Welcome to Snohomish Hate Free
We have our differences as a community. A hate free Snohomish is our aspiration and we’re going to work for it.
We are Small Town Snohomish
Snohomish in a Nutshell: This vibrant community offers a wealth of community resources for residents and visitors alike. From scenic dog walks to engaging discussions around local politics, there’s always something happening here. Especially, if you make it happen.
What's New and Blog Posts
September 16. Collections contains a Book Corner: essential reading for our times.
September 12. Candidate evaluations for Positions 4 and 5.
September 10. Candidate evaluations for Positions 6 and 7.
August 26. New entries in Volunteer Opportunities
August 26. Identifying characteristics of New Apostolic Reformation ministries, and Christian Nationalist Churches.
August 26. In Explore: Dog Walk 5. Pilchuck Park.
August 21, new blog post: use the button below for new posts and past posts.
August 15, new blog post re: Wider sidewalks and starting the replanning of First Street.
Update on the close ties that Pastor Russell Johnson, of the Pursuit NW Church, has with the Trump Whitehouse. Use the What’s New button
below.
August 14, the EXPLORE section below has a new dog walk.
2025 Mayoral Race
Your Vote Counts. Under the Candidates button are the candidate evaluations of Mayor Linda Redmon, and Aaron Hoffman.
2025 Council Races
Your Vote Counts. Under the Council Candidates button are the candidate evaluations of
Position 4, Tom Merrill
Position 4, Randall Marrs
Position 5, David Flynn
Position 5, Fred Gaitan
Position 6, William Webster
Position 6, Gabe Jacobs
Position 7, Karen Guzak
Position 7, Anup Deol, O.D.
Explore
Explore the community resources available for paths, trails, and tours, including scenic city walks and popular dog walks.
Recent Politics
The dynamics of local politics in Snohomish have a number of influences. Since COVID we have seen an increase in Christian Nationalism and dominance
being preached in rallys and from pulpits. The antithesis of hatefree. We are here to push back.
Small Town Politics
In Snohomish, all politics are local, highlighting the importance of community involvement, volunteerism in support of all of our residents, and the courage to speak out against unfair and cruel interference and disruption in our peace and freedom.
Collections…The Book Corner
Books for our times and our town. All of these books provide insight on the the long history and recent events leading us to where we are as a country today. Hopefully will inspire AND inform you.
If you find reading 1000 aggregated pages daunting, I will share with you this shortcut. Let me also say this shortcut is totally unfair to the authors whose work deserves much more considered attention. But if you want to get a quick idea of what is contained in the book: go to AI (Chat GPT, or perplexity) and query a 2500 word summary of the key points made in the book by title, and author.
Timothy Snyder’s book should be the exception. Everyone should own a copy, read it and then read it again.
The New Apostolic Reformation
Christian Nationalism and the New Apostolic Reformation distinctions; and how to identify adherent churches in the wild. And what it means for you.
Volunteer Opportunities
We speak a lot about volunteering in your community and the opportunities volunteering provides in civic life generally. This section is under construction, but should help folks connect