Entries for date "March 2022"

Act Now: Equitable Hiring for School Crossing Guards!

Seattle needs crossing guards to help kids get safely to school - let's make it more equitable to hire them! Act now to tell the Seattle School Board to reduce barriers for hiring school crossing guards.

  A Black man in an orange vest holds traffic while four children of varying ages cross the street in front of him. Crossing guards are critical to help kids safely walk, roll, and bike to school. Many guards are beloved pillars of their community and all of them serve in bad weather for little pay …

Advocacy 101: Building a Powerful Grassroots Campaign

A colorful crowd of people stand in a city plaza surrounded by trees and tall buildings. In the front stands a speaker with a green shirt and long black braid, and an ASL interpreter with a black shirt, both with arms raised to the crowd. Want to make a change in your community, but not sure where to begin? On March 16, we hosted a grassroots advocacy workshop focused on basic campaign planning, political strategy and coalition building. Workshop attendees brainstormed ideas and solutions around real-life examples affecting our communities. The strength of the Seattle Neighborhood Greenways coalition is rooted in grassroots people power. We’re grateful to our incredible volunteers for all of our past …

Act Now: New Transportation Plan Must Prioritize Safety for People on Bikes

Two teenage girls with brown skin stand astride their bicycles, smiling. Behind them is a street and some tall trees. The Seattle Transportation Plan (STP) will guide the city’s bike planning and implementation for the next decade and must prioritize safety, equity and connectivity. Right now, it’s not. Seattle needs a transportation plan that creates a complete network of safe, accessible, …