Prior Meetings

November Program Review - Immigration News from NW Immigrant Rights Project

At our November meeting, Jenny Mashek, an attorney with the Northwest Immigrant Rights Project, spoke about current issues with regard to immigration. NWIRP has several offices in Washington State, and their services to their clients are free and confidential.  She emphasized how important it is for clients to consult with representation, because every situation is different and interpreting changing rules can be difficult for the lay person. Ms. Mashek spoke about the… Read More »

Review of October 18th Program with Sharon Tosi Lacey

Sharon, a current chief historian at the US Census in Washington DC, gave an engaging talk on her personal pathway from a graduate at West Point (USMA) to her current position.  She pointed out that men often don’t need full knowledge or expertise to try for their next opportunity (comfortable with 60% qualifications) whereas women will wait until they have close to 100% of the qualifications necessary for a future position. Sharon… Read More »

May Program with Andrea Altheimer on the Prison to Community Pipeline

A larger-than-usual group of members and guests gathered at the Northwest African American Museum in Seattle’s Central District to hear about the amazing work the group headed by Andrea Altheimer is doing with Community Passageways Re-entry Program. Their purpose is to provide dignity and action for released prisoners who are making their way back into the community. Most prisoners live with a lot of traumas from childhood, from prison then getting out of… Read More »

High School STEM Scholar Recognition with Alyssa Lind

Our April High School STEM Scholar Recognition event was a wonderful success. We honored 28 students from 10 Seattle area schools including Making Connections at the University of Washington. The recognition is for their expertise in math, science and technology. Many invited their parents and other family members to attend this celebration. It’s always moving to see these young women in person. (More pictures at the bottom of the page) We’ve been… Read More »

Summary of March 15 Branch Meeting

At our March 15 meeting at the Maxwell Hotel branch member Or Vallah shared stories about artists’ creative ways of using their disabilities in their work.  Hendrick Goltzius, a 16th century Dutch artist, was her lead example.  Despite serious fire damage to his face and one hand in childhood, Goltzius became one of the foremost engravers of his time.  He used his damaged hand to steady his engraving tools and incorporated himself, with his… Read More »

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