Rainier Beach Community Empowerment Coalition

Youth Engaged In Transit Justice – They need your help surveying the Rainier Beach neighborhood

gdavis — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 05:02:44 +0000

Dear Community Leaders:

The youth (ages 13 – 18 years old) that are a part of the Transit Justice Youth Leadership Project are awesome. For many this is the first time doing any kind of community organizing, and we want it to be the best experience for them. That is why we are [...]

Kubota Garden needs volunteers!

stalley — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 04:15:13 +0000

Kubota Garden is a Seattle City Park, open 365 days a year with no admission charge. 20 acres are landscaped, with a large Natural Area surrounding Mapes Creek. The central core of the garden that was built in 1927 by Fujitaro Kubota is designated as a historic site. A project to restore the Natural [...]

outreach to all RBHS parents with students

stalley — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 04:13:19 +0000

Hello Parents, Students, Community Partners and Stakeholders of Rainier Beach high school,

This is a call to action. We are in the midst of a graduation crisis. Our students need all stakeholders to come together and work collectively toward the common goal of ensuring their success. The urgency is validated by the recent release [...]

SEEDarts efforts to revive the Columbia City Theate

stalley — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 04:11:26 +0000

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 [...]

Green your Food Service Business and Save Money Jan. 30th

stalley — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 04:09:18 +0000

Green your Food Service Business and Save Money Join Community Power Works and the Rainier Valley Chamber of Commerce on Monday, Jan. 30 from 5:30 – 7:30 at Maya’s Restaurant for a conversation about how to green your business. You’ll be able to talk with experts on energy efficiency, waste management and water [...]

Family Oppurtunity

stalley — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 04:06:52 +0000

SPS seeks community volunteers for Special Education Advisory & Advocacy Council (SEAAC) Seattle Public Schools is seeking unpaid volunteers from our ethnically, linguistically and culturally diverse communities to serve on the Special Education Advisory & Advocacy Council (SEAAC), for a term of one year. The purpose of this committee is to advise Seattle Public [...]

Race: The Power of an Illusion Community Presentation Jan. 28th

stalley — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 04:04:07 +0000

Hi everyone, I wanted to let you know that SOCR / RSJI are working with the Loren Miller Bar Association, Seattle Parks and Seattle Police Department to co-sponsor a community version of our Race: the Power of an Illusion training. The flyer is attached. Please feel free to share this information with anyone who [...]

Walkabout at South Seattle Light Rail Stations

stalley — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 03:58:49 +0000

Light Rail Station Walkabouts in South Seattle

Dear Community Members,

The South Precinct of the Seattle Police Department (SPD) and the Southeast Seattle Crime Prevention Council (SSCPC) will be conducting two additional walkabouts at the following Light Rail Stations to assess pedestrian safety:

Mt. Baker Station Area - January 22, Sunday [...]

Parent meeting January 23rd in the PAC

stalley — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 03:55:03 +0000

Hello Everyone,

On January 23rd Rainier Beach PTSA will be hosting a very IMPORTANT meeting. This meeting is to stir up urgency among the parents/guardians in the performance of our students at RBHS.

Please forward the attached flier to whomever you come in contact who work with families of RBHS or future families of [...]

Next RAVE Community dinner! Jan 20th

stalley — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 03:52:29 +0000

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 [...]