Ellie Probus, Author at WA Community Alliance

September 20, 2021

What you need to know about the census results

WCA NEWSLETTER -- First, we made sure we were counted. Now, we're building political will in our communities to make sure everyone counts. And like you, friends, we’re pretty tired…

Ellie Probus

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August 26, 2021

WA redistricting efforts aim to give more power to people of color

CROSSCUT -- Margot Spindola has seen the city of Pasco change over time, becoming less white and increasingly Latino. What hasn’t changed as much, she said, is the whiteness of…

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August 12, 2021

Seattle grew by more than 100,000 people in past 10 years, King County population booms, diversifies, new census data shows

THE SEATTLE TIMES -- We’re growing. We’re growing quickly. We’re growing more diverse. The Seattle region’s population boomed over the last 10 years, fueled by rapid growth in the Asian…

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July 29, 2021

Redistricting the South End Is a Civil Rights Issue

THE STRANGER -- By Andrew Hong, Lead Organizer for Redistricting Justice for Washington and Washington Community Alliance When I tell people I’ve just met that I was born and raised…

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July 1, 2021

Who’s holding progress back? aka WCA’s bum list

WCA NEWSLETTER -- We’re just over two months past sine die and six months away from the 2022 session, so it’s as good a time as any to think through…

Ellie Probus

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June 15, 2021

Why King County Needs Ranked-Choice Voting

THE STRANGER -- By Kamau Chege, Kirsten Harris-Talley, and Girmay Zahilay In our nation’s first elections, only 6% of the public—property-owning white men—were eligible to vote. Since then, one of…

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May 25, 2021

A year after George Floyd’s murder, what’s changed in Washington state?

CROSSCUT -- Last year’s Black Lives Matter protests fueled major actions on police accountability, tax reform and environmental justice. But no one thinks the work is done. When George Floyd called…

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May 19, 2021

2021 legislative session awards

WCA NEWSLETTER -- Drumroll.... The WCA 2021 Legislative Session Awards are HERE! This legislative session was incredible, with some of the biggest progressive wins EVER in Washington State history. We…

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May 2, 2021

Even after session ends, police accountability work continues

WCA NEWSLETTER — April saw a small measure of accountability as we watched George Floyd’s killer, Minneapolis officer Derek Chauvin, found guilty on all counts. It’s the result of a historic…

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