Washington State Collectives and Orgs

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1	Name	Location	Mission

2	NORTH EAST WASHINGTON
3	Peace and Justice League of Spokane	Spokane, WA	Our mission is to engage everyday people to build a just and nonviolent world through community organizing and leadership development.
4	Spokane Communicate Against Racism	Spokane, WA	Our mission is to identify and address racial disparities through a variety of community efforts which include education, advocacy, research, community engagement, policy impact, and challenges to the existing organizations and structures.
5	Carl Maxey Center	Spokane, WA	The Carl Maxey Center (CMC) is a Black-led and Black-centered non-profit, 501c3 organization, based in the East Central neighborhood of Spokane, Washington. CMC is both a neighborhood cultural center and gathering place, as well as a community based organization that provides programs and services focused on addressing the needs of Spokane's African American/Black community.
6	SHORELINE WASHINGTON
7	Community	1212 N State St, Bellingham, Wa	Mission Statement: Proactive and innovative community building through youth leadership development. We do this by integrating creativity, exemplifying excellence, and meeting the needs of the community.
8	NORTH/SOUTH PUGET SOUND
9	Artists in Activism	Marysville, WA	Artists in Activism is a non-profit in Marysville, WA that started amidst the backlash stemming from the murder of George Floyd in 2020. Our mission is to support community advancement, of the underrepresented, through the arts. We have been conducting a musical and visual protest in Marysville, WA.We have become a community safe space for marginalized groups, social justice advocates, and a small community of black citizens. Marysville, WA is located north of Seattle in Snohomish County and is home to only 2.8% or 22,670 black residents. This small population still struggles with the effects of systemic racism and police brutality while having little to no resources or organizations within the county that provide an environment of empathy and empowerment. From this perceived need we decided to start Think Ideas, our vision for a multi media community resource center that provides resources, education, and curates our communities creativity to produce change making artistic content. We have already started producing content and partnering with City, County, and State officials and law enforcement to bring a voice to our community.
10	Divine Alternatives for Dads Services (DADS)	Seattle and Lakewood, WA	Give fathers hope by walking together in supportive community, helping navigate relational and legal barriers that separate them from their children and families.
11	Legally BLACK (Brave, Lifted, Altruistic, Creative, and Keen)	Tacoma, WA	Dedicated to unifying modern-day civil rights activists and grassroots organizations, LegallyBLACK focuses on creating awareness of the racial disparities in all governed areas of our society. Our collective efforts help to evoke tangible changes to local, state, & federal laws, city ordinances, contracts and policies to best protect the well-being of Black, Indigenous, & People of Color (or BIPOC). Our mission is to address the ingrained oppression of BIPOC as the foundation of all of our governing systems in America and eliminate all opportunities to continue on this path so all people of color have unconditional legal access to resources, freedom, peace, liberty, and the equal rights to the pursuit of happiness as promised by the laws of this nation.
12	Kent Black Action Commission	Kent, WA	We are the Kent Black Action Commission (KBAC) and our mission is to improve and promote the social, economic, political, spiritual and educational conditions of the Black Community in Kent, Washington and the South King County area.
13	Project Girl Mentoring Program	Lynnwood, WA	The Mission of Project Girl Mentoring Program is to foster the advancement of young women of color to make positive life choices and to maximize their authentic potential.
14	SOUTHWEST WASHINGTON
15	The Noble Foundation	Vancover, WA	To ensure all marginalized communities are able to gain the connections, knowledge, and empowerment to build a more just, equitable, and healthy society. We support the idea that commUNITY knows what the commUNITY needs and has the ability, tools, and power to build collaboratively and collectively.
16	SEATTLE
17	Seattle People of Color Salons	Seattle, WA	We strive to make space for our multivalent selves. We contain multitudes of opinions and try to communicate with respect and listen to each other's experiences as a recognition of the true value each of our lives hold. We work towards a potential whole, where we can disagree on many things, but always agree to keep learning and growing as we make mistakes. If you identify as a non-white-identified person of color, you are welcome here. However, if you are anti-black, anti-trans, or fall on the hotep-spectrum, this may not be the group for you as it is likely that you will experience well-articulated and strongly-worded push-back for perpetuating cycles of oppression (internalized or otherwise).
18	Lavender Rights Project	Seattle, WA	Lavender Rights Project elevates the power, autonomy, and leadership of the Black intersex & gender diverse community through intersectional legal and social services. We utilize the law as an organizing principle to affirm our civil rights and self-determination. Our organization disrupts oppressive systems that target Black gender diverse and intersex communities of color and lead to disproportionate levels of poverty, housing disparities, and gender-based violence, especially among Black and Indigenous people.
19	STATEWIDE
20	Social Justice Fund NW	Statewide Washington	As an organization interested in social justice and promoting social change, Social Justice Fund NW has funded a wide range of activist organizations working in communities of color. And Social Justice Fund NW has always believed it is important to reflect the diversity of our society in our own organization, including people of different races, nationalities, genders, ages, and sexual orientation. In the 1990’s, Social Justice Fund NW made major strides to become an actively anti-racist and inclusive organization.
21	Nonwhiteworks	Communications LLC	NONWHITEWORKS thrives in community with other visual storytellers who can connect important messages with those who need to receive them most. An anti-racist approach to visual storytelling means, centering those most vulnerable. NONWHITEWORKS will continue to center and make visible those who need the most representation in our socio-political landscape at every opportunity. We are committed to seeing ourselves and representing ourselves in the media.
22	BIPOC ED (Executive Director) Coalition	Statewide Washington	The BIPOC ED Coalition is a multicultural, cross-sector collaborative of 200+ Black, Indigenous, and People of Color nonprofit leaders working in solidarity to promote wellness and restore resources in our communities.
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