Condemn Illegal Military Attacks on Venezuela Rising Majority , a BIPOC led coalition, has a call to action on Google Docs  to help you notify your congressional representative to stop the attacks on Venezuela. They provide a template letter and links to find your representative so you can quickly and easily take action. Watch this Video about Fighting Facism The Ripple Effect Institute shared this guide on things you can do to fight fascism as an antidote to despair. They ta

Blackout Spending at Large Corporations Black Voters Matter , among other organizations, are urging people to avoid buying from major corporations between Thanksgiving and December 5th. SURJ  is recommending you boycott Home Depot, Target, and Amazon during this period. They recommend that you redirect spending instead to Black-owned and community-rooted small businesses. Sign this Petition and Consider Opting out of Spotify Spotify has been airing ICE recruitment ads using i

Cultures Connecting End of Year Wrap Up for 2025 Can you believe 2025 is already coming to a close? It's been a tumultuous year for many of us as we've experienced attacks on diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging, harm to our communities, and the dismantling of rights. It's a lot to take in so for our very last newsletter issue for the year (there will only be one in December), we wanted to share how we've been managing through all of this, as well as highlights of 2025

Participate in Disappeared in America Weekend of Action Disappeared in America is a national effort to protect immigrant rights, due process, and democracy. The Disappeared in America Weekend of Action on November 1-2 is a mobilization effort to protect immigrants, expose corporate complicity, and honor the lives lost in detention. Events include protests at Home Depot, freedom vigils at detention centers, courthouses, and jails, as well as Dia de los Muertos actions to honor

National Hispanic Heritage Month Starts Today National Hispanic Heritage Month starts today and last through October 15th. This month was...

Hire a Worker through Casa Latina Casa Latina is a nonprofit organization that "advances the power and well-being of Latino immigrants through employment, education, and community organizing." In light of the ICE raids impacting the Latinx community, Casa Latina asks us to support them by hiring a worker through their Worker Center. You can either call at 206-956-0779 or submit a work order online . Both Judy Lee and Ilsa Govan have used the service. Ilsa shares, " I used Cas

Coming Up this Month: Learn to Speak Up with Shutting Down When having difficult conversations, do you... React impulsively instead of responding thoughtfully? Lash out or withdraw when the conversation becomes tense? Speak without listening? We've all been there. Engaging in tough conversations with family, friends, and colleagues requires intentional effort, skill, and practice. At our workshop, Speaking Up without Shutting Down: Tools for Hard Conversations, you'll learn t

Interview with Director of Documentary "Homegrown" about the January 6th Insurrection Homegrown  is a documentary by director Michael...

Transforming White Women's Leadership Workshop We are excited to share that our next workshop, "Transforming White Women's Leadership:...

Advancing DEIBelonging Workshop Date Change As you know, we distribute our Diversity Calendar  to help you plan your events and meetings...

Advancing DEIBelonging Workshop Series If you received our last newsletter, you know that we have a new workshop offering: Advancing...

Sign the Pledge to Take Action with the Civil Right Coalition The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights is comprised of over...

New Edition of our Train the Trainers Book Coming Can you believe it's been 10 years since we last published our book, Diversity, Equity,...

Unpacking Sexism & White Privilege in Pursuit of Racial Justice Workshop in June We are excited to announce dates for our next workshop,...

“I just so often wish that I could talk to Grace or my dad. I would ask them, when you were 43 years old, were you as worried about the...

In honor of AAPI Heritage Month, our Cultures Connecting team member Judy Lee had an opportunity to speak with Tiffany Lee, niece to...

When we speak boldly and challenge White supremacy, White supremacy pushes back. We’ve seen this most recently in the federal...

While it is certainly not the only thing that needs to be done in order for change to occur, one way to demonstrate a commitment to...

Photo courtesy of Highline.edu As I watch people debate whether Nike should have used Colin Kaepernick in their campaign and whether...

Since Election Day, we’ve been whirling in a variety of emotions, ranging from deep sorrow to anger, and landing in a place of...