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Support Grows for Joe Szwaja

"Joe's volunteer efforts have provided very valuable resources to our organization to help provide housing for those left homeless by Hurricane Katrina."
- Bernadette Berniard, Common Ground - Seattle (Katrina Survivors and Supporters)

"Joe has done so much to help immigrants, to fight for justice for the dispossessed here and abroad and to instill a sense of social responsibility in his students! We need people with his sense of basic fairness and his bilingual skills on our city council."
- Juan Bocanegra, Latino & Labor Rights Activist

"Joe has worked tirelessly and effectively on human rights including significant accomplishments on LGBT rights."
- Sarah Luthens, LGBT activist

"Joe has the skills and experience to help unite labor and environmentalists."
- Paul Bigman, Secretary, Washington State Jobs with Justice

"Joe is one of the few people I know who I would trust with power."
- Ben Warden, former student of Joe's

Organizations and Elected Officials

• Seattle Education Association (public school teachers)
• Green Party of Seattle
• Seattle Rainforest Action Group
• Puget Sound Liberals
• Eat the State!
• Brian Derdowski, former King County Councilmember
• Brita Butler-Wall, Seattle School Board Director, former School Board President
• Amy Hagopian, former Seattle School Board Director
• Michael Preston, former Seattle School Board Director

A Sampling of Community Leaders*

Education

• Lance Bennett, Ph.D - Professor of Communication and Professor of Political Science, University of Washington
• Phil Bereano, Ph.D - Professor Emeritus of Technical Communication, University of Washington College of Engineering
• Wendy Kimball, Executive Director, Seattle Education Association
• Diane Morrison, Ph.D - Associate Dean of Research, University of Washington School of Social Work
• Maria Ramirez - Candidate for District 6 Director, Seattle School Board
• Rita Wirkala, Ph.D - Professor of Medieval Spanish Literature, University of Washington

Business and Commerce

• Doug Barnhart - Owner, Espresso Express
• Marita Benham - Owner, Benham Photography
• Pamela Burton and Jeremy Smithson - Owners, Puget Sound Solar
• Kara Ceriello - Co-president, Wallingford Chamber of Commerce; owner, Not a Number Cards & Gifts
• Dr. Dan Freeman - Owner, Dr. Dan's Alternative Fuelwerks

Social Justice Advocacy

• Paul Bigman - Executive Secreatry, Jobs with Justice
• Juan Bocanegra - Jobs With Justice, immigrant rights activist
• John Fox - Director, Seattle Displacement Coalition, affordable housing advocate
• Tim Harris, Executive Director, Real Change
• Paul Rogat Loeb, author, Soul of a Citizen and The Impossible Will Take a Little While
• Sarah Luthens, GLBT activist
• Krist Novoselic - Former Nirvana bassist, electoral reform activist
• Bert Sacks, international peace activist

Environmental Advocacy

• Patrick Mazza - Research Director, Climate Solutions
• Justin Rolfe Redding - Co-Founder, Seattle Rainforest Action Network

*Organizational affiliations noted for identification purposes only.

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