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Olympia proclaims Women’s Equality Day; YWCA leaders warn of urgent funding shortfall
Summary
The Olympia City Council proclaimed Aug. 26, 2025, as Women’s Equality Day. Ali (Ally) Ewing of YWCA Olympia thanked the council but said the organization faces an immediate funding gap that could jeopardize programs serving women and youth in the city.
The Olympia City Council on Aug. 25, 2025, proclaimed Aug. 26 as Women’s Equality Day, noting the centering of voting rights in the long fight for gender equality and the ongoing barriers faced by women who are marginalized by race, immigration status, disability or sexual orientation.
Ali (Ally) Ewing, co‑executive director of YWCA Olympia, accepted the proclamation and used her remarks to describe the organization’s work and an urgent funding shortfall that she said could imperil services and youth programs. "We may not be here to receive this next year," she told the council, adding that the YWCA’s local…
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