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Front and Centered @frontandcentered.org · 28/09/2026

Alerting all Puget Sound Energy customers: did you know PSE asked state regulators for permission to raise their electric prices by 15% and natural gas prices 14% next year? They also want permission to increase electric rates to 30% above current prices by 2029, and natural gas to 22%! 😨😒

Screenshot of a Reddit post by user u/machaf talking about how Puget Sound Energy filed for 30% rate increases starting in 2027.

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Front and Centered @frontandcentered.org · 24/09/2026

We are doing a HAPPY DANCE because the Washington State Supreme Court overturned I-2066! 👯‍♂️ Overturning I-2066 frees us up to pursue clean energy as planned, not old legacy fossil fuels. www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news... @climatesolutions.org @sierraclub.org @kingcountywa.bsky.social

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Front and Centered @frontandcentered.org · 17/09/2026

What a lovely and Eco-rejuvenating day we had at Cedar River Municipal Watershed yesterday! 🌊 We enjoyed learning, laughing, debating, eating, and serving together. Let us be like the story and symbolism of the cedar trees we circled - strong, regenerative, generous in spirit. 🌲🌳

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Front and Centered @frontandcentered.org · 11/09/2026

P.S. Can you help us? 🙏 It’s important to us that this grant opportunity is seen and shared with as many communities in #WashingtonState that we can reach. We want to ensure a broad, diverse group of organizations hear about the program and apply. Please help us spread the word by sharing this post!

August 2024 — The first ever cohort of HEAL Capacity Grant Program grantees gathered at Cedarbrook Lodge to celebrate their work with Front and Centered and staff from various state agencies.

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Front and Centered @frontandcentered.org · 08/09/2026

🍂Brisk air. Changing colors. What do you love about Nature in the Fall? #LatineConservationMonth reconnects all folks—with special emphasis on the Latine and Hispanic community—to nature and all the peace, well-being, and community it has to offer us. frontandcentered.org/come-celebra...

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Front and Centered @frontandcentered.org · 04/09/2026

💵The Millionaires’ Tax is a historic new law for Washington state that seeks to rectify one of the most regressive tax systems in the nation. Let’s cut taxes for the other 99% and make the top 1% pay their share!

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Front and Centered @frontandcentered.org · 04/09/2026

🚫We are saying no to increased taxes on diapers, over-the-counter medications, and essential household items. 🚫We are saying no to repealing critical tax breaks for low- and mid-income families and #smallbusinesses.

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Front and Centered @frontandcentered.org · 04/09/2026

📣We are saying no in support of working families, labor unions, nurses and healthcare providers, early learning providers, small business owners, teachers and education leaders, and Planned Parenthood advocates who all endorse the No645 Campaign.

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Front and Centered @frontandcentered.org · 04/09/2026

👶🏾I-645 would cut $13 billion from K-12 #education, #healthcare, and #childcare. 🏚️I-645 would increase costs for working families and would repeal critical tax breaks for low- and middle-income families and for small businesses.

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Front and Centered @frontandcentered.org · 04/09/2026

Front and Centered says No on I-645. 🚫 Why? We supported the Millionaires’ Tax and I-645 is trying to repeal the tax. Check the thread! ✅ @no645.bsky.social

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Front and Centered @frontandcentered.org · 02/09/2026

Walkabouts are rites of passage for Young Aboriginal Australians who travel into the Australian bush as adolescents to use their intimate knowledge of the land tested in real-time by utilizing skills like hunting and gathering on their own and walking ancient paths using “songlines” to navigate.

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Front and Centered @frontandcentered.org · 02/09/2026

Tribal Canoe Journeys each year by #Indigenous Pacific NW canoe families who paddle through coastal waterways and the Salish sea. These traditional dugout canoes come ashore one-by-one to host nation where a celebration commences w/ food, song & cultural traditions that honor & respect our waters. 🙌🏽

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Front and Centered @frontandcentered.org · 02/09/2026

Wayfinding or spatial navigation practiced by seafaring cultures & Indigenous tribes: #Polynesian & #Micronesian cultures using star compasses to steer open-ocean voyages, Arctic & Inuit Peoples relying on snowdrifts & ice formations, and #MarshallIslanders reading complex ocean swell patterns.

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Front and Centered @frontandcentered.org · 02/09/2026

A few examples: Forest Bathing or “shirin-yoku” is a Japanese mindfulness practice of taking in forest ambience w/ all of your senses. Improving mood, boosting immunity, lowering cortisol levels & better sleep are all benefits from immersing yourself in the beauty of a wooded trail, park or garden.

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Front and Centered @frontandcentered.org · 02/09/2026

Cultural traditions from around the 🌏 reveal long-held wisdom coming from being immersed in #Nature. When frontline communities are denied access to the benefits of being in healthy environments, #environmentaljustice seeks to restore the natural balance that is an integral part of our cultures.🌸

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Front and Centered @frontandcentered.org · 01/09/2026

Hey friends, we’re closed until after the #LaborDay holiday! You may see some updates here as social media never sleeps, 😁 but our offices are closed and we'll be back Sept. 8. We can't wait to share with you everything we're planning for the rest of the year! #SummerVacation #WeAreClosed #ComeAgain

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Front and Centered @frontandcentered.org · 27/08/2026

The webinar recordings from the first of our first Energy Justice webinar series, "Shifting Power on Data Centers", hosted in partnership with the @nwenergy.bsky.social NW Energy Coalition are here! Watch the English webinar recording here: youtu.be/JrKWs05Yitk?...

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Front and Centered @frontandcentered.org · 24/08/2026

📣 Make Polluters Pay Youth Climate Listening Session Ages 15–25 are invited to join a youth listening session on climate justice and Big Oil accountability. 📍Thurs, Aug 27, 4–6pm ✍️RSVP: secure.ngpvan.com/0K_zMFuV90S1... @washingtonbus.org @350seattle.bsky.social @weareoneamerica.bsky.social

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Front and Centered @frontandcentered.org · 10/08/2026

We are working with the DUWAMISH RIVER COMMUNITY COALITION—one of our founding coalition organizations—on an email campaign asking state and local leaders and agency staff to help us hold Ash Grove accountable and ensure clean air for all. Act now using our handy form: lnkd.in/gF4Fbk99

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Front and Centered @frontandcentered.org · 10/08/2026

With the approved permit, Ash Grove Cement Company will increase air and water pollution in a community that already experiences the highest rate of childhood asthma hospitalizations in King County and a ten-year life expectancy difference compared with other wealthier neighborhoods in Seattle.

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Front and Centered @frontandcentered.org · 10/08/2026

In late 2025, the Puget Sound Clean Air Agency (PSCAA) issued an illegal air permit to the Ash Grove Cement Company. This permit would allow more tire burning, resulting in severe health harms to nearby residents.

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Front and Centered @frontandcentered.org · 10/08/2026

🚨New blog post, who dis? 🚨 ICYMI: Celebrating the Second Cohort of the Just Transition Leadership Program frontandcentered.org/icymi-celebr...

New Blog Post. ICYMI: Celebrating the Second Cohort of the Just Transition, by Kat Husiak. "The Just Transition is here. Every day, individuals and organizations from frontline communities work to shift our society away from the extractive, colonial, top-down, and unsustainable governance systems that have shaped our lives...

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Front and Centered @frontandcentered.org · 04/08/2026

Over the weekend, multiple fires broke out across the state, adding to an already dangerous wildfire season that has hit Central and Eastern WA hard. Three fires known as the Spokane Complex, have resulted in what authorities are calling the most destructive disaster the city has ever faced.

Image from 2021 of a firefighting plane tackling wildfires in Wenatchee. Photo by Frank Cone.

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Front and Centered @frontandcentered.org · 03/08/2026

How much water do hyperscale data centers use and what does it mean for frontline communities? We talked to frontline community organizations in WA about their experiences, concerns, and priorities when it comes to data centers. Learn more at frontandcentered.org/data-centers/.

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Front and Centered @frontandcentered.org · 23/07/2026

💦Check out our water justice workshop report! From our April workshop, "Voices of Puget Sound: Findings from a Community Learning Workshop for Collective Action on Water Justice” covers our collective learnings and unlearnings about the state of the Puget Sound. frontandcentered.org/reports/

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Front and Centered @frontandcentered.org · 16/07/2026

What are the costs frontline communities are being forced to pay toward the build-out and maintenance of data centers? It’s time to center the priorities and values of Washingtonians on the frontlines of climate change and environmental harm. RSVP for our briefing at: us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

Brown-skinned, black-haired children wearing lime green soccer jerseys join hands in a scrum on the field. Overlaid on this photo in an image of a brown-skinned hand holding a red card that says "Give Data Centers the Red Card"

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Front and Centered @frontandcentered.org · 08/06/2026

Are you reading our blog series about the #ClimateCommitmentAct? 😁 In our latest piece, we explain how there's a real opportunity within the law for communities to advocate for pollution reductions and #CleanAir: frontandcentered.org/we-all-deser...

A brown-skinned man wearing a red shirt and a black baseball cap closes his eyes as he breathes in clean air.

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Front and Centered @frontandcentered.org · 27/05/2026

Wishing all those who celebrate a blessed #EidAlAdha! We hope this Eid brings you feelings of joy, connection, and renewed strength during these difficult times. #EidMubarak to you all 🤩🤩🧡❤️💚💛

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Front and Centered @frontandcentered.org · 23/04/2026

The Margin is hosting a great talk this evening (5:00pm PT)! Join Aqsa, our Climate and Clean Energy Policy Lead, in conversation with The Margin's team. They'll be talking about our work to pass #HB1903 and the #EnergyJustice landscape in #WashingtonState! 🤩🤩 RSVP: riverside.com/webinar/dire...

Graphic advertising tonight's webinar: "Energy Poverty, Climate Justice, and the Fight to Keep the Heat On." Featured on the graphic are headshots of the participants: Aqsa (our Climate and Clean Energy Policy Lead) and The Margin's team (reporter Amal, photographer Chona, and managing editor Ko).

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Front and Centered @frontandcentered.org · 11/03/2026

Friends, thank you. Together we made sure the WA State House and Senate passed HB 1903! 💪🏽💪🏽 But the bill isn't law yet. To bring energy bill assistance to Washingtonians, @governorferguson.bsky.social needs to ✍🏽sign✍🏽 HB 1903. Use our form to urge the governor to sign: win.newmode.net/urge-gov-fer...

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Front and Centered @frontandcentered.org · 06/03/2026

We're near the end of the WA legislative session and the HEAL Act, which we helped pass in 2021, is under attack. Proposed budget cuts will harm efforts to make a Healthy Environment for All a reality😓 Act NOW! Take 30 seconds to tell lawmakers to fund HEAL properly: win.newmode.net/protect-land...

May 2021 — Front and Centered staff, coalition members, supporters, and elected officials convened at the Duwamish Longhouse in South Seattle to watch Governor Jay Inslee sign the Healthy Environment for All (HEAL) Act into law.

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Front and Centered @frontandcentered.org · 04/03/2026

We are SO CLOSE to getting #HB1903—our bill to bring monthly energy bill assistance to Washingtonians in need—passed by the legislature and sent to the governor's desk! 🤩🤩 Help us cross the finish line! Use our form to tell your State Senator to vote YES on HB 1903: win.newmode.net/support-ener...

Graphic showing far HB 1903 has progressed in the legislative process. Just one more vote would pass the bill and bring it to the governor's desk!

Screen capture of Front and Centered staff testifying in favor of House Bill 1903 at the Washington State House Appropriations Committee meeting on Feb. 5, 2026.

Oct. 20, 2025 (Seattle, WA) — Front and Centered coalition members and staff pose for a group photo at their annual coalition summit.

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Front and Centered @frontandcentered.org · 25/02/2026

At our 2nd ever Advocacy Day in Olympia we had 28 meetings w/ members of House & Senate, Republicans & Democrats. We were joined by Outreach & Transform Lives, Asian Pacific Islander Coalition Yakima, DUWAMISH RIVER COMMUNITY COALITION, Africans on the Eastside, Mason County Climate Justice & more!

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Front and Centered @frontandcentered.org · 21/02/2026

Learn more about WA's energy utilities oversight, regulation & how equity is being brought into these systems. 💡how to expand community capacity and education in the energy landscape? 💡 what is WA Utilities & Transportation Commission anyways? frontandcentered.org/what-equity-... @wautc.bsky.social

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Front and Centered @frontandcentered.org · 03/02/2026

After you sign in PRO, you can use our handy quick action form 😁😁 to email lawmakers and urge them to schedule #HB1903 for a vote and pass it out of committee: win.newmode.net/frontandcent... If we pass 1903 outof Appropriations, we'll send our bill to a vote by the full House of Representatives! 🥳

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Front and Centered @frontandcentered.org · 03/02/2026

First, you can sign in PRO before the Appropriations Committee meets this Thursday morning using this link: app.leg.wa.gov/csi/Testifie... (What does it mean to sign in PRO? It's as simple as sharing your name, email, city, and ZIP code while declaring your stance as "PRO"—in support of #HB1903!)

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Front and Centered @frontandcentered.org · 03/02/2026

We have exciting news: HouseBill 1903—our priority bill to bring monthly energy bill relief to households in need—is scheduled for a hearing this Thursday morning in the House Appropriations Committee! 🥳🥳 #WAleg Read on to learn how you can take two actions in just two minutes to help pass #HB1903!

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Front and Centered @frontandcentered.org · 19/01/2026

Today, we celebrate the work of Dr. #MartinLutherKingJr and Black leaders past and present who created and continue to create lasting change and a legacy of equity, hope, and love. Especially on #MLKDay, we are reminded that "the arc of the moral universe is long, but it bends toward justice." 🧡❤️💚💛

A sepia-toned image of Martin Luther King Jr. speaking to a crowd gathered at the Washington Monument. The image reads: "Martin Luther King Jr. Day — The arc of the moral universe is long, but it bends toward justice."

Base photo courtesy of the National Park Service and used under a Creative Commons license (CC BY 2.0): https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/

Quotes from a 1967 report to Southern Christian Leadership Conference staff by Martin Luther King Jr.:

"We must recognize that we can't solve our problem now until there is a radical redistribution of economic and political power... this means a revolution of values and other things.

"We must see now that the evils of racism, economic exploitation and militarism are all tied together... you can't really get rid of one without getting rid of the others."

Quotes from Martin Luther King Jr.'s 1967 "Beyond Vietnam" speech:

"When machines and computers, profit motives and property rights are considered more important than people, the giant triplets of racism, materialism, and militarism are incapable of being conquered.

"A true revolution of values will soon look uneasily on the glaring contrast of poverty and wealth.

"A nation that continues year after year to spend more money on military defense than on programs of social uplift is approaching spiritual death."

Black-and-white file photo of Martin Luther King Jr. speaking to a crowd. Used under a Creative Commons license (CC BY-NC-ND 2.0): https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.0/

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Front and Centered @frontandcentered.org · 13/01/2026

Despite widespread opposition, Puget Sound Clean Air Agency finalized a permit modification allowing Ash Grove to burn MORE toxic tires.🔥We joined Duwamish River Community Coalition to appeal & protect health of our community members & environment. earthjustice.org/press/2026/g... @earthjustice.org

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Front and Centered @frontandcentered.org · 12/01/2026

On 1st day of legislative session see our statement + take action! 👉 We don't support Gov. Ferguson’s proposal to shift funding source for #WorkingFamiliesTaxCredit entirely to the #ClimateCommitmentAct. We support WFTC which must be funded thru general fund. frontandcentered.org/front-and-ce...

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Front and Centered @frontandcentered.org · 01/01/2026

At our briefing you'll learn about our priority legislation, like #HB1303 (part of our CURB Pollution campaign which aims to protect communities from harmful facilities), and #HB1903 part of our Right to Energy campaign, which seeks to ensure energy assistance for low-income Washingtonians). #WAleg

Oct. 20, 2025 (Seattle, WA) — Front and Centered coalition members and staff pose for a group photo in the courtyard of the historic Labour Temple on the first day of Front and Centered's annual coalition summit.

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Front and Centered @frontandcentered.org · 21/12/2025

Hey friends, we're closed for the rest of 2025! You will probably see some updates here cuz social media never sleeps 😁 but our offices are closed and we'll be back in full swing on Jan. 5. 🤗 Happy #WinterSolstice and make sure to take time to connect with loved ones and practice self-care! 🥰

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Front and Centered @frontandcentered.org · 19/11/2025

Thank you to all who showed up to our offices yesterday to join us in discussion, and special thanks to Krystal Two Bulls of Honor the Earth as well as Jordan Harmon and Mary Crowe of @ienearth.bsky.social for joining us as panelists! 🙏🏽🙏🏽 Together we created a space to share, learn, and ideate. 🧡❤️💚💛

Nov. 17, 2025 (Seattle) — From left to right: Johnny Buck (Indigenous Just Transition); Mary Crowe (Indigenous Environmental Network); Krystal Two Bulls (Honor the Earth); and Jordan Harmon (Indigenous Environmental Network) speak to the gathered attendees as Front and Centered staff members look on.

Nov. 17, 2025 (Seattle) — Several event attendees mill about the space and chat with each other as they enjoy food and drink and spend time reading large fact posters about data centers and AI.

Nov. 17, 2025 (Seattle) — A wide-angle view from the back of the event space showing about thirty people in conversation with panelists and guest speakers on data centers and artificial intelligence.

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Front and Centered @frontandcentered.org · 14/11/2025

Communities in #WashingtonState are actively discussing the impacts of #AI and #DataCenters. You're invited to our free event: a casual gathering with food and drink, featuring Indigenous and frontline perspectives on this timely issue! 😎😎 RSVP at your earliest convenience: luma.com/is6pzkz4

Join us this Monday evening for a free, casual event with food and drink (RSVP is required)! We warmly invite you to a casual reception and community gathering: "Data, Energy, and Water Futures: A Discussion Featuring Indigenous and Frontline Perspectives on AI and Data Centers."

Front and Center and Indigenous Just Transition are hosting this evening roundtable and conversation to explore how AI, data centers, and digital infrastructure are reshaping Indigenous and frontline communities. The event will feature Indigenous leaders and voices discussing data sovereignty, water stewardship, and energy justice.

Please RSVP at your earliest convenience to reserve your spot at our gathering: https://luma.com/is6pzkz4

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Front and Centered @frontandcentered.org · 04/11/2025

Election Day is here and you still have time to cast your ballot! 😁😁 Eligible voters have until 8PM to register to vote or update their information in person (and vote) at a voting center or county elections department office📝 Confirm or update your voter registration info ASAP at VoteWA.Gov! 😎😎

Close up photo of a hand holding a signed and sealed vote-by-mail ballot.

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Front and Centered @frontandcentered.org · 23/10/2025

Our coalition member Mother Africa will be hosting a fantastic evening of free food, fashion, storytelling, music, and more this Saturday at their cultural night! 🤩🤩 Check out the flyer for details and please send a quick email or voicemail to let the team know how many people are coming with you 😎

Mother Africa's Cultural Night takes place on Saturday, October 25, from 4 to 7 pm at the Family Life Center in Federal Way. The address is 32275 32nd Ave S, Federal Way, WA 98001. Please email info@motherafrica.org or leave a voicemail at 253-277-7625 to RSVP for yourself and whoever is coming with you. Dress in your cultural attire and bring your joy!

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Front and Centered @frontandcentered.org · 16/10/2025

We still have tickets for our 10th Anniversary Birthday Bash, happening on Monday! 🥳 Join us for a special evening where we'll enjoy delicious food/drink and honor ten years of climate and #EnvironmentalJustice leadership, movement building, and community power across #WashingtonState: luma.com/FC10

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Front and Centered @frontandcentered.org · 10/10/2025

Hats off to Fridays—our special edition 10th anniversary caps have arrived!

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Front and Centered @frontandcentered.org · 27/09/2025

Join our coalition member, the Urban League, this weekend for community and food justice! 😻😻 Discover one of the nation’s largest community-run food forests through a guided farm tour, exploring how sustainable farming and community care come together to create an abundant urban landscape 🌱🏢🍉🍆🌽🌿

Join the Urban League of Metropolitan Seattle at the Beacon Food Forest for a vibrant community gathering dedicated to land stewardship, food development, and hands-on learning.

Discover one of the nation’s largest community-run food forests through a guided farm tour, exploring how sustainable farming, permaculture, and community care come together to create an abundant urban landscape.

Participate in interactive workshops led by local farmers, gardeners, and food justice advocates.

Connect with neighbors over farm-fresh tastings, swap stories, and leave with the knowledge, resources, and inspiration to grow your own food and care for our shared environment.

Details:

Date: Saturday, September 27, 2025

Time: 11am-2pm

Location: S. Dakota St. Seattle, WA 98108

For any questions, please contact Garrett Johnson, gjohnson@urbanleague.org

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Front and Centered @frontandcentered.org · 22/09/2025

10/1 event: Local #ClimateJustice leaders discuss using joy + storytelling to build relationships & actualize climate resilience strategies. Incl. our Dir of Community Innovation, Evaluation & Learning Esther Min! townhallseattle.org/event/advanc... @townhallseattle.bsky.social @uwdeohs.bsky.social

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