For the Reporter
In observance of Black History Month, the Kent Black Action Commission (KBAC) has announced plans for its third annual Black Legislative Day trip to Olympia on Feb. 20.
The trip has been organized for the purpose of affording students and concerned citizens an opportunity to interact with their state representatives in the halls of the state capital. One of KBAC’s primary missions is to encourage civic engagement throughout the community. The trip to Olympia is an opportunity for KBAC to provide civic engagement and to educate young people on how their state government functions.
KBAC has scheduled a group talk with Sen. Joe Fain (R-Auburn) and Rep. Tina Orwall (D-Des Moines). There will be a tour of the legislative building, including a photo opportunity in the congressional chamber.
A bus will begin loading at 7 a.m. Feb. 20 at Kent-Meridian High School, 10020 SE 256th St., and depart 7:30 for Olympia. The bus is scheduled to arrived in Olympia around 8:30 and 8:35, followed by a general assembly and tours from 9 to 11:30 and lunch from 11:30 to 12:30 p.m.
A group session with Fain and Orwall is scheduled from 1 to 1:30 p.m.
The bus departs Olympia for Kent at 2:15 p.m. and arrives at K-M from 3 to 3:15 p.m.
Anyone in the community that is interested in attending or supporting the effort, may contact Gwen Allen-Carston at 253-486-9029 or gallencarston@gmail.com or Richard Johnson at 253-631-7944 or ajrj01@msn.com.
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