BIMA stands in solidarity with our community to celebrate Martin Luther King Jr. Day. We welcome our diverse communities to the January 15 all-day Community Celebration, featuring a program of speakers, art, music, demonstrations, and activities put together by local organizers, educators, artists, activists, youth, elders, and social justice organizations. Jan 13, 6 pm to […]

Currently, the Wisconsin state Supreme Court is dominated 4 to 3 by right-wingers. One of them is retiring this year, and there will be an election to fill that seat. To increase Democratic turnout for the Supreme Court election (and others in 2023), we're writing to Wisconsin Democrats urging them to sign up to vote […]

On January 22, 2023, the anniversary of Roe V Wade, as we mourn the loss of nearly 50 years of constitutional protections, we send another clear message. The midterms were just the beginning. We are not going gently. We are taking our fight to every state house and every state legislator in this country. We […]

This week we'll be finishing up our list to Democratic voters in Wisconsin urging them to prepare for the April 4 election to elect the next justice on the Wisconsin Supreme Court. If Democrats can flip this seat (held be a retiring Republican) the Court will have a Democratic majority and be able to strike […]

This week we'll be finishing up a list for Jennifer McClellan, the Democratic candidate in a special election in Virginia's CD-4. This congressional seat became empty with the death of Rep. A. Donald McEachin on Nov. 28. From npr.org: "Virginia state Sen. Jennifer McClellan has overwhelmingly won the Democratic nomination to succeed the late A. […]

On the first Friday of the month, David Harrison meets over Zoom to talk politics - local and national. From his facebook page: David Harrison founded and served as the executive director of the Northwest Policy Center at the University of Washington. As a senior lecturer, he taught policy analysis for many years at the University's […]

BI Reads for Justice invites you to its 3rd event, Let's Learn about Race and Education. Please join us in watching the short documentary Roosevelt High School: Beyond Black and White followed by a panel to discuss race and education on Bainbridge Island. Learn more in this documentary about 50 years of race reform at Seattle's Roosevelt High […]

Sen. Rolfes and Reps. Drew Hansen and Tarra Simmons will be holding two in-person town hall meetings on Saturday, March 11. The first is from 10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. at Olympic College in Bremerton. The second meeting will take place inside Bainbridge City Council chambers from 1:30 p.m. to 3 p.m. We are excited […]

Washingtonians for Public Banking (WPB) is delighted to invite you to our first ever public event on Thursday, March 9, from 6-7:30 pm! We are excited to connect with you all in this space, learn from each other, and grow the public banking movement together. In this virtual webinar we will provide a public banking […]

Sen. Rolfes and Reps. Drew Hansen and Tarra Simmons will be holding two in-person town hall meetings on Saturday, March 11. The first is from 10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. at Olympic College in Bremerton. The second meeting will take place inside Bainbridge City Council chambers from 1:30 p.m. to 3 p.m. We are excited […]