"Because elected officials, transit agency leadership and contractors rarely, if ever, ride transit, they do not feel the urgency that those of us who rely on transit do in creating transit systems that are truly excellent." publicola.com/2026/06/26/h...

Sage joins the picket line where Embassy Suites workers are on strike! Right next to the stadiums - come on down between 6:30 am and 7pm to support these brave workers!!

Join Immigrant Guide and Puget Sound Sage as we celebrate the accomplishments of the Community Advocacy and Leadership Academy (CALA) Fellows! This special event is an opportunity to honor the inspiring leaders who have completed the fellowship. Register at bit.ly/CALAGrad

No Soccer Without Workers! ✊️ The World Cup games have kicked off in Seattle, and we’ve got the backs of the workers who keep our neighborhood running. We’re putting stickers up all over town. If you see one out there, take a pic and pass it our way! ⚽️

Chinatown-International District is calling! Join your community to fight for the #Next100Years! We’ll be making fans and buttons to bring to the next Sound Transit board meeting to continue our community advocacy for the South of CID station. Sign up to work together on May 21 3:30 to 4:30pm.

Good news! The application period for the Community Leadership Institute has been extended to May 15th. If you've been thinking about elevating your leadership skills and widening your network, this might be the fellowship for you.

We're standing with the Southend Transit Justice Coalition next week to fight for the Graham Street light rail station, and we'd love to see you there! 🚉 Transit Justice Rally and March: 5/11 at 10am, begins at MLK Jr. Way S & S Eddy St. Transit Justice Town Hall: 5/12 at 6:30pm, 5740 MLK Jr. Way

This Saturday! 🎉 May 9th, 11am at Seattle City Hall, join us in celebrating the 2025-26 fellows as they enter the next chapter of their leadership. We're so excited to have Rep. Osman Salahuddin as the keynote speaker! RSVP at bit.ly/CLIGrad

See you at the May Day march tomorrow! 🌮 You can catch us and these rad signs with 350 Seattle & the Make Polluters Pay contingent at Cal Anderson Park. RSVP for specific location at bit.ly/earth-day-to-may-day-2026

We’re proud to support our partners at Got Green for the release of their powerful new report, Public Housing to Weather the Storm, exposing years of unaddressed repairs, mold, and unsafe conditions across Seattle Housing Authority units. (1/2)

What is Noncooperation and how do we practice it to create safe and welcoming spaces for our immigrant neighbors? How have we seen others practice noncooperation? Scroll along this explainer to learn more! Neighborhood toolkit: www.greatforallcid.com/neighborhood...

Get ready for May Day with us! ✊️ Join the Sage staff for a Sign Making Party on Monday Apr 27 at 4-6pm in the CID. Light snacks and refreshments will be provided, RSVP for location 🎨 bit.ly/PSS-May-Day

"When hearings are moved up with limited notice, asylum seekers may not have adequate time to secure attorneys, gather affidavits, obtain country condition reports, or prepare testimony. Due process depends not only on having a hearing, but on having a meaningful opportunity to present evidence."

HUGE THANK YOU to everyone who stopped by Gan Bei last week to celebrate Sage, sing all the songs and raise a goodbye toast to Chrissy! ✨️ Thank you, Chrissy for your leadership, you have stewarded a period of growth and have laid the foundation for years to come of transformative work at Sage.

📣 Now accepting applications for the Community Leadership Institute! This is open to all applicants in King and Pierce Counties or can attend in person in Seattle, WA Program Dates: September 2026 to April 2027 Application Deadline: April 30, 2026 at 11:59 pm PST

Apr 3 3pm at the CID Community Center! We're celebrating all of the amazing work Sage has done in and with our communities over the last five years, and sending our best wishes to our Executive Director Chrissy Shimizu! ✨️ RSVP: secure.everyaction.com/U-OxDiCPtUOq...

You probably heard the news 👀 Chrissy will step down as Executive Director of Sage on April 10th and will join the Wing Luke Museum as their next ED! Read her full letter and reflections on leadership at pugetsoundsage.org/chrissy-letter

Last month, 15 CLI & VCLI fellows and alumni from Snohomish, King, Pierce and Clark counties organized an Olympia Day of hands-on legislative advocacy and learning. A heartfelt thank you to Senator Rebecca Saldaña for hosting us, sharing her wisdom, and creating space for our emerging leaders (1/2)

Last Tuesday, we marked the 8th day of the year of the Fire Horse 大年初八with the elders and the youngsters from the CID, gathering at Hing Hay Park to call for an ICE Free Zone. To celebrate the festive moments with their neighbors, over 100 red packets with candies and red cards were given out (1/3)

Sign the petition today at bit.ly/protect-heal ➡️ Tell your legislator to defend the HEAL Act and not balance the budget off the backs of frontline communities that are already facing federal and state cuts to critical social services!

THIS SUNDAY Jan 25, 11AM at Byrd Barr Place : Attend a Canvassing 101 training and learn how you can canvas in your own neighborhood to say ICE is not welcome. Afterwards, we will go out and start canvassing in our own neighborhoods at 12PM. For more information, contact: (206) 890-4422

This year we're partnering with Immigrant Guide for the Community Advocacy and Leadership Academy (CALA) 1/2

Friday Oct 31 at 4pm! 🎃 This Halloween, experience spine-chilling thrills with our guided Ghost Stories Tour in the historic CID. Get to know our neighbors, dead and alive! 👻 Learn about the stories that have shaped the past 100 years and imagine our #Next100Years! RSVP ➡️ bit.ly/CID-Ghosts

Please Join us for the Rooted in Place: King County Candidate Forum on Friday October 24th, 3-5pm Invited Candidates: Claudia Balducci (Executive), Girmay Zahilay (Executive), Steven Kwon (5th District), Steffanie Fain (5th District) Register here: bit.ly/seatac-forum

Join Town Hall Seattle, Juneau Street Resilience Pod, and the City of Seattle’s Office of Sustainability and Environment for an evening with climate justice leaders who are reimagining our climate future in Seattle and beyond. Sage's Climate Policy Manager Debolina Banerjee will also be on the panel

Thursday 9/25 at 4pm! Join the aunties of the Chinatown-International District as they take you through a tour of the neighborhood, hear their visions of growing the CID for the #Next100Years for families, workers and community, and why they chose North/South as the best option for the new station

This Saturday we're celebrating TEN YEARS with fellows from the past, present, and future! Our Community, Our Shine: A CLI 10th Anniversary Celebration will honor the leadership of those who have graduated from the CLI over the past decade. RSVP at bit.ly/cli10th

If we aren't planning for our community, someone else is. This is the last public hearing on the Comprehensive Plan and our City Council needs to do better on anti-displacement. On Friday, the City Council will decide on over 100 amendments to the Comprehensive Plan. While this plan does not (1/3)

Please join Friends of Little Saigon Friday September 5th and Saturday September 6th for a community painting event to brighten up the Lane St Stairway in Little Saigon! Sign-up here www.signupgenius.com/go/10C054BAE...

Thank you to everyone who celebrated with us last week on the launch of the King County Equitable Development Initiative (EDI), a huge victory for our coalition!! After three years of organizing, we won initial funding, got a bill in Olympia passed paving the way for future funding, (1/2)

We call on the city mayors, public prosecutors, county executives and the Governor to fulfill their promises to not aid and abet ICE or military troops enforcing ICE actions. Protecting our immigrant communities involves more than non-support of ICE – it requires proactive strategies.

We are encouraging individuals to sign on to demand that Governor Ferguson stand up against the Trump Administrations attacks on immigrant communities by 1) Pardoning Tuan and 2) Stopping the collaboration between DOC and ICE. Sign the letter at: tinyurl.com/BringTuanHome

Sage staff supporting Fred Meyer and QFC workers across the region for better wages, better staffing, and better stores, during last week's @ufcw3000.bsky.social action!

Join us at Uncle Bob's Place (417 8th Ave S) on Fri Mar 14 9:30 am OR Thurs Mar 27 6pm for an Immigrant Know Your Rights Session! The session is free and open to the public, food and drinks will be served! If you need language interpretation, please register using the QR code or link

Supporting our partners at UFCW 3000 and the REI Union in rejecting REI's corporate slate of candidates in the upcoming board elections! If you are an REI member, you can support by voting NO at ourrei.com

Prop1A creates a new tax on the wealthy which will generate an additional 2000+ units of affordable housing in 10 years, while Prop 1B diverts $10 million a year (for only five years) from the existing Jumpstart payroll tax, taking it away from other affordable housing builders and community orgs