Skip to content

2024 Quaker Voice Summer Letter

QuakerVoiceWa.org                            PO Box 452, Olympia WA 98507-0452 Summer 2024 Dear Friend of Quaker Voice, We greet you with appreciation for your support – in prayers, personal efforts, and donations – for the work of Quaker Voice. We have…

Read more

Ballot Initiatives — Quaker Voice Action

This year, six initiatives have been certified by the Washington Secretary of State, all aimed at reversing laws passed by the state legislature in recent years. Since Quaker Voice is focused on state decision-making, the fate of these initiatives is well within our scope of action. We are posting to…

Read more

Our Testimony on Rent Stabilization

Chris Ferguson submitted our official testimony to both House and Senate Housing Committees about our support for the rent stabilization legislation. He wrote: "Quaker Voice on Washington Public Policy commends the House Housing Committee for responding to the massive wave of rent increases that has washed over our state in…

Read more

Our Fall Letter — we need your support

Quaker Voice depends on donations from individuals, churches, and Meetings, to do its work. After many successes in our work during the last legislative session, we are getting ready for the 2024 short session. Read about the challenges coming our way and the priorities the working groups are setting in…

Read more

Quaker Lobby Day, January 25, 2024 — register now

Friends, The 2024 session of the Washington Legislature has already started. Quaker Lobby Day is happening earlier this year, so that we can maximize our impact. Please join us in Olympia or online on Thursday, January 25, to raise our Quaker voices. Register at this link now so that we can…

Read more

Meet our new Legislative Advocate team

The Quaker Voice Board is delighted to announce a new team of Legislative Advocates. Paul Benz, our new Senior Legislative Advocate, has been a long -time social justice leader in Washington state’s religious community. In addition to Quaker Voice, he is working as the lead lobbyist for the Washington Coalition…

Read more

Deadline Extended: Applications for Quaker Voice’s Washington State Legislative Advocacy Fellowship 2023-24

  Apply in 20 minutes HERE:  Washington State Advocacy Fellowship 2023-24 — Quaker Voice (quakervoicewa.org) Our organization is seeking Washington residents [18-35-year-olds] with a passion for social justice and action for a learning opportunity during the upcoming legislative session. Applications will be accepted until November 4, with final selection in…

Read more

Juneteenth 2023 — one step closer

Juneteenth is a celebration of Emancipation, the biggest step Americans have taken away from the horrors of slavery and towards a society with true equality. The Washington legislature took another step, smaller but important, in the 2023 legislative session. They passed HB 1474 and established the Covenant Home Ownership Fund,…

Read more
Back To Top
Skip to content