July 2019

Find Your Passion and Get Involved “Be thoughtful and inquisitive about what you want to organize around.” “There are all kinds of appropriate ways to go about being heard.” Darrell Steinberg, Mayor of Sacramento, CA, shares…

Putting Together the Whole Story by Listening Carefully to the People who Helped Make History “You have to keep talking to people who have been involved in civil rights,” Professor Clark Kelso says about how…

We All Possess the Opportunity to Make Change “Keep it up, keep going. Often times younger people don’t understand how much opportunity to make a difference they already possess.” We are grateful to Congressman Denny…

Personal transformation, history, helping others . . . Some of our youth leaders share what has been meaningful to them on this summer's To Us, You Matter Civic Engagement Tour. #GetCivic

Wanting what’s best is the common ground we stand on, and leadership is being willing to do whatever you ask of others. “You’re going to come up against people who don’t believe the same thing that…

We look forward every year to the Bill Pickett Invitational Rodeo! It's a living legacy of the tremendous contributions African Americans have made--and continue to make—to US ranching and agriculture. We in the West owe…

"Let us create a burning passion across our borders, across our ages, our cultures and races. Young and old marching together, side by side." To Us, You Matter Civic Engagement Tour youth leader David Gaines…

"Kids don't get to choose whether they're born into a family of means or not means, they don't get to choose their ZIP code . . . so investing in our public schools makes a difference."…

Patty Rose, Secretary Treasurer of the Pierce County Central Labor Council, shares advice about the value of experience, mentorship and creating education and work opportunities. 2019 To Us, You Matter Civic Engagement Tour #GetCivic Pierce County Central…

Wisdom, Water and Dear Colleagues Thank you Titus Capoeman, Tootie James, Dove and Shirley Mae of the Quinault Indian Nation for hosting us for a variety of experiences including praying over the new canoe that…