Campaign Sponsors

We are seeking sponsoring organizations that will commit to collecting 1,000 signatures each between now and the end of September.

So far, the following organizations have signed on as campaign sponsors:

To add your name to the list, please send an email message to seattle@divestfromwar.org


Campaign Endorsements

The Seatttle Divest from War campaign is endorsed by the following individuals and organizations. To add your name to the list, please send an email message to seattle@divestfromwar.org

Elected Officials

  • Amy Hagopian, former Seattle School Board member (nonpartisan)
  • Tim Hill, former King County Executive (Republican)
  • Cynthia McKinney, former congresswoman (Democrat)
  • Sally Soriano, former Seattle School Board member (nonpartisan)

Organizations

Antiwar

  • Bob and Gerri Haynes, Washington Physicians for Social Responsibility (*)
  • Dahr Jamail, unembedded journalist and author of Beyond the Green Zone
  • Tom Krebsbach, Political Action Network In Support Of the Palestinian People (*)
  • Chanan Suarezdiaz, Washington chapter president, Iraq Veterans Against the War (*)

Academic

  • George Salzman, University of Massachusetts Boston (*)
  • Nada Elia, Antioch University (*)

Artists

 

(*) Organizations listed for identification purposes only.

Questions?

Check out our frequently asked questions (FAQ) document. Click on the materials button on the left side of this page.


Veterans for Peace Endorse I-97!

At its May 17 general meeting, Veteterans for Peace Chapter 92 (Seattle chapter) voted to endorse Initiative 97. For a full list of endorsements, click on the endorsements button to the left of the screen.


Volunteers Needed

Great signature gathering opportunities coming up! For details, click on the volunteer button to the left.


Petition Gathering

Our signature gathering deadline is September 27, although we would really like to have signatures come in as people collect them, because we need to know how far we are from reaching our goal.