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March 2020
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World Affairs Happy Hour
Brexit. Hong Kong protests. Impeachment proceedings. Cyber threats. Elections in Africa. Food crises in South America. Climate change. Do you want to talk about current events, but are greeted by friends with an eye roll? Come nerd out and catch up with the members of the World Affairs Council! We’ll be meeting up for drinks, snacks, and dialogue the last Tuesday of every month (new location each month). Meet up. Nerd out. Spare your friends.
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ANEW’s 4th Annual Diversity and Inclusion Summit
Spring is just around the corner with opportunities for employers in the construction industry to come together at the 2020 Diversity and Inclusion Summit hosted by ANEW. This event will be held on April 1, 2020 at the Tacoma Convention Center. This summit will be an opportunity for professional organizations to learn how to bring on and diversify their workforce while also preparing their workplace to retain their employees. This year, the theme of the summit is Communicate, Collaborate, and…
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Center on Addiction hosting FREE Live Online Support
Families are facing unprecedented challenges due to circumstances surrounding COVID-19. In response, we invite you to join our new online support community for parents and caregivers who may have children experimenting with, or dependent on, substances. Register to attend for free online support!
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Collections Selections: The Not-So-Ordinary
See a selection of historic bicycles from the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, wheeled out from the Historical Society’s collections. These bicycles were commonly called “penny farthings” or “ordinary bicycles.”
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Saturday Family Support
Support for local families burdened by school closures. -Low prep food for the weekend. -Resources and supplies for kids staying home alone or families considering allowing a child to stay home alone. If you would like to donate supplies or time for Saturday school outreach, please follow this event and sound off here! You can also email Walmart gift cards to: TMACfamilyoutreach@gmail.com
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Learning About Culture Through Food: Taste of Asia Classes at APCC
Go on a culinary journey of Asia and the Pacific Islands at Asia Pacific Cultural Center's (APCC's) Taste of Asia Classes on the first Saturday of each month. Each month we feature a different county, teaching the class how to make delicious and authentic dishes with recipes that you can take home and try to make on your own. Last year, participants learned how to cook dishes like Mongolian Dumplings, Balinese Fried Rice from Indonesia, Samoan Sapasui, and much more!…
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In Washington’s Fields: Photographs by David Bacon
David Bacon is a photojournalist, author, activist, and organizer. Much of his work focuses on farm labor issues. While the people in his photographs are integral to the process of putting food on tables throughout the country, their daily lives are often unseen. This selection of photographs conveys stories of the people working in farm fields across eastern Washington, and the challenges they face.
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Salishan Grab-n-Go Meals & Activities
Grab-n-Go Meals and Activities with KBTC Public Television and Tacoma Housing Tuesday/Wednesday/Thursday starting 3/34/20 11am-1pm Salishan Family Investment Center (FIC) 1724 E 44th St, Tacoma, WA 98404 Stop by and pick up a FREE lunch and PBS KIDS educational activity packet during school closures. EVERYONE WELCOME! More information at kbtckids.org or kbtckids@gmail.com
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Oasis Youth Center Satelite Program
Are you a queer or questioning youth between the ages of 14-24 and live in the Gig Harbor, Key Peninsula area? We are bringing Oasis Youth Center to you! Join us for our Satellite program – there will be games, new friends, activities, learning and snacks. Tuesdays 3-6pm at Key Peninsula Civic Center. Tell a friend, we’ll see you there!
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Girls Who Code – RAIN Incubator
Girls Who Code is a national Club that is designed as a free after-school program for 6th-12th grade girls to join a sisterhood of supportive peers and role models from UW Tacoma. We use computer science (CS) to change the world with a mission to close the gender gap in CS. Participants have the opportunity to learn Scratch, Python, and Java. Who Girls 6-12th grade that want to have fun practicing all levels of programming When Tuesdays 3:30-5pm Where RAIN…
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