“Telling Our Stories” was our first in-person event in over four years! It was held on Saturday, October 19, at Renton Technical College.

The program included:

• Welcome and remarks by Dr. Yoshiko Harden, RTC President
  
• Keynote presentation by April Sims, President of the Washington State Labor Council

• Viewing Arise Firebird, a documentary film celebrating the resilience and empowerment of women and BIPOC professionals in the workplace. Q&A with the director (who tells her story in the film)

• Breakout sessions facilitated by Doris Martinez, Executive Director for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion at RTC
• Door prizes and plenty of time to socialize

About Our Keynote Speaker, April Sims

April Sims is the chief executive officer of the Washington State Labor Council. She supervises all of its activities and staff, and leads Washington’s largest union organization representing more than half a million union members. The granddaughter of Louisiana sharecroppers and the daughter of a single mother, Sims has seen the power of unions to change lives.

Contact Jodi Forsell, programs@aauw-wa.org, for more information.