Advocacy – YWCA Spokane

May RSJ Spotlight

May 23, 2023

Categories: Advocacy, Community, Education and Training, Get Involved, Impact, Spokane Resources

| Tags: Advocacy, APIC Spokane, Coalition of Color, equity, Lands Council, Muslims for Community Action, Racial & Social Justice, resources, rsj, RSJ Spotlight, Spokane Low Income Housing Consortium, 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. 45 min. listen May Spotlight Naghmana Sherazi, Community Outreach & Advocacy Organizer, APIC Spokane Naghmana Sherazi …

Recap | February Pathways Forward: Prevention Efforts

February 10, 2023

| By Lara Estaris

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

| Tags: Advocacy, community, Community Engagement, Domestic Violence, impact, prevention, TDVAM, Teen DVAM, youth advocate

LOCAL EXPERTS JOIN YWCA SPOKANE TO DISCUSS PREVENTION EFFORTS FOR YOUTH During Teen Domestic Violence Awareness Month, YWCA Spokane was joined by Citlalli Briseño, Program Supervisor for Mujeres in Action, and Kami LaMoreaux, Violence Prevention Coordinator for Spokane Regional Domestic Violence Coalition, to speak about their work with young people. Hosted by Lizbeth Reyes, YWCA …

YWomen Vote

November 4, 2022

| By Lara Estaris

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

| Tags: Advocacy, Community Engagement, impact, Racial & Social Justice

#YWOMENVOTE We’re less than one week away from Election Day on November 8th! YWCA Spokane is making sure their voices are heard and we hope you are too. Take a look through our gallery to see all the reasons why our staff votes! Know Your… Early Voting Options: Absentee, mail-in voting, or in-person early voting …

How To Do Your Civic Duty

October 3, 2022

| By Lara Estaris

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

| Tags: Advocacy, community, Community Engagement, legislative advocacy, mid-terms, Racial & Social Justice, voter education, voting

We’ve been working hard on voter education here at YWCA Spokane – that means knowing WHO can vote, HOW to vote, WHEN to vote, and of course, WHY voting is important. Whomst indeed? Did you know you can still vote with a felony conviction? Your voting rights are automatically restored in Washington state as soon …

2022 Spokane Pride Re-cap

June 14, 2022

| By Lara Estaris

Categories: Advocacy, Community, Events, Get Involved

| Tags: Advocacy, community, Community Engagement, LGBTQ+, outreach, photos, Pride, racial and social justice, Spokane Pride

(2 minute read) An earnest karaoke rendition of ‘What’s Up’ by 4 Non Blondes floated through the air as a group of festival goers walked by with a black cat on a leash. Roller derby girls whizzed by. Goths in platform boots towered over the crowds just as tall as drag queens in stilettos did. …