CONTACT US
The City’s Race and Social Justice Initiative is coordinated by the Seattle Office for Civil Rights (SOCR). For more information, please contact RSJI Manager Glenn Harris at 206-255-7556, glenn.harris@seattle.gov or Elliott Bronstein at 206-684-4507, elliott.bronstein@seattle.gov.
Seattle Office for Civil Rights:
Voice 206-684-4500
FAX 206-684-0332
Central Building
810 3rd Avenue Suite 750
Seattle, WA 98104-1627
The Seattle Office for Civil Rights is located in the Central Building at the corner of Third Avenue and Marion Street in downtown Seattle, near City Hall and the Public Safety Building. Buses that travel Third Avenue pass by the Central Building.
The Central Building is wheelchair accessible from the Third Avenue entrance.
Our hours are: Monday to Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
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Key RSJI Docs in PDF
Upcoming Events
A workshop on achieving racial equity in school discipline.Saturday, June 1
9:00 AM -12:00 PM
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Video
RSJI: Working for Racial Equity
in City Government
A video highlighting the work of the Race and Social Justice Initiative (RSJI) featuring the voices of RSJ Community Roundtable members, Mayor Mike McGinn, City employees and RSJI staff on why the work to eliminate racial disparities is critical and how we are working together as government and community to achieve racial equity.
RSJI Information in Translation/English:
| Amharic | Cambodian |
| Chinese | Korean |
| Oromo | Somali |
| Spanish | Tagalog |
| Tigrigna | Vietnamese |
Other RSJI Documents
- Mayor's Executive Order 4/23/10: Outreach to Women and Minority Owned Businesses Mayor McGinn issued Executive Order 2010-5 on April 23, 2010 concerning outreach to women and minority businesses. The Order strengthens the City's commitment utilize women and minority owned businesses, and outlines steps for departments to ensure Citywide accountability.
- City Council Resolution Directing Race and Social Justice Work to Continue
- Full text of the Council's Resolution #31164
- Report 2008: Looking Back, Moving Forward [long report]
- 2008 RSJI Overview (executive summary)
In order to get beyond racism, we must first take account of race. There is no other way. 