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"Equity is a state priority", Governor Jay Inslee

2/22/2021

 
Originally published February 19, 2021.

​"Yesterday I had the pleasure of announcing Dr. Karen Johnson as the first director of Washington state’s new Office of Equity. Dr. Johnson has been a Washington state employee for over a decade, working with state agencies to transform our institutions to better and more equitably serve Washingtonians."

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Disability Inclusion Network, monthly general membership meeting

2/9/2021

 
The Disability Inclusion Network (DIN) is inviting you to attend our monthly general membership meeting. You will not want to miss this meeting!! We will be having special guests from Microsoft’s Accessibility Team to discus how to navigate the accessibility features in Microsoft Teams.

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Serve Washington Volunteer Story Project Outreach

2/9/2021

 
Serve Washington, the state commission on national and community service, reaches out to you in hopes you would be willing to help us get the word out on this effort to all of the Statewide business resource groups either through their newsletters, distribution lists or social media. We posted the announcement on our Facebook and Twitter if you want to share that way.

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DIn announces Virtual Meeting Planning guide

2/9/2021

 
The Disability Inclusion Network (DIN), a fellow statewide business resource group, is excited to announce the availability of an Inclusive Virtual Meeting Planning guide and checklist published on their website.

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Food for Diversity-cultural recipe book

10/22/2020

 
A message from the Washington Immigrant Network - www.washingtonimmigrantnetwork.org:

The Washington Immigrant Network needs your help making the Food for Diversity-Cultural Recipe Book. We need your recipe as well as volunteers to help collect the recipes, publish, and distribute the book.  If you have recipes to share and or interested in joining the Food for Diversity committee, please email us at win@ofm.wa.gov

We have the following main ideas about the project:

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BUILD supports DIN, honors Disability Employment and Awareness Month

10/20/2020

 
The Disability Inclusion Network invites all state agencies to join us during the month of October for Disability Employment and Awareness month.  A time to learn, understand and consider the value persons with disabilities bring to the workforce and our communities. Disability inclusion is a fundamental core of our statewide Diversity Equity and Inclusion (DEI) efforts to create and sustain the Governor’s initiative for a “Respectful and Inclusive Workplace.”  The DIN wants the State of Washington to be an employer of choice for persons with disabilities

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BUILD Honors Hispanic Heritage Month

9/30/2020

 
Blacks United In Diversity and Leadership supports the Latino Leadership Network (LLN) and the Latinx community, and honors Hispanic Heritage Month.

In recognition of Hispanic Heritage Month, your Latino Leadership Network Executive Board has put together a new video to welcome all Washington State workers and allies into the familia that is LLN. We took this opportunity to speak from our hearts about the value we see in participating in this group. See the video on YouTube.

​A special thank you to a rising star in LLN, Larry Delgado, for being our editor on this project.

Each year, Americans observe National Hispanic Heritage Month from September 15 to October 15, by celebrating the contributions and importance of Hispanics and Latinos to the United States and those American citizens whose ancestors came from Spain, Mexico, the Caribbean, Central America, and South America.

Hispanic Heritage Month also marks the anniversary of independence of five Latin American countries: Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras and Nicaragua. Mexico, Chile and Belize also celebrate their independence days during this period.

In the U.S. this observance began in 1968 as Hispanic Heritage Week under President Lyndon Johnson and was expanded by President Ronald Reagan in 1988 to cover September 15 to October 15. 
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Last year, LLN marked the occasion with a fascinating presentation by Antonio Sanchez, PhD, Director of Intergovernmental and International Relations at Central Washington University. Sanchez presented “A Proud Past – Building a New Future, the History of the Accomplishments and Contributions of Hispanics in Washington State.” The presentation included several revelations about the roles Hispanics have played in the history and development of Washington State. See the Facebook Live recording

BUILD Honors PRIDE Month

6/15/2020

 
Blacks United In Diversity and Leadership supports the LGBTQ+ community, and honors Pride Month.

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DIN: "We stand with you"

6/5/2020

 
A message from DIN, Washington State's Disability Inclusion Network, a fellow BRG.

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To BUILD, on behalf of WIN

6/4/2020

 
A message from the Washington Immigrant Network (WIN), a fellow BRG. 

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To BUILD, on behalf of RAIN

6/4/2020

 
A message from the Rainbow Alliance and Inclusion Network (RAIN), a fellow Washington State BRG.

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