Open Mic'Nite
Dec
14
6:00 PM18:00

Open Mic'Nite

Youth leaders, Maia & Fatra, from PV and Y-WE are hosting an Open Mic’Nite on Wednesday, December 14th from 6-8 PM. We are centering BIPOC youth & we welcome anyone to attend or perform. We’ll have FREE pizza & hot cocoa and if you Bring Your Own Mug (BYOM), you can enter our raffle giveaway!! You can sign up to perform in person at 6pm OR by filling out the RSVP form below. Even if you don’t plan on performing, RSVP’ing will help us make sure we order enough food & beverages. Hope to see you soon!

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Girlvolution Community Create
Nov
16
4:30 PM16:30

Girlvolution Community Create

Join Powerful Voices on Wednesday, November 16th t0 learn more about GIRLVOLUTION-- a youth-led social justice conference planned and run by BIPOC girls and gender expansive high school students. Participants will receive a $15 gift card and the first 10 people to arrive will get free boba!

Girlvolution 2023 Community Create will be the first youth-led collective brainstorm to plan for the next Girlvolution conference - coming May 2023! Together we will dream up our vision for what this next event will look, sound, taste and feel like. We will engage in creative and interactive discussion on different topics such as event themes, locations, vibes , etc.

Never heard of Girlvolution ? That's OK! If you are a BIPOC girl or gender expansive youth age 14-19 and are interested in social justice, event planning, creative direction, collaboration and community engagement, this brainstorm session is for you.

SIGN UP: bit.ly/GVcreate

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Healing Justice Summit
Nov
3
5:00 PM17:00

Healing Justice Summit

  • Bethaday Community Learning Space (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

The Healing Justice Summit is the first of our wellness speaker series, where BIPOC young folks and their families will be invited to share space with BIPOC mental health providers, healers, and wellness practitioners. Young folx will get to ask providers questions, and experience the different types of healing and mental health supports that the providers have to offer. BIPOC youth and their families will also get to learn how to receive free therapy and mental health support through the Taking Root Healing Justice Vouchers. There will also be plenty of cultural foods!

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Spooky Skate Party
Oct
22
1:30 PM13:30

Spooky Skate Party

Powerful Voices is hosting an all ages Spooky Skate Party on Saturday, October 22, from 1:30 - 3:30 PM at Southgate Roller Rink! We'll have pizza & vegan ice cream and we’ll be wearing our best spooky attire!! This party is for everyone who is part of the PV fam with a special shout out to our adult allies, volunteers, partner orgs, board, parents, and everyone who else who makes our work possible! You've had our back this year, and we would love to celebrate with you!
If you'd like a free ticket, email sylva@powerfulvoices.org. Otherwise, you can pay at the door ($12 admission + free skate rental). Costumes are encouraged but completely optional!

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Annual Luncheon
Oct
9
11:00 AM11:00

Annual Luncheon

Join us on October 9th, 2021 for our Annual Luncheon, Taking Root. Share space with Powerful Voices supporters, adult allies, and young folks. Due to COVID-19, this will be a virtual program, but there will be optional in-person elements.

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Postponed! Reimagining Philanthropy: Seeding Movements
Sep
2
11:00 AM11:00

Postponed! Reimagining Philanthropy: Seeding Movements

Reimagining Philanthropy is Powerful Voices' new community program to explore the intersections of fundraising, social justice, and the Nonprofit Industrial Complex (NPIC). Together, we'll create and strengthen our understandings of these topics and learn how we can co-create a more equitable relationship to philanthropy in communities of color.

In session three of this series, join Powerful Voices' Donor Relations Manager Aisha Al-Amin and Taylor Coats from Philanthropy as they discuss philanthropy, foundations, and pro-Black racial justice from the lens of the foundational text "The Revolution Will Not Be Funded." More details about the exact articles we'll be referencing (and more) will be sent out the week before the event, so be sure to register today!

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BIPOC Fundraisers Roundtable
Jun
10
10:30 AM10:30

BIPOC Fundraisers Roundtable

Join Powerful Voices for another session of Reimagining Philanthropy , our community program to explore fundraising, social justice, and the Nonprofit Industrial Complex (NPIC). On June 10th at 10:30am, we'll have our second session and be joined by powerful BIPOC panelists to hear about their experiences in development and how we can sharpen our equity lens to better resource communities of color.

RSVP today: https://powerfulvoices.salsalabs.org/philanthropywebinar/

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Black Healing: A panel for Black girls* and their friends
May
19
4:30 PM16:30

Black Healing: A panel for Black girls* and their friends

Our Black Muslimah Collective (BMC) will be hosting a Black Healing Panel on May 19th from 430-530pm and live-streaming it our Facebook!

Come witness Black healers talk to BMC participants about Black healing as a form of empowerment, introduce different types of therapy, holistic approaches, and other forms of healing!

*a girl is anyone who identifies as one

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Reimagining Philanthropy
Mar
20
10:30 AM10:30

Reimagining Philanthropy

Are you a fundraiser or are interested in becoming one? Are you a donor, or do you care about how nonprofits work in your communities?

Join our new pilot community program to explore the intersections of fundraising, social justice, and the Nonprofit Industrial Complex (NPIC). Strengthen our understandings of these topics, and learn how we can co-create a more equitable relationship to philanthropy in communities.

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Revolutionary Community Care Day
Feb
27
11:00 AM11:00

Revolutionary Community Care Day

Welcome to the Powerful Voices' 4th Annual Revolutionary Community Care Day (formerly Revolutionary Self Care Day). We are grateful to have you.

This event is a day for and by girls* and women of color, and we will be following COVID protocols to ensure everyone’s health and safety. Folks can come through to pick up groceries, hot meals, and “shop” through a free closet of donated clothing, hygiene products, hair care items, makeup, and more.

*a girl is anyone who identifies as one!

RSVP: https://revcommunitycareday2021.paperform.co

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Clear the Mind: Release the Tea 2020
Dec
9
4:00 PM16:00

Clear the Mind: Release the Tea 2020

Still reeling from the mess that is the year 2020? Looking for a space to talk, vent, and release some emotions? Powerful Voices has got you covered!

On December 9th at 4pm, we'll be hosting a virtual session for girls* of color to hold space, share, laugh, and reflect on what the year 2020 brought up for them.

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Summer Punch Celebration
Jul
25
6:30 PM18:30

Summer Punch Celebration

Celebrate program participants’ completion of Summer Punch - part 1 of our Powerful Voices Summer Series. Summer Punch is a three-week, paid summer program for Student Advocacy participants to learn about trauma, safety responses, and moving through them with a boxing lens!

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Girlvolution 2019
Apr
27
10:00 AM10:00

Girlvolution 2019

Girlvolution is Powerful Voices’ Annual, Youth-led, Social Justice Conference!

The young folks in our Activistas program work alongside an Adult Ally for 12 weeks to create a social justice workshop on an issue that they are passionate about. They then present their work at the Girlvolution Conference.

Take a look at the 2016 Girlvolution and save the date!

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Revolutionary Self Care Day
Jan
21
11:00 AM11:00

Revolutionary Self Care Day

In honor of MLK Jr. Day, we are partnering with the United Way of King County to put on our second Revolutionary Self Care Day - for womxn and girls* of color, and by womxn and girls* of color.

RSVP on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/events/118210339075802/

Offer Your Services - contact Jordan at jordan@powerfulvoices.org

Source: https://www.facebook.com/events/118210339075802/

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The 17th Annual Luncheon: SHEro Power
Oct
12
11:30 AM11:30

The 17th Annual Luncheon: SHEro Power

  • Seattle Center Fisher Pavilion (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

We all have SHEros that inspire us every day, who light our fire, who know the right words to say, who get us. A SHEro is a bold grrl or womxn who inspires us. We want to recoginize these SHEroes in our lives at our 17th Annual Luncheon. Join us on our journey in celebrating this past year for Powerful Voices and the SHEroes we've had the honor of witnessing.

Who are your SHEroes? Tell us with #mySHEROis. 

DETAILS
- Thurs, Oct 12, 2017
- Doors @ 11:30a, Program @ 12p-1p
- Fisher Pavilion at Seattle Center
- RSVP: pv17luncheon.paperform.co

ACCESSIBILITY
Parking: paid, one-hour or two-hour street parking - several near the corner of Second and Thomas near the church and on the south side of Thomas Street behind the Seattle Center Pavilion. There are also several parking garages.

Drop Off Locations: Gate 2/3 at the corner of Second and Thomas

Accessible Entries: East elevator and front (north) doors

Elevators/Ramps: East Elevator

Scents: The space will not be scent-free, but we encourage folks who attend to come unscented or low-scented. If you have questions about this, please read this amazing document by Leah Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarasinha about why we should be dedicated to scent / fragrance free access: http://www.brownstargirl.org/blog/fragrance-free-femme-of-colour-realness-draft-15

Accessible Gendered Restrooms: Each restroom has an ADA stall. There are also accessible water fountains inside at both the east and west ends of the building.

Contacts: Seattle Center Customer Service (206) 684-7200, TDD / TTY: 7-1-1

Wheelchair Accessible Phones: Available at the east end inside the building and one at the west end.

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Summer Salon #2
Aug
24
4:00 PM16:00

Summer Salon #2

Looking for ways to beat the heat this summer? Want to meet other like-minded folks who support Powerful Voices? Want to support a local POC-owned business?

Quiz Time: Is a Summer Salon . . .
(A) an opportunity to gather together to talk about what's important in your community
(B) a fun, casual, event that's not a fundraiser
(C) a chance to get together over coffee
(D) an easy way to get connected and hear what Powerful Voices is dreaming about
(E) all of the above

If you said (E), you are right! Our Summer Salons were created with the deep belief that we want to meet you AND you want to meet Powerful Voices. We want to be intentional about creating community with you. Also, we really love good food, good people, and good vibes, and we never miss a chance to bring them together.

If you've wondered what exactly Powerful Voices does, this is an opportunity to come learn and ask us questions. If you knew Powerful Voices a few years ago, here's an opportunity to hear what's new since we last talked. We feel so passionate about our work and we want to share that with you!

So this summer, we're partnering with a local business in the Central District - Tougo Coffee @ 1410 18th Ave, Seattle, WA 98122 - as the host for these salons. All ages welcome! Come spend an hour chilling with us this summer!

We will have two separate events this summer - we invite you to come to one:
- Summer Salon #1: Friday, July 28th @ Tougo Coffee (1410 18th Ave, Seattle, WA 98122) from 8:00-9:00am
- Summer Salon #2: Thursday, Aug 24th @ Tougo Coffee (1410 18th Ave, Seattle, WA 98122) from 4:00-5:00pm

Will we see you there? 

RSVP here: https://pvsummersalons.paperform.co/

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Summer Salon #1
Jul
28
8:00 AM08:00

Summer Salon #1

Looking for ways to beat the heat this summer? Want to meet other like-minded folks who support Powerful Voices? Want to support a local POC-owned business?

Quiz Time: Is a Summer Salon . . .
(A) an opportunity to gather together to talk about what's important in your community
(B) a fun, casual, event that's not a fundraiser
(C) a chance to get together over coffee
(D) an easy way to get connected and hear what Powerful Voices is dreaming about
(E) all of the above

If you said (E), you are right! Our Summer Salons were created with the deep belief that we want to meet you AND you want to meet Powerful Voices. We want to be intentional about creating community with you. Also, we really love good food, good people, and good vibes, and we never miss a chance to bring them together.

If you've wondered what exactly Powerful Voices does, this is an opportunity to come learn and ask us questions. If you knew Powerful Voices a few years ago, here's an opportunity to hear what's new since we last talked. We feel so passionate about our work and we want to share that with you!

So this summer, we're partnering with a local business in the Central District - Tougo Coffee @ 1410 18th Ave, Seattle, WA 98122 - as the host for these salons. All ages welcome! Come spend an hour chilling with us this summer!

We will have two separate events this summer - we invite you to come to one:
- Summer Salon #1: Friday, July 28th @ Tougo Coffee (1410 18th Ave, Seattle, WA 98122) from 8:00-9:00am
- Summer Salon #2: Thursday, Aug 24th @ Tougo Coffee (1410 18th Ave, Seattle, WA 98122) from 4:00-5:00pm

Will we see you there? 

RSVP here: https://pvsummersalons.paperform.co/

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