SoCoCulture's Magazine
SoCo Meeting Notes – 3-6-2023
Our meeting was hosted by Key to Change Studio (thanks to Dr. Quinton Morris and Shelby Denckla!) and Christina DePaolo, communications director at 4Culture, served as the moderator. Dr. Morris shared his personal history as a young Black violinist growing up in the...
SoCo Meeting Notes – 1-10-2023
SoCoCulture Meeting Notes - Tuesday, January 10, 1-3 PM SoCo Announcements: SoCo membership renewal request will be coming to your e-mail inbox soon – we would love to have your continued participation in SoCoCulture! Please plan to renew your SoCo membership. Dues...
SoCo Meeting Notes – 11-17-2022
Notes from SoCo's 11/17/2022 meeting - Regrouping with Gratitude As we slowly emerge from the pandemic, many of our organizations have experienced "The Great Resignation" effect, while those of us who are still hanging in there are being run ragged! That's why for our...
SoCo Meeting Notes – 9-20-2022
Mary Fertakis of M Fertakis Consulting was the featured speaker at SoCoCulture's 9/20/2022 meeting at the Tukwila Community Center. This was a profoundly helpful presentation, loaded with local historical insight, about reimagining and regrounding the work of boards...
Call to Action – Advocate Against Demolition of Des Moines Masonic Home
The current owner of the former Des Moines Masonic Home property has filed for a permit from the City of Des Moines to demolish all structures on the property, including the stately main building, which has reigned as the most prominent landmark on Puget Sound between...
SoCoCulture Strategic Plan 2022-2024
SOCOCULTURE STRATEGIC PLAN – 2022-2024 In the 21st Century, South King County has become one of the most diverse centers of humanity anywhere in the world – we are home to people whose ancestors have lived in this region since time immemorial, to brand-new arrivals...
Be a Champion for Preservation of Historic Sites in South King County
Members of the public are warmly welcomed to join in the following three urgent efforts to preserve these treasured historic sites in South King County: Seattle Pet Cemetery Patrons, family and friends of patrons, and residents neighboring the historic Seattle Pet...
RACIAL EQUITY MATTERS Resource List
This list is provided in conjunction with SoCoCulture's September 16, 2020 membership meeting on Racial Equity Matters. Browse through and follow up on the programs, activities and readings that are of most interest to you. SoCo members can use these materials as the...
Made in Kent – Lunar Rovers now designated historic landmarks
At its Kent-based Space Center, The Boeing Company designed, tested and built the four-wheeler vehicles used by NASA during Apollo Missions 15, 16, and 17 in 1971 and 1972. The Rovers made possible the most ambitious scientific missions of the Apollo Program, enabling...