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Washington Public Schools Strong – Kick Off August 19th

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Do you want honest, equitable, and fully-funded public schools in Washington State? Are you ready to take action beyond rallies and calls to legislators? Let’s get organized!

Many of us are seeing emboldened actions of MAGA folks in our communities and online, tech companies are sucking up to Trump, and our free press is being cowed in the face of existential attacks by the administration. During these unprecedented times, it’s important for us to connect locally to defend our rights and those in our communities. 

Our state organization, Washington Indivisible Network, has a public schools committee that works closely with Washington Stop Moms 4 Liberty to advocate for equitable and inclusive public education. These organizations are now merging their efforts with HEAL Together’s Public Schools Strong. This alliance will allow us to use nationally proven trainings and techniques to protect and strengthen Washington public education.

This collaboration will facilitate hyper-local organizing – off of Facebook. Public Schools Strong (PSS) provides a platform for connecting with others at the State and School District level enabling direct communication among folks working on issues that are important to each district.

Together we can:

  • Advocate for all students in our school districts
  • Connect with advocates in other communities
  • Join a nationwide movement to advance a vision of honest, equitable, and fully funded public education for every student

Take Action!

  • Register for the statewide kickoff call
    Tuesday, August 19th ftom 6:30 – 7:45 pm
    https://www.mobilize.us/raceforward/event/804620/
  • Join the state-wide off-Facebook communications channel
  • Create or join a team in your school district
    • Go to https://healtowin.org/region/washington/ and scroll down to the map and type in your zip code to see if your school district team exists already. If it does, click “Join” to join the list for that district.
    • If it doesn’t exist, start a new list!
      • Click “start a team” in the upper right next to your name
      • Important: The default name is “Public School Strong [district name]”. Change the name to [district name] SD for PSS. For example, “Auburn SD for PSS”
      • You will need to enter the address of the school district office, often found at the bottom of the school district’s web page.
      • Finish the other details and then click “Create”.
      • When it’s approved, invite people you know to join both the Washington Team and your School District team.
  • Join the national program orientation and organizing meetings