Loria Yeadon is the President and Chief Executive Officer of the YMCA of Greater Seattle and (more) ...

Eddie Rye Jr. chats today with: *Dr. Michael Eric Dyson is a Vanderbilt University Distinguished Professor of Ethics and Society, he is a Scholar, Author, and Public Intellectual. He will be the speaker for Byrd Barr Place's Legacy in Motion Gala, Unity: Rooted. Rising. Revolution. Dr. Dyson will be the guest for the Fireside Chat on Saturday, October 10 at 5:00 pm (PDT) at the Hyatt Regency Seattle. Dr. Angela Griffin, CEO, Byrd Barr place joins in the conversation and provides event details. *Loria Yeadon, CEO, YMCA of Greater Seattle invites you to their 150th Anniversary Celebration "Celebrating Community Changemakers Gala. Several individuals will be honored, COSTCO Wholesale CEO Ron Vachris will receive the A.K. Guy Award, Martin Luther King Jr. County Executive Girmay Zahilay & Joyce Bruce-Zahilay will receive the Charles & Lazelle Johnson Excellence in Social Justice Award. The event will be held Saturday, October 10 5:00-10:00 pm (PDT) at the Hyatt Regency Seattle. *Richard Cassell is general manager & president of the Seattle Breakfast Group, he invites you to the organization's 50th Anniversary Celebration, the members of the organization has been active in five Seattle High Schools through their signature program, Project Mister provides mentorship, academic and social-emotional support. He will be joined in the conversation by Duane Hill. The Celebration will be held on Saturday, October 17 6:00-9:00 pm (PDT) at Bellevue's Meydenbauer Center. *Omer Qureshi, CEO, Americans 4 Equality/MLK Gandhi Empowerment Initiative, an organization that has assisted over 1,000 people in the Greater Seattle with technology training for free. There is a current wait list of over 700 people on the wait list for the initial technology training program that is held at New Beginnings Christian Fellowship (NBCF)and over 200 for the advanced Intern Program being hosted at WeWork in Bellevue. Senator Patty Murray assisted with a federal grant for 2023 & 2024 with those funds the program has an existing $800,000.00 infrastructure. He talks about the difficulties in raising the necessary funds to assist primarily King county residents with free technology training. Urban Forum Northwest streams live at www.KIXI.com. Visit us at www.urbanforumnw.com for archived programs and relevant information. Like us on facebook. X@Eddie_Rye For More Information: Home - Michael Eric Dyson YMCA of Greater Seattle | Community Programs Fitness & Youth Development The Breakfast Group Omer Qureshi — Global Tech Executive & Channel Leader See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.