Activate your Activism
Join us on Wednesday, July 31 at the Stunning Taswira Gallery in Pioneer Square, Seattle.
Learn how you can advocate for the issues and topics you're most passionate about! It's easier than you think, and oh-so-rewarding. You'll hear from some incredible women who have all navigated what might seem like complex paths, to be advocates in their communities.
Their activism has included working in the government, giving citizen testimony, volunteering for local initiatives and elections, and sitting on local committees and councils. All of us are capable of doing this work - we just need to know how and our speakers will share their journey and lessons learned along the way. Join us to learn how you can get started in becoming an powerhouse advocate in your community.
When
Wednesday, July 31 2024
Doors open at 5:30pm | Event concludes at 8:00pm
Where
Taswira Gallery | 510 Occidental Ave S, Seattle, WA 98104, USA
Tickets
General Admission - $30
Student, recent grads, job seekers, NGO employees - $15
For additional attendance support, to volunteer, or for any accommodations needed please email info@womenanddemocracy.org
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Grace Yoo was appointed Executive Director of the Washington State Women's Commission by Governor Jay Inslee in May 2023. Before joining the Governor's cabinet, Grace worked for Starbucks, where she led the company's efforts to reduce the environmental impact of its retail stores. Her team was recognized by President Biden's administration as part of the Federal Buy Clean initiative.
Prior to joining Starbucks, Grace served as a diplomat with the U.S. Foreign Service, where she covered topics such as human rights and labor issues at American embassies in China, Korea, and Germany. In her overseas consular assignments, she advocated for the rights of Americans incarcerated in foreign countries and assisted victims of assault returning home to the United States. She also served in several roles at the U.S. State Department in Washington, D.C., including as an advisor to the U.S. Special Presidential Envoy for Climate.
Grace received a bachelor's degree in East Asian studies from UCLA and a master's degree in international and intercultural communications from American University. She grew up in Edmonds, San Francisco, and Los Angeles, and speaks Korean, Mandarin Chinese, and Japanese.
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Erika Boyd has worked and interned at multiple levels of government including county, state, and federal.
In addition to these roles, she is experienced in volunteering for campaigns and engaging in advocacy as a Precinct Committee Officer and former Executive Board member of her local political organization at the district level.
She is a 2024 graduate of the Washington Institute for a Democratic Future and a 2019 graduate of the Alene Moris Women's Leadership Institute through the University of Washington Women's Center.
She is passionate about making Washington a welcoming and well-resourced state for all who call it home, and sharing ways of engaging that work for everyone. Erika lives in Issaquah with her husband and cat, Rigatoni Soprano.
Erika also serves as a Board Member for the Center for Women & Democracy.
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Taking on a new role as a City of Seattle Arts Commissioner, titled as “The Connector” by the Seattle MET Magazine and a Forbes Seattle 30 Under 30 awardee in 2023. Miss Barnes is a self-taught entrepreneur, African arts curator, and community builder. Whose passion for cultural empowerment led her in 2022 to establish Seattle’s only African art gallery and neighborhood staple in Pioneer Square. Inspired by her experiences developing rural entrepreneurship and women’s initiatives in Kenya, Avery's work extends beyond the gallery through historical conservation, leading youth programming, and mentoring artists on local and global scale.
