Here are all the blog posts!
Things I want for Organizing
First thing I want is essentially a non-profit FaceBook for political organizing. FaceBook is in my estimation the most anti-democratic […]
Election Actions!
The first thing to note is the newly formed Coalition to Protect our Community. This is the most likely vector […]
Honoring Justice Ginsburg or everything changes, again
It seems our constitutional system may just be worthy of the great Justice Ginsburg. My sincere wish is that we […]
Indigenous Anarchist Federation
The website and twitter feed for the Indigenous Anarchist Federation are a treasure trove of interesting information about indigenous people […]
WP&JC 9/20: 2020 International Day of Peace “No Justice, No Peace”
From the Virtual Event Website: For the 17th year in a row, Whatcom Peace & Justice Center will host Bellingham’s […]
The Great John Lewis
I listened to the memorial Service stream for Congressman John Lewis. I was blown away to learn the details of […]
Listening Sessions
The Whatcom Human Rights Task Force Board issued this open letter: The picture painted by the letter is disappointing and […]
The Materialization of Past Dreams
So why should I care? How is it we can see ourselves as part of a continuum? How is it […]
STC: Abolition Study Group 7/22
From their FaceBook Page: Once again, STC is hosting abolition study group this Wednesday from 1-2pm! This is a special […]
The Subtle Manipulation
The local group Bellingham Friends Meeting hosted a program on July 1st, 2020 titled the Whatcom Racial Justice Forum (on […]
Whatcom County’s Racist Racial History and Present
KKK March in Bellingham
It’s a System
Our community is a system where what happens in one area of our community affects what happens in other areas. […]
Brookings Institute on defunding the police
I wasn’t sure how clicking this link would go, but it worked out. Fact filled and concise. What does ‘defund […]
M4BL Defund The Police
In response to a legacy of police and proxy violence that most recently took the lives of George Floyd, Breonna […]
Dismantling Racism- white supremacy culture
This is a list of characteristics of white supremacy culture that show up in our organizations. Culture is powerful precisely […]
We Need Community Defense Now
Stand, Speak and Listen’s Rhythmic Unrest protest on July 4th was another amazing event put on by our community of […]
M4BL Protocol for Public Risk/Harm Reduction While Protesting
Very clear information on how to stop the Spread of COVID19 at protests from M4BL.
SURJ Programs
I contacted SURJ via email and the sent back information on their programs. See below to get involved! Currently we […]
The White Left Needs to Embrace Black Leadership
This article by Barbara Ransby on the need to embrace black leadership is articulate and powerful. I’ve been working to […]
Domination Addiction
Underlying slavery, racism and capitalism is the Riane Eisler has termed the Dominator paradigm. In short, the dominator paradigm is […]
Alternatives to Calling the Police in Whatcom
Two great resources. First is the one-pager posted by Stand, Speak and Listen on Faceboink with the following text. One […]
Lynden March for Black Lives, July 5, 2PM
March from Lynden High School, stopping at Lynden City Hall and Lynden Police Department. Organizers will be speaking on the […]
SSL: Rhythmic Unrest, Sat. July 4th, 4pm-10pm
The event page on Facebook. : : : PLEASE READ THE ENTIRE DESCRIPTION : : : We acknowledge this event […]
Bear Witness, Take Action Video
Bear Witness, Take Action is a 1h40min youtube program that I thought was amazing in any context and incredible given […]
Bellingham Friends: Whatcom Racial Justice Forum: Wed, July 1, 2020, 7 – 9 PM
Zoom link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89368508587Meeting ID: 893 6850 8587
Petition to Remove BPD Presence from Bellingham Schools
Sign the Petition Petition Organizing Website Petition Text: “We are demanding that the superintendent of Bellingham Public Schools prioritize student […]
It’s Alive – So Much To Do
I just pulled the curtains and let some of you know. I want to make it exceeding clear that I […]
Letter From WDRC Leadership
Bellingham Public Library Anti-Racist Reading list, many e-books have been made available with no wait.“The Anti-Racist Starter Pack: 40 TV […]
WDRC Equity Workshop
Saw this in an email and wanted to share. This looks like a very useful virtual workshop!Follow this link to […]
What’s Next
I have been talking with lots of people who have yet to connect with efforts to make sure that Black […]
Must See Liberation TV
Black Lives Matter Moment This is a little over two hours of videos that shook my understanding of the world […]
I, William Schenken, Have Been a Part of the Problem of Racism
This is a link to post on my personal blog about how I got fooled by the White Supremacy for […]
Defund the Bellingham Police Petition
The Racial Justice Coalition and partners have created a petition to Defund the Bellingham Police. Please read and sign the […]
Charles Darwin & The Evolution
In making this site, I knew I wanted to make it about evolution, so naturally I thought of Charles Darwin- […]