[PNWHEALTH] Events UPDATE

[Jenkins, Rosalund (CAA)]

Dear Friends -

 

Mark your calendars:

 

Monday, February 16, 2009 is African American Legislative Day.  This is
our first year on a Monday holiday, so working people don't have to take
time off to attend.  

Now is the time to contact your state legislators and make appointments
on Feb. 16th to address our community's issues.  

Get more information on how to do this at 
http://www.caa.wa.gov/Knowyourlegislature.shtml .

 

 

URGENT - Oct. 7 Invitation

All of our state's ethnic commissions are involved in five studies on
the academic achievement gap affecting students of color.  

A long-standing fighter for educational equity may hold the key to
aligning our efforts: Mr. Paul Ruiz
<http://www2.edtrust.org/EdTrust/About+the+Ed+Trust/Paul+Ruiz.htm> ,
co-founder of The Education Trust.

 

If you care about educational equity, you are urgently invited to a
special session with Mr. Paul Ruiz of The Education Trust
<http://www2.edtrust.org/edtrust/about+the+ed+trust> :

*	Date:    Tuesday, October 7, 2008 
*	Time:   4:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. 
*	Place:  SeaTac - Washington Mutual Leadership Center at
Cedarbrook 
*	Light refreshments will be served 
*	18525 36th Avenue South, SeaTac, Washington 98188
*	Driving Directions  http://www.cedarbrookcenter.com/findus.html

 

A few more details are in the attached PDF file.  Please share this
invitation with others who might wish to attend.  

This event is free of charge.   Washington Mutual is co-sponsoring this
event.  Thanks WAMU!  

Please R.S.V.P. to Alicia Luna at 360-725-5661 or aluna at cha.wa.gov
<mailto:aluna at cha.wa.gov>  or Pam Morris at 360-725-5664 or 
pmorris at caa.wa.gov <mailto:pmorris at caa.wa.gov> .

 

 

Thursday, October 9 -- The Commission on African American Affairs will
meet from 4:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. at Mount Zion Baptist Church, 1634 19th
Ave. in Seattle.  We will conduct regular business and pre-legislative
day sessions on health disparities, education, and youth violence as
follows:

 

*	Rep. Mary Helen Roberts, D-21st District, will present on
disproportionate minority confinement/juvenile justice issues.  
*	Rep. Eric Pettigrew and advisory committee members will update
the community on implementation of House Bill 2722 addressing the
academic achievement gap.  
*	We will be present "Unnatural Causes: In Sickness and in Wealth
<http://www.unnaturalcauses.org/episode_descriptions.php?page=1> " an
excerpt from the acclaimed Public Broadcasting documentary exploring
health disparities.  
*	Finger foods and light refreshments will be served
*	The public comment period will be from 5:30 to 6:00 p.m.

 

Call 360-725-5663 for more information.  

 

Thanks and best regards . . . ROZ

 

Rosalund Jenkins, Executive Director

Washington State Commission on African American Affairs

210  11th Ave. SW, Suite 301A, Olympia, WA 98502

rjenkins at caa.wa.gov <mailto:rjenkins at caa.wa.gov> 

Voice 360-725-5663  

Fax 360-586-0622

 

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