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Category Archives: Advocacy
Notes from the Northwest Center for Creative Aging
Ed Note: Rebecca Crichton started her ‘Encore Career’ as ED of NWCCA in 2012 after 21 years with The Boeing Company. She refashioned her skills and knowledge as a writer, curriculum designer and leadership development coach to offer programs related to … Continue reading
Posted in Advocacy, Aging Sites, Dementia, end of life
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Resources for discussing and documenting end-of-life choices
Below is the handout for the discussion at Town Hall on Monday, March 9th. I hope you find the links useful.
Posted in Advance Directives, Advocacy, Communication, end of life
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Seniors at the Crossroads
Thanks to July M. Hello friends, Join us for the next Seniors at the Crossroads** protest: WHEN: Thursday, February 26 MEETING TIME: 4:30-5:30 p.m. WHERE: 8TH and Madison intersection Our regular gatherings are on the second and fourth Thursdays at 4:30. … Continue reading
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Finding Dignity, Hope and Healing at the End
Town Hall Seattle and Northwest Center for Creative Aging presentDr. Jim deMaine with Rebecca CrichtonFinding Dignity, Hope, and Healing at the End Mon 3/9 at 7:30PM | $10-$35 Sliding Scale | In-Person Join Dr. Jim deMaine, a pulmonary/critical care physician, … Continue reading
Posted in Advocacy, Aging Sites, end of life, Health, Hospice, Law
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Federal Judge’s Order freeing 5 year old
Thanks to Dan S.
Posted in Advocacy, Ethics, Government, Immigration, Justice, Kindness, Law
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If They Call Me a Domestic Terrorist
Thanks to Pam P.
Posted in Advocacy, Communication, Government, Immigration, Poetry
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The Boys of Terezin
Thanks to Ann M. Don’t miss this deeply moving documentaryabout courageous teenage boys and thesecret magazine they dared to create in Terezín Between 1942 and 1944, about 100 teenage boys imprisoned in the Terezín concentration camp created a secret magazine … Continue reading
Posted in Advocacy, Government, History, Morality, protests, Social justice, terrorism, War
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Steets of Mineapolis by Bruce Springsteen
Thanks to Mary M. 2,870,341 views Jan 28, 2026 #1 on music Trending chartLyrics:Through the winter’s ice and coldDown Nicollet AvenueA city aflame fought fire and ice‘Neath an occupier’s bootsKing Trump’s private army from the DHSGuns belted to their coatsCame … Continue reading
For Alex Jeffrey Pretti
Thanks to Diana C.
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The killing of VA ICU nurse Alex Pretti
Commentary by Heather Cox Richardson As the nation mourned the killing of VA ICU nurse Alex Pretti yesterday at the hands of federal officials in Minneapolis, President Donald J. Trump spent last night at the White House at a black-tie … Continue reading
Posted in Advocacy, Crime, Essays, Government, Grief, Guns, Immigration, Justice, Kindness, Law, Media, Mental Health, Morality, prayer, protests, Social justice, terrorism
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Resources about ICE for Parents and Guardians
This list of resources has been provided by several local schools: (thanks to Sylvia P.)
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Martin Luther King, Jr.’s final speech – I’ve been to the Mountaintop
delivered 3 April 1968, Mason Temple (Church of God in Christ Headquarters), Memphis, Tennessee Thank you very kindly, my friends. As I listened to Ralph Abernathy and his eloquent and generous introduction and then thought about myself, I wondered who … Continue reading
It’s the Cynicism
by Joyce Vance (thanks to Mary M.) It seems to be everywhere you look, across the political spectrum. Far too many people don’t believe in anything anymore. They’ve lost faith in everything: our institutions, our values, and even each other. … Continue reading
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How to support WACCRA’s Important Actions in the State Legislature
Ed note: If you are not already a Washing State Continuing Care Resident’s Association (WACCRA) member, please consider joining this statewide organization of CCRC’s which advocate for the rights of residents. Currently, we have very few legal protections of our … Continue reading
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RFK Jr.’s Tuskegee Experiment
RFK Jr. recently directed the CDC to fund a study in West Africa that lays bare his cruelty and dishonesty. (thanks to Ed M.) by Paul Offit Between 1932 and 1972, the United States Public Health Service, in what was … Continue reading
The Cult of Costco
By Jake Lundberg in The Atlantic (thanks to Mary M.) Because every day is Black Friday at Costco, I choose to go on Saturday. I like to get there early. I always park in the same spot (right next to … Continue reading
National U.S. Advance Directive Registry
by Thaddeus Pope Ed note: There is much work still to do in Washington State. There has been political resistance in the State Senate, but some work is being carried out in this direction. A National Registry would be a … Continue reading
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Seattle’s Scooter and Bike Rentals Program Needs Fixing
From Feet First (thanks to Mary M.) At Feet First we have watched with growing concern as “micromobility” scooters have proliferated on Seattle’s streets. And, more importantly from a pedestrian point of view, on our sidewalks. Shared scooters and bikes … Continue reading
Posted in Advocacy, Communication, In the Neighborhood, Transportation
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Thanksgiving Is an Opportunity for a National Reset
Abraham Lincoln wanted a “rebuke … to the very harbingers of reappearing tyranny and oppression.” Sarah Josepha Hale’s suggestion for a national day of Thanksgiving provided a solution. By Bret Stephens Opinion Columnist in the NYT Though the Thanksgiving story is … Continue reading
The Real Deal: Katie Wilson, Seattle’s socialist answer to the affordability crisis
Will Seattle Big Business play nice with our new mayor? This story was originally published by The Real Deal on Nov. 19, 2025 by the Downtown Seattle Association (thanks to Dan S.) Like Mamdani in New York City, political novice ran against … Continue reading
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Pistachio Ice Cream
Ed note: This article in the current New England Journal of Medicine gives hope that kindness and caring can exist in our overstressed hospitals and ICU. And, yes, I’d like that pistachio ice cream when my time comes.
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A Spotlight on Rumors: Illuminating How Influence and Improvisation Shape Online Conversations
Thanks to Mary M. UW Professor Kate Starbird discussed her work in understanding online rumors, misinformation and disinformation. Rumors are an inherent human reaction to crisis events like natural disasters or political upheaval because they help us make sense of … Continue reading
Celebration of Life for Dr. Jane Goodall
Thanks to Mary M. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cQOVNJ20un8 – click this link on November 12th at 8 AM to livestream the memorial on YouTube.
Amid ICE raids, Chicago cyclists buy out tamale carts and distribute food to people in need: ‘Go home and be safe’
From GoodGoodGood – thanks to Pam P. Most cyclists bike around their cities as a form of transit or exercise, but members of the Chicago, Illinois collective Cycling x Solidarity take their bike love to a whole new level. As Immigration and … Continue reading
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The Great Gaslight
from Closer to the Edge (thanks to Pam P) You couldn’t script irony this sharp if you tried. On October 31, 2025, as the federal government collapsed under the weight of its own indifference, Donald Trump threw a Great Gatsby-themed … Continue reading
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