02 Jun We’re Halfway There: Referendum 90
Friends,
I am writing to update you on our progress combating the disastrous SB 5395, which was signed into law by Governor Inslee at the end of the last legislative session. For those of you who have joined our mailing list since the last email on the subject, here’s the short version:
SB 5395 forces all schools with state-accreditation, including home school programs, to teach so-called “Comprehensive Sex-Ed” (CSE). These CSE curricula are designed by Planned Parenthood and associated organizations.
Former Planned Parenthood employees like clinic owner Carol Everett admit that the purpose of Planned Parenthood’s particular version of sex-ed is to get teens pregnant and drive up abortion numbers by promoting rampant promiscuity. The contents of these K-12 CSE curricula are so explicit that they could not be aired on network television.
Referendum 90, spearheaded by Parents for Safe Schools and Informed Parents of Washington, is our chance to overturn 5395’s CSE and resume the conversation about sex-ed in our schools. If we can gather enough signatures on the petition, we can get Referendum 90 added to the November ballot.
So far, in spite of the lockdown, we have gathered over 73,000 signatures! Thank you to everyone who has signed and helped others sign!
At this point, we have a little less than three weeks to get approximately 80,000 more. Petitions must be returned to the state by June 10th which, practically speaking, means they must be returned to Parents for Safe Schools by about June 2nd. Contact them for more specific timing.
There are two ways for a registered voter to sign a petition:
1. In person at one of the locations below (social distancing; bring your own pen).
2. Obtain your own petition from Parents for Safe Schools and gather signatures.
Below we have listed just a few of the many signing locations we’ve been told about. If you don’t see yours here, or if you just want more information on CSE, be sure to check out Informed Parents of Washington (IPOW) and Parents for Safe Schools.
If you’d like to host a signing, please follow established guidelines for health and safety,* and be sure to let us, IPOW, and Parents for Safe Schools know where you are so we can spread the word.
Once again, a big thank you to everyone who has signed and gathered signatures! Not even pandemics will keep us from standing up for our kids!
For Life,
Michael Dumais
Outreach Coordinator
Human Life of Washington
253-517-7733
michael@humanlifewa.org
(This text was originally published on May 20, 2020)
Bellingham
Baker Creek Bible Church
3920 James St.
Bellingham, WA
By appointment: (360) 733-1027
Light of the World Prayer Center
714 E Sunset Dr
Bellingham, WA 98225
By appointment: (360) 303-6789
Edmonds
Westgate Chapel
22901 Edmonds Way
Edmonds, Washington 98020
Every Sunday in May
1:00 – 3:00 pm
Tacoma
St. Charles Borromeo Catholic Church
7112 South 12th Street
Tacoma, WA 98465
Every Sunday in May, 1:30PM to 3:30PM
Gig Harbor
Harborview Fellowship Church
4819 Hunt St NW
Gig Harbor, Washington 98335
Every Saturday thru May 30th
Noon to 3PM
Every Sunday thru May 31st
1PM to 3PM
Tuesdays & Thursdays thru May 28th
1PM to 3PM
Food Market at Lake Kathryn
14220 92nd Ave NW
Gig Harbor, WA 98329
Thursdays 4PM to 6PM
Saturdays and Sundays 10AM to 12PM
Kent
Kent Teaching & Toys
225 West Meeker St
Kent, WA 98032
Sunday thru Friday until June 1st
11AM to 3PM
Valley Christian Church
25605 124th Ave. SE
Kent, WA 98030
May 20th / 3PM to 6PM
May 23rd / 2PM to 4PM
Pasco
HAPO Center
(across from Dutch Bro’s coffee)
6600 Burden Blvd.
Pasco, WA 99301
Every Business Day until June 1st
8AM to 8:30PM
Vancouver
Vancouver Church
3300 NE 78th Street
Vancouver, WA 98665
(in the parking lot)
Every Tuesday & Saturday until
June 6th from 10AM – 2PM
First Evangelical Church,
4120 NE St Johns Rd
Vancouver, WA 98661
30 May, 10-2:00
Omak
Omak Feed & Supply
3 Dewberry Ave W
Omak, WA 98841
Every Business Day until June 1st
9AM to 5PM
Battle Ground
Battle Ground Baptist Church
1110 NW 6th Ave
Battle Ground, WA 98604
Monday thru Thursday until June 1st
8:30AM to 2:30PM
Battle Ground Baptist Church
1110 NW 6th Ave
Battle Ground, WA 98604
Mon-TH, 8:30-2:30
Word of Grace Church
131 NW 12th Ave
Battle Ground, WA 98604
Sat & Sun 23,24,30,31, 1-5pm
Port Orchard
St. Gabriel Catholic Church
1150 Mitchell Ave
Port Orchard, WA 98366
Tuesday and Thursdays until May 29th
4PM to 6PM
Saturdays and Sunday until May 31st
12PM to 3PM
Sequim
The Master Locksmith
445 W Washington
Sequim, WA 98382
May 24th and 31st
1PM to 3PM
Bothell
St. Brendan Church
10100 NE 192nd St.
Bothell, WA 98011
Monday to Friday / 1PM to 3PM
Saturday / Noon to 3PM
Shoreline
Coffey Home
2155 N. 153rd St. Shoreline, WA 98133
Monday to Thursday / Noon to 5PM
until June 2nd
Colfax
Colfax Mercantile
214 N Main St
Colfax, WA 99111
Every Business Day Until May 29th
10AM to 6PM
Renton
St. Anthony’s Catholic Church
416 S 4th St.
Renton, WA 98057
May 24th – 31st / 6PM to 7PM
The Renton Printery
315 South 3rd Street
Renton, WA 98057
Monday-Friday, 9AM to 5PM
or by appointment
Burian
Hope Christian Community
632 SW 143rd St.
Burien, WA 98166
Saturdays and Sundays thru May 31st
1PM to 3PM
Issaquah
St. Joseph Catholic Church
220 Mountain Park Blvd SW
Issaquah, WA 98027
May 21st / 10AM to Noon
May 25th / 10AM to Noon
May 27th / 6PM to 7PM
Custer
Sunrise Baptist Church
2480 W. Badger Road
Custer, WA 98240
By appointment: (360) 366-5700
Bremerton
Sylvan Way Baptist Church
900 Sylvan Way
Bremerton, WA 98310
From now until May 31st
Mondays & Wednesday 3PM to 5PM
West Richland
Bombing Range Sports Complex
3200 Bombing Range Road
West Richland, WA 99353
Every Business Day until June 1st
8AM to 8:30PM
Kirkland
Holy Family Church
7045 120th Ave NE
Kirkland, WA 98033
Every Monday, Wednesday & Friday until May 29th
9:30AM to Noon
Every Saturday until May 30th
12PM to 3PM
Federal Way
St. Vincent de Paul Parish
30525 8th Ave S
Federal Way, WA 98003
Thursday, May 14th from 12PM to 3PM
Friday, May 15th from 12PM to 3PM
East Wenatchee
A’s RV
110 Riverview Drive
East Wenatchee, WA 98802
Monday thru Friday until June 2nd
9AM to 5PM
Puyallup
Puyallup SDA Church
902 Shaw Rd.
Puyallup, WA 98372
May 21st / 4PM to 8 PM
May 22nd / 9AM to 1PM & 4PM to 8PM
May 25th / 10AM to 2PM
Spokane
Spokane Family of Faith
1504 W Grace
Spokane, WA 99205
Sundays 9AM-12PM
Slavic Baptist Church on the Hill
8913 N Nettleton Ln
Spokane, WA 99208 (Five Mile)
Wed’s & Thur’s 5-7PM
Mariupol European Bakery & Deli
3329 E Sprague E
Spokane, WA 99202
Every Business Day until June 1st
10AM to 8PM
Good Choice “The Russian Store”
9512 E Sprague Ave.
Spokane, WA 99206
Monday thru Saturday until June 2nd
10AM to 7PM
(contact Natalia 509-979-4377)
Pilgrim Slavic Baptist Church
212 S Lincoln St
Spokane, WA 99201
Wed’s 7-8:30pm & Sun’s 10am-12pm & 5-7pm (Will have a table inside)
Mosaic Fellowship
606 W. 3rd Spokane, WA 99201
10-12 May 24th, 31st
1st Assembly of God
828 W. Indiana
10-12 May 24th, 31st
Mt. St. Michael’s
8500 N. St. Michael’s Road
Spokane, WA 99207
Signup upon request
Argonne Library
4322 N Argonne Rd
Spokane Valley, WA 99212
9-5:30 Weekdays
* It is important to observe safe sanitary procedures when gathering signatures. The recent White House briefing indicated that invisible airborne saliva droplets from normal speaking, which travel several feet, can carry the live virus SARS-CoV-2 for sixty minutes indoors, but in direct sunlight (outdoors), the virus will die in sixty seconds. You can watch the briefing here or view the transcript here. Additional resources attached at the bottom. Take proper precautions, and please wear your face mask if gathering signatures face-to-face!