WorkForce Central cordially invites you for a day of open and honest conversations to bring our communities closer, challenge racial inequities, and develop collective solutions. The power to transform our systems relies on each of us — within our neighborhoods, organizations, workplaces, and culture. The Lens of Equity Summit is a space for reflection, dialogue, […]
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Public Days at Festival of Trees return this Saturday
Submitted by Mary Bridge Children’s. The 38th annual Festival of Trees Public Days are coming this weekend, a Tacoma holiday tradition presented by Mary Bridge Children’s Foundation and Mary Bridge Children’s Hospital. This year’s theme “Magic Lives Here” invites families to get in the spirit and sparkle with the season. 🎄 When: Saturday, Nov. 30, […]
Resourcing Frontline Communities: APCC to award $410,000 to organizations and groups working on a Healthy Environment for All
Asia Pacific Cultural Center (APCC), with Front & Centered, N’aah Illahee Fund, Latino Community Fund, and the Washington State Coalition of African Community Leaders (WASCL), announces a $3 million community capacity-building grant. APCC will distribute $410,000 in sub-grants to organizations working to advance environmental justice and climate resilience for overburdened and vulnerable communities in Washington […]
Letter: Celebrating the Life and Legacy of Nicole Milton
Submitted by Teairrau Mason. Our beloved Nicole Milton was so much more than words can capture. She was a devoted mother to five incredible children, ages 3 to 17, and the heart of our community. Her laugh could light up a room, her kindness could soften the hardest of days, and her unwavering dedication to […]
Connect With Creativity at Arts at the Armory
TACOMA, Wash. — The community is invited to attend Arts at the Armory, a vibrant two-day arts market taking place on December 7 and 8, from 11 AM to 5 PM, at the historic Tacoma Armory (1001 S. Yakima Ave.). Over 100 Tacoma artists working across various artistic disciplines and mediums—including ceramics, glass, painting, literary […]
Transformation by Leather
Years ago, a stand-up shirt or jacket collar meant you were cool . . . throw in sunglasses and a motorcycle and you had the complete set. Roberto was an Elvis wanna-be. He wanted to be cool. He wanted people to admire him. He wanted to be a star. He wanted to be looked up […]
Department Spotlight – Sustainability
By Corvo Rohwer, Puyallup Tribal News. Following Puyallup Tribal Council’s 2019 Climate Emergency Resolution, the Puyallup Tribe developed a Sustainability Program to ensure proper measures were being taken to ensure correct climate action was established. Along with the department, a sustainability manager role was added, now filled by Puyallup Tribal Member Kalicia Bean. She engages members […]
Tribal curriculum continues to develop in local school districts
By Corvo Rohwer, Puyallup Tribal News. Heritage Division Curriculum Developer and School Liaison Patricia Conway visited multiple school districts in November to observe the ongoing implementation of the Since Time Immemorial curriculum. Also known as the John McCoy (lulilaš) STI, the Tribally-cultivated curriculum has been a requirement for schools to teach since 2015 by Senate Bill […]
Jennifer of the Backward Glance
I don’t know why it was or what it was . . . or still does, to make me look at Jennifer after’s she’s walked past. The smell of her perfume has done this for me and a certain look or smile has captured my attention for a minute or so from other women, but […]