Puget Sound Advocates for Retirement Action
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The Puget Sound Advocates for Retirement Action (PSARA) is a political organization that organizes and advocates for older adults.
History
editThe Puget Sound Advocates for Retirement Action was founded in 1981 as an organization for retired union members and community activists. In 2001, PSARA affiliated with the Alliance for Retired Americans (ARA). In 2002, the organization changed its name to the Puget Sound Council for Senior Citizens. In 2012, the organization disaffiliated with the ARA and changed its name to Puget Sound Advocates for Retirement Action.[1]
Activities
editPSARA advocates primarily for issues that affect older adults, including affordable healthcare, maintaining Social Security, lowering prescription drug prices, reducing taxes and utility bills, affordable housing, and increased social services.[1][2][3] In addition to lobbying, PSARA also engages in educational activities and publishes a monthly newsletter, The Retiree Advocate. PSARA is an auxiliary group of the Washington State Labor Council and regularly partners with Social Security Works and the Washington Fair Trade Coalition. Despite no longer being affiliated with the national organization, PSARA continues to work closely with the Washington state chapter of the ARA.[1][2]
Notable Members
edit- Garry Owens, Seattle community organizer and former Black Panther
- Lonnie Nelson, Seattle labor activist
- Jeff Johnson, former president of the Washington State Labor Council
Further Reading
edit- Puget Sound Advocates for Retirement Action records, 1984-2014. 4.31 cubic feet. At the Labor Archives of Washington, University of Washington Libraries Special Collections.
- Labor Archives of Washington (2018-04-14), Jeff Johnson - Puget Sound Advocates for Retirement Action Oral History Project - Oral History Audio, doi:10.6069/af3s-kd54
- Labor Archives of Washington (2019-02-25), Frieda Takamura - Puget Sound Advocates for Retirement Action Oral History Project - Oral History Audio, doi:10.6069/50ky-ms22
References
edit- ^ a b c "Puget Sound Advocates for Retirement Action records - Archives West". archiveswest.orbiscascade.org. Retrieved 2023-08-04.
- ^ a b Forrant, Robert; Trasciatti, Mary Anne (2022). Where Are the Workers? Labor's Stories at Museums and Historic Sites. The working class in american history. Chicago (Ill.): University of Illinois Press. p. 120. ISBN 978-0-252-04439-7.
- ^ Congress, United States (2017-06-29). Congressional Record: Proceedings and Debates of the ... Congress. U.S. Government Printing Office.
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