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	VIEWS MAGAZINE

	SPRING, 2005 - VOLUME 26
	What's Inside:
	Feeling Purple: A Mixed State of Hope and Despair Nicole LeFavour: Idaho’s First Lesbian Elected Official Spadework: Results of the Western States’ VOTE Project Blue Organizing in Red States: Voices from Wyoming, Idaho & Montana Voter-Owned Elections: A Level Playing Field Voting Our Values: Using Surveys as an Organizing Tool Organizer’s Index A Personal Journey: Lessons from the Liberation Movements of Brazil Marriage: A Right-Wing World View
	Go to the Spring, 2005 - Volume 26 Page



	SPRING, 2004 - VOLUME 25
	What's Inside:
	"Wedge" starts with "W" What's Love Got to Do With It? Same-Sex Marriage Strikes Back Women's Rights on the Line: Clinic Harassment Reflects National Climate Green on the outside, white on the inside? Anti-immigrant Movement Movement Targets Sierra Club Will Tacoma Resign or Resist? Center of Contention The VOTE Project: Voter Organizing, Training and Empowerment Oregon Action: Developing Leaders by Registering Voters Coming Together: The Tribal Latino Caucus Summit Candidate Forums: Building Power During Election Season A Place to Stand: A Tribute in Prose to the 2003–2004 WILD Class Browning of America? Emerging Racial Realities Leadership for a Changing World: Award Program Recognizes Friends of Western States Organizers Index
	Go to the Spring, 2004 - Volume 25 Page



	SPRING, 2003 - VOLUME 24
	What's Inside:
	Resisting the "War on Terror": Organizing for the Long Haul What Next? Stop the War on Immigrants: Hate Free Zone Campaign of Washington Porto Alegre Notebook: Scenes of Resistance in the Global South Northwest Reproductive Freedom Network: Working Together to Protect and Promote Women’s Rights Candidate Recruitment: Running Our Own for Office A Progressive Statewide Revenue Solution: PLAN’s Two Plus Two Proposal Nilak Butler: Celebration of A Warrior Woman TOOLKIT: Strategies for Organizational Survival PATRIOT Act Primer Nightstand: Western States Center Book Reviews Kris Hayashi Heads to NYC / New WILD Class
	Go to the Spring, 2003 - Volume 24 Page



	FALL, 2002 - VOLUME 23
	What's Inside:
	The State of the LGBT Movement: Are We About Justice or Just Us? From the Director, Dan Petegorsy "My Butt Today, Your Butt Tomorrow" - African Americans Mobilizing for LGBT Rights WALOP Packs a Punch: Building a Progressive LGBT Movement in Washington State Idaho Latino Vote 2002: Developing the Next Generation of Leaders Taking Back the Ballot: Preventing – Not Just Defeating – Regressive Measures Finding a Political Voice: Reclaiming Voting Rights for Ex-Felons Seasons of Change: Organizational Life Cycles Northwest Organizers Attend Second National People of Color Environmental Leadership Summit Leadership Development: Everyone's Got a Role to Play Listen Up
	Go to the Fall, 2002 - Volume 23 Page



	WINTER, 2002 - VOLUME 22
	What's Inside:
	Terrorism and Ideology Washington State’s Living Wage Movement: Fighting for Economic Justice in a Post-September 11th Economy Lessons from Timbertown: "a classic organizing drive we can all learn from" Sisters in Action for Power Rides Transportation Equity Campaign to Victory Community Coalition for Environmental Justice Paints Polluter into a Corner Organizing the Vote: Communities Gear Up for 2002 Elections Building Grassroots Power: An Introduction to Electoral Politics Community Alliance of Tenants: Challenging the Politics of Race and Place from the Inside Out Progressive News Services: Spreading the Word Building the Movement
	Go to the Winter, 2002 - Volume 22 Page



	WINTER, 2001 - VOLUME 21
	What's Inside:
	Who is America? From the Director Voter Mobilization Voz Hispana Causa César Chávez Montana Income Support Coalition Publicly Financed Campaigns: Election Results Illustrate Benefits & Challenges Communities Against Rape & Abuse: Changing a Culture of Rape & Racism FAST Jobs Coalition: Workers of Color Challenge Barriers Inside, Outside Organized Labor Diversity Training: Good for Business but Insufficient for Social Change Assessing Organizational Racism The Dismantling Racism Project: Organizations Making Change Nightstand
	Go to the Winter, 2001 - Volume 21 Page



	SUMMER, 2000 - VOLUME 20
	What's Inside:
	You Get What You Pay For: The Case for Public Financing of Elections From the Director Show Me the Money: Wyoming Organizers Link State Budget Crisis to Corporate Subsidies America’s Internal Colony Local Organizing Handles on the WTO The Sand in the Oyster: Retiring Board Member Sharon Gary Smith Questioning Corporate Subsidies: A Rebellion Begins to Take Hold Undermining Democracy: Research Demonstrates Unfair Influence of Money in Politics Oregon’s Political Accountability Act Personal Voter Contact Plans: Build Power and Win Campaigns Tax Measures: Remaking America Communities Convene to Take Up Historic Struggle The Western Prison Project Nightstand
	Go to the Summer, 2000 - Volume 20 Page



	SUMMER, 1999 - VOLUME 19
	What's Inside:
	Organizing’s New Arrival: Building political power for immigrants and refugees Hog Invasion Heads West: Family farm advocates fight to restrict corporate agriculture Rural Isn’t What You Think: Demographic changes in the West challenge progressives Where There’s Smoke ... Race, Class & Sprawl: An interview with Carl Anthony Transporation Reform - Progressive highway commissioner unseated by pro-development Republicans Right Wing Derails Light Rail - The region’s leader in urban planning loses a major battle "English Only" Battle in Utah War of Words: Language rights and the battle against a multi-cultural America Staff and Board News Statewide Organizing with Pride Nightstand
	Go to the Summer, 1999 - Volume 19 Page



	FALL, 1998 - VOLUME 18
	What's Inside:
	The color of money: The role of money in elections is taken to court in several states Sovereignty under siege: Anti-Indian bill aborted, but the struggle over native rights continues The anti-Indian movement Youth Organizing in the Northwest Taking the initiative - Learning the "Right" lessons Urban sprawl and social justice: The answer to urban sprawl may be restructuring our tax code Voices of support for the faces of affirmative action Organizing for electoral power: How to use the initiative process to build our movement Labor defeat averted: Nevada labor defeats paycheck protection From the director's desk
	Go to the Fall, 1998 - Volume 18 Page



	SPRING, 1998 - VOLUME 17
	What's Inside:
	No borders to justice: Savvy environmentalists spot a red herring Fighting the new Jim Crow: The battle over affirmative action The Facts and Fictions about Affirmative Action Legislative sessions in review: Big challenges, small victories and missed opportunities Organizing in the South: Reflections on a history of pain and possibility Migrant workers, minimum wage: Congress considers a new Guest Worker program Just View It! Michael Moore plays the "Big One" on Nike's turf Profile: Janet Robideau Media ABCs: Making the news Staff and Board news
	Go to the Spring, 1998 - Volume 17 Page



	WINTER, 1997 - VOLUME 16
	What's Inside:
	Across the rift: How do we unite our members and our movement? Hotel workers triumph in six year strike - Las Vegas union big winners Do contribution limits work? An analysis of campaign finance efforts in Oregon Recruiting Candidates Getting the word out - Developing a publicity plan for your organization The greening of hate: Sierra Club at the crossroads Nightstand From the Director
	Go to the Winter, 1997 - Volume 16 Page



	SUMMER, 1997 - VOLUME 15
	What's Inside:
	Modest hope: Reflecting on a decade of activism Farmworkers organize: Growers wilt under the heat The cost of doing business: Organizing to challenge corporate subsidies It's not easy being green: Shining a light on corporate-backed extremism Grassroots grantwriting New staff Representing the West From the Director
	Go to the Summer, 1997 - Volume 15 Page



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