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The Faces of Nearly 3,000 Innocent Souls

05/20/2014 Nativegrl77

The National September 11 Memorial & Museum opened its doors to the families of those who lost their lives in the 2001 attacks, as well as the first responders and recovery workers that helped save the lives of others that day.

“Here, at this memorial, this museum, we come together,” said President Obama. “We look into the faces of nearly 3,000 innocent souls — men and women and children of every race, every creed, and every corner of the world. … Here we tell their story, so that generations yet unborn will never forget.”

President Barack Obama and former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg tour Memorial Hall at the National September 11 Memorial & Museum prior to the 9/11 Museum dedication in New York, N.Y., May 15, 2014. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)

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The White House

05/19/2014 Nativegrl77

“I Want Us to Be First”

We can’t waste any more time when it comes to rebuilding our roads and bridges. Yesterday, at the Tappan Zee Bridge in Tarrytown, New York, the President explained why:

One study recently found that over time, we’ve fallen to 19th place when it comes to the quality of our infrastructure — 19th place. I don’t know about you, but I don’t like America being 19th. I don’t like America being second. I want us to be first when it comes to infrastructure around the world, because businesses are going to come where there’s good infrastructure to move businesses, move people, move services.

Learn more about the state of our infrastructure — and what’s at stake if we don’t fix it.

President Barack Obama delivers remarks on infrastructure near the Tappan Zee Bridge, at the Washington Irving Boat Club in Tarrytown, New York, May 14, 2014. Construction on the new Tappan Zee bridge can be seen adjacent to the current bridge. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)

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Working When Congress Won’t Act

05/19/2014 Nativegrl77

Commemorating the 60th Anniversary of Brown v. Board of Education and Continuing the March Toward Justice

The Supreme Court’s ruling in Brown v. Board of Education marked a major victory for the cause of equal justice under law, an inflection point in American history, and a spark that in many ways ignited the modern Civil Rights Movement.

Yesterday afternoon, President Obama and Vice President Biden stopped by a local Shake Shack for burgers, and spoke briefly about the need for Congress to pass transportation funding.

This week, the President praised the power of solar, honored this year’s TOP COPS, awarded the Medal of Honor, and traveled to New York for the opening of the National September 11 Memorial & Museum.

Dido Belle

05/16/2014 Nativegrl77

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Dido Belle: the slave’s daughter who lived in Georgian elegance

04 May 2014

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The 594 Campaign

05/16/2014 Nativegrl77

It’s been nearly a year and a half since the horrific shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary — and unfortunately, there has been nearly one school shooting per week since then.

Despite the enormity of that event and the daily incidents of gun violence, the politicians in Olympia and Washington, D.C. have failed to take real action to reduce gun violence. But we stepped up and this November, Washington voters will vote on a simple, commonsense reform that will make us all safer.

To defeat the gun lobby’s massive political money machine, we’re going to need to organize neighbor to neighbor, street by street, and workplace by workplace.

Now is the time to kick off our campaign to Vote Yes on 594 — won’t you join us on M‌on‌d‌ay, Ju‌ne 2n‌d?

Click here to RSVP for our campaign kickoff event!

We’re extremely honored that Carlee Soto, whose sister Victoria was killed protecting her students at Sandy Hook, has agreed to join us and help us begin this very important campaign, and share her inspiring story.

We can defeat the gun lobby.

We will make Washington safer for all our families.

I hope you can join us — here’s the info:

Mon‌da‌y, Ju‌ne 2nd at 1‌2:0‌0 p.m.
The Wes‌tin Hotel
19‌00 5‌th Ave., Sea‌ttle

Click here to RSVP Today.

A donation will be requested during the program.

For more information or to RSVP, contact Tessa McClellan at 20‌6.3‌28.29‌69 or tessa@newmanpartners.com.

Thank you for everything so far — I look forward to working with you as we enter this new phase of the campaign.

Talk to you soon,

Tracy Newman
Finance Director
WA Alliance for Gun Responsibility