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Help us circulate up-to-date information on Zim Chicago’s actual time of arrival and transportation info for getting to the action.
Zim Chicago is scheduled to be unloaded at 8am Sat morning. Plan for 6:30am picket and blockade. Seattle & Olympia carpools meet at 5:30 am. (Seattle from 6th & Cherry; Olympia outside Grocery Outlet on Harrison & Division). Shuttles will start at 6:30am. Folks will be leafleting 5p-6p and 2a-3a if you would like to join.
Shuttle info:
Pick up spot:
Corner of Puyallup and G street, Tacoma
1) express bus will drop you off at Puyallup Ave (aka 24th) just after G street
2) walk back onto G street
3) Cross G street
4) There is a parking lot at the corner. Shuttle will be there.
**If you need a shuttle once you arrive in Tacoma call 206.259.0354.
Drop off spot:
Thorne and Maxwell, Tacoma
*Shuttle will stop running when the action ends.
**Check out new UPDATES tab for log of recent updates.**
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The information has changed multiple times in the past few days and may continue to change. Regardless of the eventual time, we will want to arrive to set up one and a half hours before the start of a shift (4:30 pm for the 6pm shift, 1:30am for the 3am shift, or 6:30 for the 8am shift).
In Oakland, Zim released a false press release in order to redirect protestors — instead of moving to the port of Long Beach as stated the Zim Piraeus returned to the port of Oakland at a different terminal. We are checking multiple sources of information trying to update with the most accurate information, but we know they are actively trying to deceive us and doing our best to adjust to new information as it comes in.
The public websites we are checking:
Washington United Terminals shipping schedule
Port of Tacoma shipping schedule
Because of the possible (intentional or unintentional) inaccuracy of this information, and the different shift scheduling options the terminals have, please check these sources but don’t act on them without first checking here for updates on the plan.
Unfortunately facebook has removed our event page.
We will continue to update information on this wordpress and on twitter. Thank you for your patience.
For Tacoma Action!
1) Carpools will be available from Seattle meeting at 6th and Cherry and from Olympia meeting outside Grocery Outlet on Harrison & Division.
*We need cars to drive people down! Please email us if you are able to offer rides! Also let us know if you have a wheelchair accessible vehicle!
2) Take the bus!
From Seattle:
- Take the bus # 574, # 590, # 594 to Tacoma Dome
- We are working on getting shuttles to leave Tacoma Dome every hour and possibly every 30min
- Meet up spot: Corner of Puyallup and G street, Tacoma
- Please chip in for gas if you are able! Our kind drivers are doing it voluntarily!
- If you can volunteer to drive, please email us at blocktheboatnw@gmail.com. We can take turns!
- We are especially seeking wheelchair accessible transportation!
3) Drive!
- If you are coming from Seattle or Olympia, please consider coming to the meet up spots to drive people to Tacoma. We need cars!
- From Seattle to Tacoma
- On I 5 South, take exit 136
- Take a right on Port of Tacoma Road
- Arrive at Port of Tacoma Road and Maxwell: Washington United Terminal
- From Olympia to Tacoma
- On I 5 North, take exit 136B
- Merge onto Port of Tacoma Road
- Arrive at Port of Tacoma and Maxwell: Washington United Terminal
- Some parking is available on Thorne and Maxwell, one block away from the meeting spot
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Restrooms around Port of Tacoma
There are no public restrooms on site. There are efforts to fundraise in the next few days for a portapotty for the action. If you are able to contribute, please email us blocktheboatnw@gmail.com
In the meantime, here are some ways you can get access to a restroom
- We are working on getting shuttles all day that leave for Tacoma dome every 30 min – 1 hour. You can catch a ride to use the bathrooms at Tacoma Dome using the shuttle
- Guadalupe House Tacoma Catholic Worker has offered us sanctuary space. They are 7 min away from the Port by car, at 1417 S G St, Tacoma, WA 98405(The space is an outdoor patio with some chairs and tables. Bring snacks, warm clothing, blankets, sleeping bags!) Directions from Port of Tacoma- Head Southeast on Port of Tacoma Road toward Marshall Ave- Turn Right onto ramp to State Highway 509 S- Keep Left at the fork, follow signs for State Route 509 S/City Center- Right on Pacific Ave
– Left onto S 15th St
– Right onto South G St
– Arrive at Guadalupe House 1417 South G St
- Love’s Travel Shop on 1501 33rd Ave E is 4 min by car away from the port and off of Port of Tacoma Road
- Dockside Donuts and Espresso on 1112 Puyallup Ave, Tacoma, WA is open 24 hours and is about 5 minutes away by car
- The Poodle Dog Restaurant, open until 11, is at 1522 54th Ave E, Fife, WA, about 6 minutes by car.
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Food and Water
Please bring snacks, food, water for yourselves and also for others on the picket line if you can! Hopefully we will have a vibrant and noisy picket line that could use some nourishment throughout the day!
Unable to come to the action but wanting to support?
Please email us at blocktheboatnw@gmail.com if you would like to drop off any donations
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Weather
It has been a beautiful summer but there is a small chance that it might rain. We don’t want that to affect our picket line! Bring appropriate clothing for staying out in the rain for a few hours just in case!
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Electricity and Light
Do you have a generator we can borrow?
Or torches?
In case we are staying out into the night, we may need them!
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Bring cameras!
We are receiving donations for all the above! If you can’t make it to the action but want to support, please email us at blocktheboatnw@gmail.com
Help make this action a success and block the ZIM boat!
For Port of Seattle Action!
Our meeting area is at the Spokane Street Fishing Area
1) Drive:
- It is located along SW Spokane Street, west of the intersection between East Marginal Way S and SW Spokane St
- You can find parking under the Alaskan Viaduct running parallel to East Marginal Way S
- Walk onto SW Spokane Street and you can see the Spokane St Fishing Area
2) Bus:
- From 3rd Ave and Pike St, take #21 , #132, #594, #150, #101 toward Sodo
- the bus stops are 10-15min walk time from Sodo area to the Spokane Street Fishing Area
- Intersection is SW Spokane St and East Marginal Way S
- the routes may not be wheelchair accessible
3) Shuttle
- We are working on getting shuttles from Westlake Park Pick Up area on 4th Ave and Pine St all day
- Shuttle is likely to leave every hour at the hour. Please recheck again for more details
- If you can volunteer to drive, please email us at blocktheboatnw@gmail.com
- We are especially seeking wheelchair accessible transportation!
END THE SIEGE ON GAZA!
BOYCOTT, DIVESTMENT, SANCTIONS!
END U.S. SUPPORT FOR ISRAELI SETTLER-COLONIALIST GENOCIDE AND OCCUPATION!
When the “Zim Chicago” enters the Port of Tacoma on (estimated) August 22nd and the Port of Seattle on (estimated) August 25, we will conduct blockades to prevent the unloading of its cargo, starting early and lasting all day. Estimated dates of arrival are subject to change, and we will continue to give accurate updates on this website. We will also give exact meeting places for the actions in the coming days. Keep checking!
These actions are economic sanctions against Zim Shipping, Israel’s largest shipping company, in response to the current siege of Gaza and the ongoing occupation of Palestine. Any international commerce that profits Israeli companies is oppressing Palestinians. Israel could not continue its occupation and genocide without economic and military support of the United States government. To help end this oppression we must block that support in every way we can.
The toll of “Operation Protective Edge” is almost 1,900 Gazans killed (nearly all civilians), 31% of them children, and almost 10,000 injured. We must act in solidarity with those in Palestine who live under occupation and are facing down genocide. Let’s refuse to let Israeli ships use our ports! Blockade til they go away! Oakland, CA will block a Zim ship on August 16th. In Seattle we shut down the Port for a day in December of 2011 — we can do it again and again. Blockades can and must happen everywhere there is a port, as a contribution to the goal of the complete collapse of the economic base of Israeli occupation.
We can’t do this without your presence! Everyone is welcome, young and old. Bring banners, flags, flyers, sound systems, musical instruments, and your friends. If you can’t blockade, you can participate in the supporting rallies — the more people there, the safer we’ll all be.
Comments, questions, or suggestions? Want to work together? Contact blocktheboatnw@gmail.com. This website will continue to be updated.