FestiBust-a-Move 2016

FestiBust-a-Move 2016

by | Dec 1, 2016 | Events

FestiBust-a-Move 2016

The 90's Edition
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The Washington Bus & Washington Bus Education Fund presents the one, the only… FestiBust-a-Move 2016!!!

Join us for our annual celebration on Thursday, December 8th from 6:30-9:30pm at The Piranha Shop as we celebrate the incredible people, programs and partners that make our work possible, while raising funds to fuel the work onward.

This year is FestiBust-a-move: 90’s Edition (RSVP here)! Come ready to meet great young leaders, enjoy food from the great people at Tutta Bella, and drinks from our friends at Tito’s Handmade Vodka and Fremont Brewing, and get a healthy dose of youth-driven democracy! Not to mention the perfect ’90s soundtrack we’ve got in the works!

FestiBus is free and all ages: from volunteers, Interns and Fellows to donors, Board Members and our fabulous Friends with Benefits – this night is for YOU! To make a suggested donation of $20 to top off our tank, head over here <3

piranha-shop   tutta_bella   titos_vodka

fremont_brewing   dreamclinic

Many thanks to our wonderful sponsors!

Event details

When
Dec 8, 2016 from 6:30-9:30PM
Where
The Piranha Shop 1022 1st Avenue South, Seattle, WA 98134
Contact name
Crystal Reed
Contact phone

206.325.1889

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FestiBust-a-Move 2016 at The Piranha Shop

1022 1st Avenue South
Seattle, WA 98134

Pride 2015

Pride 2015

by | Jul 1, 2015 | Community Engagement, Events, LGBTQ Justice

This weekend, Allen and I attended our first Seattle Pride. On Friday, we attended the TransPride festival in Capitol Hill, and on Sunday, we attended the larger parade in the city’s center.

The Bus has been attending TransPride for two years, and the festival itself has existed for three. It is organized by the Gender Justice League and depends on donations from a number of  organizations, such as the Social Justice Fund Northwest (SJFN) and the Greater Seattle Business Association (GSBA).

Karter Booher, The Bus’ Fellowship Coordinator, stated that TransPride 2015 seemed to be about twice as large as it was the previous year, highlighting the festival’s substantial growth.

The Bus had four fellows involved in TransPride this year, whose primary responsibility was to register voters and engage people in The Bus’ youth agenda (police accountability, youth employment, housing accessibility, specifically) in regards to issues within and around Seattle’s trans community. Namely, there has been a recent increase in trans related hate crimes and violence, the necessity for protection against discrimination in the workplace, and the need for safe and affordable housing. This past year, Seattle had the third-highest rate of LGBTQ-related hate crimes in the United States.

Karter believes that education around these issues is crucial to lessening tensions. Theo Savini, a 2015 fellow, stated that The Bus’ involvement at TransPride is crucial because it urges people to vote and organize in spite of being made to feel invisible or silenced.

In attending Seattle’s Pride Parade on Sunday, the Bus teamed up with Equal Rights Washington in marching. The march was nearly two miles long, and endless lines of supporters filed along sidewalks. At the end of the parade, we saw the rainbow flag hanging atop the Space Needle, evidencing Seattle’s (and America’s) recent legislative and judicial success and fight for social justice. We’ve undoubtedly come a long way, and  the fact that #LoveWon this weekend is no small feat. However, there is still so much progress to be made, and as young folks, we’re lucky to have both a hand and a say in where we go from here.

This blog post was written by Natalie, a Public Policy major at Duke University and the Bus’ 2015 DukeEngage Intern.

Meet the Office Vol. 1: Sexting Etiquette With Jean Godden

Meet the Office Vol. 1: Sexting Etiquette With Jean Godden

by | Mar 21, 2014 | Candidate Survivor, Community Engagement, Events

#friendsdon’tletfriendssextdrunk

Seattle City Councilwoman Jean Godden is looking out for you. Never mind any of the campaign slogans, platitudes about how she’ll improve the city, none of that. You know that, deep down, she truly cares about you, because she doesn’t want you to sext drunk.

This sign’s sage wisdom dates back to Godden’s talent act from July 28, 2011, during the second biannual Washington Bus Candidate Survivor. In case you haven’t heard, Candidate Survivor combines a hard-hitting interrogation, a serious political forum, and a Japanese game show to create one of the most innovative, smartest, and most fun events in Seattle politics.

As badass Bus Program Director and Candidate Survivor 2011 attendee Alex Miller explained, this sign is a perfect example of the humanizing power of Candidate Survivor. It’s not about tightly crafted PR soundbites or quippy slogans, it’s about how the politicians we elect are actually people too. They rap really badly (Tim Burgess). They skinny dip in Lake Washington (Peter Steinbrueck). They juggle (Mike McGinn). And yes, they give sexting advice. Politicians: they’re just like us!

This gem of a sign graces our office walls because, as Miller put it, it’s something that “needs to be preserved unto time immemorial.” The sign is pretty hilarious on its own, but when you put it in context – an 80-year-old elected official giving sexting advice to a bunch of twentysomethings  – it’s side-splitting.

And the drunk sexting tip wasn’t the only thing Jean Godden had for us. She reminded us all to never send head shots, to never send questionable messages to coworkers, and to never feel shy about using some photoshop.

Feel a little better about Seattle politicians? Think Jean Godden should write an advice column? Me too. In the meantime, here’s the everlasting glory of those wise words of wisdom.

This blog post was written by 2014 Bus Intern and Hella Bus Content Lead Isabella Fuentes. This is the first post in our series of “Meet the Office” articles on all of the crazy things we’ve collected in our office over the years.