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January RSJ Spotlight | YW Community Engagement Team
Racial & Social Justice Spotlight Series Each month, YWCA Spokane’s Equity Coordinator spotlights an organization or individual in our community that is aligned with our mission so we can highlight the work they do to create real and lasting change for a more equitable Spokane. 35 min. watch time January…
نوفمبر أضواء RSJ | تاميكا لامير
Racial & Social Justice Spotlight Series Each month, our Equity Coordinator sits down with an organization or individual in our community to spotlight the work they do to create real and lasting change for a more equitable Spokane. 2 min. read time November Spotlight Tamika LaMere | Native Educator, Spokane…
October RSJ Spotlight | Inga N. Laurent
Racial & Social Justice Spotlight Series Each month, our Equity Coordinator sits down with an organization or individual in our community to spotlight the work they do to create real and lasting change for a more equitable Spokane. 25 min. read time/50 min. listen October Spotlight Inga N. Laurent |…
September RSJ Spotlight | Justice Forral
Racial & Social Justice Spotlight Series Each month, our Equity Coordinator sits down with an organization or individual in our community to spotlight the work they do to create real and lasting change for a more equitable Spokane. 6 min. read time September Spotlight Justice Forral, Operations Director – SCAR…
August RSJ Spotlight | Olivia Evans
Racial & Social Justice Spotlight Series Each month, our Equity Coordinator sits down with an organization or individual in our community to spotlight the work they do to create real and lasting change for a more equitable Spokane. 22 min. read/50 min. listen August Spotlight Olivia Evans, The Root Experience…
Disability Pride Recap: Pathways Forward
LOCAL EXPERTS JOIN YWCA SPOKANE TO delve into intersectionality of disability & LGBTQ+ identities >1 min. read content warning: mention of suicide VIEW RECORDING I am grateful Erin and Misha of Inland Northwest Disability Experience shared their time, expertise, and experiences with us for our July Pathways Forward event that…
July RSJ Spotlight
Racial & Social Justice Spotlight Series Each month, our Equity Coordinator, Lara, sits down with an organization or individual in our community to spotlight the work they do to create real and lasting change for a more equitable Spokane. 2 min. read July Spotlight Inland Northwest Disability Experience (INDEx) I…
Why Language Access Matters…For Everybody
4 min. read Mujeres in Action is the first organization in the Spokane region dedicated to serving survivors of domestic and sexual violence from the Latino/a/x communities. Over the past year, MiA has been working with the courts and county sheriff’s department concerning language access for limited English proficiency (LEP)…
2023 YW Pride Activities
>1 min. read At YWCA Spokane, we looked for additional ways to celebrate the LGBTQIA2S+ communities in the week leading up to this year’s Pride Parade and Festival. From using chalk on our sidewalks, to rock painting and designing posters, we made space for both our staff and community members…
2023 Pride Parade & Festival Recap
1 min. read The Human Rights Campaign declared their first ever state of emergency last week for LGBTQIA2S+ Americans following an “unprecedented and dangerous spike” in anti-LGBTQ legislation. To show up as your truest self and live in joy is an act of resistance in itself. Everyone involved in Spokane’s…
June RSJ Spotlight | Mujeres in Action
Racial & Social Justice Spotlight Series Each month, our Equity Coordinator, Lara, sits down with an organization or individual in our community to spotlight the work they do to create real and lasting change for a more equitable Spokane. 58 min. listen June Spotlight Ana Trusty, Director of Communications; Jesús…
مايو RSJ أضواء كاشفة | نغمانة شيرازي
Racial & Social Justice Spotlight Series Each month, our Equity Coordinator, Lara, sits down with an organization or individual in our community to spotlight the work they do to create real and lasting change for a more equitable Spokane. 45 min. listen May Spotlight Naghmana Sherazi, Community Outreach & Advocacy…
أبريل RSJ أضواء كاشفة | تريسي بويندكستر-كانتون
Racial & Social Justice Spotlight Series Each month, our Equity Coordinator, Lara, sits down with an organization or individual in our community to spotlight the work they do to create real and lasting change for a more equitable Spokane. 2 min. read April Spotlight Tracy Poindexter-Canton Way back during the…
2023 الأسهم للجميع – ملخص
2023 Equity for all recap Thank you to everyone who joined us for YWCA Spokane’s annual courageous conversation. Last Friday, April 28th, we hosted this year’s Equity For All event at the Woman’s Club of Spokane with a panel discussion led by key experts in the mental health field. Participants…
YWCA Spokane Rebrands Annual Campaign & Event
At YWCA Spokane, we have the privilege to invite and inspire activism and engagement toward a world of true equity for all — and we have a responsibility to ensure that is reflected in the names we use. Names are important. Names have the power to invite or to exclude,…