Ethnic Community Leaders Roundtable (Virtual)

The Ethnic Heritage Council is grateful to be joined by Inspire Washington, Washington Nonprofits, Seattle Unite, and the American Romanian Cultural Society to present information on the essential role of advocacy in your own organization and in the greater arts and cultural communities you are part of.

Introduction & Welcome
Rosanne Royer, Co-President, Ethnic Heritage Council
What is Advocacy? – A few quick survey questions to test your wisdom

Featured Speakers

1. Daniel Parkhurst, Director of Policy & Communications, Washington Nonprofits
Washington Nonprofits is the nonprofit association of our state, helping to ensure that nonprofits have what they need to succeed by providing education and advocacy.
www.washingtonnonprofits.org | daniel@washingtonnonprofits.org

2. Manny Cawaling, Executive Director, Inspire Washington
The best times and ways to support arts and culture issues for the good of all of us and why your voice matters.
Manny@InspireWashington.org | Advocacy@InspireWashington.org
https://inspirewashington.org/ | https://www.inspirationleague.org/

3. Cathy Lee, President, Chinese American Citizens Alliance Seattle, Co-founder Seattle Unite
A Case Study: When advocacy responds to an emergency. Seattle Unite was founded in 2020 in response to the senseless killings of African Americans and attacks on Asian Americans at the onset of COVID-19. https://www.seattleunite.org | president@cacaseattle.org

4 . Otilia Baraboi, Executive Director, American Romanian Cultural Society Project
Taking my cultural organization out of isolation and advocating the beauty and importance of the Romanian culture and language to the community at large, locally, nationally and internationally.
otilia.baraboi@arcsproject.org | www.arcsproject.org

Please share this information with your constituents. You became an advocate the minute you joined an organization or cause but may not be using your full potential. Join this conversation for tips on how to increase your power!