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Building the power and leadership of renters and people experiencing homelessness to fight for housing that is appropriate and affordable for all

Bright, colorful flyer for a free community event titled "Pets Against Pet Rent." Across the top, it reads: "Join the Stay Housed, Stay Healthy Coalition for Pets Against Pet Rent." An illustration of a dog and cat holding signs that say "We're Family" and "No Pet Rent" appears in the upper right. A large diagonal banner announces the event details: Saturday, July 18, 4–6 PM, at Cal Anderson Park, with the slogan, "My landlord ate my paycheck!" A graphic of a partially eaten paycheck reinforces the theme. The flyer states: "Let's ban pet rent & other rental junk fees!" and invites attendees to bring their pets for a treat, photo, and strut on the runway. The event is hosted by Harper Bizarre, whose photo appears on the left side of the flyer. Pink paw prints decorate the design throughout. At the bottom, a QR code invites people to RSVP, learn about the campaign, and email City Council. Small text at the bottom reads: "To keep everyone safe, your pet must be restrained and under your control."
Black-and-white flyer reading, "Tell Seattle City Council: BAN JUNK FEES!" A QR code links to an email action asking people to contact their councilmembers. The flyer promotes two events: Rally & Public Comment — Wednesday, July 8, 12:00 PM at Seattle City Hall, illustrated with people holding "Ban Junk Fees" signs and speaking at a podium. Pets Against Pet Rent — Saturday, July 18, 4:00–6:00 PM at Cal Anderson Park, illustrated with a dog and cat holding signs reading "No Pet Rent" and "We R Family." A section at the bottom lists examples of rental junk fees, including pet fees (pet rent and pet screening), lease renewal or re-application fees, technology fees (such as Wi-Fi), lease signing fees, liability-to-landlord insurance, common area cleaning fees, admin fees, landscaping fees, valet garbage fees, in-unit appliance fees, inspection fees, pest control fees, package fees, and repair request fees. The bottom of the flyer features the Stay Housed, Stay Healthy Coalition logo.
Flyer for a free Community Safety Workshop hosted by the King County Dispute Resolution Center. The workshop is titled “Issue Identification: ‘What’s our problem?’” and focuses on learning how to identify and address issues or conflicts as they arise. It will take place Monday, March 9 from 5:30–7:00 PM at the Cedar Crossing Community Room, 6620 Roosevelt Way NE in Seattle. The flyer notes that refreshments will be provided and lists contact information for Meg Pond, Resident Services (206-588-4814, mpond@bellwetherhousing.org). A small meme image showing a woman surrounded by math equations appears on the flyer
Three people stand inside the lobby outside of Council chambers holding handmade protest signs. One person on the left holds a pink sign reading “TENANTS SERVICES SAVES LIVES.” The person in the center wears a cap and holds the same sign. The person on the right raises a fist and holds a white poster that says “Tenant services = better living conditions for tenants!” in colorful marker with starbursts. Large yellow text at the top reads “Save Tenant Services!” Below them, purple text lists “Thursday, November 6th — 1 PM (remote) and 5 PM (in person).” At the bottom, yellow text urges people to testify in support of fully restoring funding for tenant services at the final Seattle City Council budget hearing.
A handmade puppet display shows six sock puppets styled as Seattle City Councilmembers, seated behind a wooden bench-like structure. Each puppet has a nameplate in front of it. From left to right: “Kettle, District 7” with a white sock puppet wearing a blue tie and pink knitted hat; “Rivera, District 4” with a puppet that has long dark yarn hair and a red mouth; “Nelson, Position 9” with a green puppet with long blond yarn hair and patterned dress; “Saka, District 1” is has a label but is notably missing; “Strauss, District 6” is a pink worm puppet with big blue eyes and curly brown yarn hair; and “Juarez, District 5” is a gray puppet with glasses, pearl earrings, gray hair, and a black-and-white patterned dress, frowning. The display is set outdoors against a textured wall.
A whimsical soft green and red wavy checkerboard background with the Solidarity Budget logo at the top center. Text underneath reads: Join us from 5-8 pm on Wednesday September 17th at Jefferson Park picnic shelter #3 for our Roundtable 2025 event. One part strategic planning, one part community building, and one-part kick off of the budget season. Four floating white rounded shapes on both sides of the main text contain short statements in red text emphasizing aspects of the event: “Food!” “Family Friendly!” “We Keep Us Safe!” and “Lovely Humans!” smaller green text toward the bottom of the slide gives accessibility information and reads: Bus #36 arrives every 10 min (1 transfer from the light rail). Outdoor event with cover & chairs. ADA accessible bathroom available. High quality masks (KN95+) will be provided and are strongly encouraged when not eating/drinking*. A light border with curved edges goes around the entire post with the address www.seattlesolidaritybudget.com overlapping the border at the bottom center.
Cartoon drawing by Sako Asko cropped to show two panels. In the top panel, a face appears to be desperately crying for help while barely above water, with text added over original graphic that says “LANDLORDS LEARNING THAT SEATTLE MIGHT BAN ALGORITHMIC RENT PRICING.” In the bottom panel, it’s revealed the person is actually sitting comfortably in shallow water, highlighting the performative distress of landlords who are still profiting from hoarding housing.
Image showing a cartoon-style illustration of Seattle City Councilmember Cathy Moore’s head on a drawn body, holding a giant red pencil. She is standing in a council chamber, appearing to write on a large document labeled “Seattle City Council Ethics Codes.” The document is stamped “REVISED” in red and includes the handwritten phrase “For personal gain.”
Black and white protest flyer with bold, stylized graphics. Large text at the top reads, “On May 22, tell City Council: PROTECT OUR ETHICS CODE! NO TO CORRUPTION!” Below, an illustration shows two smiling councilmembers tearing up a paper labeled “Seattle Ethics Code.” To the right, text reads: “City Council is planning to rewrite ethics rules so that the landlords on council can vote to TAKE AWAY YOUR RENTER PROTECTIONS (Under current rules, councilmembers with financial conflicts of interest must recuse themselves.)” Bold text at the bottom says: “ON THURSDAY, MAY 22nd come to City Hall and tell them DON’T CHANGE THE RULES!” Address: 600 4th Ave, Seattle, WA 98104. Note at the bottom: “Meet at 1 PM for briefing and sign making. Committee meeting starts at 2 PM.
Three people stand outside Council Chambers holding protest signs opposing changes to Seattle’s ethics code. The person on the left holds a sign that says “NO ETHICS = NO TRUST.” The person on the right holds a sign that reads “PUBLIC OFFICE IS NOT FOR PERSONAL GAIN.” Between them, a third person holds a bright blue sign that says “MORE ETHICS, NOT MOORE ETHICS.” Behind them is a glass wall and metal paneling, with councilmembers visible in the background.
A promotional graphic for an event titled “Housing Justice Is… A panel and fundraiser to build tenant power with Be:Seattle.” The event is sponsored by Seattle Democratic Socialists of America. The graphic features five speakers in individual photos with colored borders: Tracy Rosenthal (Keynote Speaker + Panelist), labeled as the co-author of Abolish Rent: How Tenants Can End the Housing Crisis Renaissance (Moderator) Amy Sundberg (Panelist) Julissa Sánchez (Panelist) Tye Reed (Panelist) Event details at the bottom: Date and time: Saturday, April 12th from 12–2 PM Location: El Centro de La Raza Tickets: beseattle.org/April12 Suggested donation: $20–$250 The background is black with white splatters and textures. The Be:Seattle logo and a raised fist inside a house icon appear under the title.
A bold graphic with a red-orange textured background announces an action alert from Be:Seattle. Large yellow text at the top says "ACTION ALERT," followed by "Sign in PRO for rent stabilization (again!)" in black and pink text. On the left, a black-and-white cutout of a person with glasses holds a megaphone, outlined in yellow. On the right, there's a black-and-white image of the Washington State Capitol building. A black box of text reads: "Take 30 seconds to add your name to the public record in support of EHB 1217 for the Senate Ways & Means Committee." A yellow starburst shape says: "By Fri. 4.4.25 12:30PM."
Flyer for an event titled “Housing Justice Is…” with the subtitle “A panel and fundraiser to build tenant power with Be:Seattle.” The event is sponsored by Seattle Democratic Socialists of America. The flyer features five headshots of participants: Tracy Rosenthal (keynote speaker and panelist, highlighted with a red border), Renaissance (moderator), Amy Sundberg (panelist), Julissa Sánchez (panelist), and Tye Reed (panelist). Tracy Rosenthal is labeled as co-author of Abolish Rent: How Tenants Can End the Housing Crisis. Event details are at the bottom: “Sat. April 12th from 12–2 PM at El Centro de La Raza.” Tickets are available at beseattle.org/April12 with a suggested donation of $20–250. The background is black with white grunge textures and bold white text.
Action Alert: Sign in PRO for rent stabilization again. Take 30 seconds to add your name to the public record in support of EHB 1217 for the Senate Housing Committee by Wednesday March 19, 2025 at 12:30 PM.
Defending Seattle's Renter Protections: Building Tenant Power Workshop. Wednesday, February 26, 6 PM on Zoom. Register at BeSeattle.org/Feb2025
Fight for housing justice! Seattle Renter Organizing Council. Thursday, February 13, 6:30-8:30 PM
A woman and an adorable anthropomorphic house hold up flyers and stickers supporting Proposition 1A outside the Amazon Spheres. Vote Yes on Prop 1A! Social Housing for All. Vote by February 11, 2025.
Social Housing & The Future of Our City. Guest speakers Shaun Scott, 43rd District State Rep.-elect, Scott Berkley, Tech 4 Housing, and Dr. Shirley Leung, Jackson Park 4 All
Building Tenant Power Workshop. Wednesday December 18th at 6pm via Zoom. Zoning, Comp Plan, Land Use, Social Housjng. Join Be:Seattle and special guests Shaun Scott, Scott Berkley, and Dr. Shirley Leung