Civic Boot Camp

Seattle CityClub Addresses Transportation Accessibility with Three-Part Civic Boot Camp Series

On March 29th, we convened the executives of Sound Transit, King County Metro (Metro), Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT) and Community Transit (CT) and leaders from the non-profits Commute Seattle, Transportation Choices Coalition and Hopelink to address our region’s overall transportation accessibility challenges, current projects and future plans.  Attendees learned…...

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In the News: Civic Boot Camp on Native Youth Leadership

The News Tribune covered Seattle CityClub’s program on Native youth leadership that was part of our three-part Civic Boot Camp series Native American Leadership in the Salish Sea Region in June 2021. Three youth leaders advocated for environmental protection, legislation to ban Native mascots and the Missing and Murdered Indigenous…...

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Local leaders discuss civic engagement and advocacy for marginalized communities this Friday at Civic Boot Camp

Local leaders discuss civic engagement and advocacy for marginalized communities this Friday at Civic Boot Camp What: Seattle CityClub presents a webinar on Civic Engagement with Local Government. This webinar, the last segment of the Civic Boot Camp on Local Government and Politics, features a panel of community leaders who will discuss…...

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Diverse voices in government: Senator Dhingra and local leaders discuss marginalized communities Friday at Civic Boot Camp

Who: Manka Dhingra, WA State Senator (45th District), Deputy Majority Leader of the Washington State Senate. (First Sikh legislator elected in the nation) joins Chris Roberts, Councilmember, Shoreline City Council (Member of the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma) and Cynthia Delostrinos Johnson, Councilmember, Tukwila City Council (First Woman of Color and person of Asian descent elected…...

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Video: Civic Boot Camp – COVID-19 & Climate Justice

“The workers that are being most heavily impacted now by COVID are also those that stand to be really heavily impacted by climate. So often it’s those that are already the most economically vulnerable that are being the hardest hit.” – Jessica Koski, Washington State Policy Coordinator for the BlueGreen…...

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Video: Civic Boot Camp – COVID-19 & Climate Change

Seattle CityClub convened a panel of experts on May 15 to go in-depth on COVID-19’s impact on climate change globally, pollution locally, the lessons we’ve learned, and how we can apply what we’ve learned going forward: Watch the video above for the full, in-depth discussion, moderated by CityClub’s Jeff Carter,…...

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Video: Final in series on COVID-19’s impact on marginalized communities

Seattle CityClub convened a third panel of experts on April 17, the final in a series of three, discussing how COVID-19 is affecting marginalized communities and what we can do to help. Abriel Johnny, Community and Tribal Engagement Manager for HealthierHere, summed up the discussion on the virus’s impact on…...

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Video: More on COVID-19’s impact on marginalized communities

Following a successful Civic Boot Camp: Digital two weeks prior, Seattle CityClub convened a second panel of experts on March 27 to go in-depth on how COVID-19 is affecting marginalized communities and what we can do to help. “When we’re talking about health care inequities, we’re talking about a lot…...

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Video: COVID-19’s impact on marginalized communities

Seattle CityClub convened a roundtable of public health experts on March 13 to discuss the coronavirus and related challenges facing homeless communities, people of color, and immigrant and refugee populations. “Viruses do not discriminate,” said Equity Officer for Public Health – Seattle & King County, Mariel Torres Mehdipour. Torres Mehdipour…...

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Youth Essay and Art Contest

Share Your Civil Rights Story Write an essay, poem, or create an art piece on how current events around civil rights impact your interactions with your community and neighbors. How do those interactions make you feel? Students of color strongly encouraged to apply. Download: Youth Essay and Art Contest Flyer Contest Winners Receive:…...

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