Tag Archives: community
Spark In The Park! II
Spark In The Park is back! This time, we’re organizing a gathering at Volunteer Park for young artists, activists and/or people who give a damn about the world! We’ll run some facilitated group activities, get to know each other, make music and art and find new and exciting ways to work together to fight for [...]
Schools 2 Prisons Podcast Series – Episode 3
OAG & the League of Education Voters present: The Cost of Inequity Listen now with the media player below! Download the Schools 2 Prisons series on iTunes! You can also download the full transcript here: SCHOOLS 2 PRISONS-FROM PUPIL TO PRISONER (PDF) Summary: The last segment explored the economic, social and cultural cost of educational inequity. [...]
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Come out and support paid sickdays this Wednesday (7/13)
Hello You(th), Should businesses offer paid sick days? Many people seem to think so and there is now a proposal that will mandate paid sick time for individuals that work in Seattle. It varies by company size and gives employers some flexibility. The organization behind this proposal is The Seattle Coalition for a Healthy Workforce [...]
Schools 2 Prisons Podcast Series – Episode 1
OAG & the League of Education Voters present: The Opportunity Gap & the School to Prison Pipeline Listen now with the media player below! Download the podcast series on iTunes! You can also download the full transcript here: Schools 2 Prisons 1 The Opportunity Gap (PDF) Summary: In this first podcast of the three-part series, we’ll introduce [...]
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Why We Staged The Sit-Ins
This post originally appeared on Change.org -> many thanks to Jess Kutch, director of Organizing at Change.org, for all her tremendous support of the Kick Out Sodexo Coalition After 7 months of polite letter-deliveries, postponed meetings with the UW administration, and general disinterest in their message to “Kick Out Sodexo,” the UW chapter of the [...]
A Redefinition Takeover: Bi- & Multilingual
According to the dictionary… bi·lin·gual –adjective 1. able to speak two languages with the facility of a native speaker. 2. spoken, written, or containing similar information in two different languages: a bilingual dictionary; Public notices at the embassy are bilingual. 3. of, involving, or using two languages: a bilingual community; bilingual schools. http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/bilingual And… multi·lin·gual –adjective [...]
OAG Thang 6 Photos
Thanks for coming to the Thang! Lots of new peeps out this month and we’re so glad to see it! The next OAG event is our Wine & Cheese fundraiser this Saturday! Tickets are $10 and support the work of OAG, not to mention it will score you some delicious wine, cheese, and other party [...]
Common Spaces NW
You are invited to join Common Spaces NW! This event is a three day gathering for anyone with a vision for a better world, aka, YOU! Come learn about the different visions and strategies of Seattle’s many organizations and movements through fun and educational activities and workshops. The whole darn schedule is available at commonspacesnw.org. [...]
