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Pro-democracy groups published an open letter today in The Seattle Times in support of the Spokane 3, three peaceful protesters recently convicted on federal conspiracy charges. These groups joined together to call out these abuses of the criminal system as an attempt to censor and silence the growing strength of pro-democracy voices. The letter comes as a federal judge considers motions to overturn their convictions. 

Read the full letter and/or sign on to the statement below.

Sign onto the statement here if you represent an organization or business or if you are a faith or civic leader.

  • American Oversight

  • Common Cause

  • Democracy Defenders Fund

National Organizations

  • Justice Connection

  • Lawyers for Good Government

  • Movement Law Lab

  • Protect Democracy

  • Public Citizen

  • The Sikh Coalition

  • T'ruah

  • Voto Latino

  • Western States Center

  • Asian Counseling and Referral Service

  • AFID - Assisting Families Impacted by Deportation

  • Asians for Collective Action

  • Asians for Collective Liberation in Spokane

  • Asian and Pacific Islander Coalition of Washington

  • Church Council of Greater Seattle

  • Disability Communities Defending Democracy

  • Dorothy Day Labor Forum

  • Extinction Rebellion Seattle

  • Faith Action Network

  • Fuse Washington

  • Greater Spokane Progress

  • Health Equity Circle

  • Indivisible Spokane

  • Inland Northwest Unitarian Universalist Community

  • Ke Kukui Foundation

  • Latinos en Spokane

  • Matthew 25

  • Methow Rising, an Indivisible chapter in the Methow Valley, Washington

  • Odyssey Youth Movement

  • OneAmerica

  • Pacific Islander Community Association of Washington

  • Pacific Islander Health Board of Washington

WA Organizations

  • Pasifika Village Council of Washington

  • Peace and Justice Action League of Spokane

  • The Postcard People

  • SEIU Healthcare 1199 NW

  • Spectrum Center Spokane

  • Spokane Community Against Racism (SCAR)

  • Spokane Democratic Socialists of America

  • Spokane Handmaid Brigade

  • Spokane NAACP

  • Spokane Stone Soup

  • Tenants Union of Washington State

  • Terrain Programs

  • UNIDOS of Snohomish County

  • United Society Against Climate Melatonin

  • UTOPIA Washington

  • Veterans for Peace, Spokane Chapter 35

  • The Washington Bus

  • Washington Community Alliance

  • Wenatchee for Palestine

  • Wenatchee National Lawyers Guild

  • We Have the Power Movement

  • Western States Center

  • Whitebluff Prairie Coalition

  • Working Washington

WA Organizations, cont.

  • Rabbi Emeritus David Basior, Kadima Reconstructionist Community

  • Rev. Paul B Benz, Partners for Social Change

  • Rev. Leah Atkinson Bilinski, Fauntleroy Church United Church of Christ

  • Rev. Julie M. Blum, ELCA Pastor, Maple Leaf Lutheran Church, Seattle WA

  • Rev. Bob Feeny, Westminster United Church of Christ

  • Rev. Beverly Hosea, TSSF, West Central Abbey

  • Rev. Emily Kuenker, ELCA, Grace Commons Spokane

  • Rev. Ruth N. Marston-Bihl, Pastor Trinity United Methodist Church of Seattle

  • Rev. Cody Natland, Ellensburg United Methodist Church

  • Rev. Susanna C. Orensky, Journey Christian Church

  • Rev. Canon Bill Osborne, Episcopal Diocese of Spokane

  • Rev. Anita Peebles, Seattle First Baptist Church

  • Rev. Dr. Catherine Tobey, Bethany Presbyterian Church

WA Faith Leaders

  • Paul Dillon, Spokane City Council Member

  • Sarah Dixit, Spokane City Council Member

  • Joseph Ghodsee, East Spokane Water District 1 Commissioner

  • Cynthia Hamilton, Spokane County Youth Commissioner (former)

  • Natasha Hill, State House Representative, 3LD

  • Kurtis Robinson, Spokane City Human Rights Commission Vice Chair

  • Kate Telis, Spokane City Council Member

WA Civic Leaders

  • Alma De Oro | Soul of Gold

  • JEDIH Mindset

  • Our Natural Homes LLC

  • Purple Crayon Pictures

  • Snarky Brown Studio

  • Spokane Liberation Health, LLC

  • Symbio Consulting

WA Businesses

Citations

  1. Army Veteran Faces Conspiracy Charges After Participating in Anti-ICE Protest

  2. Jury Finds Spokane 3 Protesters Guilty of Federal Conspiracy Charges