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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">One of the group members is a student at WVC. They recently presented to the ASWVC Senate and shared the brochure below.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">In August I attended a webinar that they hosted which included several other CTC’s and the SBCTC. I’ve also met Fernando Mejia, Project Director for Communities for our Colleges
Coalition. The organization is a non-profit that works closely with community leaders and legislators by promoting a bi-partisan message with a social justice lens.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> wsssc <</span><a href="mailto:wsssc-bounces@lists.ctc.edu"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">wsssc-bounces@lists.ctc.edu</span></a><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">>
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Luca Lewis via wsssc<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Thursday, November 12, 2020 3:31 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> 'wsssc@lists.ctc.edu' <</span><a href="mailto:wsssc@lists.ctc.edu"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">wsssc@lists.ctc.edu</span></a><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">><br>
<b>Subject:</b> [EXTERNAL][Wsssc] FW: Upcoming AFT WA/Communities for Our Colleges Event: Our Students, Our Colleges, Our Future Townhall<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Cambria",serif;color:#1F497D">Good Afternoon Colleagues,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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Have your student life offices received this message or one similar to it from AFT? If so, how are you responding?
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Thank you,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Cambria",serif;color:#1F497D">Luca<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Cambria",serif;color:#2F5496">Luca E. Lewis, Ph.D.</span></b><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Cambria",serif;color:#2F5496">Vice President for Student Services</span></b><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Cambria",serif;color:#2F5496">Whatcom Community College</span></b><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Cambria",serif;color:#2F5496">237 West Kellogg Road | Bellingham, WA 98226</span></b><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Cambria",serif;color:#2F5496">P: 360.383.3076</span></b><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Cambria",serif;color:#2F5496">F: 360.383.4000</span></b><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#222222">Greetings WCC students,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#222222">Please see below for an amazing opportunity to engage with students and faculty at colleges all over the state at an upcoming townhall
event focused on where colleges in Washington are and are going. This is taking place at 3:30pm on 11/17/20.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><strong><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#222222">Our Students, Our Colleges, Our Future</span></strong><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#222222"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#222222">On November 17th, Students, faculty, and staff from WA's Community & Technical Colleges are coming together in a historic meeting to
build relationships, share struggles, and organize. We’re building power to mobilize against budget cuts and push for investments in our low income and communities of color, students, and the education workforce.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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