Choose a Seattle-area community-based organization from below. You will learn more about what this organization is doing in the community and analyze the types of approaches they take.
Seattle-Area Community-Based Organizations
Tenants Union of Washington State (https://tenantsunion.org/)
New Beginnings (Ending Domestic Violence) (https://newbegin.org/)
Social Justice Fund Northwest (https://socialjusticefund.org/)
Northwest Immigrant Rights Project (https://nwirp.org/)
Compass Housing Alliance (https://www.compasshousingalliance.org/)
University Beyond Bars (http://www.universitybeyondbars.org/)
Disability Rights Washington (https://www.disabilityrightswa.org/)
Rebuilding Hope! Sexual Assault Center Pierce County (https://sexualassaultcenter.com/)
King County Equity Now (https://www.kingcountyequitynow.com/)
Coalition for Rights and Safety for People in the Sex Trade in Seattle/King County (http://rightsandsafety.org/)
The Northwest Network of Bisexual, Trans, Lesbian, and Gay Survivors of Abuse (https://www.nwnetwork.org/)
Lambert House for LGBTQ+ Youth (https://www.lamberthouse.org/)
Chief Seattle Club (https://www.chiefseattleclub.org/)
United Indians of All Tribes Foundation (https://unitedindians.org/)
Real Change (Street Newspaper) (https://www.realchangenews.org/)
Based on the information you learned about the organization on their website, please take time to answer the questions below:
1. What is the mission of this community-based organization? What problems does it seek to address? What vision of society are they seeking to advance? Can you learn anything about where they get their financial support on their website? (~100-200 words)
2. What types of activities does this organization engage in to advance their mission? How might each of these efforts help? Are there opportunities for community members to get involved? (~100-200 words)
3. Does the website talk about law or rights at all? What types of references do they make and in what context? Are they advocating to change the law, engaged in court cases, or maybe working to help people understand their rights? (~100-200 words)
4. What did you learn about the issue this organization advocates around? (~100-200 words)
