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A History of Pride: Celebrating Pride Month
June is Pride Month, a time when LGBTQ+ communities come together to celebrate the freedom to be who they are. The first Pride events were held in June to commemorate the Stonewall uprising in New York City in June 1969, which helped launch the modern gay rights movement. Today, Pride is a chance to join…
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December Task Force Update: A Year in Review
December 1, 2021 The past year has been a critical one. Despite the challenges brought with COVID-19, we have made many new and exciting changes over the past year with your help. In 2021, the Task Force continued efforts to support community engagement, diversity, equity, access, and inclusion within organizations, and the distribution of resources…
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HIRE 253 connects residents with housing and employment
October 5, 2021 HIRE 253 is back! It was pouring rain on September 17, but that didn’t stop community organizations and employers throughout Pierce County from joining together at People’s Park in Tacoma to connect residents with resources for housing and employment opportunities. More than 160 people attended Hire 253, many of whom are experiencing…
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October Task Force Update
October 5, 2021 The Pierce County Community Engagement Task Force is making many new and exciting changes that will help us collaborate, grow, and continue to bring economic mobility to individuals and families in Pierce County. Our main meetings will now be held every other month to provide more time to focus on our initiatives.…
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September Task Force Update
September 20, 2021 The Pierce County Community Engagement Task Force is making many new and exciting changes that will help us collaborate, grow, and continue to bring economic mobility to individuals and families in Pierce County. Our main meetings will now be held every other month to provide more time to focus on our initiatives.…
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Civic Engagement vs Community Engagement
June 24, 2021 When we look at the comparison of Civic Engagement vs. Community Engagement, it is like comparing They vs. Them. We all know who “they” and “them” are, but we can’t describe it outside of our personal views. Why is that? When “community” is replaced with “civic,” we see a dramatic shift in…
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June Task Force Update
June 7, 2021 Originally posted on workforce-central.org The Pierce County Community Engagement Task Force has recently completed our Lens of Equity Mini-Series, which focused on the four components of an equitable organization: People, Policy, Practice, and Promotion. We’re planning for the series to be followed in early 2022 by the Lens of Equity Summit, an…
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Supporting Women of Color in the Workplace
June 7, 2021 In March, the Pierce County Community Engagement Task Force hosted a compelling event titled “How to Support Women of Color in the Workplace.” Ninety-five participants listened, spellbound, to four local women of color as they shared very personal experiences of racism, discrimination, and microaggressions in the workplace. We heard about what really…
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Bridging the Gap Between Communities and the Services That Support Them
November 4, 2020 Originally posted on workforce-central.org One hundred and forty-six people from Pierce County nonprofits, education, government, and business gather on a Zoom call and each one quickly introduces themselves. They know each other as individuals, not just as representatives of the organizations they serve, and they have committed to being able to call…
