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Local rapid‑response volunteers ask DEI commission to partner for Welcoming Week, urge local ID rules for agents
Summary
Lauren St. Martin, representing the Mountain Terrace Rapid Response Team, asked the Mountlake Terrace Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Commission to let the volunteer group take part in the city’s Welcoming Week and to partner on outreach about constitutional rights.
Lauren St. Martin, representing the Mountain Terrace Rapid Response Team, asked the Mountlake Terrace Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Commission to let the volunteer group take part in the city’s upcoming Welcoming Week and to partner on community outreach about constitutional rights.
St. Martin said the group formed after volunteers received training from a larger Washington‑state immigrant‑led network and from Snohomish County rapid‑response organizations. “My name is Lauren St. Martin, and I'm here representing the Mountain Terrace Rapid Response Team,” she told the commission, describing volunteers who monitor immigration enforcement activity and connect detained people to resources.
The group requested a presence at Welcoming Week so volunteers can inform community members about their…
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