Solidarity Day with Seattle Democratic Socialists of America
Nov 14
La Resistencia, which started in 2014 to “end immigrant detention and deportations in Washington,” regularly hosts vigils outside the detention center and monitors deportation flights out of the King County International Airport. On November 14, they’ll be joined by members of the Seattle Democratic Socialists of America. They also collect donations via PayPal (@laresistencia) and Venmo (@LaResistenciaNW) to help detainees buy food and supplies from the commissary. Keep an eye on their socials for more ways to help. (Northwest Detention Center, Tacoma, 1–3 pm)
Scream Club Seattle
Nov 15
Here is, quite literally, where you can scream if you need to unleash all your rage, anxiety, and frustration on a primal level. Scream Club Seattle meets twice monthly—on the first Sunday at Lincoln Park and the third Sunday at Golden Gardens—and everyone is invited to join in the collective catharsis.
The club’s founder, Amber Walcker, started the Seattle chapter last summer, after seeing the idea take off in Chicago. Now anywhere from five to 45 people have joined her at the water’s edge to unleash their pent-up emotions. She says Scream Club is very different than screaming alone in your car or into a pillow.
“Screaming over the water, you’re actually projecting, and you’re giving the energy out of your body and giving it space to go to, but it’s also [about] the reaction right after,” says Walcker. “When you have 10, 15, 20 people screaming around you, when that scream stops, you can hear the water so differently. Your body feels more present, and your mind is able to take things in because you just had this huge endorphin rush. Being able to hear the waves, it’s very calming after a scream.”
People at Scream Club scream for all kinds of reasons. “It’s really about an emotional release, whether that’s for joy, for anger, grief, whatever. Everyone [screams] however they feel is meaningful to them.” And the event is quick, just a few minutes, and it includes three guided screams. The first is kind of a warm-up; it’s meant to settle the butterflies and help people get over the awkwardness of screaming in public. By the third scream, “that’s really when that release comes,” says Walcker.
Some people laugh, some people cry, some people stick around afterward to visit, and others scream and leave without saying a word. There are no rules at Scream Club. “I say, ‘Hey, if you feel like you need to drop to your knees or become almost like an animal, get on all fours and scream from your soul, however it feels right to you, just know you are in a safe space where everyone’s here to do the same exact thing, so feel zero judgment.’” The next Scream Club is November 15 at 11:30 a.m. at Golden Gardens. They post all their events on Instagram at @screamclubsea. SEE YOU THERE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Riff Raff League
Nov 15 and 29
Every other Sunday, Seattle’s most punk-rock art shop, Push/Pull, hosts free Riff Raff League meetings where folks can talk about political action and mutual aid while making zines, posters, buttons, and whistle kits for their neighbors. While you’re there, grab a free ABOLISH ICE poster and sign up for one of their monthly zine-making workshops! Masks are required. RSVPs are appreciated, but they will not turn anyone away. (Push/Pull, 7:15–8:15 pm)
