SPECIAL DELIVERY: You are invited to a BRG Listening Session!

Office of the Governor / Office of Financial Management sent this bulletin at 10/24/2025 12:50 PM PDT

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BRG members: Help guide the state’s commitment to protecting rights and interests of immigrant communities.

Make your voice heard during a virtual listening session Oct. 29!

The Office of Equity is inviting all BRGs to participate in a virtual listening session to provide feedback on Executive Order 25-09, Reaffirming Washington’s Commitment to Protecting the Rights and Interests of Immigrant Communities. Read the full executive order.

Purpose

This listening session is a space for BRG members to share immigration-related concerns and needs with the Governor’s Immigration Subcabinet created by this executive order.

Your feedback will inform the Subcabinet’s priorities and next steps to ensure the safety, security, and rights of all people, including our neighbors in immigrant and refugee, disability, and 2SLGBTQIA+ communities.

Participants will have an opportunity to respond to five key priorities in E0-25-09. The Office of Equity has created a survey in which to review the priorities and provide feedback. View the BRG Listening Session Survey.

Registration Information

The event takes place from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Wednesday Oct. 29.

Register to attend.

More information about the event: 

ASL Interpreters and CART have been confirmed. 

If you have questions or concerns, please email subcabinet@equity.wa.gov

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