People’s Budgets 101 Webinar: Radically Re-imagining Democracy
We recently sat in conversation with community advocates Megan Castillo (Los Angeles) and Andrew Krinks (Nashville) to unpack People’s Budgets, understand their connections to participatory budgeting and democracy, and discuss how the movement can continue to grow.
✨ Seattle People’s Fellows Spotlight: Hanna, Kalie, Aleyanna!
The Seattle People’s Fellows have played a key role in engaging with youth to get as many as possible involved in Seattle’s historic PB process. We recently got the chance to interview a handful of our fellows about what the fellowship has been like for them. Read what they shared below!
Seattle People’s Budget Vote Phase Launches Oct 1st!
[ CORRECTION: Voting phase will run 10/10 – 11/12, with launch event on 10/13 ].
From October 1st-14th, public voting will open on Seattle’s $27 million participatory budgeting process.
Seattle PB – We’re in Proposal Development!
Community Idea Collection is finished! Community members came together and put forward over 475 ideas for the Seattle People’s Budget. ???????????????????????? We are now officially in the Proposal Development phase (August 14 – September 15) of the participatory budgeting process! Our budget delegates are diligently collaborating with city department officials to turn your ideas into […]
People’s Budgets 101 Webinar: Radically Re-imagining Democracy
We recently sat in conversation with community advocates Megan Castillo (Los Angeles) and Andrew Krinks (Nashville) to unpack People’s Budgets, understand their connections to participatory budgeting and democracy, and discuss how the movement can continue to grow.
Seattle PB Idea Collection is Live!
Join us at our $27 million dollar PB cookout on July 23rd and share your ideas. There are also several other events coming up where you can submit ideas. Our online idea collection portal will open soon!
Disability Justice Trainings: Come With a Question
What is a disability? How do we listen well and ask good questions when answers aren’t easy? In this piece, our Development Manager Jane DeRonne explores the questions about ableism and disability that emerged for her during our team’s Disability Justice trainings, led by People’s Hub.
The Beauty of Intergenerational Activism in LA
Los Angeles Advocacy Manager Edna Sandoval used our recent staff retreat as an opportunity to reflect on LA’s rich history of activism and the experience of witnessing both young and elderly advocates speak to our team.
PBP May Staff Retreat in Downtown LA
A few weeks ago, our staff got the chance to meet in person in downtown LA for an action-packed team retreat. We laughed, we bowled, we shared our dreams for democracy, and we learned about local issues from community leaders. The retreat gave us an important opportunity to build and strengthen our relationships with one […]
The Seattle PB process is shifting into the Design phase with new developments and the launch of budget delegate applications. Read the latest!
