Posts by Robin Fisher
Dr. of Dentistry and Community Outreach…
Dr. Rosalie Reddick Miller, born in Georgia December 29, 1925, attended all African-American public schools and lived through her fair share of discrimination and segregation. Her father continued to tell her that she would become a dentist and, in 1951, Rosalie received her D.D.S from Fisk College. During the 1950’s in Georgia, Miller and her…
Bill Alert: SB 6110
ICSEW Bill Alert SB:6110 ICSEW BILL ALERT SB 6110: Prohibition employers from asking about arrests of convictions before an applicant is determined otherwise qualified for a position. Link to the bill: SB 6110 Current Status from leg.wa.gov: *Feb 6 Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 10:00 AM, WM –…
An educational legacy…
Nora B. Adams, born in Texas, November 20, 1928; her father was the local principal of the African American school and her family encouraged her to seek the best education possible. Nora moved to Dallas and graduated from Booker T. Washington High School in 1945. In 1946, Nora moved to Seattle and received her B.A…
Working for equality…
Bertha Pitts Campbell was born in Kansas, June 30, 1889; she became a prominent civil rights activist in Seattle. Bertha was the only African American student at Montrose High School where she delivered the valedictorian address in 1908. She attended Howard University as one of the 22 women at the school and co-founded Delta Sigma…
Bill Alert: SB 6486
Bill-alert-6486 ICSEW BILL ALERT SB 6486: Expanding Registered Apprenticeship Programs Link to the bill: SB 6486 Current Status from leg.wa.gov: *Feb 1 Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 3:30 PM in anticipation of other legislative action.* (Accessed on 1/31/2018) Find Your Legislators Legislative Hotline: 1.800.562.6000 Why does this…
Bill Alert: HB 2759
2-2-18 ICSEW-Bill-alert-2759 ICSEW BILL ALERT HB 2759: Establishing the Washington State Women’s Commission. Link to the bill: HB 2759 Current Status from leg.wa.gov: *Feb 3 Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Appropriations at 9:00 AM in anticipation of other legislative action* (Accessed on 2/2/2018) Find Your Legislators Legislative Hotline: 1.800.562.6000 Why does…
Bill Alert: HB 2888
ICSEW Bill Alert HB 2888 ICSEW BILL ALERT HB 2888: Addressing workplace bullying by making it an unfair practice to subject an employee to an abusive work environment Link to the bill: HB 2888 Current Status from leg.wa.gov: *Scheduled for executive session in the House Committee on Labor and Workplace Standards at 8 am…
Bill Alert: SB 6029
Bill Alert SB 6029 ICSEW BILL ALERT SB 6029: Establishing A student loan bill of rights Link to the bill Current Status from leg.wa.gov: *Jan 19 – Referred to Ways & Means. (01/24/2018)* Find Your Legislators Legislative Hotline: 1.800.562.6000 Why does this bill matter to you? Individuals interested in bills related to education. Establishes the…
Securing Washington's Clean Energy Future
From Jay Inslee, January 2018 Policy Brief SECURING WASHINGTON’S CLEAN ENERGY FUTURE Inslee’s proposal will cut emissions, promote clean energy and protect state from worsening fires, floods, droughts Signs of climate change are all around us. In Washington state and along the West Coast, we are experiencing droughts, record heat, salmon die-offs in warmer streams,…
Access to Democracy
Democracy Handout Over 1 million Washingtonians were eligible to register to vote in 2016 but didn’t, and of those registered nearly 1 in 5 didn’t vote. The November 2017 General Election set a record low for voter turnout – only 37 percent of voters returned their ballots. Gov. Jay Inslee is joining legislators to introduce…