Friday, July 8, 2011

United Indians of All Tribes-SeaFair PowWow needs volunteers Fri. July 15th-Mon. July 18th

http://www.unitedindians.org/powwow/

Volunteers

The 26th Annual Seafair Indian Days Pow Wow is coming up quickly
(July 16-17)!
We are in need of volunteers more than ever to help us make this years Pow Wow a success. YOU can help! If you are interested please contact our Volunteer Coordinator at (206) 285-4425. All volunteers receive FREE admission, refreshments, loads of fun & other goodies!!
Thank You!
Pow Wow Volunteer Coordinator
& the rest of the Pow Wow Committee
United Indians of All Tribes Foundation
Sign up form: 2011 PW Volunteer Signup
To volunteer please e-mail pwvolunteers (at) unitedindians.org

Tuesday, June 14, 2011

Draft of invite for 1st Annual Spaghetti Feed/Potluck/Open-mic/Unveiling Mural and Somatic workshop

1st Annual Spaghetti Feed/Potluck/Open Mic/Somatic Workshop and Unveiling Tulalip Reads for Unity Mural

Who: NWIC-Tulalip and Cascadia Community College students, staff, faculty and Tulalip community members

When: June 15th and June 16th

Wednesday: 2:00pm-3:30pm, room CC1-351-Potluck/Open mic
Thursday:    8:45am-11am room CC2-360 Potluck/Open Mic
                    10:30am-1:05pm, room UWB Drama classroom
1:15- 3:20 CC3 room 201 Unveiling the Tulalip Reads for Unity Mural 3:30-4:45 CC1 room 210 


Where: Cascadia Community College
    18345 Campus Way NE, Bothell WA 98011

·       From I-405 south take exit 24 turn right/east off freeway
·       Take a left at first light onto UWB/CCC campus.
·       Take left at first light/by bus loop and turn left into parking garage.
·       North Garage Parking $4.00 a day, metered parking or free parking on Beardslee Blvd street parking.

Why: To Honor and celebrate student, staff, community members and faculty cross campus and community efforts, Tulalip Reads for Unity, Diversity brings Unity,  Cascadia Drama and Painting classes and Spring Unity Projects 2011.

What to bring: Yourself, your family and friends and perhaps a story, poem or your thoughts on what you learned, experienced and did this term! Also feel free to bring a dish to share, yet we will have plenty of food, we just need your presence and appetite!

Tuesday, May 24, 2011

Things to watch, think about, share/discuss and perhaps let us know what you think

Wellbriety: A Journey to Forgiveness on http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vZwF9NnQbWM and www.whitebison.org


 Dr Karina Walters of the Indigenous Wellness Research Institute at UW-Seattle
Historical Trauma, Microaggressions, and Identity: A Framework for Culturally-Based Practice Dr. Karina Walters speaks at the University of Minnesota on Race, Culture and Children’s Mental Health.
Watch the video of the presentation.
 www.iwri.org go to "News and Events" and then scroll down to "Historical Trauma, Microagressions and Identity." 


Time Wise: White Anti-Racist Activist and Educator
www.timwise.org   
Tim Wise is among the most prominent anti-racist writers and educators in the United States, and has been called, “One of the most brilliant, articulate and courageous critics of white privilege in the nation,” by best-selling author and professor Michael Eric Dyson, of Georgetown University. Wise, who was recently named one of “25 Visionaries Who are Changing Your World,” by Utne Reader, has spoken in 49 states, on over 600 college campuses, and to community groups across the nation. He has also lectured internationally in Canada and Bermuda on issues of comparative racism, race and education, racism and religion, and racism in the labor market.


Seattle Civil Rights and Labor History Project websitehttp://depts.washington.edu/civilr/
Seattle has a unique civil rights history that challenges the way we think about race, civil rights, and the Pacific Northwest. Civil rights movements in Seattle started well before the celebrated struggles in the South in the 1950s and 1960s, and they relied not just on African American activists but also on Filipino Americans, Japanese Americans, Chinese Americans, Jews, Latinos, and Native Americans. They also depended upon the support of some elements of the region's labor movement. From the 1910s through the 1970s, labor and civil rights were linked in complicated ways, with some unions and radical organizations providing critical support to struggles for racial justice, while others stood in the way.
This multi-media web site brings the vital history of Seattle's civil rights movements to life with scores of video oral histories, hundreds of rare photographs, documents, movement histories, and personal biographies, more than 300 pages in all. Based at the University of Washington, the Seattle Civil Rights and Labor History Project is a collaboration between community groups and UW faculty and students. Here is more About the Project, about our contributors, and the project's impact.
Comedian Louis CK: "On Being White" on youtube: "From his latest stand-up "Chewed Up" - Louis CK tells people why it's great being a white male. It's advantages and it's futuristic disadvantages."
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TG4f9zR5yzY


Comedian Charlie Hill in 1983 on youtube. If you aren't engaged after his "One little, two little, three little white-ees...."  song, well then move on....or just keep watching and see what you think:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wh6eCALFohY

You can also post other resources that you think would add to our discussion and/or that you would like us to see.

Monday, May 16, 2011

Saturday, May 21st-NWIC-Tulalip Beach Clean-up day-30 minutes from Cascadia

Hello All,

Anyone who wants to participate in the Northwest Indian College (NWIC) Biology 104 class generated "NWIC Community Clean-up: Tulalip Day" see details below and you can contact me if you want to join a carpool or have space in your car (see guidelines in earlier post and discussed in class about making sure everyone is safe and comfortable with the arrangements):

When: Saturday, May 21st, 2011
Time: Meet at 10:30am (lunch at noon)
Where: Tulalip Boys and Girls Club parking lot
           - I-5 North to exit 199- turn left off freeway 
           - Get into right lane and stay in that lane for 5 miles or so
           - You pass the Teriyaki place and gas station, the Espresso Bar by the Admin Bldg and houses
           - When you see the "Big Shot Cyrus James Bridge" ahead take a left
           - Tulalip Boys and Girls Club (gray buildings) will be on your left and park there

Donations are accepted for the community raffle, potluck items appreciated for lunch
For further info contact: Jennifer Cordova-James at
                                   cordova91@yahoo.com

This is a great chance to get your service hours going while helping other students and community members, as well as the environment and us all! See me in class or email me if you have questions.


   

Thursday, May 12, 2011

Anyone want to carpool, meet up or share ideas for volunteer events, ideas and share links?

Hey All,

If you have, know about or want to go to an event, please post here and see what happens. Always take precautions whether you are driving, or someone else is or you're just taking the bus, that you communicate with one another about your plans/schedule/etc. and feel comfortable with your agreement and so forth.

Links I've already posted below have the Urban Forest Restoration events all through out this term, there is a NAMI (National Association of the Mentally Ill) walk this Saturday, May 14th in Kirkland AND a fundraising walk/run race in Monroe put on by one of the students in our Monday/Wednesday COLL 101.

We also have the on-going clothing and food drives that a number of students have places to share your donations, you can bring them in large or small quantities to any class, or leave them in your car and we can get them from there or if anyone knows and wants to invest the time to get permission and organize donation boxes and such around campus- let me know or just go for it! Ok, well within reason ;)

Please post, share and links and so forth as much as possible. What can we do in 5 weeks? Let's keep all the possibilities open and aim for the best!!!

Tuesday, May 10, 2011

What do you have going that other can join or might want to know about?

Hey All,

Can those of you who have volunteer gigs going let the rest of us know what they are? Just to give us ideas and if others can join let them know.

If you do have something you'd like others to share in, maybe give us an email address you don't mind sharing or say contact Melissa.

Remember the idea is to make some positive contributions to our communities, have fun, learn and get out of doing more papers for a while!

Resources for finding service learning/volunteering events/opportunities

We already have students who have connected with Habitat for Humanity, New Horizons, United Indians of All Tribes and a foodbank, yet there are tons of others. There are loads of one day or a few hours events, as well as on going work. You can do a little at many places or more at one, however it works for you. Here are a few other places if you still are looking.

http://www.volunteermatch.org/

https://volunteer.truist.com/uwkc/volunteer/calendar/ - this one is a link to a calendar of pre-planned events now and in the near future.

http://volunteer.truist.com/uwkc/volunteer/  -this one lets you search for different opportunities