CONTACT
To create change in Seattle, we need to start by speaking to our leaders, and demand that they listen and act. While there are many templates accessible on the web right now, make sure to add your own words. Since many organizations apply filters, adding even 1 line of your own words makes it more likely that they will read it. A full list of Seattle Elected Officials can be found here.
Ana Mari Cauce
An important step in advocacy is reaching our own administration at UW. We encourage you to offer feedback on ways UW can better foster diversity, equity and inclusiveness, as well as better amplify black voices.
Office of the President
As it can be hard to reach Ana Marie Cauce directly, emailing the Office of the President might make your voice more likely to be heard. Change in the UW community won’t come easy, so make sure to address multiple sources.
Equity at UW
When Cauce championed this initiative in 2015, she did not foresee the events of the past five years. We are certainly in need of an updated support system with new policies and practices, and we need to see action.
Jenny Durkan
Mayors oversee a city’s main departments, such as police, education, and housing departments. If you want to see a change, Mayor Durkin’s administrative position gives her the power to make it.
Dow Constantine
King County Executive Constantine is in charge of managing and supervising the departments, agencies, services, programs and projects of King County, so many of your calls to action will fall under his jurisdiction.
Patty Murray
Part of the reason Senator Murray was elected was because the people of Washington agreed that she would keep our areas of concern close by, and advocate for them. Your voice is an essential factor in this.
Maria Cantwell
Senator Cantwell occupies the same role as Murray, largely defined by meetings and the debate over creation or update of laws. These women have the ability to make change happen, state and nation wide, and never before has there been a better time to advocate for legislative change by reaching out to them.
Jay Inslee
Governor Inslee is the head of state legislation, overseeing the management of executive orders. While it may seem intimidating to reach out, Inslee is the man with the most power to affect change and can make a dramatic difference in our state to fit our demands.
Adam Smith
Congressman Smith’s foremost duties include introducing bills, resolutions and amendments, and working for change within Congress. As Congress has the authority to decide financial and budgetary matters, by advocating to Smith, change for direction of money towards systems that support BlPOC rights can occur.