Mujeres in Action - Breaking Barriers
Continuing the #GivingTuesday spirit once more this week, we're shining the spotlight on our dear friends at MiA - Mujeres in Action.
It was our honor and joy to work with Eunice as she shared her story of breaking free from domestic violence. Not only is she a survivor, she's now a proud part of the MiA team AND is a newly naturalized United States citizen & voter! 🎉 We thank MiA for entrusting us with their story and their clients' stories. It takes a lot of courage and grit to navigate these systems as a survivor, and we're so grateful to MiA for providing needed services in our local community. 🧡
Learn more about them and discover ways you can uplift their mission at miaspokane.org.
Keep an eye out for more nonprofit partners we'll be featuring during this season of giving!
Manzanita House Garden Party
In honor of #GivingTuesday, we’re celebrating the nonprofits we trust with our giving—the ones whose missions inspire us, whose work transforms communities, and whose stories we are honored to help tell. 💙🧡
First up: Manzanita House. They’re making a profound impact on the lives of immigrants and refugees in the Spokane area through immigrant legal aid, family empowerment, and community engagement programs. Having served individuals from over 70 countries, their work is a testament to the power of compassion and connection.
We’re proud to have partnered with Manzanita House to create a video that shares their story and highlights the lives they’ve touched.
This Giving Tuesday, join us in supporting their mission. Check out ManzanitaHouseSpokane.org. Your generosity helps keep these vital programs thriving. 🌟
Stay tuned as we spotlight more of our incredible nonprofit partners in the days ahead!
SFCC Internship & Small Business Saturday
As Dominic's internship with us comes to a close, we are so thrilled to share his energizing and independent-business-uplifting promotional video for Meet on Monroe's Small Business Saturday! 🧡 Didn't it turn out awesome? Way to go, Dominic Faagau Films! 🎥✨
Our neighbors are all pretty amazing over here on North Monroe, and we hope you'll support them with your purchasing power this holiday season (and always)!😉 Cheers to shopping local & loving where you live!
Check out all the details: facebook.com/share/1AyhiaqW5a
We hope to see you at Compassionate Addiction Treatment's Hope-Full event tomorrow at The Woman's Club of Spokane! Find community, celebrate hope, and leave inspired by the event's incredible program. ✨
TICKETS🎟️: catspokane.networkforgood.com/events/75945-hope-full-eat-listen-celebrate-2024
If you're unable to attend the event, please considering supporting Compassionate Addiction Treatment in their mission to provide compassionate, holistic care to people experiencing homelessness. 🧡
✨ Please enjoy this video featuring Bobbie Lee and her inspiring story of recovery. It's been our honor to work with CAT since 2022, sharing in their stories of resilience, perseverance, and supportive community.
📢 Your voice matters. Exercise your right to vote by casting your ballot by Election Day on Tuesday! ☑️📮🇺🇸
We had the joy of supporting MiA - Mujeres in Action on their grant-funded voter engagement campaign - the six PSAs are presented bilingually in Español & English - and the Spanish videos are breaking barriers in our community, airing on a station that (formerly) held a policy of only airing English content. 😦
This is also the first year we've had the voter pamphlet in Spanish - Thank you for your hard work and advocacy, MiA Team, and for making such strides for Language Access in Spokane! 🧡 💪 ✨
#myvotemyvoice #mivotomivoz
myvotespokane.org/
It's hard to believe that our B Day Month is nearly over! 🏃♀️🍂
In October 2022, we were awarded our B Corp Certification with a score of 102.3! We've made some great strides in sustainable business practices since, from sharing resources and reducing footprints, to supporting larger conservation causes and working to raise awareness about how business can be a force for good... two years have flown, and there is so much more we look forward to doing and experimenting with bettering!
To celebrate the B Corp Community we are a part of, here is a throwback to March and Janessa's travel reel of our unforgettable first Champions Retreat in Vancouver! 🌿 It was a week brimming with restoration, connection, and inspiration. From indigenous melodies to transformative workshops, delightful cuisine and eco-friendly explorations, it was an art-filled community-enriching personal growth journey. 🥰 #Vancouver was AMAZING and we are grateful for all the thought-provoking experiences we brought home with us.
2024 Spokane Arts - Celebrating the Arts Ecosystem
Happy October, friends! ✨🧡🍂
October is National Arts and Humanities Month (among many other important celebratory & awareness designations), and in Spokane we recognize the ways that the arts shape our local culture and sense of place & connection. Through the intuitive and impactful work of artists, we create our expressions of community.
The theme for the Spokane Arts Awards this year was "Celebrating the Arts Ecosystem," for which we brought together the voices of 17 nominees across six categories of recognized impact - Collaboration, Imagination, Leadership, Inclusion, Arts Advocacy, and Youth Arts Leadership.
Please enjoy the headline video from the event, and be inspired to continue celebrating the arts & local artists of all disciplines by attending events and enjoying our arts community throughout October (and all year long).
🎥 videos by Rogue Heart Media SPC
#TeamRogueHeart & friends shared an unforgettable evening at this year’s Sequins & Velvet fundraiser, hosted by MiA - Mujeres in Action at the Spokane Tribe Casino! From sparkly dancing to dessert dashing, the night was full of joy and celebration, all in support of MiA’s incredible mission. 💃✨
We are proud to stand with MiA as they continue providing life-saving, culturally responsive services to Latine survivors of domestic and sexual violence in Spokane. Their work is truly making a difference, but they need our continued support. If you'd like to contribute to their cause, visit: miaspokane.networkforgood.com/projects/183867-celebrating-resiliency.
Together, we can continue to uplift survivors and build a stronger community! 💜 Stay tuned for the powerful event videos, featuring Eunice's story and a message from MiA Founder Hanncel Sanchez.
We can hardly believe it's been a year since meeting Yesenia and her family, when we were given the gift of sharing her story of survival and resilience with the support of MiA - Mujeres in Action.
MiA is doing vital work in our community, supporting survivors of domestic violence and sexual assault in a culturally responsive way.
But they can't do it alone. 🧡 Together, let's celebrate their successes in advocacy, positive change, and empowerment! We hope you'll join us for their 2nd annual fundraiser ✨ Sequins and Velvet: Rompiendo Barreras, Empowering Lives!
📅: Friday, September 13, 2024 - 6:30PM
📍: @Spokane Tribe Casino
❓: Food, dancing, fun, and fundraising for a great cause.
Details: loom.ly/1ur95Nw
Glam it up and grab your dancing shoes 💃
Early Bird Pricing ends August 31st!
City of Spokane water customers, we have an exciting contest to share with you! One initiative we've collaborated on over the last several years is the Water Wise Challenge with our friends Water Wise Spokane.
The Challenge challenges you to reduce your water usage by at least 10% during summer's hottest months, July and August. The only competition is yourself - you're competing against your water consumption from 2023. Challengers who reduce their water use by 10% or more will receive a credit on their water bill!
Not sure how to start? Check out WaterWiseSpokane.org for tips and while you're there, sign up for an efficiency checkup. Their team will help you identify ways to save water. They can even help program your irrigation controller to optimize watering and follow the odd/even watering schedule - all for free!
We're super excited to participate in the Challenge for the fifth year, and hope we can inspire some of you to take part too. 🧡 Sign up before July 15 at https://loom.ly/jnAm0V0.
Our friends at MiA - Mujeres in Action are offering so many amazing resources this month! 🧡💛💚💙 Please support by sharing with your networks, and supporting their mission any way you can!
JOVENES IN ACTION: This program empowers the Latinx community by equipping young people to become positive change agents, promoting relationships based on respect, support, and trust.
🗓 Dates: Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays in June
🕔 Time: 5:00 - 6:00 PM
📍 Location: If You Could Save Just One - 4421 N Nevada Street
Ages: 13-18 years
☎️To register, call or text 509-530-0819
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VOLUNTEER LAWYERS PROGRAM: MiA - Mujeres in Action is hosting a free legal clinic to answer questions about protection orders, divorce, child support, and parenting plans - please spread the word!
🗓 Date: JUNE 11
🕔 Time: 4:30 - 6:30 PM
📍 Location: MiA Office - 318 E Rowan Ave - Suite 208
☎️ Call 509-869-0876 to reserve your spot.
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(👀 Catch a glimpse of their impact with Yesenia's story, from last year's Sequins & Velvet fundraising event 🧡)
#JovenesInAction #Spokane #JiA #MiA #MujeresInAction
Throwing it back to the Sasquatch Soiree! 🌟 What a night celebrating the incredible talent of Community Colleges of Spokane students & Community Colleges of Spokane Foundation's Scholars!
✨ Extra sweet treat was getting to experience the event with our own Rogue Heart Community Storyteller Scholarship winners: Desiree Gibbons and Kelly Marie Dawson! 👏🎉
Rogue Heart exists to help community-focused organizations and value-based businesses amplify their stories.
