Aug 18, 2021 | Feature, News
On July 6, 2021 the Eastside Interfaith Gathering (EIG) held a Celebration of Gratitude & Thanksgiving to “Keep People Housed”. Six of seven invited legislators spent a Tuesday summer evening with us further demonstrating that East/North King County voices – and specifically faith voices – made a difference this legislative session. EIG members put our “Keep People Housed” campaign into action and, partnered with the Washington Low Income Housing Alliance, WLIHA, and together we succeeded.
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Aug 17, 2021 | Accompaniment & Sanctuary, Feature, News
Shared with us by our partners at WAISN: We wanted to make sure you saw the new report from the University of Washington Center for Human Rights on the implementation of Keep Washington Working, including the story on KUOW about its findings. Included in the key...
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Aug 13, 2021 | Feature, News
REDISTRICTING KING COUNTY Online Meeting – Wednesday August 18, 2021 7:00-8:00 PM PST Have your say in how your community is represented in King County Government! Join us via ZOOM here: Learn more about YOUR King County District here via the Story Map Hosted...
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Jul 23, 2021 | Feature, News
Last month our (fully vaccinated!) staff gathered in person for the first time since March 2020 to break bread and share fellowship. Several of us had been working together for a year or more and never met in person! We are filled with gratitude for the community...
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Jul 23, 2021 | Feature, News
By Cesar Linares Estevez, Highline Organizer at the Church Council of Greater Seattle | June 25, 2021 On Monday June 21 the Burien City Council voted 6-1 to approve the Downtown Emergency Service Center (DESC) proposal as part of the city’s Affordable Housing...
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Jul 12, 2021 | Feature, News
My name is Maricruz Maldonado Vargas (she/her) and I am an undergraduate student at the University of Washington with a double major in Law, Societies, and Justice and Spanish and a minor in Diversity. I am from a small town called Othello on the Eastern side of...
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