Alphabet Alliance of Color - AAoC

Everybody say congrats to Jasmine!!! As of this week, our illustrious intern Jasmine (also lovingly known as Yasmeena) has graduated with her Masters in Social Work 🎓 We are so proud of her and beyond grateful for all of the deep care and support she’s given to AAoC during her time as our social work student intern. While Jasmine’s time as our intern is coming to a close, we have no doubt that she’s off to continue transforming the world around her for the better, AND off to some well deserved fun and rest. We’re excited to see what you’re up to next, Yasmeeni 💕

We are so excited to announce this year’s winners of our Legacy Awards! These folks were nominated by people in our communities who really admire the work that they are doing for QTBIPOC in this region.

Ammara Touch (.yarrow) was awarded the Lucia Leandro Gimeno Disability Justice Leader Legacy Award for their support of disabled community through their work and writing, creating and sharing plant medicine, connecting people to COVID tests and organizing safe and inclusive events that honor disabled lived experiences and QTBIPOC grief.

Meilani Mandery (.auntie) won the Constance Blakely Emerging Leader Legacy Award because of her inspiring and intersectional organizing in Chinatown-International District, for her ability to host events that both support community and educate them on the issues impacting them, and for her commitment to supporting BIPOC/QTBIPOC youth.

And last but certainly not least, Jourdan Imani Keith () was awarded the Vickie WIlliams Elder Leader Legacy Award for her commitment to sharing and celebrating Black and Q***r stories, for her environmental advocacy, for her fight to re-connect our communities to nature, and for the critical representation she offers to Black Q***r artists and advocates who get to be in her orbit.

Please join us in congratulating them and thanking them for their incredible work!

Pool day QTs! We’re collaborating with Oshun Swim School and Seattle Pride to co-host a QTBIPoC-centered adult open swim session at Rainier Beach Pool. Allies are welcome at this event, but please take a look at the ally agreements and head to Oshun Swim School’s website for more info. Pool noodles provided, let’s all play mermaids together! RSVP link and more info can be found in our bio :P 🧜‍♀️🐠

We are excited to announce that we have two new Core Team members: Mikayla and Brandi! They both come to us with deep community experience, and we can’t wait to have their perspectives, wisdom, and passion inform our work. Read more about Mikayla here, and head to the website to learn more about Brandi! 🫂

With the upcoming World Cup, Rachtha Danh from Puget Sound Sage will be giving a teach-in about FIFA and what it means for Seattle and its residents to host the biggest sportsball event in the world. Join AAoC on next week’s QTBIPOC Policy Practice Space on Wednesday (May 20th) 5:30 to 7pm to learn more about what FIFA will bring and how you can show up when all the world’s eyes are focused on the soccer ball! RSVP at the link in bio!

Repost : Upcoming event alert!

We’re proud supporters of ‘Growing Solidarity’ a panel and community event hosted by our friends at Communities Rise. Learn from local organizers and reflect on where we need to go from here.

🗓️ Date: Tuesday, June 9th
🕰️ Time: Panel: 2 PM - 4 PM | Happy Hour: 4 PM - 6
PM
📍Location: Beacon Hill, Seattle (exact location provided upon registration)
💰Cost: Free
🍛 Food:
🎟️ Learn more & RSVP at the in bio

Special shout out to our fellow Delta Vision Project partners: Communities Rise, , , , and the . Delta Vision Project is a group of BIPOC folks working in capacity-building orgs around the Puget Sound area.

So much love in these photos!! Thank you to everyone who came to our open house last month. It was so lovely to have folks build community and some collective coziness together as we transitioned to spring 🌼 Huge shoutout to our spectacular performers and , to for hosting us, Chef Liiv for the delicious food, and KK for these amazing photos✨ We look forward to continuing to nurture community and having folks be a part of all the exciting things AAoC has in store this year!

Hey y’all, time for another QTBIPOC Co-Working! May 5th we will be at q***r and Latine owned 4-6pm and online via Zoom. Bring your work, craft, or project and come connect with community!