PROTEC17

WSDOT Chapter Meeting - THURS., MARCH 10 (Early Afternoon) - ONLINE ONLY!
2022-03-10 12:00 - 13:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | ONLINE MEETING ONLY
Topic: WSDOT Chapter Meeting (Early Afternoon)
Date: Thurs., March 10, 2022
Time: 12 Noon – 1:00 p.m. – Pacific Time (US and Canada)
Location: ONLINE ONLY
Detailed information on how to join the online meeting will be emailed out to members on Thurs., March 3rd, followed by a reminder email on Wed., March 9th. Please refer to your home email to get that information, or ask a co-worker, steward, or your union rep if you don’t receive the email. Hope to see you all there!

Tacoma Chapter Meeting - WED., MARCH 9 (Early Evening) - ONLINE ONLY!
2022-03-09 17:30 - 18:30 | ONLINE MEETING VIA ZOOM
Topic: Tacoma Chapter Meeting (Early Evening)
Time: Wed. | March 9, 2022 | 5:30 – 6:30 PM Pacific Time (US and Canada)
Location: ONLINE ONLY

Detailed information on how to join the online meeting is sent to members’ home email approximately a week before the meeting.
Please check your home email for all the details on the meeting agenda and the online log-in information!
See you at the meeting!

Clark County Chapter Bargaining Update & Information Session! - WED., MARCH 9 (ONLINE)
2022-03-09 17:00 - 18:00 | ONLINE MEETING VIA ZOOM
Detailed information on how to join the Zoom meeting and what’s on the Agenda to go out to members’ home email on Wed., March 2nd.

Topic: Clark County Chapter Bargaining Update & Information Session!
Date: Wednesday, March 9, 2022 (Early Evening)
Time: 5:00 – 6:00 p.m., Pacific Time (US and Canada)
Location: ONLINE ONLY
Thank you.

Portland Chapter Meeting (Online) - TUES., MARCH 1st (Early Afternoon)
2022-03-01 12:00 - 13:00 | ONLINE CHAPTER MEETING VIA ZOOM
This is an early afternoon meeting.

PROTEC17 Union Representative Rachel Whiteside invites you to a scheduled Zoom meeting!
Detailed information on this chapter meeting sent to members at their home email on Monday, Feb. 28th.
Information on the 2 monthly chapter meetings are also always listed in the monthly Portland Update E-Newsletter.
Please check your home email for complete meeting details!
Topic: Portland Chapter Meeting (early afternoon)
Date: Tues., March 1, 2022
Time: 12:00 – 1:00 p.m., Pacific Time (US and Canada)
Location: ONLINE ONLY

NAAM Film Series: Blood Brothers
2022-02-23 14:30 - 17:00 | ONLINE ONLY
This event is hosted by the Northwest African American Museum.

Blood Brothers Film Screening

WED. FEB. 23 | 2:30PM | ONLINE

NAAM is partnering with the Heinz History Center in their screening of Blood Brothers, a Netflix film about the friendship between icons Malcolm X and Muhammad Ali. The film screening will be followed by a talk back with the film’s director Marcus Clarke. This is virtual, free, and open to the public.

APRI African American Legislative Day
2022-02-21 10:30 - 14:30
This virtual event is hosted by the A. Philip Randolph Institute Seattle:
Join us for the 17th annual Charles Roland African American Legislative Day for an open discussion with our state officials and opportunities to get key issues heard.
Register at: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZAtduusrjsuE9evVfD0CY7RAGiJZPuLA63y

Black History Month Lunch & Learn
2022-02-18 12:00 - 13:00 | ONLINE ONLY
This is an event hosted by the Teamsters National Black Caucus, and is open to all.
The Lunch and Learn event starting at noon on Friday, Feb. 18 will feature guest speaker Celeste Hodge Growden, President and CEO of the Alaska Black Caucus.
Follow this Zoom link to join the event.

NAAM Black History Month Keynote Program
2022-02-17 17:00 - 18:00 | ONLINE ONLY
This is an event hosted by the Northwest African American Museum.

A Conversation with the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, Lonnie Bunch

THURS. FEB. 17 | 5PM PST | REGISTER

Secretary Lonnie Bunch, founding director of the Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture, will be NAAM’s virtual keynote speaker this Black History Month. In 2019, Secretary Bunch became the nation’s first African American Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution. Secretary Bunch will discuss the past, present, and future of Black history. Dr. Quintard Taylor, University of Washington’s Professor Emeritus of History and founder of BlackPast.org, will moderate.

Advancing Racial Equity
2022-02-17 09:00 - 10:00
During Black History Month this February of 2022, please join the Center for American Progress for a discussion with Chiraag Bains, Deputy Assistant to the President and Deputy Director of the White House Domestic Policy Council for Racial Justice and Equity, and a panel of esteemed racial justice experts on actions taken by the Biden Administration to center racial equity in the federal government during the past year and the path forward in the years ahead.

Spokane County Chapter Meeting - WED., FEB. 16 - (5:30 p.m.) - ONLINE
2022-02-16 17:30 - 18:30 | ONLINE ONLY
Registration is required before attending.

Join your Union Rep, Suzie Saunders, and fellow union members for this month’s online chapter meeting!
Details will be sent to your home email as we get closer to the meeting date. Stay tuned!

Labor Guide to Retirement Plans - ILUW5
2022-02-15 18:00 - 19:00 | ONLINE MEETING VIA ZOOM
From the SW Washington Central Labor Council:
Researching retirement plans should not take the rest of your life, even if deciphering the relevant paperwork seems to have become a full-time job. Deliberately elaborate legalese is obscuring the efforts of financial elites to seize control of workers’ collective retirement savings—and The Labor Guide to Retirement Plans is here to translate.
What do workers need to know as they assess their future prospects—especially in terms of the security their retirement plans may or may not bring? What should union activists keep in mind as they push for the national and workplace reforms needed to produce greater retirement security? This nuts-and-bolts book provides a much-needed demystification of the retirement system. Even more than that The Labor Guide to Retirement Plans enables us to take charge of our own personal futures, as a first step towards taking back what belongs to us all.
Register at: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_qNh7JOaUTn678FgPMgu6KA

Seattle Works: Center Pro-Blackness in Your Anti-Racism Work
2022-02-15 10:00 - 11:30
This is an event from Seattle Works:
“The Seattle Works white caucus is is for white people to take part in anti-oppression work in a way that’s useful rather than destructive or distracting. We caucus to process feelings, retrain ourselves, and take action to dismantle racism and shift power to people who identify as Black, Indigenous, or People of Color (BIPOC). We are committed to following the leadership of and being accountable to BIPOC staff members at Seattle Works and the Seattle Works’ BIPOC Link-up, including bringing their asks for topics, learning, and action to the white caucus. We are using “How to Plan a White Caucus Agenda” by Pippi Kessler to inform how we plan and structure our meetings.
Each session will focus on a different topic, which will be shared in the reminder email sent just before the caucus.
Building community and developing leaders are tenants of the Seattle Works mission; we hope you will join us!
We are recording the educational and large group discussions to build accountability to our BIPOC colleagues and ensure conversations in an all-white space are truly centering BIPOC and racial justice. You may still attend if you do not consent to being recorded, but please mute your sound and turn off your video during the educational and large group discussion times.”

Seattle Chapter Meeting - THURS., FEB. 10 - ONLINE
2022-02-10 12:00 - 13:00 | ONLINE MEETING VIA ZOOM
PROTEC17’s City Union Reps and Chapter President Joey Bullock
invites you to a scheduled Zoom meeting!
Thurs., Feb. 10, 2022 | 12 Noon – 1:00 PM
Pacific Time (US and Canada)
Location:
ONLINE ONLY

The Seattle Chapter meeting is first announced in the Seattle E-Newsletter. That’s the first email members get.
A second email, the follow-up Reminder email is sent out to members’ home email the day before the chapter meeting, and contains the Agenda.
Please be on the lookout for both emails to get all the information and how to log online for the meeting.
Looking forward to seeing you all at the online chapter meeting!

Tacoma Chapter Meeting - WED., FEB. 9 (Early Evening) - ONLINE ONLY!
2022-02-09 17:30 - 18:30 | ONLINE MEETING VIA ZOOM
Topic: Tacoma Chapter Meeting (Early Evening)
Time: Wed. | Feb. 9, 2022 | 5:30 – 6:30 PM Pacific Time (US and Canada)
Location: ONLINE ONLY

Detailed information on how to join the online meeting is sent to members’ home email approximately a week before the meeting.
Please check your home email for all the details on the meeting agenda and the online log-in information!
See you at the meeting!

Public Health Legislative Education Day 2022
2022-02-08 08:00 - 12:00 | Online meeting
On Feb. 8, 2021, join public health experts via this virtual meeting to learn about the legislative process and meet with lawmakers to educate them about the importance of public health. Share stories about how public health makes a difference in the lives of our clients, friends, family, and neighbors in our local communities.
Register now at: https://www.wspha.org/legislative-education-day. Agenda coming soon.

Lunch & Learn - Spokane Members - WED., FEB. 2, 2022 (Online)
2022-02-02 12:00 - 13:00 | ONLINE MEETING VIA ZOOM
Important! Registration is required to attend.
For Spokane members only. You’ll need to register in advance to be able to join the meeting.
Details on how to register for this meeting will be sent to members’ home email one week before the event.

PROTEC17 Law Enforcement Task Force Meeting
2022-01-27 17:30 - 18:30, 2022-01-20 17:30 - 18:30 | ONLINE MEETING VIA ZOOM
Last year, the PROTEC17 Law Enforcement Task Force surveyed PROTEC17 members working in public safety positions about their needs and interests as we work to increase support and union power. We look forward to building upon the momentum of the Task Force in 2022.
Please join us at one of two virtual meetings this month, as we go over the results of the survey, and gather more feedback about what you’d like to work towards this year.
Thurs., Jan. 20 at 5:30 p.m. OR
Thurs., Jan. 27 at 5:30 p.m.
You must register in advance for either session HERE.
If you have any questions about the Task Force or the survey, please reach out to Suzie Saunders, PROTEC17 Union Representative.

Advancing Racial Equity: A Conversation with Clint Smith
2022-01-19 18:00 - 19:30 | ONLINE ONLY
This is an external event sponsored by the United Way of King County
Join the United Way for an evening of virtual conversation about advancing racial equity in our community. Listen and learn from educator, poet, and New York Times bestselling author, Clint Smith and then participate in a discussion with local experts specializing in African American history in our area.
Register here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/advancing-racial-equity-a-conversation-with-clint-smith-tickets-224343656917
There is a registration fee of $10 for this event.

Portland Chapter Meeting (Online) - WED., JAN. 19 (Early Evening)
2022-01-19 17:00 - 18:00 | ONLINE CHAPTER MEETING VIA ZOOM
This is an early evening meeting.

PROTEC17 Union Representative Rachel Whiteside invites you to a scheduled Zoom meeting!
Detailed information on this chapter meeting will be sent to members at their home email on Tuesday, Jan. 18th. Information on the 2 monthly chapter meetings are also always listed in the monthly Portland Update E-Newsletter.
Please check your home email for complete meeting details!
Topic: Portland Chapter Meeting (early evening)
Date: Wed., Jan. 19, 2021
Time: 5:00 – 6:00 p.m., Pacific Time (US and Canada)
Location: ONLINE ONLY

King Day 2022: "The Poetics of Hope"
2022-01-17 14:00 - 20:00 | ONLINE ONLY
This is an event sponsored by the NW African American Museum (NAAM).
In honor of King Day, the birthdate of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., NAAM is honored to present a line-up of civil rights children’s stories read by local community leaders along with powerful musical, dance, and spoken word poetry performances. Internationally renowned poet Nikki Giovanni will join us and provide inspiring remarks on the significance of cultural expression and hope in reflection of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s legacy. We hope you enjoy this fun and artistic celebration of King Day!

MLK Day 2022 Rally & March
2022-01-17 11:00 - 14:00 | Garfield High School, 400 23rd Ave, Seattle, WA, 98122
This is an annual event of the Seattle MLK Jr Coalition.

Join PROTEC17 at the annual rally/march! (social-distanced) Honoring Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

SEE BELOW FOR IMPORTANT DETAILS- of this year’s event, including safety, restrooms, and accessibility.
Note: due to safety/security concerns of the current environment, the march route will not be publicly shared in advance.
If you are symptomatic or have recently been exposed to someone with Covid-19, STAY HOME and follow the march on Rainieravenueradio. world (details below)

IF YOU ARE NOT SICK, COVID-free, and plan on joining the rally/march:
– Wear a mask or facial covering that fully covers your nose and mouth. We will have a limited # of masks available if needed.
– Strongly consider wearing or having ready access to goggles or eye protection for added protection (avoid wearing contacts).
– Bring hand sanitizer and use it frequently.
– Avoid sharing drinks, carrying others’ signs, or touching objects that others have touched.
– Attempt to limit your group size and maintain 6 feet of physical distance whenever possible during the activity.
– Try to avoid crowded activities that involve shouting or singing in close proximity to others and avoid those who are not wearing masks or face coverings if possible.
– Bring your own water, food, or other personal items as necessary.

ACCOMMODATIONS:
Garfield High School is CLOSED. There will be porta-potties – including a wheelchair-accessible one. Please plan accordingly.
The event will be captioned! Type the following into your handheld device: https://tinyurl.com/MLKDayCaptions
Buses will bring you from downtown back to Garfield.

LIVE BROADCAST on Rainieravenueradio.world
The rally starts at 11am, March begins at Noon

You can also view on Facebook, YouTube and Twitch — links coming soon to the MLK Coalition page.

AFL-CIO Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Civil and Human Rights Conference
2022-01-16 - 2022-01-17 | ONLINE ONLY
This is a virtual event sponsored by the AFL-CIO.
Let’s talk about what we built together in 2021. Let’s talk about what we’ll fight for in 2022.
Save the date, as we will gather virtually on Jan. 16–17 for the 2022 AFL-CIO Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Civil and Human Rights Conference.
We will build on our victories and strategize about the continued fight for economic and racial justice with—and also within—the labor movement.
The theme of January’s conference is Honoring Our Past and Protecting Our Future.
History tells us where we’ve been. And it shows us the path for moving forward.
This conference will challenge us to look to the future. To ask and answer how we can build a multiracial, progressive labor movement reflective of America’s changing workforce.
Sessions and trainings will be held online so everyone can attend safely.
The conference fee is $50. Register at https://themlkconference.org/

Seattle Chapter Meeting - THURS., JAN. 13 - ONLINE
2022-01-13 12:00 - 13:00 | ONLINE MEETING VIA ZOOM
PROTEC17’s City Union Reps and Chapter Vice President Joey Bullock
invites you to a scheduled Zoom meeting!
Thurs., Jan. 13, 2022 | 12 Noon – 1:00 PM
Pacific Time (US and Canada)
Location:
ONLINE ONLY

The Seattle Chapter meeting is first announced in the Seattle E-Newsletter.
A follow-up Reminder email is sent out to members’ home email the day before the chapter meeting.
Please be on the lookout for both emails to get more information on what the Agenda items will be and Zoom information on how to log onto the meeting.
Looking forward to seeing you all at the first online chapter meeting for 2022!
HAPPY NEW YEAR!

Tacoma Chapter Meeting - WED., JAN. 12 (Early Evening) - ONLINE ONLY!
2022-01-12 17:30 - 18:30 | ONLINE MEETING VIA ZOOM
Topic: Tacoma Chapter Meeting (Early Evening)
Time: Wed. | Jan. 12, 2022 | 5:30 – 6:30 PM Pacific Time (US and Canada)
Location: ONLINE ONLY

Detailed information on how to join the online meeting sent to members’ home email on Thurs., Jan. 6, 2022.
Please check that email for all the details on the meeting agenda and the online log-in information!
Looking forward to seeing you at the meeting!

Portland Chapter Meeting (Online) - WED., DEC. 15, 2021 (Early Evening)
2021-12-15 17:00 - 18:00 | ONLINE CHAPTER MEETING VIA ZOOM
This is an early evening meeting.

PROTEC17 Union Representative Rachel Whiteside invites you to a scheduled Zoom meeting!
Detailed information on this chapter meeting will be sent to members at their home email on Tuesday, Dec. 14th. Information on the 2 monthly chapter meetings are also always listed in the monthly Portland Update E-Newsletter.
Please check your home email for complete meeting details!
Topic: Portland Chapter Meeting (early evening)
Date: Wed., Dec. 15, 2021
Time: 5:00 – 6:00 p.m., Pacific Time (US and Canada)
Location: ONLINE ONLY

King County Member Meeting - Tues., Dec. 14 (Early Afternoon) - ONLINE ONLY!
2021-12-14 12:00 - 13:00 | ONLINE MEETING VIA ZOOM
This chapter meeting is an early afternoon meeting.
An email was sent out to members’ home emails on Thursday, Dec. 9th. That email will contain the full agenda and Zoom info needed to log online to the meeting on the 14th.
Hope to see you there!

Clark County Member Meeting (Early Afternoon) - TUES. DEC. 14 – ONLINE ONLY!
2021-12-14 12:00 - 13:00 | ONLINE MEETING VIA ZOOM
Detailed information on how to join the Zoom meeting and what’s on the Agenda will be going out to members’ home email on Tuesday, December 7th.

Topic: Clark County Member Meeting
Date: Tuesday, December 14, 2021 (Early Afternoon)
Time: 12:00 – 1:00 p.m., Pacific Time (US and Canada)
Location: ONLINE ONLY

Seattle Chapter Meeting - THURS., DEC. 9TH - ONLINE
2021-12-09 12:00 - 13:00 | ONLINE MEETING VIA ZOOM
PROTEC17’s City Union Reps and Chapter Vice President Joey Bullock
invite you to a scheduled Zoom meeting!
Thurs., Dec. 9, 2021 | 12 Noon – 1:00 PM Pacific Time (US and Canada)
Location:
ONLINE ONLY

Please Note: The Seattle Chapter meeting is announced first in the Seattle E-Newsletter. There is also a followup Reminder that’s usually sent to members’ home email the day before the chapter meeting.
The followup Reminder email, sent the day before the meeting, will include the Agenda items.
Looking forward to seeing you at the upcoming online chapter meeting!
HAPPY HOLIDAYS!

Portland Chapter Meeting (Online) - TUES., DEC. 7, 2021 (Early Afternoon)
2021-12-07 12:00 - 13:00 | ONLINE CHAPTER MEETING VIA ZOOM
This is an early afternoon meeting.

PROTEC17 Union Representative Rachel Whiteside invites you to a scheduled Zoom meeting!
Detailed information on this chapter meeting was emailed to members at their home email. Look for it in the monthly Portland Update E-Newsletter, with a Reminder email to follow later, usually a day before the meeting.
Topic: Portland Chapter Meeting (early afternoon)
Date: Tues., Dec. 7, 2021
Time: 12:00 – 1:00 p.m., Pacific Time (US and Canada)
Location: ONLINE ONLY
