Drinking Liberally Yakima Chapter Blog

Aloha, Yakima Liberals:

We invite you to our next meeting:
Monday, July 17, 7:00 pm.

Location:
Russillo's Pizza & Gelato, 32 N. Front Street, Yakima (in the historic train depot).

Likely discussion items:

--Putin, et. al.

Hoi, Yakima Liberals:

We invite you to our next meeting - Our Annual Independence Day Gathering!:
Monday, July 3, 7:00 pm.

Location:
Russillo's Pizza & Gelato, 32 N. Front Street, Yakima (in the historic train depot).

Possible discussion item:
City Council's exploratory committees have issued their reports, which included the graph below.

Kamusta, Yakima Liberals:

We invite you to our next meeting:
Monday, June 19, 7:00 pm (Yep, we now start earlier than we used to!)

Location:
Russillo's Pizza & Gelato, 32 N. Front Street, Yakima (in the historic train depot).

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After our last meeting, our nocturnal field trip to the Bins of Light was an enjoyable Yakima evening. Upon arriving, we ran into Yakima Economic Development and I Heart Yakima, who were also checking out the art.

The explanation of the installation, which City Council members recently requested of its staff, is at this link:

https://drive.google.com/open?id=0Bzq3JrzCkrBPSV9jRGE5NENwYXM

Bonjour, Yakima Liberals:

We invite you to our next meeting:
Monday, June 5, 7:00 pm - Note the earlier start time.

Location:
Note the new location: Russillo's Pizza & Gelato, 32 N. Front Street, Yakima (in the historic train depot).

After the meeting a coalition of the willing will conduct a nocturnal field trip to view the Bins of Light art piece.

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At our previous meeting we decided to start earlier and move back to Russillo's in order to avoid the upcoming noisy football season.

Lots to talk about there will be...

Yakima Liberals:

We invite you to our next meeting:
Monday, May 15, 7:30 pm.

Location:
The Sports Center, 214 E. Yakima Ave, Yakima.

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Among our usual wide-ranging conversations, we'll discuss the group's desire to change our meeting location and to start the meetings a little earlier, perhaps 7:00 pm. We hope to see you!

Yakima Liberals:

We invite you to our next meeting:
Monday, May 1, 7:30 pm.

Location:
The Sports Center, 214 E. Yakima Ave, Yakima.

-----------Upcoming Yakima Event:

Monday, May 1, 12:00-4:00 pm - MARCH FOR IMMIGRANTS.
Beginning and ending @ Miller Park, 513 N 3rd St. Yakima, WA.

12:00 - Rally @ Miller Park.
1:00 - March begins and follows this route:

• South on 3rd Street to Yakima Ave,
• East on Yakima Ave to Naches Ave (with a stop outside Congressman Dan Newhouse's office in The Tower),
• South on Naches Ave to Chestnut,
• West on Chestnut to S. 1st Street (with a stop outside William O. Douglas Federal Courthouse),
• North on 1st Street to F Street (with a stop outside Yakima County Courthouse),
• East on F Street to Miller Park.

This event is organized by May 1st Coalition Yakima Valley, which provides the info below (and more at http://bit.ly/MayDayMarch17 ):

This Monday, May 1, 2017 we will unite as a community and MARCH FOR IMMIGRANTS at 12:00pm.

After years of suffering, our families still continue to seek common sense solutions from our government leadership. This year we will march in downtown Yakima to demonstrate our commitment to holding our leaders accountable. We invite the Yakima Valley to join this family-friendly community march beginning at Miller Park in Yakima.

Here are 5 community needs and reasons to participate in the
MARCH FOR IMMIGRANTS:

1. Congress needs to create a comprehensive immigration reform that is practical for our economy, keeps families together, and creates a roadmap towards citizenship.
2. The Federal program Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) is also important for thousands of talented undocumented youth, and needs to be offered as a step towards citizenship.
3. In addition, there should be no Federal retaliation against cities who declare themselves welcoming to immigrants through ordinances or resolutions like Welcoming City or Sanctuary City designations.
4. Also, a southern border wall that will cost tax payers billions of dollars is wasteful and should be voted down by Congress. In recent years, the U.S. has seen a trend that shows the majority of immigrants in the country unlawfully have over stayed visa permits, as opposed to physically crossing the U.S.-Mexico border.
5. Lastly, the Constitution guarantees due process for every person in this country, regardless of citizenship. Fundamental fairness is crucial in our country's civil court system and practices.

The Yakima Valley May 1st MARCH FOR IMMIGRANTS is a peaceful and permitted event. We work to educate the public and public officials. We hope you will join us.

You are invited connect with @RealYakimaLiberals at our next meeting:
-->> Monday, April 17, 7:30 pm.

Location:
-->> The Sports Center, 214 E. Yakima Ave, Yakima.

-----------Upcoming Yakima Event:

Saturday, April 22, 3:00-5:00 pm - March for Science - Yakima Satellite March. Beginning and ending @ Performance Park, 102 N. 2nd Street, Yakima, WA (also known as 100 Pendleton Way).
https://www.facebook.com/events/1841845979371090/

Yakima Liberals:

You are invited to our next meeting:
Monday, April 3, 7:30 pm.

Location:
The Sports Center, 214 E. Yakima Ave, Yakima.

-----------Upcoming Yakima Event:

Saturday, April 22, 3:00-5:00 pm - March for Science - Yakima Satellite March. Beginning and ending @ Performance Park, 102 N. 2nd Street, Yakima, WA (also known as 100 Pendleton Way).
https://www.facebook.com/events/1841845979371090/

Ola, Yakima Liberals:

You are invited to our next meeting:
Monday, March 20, 7:30 pm.

Location:
The Sports Center, 214 E. Yakima Ave, Yakima (on the planned Yakima Central Plaza).

-----------Upcoming Yakima Events:

Saturday, April 22, 3:00-5:00 pm - March for Science - Yakima. Beginning and ending @ Performance Park, 102 N. 2nd Street, Yakima, WA.

Hoi, Yakima Liberals:

You are invited to our next meeting:
Monday, March 6, 7:30 pm.

Location:
The Sports Center, 214 E. Yakima Ave, Yakima (on the future Yakima Central Plaza).