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RAIN, In Solidarity

5/18/2022

 
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Hello RAIN Community,

Please see the below message from our friends at the Blacks United in Leadership and Diversity (BUILD) BRG. RAIN’s leadership joins with BUILD in expressing our love and support for all of those affected and suffering due to the tragedy in Buffalo, NY over the weekend. We specifically hold members of the LGBTQ+ community, who have faced discrimination and abuse, in our thoughts and encourage our community to seek ways to uplift and support those and other marginalized voices in this conflict.
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In Solidarity,
Taja Blackhorn, Co-Chair
Ryan Douglas, Co-Chair
Rainbow Alliance and Inclusion Network (RAIN)

Original message from RAIN

BUILD Mourns with Buffalo, NY

5/17/2022

 
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A message from Blacks United In Leadership and Diversity (BUILD):

With a heavy heart, we are forced to reconcile, yet again, that there is still much work to do in America when it comes to racism, hate, and supremacy-mindedness. The tragedy of Buffalo, NY is senseless and disheartening. We at BUILD, stand with the families affected and mourn the lives lost.

We encourage you all to be vigilant about your safety, hold those you love a little tighter, and keep making space for change and justice for our people.

For more information on this tragedy, we invite you to visit the Anti-Defamation League blog.
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We also invite you, as state workers, to use the Washington State Employee Assistance Program. 

Sincerely, 
​Build Leadership

2022 Washington State DEI Summit

5/16/2022

 
The Washington State DEI Summit is June 7, 14, 21, and 28. This event is virtual.

This year's theme this:
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Acknowledging Our Past, Transforming Our Future
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Interviews about the Summit moderated by BUILD's very own, Sharon Armstrong!
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Check out more interviews!

Save the date, Celebrate Juneteenth with BUILD, 6/16/22

5/10/2022

 
Juneteenth is a state holiday!
Watch this space for more info as it becomes available.
​This event also serves as BUILD's June General Membership Meeting.
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Meet Candacy Taylor, the nation’s leading Green Book scholar and author, at the Washington State History Museum

5/9/2022

 
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​Tacoma, WA – Cultural documentarian, author and photographer Candacy Taylor is the number one person you’d want to ask about the Green Book. She crisscrossed tens of thousands of miles in the United States to research and write The Overground Railroad: The Green Book and the Roots of Black Travel in America. The 2020 book became the basis for The Negro Motorist Green Book exhibition, created by the Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service (SITES) and co-curated by Taylor. The exhibition is on view at the Washington State History Museum in Tacoma through June 12. The Black Heritage Society of Washington State has partnered with the History Museum and invites the community to meet Candacy Taylor at a free author talk and book signing on Thursday, May 19 at 6:00 PM.


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