“Initiative 1000 simply allows outreach to women, veterans, and small businesses consistent with laws in 42 other US states, ”said KD Hall, WA Fairness Coalition spokesperson, Communications Director, and woman & veteran owned small business owner. It's time to #Approve1000 #R88 ...

#Approve1000 is to help fix the disparities that women and business owners are experiencing in the present: “When you look deeply at the numbers, the number of contracts awarded to women and minority-owned businesses has declined from an average of 10% of contracts in 1998, down to a scant 3% today. That’s outrageous,” - Kristin Rowe-Finkbeiner, Executive Director and CEO of Moms Rising speaking Thursday at the first press conference of the campaign ...

RECAP: “I’m here today supporting I-1000 because, as a state, we have an obligation to do everything we can to help our veterans once they come home. I-1000 will do a lot,” said Daniella Young, a veteran and military spouse yesterday at our press conference!
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RECAP: Previous Deputy Mayor of #Seattle Hyeok Kim emcee's the press conference and speaks about how imperative this act is for WA state! "We have a chance this November on the general election ballot to take a vote for fairness and equal opportunity to make sure that we open the doors of access to more women, more veterans, more small business owners"
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RECAP: Our campaign officially launched yesterday in Seattle! Our press conference was kicked off by April Sims, co-chair of WA Fairness Act "My grandfather was a sharecropper in Louisiana and migrated to Washington in search of fairness and opportunity, and that provided a life of dignity for two generations of my family and it's time to restore fairness and opportunity in Washington for generations to come” #Approve1000 ...