Our Mission

The Rainier Beach Community Empowerment Coalition builds community capacity to successfully address critical issues and enhance quality of life.

SEEDarts efforts to revive the Columbia City Theate

SEEDArts, Southeast Seattle’s largest non-profit arts organization, has announced plans to revive the Columbia City Cinema.

Community effort to reopen the Columbia City Cinema surges forward

SEEDArts has announced a new prospective project: to renovate and reopen the Columbia Cit y Cinema. The original cinema closed  in May 2011 — since then [...]

Next RAVE Community dinner! Jan 20th

Community Dinner at Rainier Community Center is the third Friday of every month, so January 20th, February 17th, and March 16th. Rainier Valley Eats is starting an after school cooking program and Good Food Box program at Rainier Beach High School. The first cooking class there will be Thursday January 19, from 2:45 [...]

Rainier Beach Neighborhood Plan Update – Be There!

Where’s the Beach? What’s the Beach?

These are just some of the questions our neighborhood discussed during the first two Rainier Beach Neighborhood Plan Update workshops this year.  We said that Rainier Beach should be a:

Strong community, with organizations, events and programs that bring people together and serve our kids. [...]

RB Community Center Advisory Council puts Mayor McGinn on Notice

Hello Mayor,     My name is James Luster a member of the Rainier Beach Advisory Council. We would like to say thank you for the new Inclusion Plan that will give Women and Minorities contractors a chance to participate in the bidding for building the Community Center. We will want some follow up to [...]

Photo Voice Exhibit Highlights Community Assets for Education, August 6

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You are invited to a Photo Voice Exhibit!

This exhibit of photos and stories shares the views of young people and adults about what is important in Rainier Beach to support student learning.

DETAILS:

Event: Rainier Beach Photo Voice Gallery Exhibition Date: Saturday, [...]

SE Seattle Community Youth Orchestra and NW Tap Connection at Folklife Festival

Just in case you couldn’t make it last Sunday, here are a few photos from the performances of the  SE Seattle Community Youth Orchestra (SESCYO) and NW Tap Connection at the Folklife Festival.

SESCYO performed three numbers, mixing rhythms, solos, dance, and audience participation into an overall celebration of the power of music to [...]

SE Seattle Community Youth Orchestra and NW Tap to perform at Folk Life, May 29

The Southeast Seattle Youth Orchestra directed by Clarence Robinson and sponsored by the RBHS PTSA, the Rainier Beach Community Empowerment Coalition and Rainier Beach Community Center will be performing at Folklife Festival Sunday May 29th at 1:45pm on the Mural Amphitheater stage. Rainier Beach-based NW Tap will also be performing.

Folklife Festival is free [...]

RBHS Multicultural Performance Celebrates 50 Years of Love

Billed as an “abbreviated edition,” Rainier Beach High School’s 24th Annual Multicultural Performance was nevertheless a fascinating adventure in movement, rhythm, and vibrant colors, from the opening Rhythms and Dances from West Africa to the closing ensemble with all performers on stage at once.

Students performed dances from China, Vietnam, Nepal, the Philippines, Somalia, [...]

Multicultural Performance, Rainier Beach HS, May19

Rainier Beach High School is indeed carrying on the “ Multi” tradition with a Multicultural Performance this year.

DETAILS:

Event:Multicultural Performance Date: Thursday, May 19th from Time: 5-7 pm Location: Paul Robeson Performing Arts Center.

This year is slightly scaled back,  but the students are just as excited as previous years to show their [...]

We are Rainier Beach video

What do residents think about living in Rainier Beach? Have a look at this video, which was a product from the recent Community Wide meeting under the Rainier Beach Neighborhood Advisory Council (NAC) for the Neighborhood Update planning process.

We Are Rainier Beach from David Berrian on [...]