YWCA Spokane Equity For All Join the YWCA Spokane for its annual event fostering bold and courageous conversations. Equity for All (formerly called Stand Against Racism) provides opportunities to learn from others’ experiences and come together to build pathways toward racial equity and justice in Spokane. Kicking off the event is a performance by Ferris High School’s step team, followed by a panel discussion on mental wellness in local communities of color, which is the focus of this year’s event. The evening is hosted by Claudine Richardson, moderated by Charina Carothers, and feature panelists Mariah Brigman, Deekon Jones and Ciara May. Equity for All can be attended in person and virtually, and aims to provide attendees with new knowledge and tools to create greater equity in Spokane.
One Heart Native Arts & Film Festival America’s story started long before traditional recorded history started keeping track. This fact is the focus of Spokane’s One Heart festival, concisely summed in its tagline: “The ongoing story of America, told by American Natives.” The weeklong festival was created to share and celebrate empowering Native-told stories in media such as film, art, poetry and music. Among the 2022 event’s slate is According to Coyote, a theatrical telling of the trickster coyote myth — read more about it in next week’s Inlander — with two free, public showings at Riverfront’s Pavilion on Indigenous Peoples’ Day (Oct. 10 at 11 am and 6 pm). Also on the program is an Intertribal Poetry Slam (Oct. 13 at 8 pm) and live music by Native artist Deekon Jones (Oct. 14 at 8 pm), both at Lucky You Lounge. Wrapping up the week is a Native films program at the Magic Lantern, including the premier of local filmmaker