Portland
Kayse Jama
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I had the pleasure to work at Western States Center through New Voices Fellowship from 2005-2007. I credit Western States Center and my New Voices Fellowship for giving me the United States context for community organizing.
Stephanie Stephens
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Western States Center has connected the Center for Intercultural Organizing to so many incredible activists and organizations across the region - and the nation. The Center truly is the hub on the wheel of social justice in the West. Happy 21st, y'all!
Brian Hoop
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As a younger environmental, higher education and GLBT rights activist Western States Center's ALMP program helped to focus my organziing skills and political work to better incorporate a race and gender analysis. Now 15 years later as a government employee I continue to incorporate lessons learned from Western States Center to advocate for equity and inclusion in public governance.
Sharon Gary-Smith
In 2007, after several terms as The Center's board chair, and more than 10 total years as a board member, I was able to retire, and was moved up to Board Emerita. I am proud of our excellent trend-spotting, coalition building, issues analysis, and organizational engagement– work that continues to be pertinent, current, leading edge and critical to building real community in the West.
Jeff Malachowsky
21 years old, eh? That seems about right - my daughter Sarah was born during the first year of Western States, and she's turning 21. We put her photo on the cover of the first issue of the Western States newsletter, held in the arms of Len Norwitz, one of our first staff - Rebecca Roby and Jill Spencer were in that picture, too. How time flies!
