May 1 - API Unified for Immigrant Rights

Please distribute widely!

JOIN THE ASIAN PACIFIC ISLANDER CONTINGENT - API Unified
for the MAY 1st MARCH and RALLY!!!

Thursday - May 1st, 2008
Meeting Time: 3pm*
Meeting Place: Northwest Corner of Judkins Park**
*Contingent will move closer to the stage at 4pm.
**Look for the API Unified Banner.

Please bring your own signs and banners and march together to show strong API community support and solidarity! Contingent participants will be given cloth armbands to wear.

Contingent Calls:
WE ARE WORKERS!
API UNIFIED FOR GLOBAL HUMAN RIGHTS!

API Unified Supporting Organizations: Asian Pacific American Labor Alliance (APALA), International District Housing Alliance (IDHA), Khmer In Action, March 1st Solidarity, Sahngnoksoo, BAYAN-USA, AnakBayan Seattle, Arts Kollective, Pinay sa Seattle, Philippine-US Solidarity Organization (PUSO) and more...

Please contact Chel Cendana (chelcendana@gmail.com or 360.990.9424) to endorse API Unified and/or if you would like more information. Thanks!

Summer Internship w/the Washington Bus

The Washington Bus organizes, mobilizes and energizes young people to assert their political power.

We are currently filling internship positions for this summer. The internship will develop leadership skills and teach young people the ins and outs of local politics. Ideal candidates are folks 16 to 25-years-old, responsible, hard working and passionate about supporting their local community. Our internships will offer need based stipends and is a great opportunity to get involved.

Please forward this far and wide!

Questions--please email: jobs@washingtonbus.org

Wendy Cho Ripp
The Washington Bus

Mayor Nickels Seeks Young Adults for City Boards & Commissions

Mayor Greg Nickels is looking for people aged 18-29 interested in making a difference through public service. As part of the YMCA's Get Engaged program, Nickels will appoint people in this age group to 13 of the city's boards and commissions this fall.

The Get Engaged program aims to give young adults a voice in city government & foster long-term citizen participation in government. Participants serve on boards and commissions that advise city government on a variety of issues including human rights, historical preservation, city planning and the arts.

In addition to being appointed to a year-long term as voting commissioners, participants join a group of inspired young adults who are dedicated to making Seattle a better place to live through community building and leadership development. Get Engaged is an innovative program that is a partnership between the City of Seattle and the Metrocenter YMCA. The program's goal is to cultivate the next generation of leaders by highlighting the importance and value of young adults in community affairs.

If you are an adult between the ages of 18-29, reside in the city of Seattle and are interested in applying to the Get Engaged program or want more information, please visit http://www.seattle.gov/mayor/boards.htm or contact Mona Grife, Metrocenter YMCA, at (206) 382-5005, or via email at mgrife@seattleymca.org.

All application materials and instructions are at:
http://www.seattle.gov/mayor/boards.htm.

The application deadline is April 28, 2008. Materials are attached.

The City of Seattle is committed to promoting diversity in the city's boards and commissions. Women, persons with disabilities, sexual and gender minorities, persons of color, and immigrants are encouraged to apply.

Visit the Mayor's web site at www.seattle.gov/mayor. Get the Mayor's inside view on efforts to promote transportation, public
safety, economic opportunity and healthy communities by signing up for The Nickels Newsletter at www.seattle.gov/mayor/newsletter_signup.htm


Michael Gilmore
Mayor Greg Nickels
Administrator, Boards & Commissions
ph: 206-615-0048
fax: 206-684-5360
http://www.seattle.gov/mayor/boards.htm

Mailing Address:
Mayor's Office
PO Box 94749
Seattle, WA 98124-4749

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ACLF Receives Legacy Award from Center for Ethical Leadership

Created and named in honor of Center for Ethical Leadership founder, Bill Grace, this award celebrates Puget Sound leaders whose vision, commitment and unceasing efforts are significantly advancing social, environmental, and economic justice. ACLF received this honor at their March 6th Third Annual Legacy Award Banquet at the Museum of History and Industry.

ACLF Receives Special Recognition Award from the Japanese American Citizen’s League

ACLF is honored to receive the Special Recognition Award at JACL, an honor bestowed on those who work tirelessly towards the virtues of community service, leadership development and civil rights advocacy. ACLF will receive the award at the JACL, Seattle Chapter’s upcoming 86th Annual Installation Banquet, “Changing Faces” on Saturday, February 2nd, at the Seattle Waterfront Marriott.