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Daily Archives: October 8th, 2021

Transformative change comes from dialogue, not talking points, canvassing experts say

Excerpt:	At Netroots Nation 2021, attendees were treated to a panel discussion on deep canvassing, which can get results that traditional canvassing methods can't. Read our recap of the discussion.
Published at:	6:42 PM on Friday, October 8th, 2021
Written by:	Caya Berndt
Categories:	Education, Events, Public Service
Tags:	Netroots Nation
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Kathy Lambert belatedly apologizes for racist attack mailers as donors and endorsers flee

Excerpt:	The incumbent Republican King County Councilmember said she had fired her campaign consultants at 1892 LLC, but stopped short of taking full ownership for the bad decisions her campaign has been making.
Published at:	6:18 PM on Friday, October 8th, 2021
Written by:	Andrew Villeneuve
Categories:	Elections
Tags:	WA-Counties
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Representative Ayanna Pressley joins reproductive rights activists to discuss the necessity of expanding the Supreme Court

Excerpt:	Read NPI's recap of the Netroots Nation 2021 featured panel sponsored by Demand Justice, which brought Renee Bracey Sherman, Katie O'Connor, Rep. Ayanna Pressley, Kelsey Ryland, Sonja Spoo to discuss why expanding the Supreme Court is critical for protecting reproductive rights.
Published at:	12:58 PM on Friday, October 8th, 2021
Written by:	Caya Berndt
Categories:	Civil Liberties, Events, Policy Topics
Tags:	Netroots Nation, Reproductive Rights
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Biden-Harris administration restores Bears Ears and Grand Staircase National Monuments in Utah, which were gutted by Donald Trump

Excerpt:	The monuments in Utah are a longstanding cause of environmentalists and rock climbers. They are also lands particularly cherished by Native Americans for their petroglyphs, pictographs, cultural sites, dwellings and sites used for traditional tribal rituals.
Published at:	9:18 AM on Friday, October 8th, 2021
Written by:	Joel Connelly
Categories:	Our Environment, Policy Topics
Tags:	Conservation, Recreation
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