Washington Community Alliance is a statewide coalition of organizations and tribes led by and working in communities of color.
We organize to close the representation gap for people of color in elected office, and to make the systemic changes we need for Black and Brown communities to share in the prosperity all of us build.
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We got Washington counted.
Now we’re making sure everyone counts.
Our work
We launched an unprecedented relational organizing campaign to ensure historically undercounted communities were counted in the 2020 Census. Now, our statewide coalition is working to make Washington State a true, representative multiracial democracy where everyone counts.
Strong statewide coalition
By joining together, we harness the power of each of our communities to fight for all of our communities.
Leadership development
We support our community organizations and trusted messengers, so they can take the lead in creating change for their community.
Capacity building
We’re building a hub for research, tools, and resources for our organizations to grow their work and get their new projects off the ground.
Policy advocacy and systems change
We fight for lasting policy change in our political and economic system that prioritizes working class communities of color.
Political power and representation
We support leaders of color and organize to close the representation gap at every level of government in Washington State.
Featured stories
August 26, 2021
CROSSCUT — Margot Spindola has seen the city of Pasco change over time, becoming less white and increasingly Latino. What hasn’t changed as much, she said, is the whiteness of the area’s political representation, both at the state level and in Congress. Her advocacy is part of a push this year to ensure that communities of color are prioritized in the state’s once-a-decade political redistricting process, which is now well underway.
August 12, 2021
THE SEATTLE TIMES — We’re growing. We’re growing quickly. We’re growing more diverse. The Seattle region’s population boomed over the last 10 years, fueled by rapid growth in the Asian and Hispanic populations, according to new census data released Thursday. The region’s growth was among the fastest in the nation. By one measure, Washington, led by the booming Puget Sound region, grew more diverse more quickly than any other state in the nation. More than one-third of Washington is now non-white.
June 15, 2021
THE STRANGER — In our nation’s first elections, only 6% of the public—property-owning white men—were eligible to vote. Just as we’ve recognized the need to expand who votes in our democracy, we also need to address how we vote. In the “either/or” electoral system we’ve inherited, voters are limited to just one choice, and, too often, candidates win despite a majority of voters choosing someone else.
Our members
Over 90 organizations and tribes, led by and working in communities of color, came together from across Washington State to form Washington Community Alliance.
African Community Housing and Development
Alottees & Quinault
American Indian Community Center
APACEvotes
APIC-South Puget Sound
APIC-Yakima
Asian Counseling and Referral Services
Asian Pacific Cultural Center
Carl Maxey Center
Casa Latina
Channel ATV
CHWCMR
CIRCC
Community to Community
Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation
Congolese Integration Network
Council on American-Islamic Relations WA
Cowlitz Indian Tribe
Eastside Refugee and Immigrant Coalition
El Centro de la Raza
Entre Hermanos
Equal Rights WA
Eritrean Association of Greater Seattle
Ethiopian Community in Seattle
Federal Way Black Collective
Gambian Talents Promotions
Haida Heritage
Hazel Pete Institute of Chehalis Basketry
Iraqi Community Center of WA
Jamestown S’Klallam Tribe
Khmer Anti-deportation Advocacy Group
Korean Community Service Center
La Casa Hogar
Latino Community Fund
Latinos Educational Training Institute
Latinos in Spokane
Latinx Unidos of South Sound
LGBTQ Allyship
Living Well Kent Collaborative
Lummi Nation
Middle Eastern North Africa Coalition
Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women WA
More Equitable Democracy
Muslim Community and Neighborhood Association
Na’ah Illahee Fund
NAACP Spokane
Native Action Network
Native Unite in Journey
Ndn Girl Spirit Boy Creations
Noble Foundation
Nooksack Indian Tribe
North American Post Publishing Co.
Nuestra Casa
NW Kenyan Community Association
OneAmerica
Organización Centroamericano
Our Place – Nuestra Casa Multicultural Center
OUT Spokane
Para Los Niños de Highline
Pasitos Gigantes
People Empowerment and Renewal Services
People of Color Community Coalition
PNW Ugandan American Association
Political Destiny
Port Gamble S’Klallam
Quinault Indian Tribe
Raiz of Planned Parenthood
Sauk-Suiattle Indian Tribe
Somali Family Safety Taskforce
Somos Seattle
South King Youth Engagement Coalition
Spokane Ministerial Alliance
Spokane Tribe of Indians
SW WA Communities United for Change
Swinomish Indian Tribal Community
South King Youth Engagement Coalition
Spokane Ministerial Alliance
Spokane Tribe of Indians
SW WA Communities United for Change
Swinomish Indian Tribal Community
Ta Alunauw Canoe Club
Tacoma Urban League
Tana Stobs Canoe Family
Teenagers Plus
Tlingit & Haida WA Chapter
Tri-Cities LULAC
United Indians of All Tribes Foundation
Unkitawa
Upper Skagit Indian Tribe
UQ Canoe Family
Urban League of Metropolitan Seattle
WA Sin Fronteras
WA State Coalition of African Community Leaders
Wakulima
Washington Immigrant Solidarity Network
Wenatchee CAFÉ
WWC/Whitney Lewis
Yakama Nation
Yakima PRIDE
