APRI-Tacoma Youth Cohort: November 2025-March 2027

Empowering youth for Environmental Justice with OJT

 
 

Youth & Youth Cohort Calendar of Events & Information. Check out our Youth Pics in the Legislative Discussion Section of our website                       

These events are open to youth in the current Cohort and other youth who just want to be a part of APRI-Tacoma Youth. Please reach out if your interest in attending and be apart of our events.  Check out our website for other information https://apri-tacoma.org/

July Calendar:

APRI-Tacoma Youth & Cohort Calendar of Events & Information

Active participation is required to remain in the paid cohort please re-evaluate if your schedule allows you to remain in the cohort.   Events  are Required Attendance for APRI-Tacoma Cohort Members 2 or more events during the month. Please contact me if you have any questions 253 678-9403 sherrillabivens45@gmail.com . All Cameras need to be on during the online sessions.                     

All events are open to youth in the current Cohort and other youth who just want to be a part of APRI-Tacoma Youth. Please reach out if you're interested in attending and being a part of our events. 







July 4, 2026, 8 AM-10:30  The Pierce County Black Collective in-Person, Meeting @ The Colored Women Club  2316 Yakima Avenue in Tacoma, WA. Rep. Strickland will be answering questions on the SCOTUS decision on voter rights. This is a great opportunity to meet with a member of Congress and learn more about voter rights and how decisions made by the courts affect our rights.

 Transportation will be provided if needed please rsvp for a seat.  

OTL Event July 11 Air Quality Workshop Air quality workshop where youth will create air filters to take home and learn about the importance of clean air and protecting our health during forest fire smoke and other pollution days.  Location and time will be shared by OTL








July 11, 2026 9:00 AM  10:30 AM Seeds in the Sun: Family-friendly Walk Saturday, Point Defiance Park 5801 Trolley LaneTacoma, Washington, 98407. As we say goodbye to the spring blooms, we begin to see our native plants and trees enter the seed formation and dissemination process. Each plant looks different at this stage. Each seed must be harvested at a different time. Come join us this summer for a family-friendly walk where we learn about the principles of honorable harvest and identify what plants are ready for harvest.Please be prepared for gentle to moderate slopes on grass, gravel, dirt, and asphalt. Bring sun protection as there is potential for high heat. Bring a water bottle and anything else you may need to stay comfortable. Meeting point: Point Defiance Pagoda







July 16, 2026 APRI-Tacoma Chapter regular Monthly Meeting 6-7 PM Online Zoom link and agenda will be provided before the meeting. This is a great opportunity to learn what APRI-Tacoma is doing in the community.


***Required session for youth cohort

July 18, 2026, Our Session will be at Rainier Urban Farm and Wetlands, 5513 S. Cloverdale St., Seattle, WA 98118. session will be 12-4 please come dressed to engage in an outdoors environment, transportation will be provided; RSVP for a seat on the van by June 6,  you can also meet us at the site we just need to know you’re coming.

July 25 2026, 8-12 noon Photo Voice Project: Adding voice to our photos 

Food & Resource Market/Community Chat.  Youth resume and interviewing tips are offered at every session. The location is outdoors. Please dress for the weather. 4819 S. 12th Street, Tacoma, WA 98405







July 25, 2026 12:30-1:30 Clean up @ the Harold G. Moss Bridge originally the East 34th Street Bridge Join us in our efforts to tidy up the area around the Harold G. Moss Bridge. Help us as we strive to maintain a clean environment. Harold G. Moss Trailblazing Civil Rights Leader and Tacoma Politician (October 1, 1929 – September 21, 2020) was an American politician, businessman, and civil rights activist who became a prominent figure in Tacoma, Washington, and Pierce County. He was the first African American member of the Tacoma City Council, Pierce County Council, and Tacoma’s mayor 


July 26, 2026, 3-5 PM Firefighter Park, 820 A St, Tacoma 98405. Assist with feeding and resource distribution to the unhoused community at their church service.  The location is outdoors. Please dress for the weather.


Green Thumb Community Garden E Wright Ave & Portland Ave, Tacoma, WA 98404Free Garden spaces are available to grow your own produce if you want a space contact APRI-Tacoma VP Vesey Whitaker.VOTE: To register to vote in the state of Washington, you must be: 

  • A citizen of the United States

  • A resident of Washington state

  • At least 18 years old

    • If you are 16 or 17, you can sign up as a Future Voter and be automatically registered to vote when you qualify

  • Not disqualified from voting due to a court order

  • Not currently serving a sentence of total confinement in prison under the jurisdiction of the Department of Corrections for a Washington felony conviction

  • Not currently incarcerated for a federal or out-of-state felony conviction

It's easy and secure to register online, by mail with a paper form, or at a county elections office. Check your registration at VoteWA.gov.

Effective January 1st, 2022, if you were convicted of a felony in Washington State, another state, or in federal court, your right to vote will be restored automatically as long as you are not currently serving a sentence of total confinement in prison.


APRI-Tacoma Youth Cohort members

  • Aaliyah Benson

  • Naomi Ramos

  • Sylvia Kariuki

  • Princess Grace Mwangi 

  • Carmen Mburu


    APRI-Tacoma Youth Chapter

  • Kayelonni Hoover

  • Rickya Bell

  • Olivia Foggey