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Discovery Center
Hope Away from Home: An Evening with Emi Mahmoud
Tuesday, October 22, 2024 | 5 - 7 pm PDT
UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency and the Discovery Center invites you to spend an inspirational evening with Emtithal (Emi) Mahmoud—Sudanese-American slam poet, humanitarian and UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador. Emi brings a message of hope, solidarity, and compassion for refugees everywhere.
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Discovery Center
Teen Takeover
Saturday, October 19, 2024 | 11 am - 3 pm PDT
The Youth Ambassador Program members take over at the Discovery Center! Join them, as they host tours of the galleries, run waterbar tastings, and learn more about why they are involved in the Youth Ambassador Program and how you can make a difference in causes you care about.
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Discovery Center
Tour & Staff Chat: Matching Words to Action
Thursday, October 17, 2024 | 2 - 3 pm PST
Tour the galleries for 30 minutes with a Discovery Center guide and then chat with a featured staff member at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation about their area of focus.
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Discovery Center
Creating Connections: Engaging Leaders in Change
Thursday, October 10, 2024 | 5 - 7 pm PDT
Join the Discovery Center, International Rescue Committee, United Way of King County’s Emerging Leaders, Success Cohorts, FIUTS (Foundation for International Understanding Through Students), and Seattle University’s Alfie Scholars to celebrate and connect individuals and organizations and inspire leaders to drive change within their communities and beyond.
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Discovery Center
Stories That Spark Change: An Evening with Graphic Novelist Edgardo Miranda-Rodriguez
Tuesday, October 1, 2024 | 4 - 7 pm PDT
Join the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation’s Latinos in Philanthropy employee resource group and the Gates Foundation Discovery Center for an inspiring evening with acclaimed writer, artist, and philanthropist, Edgardo Miranda-Rodriguez, as we celebrate Latine/Hispanic Heritage Month.
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Discovery Center
Tour & Staff Chat: Women’s Economic Empowerment
Thursday, September 19, 2024 | 2 - 3 pm PST
Tour the galleries for 30 minutes with a Discovery Center guide and then chat with a featured staff member at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation about their area of focus.
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Discovery Center
Tour & Staff Chat: Diversity Equity & Inclusion: Latine/Hispanic Heritage Month activities and all the extra work that goes into supporting our communities
Thursday, September 5, 2024 | 2 - 3 pm PST
Tour the galleries for 30 minutes with a Discovery Center guide and then chat with a featured staff member at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation about their area of focus.
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Discovery Center
Seattle Design Festival Mixer
Tuesday, August 20, 2024 | 5:30 - 7:30 pm PDT
Don’t miss this chance to explore the future of sanitation and engage with innovative solutions that can ensure safe sanitation for everyone. Explore this urgent “WHAT IF?” question at the this Seattle Design Festival Mixer!
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Discovery Center
Pop-Up: August Trivia Night
Tuesday, August 13, 2024 | 5 - 7 pm PDT
Grab your favorite trivia team and join us for an evening of poop trivia with other interactive games and hands-on activities.
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Discovery Center
Registration Full: Teen Week Workshop: Sanitation & Design Thinking
Thursday, July 25, 2024 | 10 am - 3 pm PDT
SANITATION & DESIGN THINKING | Half of the world needs a toilet and the other half needs a better one, what if new innovations could solve our sanitation challenges? Come learn about sanitation, its challenges, and ways to approach them.