Western States Center
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Based in the Pacific Northwest and Mountain States, Western States Center works nationwide to strengthen inclusive democracy. ✊🏿✊🏻✊🏽✊🏾✊🏼
Love is action.
This Valentine's Day, stand with immigrants and reject the violence and dehumanization they face every day.
Go to www.toimmigrantswithlove.com to learn how you can send your own message #ToImmigrantsWithLove!
This Valentine's Day, stand with immigrants and reject the violence and dehumanization they face every day.
Go to www.toimmigrantswithlove.com to learn how you can send your own message #ToImmigrantsWithLove!
February 11, 2026 at 4:30 PM
Love is action.
This Valentine's Day, stand with immigrants and reject the violence and dehumanization they face every day.
Go to www.toimmigrantswithlove.com to learn how you can send your own message #ToImmigrantsWithLove!
This Valentine's Day, stand with immigrants and reject the violence and dehumanization they face every day.
Go to www.toimmigrantswithlove.com to learn how you can send your own message #ToImmigrantsWithLove!
February 16 is a Day Without an Immigrant.
For 24 hours, immigrants and allies are called on to skip work and school, close businesses, and not shop.
Visit buff.ly/IRb3fHz for updates, accessibility info, and more statewide actions.
#ICEOut #ProtectOregon #Justice4All
For 24 hours, immigrants and allies are called on to skip work and school, close businesses, and not shop.
Visit buff.ly/IRb3fHz for updates, accessibility info, and more statewide actions.
#ICEOut #ProtectOregon #Justice4All
February 9, 2026 at 6:30 PM
February 16 is a Day Without an Immigrant.
For 24 hours, immigrants and allies are called on to skip work and school, close businesses, and not shop.
Visit buff.ly/IRb3fHz for updates, accessibility info, and more statewide actions.
#ICEOut #ProtectOregon #Justice4All
For 24 hours, immigrants and allies are called on to skip work and school, close businesses, and not shop.
Visit buff.ly/IRb3fHz for updates, accessibility info, and more statewide actions.
#ICEOut #ProtectOregon #Justice4All
February 16 is a Day Without an Immigrant.
A Day Without an Immigrant (DWAI) is a collective action to show what Oregon already knows: immigrants are at the heart of our communities and our economy.
Visit www.protect-oregon.com/end-ice-violence for updates and accessibility info.
A Day Without an Immigrant (DWAI) is a collective action to show what Oregon already knows: immigrants are at the heart of our communities and our economy.
Visit www.protect-oregon.com/end-ice-violence for updates and accessibility info.
February 2, 2026 at 6:00 PM
February 16 is a Day Without an Immigrant.
A Day Without an Immigrant (DWAI) is a collective action to show what Oregon already knows: immigrants are at the heart of our communities and our economy.
Visit www.protect-oregon.com/end-ice-violence for updates and accessibility info.
A Day Without an Immigrant (DWAI) is a collective action to show what Oregon already knows: immigrants are at the heart of our communities and our economy.
Visit www.protect-oregon.com/end-ice-violence for updates and accessibility info.
Full Oregon statement and list of signers:
www.westernstatescenter.org/updated-or-s...
Full Washington statement and list of signers:
www.westernstatescenter.org/updated-wa-s...
www.westernstatescenter.org/updated-or-s...
Full Washington statement and list of signers:
www.westernstatescenter.org/updated-wa-s...
January 29, 2026 at 10:03 PM
Full Oregon statement and list of signers:
www.westernstatescenter.org/updated-or-s...
Full Washington statement and list of signers:
www.westernstatescenter.org/updated-wa-s...
www.westernstatescenter.org/updated-or-s...
Full Washington statement and list of signers:
www.westernstatescenter.org/updated-wa-s...
Martin Luther King Jr. did not just dream. He organized and confronted unjust laws and state violence through nonviolent protest. He warned us about unchecked power and the silence that enables repression. Honoring Rev. Dr. King means turning grief and anger into courage, solidarity, and action.
January 19, 2026 at 4:02 PM
Martin Luther King Jr. did not just dream. He organized and confronted unjust laws and state violence through nonviolent protest. He warned us about unchecked power and the silence that enables repression. Honoring Rev. Dr. King means turning grief and anger into courage, solidarity, and action.
Jan 19 is a #DayWithoutAnImmigrant.
After ICE & Border Patrol violence,
Oregonians are taking action together.
Capitol rally, in Salem, 11–3
Salem-Keizer NAACP Peace March 1–3
www.protect-oregon.com/end-ice-violence
After ICE & Border Patrol violence,
Oregonians are taking action together.
Capitol rally, in Salem, 11–3
Salem-Keizer NAACP Peace March 1–3
www.protect-oregon.com/end-ice-violence
January 12, 2026 at 8:00 PM
Jan 19 is a #DayWithoutAnImmigrant.
After ICE & Border Patrol violence,
Oregonians are taking action together.
Capitol rally, in Salem, 11–3
Salem-Keizer NAACP Peace March 1–3
www.protect-oregon.com/end-ice-violence
After ICE & Border Patrol violence,
Oregonians are taking action together.
Capitol rally, in Salem, 11–3
Salem-Keizer NAACP Peace March 1–3
www.protect-oregon.com/end-ice-violence
In 2021, our democracy endured because communities chose courage and defended an inclusive democracy. Five years later, that work is even more urgent. At Western States Center, we’re strengthening pro-democracy coalitions alongside our partners. The work continues.
January 6, 2026 at 6:31 PM
In 2021, our democracy endured because communities chose courage and defended an inclusive democracy. Five years later, that work is even more urgent. At Western States Center, we’re strengthening pro-democracy coalitions alongside our partners. The work continues.
January 6 is days away.
The final issue of 1/6: The Graphic Novel asks what real resistance looks like when democracy is under strain — and centers the choices ordinary people make.
➡️ www.onesixcomicsstore.com
The final issue of 1/6: The Graphic Novel asks what real resistance looks like when democracy is under strain — and centers the choices ordinary people make.
➡️ www.onesixcomicsstore.com
January 2, 2026 at 4:02 PM
January 6 is days away.
The final issue of 1/6: The Graphic Novel asks what real resistance looks like when democracy is under strain — and centers the choices ordinary people make.
➡️ www.onesixcomicsstore.com
The final issue of 1/6: The Graphic Novel asks what real resistance looks like when democracy is under strain — and centers the choices ordinary people make.
➡️ www.onesixcomicsstore.com
We enter the new year with clear eyes and steady resolve. The challenges ahead are real—but so is our collective capacity to meet them. We recommit to defending inclusive democracy and building a future rooted in truth, solidarity, and care.
January 1, 2026 at 8:00 AM
We enter the new year with clear eyes and steady resolve. The challenges ahead are real—but so is our collective capacity to meet them. We recommit to defending inclusive democracy and building a future rooted in truth, solidarity, and care.
As many celebrate Christmas, we hold this season as a time for reflection, care, and connection. In a moment shaped by rising bigotry and political violence, we recommit to building an inclusive democracy rooted in justice, belonging, and collective care.
December 25, 2025 at 4:01 PM
As many celebrate Christmas, we hold this season as a time for reflection, care, and connection. In a moment shaped by rising bigotry and political violence, we recommit to building an inclusive democracy rooted in justice, belonging, and collective care.
As the fifth anniversary of January 6 approaches, 1/6: The Graphic Novel releases its final issue. Issue #4 asks what real resistance looks like, using vivid art and storytelling to make urgent questions about democracy accessible.
Jan 5 → www.onesixcomicsstore.com
Jan 5 → www.onesixcomicsstore.com
December 19, 2025 at 3:30 PM
As the fifth anniversary of January 6 approaches, 1/6: The Graphic Novel releases its final issue. Issue #4 asks what real resistance looks like, using vivid art and storytelling to make urgent questions about democracy accessible.
Jan 5 → www.onesixcomicsstore.com
Jan 5 → www.onesixcomicsstore.com
As Jews around the world light their hanukkiahs, we mourn those killed and injured in the antisemitic attack at a Hanukkah gathering at Bondi Beach. We reject fear, honor collective courage, and recommit to confronting antisemitism and defending inclusive democracy.
December 15, 2025 at 11:35 PM
As Jews around the world light their hanukkiahs, we mourn those killed and injured in the antisemitic attack at a Hanukkah gathering at Bondi Beach. We reject fear, honor collective courage, and recommit to confronting antisemitism and defending inclusive democracy.
Culture Lab’s new guide helps venues prepare for, respond to, and care for their communities during immigration enforcement activity.
Explore the guide + register for our briefing:
westernstatescenter.org/safevenues
bit.ly/safevenuebriefing
Explore the guide + register for our briefing:
westernstatescenter.org/safevenues
bit.ly/safevenuebriefing
December 15, 2025 at 6:15 PM
Culture Lab’s new guide helps venues prepare for, respond to, and care for their communities during immigration enforcement activity.
Explore the guide + register for our briefing:
westernstatescenter.org/safevenues
bit.ly/safevenuebriefing
Explore the guide + register for our briefing:
westernstatescenter.org/safevenues
bit.ly/safevenuebriefing
WSC's Lindsay Schubiner explains in Slate why helping someone step back from extremist ideas starts with listening without scorn, holding firm in your values, and asking questions that prompt real reflection.
buff.ly/yuRf3lm
buff.ly/yuRf3lm
December 10, 2025 at 8:32 PM
WSC's Lindsay Schubiner explains in Slate why helping someone step back from extremist ideas starts with listening without scorn, holding firm in your values, and asking questions that prompt real reflection.
buff.ly/yuRf3lm
buff.ly/yuRf3lm
We’re launching The Forum Fellowship, a paid 7-month program for cultural venue leaders keeping the heartbeat of community and democracy alive across the PNW + Mountain West.
Apply at westernstatescenter.org/forumfellowship
Priority deadline: 2026 Jan 05
Apply at westernstatescenter.org/forumfellowship
Priority deadline: 2026 Jan 05
December 8, 2025 at 4:15 PM
We’re launching The Forum Fellowship, a paid 7-month program for cultural venue leaders keeping the heartbeat of community and democracy alive across the PNW + Mountain West.
Apply at westernstatescenter.org/forumfellowship
Priority deadline: 2026 Jan 05
Apply at westernstatescenter.org/forumfellowship
Priority deadline: 2026 Jan 05
WSC Culture Lab Artist, @anaegge.bsky.social, joins the #CancelSpotify campaign and invites listeners to rethink their streaming choices.
“Spotify has built itself as part of the new industry standard… but streaming the ICE ads has got to stop.”
“Spotify has built itself as part of the new industry standard… but streaming the ICE ads has got to stop.”
December 3, 2025 at 10:45 PM
WSC Culture Lab Artist, @anaegge.bsky.social, joins the #CancelSpotify campaign and invites listeners to rethink their streaming choices.
“Spotify has built itself as part of the new industry standard… but streaming the ICE ads has got to stop.”
“Spotify has built itself as part of the new industry standard… but streaming the ICE ads has got to stop.”
WSC Culture Lab Artist, @sad13.horse, supports the #CancelSpotify campaign!
“They’ve given listeners like me even more reasons to stay away—surveillance tech, investing in warfare… If that’s not enough to GTFO, how about the abysmal sound quality?”
“They’ve given listeners like me even more reasons to stay away—surveillance tech, investing in warfare… If that’s not enough to GTFO, how about the abysmal sound quality?”
December 3, 2025 at 10:30 PM
WSC Culture Lab Artist, @sad13.horse, supports the #CancelSpotify campaign!
“They’ve given listeners like me even more reasons to stay away—surveillance tech, investing in warfare… If that’s not enough to GTFO, how about the abysmal sound quality?”
“They’ve given listeners like me even more reasons to stay away—surveillance tech, investing in warfare… If that’s not enough to GTFO, how about the abysmal sound quality?”
Recent elections in Moscow, Idaho show a community tired of hateful rhetoric and against furthering Christian nationalism — despite what the national news’ attention to Doug Wilson’s Christ Church would suggest. Read more about the real Moscow, Idaho: buff.ly/Dpuc4EW
November 30, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Recent elections in Moscow, Idaho show a community tired of hateful rhetoric and against furthering Christian nationalism — despite what the national news’ attention to Doug Wilson’s Christ Church would suggest. Read more about the real Moscow, Idaho: buff.ly/Dpuc4EW
On this National Day of Mourning, we honor Indigenous communities and the truth of our shared history. In a moment of rising bigotry and authoritarianism, we recommit to protecting inclusive democracy and building a just, caring, connected future.
November 27, 2025 at 3:45 PM
On this National Day of Mourning, we honor Indigenous communities and the truth of our shared history. In a moment of rising bigotry and authoritarianism, we recommit to protecting inclusive democracy and building a just, caring, connected future.
If you missed Scot's fabulous closing keynote at AMP, here's another chance to hear his analysis in Portland and online! college.lclark.edu/programs/eth...
November 12, 2025 at 10:03 PM
If you missed Scot's fabulous closing keynote at AMP, here's another chance to hear his analysis in Portland and online! college.lclark.edu/programs/eth...
Christian nationalists failed to gain ground in Moscow, Idaho—a sign, says Western States Center’s Liz Yates, that voters are rejecting authoritarian politics once they see their real impact on freedom and equality.
www.idahostatesman.com/opinion/opn-...
www.idahostatesman.com/opinion/opn-...
November 12, 2025 at 6:17 PM
Christian nationalists failed to gain ground in Moscow, Idaho—a sign, says Western States Center’s Liz Yates, that voters are rejecting authoritarian politics once they see their real impact on freedom and equality.
www.idahostatesman.com/opinion/opn-...
www.idahostatesman.com/opinion/opn-...
This Veterans Day, we honor all who've served— and recommit to building the inclusive democracy they fought to protect.
Defending democracy means rejecting hate and standing for justice, care, and connection in every community.
Defending democracy means rejecting hate and standing for justice, care, and connection in every community.
November 11, 2025 at 5:06 PM
This Veterans Day, we honor all who've served— and recommit to building the inclusive democracy they fought to protect.
Defending democracy means rejecting hate and standing for justice, care, and connection in every community.
Defending democracy means rejecting hate and standing for justice, care, and connection in every community.
From Portland to Chicago, communities are rising for truth and democracy.
Our latest Democracy Alert covered how.
➡️ Sign up now for future alerts: westernstatescenter.org/joinus
#DemocracyAlert #ProDemocracy #CommunityDefense
Our latest Democracy Alert covered how.
➡️ Sign up now for future alerts: westernstatescenter.org/joinus
#DemocracyAlert #ProDemocracy #CommunityDefense
November 6, 2025 at 5:30 PM
From Portland to Chicago, communities are rising for truth and democracy.
Our latest Democracy Alert covered how.
➡️ Sign up now for future alerts: westernstatescenter.org/joinus
#DemocracyAlert #ProDemocracy #CommunityDefense
Our latest Democracy Alert covered how.
➡️ Sign up now for future alerts: westernstatescenter.org/joinus
#DemocracyAlert #ProDemocracy #CommunityDefense
🐸 New song drop!
“Frogs of Portland” by Ana Egge (@anaegge.bsky.social), live from AMP 2025.
Inspired by Portland’s inflatable frog protest crews, it’s joyful resistance in song form.
🎧 anaegge.com
#AMP2025 #FrogsOfPortland #CultureLab #KeepPortlandWeird
“Frogs of Portland” by Ana Egge (@anaegge.bsky.social), live from AMP 2025.
Inspired by Portland’s inflatable frog protest crews, it’s joyful resistance in song form.
🎧 anaegge.com
#AMP2025 #FrogsOfPortland #CultureLab #KeepPortlandWeird
October 25, 2025 at 6:06 PM
🐸 New song drop!
“Frogs of Portland” by Ana Egge (@anaegge.bsky.social), live from AMP 2025.
Inspired by Portland’s inflatable frog protest crews, it’s joyful resistance in song form.
🎧 anaegge.com
#AMP2025 #FrogsOfPortland #CultureLab #KeepPortlandWeird
“Frogs of Portland” by Ana Egge (@anaegge.bsky.social), live from AMP 2025.
Inspired by Portland’s inflatable frog protest crews, it’s joyful resistance in song form.
🎧 anaegge.com
#AMP2025 #FrogsOfPortland #CultureLab #KeepPortlandWeird
Thank you Meyer Memorial Trust, Northwest Justice Funders Collective, Northwest Health Foundation and New Avenues INK for making AMP 2025 possible! buff.ly/SO7RiJi
#PDXAMP25 #AMPisBack #PDXEvents #DefendDemocracy #AdvocacyInAction
#PDXAMP25 #AMPisBack #PDXEvents #DefendDemocracy #AdvocacyInAction
October 15, 2025 at 9:40 AM
Thank you Meyer Memorial Trust, Northwest Justice Funders Collective, Northwest Health Foundation and New Avenues INK for making AMP 2025 possible! buff.ly/SO7RiJi
#PDXAMP25 #AMPisBack #PDXEvents #DefendDemocracy #AdvocacyInAction
#PDXAMP25 #AMPisBack #PDXEvents #DefendDemocracy #AdvocacyInAction