We’re Still Standing
OUR FIRST BIG ACTION OF 2026
Hiawatha Park was packed with people on Saturday, January 24. Babies in strollers, elders with walkers, parents with children, friends, and neighbors were all there to mark the first anniversary of Donald Trump’s administration. The crowd, estimated at over 1,000, held signs marking all that we’ve lost over the last year as they listened to the speakers at the rally preceding the march to the Alaska Junction.
“This event was organized by WSI, Evergreen Resistance, Defund Musk, 50501, and YOU!” said WSI Co-Chair Laurie Reinhardt.
Signs recounting the loss of rights and attacks on vulnerable communities were held aloft while participants’ spirits were buoyed by bands at the front and rear of the march.
Vigil at VA for Alex Pretti
January 27, 2026
More than 150 people, including WSI members, held a vigil at the Veterans Hospital on Beacon Hill to honor Alex Pretti who was killed by Federal agents January 24, 2026.
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WSI’S HEALTH TRUST TOOLKIT FOR DOWNLOADING
WSI’s Healthcare Team has created a pdf toolkit for anyone or any organization ready to lobby for the Health Trust bills in the Washington Legislature.
Postcards4Democracy is a welcoming community that loves our country and our democratic values. We write postcards year round to drive voter registration and remind voters of run-offs, special elections, referendums, and local contests across our country.
Get the tools you need to exercise your constitutional rights and build a case for accountability. This virtual training is co-hosted by national Indivisible and the NO KINGS event team.
Join this virtual training hosted by WAISN to learn more about existing rapid response networks across the state that mobilize for deportation defense, and work to support communities and keep families together.
Postcards4Democracy is a welcoming community that loves our country and our democratic values. We write postcards year round to drive voter registration and remind voters of run-offs, special elections, referendums, and local contests across our country.
Join us to write postcards to voters. Bring your best handwriting! All supplies will be provided.
Questions? Contact elections@westseattleindivisible.com
Help support WSI’s work by donating a delicious treat for our bake sale in celebration of Valentine’s Day weekend! We’ll make time at our monthly Members Meeting for the sale and to share some baked goods together. Sign up to bring a treat here.
NEW LOCATION! Please join us at St. John the Baptist Episcopal Church’s Community Room (2750 California Ave SW). Plenty of free parking in the adjoining WSHS parking lot, and Buses 128 and 50 drop off right in front. Join friends, neighbors, and fellow supporters of democracy at our monthly Members Meeting! Featuring a Bake Sale in celebration of Valentine’s Day weekend!
Postcards4Democracy is a welcoming community that loves our country and our democratic values. We write postcards year round to drive voter registration and remind voters of run-offs, special elections, referendums, and local contests across our country.
Experience this immersive drama for a first-hand look inside a detention courtroom, as eight audience members are detained upon entry, assigned identities as immigrants, and defend themselves against deportation as best they can in court, without preparation. The entire space then becomes a courtroom, and the audience are now courtroom observers.
Join this virtual training hosted by WAISN to learn more about existing rapid response networks across the state that mobilize for deportation defense, and work to support communities and keep families together.
NEW LOCATION! Please join us at St. John the Baptist Episcopal Church’s Community Room (2750 California Ave SW). Plenty of free parking in the adjoining WSHS parking lot, and Buses 128 and 50 drop off right in front. Join friends, neighbors, and fellow supporters of democracy at our monthly Members Meeting!
UPCOMING EVENTS & ACTIONS
Hundreds of people turned out for We’re Still Standing on Jan 24, 2026. The rally and march was organized by West Seattle Indivisible, Evergreen Resistance and 50501.
The WSI Healthcare Team presents information about the Whole Health Trust, two bills in the legislature that, if passed, would create a universal healthcare system for Washington.
Patriots from all over the area showed up at Boeing Field to protest deportation flights.
People gather Cal Anderson to protest the death of Renee Good and the shooting of two others by Federal agents.
People gather at Alki to mourn the death of Renee Good and the shooting of two others by Federal agents.
Shasti Conrad, Wa. State Democratic Party Chair and Vice Chair of the DNC, spoke and took questions for over an hour at our December meeting.
We had a lively turnout for our We Ain’t Buying It rally at Tartet on Black Friday. People from Dance 4 Democracy, Vashon Indivisible, Southend Indivisible joined WSI for two hours to spread the message that Target should not cave in to the Trump Administration and should restore DEI.
The theme of November’s Members Meeting was community. A food drive, presentations of Westside non-profits and a delicious potluck were enjoyed by our 75 members.
A whopping 85,000+ Seattleites braved the threatened rain to contribute to the largest national protest demonstration in US history–7 million strong! Even our weather blessed the event by delaying the deluge until the march had concluded.
More than 400 people from throughout the Seattle area joined West Seattle Indivisible’s International Day of Peace commemoration. A human banner spelled out the word PEACE on the West Seattle waterfront.
Marchers created a festive air to convey a serious message, carrying colorful flowers and VOTE signs behind a banner that read, WHEN DEMOCRACY GROWS, WE THRIVE! This theme was echoed in looping chants interspersed with singing “America the Beautiful” and “This Land is Your Land”.
Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell addressed our members for 15 minutes about what the city will do to maintain its sanctuary city status in the face of a militarized ICE coming after our immigrant neighbors and the protestors who support them.
Sunday morning, more than 80 neighbors gathered at Alki’s Statue of Liberty for a moving and energizing West Seattle Indivisible meet-up following the passage of the BBB. Locals shared heartfelt reflections, resources, and ideas for moving forward together.
In one of the largest protests in Seattle’s history, more than 70,000 people turned out on Saturday for No Kings Day in Seattle, one of more than 2000 events held nationwide to protest President Donald Trump’s authoritarian assaults on democracy, immigrants and the rule of law.
RECENT EVENTS
On Jan. 12, WSI joined other groups and citizens in Olympia to lobby the legislators to support the Whole Health Trust bills.
The Washington Health Trust bills are in the legislature now. Washington leaders. have an opportunity to provide healthcare for all. Healthcare is one of WSI strategic priorities for 2026.
As part of a “We Ain’t Buying It” campaign, protestors stand in from of Whole Foods, a company owned by Amazon, to highlight Amazon’s cozy relationship with the Trump Administration.
COMMUNITY NEWS
Jen Nye, Director of Volunteer Engagement, has been with Whole Washington since 2017 and is more committed than ever to securing universal healthcare for Washingtonians. Jeanne Moore of WSI recently spoke with Jen Nye about the effort. This interview has been edited for length and clarity.
Shasti Conrad, WA State Democrat Chair and DNC Vice Chair, will join WSI at our December meeting to share her insights on where we are and what we need to do.
Ira Hyman, Professor of Psychology at Western Washington University, discusses the dangers of disinformation with WSI.
Amanda and Zoe are co-leaders of Defund Musk Women’s Group. They are excited to foster sisterhood, community, and joyful resistance in light of the dire situation we find our nation in.
Sydney Floryanzia is a 4th year Ph.D. candidate in chemical engineering at the University of Washington.
Christian Helfrich is a researcher who studies how to speed the adoption and effective use of innovation in healthcare and public health.
Ashley Dolan is a mother of four trying to navigate the health care system for her autistic child.
Russia-born Natalia Vasileva emigrated from Lithuania to the U.S. in 2021 with her husband Yury.
COMMUNITY SPOTLIGHT
COMMUNITY ESSAYS
WSI member Jeanne Moore penned the poem “We’re Still Standing” to commemorate the one-year anniversary of the Trump Administration.
Washington has a chance to provide healthcare for all if two bills in the legislature are adopted.
We have been experiencing grief with Trump’s rise to the presidency, not once, but twice. These are precarious times for our country, and much harm has already been
inflicted on people, other countries, our institutions, and the natural world.
Ever since the Epstein scandal took its place as a major story of the day, I’ve been hesitant to write about it because, in my opinion, it is not and should not be the primary reason for opposing this administration and its many illegal and anti-American policies and actions.
When our children ask what you did to save democracy, what will you say? When Democracy Is at Stake, Silence Is Not an Option for West Seattle.
We are making a difference with our actions. The Mayor was here with West Seattle Indivisible. Now we need some of us to step off the street corner and share some of the other work of democracy.
I have been inspired, emboldened, and empowered by individuals and groups such as West Seattle Indivisible, to come up with a personal battle plan.
Our goal is a democracy of, by, and for the people
WEST SEATTLE INDIVISIBLE’S MISSION
West Seattle Indivisible is a local division of the national Indivisible organization.
As members of Indivisible, our mission is to elect progressive leaders, defend our Constitution, rebuild our democracy, and defeat the Trump agenda. We work with our community and give them tools to take action.
Together, we can make a difference!
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Press Officer
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Videographers and Editors
Newsletter Writer
Video Resource Team
Hear the Healthcare Team tell how we can make this reality in WA state
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We also seriously take our task to promote the Evernts of WSI.
Since February, the Team has produced more than 50 videos for the Web and Social Media.
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