Archive for January 31st, 2012
This week on American Podium: Hitchens, Havel, and Kim Jong-il Remembered
Within the space of four days in December, three public figures died. Obituary page proximity aside, Christopher Hitchens, Kim Jong-il, and Václav Havel had nothing particular in common—except they each lived emphatically larger than life on the global stage. Some local luminaries deliver remembrances/assessments of these men and their cultural impact… although[More]
Posted: January 31st, 2012 under Take 21.
Tags: American Podium
Governing for Racial Equity Conference: Why Race Matters
Seattle’s Race and Social Justice Initiative (RSJI) is a citywide effort to realize the vision of racial equity. The Initiative works within Seattle City government and with community leaders to get to the root cause of racial inequity: institutional racism. Government officials and employees from Washington and Oregon recently met to discuss[More]
Posted: January 31st, 2012 under City Issues, Take 21.
Tags: Race and Social Justice, racial inequity, RSJI