Upcoming Events
“Stop the Scam: A Community Conversation on Online Fraud, AI and Accountability”
Thursday, May 28, 10:00 AM, WA State Alliance for Retired Americans Town Hall: “Stop the Scam: A Community Conversation on Online Fraud, AI and Accountability” at Machinists Districts 751, 9025 15th Place S, Seattle, 98108. Featuring Maureen Dunn, ARA Field Mobilization Director; Patty Kuderer, WA Insurance Commissioner; Bret Finkelstein, WA Assistant Attorney General. Cosponsors: WSARA, WA State Labor Council. WA State Senior Citizens’ Lobby. Free & open to the public. Refreshments provided. Register here.
Legacy of Equality, Leadership & Organizing (LELO) annual event and luncheon
Program includes the Domingo/Viernes/Scott Award, John Caughlan Youth Award, Simmons Pre-Apprenticeship Scholarship awards by IBEW Local 46, and LELO’s Jefferson Pre-Apprenticeship Scholarship Awards. Register and buy tickets at www.lelo.org.
Puget Sound Advocates for Retirement Action, Juneteenth Celebration
Special guest: Delbert Richardson, national award-winning artist and storyteller, who presents history through an Afrocentric lens that allows us to truly understand the past and present.
Golf FORE a Good Cause - SeaMar CHC
Monday, July 20 - SeaMar Community Health Centers fundraiser, Golf FORE a Good Cause - Newcastle
Labor Coalition Table
This is a meeting with Health Care is a Human Right allies in the labor space.
“Let Cuba Live . . . Stand With Cuba!”
5 national & local speakers; Moderator: Cindy Domingo, US Women & Cuba Collaboration. 321 16th Ave S, Seattle 98144 Sponsors: Seattle/Cuba Friendship Committee, LELO, Women United for Peace & Justice, Venceremos Brigade, National Network on Cuba. For more info: Chris Pforr, 206-487-6681; Stephanie Sarantos, 206-819-9714.
Our Valley, Our Resources, Your Health: Wapato Medicaid Forum
This is a forum in Wapato, Washington for healthcare information that anyone can attend! It is on May 21st, 2026 from 5:30 to 7:30 at the Wapato Community Hall.
It is put on by the Yakima Valley Healthcare Defense Partenership. This forum features guest speakers from Yakima Valley Farm Workers Clinic, Yakima Neighborhood Health, SHIBA Service WA State OIC, Poder Latinx and r/WholeWashington
The forum will feature live Spanish translation services.
Register below:
Direct link: https://yakimavalleyhealthcaredefensepartnership.my.canva.site/united-we-thrive
PNHP WA monthly meeting
“US Health Care Providers Migrating to Practice in Canada - Yearly Trends & Why?” Karen Palmer, MPH, MS (bio here) Adjunct Professor and health policy guru at Simon Frazer University, BC, Canada and PNHP Board Advisor will speak about the migration of providers from the US to Canada because of our inadequate healthcare system and our current political situation. Register Here
THE WEIGHT WE CARRY: SHARING STORIES OF MORAL INJURY IN MEDICINE
Philosophy of Medicine Presents
THE WEIGHT WE CARRY: SHARING STORIES OF MORAL INJURY IN MEDICINE
When: Monday, May 18th, 2026
Time: 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Where: HSEB 325 (Health Sciences Education Building)
Virtual Attendance:
If you can't attend in person, tune in on Twitch:
URL: twitch.tv/natkthesciencegay
Call to Action:
Share YOUR Story. Listen. Connect. Reflect.
Everybody in! Nobody out!
Location Details for Navigation:
University of Washington Campus
Health Sciences Education Building (HSEB), Room 325
1607 NE Pacific St, Seattle, WA 98195
Whole Washington Gala
Saturday, May 16th 2026
Doors 4:30pm | Cocktails 5pm | Dinner 6:30pm | Program 7pm
The Thelma Dewitty Theater
In the Youngstown Cultural Arts Center, 4408 Delridge Way SW, Seattle, WA 98106
18+ | Cocktail Attire Suggested
Not-to-miss Gala Speakers, our Host, and Entertainment
Rebecca Davis will guide our evening
Whimbrel and Stephanie Olinger will provide the sonic landscape
Representatives Shaun Scott and Lisa Parshley and Mayor Katie Wilson will inspire us
Asian Counseling & Referral Service annual Walk for Rice
This event will be held at Seward Park in Seattle to support the ACRS Food Bank.
Register now at WalkforRice.org
One Payer States, Health & Health Care Advocacy Training
Register here. Training Sessions Include:
The ArcOfJustice: Social Justice Unity & Solidarity
5 Pillars of Affordability: Reframing Health Care Advocacy
Mental & Physical Health Care Redress: How Health Care for All Can Heal A Nation
Protecting Health Care from Federal Rollbacks: How advocates are responding to HR1 and defending health programs.
Building State Based Universal Health Care: Understanding the 50-State Strategy and How States Can Lead On Universal Coverage
Organizing Unions for Universal Health Care
Winning Through Coalition Power: How to Build Effective National and State Health Care Coalitions
Forecasting in Grassroots Organizing: Effective Measures, Targeted Success
Finance Technical Advisory Committee meeting
Join by Microsoft Teams here. Agenda: Report from latest meeting of the Universal Health Care Commission; Ways to pay providers in a universal system; Options for financing analysis. Public comments welcome - guidelines here. Washington state seeks to establish a universal health care system for all residents, where people have access to affordable, high-quality health care. Senate Bill 5399 (2021) created a Universal Health Care Commission to aid in this effort. The goals of FTAC are to support the Universal Commission and provide guidance and options for the development of a universal health care system, supported by unified financing in Washington state.
HCHR Policy Meeting
We will have general updates and a conversation about Universal Primary Care.
Standing with Our Somali Neighbors - HCFA-WA & PNHP-WA
HCFA and Physicians for a National Health Program-WA are presenting in collaboration to raise awareness and uplift our Somali Neighbors. This is a monthly virtual speaker series that takes place every third Wednesday of each month, but has been rescheduled for the fourth week of March in order to not interfere with Ramadan celebrations. We hope to see you there!
Spokane Peace and Justice Action Conference
The Peace and Justice Action League of Spokane (PJALS) is hosting their annual Peace and Justice Action Conference. This event invites us to move from survival to vision – beyond reaction and into response. Rooted in real-world struggle and guided by imagination, we’re gathering to build futures shaped by care, creativity, strategy, and solidarity.
Spokane for Whole Washington will be leading a discussion on “Universal Healthcare in Washington State: The Plan to Win and How You Can Be Part of It.”
We hope to see you there!
Spokane End the Violence Conference
Spokane for Whole Washington will be presenting at the upcoming End the Violence Conference, a major regional gathering focused on preventing and responding to domestic violence and strengthening survivor-centered systems of care.
Whole WA’s presentation will explore the intersection of universal healthcare, survivor wellbeing, and long-term violence prevention—highlighting how access to consistent, affordable healthcare is essential for safety, healing, and economic stability.
Tabling at Esther Short Park
Whole Washington will have a table at Esther Short Park in Vancouver, Washington, to engage in conversation and get people to sign a pledge to support the initiative for Universal Healthcare.
Opposite House Cutoff
Until 5 p.m., last day to consider opposite house bills with the exception of budgets, matters necessary to implement budgets, matters that affect state revenue, initiatives to the legislature and alternatives, differences between the two houses, and business related to the interim or closing the session.
Phonebank for Universal Healthcare
Whole Washington hosts weekly phone banking events on Thursdays from 4:30-6:00 pm. Whole Washington phone banking events are hosted via Zoom so the facilitator is available to support you as you make calls. These will be super easy calls, targeting Whole WA supporters, asking them to attend local events or otherwise get involved – so we can win. We hope to see you there!
No Cuts to Care for Immigrants Rally
This year, thousands of immigrants will lose access to their health care just because they're immigrants. An estimated 30,000-40,000 are losing their affordable health insurance, including 2,700 elders and people with disabilities who face losing their caregivers and 10,000 who have already lost assistance. Washington lawmakers have stepped up to fund care for some through state long-term care, Apple Health Expansion, and Cascade Care Savings -- but under the budgets they've proposed, most will still lose care.
We need to send a clear message in Olympia: no one should lose access to care just because of where they were born. There's still time for our state lawmakers to fix the budget and fund care for all.
Join us on Tuesday March 3rd in Olympia to tell legislators: no cuts to care for immigrants.
Fiscal Committee Cutoff - Opposite House
Last day to read in opposite house committee reports from House fiscal committees and Senate Ways & Means and Transportation Committees.
Policy Committee Cutoff - Opposite House
Last day to read in committee reports from opposite house, except House fiscal committee and Senate Ways & Means and Transportation committees.