Anne Mackie
Posting Citizen Journalist • Member since Aug 21, 2016
Anne Mackie joined the anti-war movement in 1966 as a Western student and quickly linked up with other political movements such as Radical Women Seattle, where she was a founding member who fought to legalize abortion in Washington State in 1970 – the first state in the nation to do so through a voter referendum.
Anne’s special talent for organizing was put to work in the American Federation of Teachers and the Teamsters Union in the Midwest in the mid-1970s. Writing has been her life long passion so a degree in Journalism came next and with that came gainful employment as a technical editor and health care writer. Today she remains active with her York Neighborhood Association board and helps publish its quarterly newsletter “The Yorker.”
By Anne Mackie • On Oct 08, 2021
[Personal disclaimer: Writer Anne Mackie is a donor to and campaign supporter of Russ Whidbee, candidate for the Bellingham City Council At-Large position]As Bellingham continues to pump out new [...]
By Anne Mackie • On Nov 13, 2017
The Bellingham Neighborhood Coalition (BNC), an alliance of neighborhood advocates, will host a documentary video, “Don’t Ballardize Bellingham,” which chronicles the developer-driven demolition of homes in Seattle’s Ballard [...]
By Anne Mackie • On Aug 14, 2017
The “Alt Right” movement must be condemned for its murderous actions in Charlottesville, Virginia, last Saturday. Their movement is not about “free speech” but is about terror and oppression. Could [...]
"City Council member April Barker’s statement that it will “get uncomfortable” in 2018 for neighborhood associations evinces arrogance, social engineering, and misinformation about an imaginary foe that [...]
Nov 19, 2017 on
Self-Determination or Self-Defeat?