Archive for 'Immigrants & refugees'
Today Mayor Mike McGinn submitted legislation to the City Council that would give authority to the City’s Office for Civil Rights to investigate claims of discrimination relating to religious accommodations in the workplace. Protections against discrimination relating to religion in the workplace exist at the federal level; Title VII of the federal
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Posted: May 30th, 2013 under Community Engagement, Immigrants & refugees, Jobs, Race and Social Justice.
Mayor Mike McGinn, Seattle Public Schools Superintendent José Banda, Beacon Hill International School Principal Kelly Aramaki, community leaders and local students and parents gathered at Beacon Hill International School today to announce a new round of Families and Education Levy investments in student programs for the coming school year. Adding to programs
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Posted: May 29th, 2013 under Budget, Community Engagement, Education, Human services, Immigrants & refugees, Mayor McGinn, Race and Social Justice.
Mayor Mike McGinn today announced that as part of SPD 20/20: A Vision for the Future, new recruitment policies and outreach strategies have been adopted to encourage more diversity among Seattle Police Department officers. “When we announced SPD 20/20, we promised to do everything possible to make sure we’re recruiting new officers
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Posted: May 6th, 2013 under Community Engagement, Immigrants & refugees, Jobs, Mayor McGinn, Public Safety, Race and Social Justice.
The City of Seattle and the Seattle International Foundation (SIF) are partnering to educate and mobilize local residents to support Seattle’s thriving global development sector, by participating in the Seattle Ambassador program. http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=5VWMHYrGoUw This city-wide campaign will raise awareness about local institutions working to alleviate poverty around the world and ask individuals
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Posted: April 16th, 2013 under Community Engagement, Health, Human services, Immigrants & refugees, Jobs, Mayor McGinn, Race and Social Justice.
Want to get your finances in shape? Join us this Saturday for a free Financial Fitness Day where you can: Have your tax return prepared (individual, small business & microenterprise) Print a free credit report Open a checking or savings account Create a budget and a plan to pay off debt Apply
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Posted: March 5th, 2013 under Community Engagement, Education, Health, Human services, Immigrants & refugees, Jobs, Race and Social Justice.
The City of Seattle is investigating allegations of improper payment and treatment of workers at affordable housing construction projects that have received City funding. The Seattle Police Department is reviewing the information to determine whether or not a criminal investigation is warranted. Office of Housing Director Rick Hooper “Workers deserve fair and
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Posted: March 5th, 2013 under Budget, Immigrants & refugees, Jobs, Race and Social Justice.
Mayor McGinn today delivered his 2013 State of the City address in Seattle City Council Chambers. He detailed indicators of a recovering local economy, building great neighborhoods, new efforts to improve early learning in Seattle, a plan to update the Neighborhood Policing Plan and work to build out Seattle's rail transit network.
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Posted: February 19th, 2013 under Budget, CCI, Education, Health, Human services, Immigrants & refugees, Jobs, Public Safety, Race and Social Justice, Speeches, Sustainability, Technology, Transportation.
Tags: April Thomas
Mayor McGinn and King County Councilmember Reagan Dunn today unveiled a campaign to raise awareness of human trafficking taking place in our community. They were joined by representatives from Clear Channel Outdoor, who donated $94,000 in advertising space, and Clear Channel Entertainment+Media, who donated $88,000 of air time for anti-trafficking public service
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Posted: January 30th, 2013 under Community Engagement, Education, Health, Human services, Immigrants & refugees, Public Safety, Race and Social Justice.
It's not as widely publicized as the general voter registration deadline that passed on October 8th, but if you're a first-time voter in Washington state you still have until this Monday, October 29th to register to vote in time for the November election. You're eligible if you've never voted anywhere
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Posted: October 26th, 2012 under Community Engagement, Immigrants & refugees, Mayor McGinn, Race and Social Justice.
Today at 2 PM in City Council Chambers, Mayor McGinn delivered his 2013-2014 Proposed Budget. There’s a lot of good news, from funds to hire more police officers to investments in high-capacity transit and more open hours for our community centers. We’ve put everything all in one place for you here on
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Posted: September 24th, 2012 under Arts and Nightlife, Budget, CCI, Community Engagement, Education, Health, Human services, Immigrants & refugees, Jobs, Mayor McGinn, Public Safety, Race and Social Justice, Speeches, Sustainability, Technology, Transportation.
Tags: April Thomas
