2010 Seattle Race Conference

Posted on June 29, 2010 by aclfnorthwest

8th Annual Seattle Race Conference Racism and Health Inequities: Eliminating Barriers and Healing Our Communities Saturday, August 28th, 2010 8:00am-4:30pm South Seattle Community College Brockey Conference Center 6000 16th Avenue SW, Seattle, WA 98106 Register Online at www.seattleraceconference.org. Pre-registration is strongly encouraged and will close Friday, August 13th. $20 pre-registration, lunch will be provided/$30 at [...]

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Community Strategic Training Initiative, July 30-August 1

Posted on June 15, 2010 by aclfnorthwest

www.westernstatescenter.org Community Strategic Training Initiative July 30-August 1, 2010 Reed College, Portland Oregon The Community Strategic Training Initiative is a unique three-day training and networking event for community-based leaders, staff, and volunteers of groups organizing for justice in the West. CSTI participants represent a spectrum of experiences and backgrounds. They are diverse with respect to [...]

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APIs & 4/10 Seattle Immigration Reform Rally

Posted on March 29, 2010 by aclfnorthwest

MESSAGE FROM DIANE NARASAKI, FOR THE ASIAN PACIFIC ISLANDER COALITION (APIC) OF WASHINGTON STATE Hello everyone!  You have probably heard by now of the major grassroots push going on across the country for comprehensive immigration reform legislation to pass this year.  Between 200,000 – 500,000 people, over 1,000 buses, came from all over the nation [...]

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Mayor-elect Mike McGinn to host three community town halls

Posted on November 25, 2009 by aclfnorthwest

Seattle––Mayor-elect Mike McGinn will host three town halls next week as part of his transition. The town halls will continue the Mayor-elect’s work to seek input from the community and will be an opportunity for the public to their share ideas for Seattle with the Mayor-elect. Snacks and refreshments provided North Seattle Town Hall: Northgate [...]

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Leadership Education for Asian Pacifics (LEAP) Findings on APA Representation on Corporate Boards

Posted on November 23, 2009 by aclfnorthwest

Asian Pacific Americans Remain Absent from Corporate Boardrooms 76 % of Fortune 100 companies lack Asian Pacific American representation on their boards Washington, D.C., November 6, 2009 – Leadership Education for Asian Pacifics, Inc. (LEAP) unveils the findings of its 2009 Corporate Governance Report measuring Asian Pacific American (APA) inclusion on the boards of Fortune [...]

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Marriage Equality Has a Ring To It: Vote to Approve R-71

Posted on October 6, 2009 by aclfnorthwest

Submitted by: Liezl Rebugio, CLP ‘04 Marriage Equality Has a Ring To It The International Examiner Written by: Liezl Rebugio On May 18, 2009, Governor Christine Gregoire signed the Domestic Partnership Law, which provides the same state rights and responsibilities to domestic partners that are afforded to legally married couples. This November, registered domestic partners [...]

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No on Initiative 1033 for November’s Ballot

Posted on September 30, 2009 by aclfnorthwest

Understanding 1033 Times are tough enough – but Tim Eyman’s Initiative 1033 would make them worse. Eyman’s I-1033 is a proven failure. In 1992, citizens in Colorado passed a similar law with disastrous consequences. The share of low-income kids without health insurance doubled. Colorado’s per capita funding for education plummeted to 49th in nation. The [...]

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Wed, Aug 26: CENSUS 2010/ACLF CLP 09 – Focus Group

Posted on August 24, 2009 by aclfnorthwest

Ensure your voice is heard by the Census Buereau and get a gift, too! The newest class of ACLF’s Community Leadership Program is conducting focus groups to send new insight directly to Census 2010 on how they can better reach “hard to count” Asian Pacific Islander (API) communities. We are looking for API’s who are [...]

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Aug 31 & Sep 1: Congressman McDermott Town Hall on Health Care Reform

Posted on August 24, 2009 by aclfnorthwest

Congressman Jim McDermott will host two Town Hall Meetings on Health Care Reform. Please feel free to share this information. Telephone -Town Hall on August 31, 2009 o       asugiyama@ccawa.orgIf interested, please contact the Congressional District Office to sign up for this event. Live – Town Hall on September 1, 2009 o       at Meany Hall / [...]

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Support the Reuniting Families Act

Posted on June 18, 2009 by aclfnorthwest

The Asian American Justice Center, Asian Pacific American Legal Center, Asian Law Caucus, and Asian American Institute have launched a national petition to support the Reuniting Families Act and fix America’s broken family immigration system. Our goal is to have 1,000 signatures to send to Congress by the end of the summer – let your [...]

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