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Tech for Good Updates
- Amazon donated $1.5M to support Seattle-area hunger relief efforts
- Apple is offering employees time off to get a Covid vaccine
- Google added a bunch of features to Maps, including more eco-friendly options to get around
- Microsoft
- Netflix announced plans to have ‘net zero’ emissions by the end of 2022
- Remitly is using Included’s DEI tech to better understand different employee experiences and create a more inclusive environment
- Zillow’s social impact product, the affordable housing search tool used by Housing Connector, helped house 1,500 people so far
Individual Actions & Distractions
- Volunteer to help make benefits for low-income Seattle residents more accessible
- Find a healing space with fellow AAPI individuals
Please be respectful of safe spaces and only register if you identify as Asian, Asian American, Native Hawaiian, or Pacific Islander - Send an email, get a joke, compliment, guitar riff…
- Brush your teeth with NEW Classic Guacamole Toothpaste
- Test your tech logo knowledge
- Turn your bathroom into a classroom
- Celebrate the 20 Greatest Corporate April Fools’ Day Pranks Of All Time
Local News
- Gov. Inslee announced Washingtonians age 16 and older will be eligible for a Covid vaccine beginning April 15
- Seattle city council approved a ‘right to counsel’ law for tenants facing eviction
- Washington’s first federal mass vaccination site opened in Yakima
- Seattle Councilmember Sawant will continue to face recall after Supreme Court ruling
- ShakeAlert, the earthquake early warning system, is going live in Washington on May 4
Events
In partnership with DemocracyLab — Beyond the Build: Data Driven Public Health Efforts for Fighting COVID-19
Tuesday, April 6 — 5-6 pm
How will this pandemic end? Join Dr. Marguerite Ro, from King County Public Health and Jeremy Blaney from Tableau to learn more about the vaccine-related decisions being made, and how technology and open source data play a critical role.
