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By Lynn Fitz-Hugh, TCAT Community Engagement Director In 2015 while serving as Coordinator of 350Seattle.org, I peered at a small Facebook post of a young woman who had just been arrested, sitting on top of tripod blocking a deadly potentially exploding oil train that were starting to move through Seattle’s downtown tunnel potentially threatening the whole…

Who: YOU! We want to hear your perspectives and ideas! What: Climate Justice Mural Design Workshop When: June 26, 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM with social time until 12:30 PM Where: Priest Point Park, Shelter #3 Register at: https://climate-justice-mural-project-design-workshop.eventbrite.com Join us for this engaging design workshop! In The Climate Justice Mural Project, we will focus…

By Samara Almonte & Lynn Fitz-Hugh, adapted from the The City of Olympia website With the Governor’s approval of the 2021 Washington State Capital Budget, the Military Department is directed to transfer the Olympia Armory at no cost to the City of Olympia, “for use as a community asset dedicated to using the arts to…

By Olympia Community Solar Thurston Climate Action Team is excited to announce that we are participants in the Sunflower Community Solar Project at the Olympia Farmers Market! Please support our organization by donating a solar unit! Our non-profit will receive the value from what each solar unit produces every year. Community solar projects expand solar to those who…

Thurston Climate Action Team is seeking up to 4 artists to participate in the design process for the 2021 Climate Justice Mural Project. Each selected artist will attend 2 design workshops either in person or via Zoom.  During the first design workshop, selected artists will work with Lead Artist Carrie Ziegler and volunteers to capture…

In early 2021 all four jurisdictions accepted and committed to implement the Thurston Climate Mitigation Plan. In addition Tumwater, Olympia and Thurston County have adopted a “Declaration of Climate Emergency”. This milestone was only possible with the amazing work of our volunteers, staff and partner organizations. Click the video player below to watch some of the most…

By Clare Follmann | GRuB | October, 2020 GRuB (Garden-Raised Bounty) is a 501(c)3 community nonprofit which works at the intersection of food, education, and health systems to grow healthy food, people, and communities. At its core is the GRuB urban community farm located on the westside of Olympia. This 2 acre farm, composed of a variety of…