Join us for January’s POWER Outage: 

Alternatives for Living in a New Economy

The declining economy, the rate of foreclosures, and changing family demographics have led us to think differently about the way we live as a household unit. This POWER Outage will be focused on how we can think outside of the single-family dwelling unit and create ways for us to live together in order to survive together. Members of La Casa de Hueso, Olympia’s Family Collective, will bring information on diverse collaborative households from across the world. The house members have direct experience in collaborative living, travel and touring experience, and advanced research in the field of collaborative living. The event will be in a world café setting, meaning active participation from the guest, realizing their dream of living in a new economy and steps to make it happen.

Darby’s Cafe, 211 5th Ave SE, Olympia, WA

Potluck from 5:30p – 6p * Discussion from 6p – 8p

Wheelchair accessible and childcare provided by The Olympia Childcare Collective.

Join us for ArtPOWER!

POWER will be hosting ArtPOWER, our annual arts and crafts sale, Saturday, December 3rd from noon ’til six!

Come support local artists! 50% of proceeds go to artists; the other goes to POWER in our work toward a world where children and caregiving are truly valued and the devastation of poverty has been eradicated.

Musical performances by Vince Brown and Quinn Russell!

We’re still looking for arts and crafts donations! Please contact us if interested at 360-352-9716 or poweroutletplugin@gmail.com

“Upcycled” Gifts

Recycled gift ideas for the holiday season!

Join us for this month’s POWER Outage while we make gifts using “upcycled” materials! We will have materials available to demonstrate creative and cost effective gift ideas for the holiday season.

Monday, December 5th at Darby’s Cafe, 211 5th Ave in Downtown Olympia. Potluck from 5:30pm – 6:00pm * Discussion from 6:00pm – 8:00pm.

Wheelchair accessible and childcare provided by The Olympia Childcare Collective.

Reproductive Justice is a concept linking reproductive health and social justice. The movement emerged out of the fierce and courageous work of women of color who were left out of the white/feminist-dominated reproductive rights movement. The movement persists, holding a vision that all people will one day have the social, political, and economic power to make healthy and autonomous decisions about their gender, bodies, sexuality, families, and communities. To do this, we must transform power inequities by organizing at intersections of identity and by building leadership from within the communities most affected by reproductive oppression. 

Contact Sfirah at poweroutletplugin@gmail.com or 360-742-9995 for more information on the current book and meeting times. All meetings are held at the POWER Office downtown, at 309 5th Ave. SE Olympia. Let us know if you have any accessibility needs or if childcare is a barrier to your participation.

Join Seattle POWER, Tuesday, October 18th from 6pm – 8pm, for a panel presentation and discussion about preparing for the winter in the face of this year’s budget cuts and a discussion of resistance strategies. The Outage will be held at the Community of Christ Church, 4820 South Morgan Street, Seattle, WA

The panel will include: 

Selene Barnes, longtime welfare rights activist
Mary Dell Williams, welfare rights and prison abolition activist
Christal Wood, radical lawyer and welfare rights activist
Rebecca Echeverria, queer, youth and welfare rights activist

Agenda:
6pm – 6:30pm: Dinner!
6:30pm – 6:40pm: Introductions
6:45pm – 7:30pm: Panel – What worked last year? What steps should we take this year?
7:30pm – 8pm: What do folks want to do this year and what are you prepared to work on?

Free dinner (bring a dish to share if you would like), wheelchair accessible, and, as always, childcare will be provided. Bring your friends!

Check out the Facebook event page or call our office at 206-455-9983 for more information!

Every first Monday of the month, POWER holds a POWER Outage. POWER Outages are an opportunity to get together to share a meal and share ideas.

For more information, check out the Facebook page, contact us at welfarerights@riseup.net, or call 360-352-9716.

Parents and those caring for children of any age are invited to join Planned Parenthood and POWER at a workshop to learn when and how to talk with children about sexuality and how to answer their questions.

Activities include: discussion of childhood sexual development, deciding which values to share, and skill building around communication and answering questions. 

October 17th, 5:30pm – 8:00pm at the Planned Parenthood Education Office, located on the corner of 5th Ave and Adams St, Olympia. 

Dinner and childcare provided.

For more information, check out the Facebook event page, call 360-352-1067, or contact POWER at welfarerights@riseup.net.

Visit http://www.plannedparenthood.org/ppgnw/families-talking to discover how your group or organization can host a workshop, or register for a workshop in your area. 

Join us for October’s POWER Outage, Monday, October 3rd!

Accompaniment, Allyship, and Solidarity: A Discussion of Strategies for Movement Building

What does it look like to truly support one another as we work toward social justice? How can we use our privilege to interrupt oppression rather than perpetuate it? What has worked in the past, and what mistakes should we not repeat? 

Every first Monday of the month, POWER holds a POWER Outage, an opportunity for low-income parents and allies to get together to do something special and build community. There is a potluck from 5:30-6, and then childcare is provided from 6-8 so that parents can participate in the workshop. 

If you have any questions, please contact Sfirah at (360)352-9716 or by email at poweroutletplugin@gmail.com. Facebook event page: http://www.facebook.com/event