Racial & Social Justice

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Unity Rally, March & Resource Fair Returns

January 13, 2023

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

| Tags: Civil rights, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr, equity, holiday, MLK Day, MLK Jr, Racial & Social Justice, resources, rsj, Spokane

Image of orange background with text that reads, "Never let anyone - any person or any force - dampen, dim, or diminish your light. Study the path of others to make your way easier and more abundant. - John Lewis"

Every year, our nation celebrates and honors the life and contributions of civil rights leader, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Together, we can make MLK Day a day to embody and uphold Dr. King’s legacy. Today, and everyday, we commit ourselves to the work of promoting peace, justice, freedom, and dignity for all. The two-day …

RSJ January Spotlight: 2023 Washington Legislative Session

January 10, 2023

| By Lara Estaris

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

| Tags: equity, Racial & Social Justice, resources, rsj, RSJ Spotlight, Spotlight, waleg, walex, Washington Legislative Session

This year’s Washington legislative session has begun in Olympia. Being an odd-numbered year, we’re headed into a long session (105 days) which means more time to pass bills and negotiate a brand new biennial budget for 2023-2025, with the fiscal year starting July 1, 2023. This will also be the first in-person session since the …

RSJ Spotlight: dom+bomb

December 20, 2022

| By Lara Estaris

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

| Tags: clothes, clothing, domandbomb, equity, fashion, garment, gender, gender-affirming, Racial & Social Justice, resources, rsj, RSJ Spotlight, Spokane, Spotlight, style, tailoring

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. 11 min read content warning: language, fatphobia December Spotlight dom+bomb Listen to the full unedited …

RSJ Spotlight: Nanette Cloud

November 30, 2022

| By Lara Estaris

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

| Tags: equity, Racial & Social Justice, resources, rsj, RSJ Spotlight, Songbird, Spotlight

Image of woman wearing wide-brimmed hat and scarf with hands on hips, with quote that reads, "I don't want to work under an alias. I think it's very important to be authentic and visibly a trans person, living and working and doing cool things in the world."

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. 2 minute read content warning: abuse, death, trauma November Spotlight Nanette Cloud Nanette grew up …

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 …