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<p class="MsoNormal">More than 530 people have now attended the King County URISA-Certified half-day Introduction to GIS for Equity & Social Justice Workshop. Seats are still available for the next session on November 17, 2021.
<a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/gis-for-equity-and-social-justice-november-17-2021-tickets-152395945375">
Register Today!</a><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">On January 20, 2021 President Biden signed ‘Executive Order On Advancing Racial Equity and Support for Underserved Communities Through the Federal Government.’ This order recognized the key role of identifying underserved geographic communities
to identify inequity and the importance of geography and information technology to put effective programs into place to effectively pursue social justice.
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<p class="MsoNormal">This workshop is targeted for both GIS professionals and equity and social justice advocates to learn emerging best practices. Learn more here and register today:
<a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/gis-for-equity-and-social-justice-november-17-2021-tickets-152395945375">
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/gis-for-equity-and-social-justice-november-17-2021-tickets-152395945375</a>
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<p class="MsoNormal">#GIS4ESJ<o:p></o:p></p>
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</span></i></b><b><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS"">Babinski</span></i></b><b><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS""> (he/him),</span></i></b><b><i><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS"">MA,
GISP</span></i></b><b><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS""><o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif">URISA Past-President<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6.0pt"><b><span style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif">AGS Ethical GEO Fellow<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif">GIS Marketing & Business Development Manager<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif">King County IT Regional Services</span></b><span style="font-size:8.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif">401 5th Ave., MS: CNK-IT-0700<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif">Seattle, WA 98104 USA<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif">47°36'10.1"N 122°19'43.3"W<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif">P: 206-477-4402
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif">E:
</span><a href="mailto:greg.babinski@kingcounty.gov"><span style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:blue">greg.babinski@kingcounty.gov</span></a><b><span style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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</span><a href="http://www.kingcounty.gov/gis"><span style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:blue">www.kingcounty.gov/gis</span></a><i><span style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif">B:
</span><a href="https://gisandyou.org/"><span style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:blue">https://gisandyou.org/</span></a><span style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif">
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif">T: @gbabinski<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif">We help put GIS to work for King County...and beyond!</span></i><o:p></o:p></p>
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