Leadership Development - Session 2
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Join us for on February 19 Session 2 of the Leadership Development Program, where guest speaker, Jenn Nguyen, will talk about the importance of self-care as vital for the human condition and discussing the experienced trauma and marginalization of Native Hawaiian, Pacific Islander, and Asian communities.
Jenn is the Director of the Washington State Employee Assistance Program. The Washington EAP provides confidential mental health, and wellness supports to Washington state public service employees and their families for over 50 years.
Jenn has been a Washington state public servant for 16 years and is a licensed mental health professional and Diversity and Equity consultant and trainer with a private practice located in south King County. She enjoys spending time with her two children and puppy who was impulsively adopted during the pandemic.
HAPPEN is fortunate to have the Director of Washington Employee Assistance Programs share about the confidential mental health and wellness support services that are provided to state public service employees and their families. Jenn will address the importance of self-care during this time of uncertainty and will also share her journey of resilience by the ‘reclaiming of her origin story’ and how the process has built pathways of leadership roles as a: Washington state public servant for 16 years, licensed mental health professional, and Diversity and Equity consultant and trainer with a private practice located in south King County.
When: from 1:00 - 2:00 pm, 3rd Wednesday of each month, January - June 2025
Where: Zoom
No registration is required but contact information will be documented for attendance purposes.
CART services have been scheduled as an inclusive communicative support.
Content: varied forums or forum panels with speakers and interactive virtual sessions that will support visualizing your goals into actionable next steps
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Job Opportunities
The Attorney General’s Office is recruiting for a permanent full time Civil Rights Intake Specialist (Program Specialist 3) in the Wing Luke Civil Rights Division. This position is located in Seattle, Washington, and is represented by the Washington Federation of State Employees (WFSE).
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3rd Annual National Summit of South Asian Soar
South Asian SOAR is honored to invite you to our third, virtual National Summit. Final registration deadline is Saturday, Feb 15th to secure a $15 lunch stipend.
About the Summit: This historic convening will bring together the South Asian survivor justice movement together for two days of learning, connection, & inspiration. You can find our Summit Handbook here, your one-stop shop for the most up-to-date information about the summit!
When: February 23-24
Where: Virtual (Whova platform)
Cost: Free
Who: The summit is open only to SOAR’s organizational & individual members and invited outside partners! Please do not share this registration link outside of SOAR’s membership. If you’d like to join membership, you can do so here.
We look forward to seeing you there! If you have any questions or concerns, please email summit@southasiansoar.org.
Gonzaga University is hosting a free Common Home Lecture Series. The upcoming session, Transition is Inevitable - Justice is Not: The Central Role of Social Movements in Navigating Ecological Crises, will be presented by Gopal Dayaneni.
When: Monday, February 24th, 2025 at 6:00 pm
Location: Gonzaga University Hemmingson Auditorium and livestreaming online
Cost: Free and open to the public
About the event: The term "Climate Justice" is rapidly replacing "Climate Change" as the way we talk about the existential threat to humanity. But mainstream Climate Justice framing has tended to focus on the disproportionate impacts of climate change on certain communities; particularly the poor, BIPOC, Global South, Small Island Nations, People with Disabilities, and more. While recognizing that those "hit first and worst" and "on the frontlines" are least responsible for the crisis is essential; it is insufficient. When the story stops there, it is the story of victimhood and not the true story of agency and action. Those on the frontlines of the crisis are at the forefront of the solutions. It is grassroots organizing and social movements who are leading the way on climate solutions; from phasing out coal-fired power plants and stopping new fossil fuel infrastructure to transforming the economy through Energy Democracy, Food Sovereignty, Indigenous Land Defense, Resilient Community Design and so much more. The story of Climate and Ecology Justice is most importantly the story of community leadership to transform unjust relationships of power so we not only mitigate climate disruption but navigate the inevitable changes with the greatest equity, justice and democracy possible. There are aspects of the climate we cannot stop from changing but we have 100% control over how we experience those changes. The most impactful way to mitigate the catastrophe is to transform the economy away from extractivism, exploitation and enclosure towards cooperation, care, commons and consent.
About the speaker: Gopal has been working for social, economic, environmental and racial justice through organizing & campaigning, teaching, writing, speaking and direct action since the late 1980’s. Currently, Gopal teaches Race, Activism and Climate Justice; Asian Americans and Environmental Justice; South Asians in the United States; and Climate Action: Applied Learning for Real World Change at San Francisco State University in the Race and Resistance Studies and Asian American Studies Departments. Gopal is also on the steering committee for Climate Justice Leadership Initiatives and the Certificate in Climate Change Causes, Impacts and Solutions. He is a co-founder of Movement Generation: Justice and Ecology Project, which inspires and engages in transformative action towards the liberation and restoration of land, labor, and culture. MG is a founding member of the Climate Justice Alliance. Gopal has served on the staff-collective and is now a member of the Planning Committee and Board and continues to work closely with MG on diverse projects. Gopal serves on the boards of Movement Generation, Occidental Arts and Ecology Center, The People’s Solar Energy Fund, ETC Group and Frontline Catalysts. Gopal works at the intersection of ecology, economy, ending extractivism & empire and creating commons and community.
Gonzaga University is hosting a free Common Home Lecture Series. The upcoming session, Transition is Inevitable - Justice is Not: The Central Role of Social Movements in Navigating Ecological Crises, will be presented by Gopal Dayaneni.
When: Monday, February 24th, 2025 at 6:00 pm
Location: Gonzaga University Hemmingson Auditorium and livestreaming online
Cost: Free and open to the public
Each year, Washington’s Asian American and Pacific Islander communities convene in Olympia to voice their concerns to state lawmakers. The Asian Pacific Islander Coalition (APIC) of King, Pierce, Snohomish, Yakima, and Spokane counties and South Puget Sound and Southwest Washington organize APA Legislative Day, and send a leadership delegation to meet with the Governor, State Representatives, and State Senators. CAPAA plays a supportive role in coordinating logistics and helping convey APA priorities to the Governor.
Despite the snow, 14 buses brought community members from across the state—including Yakima and Spokane—to the Capitol Thursday. Around 600 people participated in the first in-person rally since 2019, making their voices heard. Many Asian legislators stopped by to address the crowd, including Senator Manka Dhingra, Senator Bob Hasegawa, Rep. Sharon Tomiko Santos, Rep. My-Linh Thai, and three newly elected Asian legislators.
Here are resources for learning more about proposed legislation impacting our communities and the legislative process:
Sen. Joe Nguyen has a series of videos on Facebook that break down the legislative process, called Olympia Explained. You can watch the whole series on his Facebook page.
Some videos include:
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The Tacoma Sister Cities International Film Festival will be held on Thursdays from February 27th to March 20th, 2025 at the Grand Cinema.
The theme is "Coming of Age Around the World".
Full Access Passes available: https://www.goelevent.com/wwwtacomasistercitiesorg/Pass/Sale/TSCIFFPAss2025
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