Halloween is extended to Nov 7th this year! SAM VSO Union, the independent union for gallery guards at Seattle Art Museum, is holding our second annual Halloween Art Auction fundraiser event “Solidarity is Not Scary” at the Hotel Crocodile on November 7th at 6PM. Last year, the event was a chance for us to raise funds to build up our strike fund in anticipation of our strike. This year, as the union is in an off-contract year, we are instead raising funds for other grassroots organizations doing important work in the community. 

SAM VSO Union is raising funds for two great grassroots organizations: La Resistencia, a grassroots, undocumented-led movement that works to end the detention of immigrants and stop all deportations. In addition to Zaytoon UW, a Palestinian-led Student organization at the University of Washington fostering collaboration and community building, currently raising funds for scholarship and relocation for displaced Gazan Students. SAM VSO Union stands in proud solidarity both with migrants under attack by the Trump administration, and the Palestinian people’s struggle against Israel’s ongoing genocide.

The event will have an art auction to raise funds for these organizations, as well as DJs and speakers from local community organizations, to help build solidarity and awareness for these essential campaigns. Costumes are encouraged! You can RSVP at: https://tinyurl.com/sins25

If you are unable to attend, you can still donate at: https://gofund.me/e8d048130