King County Executive Dow Constantine on Leading With Racial Justice
The following message
was sent by Executive Dow Constantine to all King County employees on
March 28, 2017.
"We’ve made the
decision to lead with race, to put racial justice front and center in our
efforts.
When we look at data
across our communities, whether it is people’s health, access to housing and
good paying jobs, educational attainment, income, or incarceration rates,
disparities are greatest when we look at the data by race: people of color are
worse off in almost every measure.
It is unacceptable
that the color of your skin continues to have a significant impact on your
health, life experience and chances of living well and thriving.
By leading with racial
justice we are committing to taking on the root causes of our most challenging
problems and to focus where needs are greatest and we can have the biggest
impact. At the same time, we will apply what we’ve learned from our racial
justice work to continue our efforts to eliminate all forms of discrimination
and disparities. Discrimination of any kind is unacceptable in King County and
will not be tolerated."
Watch the
video featuring Executive Constantine and other King County
representatives on our commitment to leading with racial justice.
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Requests for Proposals
Office of Equity and
Social Justice
King County’s Office
of Equity and Social Justice seeks an external researcher, writer, and convener
to conduct a comprehensive analysis and report detailing the nature of labor
trafficking and economic exploitation in King County, the systems of services for
victims and survivors and their effectiveness, and solutions toward
prevention.
The study and
production of a draft report shall be concluded no later than July 31, 2017, in
order to accommodate delivery of a final report to the County Council by September
1, 2017. Please read the
Request for Proposals and Scope of Work for more information at the Office of Equity and Social Justice website.
Proposals due
Monday, April 24, 2017.
For
questions, please contact Ericka Cox at 206-477-2170 or ericka.cox@kingcounty.gov.
Public Health
The Contracts,
Procurement, and Real Estate Services Section of Public Health – Seattle &
King County has posted a Request for Proposals to support Early
Intervention Services from Minority AIDS Initiative funds.
These funds are
designed to enhance access to a comprehensive continuum of high quality care
for low-income individuals and families of color who are living with HIV/AIDS.
Proposals due
Thursday, May 4, 2017.
Please visit
http://www.kingcounty.gov/health/rfp
for more information.
Voter Education Fund
King County Elections Director, Julie Wise, has announced her Office's ongoing collaboration with the Seattle Foundation to offer up to $400,000 in funding for community organizations conducting voter
engagement with underserved communities.
The Voter Education Fund provides grants to any organization
that works to reduce inequities in voting access in marginalized communities
including, but not limited to, communities of color, limited English-speaking
communities, people with disabilities, low-income youth, veterans, people experiencing
homelessness, and individuals who have been convicted of a felony and had their
voting rights restored.
More
information and the application can be found on King County Election's website. Frequent updates can be found on the Elections blog or by connecting with Elections on Twitter, Facebook, or Instagram.
All Are Welcome Here
 More than 80 elected officials from throughout King County have signed a pledge to promote safe, welcoming, and inclusive communities – regardless of a person’s immigration or refugee status, race, religion, national origin, age, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability, housing status, veteran status, political ideology, ancestry, or any other social identity.
Read the pledge and view a list of elected officials that have signed on.
The Office of Equity and Social Justice website also offers an extensive collection of Immigrant and Refugee related resources developed by our colleagues throughout the country, many in multiple languages.
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