racial and social justice

YWCA Spokane Rebrands Annual Campaign & Event

April 13, 2023

| Tags: #ujji, #ywcaequitychallenge, community, Community Engagement, equity challenge, Racial & Social Justice, racial and social justice, racial justice, rsj

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, to inspire or to disempower. …

RSJ Spotlight: Mariah Brigman + Yoyot Sp’q’n’i

October 31, 2022

| By Lara Estaris

Categories: Advocacy, Community, Get Involved, Impact, Spokane Resources

| Tags: equity, racial and social justice, racial justice, resources, rsj, RSJ Spotlight, social justice, Spotlight, Yoyot Sp'q'n'i

Image of Native woman with red handprint over her mouth symbolizing the Missing, Murdered Indigenous Women movement, with quote that reads, "It seemed like anyone who wasn't Indigenous had no clue what was going on. Which is why I feel really inclined to bring awareness to it. Learning about the disproportionate rates of domestic violence, of violence in general towards Native woman and women of color just made me more passionate."

Racial & Social Justice Partner 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. (3 minute read) CW: domestic violence, death/murder October Spotlight Mariah Brigman, co-founder of Yoyot Sp’q’n’i …

RSJ Spotlight: Alex Gibilisco

September 20, 2022

| By Lara Estaris

Categories: Advocacy, Community, Get Involved, Spokane Resources

| Tags: equity, Partner Spotlight, racial and social justice, racial justice, rsj, RSJ Spotlight, social justice, Spotlight

Image of Hispanic man with text that reads, "I am not scared about what our next generation's going to do. As long as we're able to have these hard conversations about how history and current society and cultures can negatively impact our human experience, they will carry on that work and dismantle in a lot healthier ways because we're providing those tools for them to be able to have those difficult conversations, to express how they're feeling, and why they're feeling it. And to set expectations for everybody else on how they want to be treated, looked at, and being able to ask for that."

Racial & Social Justice Partner 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. (13 minute read) September Spotlight Alex Gibilisco, Manager of Equity and Inclusion Initiatives, Spokane City …

Staff Spotlight – Rachel Dannen

August 26, 2022

| By Jemma Riedel-Johnson

Categories: Community, Get Involved, Impact, Other

| Tags: Community Engagement, impact, racial and social justice, staff

We would like to take this opportunity to spotlight Rachel & wish her well! In December of 2020, we welcomed Rachel Dannen to our team as our new Racial & Social Justice Intern, a position created to help further the work of our agency’s Racial & Social Justice (RSJ) Committee. We are sad to share …

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. …