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Peggy Joan Maxie First Black Woman Elected to Public

Office in Washington State

Peggie Joan Maxie was a member of Washington State House of

Representatives for the 37th Legislative District in Seattle from 1971 to 1982. At that time, the 37th consisted of Capital

Hill, Madrona, Madison Park, Leschi and the Central Area of Seattle.

A native of Amarillo, Texas, the family

relocated to the Seattle area during WWII to work at Boeing. Maxie proceeded to earn a bachelor’s degree from Seattle University in 1970. That same year,

Maxie’s brother decided to run for the state legislature, but when he was

accepted to law school, he asked his sister to run in his place.

Once in office, a potential redistricting plan threated to eliminate her district. Filing an affidavit, Maxie asserted the district had been under-counted. After

years of debate and negotiation, a federal court ordered redistricting according to a

non-political map to be drawn by a geography professor.

In 1973, she sponsored the Landlord

Tenant Act—the first of its kind that established guidelines for the

relationship between landlords and tenants and minimum duties of each

party in residential dwellings.

Maxie was defeated by Gary Locke in 1982, but before leaving office

conducted a series of workshops to help people understand how the legislative

process worked. She continues to reside in Seattle.

Sources: Blackpast.org; Historylink.org; edium.com; Washington State Historical Soci-ety.org; Wikipedia.org

Listed here are a few of the newest employment announcements. A more comprehensive list of jobs is available on webpage—www.caa.wa.gov. Resources and job fair information for job seekers availa-ble at worksourcewa.com. Click on ‘career tools’ and ‘workshops and hiring events’ for timely, state-wide in-formation. WASHINGTON STATE ATTORNEY GENERAL’S OFFICE Assistant Attorney General – Criminal Justice Division in Seattle Closing 6/17/18)

Assistant Attorney General – Labor and Personnel Division in Tumwater Closing 6/10/18)

Assistant Attorney General – 2018 Honors Program Closing 8/15/18) (for qualified 3Ls and judicial clerks)

Volunteer Law Clerk – 2018 Fall Recruitment Program Closing 8/31/18) (for qualified 2L law stu-dents)

WASHINGTON STATE STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT COUNCIL

Assistant Director of External Affairs open continuous

WASHINGTON STATE DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS

Correctional Officers Keyword: CO1

Nurses Keyword: Nurse

IT Professionals Keyword: IT and Computers WASHINGTON STATE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Maintenance Technician 2, Everett, WA. Open until filled Transportation Engineer 2 in-training, Multiple locations. Closing 6/30/2018 Transportation Engineer Internships, WSDOT Eastern Region. Recruitment closes 6/16/2018 WASHINGTON STATE MILITARY DEPARTMENT IT Systems & Cloud Architect, Lakewood, WA. Closing 6/20/2018 KING COUNTY HOUSING AUTHORITY Customer Service Support Intern, Kirkland, WA. Open continuous. CITY OF SEATTLE Early Learning Training Coordinator, Seattle, WA. Closing 6/12/2018 Creative Youth Project Manager, Seattle, WA. Closing 6/19/2018 CITY OF TACOMA Entry-Level Police Officer Recruitment, Tacoma, WA. Closing 7/20/2018 AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION Legal Assistant. To apply, email a letter of application and resume to Jobs@aclu-wa.org and include in the subject line of the email: your last name and Legal Assistant. In your letter, please indicate where you learned of the posting. Applications will be accepted until the position is filled, at which time the job announcement will be removed from our website at www.aclu-wa.org/careers SOUTH PUGET SOUND COMMUNITY COLLEGE openings ; CLARK COLLEGE openings; BATES COLLEGE openings ; COMMUNITY COLLEGES OF SPOKANE openings

June 4, 2018

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The 2018 YWCA Racial Justice Summit: Anti-Racist Accountability offers work-shops, panel discussion and spoken word performances that will engage our community in deeper dialogue and understanding. Workshops explore the personal work and collec-tive responsibility to dismantle racism in our community. Registration includes a light breakfast, lunch, snacks and more. Childcare is available. Limited number of ticket waiv-ers available. For more information contact YWCA 360-352-0593 or ywca@ywcaofolympia,org

South Puget Sound Community College

Saturday June 9 | 9:30 AM 2011 Mottman Rd SW, Olympia, WA 98512

Each year on or about June 19th celebrations take place across the United States to remember and pay homage to that historic day when news of the Emancipation Proclamation reached Galveston, Texas. Join the Kent Black Action Committee celebrate the 153rd signing of the Emancipation Proclamation with dance, a showcase of local talent, celebration of our students, and sharing of the African American culture with the community. Vendors and community service organizations will be in attendance.

Kent Black Action Committee Juneteenth Celebration

Saturday, June 23, 2018 10 AM to Dusk. Opening ceremony begins at 10:30 AM

Morrill Meadows Park, 10600 SE 248th St. Kent, WA 98030 Attend this free, family friendly event with lunch provided by KBAC. There will be games for the children and no Juneteenth would be complete without our community dance. Our “Concert in the Park” will be anchored once again by nationally known and Seattle’s own jazz guitarist Michael Powers. Questions? Contact KbacKent@gmail.com or Gwen Allen-Carston@ 253-486-9029 Azalea Johnson @253-631-7944 for vendor inquiries.

WSDOT seeks HR Interns

The Washington State Department of Transportation has reopened its recruitment for multiple human resource interns. This summer internship is expected to last three months. Incumbents will per-form paraprofessional, technical and clerical tasks in support of the agency’s human resource operations. Salary is $14.57-$19.27 per hour. Please visit HR Intern for the entire announcement and to apply. Hurry! Recruitment closes 6/5/2018.

FESTIVAL SUNDIATA 2018

Featuring three stages of entertainment this year! The Taste of Sundiata will host a set of unique treats for 2018! Experience a 3-hour chocolate candy making class by chocolatier Michael Poole. His classes sell out all the time and he will be teaching at Festival Sundiata. For the first time in our 38 year history we will produce our art exhibit on the roof of Fisher Pavilion - the Ultimate Art Experience. The art, music, spoken word, a fashion show on Saturday and much, much more will be contained in this tent.

The American History: The untold Truth is blessing us with their presentations again. If you haven't seen this - it is a must. KweliTV will be conducting a Film Festival of films and tv from Africa, the Caribbean and other places. We have so many interactive activities you will find it hard to pick which one you want to attend: African dance, Zumba, Chicago Steppin’, Caribbean dances and much more, come ready to participate in the classes! Children can experience African Doll making with Marita Dingus, Robot building with the King County Library System and Chess lessons for the younger folks by Detective Cookie. Entertainment includes Rose Royce, Midnight Star and Binky Womack.. The Friday June 15 artists reception in the Ultimate Art Experience allows a chance to begin Festival Sundiata 2018 early .

Festival Sundiata is a free of charge family event. June 15—17, 2018

Seattle Center Fisher Pavilion 305 Harrison St. Seattle, WA 98109

Volunteer Opportunity

Teens--are you looking for summer fun and a way to earn service hours? Then apply to be a volunteer with the Pierce County Library System’s first-ever Teen Library Corps. This is also a great way for you to give back to your community. The Teen Library Corps is open to teens, ages 14-18, and is available at nine Pierce County Libraries. You will volunteer at a participating library from June 23 to Sept. 2. Through volunteering, you gain valuable skills and experience that will reflect well on a college application and resume, as well as job applications. Email teenvolunteers@piercecountylibrary.org for an

application and apply today! Priority application deadline is June 15. For more information about

volunteer opportunities at the library, visit volunteer.pcls.us.

2018 Supreme Court Symposium

Legal Financial Obligations (LFO’s)

Beyond Defining the Problem;

Advancing Solutions

Wednesday, June 6, 2018

9 AM—Noon

Presented by the Minority & Justice

Commission, this presentation will discuss

the impact of LFO’s on formerly incarcerated

individuals and the local initiatives that are

advancing solutions and alternatives to

monetary sanctions.

View online via TVW

Spokane Regional Law &

Justice Council Racial Equity

Disparity

Subcommittee Community

Engagement Meeting

Thursday, June 7, 2018

6 PM—8 PM

Let your voice be heard to move the needle on Criminal Justice

Reform.

The Philanthropy Center 1020 W. Riverside,

Spokane, WA 99201 For more information call

509-624-5657