Open Arms Project
The Open Arms project seeks additional host families for transgender people
fleeing violence and traveling to Washington State. Can Fairwood Community UMC
help?
TRACTION (Trans*Community*Action) is the sponsoring organization for the Open
Arms Project and their website (www.Tractionpnw.org) offers this description of the
project:
Project Open Arms is a grassroots resettlement project of TRACTION started in
2023 in response to the alarming increase in anti-trans legislation and rhetoric
across the country. Hundreds of thousands of Two-Spirit, transgender, nonbinary,
gender-diverse, and gender-nonconforming (trans+) people and their families are
seeking to escape legislative persecution and violence. The Pacific Northwest has
long been a destination for such folk, and we expect an increase in the number of
migrating people and families over the next decade.
Our goal then and now is to support U.S. red state “transplants” – trans+ people
and their families – seeking safer, more welcoming places to live.
Simply put, the need for host families is great. Gordon Glasgow, our PFLAG
representative on the Heart for Others team and a volunteer with Project Open
Arms, would be our initial point of contact for anyone requesting more information
or offering to host. Please let Dwight C. know if you need Gordon’s contact info.
Thank you for your prayerful consideration of this BIG ask.

Pride Month Celebrations

6/14/26 (Saturday )- Fairwood Community Parade

6/21 (Sunday) - Mitch Hunter, guest speaker in service
6/28 (Sunday) - Join/march in Seattle Pride Parade (after service at Fairwood).
Please mark your calendars, wear your pride colors, and join in!

Fairwood Community Pride Parade 10-11am
This coming Saturday (June 13) is Fairwood Community's Neighborhood Pride
Parade! The parade will begin here at Fairwood Community UMC at 10am and end
here!

Senior Sunday
Congrats to our Graduating Seniors Today!

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