With record breaking temperatures, rising sea levels, and melting ice caps, the 1970 call for an Earth Day of environmental action has never been more relevant. From science to policy to activism, how has our state grappled with these issues over the past 50 years and what do we do next? Join local climate activist and community organizer Derek Hoshiko to explore what we can learn from the history of environmentalism, and how we can face the present climate crisis.

Please note: History Café: Resilience Past and Present in the Chinatown International District will take place online at 6:30 pm on May 20 as a free webinar.

Join the Northwest African Museum (NAAM) and MOHAI for a virtual dialogue about democracy in the United States. Gennette Cordova, writer and founder of the nonprofit Lorraine House, will explore the topics of voter suppression, demographics that are included and excluded from the voting process, how to sift through candidate information, including their personal reflections on participation/non-participation, and the historical significance of those choices. Please join us for this important conversation, moderated by NAAM's Public Programs and Community Engagement Coordinator, Moni Tep.

A hundred years ago, the hard-fought 19th Amendment granted women the right to vote. Join moderator Dr. Shirley Yee for a digital panel exploring the complex history behind the fight for suffrage. Learn about the past and present struggles surrounding voting including racial discrimination and barriers created by lack of access to citizenship. Presented in collaboration with the Leagues of Women Voters of Washington and of Seattle-King County.

Grandmothers Against Gun Violence (GAGV) and MOHAI proudly present The Linda Straley Memorial Lecture — Women Leading in Times of Change: From the Soapbox to the Ballot Box via webinar.

Faced with voting during a global pandemic, our local leaders are providing critical insights to the rest of the nation on Washington's vote-by-mail system. Hear from Washington Secretary of State Kim Wyman and King County Elections Director Julie Wise as they discuss the myths, challenges, and successes of voting by mail.

Third-generation Seattleite, historian, journalist, and museum visionary Ron Chew spent more than five decades fighting for Asian American and social justice causes in Seattle.