{"id":21132,"date":"2025-02-26T08:27:07","modified":"2025-02-26T14:48:21","slug":"seattle-city-council-to-host-first-committee-meeting-on-safeguarding-city-from-federal-policy-changes","link":"https:\/\/council.seattle.gov\/2025\/02\/26\/seattle-city-council-to-host-first-committee-meeting-on-safeguarding-city-from-federal-policy-changes\/","title":{"rendered":"Seattle City Council to host first committee meeting on safeguarding city from federal policy changes"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><em>The first Federal Administration and Policy Changes committee meeting focuses on individual civil rights and labor protections<\/em><\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-medium is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/council.seattle.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/CMRinck-Remarks2025.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"253\" src=\"https:\/\/council.seattle.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/CMRinck-Remarks2025-300x253.png\" alt=\"Select Committee Chair Alexis Mercedes Rinck.\" class=\"wp-image-21135\" style=\"width:299px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/council.seattle.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/CMRinck-Remarks2025-300x253.png 300w, https:\/\/council.seattle.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/CMRinck-Remarks2025.png 549w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Seattle City Councilmember <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/seattle.gov\/council\/rinck\"><strong>Alexis Mercedes Rinck<\/strong><\/a> (Position 8) is officially announcing the first meeting of the Select Committee on Federal Administration and Policy Changes which will hold a roundtable for community partners and government departments working in the topic areas of individual civil rights and labor rights.<br><br>\u201cThe impacts rippling throughout our City aren\u2019t just policy changes on paper\u2014they&#8217;re already hitting our kitchen tables, job sites, and clinic waiting rooms across Seattle. Whether you\u2019re a federal employee, a family relying on affordable housing program, a small business owner navigating regulations, or a healthcare worker keeping people healthy\u2014the foundations of our community are under unprecedented pressure.\u201d said <strong>Councilmember Rinck<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>WHEN:<\/strong> March 6, 2025 at 2 p.m.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>WHERE:<\/strong> Council Chambers, City Hall<br>600 4th Avenue<br>Seattle, WA 98104<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>WHAT:<\/strong> The first Select Committee on Federal Administration and Policy Changes will feature two roundtables, one centering LGBTQ and Reproductive Rights and the second focusing on Immigrant Rights and Labor Protections.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The first roundtable centering on LGBTQ and Reproductive Rights Issues and will feature community organizations including Queer Power Alliance, Planned Parenthood Alliance Advocates, and Pro-Choice Washington. The second roundtable will include organizations such as Northwest Immigrant Rights Project, Fair Work Center, and the Seattle Office of Labor Standards.<br><br>Leading up to the Thursday, March 6 meeting, <strong>Councilmember Rinck will be available for interviews. <\/strong>To request time, please contact Brad Harwood at 206-798-7577 or <a href=\"mailto:brad.harwood@seattle.gov\">brad.harwood@seattle.gov<\/a> .&nbsp;&nbsp;<br><br>Those unable to attend the meeting in person can watch a livestream online via the <a href=\"https:\/\/seattlechannel.org\/watch-live\">Seattle Channel here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\"><em># # #<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false}}