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Speaker at the South End march talking about predatory development in the South End of Seattle; they noted that in years past 98118 was one of the most diverse zip codes in the whole country #SeattleProtests
Speaker now discussing the light rail making the point that it should accommodate the communities it's built through and not push them out "we didn't ask for this, we asked for community centers" #seattleprotests
Some other examples of transportation infrastructure being built thru Black neighborhoods:
St. Paul's Rondo Neighborhood https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rondo_Neighborhood
Hogans Alley in Vancouver BC
https://www.instagram.com/p/CBRjdrnAC9W/
The Role of Highways in Racism
https://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2016/03/role-of-highways-in-american-poverty/474282/
#BlackLivesMatter
St. Paul's Rondo Neighborhood https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rondo_Neighborhood
Hogans Alley in Vancouver BC
https://www.instagram.com/p/CBRjdrnAC9W/
The Role of Highways in Racism
https://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2016/03/role-of-highways-in-american-poverty/474282/
#BlackLivesMatter
Shaun Fuhr's father now speaking about the injustice and trauma his family continues to experience following his son's murder by Seattle Police on Apr 29th of this year. #SeattleProtests
Petition: http://chng.it/VfHjSqRRJF
Gofundme: https://www.gofundme.com/f/justice-for-shaun-fuhr
#JusticeForShaunFuhr
Petition: http://chng.it/VfHjSqRRJF
Gofundme: https://www.gofundme.com/f/justice-for-shaun-fuhr
#JusticeForShaunFuhr
Speaker from Black Action Coalition @BlackActionCoa1 listing demands, paraphrasing:
- hold police accountable
- reallocate the SPD budget
- stop criminalizing youth
- actual community safety
- protect/not attack our right to protest
#SeattleProtests
- hold police accountable
- reallocate the SPD budget
- stop criminalizing youth
- actual community safety
- protect/not attack our right to protest
#SeattleProtests
Another speaker from Black Action Coalition @BlackActionCoa1 speaking about the SPOG contract (Seattle Police Officer's Guild, the Union) and that we need to get rid of it and it's blanket-protection for killer cops & barrier to holding SPD accountable #SeattleProtests
Speaker now diving deeper into the demands listed earlier in this thread, in very specific ways these demands should be met.
Speaker reminding folks about @morningmarchsea's gift drive !!! Info below #ProtestCommsSeattle #SeattleProtests https://twitter.com/morningmarchsea/status/1337558314377302016?s=20
