote and knock some doors with you all! 😁

43rd Dems Chair Ryan Driscoll speaks to the attendees

People chatting in multiple small groups, some around tables. Many of them have coffee

A buffet of food and drinks, with some people at the end filling up their coffees, and our lovely volunteers cooking up more pancakes

43rd District Democrats @43rddemocrats.org · 4d

Looking forward to seeing you this morning!

Enter via the stairs on Jackson, then we’re to the left (fitting)!

43rd District Democrats @43rddemocrats.org · 7d

Pancakes for Progress is this Sunday! Join us at Casa Latina on October 5th, 10am-Noon.

Come together with the other Seattle Legislative Districts to eat pancakes, connect with endorsed candidates, and pick up canvassing lit in preparation to get out the vote!

RSVP: 43rddems.org/s/h5jd4

An event poster for Pancakes for Progress, with a graphic of a stack of pancakes in the middle

Join us Sunday, October 5th from 10am-Noon at Casa Latina. Everyone is welcome!

There is a Hosted By section, with the logos for the 34th, 36th, 37th, 43rd, and 46th Legislative District Democrats.

There are multiple starburst shapes around the edges of the poster, with "Chat with Candidates!", "Get Ready To Canvass", and "Eat Pancakes" in them.

There is a QR code, which links to the same RSVP link that was included in the post.

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43rd District Democrats @43rddemocrats.org · 7d

Pancakes for Progress is this Sunday! Join us at Casa Latina on October 5th, 10am-Noon.

Come together with the other Seattle Legislative Districts to eat pancakes, connect with endorsed candidates, and pick up canvassing lit in preparation to get out the vote!

RSVP: 43rddems.org/s/h5jd4

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43rd District Democrats @43rddemocrats.org · 16d

UW's gas power plant is one of the largest polluters in Seattle, and the plans to fix it are stuck on paper.

Join 350 Seattle and WA Sen. Jamie Pedersen to hear about the plan to transition UW off of fossil fuels, and what's needed on Thurs Oct 2nd @ 6:30pm

More Info:

Community Assembly With Jamie Pedersen

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43rd District Democrats @43rddemocrats.org · 17d

Join us at Casa Latina on October 5th, 10am-Noon for Pancakes for Progress!🥞
Seattle's Legislative Districts will be coming together to eat pancakes, connect with our endorsed candidates, and pick up canvassing lit in preparation for getting out the vote!

RSVP: 43rddems.org/s/h5jd4

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43rd District Democrats @43rddemocrats.org · 17d

Our Mutual Aid Committee meets this evening @ 6pm on Zoom- join us to discuss the overall strategy of the committee, and determine how we will distribute our funds.

Join our Cloud HD Video Meeting

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The Urbanist @theurbanist.org · 27d

Regardless of the misinformation spoken, the Puget Sound Regional Council is expecting population in King, Pierce, Snohomish, and Kitsap Counties to grow by nearly 2 million people by 2050.

Ryan Packer @typewriteralley.bsky.social · 27d

Megan: "Millions of people are not moving here. We only need to add 120k affordable homes through 2044 [...] our current zoning is working."

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Futurewise @futurewise.bsky.social · 27d

Ryan, chair of the @43rddemocrats.org
knows we can balance the need for more housing, and a healthy tree canopy.

"We are Strong supporters of walkable cities and strong supporters of finding the balance between urban canopy of trees and adding more housing density to our city"

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Erica C. Barnett @ericacbarnett.bsky.social · 27d

don't threaten us with a good time

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43rd District Democrats @43rddemocrats.org · 29d

Our monthly meeting is next Tuesday @ 7PM - we've got more school board endorsements, we'll hear from WA Public Banks and vote on some important resolutions!

More Info:

September 16th General Meeting — 43rd District Democrats

It's Endorsement Time! Join us on September 16th on Zoom from 7-9pm for our second endorsement meeting! We will be voting on endorsements for School Board position 2 and 5 as well as the Families, Education, Preschool, and Promise Levy and the Seattle Shield Initiative.

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43rd District Democrats @43rddemocrats.org · 29d

Our monthly meeting is next Tuesday @ 7PM - we've got more school board endorsements, we'll hear from WA Public Banks and vote on some important resolutions!

More Info:

September 16th General Meeting — 43rd District Democrats

It's Endorsement Time! Join us on September 16th on Zoom from 7-9pm for our second endorsement meeting! We will be voting on endorsements for School Board position 2 and 5 as well as the Families, Education, Preschool, and Promise Levy and the Seattle Shield Initiative.

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Katie Wilson for Seattle @wilsonforseattle.bsky.social · Sep 10

Statement on City Council’s Proposal to Dramatically Expand Surveillance of Seattle Residents

We urge Councilmembers to stand with immigrant rights groups, civil rights advocates, and the city’s own Surveillance Advisory Working Group to reject the proposals…

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43rd District Democrats @43rddemocrats.org · Sep 10

We can't wait for Councilmember Dionne Foster to take her place in November 🤭

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Scott Alspach @salspach.bsky.social · Sep 10

The real question is how much lower Sara Nelson's vote share can possibly go? Can she get it under 30%? That's nearing GoodSpaceGuy territory.

Crystal Fincher @finchfrii.bsky.social · Sep 9

Looks like there were over 120 commenters about this, from every walk of life and corner of #Seattle.

The other times the council voted in opposition to a public comment turnout like this, their approval ratings (and vote %) decreased.

Are they going to do it again?

Amy Sundberg @amysundberg.bsky.social · Sep 9

One interesting thing about this public comment session is that, while there are representatives from orgs and nonprofits giving comment, there seem to be a lot of private individuals who are simply showing up because they're really concerned about increasing surveillance right now.

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Ryan Packer @typewriteralley.bsky.social · Sep 9

How it's currently going

Someone wearing a large surveillance camera on their head with a sign that's not fully visible but which reads "Surveillance"

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43rd District Democrats @43rddemocrats.org · Sep 7

City Council is voting on this on Tuesday, give public comment @2pm and tell them to vote NO!

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43rd District Democrats @43rddemocrats.org · Aug 21

Our summer BBQ is this Saturday, but it's not too late to snag your spot! ⏰

Food is provided, and we hope to see you on Saturday, August 23rd @ 11am in Belltown (address provided w/ RSVP) 🌇

RSVP here: secure.actblue.com/donate/43rdb...

#Seattle #Summer #Social #BBQ #Community #Politics

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43rd District Democrats @43rddemocrats.org · Aug 17

💬 Our summer BBQ is the perfect chance to come build community with neighbors, awesome candidates (incl. future Mayor Katie Wilson), & electeds!

We'll be providing food, hope to see you on August 23rd @ 11am in Belltown (address provided w/ RSVP) 🌇

RSVP (free): secure.actblue.com/donate/43rdb...

Summer BBQ

The primary season is over, so now is the time to celebrate our hard work and get energized for the upcoming general election. Join your fellow residents of the 43rd LD for a summer BBQ!

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43rd District Democrats @43rddemocrats.org · Aug 12

☀️ The sun's cooking, and we are too- our annual BBQ is just around the corner!

Food will be provided, we hope to see you on August 23rd, 11am-2pm in Belltown (address will be shared after RSVPing) 🍗

RSVP Here (free):

Summer BBQ

The primary season is over, so now is the time to celebrate our hard work and get energized for the upcoming general election. Join your fellow residents of the 43rd LD for a summer BBQ!

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Katie Wilson for Seattle @wilsonforseattle.bsky.social · Aug 6

Tonight, we got results that were even better than we hoped, and it’s likely to only get better.

Seattle, you showed up!

It’s clear that voters want change.

This is your city.

Join the campaign, and let’s get this done!

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43rd District Democrats @43rddemocrats.org · Aug 6

Congratulations to @votelavallee.bsky.social on moving to the general!

#Seattle #SeattlePublicSchools

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43rd District Democrats @43rddemocrats.org · Aug 6

Congratulations to @joemiz.bsky.social on moving to the general!

#Seattle #SeattlePublicSchools

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43rd District Democrats @43rddemocrats.org · Aug 6

Congratulations to @electerikaevans.bsky.social on moving to the general!

#Seattle #SeattleCityAttorney

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43rd District Democrats @43rddemocrats.org · Aug 6

Congratulations to Dionne Foster on moving to the general!

#Seattle #SeattleCityCouncil

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43rd District Democrats @43rddemocrats.org · Aug 6

Congratulations to @alexis4seattle.bsky.social on moving to the general!

#Seattle #SeattleCityCouncil

A photo of Alexis Mercedes Rinck at the center, with curved text above and below that says “Congrats […] on moving to the general”

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