• Belonging and Being Othered: Representation, Liberation, Power and the Struggle for Justice

    📅 Date: Wednesday, August 27, 2025 🕕 Time: Doors open at 6:00 PM | Program begins at 6:30 PM 📍 Location: Bridgeview Resource Center, 505 Omaha Way, Vancouver, WA 98661 🍽️ Dinner: A hot meal will be served Belonging and Being Othered: Representation, Liberation, Power, and the Struggle for Justice Together, we will wrestle with […]

    Louder Than Hate: Trans & Queer Joy as Resistance

    Washing Hall 153 14th Ave, Seattle

    📅 Date: Saturday, August 30, 2025 🕓 Time: 4:00 PM – 9:00 PM 📍 Location: Washington Hall, 153 14th Ave, Seattle, WA The NAACP Alaska Oregon Washington State Area Conference (AOWSAC) stands proudly with the Lavender Rights Project, community leaders, and our Black, Trans, and Queer family in support of Louder Than Hate: Trans & […]

  • 2026 LGBTQ Policy Agenda Think Tank Sessions

    The 2026 LGBTQ Policy Agenda Think Tank Sessions are two community-centered strategy sessions hosted by NAACP AOWSAC with the Black Prisoners Caucus and SURGE on December 21 and 28, 2025. Political Analyst NiRae Petty and NAACP LGBTQ Chair Deaunte Damper lead discussions to finalize legislative priorities for Black and Queer communities.

    2026 LGBTQ Policy Agenda Think Tank Sessions

    The 2026 LGBTQ Policy Agenda Think Tank Sessions are hosted by NAACP AOWSAC in collaboration with the Black Prisoners Caucus and SURGE on December 21 and 28, 2025. Facilitated by NiRae Petty and Deaunte Damper, these sessions co-develop legislative priorities that center Black and Queer community voices for the 2025–2027 policy agenda.