Health Equity Circle

University of Washington

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What is HEC? Check out our video!

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SAVE THE DATE: Tues. Oct 13th

Are you interested in making positive change to improve the health of our community? Would you like to work on health focused social justice campaigns in the Seattle area? If so join us for Health Equity Circle's General Assembly to learn how to get involved!

HEALTH EQUITY CIRCLE GENERAL ASSEMBLY

WHEN: Tuesday October 13th, 5:30PM-7:30PM WHERE: Vista Cafe (Foege/Genome Sciences Building)

DINNER PROVIDED!

Health Equity Circle is a multidisciplinary group of health sciences students committed to improving health equity in our region through focused campaigns targeting systems of structural oppression and health inequity in our community. We have a variety of campaigns currently tackling issues of homelessness, incarceration, and child abuse and have many opportunities for both active involvement and leadership development.

Please RSVP so we can estimate food at http://www.wejoinin.com/sheets/sveml Questions? Contact Ariell at [email protected] and check out our website: http://www.healthequitycircle.org/

Thank you and hope to see you there!

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University District community: Bring Tent City 3 to the University of Washington

The Tent City Collective (TCC) is partnering with Tent City 3 in an effort to bring the community onto the University of Washington’s campus. Tent City 3 regularly moves throughout Seattle and has successfully been hosted by other institutions of higher learning, including Seattle University and Seattle Pacific University. In light of the staggering rate of homelessness in King County and city­wide policy changes, we have revitalized an effort started by Dr. Amy Hagopian and Dr. Peter House of the School of Public Health. This year’s One Night Count reported a 21% increase in homelessness. By encouraging UW to host tent cities, we can address issues surrounding homelessness by providing a community experiencing homelessness with a safe host site and by increasing student engagement. UW boasts a commitment to our local and global community as well as an emphasis on “groundbreaking multidisciplinary learning and teaching.” Hosting a tent city would provide students, faculty and community members with the opportunity to integrate academics with real world challenges. Seattle University’s experiences with Tent City 3 demonstrate that hosting a tent city inspires relationship building between students and residents. We hope that by cultivating positive interactions we can reduce societal stigmatization of those experiencing homelessness and encourage involvement and advocacy. We ask community members and students in the U District to join us in solidarity as we hold the University of Washington accountable for its commitment to our community and our most vulnerable neighbors. To show your support for this campaign, please sign our petition. If you have further questions or concerns please contact the Tent City Collective via [email protected] . We are happy to provide more background information on our campaign and goals. Any and all support provided is appreciated! We also encourage you to explore the Seattle Pacific University's info page for a vision of how higher education and tent cities can work together in Seattle: https://spu.edu/events/tent­city/

Please sign this petition to support our Tent City Collective Campaign in their work to bring Tent City 3 to campus!

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SPH recognizes Lorelei Walker for Community Service

Last week, UW School of Public Health recognizes HEC Lead Organizer Lorelei Walker for her work with Health Equity Circle!

http://sph.washington.edu/about/recognition/

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Jordan Seto, MS1 and HEC Lead Organizer kicks off and leads institution members through the Sound Alliance Action Assembly for the Best Starts Levy in King County.

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Too bad we weren't able to snap a better picture. Today, we honored Nancy Amidei as a social justice superhero badass with our HEC “cape” at the Health Sciences Service Learning and Advocacy Summit! (second photo is the rockstar you all know as Kelsen Caldwell!) 

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HEC Lead Organizer and Sound Alliance Board Member Lorelei Walker shakes hands with Carrie Cihak, Chief of Policy for King County Executive Dow Constantine, to commit to working together to support the passing of the Best Starts Levy in King County.

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Honing in on Homelessness, two activists visit campus to discuss issues plaguing homeless

Tim Harris, founder of Real Change, is not optimistic about the future of Seattle’s homeless population.

The Tent City Collective Campaign hosted the event, “Honing in on Homelessness,” inviting Tim Harris from Real Change and Rex Hohlbein from Facing Homelessness.

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Monday, May 18th, 2015 7:00-8:30PM IBEW Local 46 Union Hall 19802 62nd Ave Kent, WA 98032 (we will be setting up a carpool from the UW campus) Sign up here: http://goo.gl/forms/9DZmCIrz5M

UW's Health Equity Circle is holding an action assembly with Sound Alliance to pressure County Executive Dow Constantine to commit to transparency and community participation in the decision-making and implementation process. Health Equity Circle organizes to exercise power with communities, rather than to hold power over them. We need to stand in solidarity to ensure the levy fulfills that value by centering the voices of marginalized communities in King County. This is a phenomenal chance to see community organizing in action as well as show solidarity with the communities this levy affects.

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STORY OF A TRUE BROAD-BASED ORGANIZING WIN: HOW HEALTH STUDENTS RAN A GREAT CAMPAIGN, THEN JOINED TWO ISSUES TOGETHER WITH LABOR LEADERS TO CREATE A WIN ON BOTH

Celeste Goulding, Sound Alliance Practicum Student and Health Equity Circle Leader tells the story of the landslide win: http://iafnw.org/soundalliance/whatsnew/story-of-a-true-broad-based-organizing-win-how-health-students-ran-a-great-campaign-then-joined-two-issues-together-with-labor-leaders-to-create-a-win-on-both

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https://www.facebook.com/events/918647194823296/

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Leadership Applications NOW OPEN!

Our application for Core Leadership Team (not Campaigns or Ambassadors) are OPEN! If you are interested in working with Health Equity Circle to develop health sciences students into organizers and skilled advocates for health equity and social justice, submit an application today! 

Link to the application: https://catalyst.uw.edu/webq/survey/uwhec/264250

Download the position descriptions here (you don’t need to sign in): https://www.dropbox.com/s/nh8nzlayj38eju6/Core%20Leadership%20Team%20Roles%20and%20Responsibilities.2015.pdf?dl=0

Deadline for submissions: Friday, April 10th, 2015 at midnight

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Our UCONJ624: Health Equity and Organizing class ended yesterday! We heard some great feedback and are super pumped to see what these leaders will be up to next! Look out world! These leaders are a force to be reckoned with!

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