Friends,
Election Stress Disorder is a real thing and we’re feeling it! We hope Halloween gives you a respite from doom scrolling this weekend: drink beer, carve pumpkins and watch horror movies at Pine Box or enjoy Freelard Tamales’ Dia de los Muertos/Halloween festivities.
In community,
The sea.citi Team
Tech Updates
- Aerial lets you track and offset your carbon footprint
- Instacart will support SNAP and EBT payments
- Membrion is creating a spray coating to improve face mask effectiveness
- Netflix is launching virtual HBCU bootcamps to increase access for Black students interested in tech.
- Reddit moved to work-from-anywhere
- Verizon launched Seattle Tech Future
Individual Actions & Distractions
- VOTE! VOTE! VOTE!
- Take care of caregivers — especially if that means taking care of yourself!
- Learn about the experiences and contributions of Black Women in STEM
- Easily download Twitter videos and gifs
- Find reasons to be cheerful
- Do you miss meeting new people? Make someone.
- Figure out your webcam age
Local News
- Washington will join other states to review coronavirus vaccines approved by the federal government.
- The Postal Service was ordered to immediately begin expanding mail delivery with extra trips and later deliveries.
- Seattle Public Schools extended remote learning until January.
sea.citi Roadmap to Recovery Series
TODAY: Join us for a conversation with Cuc Vu, Director of Seattle’s Office of Immigrant & Refugee Affairs, about the impacts of the pandemic on Seattle’s diverse immigrant and refugee communities. Thursday, October 29, 12:00-12:30pm. REGISTER NOW
ICYMI – WATCH THE EVENTS!