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SUMMARY:Belonging and Being Othered: Representation\, Liberation\, Power and the Struggle for Justice
DESCRIPTION:📅 Date: Wednesday\, August 27\, 2025\n🕕 Time: Doors open at 6:00 PM | Program begins at 6:30 PM\n📍 Location: Bridgeview Resource Center\, 505 Omaha Way\, Vancouver\, WA 98661\n🍽️ Dinner: A hot meal will be served \n\nBelonging and Being Othered: Representation\, Liberation\, Power\, and the Struggle for Justice\nTogether\, we will wrestle with the question: “Who gets to belong in America\, and who is kept at the margins?” \nThis panel will explore the deep tensions between belonging and othering in American life. We’ll look at how representation\, systemic power\, and racial justice shape who is seen\, valued\, and free. The conversation will confront hard truths about exclusion and oppression while envisioning a future grounded in liberation\, equity\, and collective healing. \nPanelists\n\nVanessa Neal – VP Diversity Equity Inclusion\, Clark College\nVanessa Gaston – Director\, Community Services\, Clark County\nSiobhana McEwen – Executive Director\, SWEC\nPaul Speer – Retired VP of Development\, Hewlett-Packard\nRev. Michael Jones Jr. – VP & Chair\, Legal Redress and Civil Rights\, NAACP\nFrank So – Executive Director\, Ecumenical Ministries of Oregon\n\n\nAttend In Person or Virtually\nCan’t make it to Vancouver? Join us via livestream and be part of the conversation from wherever you are. \nJoin the Livestream Here \n\n\nEvent at a Glance\n\n6:00 PM: Doors open and dinner served\n6:30 PM: Program begins with panel discussion and community dialogue\n8:30 PM: Closing remarks\n\n\n\nBe Part of the Movement\nTogether\, we will imagine bold possibilities for transformation and collective healing.
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CATEGORIES:Race & Justice
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SUMMARY:Minding My Black Owned Business: Community Celebration to Close Out National Black Business Month
DESCRIPTION:📅 Date: Thursday\, August 29\n🕕 Time: 6:00 PM\n📍 Location: JaRays Grill & Lounge\, Capitol Hill\, Seattle\, WA \n\nSeattle\, WA — To close out National Black Business Month\, the community is invited to gather for Minding My Black Owned Business\, an evening of celebration\, connection\, and empowerment at JaRays Grill & Lounge in Capitol Hill. \nThis event shines a spotlight on the vital role Black-owned businesses play in our local economy and across our communities. Attendees can meet featured Black-owned vendors\, hear remarks from elected officials\, and enjoy great food\, including JaRays’ signature BBQ and Cultivate Farms’ Vegan Gumbo. \nMore than a celebration\, this evening is about sustainability and support. Together we will name challenges\, share resources\, and discuss strategies that strengthen the ecosystem for Black entrepreneurship. \n\nEvent at a Glance\n\nWhat: Minding My Black Owned Business — Closing Celebration\nWhen: Thursday\, August 29\, 6:00 PM\nWhere: JaRays Grill & Lounge\, Capitol Hill\, Seattle\, WA\nFeaturing: Black-owned vendors\, remarks by elected officials\, BBQ and vegan gumbo\, community networking\n\n\nVendor Opportunities\nBlack-owned businesses are encouraged to participate as vendors. \nContact: Arlene Hampton · (206) 554-9496 \n\nPresented by NAACP AOWSAC.
URL:https://naacpaowsac.org/event/minding-my-black-owned-business-community-celebration-to-close-out-national-black-business-month/
LOCATION:JaRays Grill & Lounge\, 1000 E Madison St\, Seattle\, WA\, 98122\, United States
CATEGORIES:Economy
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SUMMARY:Louder Than Hate: Trans & Queer Joy as Resistance
DESCRIPTION:📅 Date: Saturday\, August 30\, 2025\n🕓 Time: 4:00 PM – 9:00 PM\n📍 Location: Washington Hall\, 153 14th Ave\, Seattle\, WA \n\nThe 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 & Queer Joy as Resistance. \nThis powerful gathering is a celebration of resilience and solidarity\, affirming that joy itself is an act of defiance against hate. Through music\, art\, and community\, we will lift up queer and trans lives\, especially Black trans women and femmes\, who continue to face disproportionate violence and discrimination. Together\, we honor their leadership and courage while demanding a future grounded in justice and liberation. \n\nIn Solidarity\n“The NAACP has a long legacy of fighting for freedom\, justice\, and dignity in the face of hate. Today\, that fight must also center queer and trans lives.” – Deaunte Damper\, LGBTQ Chair\, NAACP AOWSAC \n\n\nEvent Highlights\n\nMusic\, Art & Voices of Resistance: Performances and storytelling that uplift trans and queer joy\nCommunity Celebration: A call to action rooted in healing\, resilience\, and solidarity\nPowerful Partnerships: Lavender Rights Project\, NAACP AOWSAC\, and community allies\n\n\n\nWhy It Matters\nEvents like Louder Than Hate remind us that liberation is collective. Hate has no place in Seattle\, in Washington\, or anywhere. Together\, we rise for justice\, safety\, dignity\, and joy.
URL:https://naacpaowsac.org/event/louder-than-hate-trans-queer-joy-as-resistance/
LOCATION:Washing Hall\, 153 14th Ave\, Seattle\, WA\, United States
CATEGORIES:Race & Justice
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