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2023 Equity For All – Recap

May 2, 2023

Categories: Advocacy, Community, Education and Training, Events, Get Involved, Impact, Other

| Tags: equity, Equity For All, event, mental health resources, Racial & Social Justice, rsj, Spokane

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 had the option of joining …

Thriving Now – Recap

April 7, 2023

| By Jemma Riedel-Johnson

Categories: Community, Other, Success Stories

| Tags: discussion, Domestic Violence, intimate partner violence, Survivor, survivor story, thriving

A Conversation on domestic violence On April 5th, 2023, YWCA Spokane hosted a conversation on domestic violence with Askia Underwood, a domestic violence survivor recently featured in Uncovered: The Secrets We Hide. Watch Askia’s story here. Thriving Now is a powerful first-hand account of how domestic violence can turn someone’s world upside down. A self-described optimist, …

Women’s History Month 2023

March 31, 2023

| By Jemma Riedel-Johnson

Categories: Community, Other

| Tags: community, staff, WHM, womens history month

Women’s History Month (WHM) was first celebrated on a national level in 1982 as “Women’s History Week.” In 1987, Congress designated the month of March as Women’s History Month and it has been continued through presidential proclamations ever since. Learn more at womenshistorymonth.gov. This year, for Women’s History Month, we wanted to celebrate a few of …

Women’s History Month 2023 – Becky

March 27, 2023

| By Lara Estaris

Categories: Community, Other

| Tags: community, WHM, womens history month

Image of a smiling woman with brown hair and brown eyes wearing glasses and a half moon beaded necklace with text that says, "Woman's History Month, Becky Davila-Nichols, front desk receptionist"

Women’s History Month (WHM) was first celebrated on a national level in 1982 as “Women’s History Week.” In 1987, Congress designated the month of March as Women’s History Month and it has been continued through presidential proclamations ever since. Learn more at womenshistorymonth.gov. This year, we wanted to celebrate a few of our amazing staff …

Women’s History Month 2023 – Emily

March 20, 2023

| By Lara Estaris

Categories: Community, Other

| Tags: WHM, womens history month

Women’s History Month (WHM) was first celebrated on a national level in 1982 as “Women’s History Week.” In 1987, Congress designated the month of March as Women’s History Month and it has been continued through presidential proclamations ever since. Learn more at womenshistorymonth.gov. This year, we wanted to celebrate a few of our amazing staff …