Pacific County Voices Uniting - PCVU

06/06/2026

I think we spend so much time talking about what LGBTQIA+ people endured that we forget to talk about what they created.

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06/05/2026

We’re honored to be featured by Inatai Foundation as part of their Our People Are Everywhere campaign.

Thank you to Inatai for helping tell this story, and thank you to everyone in Pacific County who continues to show up, build community, and make their voices heard.

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Our people are in Pacific County. Our people are everywhere. 🌊

The Our People Are Everywhere data project provides the full count of racial and ethnic communities across Washington, and part of what that data calls us to examine is whether our civic institutions, elected offices, and community organizations reflect the state’s multiracial reality.

To understand Pacific County, we called on to shares what bringing more people into civic life through door-to-door outreach, community education, and deep community knowledge grounded in lived experience looks like in their community. PCVU raises the voices of people who have been historically underrepresented, building cross-cultural, multigenerational connections across a rural, coastal county where relationships carry real weight.

When people feel like they belong in civic spaces, the process gets more reflective of the people it serves. Reshare this with someone in Pacific County whose voice belongs in that process.

Photos by Amiran White

06/05/2026

We're honored to be featured by Inatai Foundation as part of their Our People Are Everywhere campaign.

Thank you to Inatai for helping tell this story, and thank you to everyone in Pacific County who continues to show up, build community, and make their voices heard.

The Our People Are Everywhere data project set out to examine the full count of racial and ethnic communities across Washington, because accurate data matters when communities are working to ensure their voices shape the decisions that affect them.

Numbers give us an idea of who calls Pacific County home, but we turned to community organization Pacific County Voices Uniting to understand what that means directly from people who live, work, and build community there every day.

Pacific County Voices Uniting - PCVU organizes across the rural, coastal county, raising the voices of people who have been historically left out of civic life. They’re building cross-cultural, multigenerational connections to turn individual experiences into collective power.

As Pacific County grows more diverse, especially among younger generations, PCVU works to ensure that diversity is reflected in elections, leadership, and the institutions shaping everyday life. Read more about their work and approach here: www.inatai.org/news/opae-pcvu

This post is dedicated to everyone in Pacific County building power for racial justice and equity. Follow Pacific County Voices Uniting and share this post to show love for Pacific County.

06/04/2026

Why does Pride matter?

In our latest blog, we reflect on why PCVU proudly supports Pacific County Pride and the No Hate campaign.

Reasonable people can disagree about many things. But we believe there should be broad agreement on a few basics: people should be safe, treated fairly, and able to participate in community life without fear of bullying, harassment, or discrimination.

Those are not partisan values. They are community values.

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Reasonable people can disagree about many things. That is part of living in a democracy. But we believe there should be broad agreement on a few basics. People should be safe. They should be treated fairly. They should be able to participate in community life without fear of bullying, harassment, o

06/04/2026

Happy Anniversary to a piece of . While only a partial step forward in the fight for equality, a step still worth remembering so we can be reminded how far we’ve come, how long these fights for rights have taken, and how layered the fight still is. Sharing this post from with all of you: The 19th Amendment was passed by both houses of Congress in 1919, which began the state ratification process that would lead to the Amendment’s certification in the Constitution on August 26, 1920.

But the battle for women’s right to vote didn’t end there. While it represented a major victory for the movement after nearly 70 years of activism, the 19th Amendment did not simply grant universal suffrage for all women.

Native American women were not considered US citizens until 1924, but until as late as 1962, individual states still prevented them from voting.

Asian American immigrant women were excluded from voting until the Immigration and Nationality Act of 1952 allowed them to gain citizenship.

Black women faced Jim Crow-era barriers like poll taxes, voter ID requirements, and acts of violence that threatened their ability to cast a ballot until the Voting Rights Act of 1965.

Latina women faced literacy tests and other language-based setbacks that prevented them from voting until a 1975 extension of the Voting Rights Act.

As we celebrate this monumental achievement for women, we also recognize that only some of the women who fought for suffrage were able to exercise their newly-won right to vote. Despite being some of the movement’s fiercest advocates, suffragists like Mabel Ping-Hua Lee, Zitkála-Šá, and Luisa Capetillo could not cast their first ballots in the 1920 election because of their race.

Today, we honor the women who not only fought for the 19th Amendment’s passage, but also after it, as their efforts on behalf of their communities paved the way for the freedoms of all American women.

📷: Abby Scott Baker, Anita Pollitzer, Alice Paul, Florence Boeckel and Mabel Vernon conferring over ratification of the 19th Amendment at the National Woman’s Party headquarters, 1919. repost

06/04/2026

06/03/2026

Happy Pride Month 🌈

65 countries still criminalize LGBTQ+ people. In at least 7 countries, it can still be punished by death.

The fight for equality isn‘t over yet.

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06/02/2026

Mark your calendars and get your tickets!

Politics is a Drag is happening September 26 at the Long Beach Grange.

Join us for a fun afternoon of drag, bingo, community, great food, and grassroots fundraising in support of Pacific County Voices Uniting.

At a time when local decisions matter more than ever, this event helps support PCVU’s work to strengthen civic participation, build community connections, and ensure more people have a voice in shaping the future of Pacific County.

We’re grateful for the endorsement and support of Pacific County Pride as we work together to build a more welcoming, connected, and inclusive Pacific County.

Early bird tickets are available now.

🎟️ Get your tickets through the link in our bio.

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¡Reserva la fecha y consigue tus boletos!

Politics is a Drag se llevará a cabo el 26 de septiembre en el Long Beach Grange.

Acompáñanos para una tarde llena de entretenimiento drag, bingo, comunidad, buena comida y recaudación de fondos para apoyar el trabajo de Pacific County Voices Uniting.

En un momento en que las decisiones locales importan más que nunca, este evento ayuda a fortalecer la participación cívica, crear conexiones comunitarias y asegurar que más personas tengan voz en el futuro de Pacific County.

Agradecemos el respaldo y apoyo de Pacific County Pride mientras trabajamos juntos para construir una comunidad más acogedora, conectada e inclusiva.

Los boletos de preventa ya están disponibles.

🎟️ Consigue tus boletos a través del enlace en nuestra biografía.

06/01/2026

If you or someone you know was affected by last winter's storms and flooding, don't miss this important deadline. FEMA assistance may still be available for eligible households, renters, homeowners, and others impacted by the disaster.

Please help spread the word by sharing this information with your friends, family, and neighbors.

JUNE 10 DEADLINE! Don’t Wait to Apply for FEMA Assistance in Washington

Washington residents who experienced losses from the December storms and flooding have until June 10 to apply for FEMA financial assistance.

If you filed a flood insurance claim and have damage that was not covered by insurance, FEMA may be able to help with eligible expenses.

How to Apply
💻 Online at https://www.disasterassistance.gov/
📞 Phone: 800-621-3362
📱 Download and use the FEMA app
📍 Visit a Disaster Assistance Center, https://egateway.fema.gov/ESF6/DRCLocator

FEMA assistance can help pay for
✔ Temporary housing
✔ Displacement expenses
✔ Home repair costs
✔ Personal property losses
✔ Other disaster-related expenses

The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) is offering low-interest disaster loans to Washington
✔ Businesses,
✔ Private nonprofit (PNP) organizations,
✔ Homeowners
✔ Renters
Apply online at https://www.sba.gov/funding-programs/disaster-assistance
☎ For more information, call 800-659-2955. Those who are deaf, hard of hearing, or have a speech disability may dial 7-1-1 to access telecommunications relay services.

Don't wait until the last minute—apply before the June 10 deadline.

¡FECHA LÍMITE: 10 DE JUNIO! No espere para solicitar asistencia de FEMA en Washington.

Los residentes de Washington que sufrieron pérdidas debido a las tormentas e inundaciones de diciembre tienen hasta el 10 de junio para solicitar asistencia financiera de FEMA.

Si presentó una reclamación de seguro contra inundaciones y tiene daños que no fueron cubiertos por su seguro, FEMA podría ayudarle con gastos que califiquen.

Cómo solicitar asistencia:
💻 En línea: https://www.disasterassistance.gov/
📞 Por teléfono: 800-621-3362
📱 Descargue y use la aplicación de FEMA
📍 Visite un Centro de Asistencia por Desastre: https://egateway.fema.gov/ESF6/DRCLocator

La asistencia de FEMA puede ayudar a cubrir:
✔ Vivienda temporal
✔ Gastos por desplazamiento
✔ Costos de reparación de la vivienda
✔ Pérdidas de propiedad personal
✔ Otros gastos relacionados con el desastre

La Administración de Pequeñas Empresas de los Estados Unidos (SBA, por sus siglas en inglés) también ofrece préstamos por desastre a bajo interés para:
✔ Empresas
✔ Organizaciones privadas sin fines de lucro (PNP)
✔ Propietarios de viviendas
✔ Inquilinos

Solicite en línea: https://www.sba.gov/funding-programs/disaster-assistance

☎ Para más información, llame al 800-659-2955. Las personas sordas, con dificultades auditivas o con discapacidades del habla pueden marcar 7-1-1 para acceder a los servicios de retransmisión de telecomunicaciones.

No espere hasta el último momento: solicite asistencia antes de la fecha límite del 10 de junio.

06/01/2026

We're always glad to see local businesses supporting the organizations that help make our communities more welcoming, inclusive, and connected.

Thank you to Pickled Fish for supporting Pacific County Pride and the The Lower Columbia Q Center during Pride Month.

June's Cocktail for a Cause is out: introducing Lavender Liberation! 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️

Made with Vodka, Lemon, Simple, Butterfly Pea Flower Tea, and Lavender Bitters. 🪻🦋✨

Unlike some lavender arrangements, the only thing we're keeping under wraps is the recipe.😜

This month we are proud to support Pacific County Pride and The Lower Columbia Q Center!
Their advocacy, education, and resources are essential to foster belonging, promote understanding, and create safe spaces where all people can thrive. 🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈✊

We believe hospitality means creating spaces where everyone feels at home. We are grateful to celebrate Pride with our guests, our team, and our community this month! 🏩🌈

Join us in celebrating love, acceptance, and the freedom to be! Happy Pride! 💜🩷❤️🧡💛💚🩵