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10am Welcome!
Sen. Jamie Pederson
Sen.
Jamie Pederson serves as the chair of the Law
& Justice Committee and also serves on
the Ways
& Means Committee, the Early Learning and K-12
Education Committee, and the Rules Committee. Jamie also
serves on the Legislative Ethics Board and the Office of
Public Defense Oversight Committee and is a commissioner in
the National Conference of Commissioners of Uniform State
Laws.
Jamie
chaired
the board of the national civil rights organization Lambda
Legal, and served as Lambda’s lead volunteer lawyer on the
state’s marriage equality case. He has sung in the Seattle
Men’s Chorus since 1996.
Pederson
sponsored SB5051 that
expanded the jurisdiction of the state’s Criminal Justice
Training Commission (CJTC) that has the power to certify and
decertify law enforcement officers, to give or revoke their
license to work as a law enforcement officer in the state.
Jamie
lives on Capitol Hill with his husband, Eric Pedersen, and
their four sons.
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10: 15 - WA State LGBTQ Director Manny Santiago |
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Dennis
Saxman
Notable resident of Capitol Hill advocating for LGBTQ rights,
neighbhorhood preservation and Community engagement, Dennis Saxman
was instrumental in forming the Capitol Hill Pride Festival when
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10:30pm - Directors of Capitol Hill Pride and Capitol Hill
Pride Festival since 2009 - Charlette LeFevre and Philip
Lipson
Remembering Stonewall's 52nd Anniversary
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11:00 Teri Rogers Kemp |
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11:15 - NOW Speakers |
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11:30
Mark Anthony - Pres. of CHOP Art
Featured
in world-renowned publications such as CNN, the Wall Street
journal, and Rolling Stone, Mark Anthony is a Seattle native who
has earned his way to leadership positions ranging from Future
Business Leaders of America, to the CHOP and CHOPart nonprofit,
and even former leader of a bible study.
A
graduate from the University of Washington with a bachelor’s in
history, and enough math and science to become an engineer, he
has also had the opportunity to meet many prominent people,
including having the opportunity to train with Jesse Glover -
the first U.S. student of Bruce Lee and plans to use the CHOPart
nonprofit to provide a platform for artists from underprivileged
communities to promote social change.
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Noon -
Jamil Suleman
March
Jamil
Suleman is a storyteller, musical artist and community
organizer based in South Seattle. He uses satire, humor, and
parody to shine light on the World's many challenges in
hopes that we can all lighten up a little and help one another
in our time of need.
He has been featured in everything from The Guardian to the ReWA
Afterschool Newsletter. You can find out more by following him
on social media at: @JamilSuleman
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Noon
- 1pm March- Capitol Hill Pride March &
Rally |
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The DJ Sessions |
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Seattle CHEER! |
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Stella bat girl winner 2019 |
1pm
Capitol Hill Doggie Drag Costume Contest. Will Cruella show up?
More info coming! |
Pride
Dating Game Debate!
Choose who you want "to date" at the polls!
Your
Host Mac McGregor!
Mac has been a keynote speaker at many events including
the University of Washington, Mayo Clinic, numerous colleges,
organizations and conferences . Mac has appeared on
Ripley’s Believe it or Not, The Learning Channel, The
Discovery Channel, the 700 Club, on UniVision and been
featured in People Magazine and many more. He also writes for
the Huffington Post, The Good Men Project, Seattle Gay News,
Unite Magazine and other publications. He is a guest
instructor each semester at the University of WA on
understanding the complexities of gender, trans and gender
non-conforming.
Mac currently educates and trains corporations and large
groups on being true to themselves, diversity and sensitivity.
He is a dedicated, heartfelt activist and educator who focuses
every part of his existence on creating a world where people can
feel free to be.
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@mckick - twitter
The Gender Sensei on FB
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2-4pm
Council and Mayoral Candidate Debate "Dating Game" Rounds!
Meet your representatives! Voters will choose the winner at
the polls!
All qualifying candidates have been fairly invited by e-mail by
May 1, 2021 and will be listed alphabetically.
Your Host Mac McGregor!
Mac is a multimedia
talk show host of "The You Can Make A Difference Show" on
Rainier Avenue Radio and in 2017 Mac ran for Seattle City
Council and was the first transgender person ever to be on a
ballot in Washington State. Mac is the Founder and Executive
Director of "Positive Masculinity", a nonprofit that works to
dismantle toxic masculinity and helps masculine people work to
create a healthier model of masculinity for all people.
The Mayor appointed Mac
as a Seattle City Commissioner in 2011 and he served until
2016. Mac is on the Washington state council for PFLAG and on
the Seattle Police Department LGBT advisory board. He
continuously speaks on panels and solo at numerous colleges,
non-profit groups and state and city governments on gender
& sexuality. Mac worked on a small team to help Seattle
Police Department develop policy and training around dealing
with the transgender community and has given transgender
training to the US Boarder Patrol. Mac teaches community
Self-Defense to empower all people on a donation basis so that
all have access. Mac is currently on the Seattle Renter's
Commission appointed by the Seattle City Council.
Mac's experience prior
to transition was that of a successful female athlete and
business owner. This experience led him to be a champion for
women's rights, closing the pay gap and equal opportunity for
women and folks that are gender variant. He was a former US
karate team member, inducted into the Martial Arts Hall
of Fame in two categories, as a competitor and as a
Master Teacher. He has extensive training in conflict
resolution and arbitration through being a certified coach and
referee through the AAU and U.S. Olympic committee.
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Colleen
Echohawk
Over the past two
decades, Colleen Echohawk has served the most
marginalized people living in the Greater Seattle community.
As the head of Chief Seattle Club, a non-profit dedicated to
the rapid re-housing of urban Natives, Colleen led
the effort to create nearly $100 million in new affordable
housing in Seattle. Under Colleen’s leadership, Chief
Seattle Club has received recognition from the Puget Sound
Sage Visionary for Justice Award (2018), the Neighborhood
Builder Award (2017), and the Municipal League of King
County’s Organization of the Year (2016).
Colleen is an enrolled member of the Kithehaki
Band of the Pawnee Nation and a member of the Upper
Athabascan people of Mentasta Lake. Colleen and her family
have been proud to call Seattle home for over two decades.
In her spare time, she loves to read, sing karaoke, take her
dog Rizzo for a walk, listen to National Public Radio, and
cook delicious food for her friends and family.
She has been recognized by numerous organizations,
including the 21 Leaders to watch in 2021 by Seattle
Magazine, the King County Martin Luther King Jr. Medal of
Distinguished Service (2020), Seattle’s most influential
people by Seattle Magazine (November 2019), one of Seattle
Met Magazine’s 50most influential women (2018), the Adeline
Garcia Community Service Award (2018), Antioch University’s
Public Service Award (2018), and Crosscut Media’s Courage
Award for Public Service (2016).
More Info at: EchohawkforSeattle
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Jessyn Ferrell
Jessyn Farrell is a former legislator,
nonprofit leader, and working mom who knows how to make progress
on tough issues.
As a widely-respected policy advocate on housing
affordability, child care, tax reform, and economic security,
she was selected to lead the state’s Covid economic recovery
task force ensuring small businesses and working families
receive economic aid.
As Executive Director of Transportation Choices Coalition and as
a legislator, Jessyn successfully led advocacy that resulted in
$80 billion of new investments in light rail, buses, walking and
biking infrastructure. She wrote the groundbreaking affordable
housing policies that need to be expanded. Her legislation has
helped low-income and homeless youth, improved education and
transportation, protected pregnant women in the workplace, and
made oil-by-rail safer. Currently at Civic Ventures, a public
policy incubator, Jessyn focuses on economic justice for working
people.
A Seattle native, Jessyn graduated from the
University of Washington where she led the saxophone section of
the Husky Marching Band. With a JD from Boston College Law
School, Jessyn has spent the last 20 years in the non-profit,
private and public sectors advocating for thriving, equitable
communities. She lives in Northeast Seattle with her three kids,
their dog Felix and cat Sylvia Poggioli.
You can learn more about her at www.jessynformayor.com.
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Lorena
Gonzales
Lorena is a first generation American raised by
migrant farm workers in Central Washington. Lorena worked her
way through college, got her law degree from Seattle
University, became a civil rights attorney, and started her
family here.
Lorena ran for city council in 2015 and got to
work bringing people together to pass paid family leave and
expand pre-K and LGBTQ rights, protections for victims of
sexual abuse, election reforms, and pandemic assistance for
workers and small businesses. She is extremely proud and
grateful to have been elected city-wide twice, with over 70%
of the vote, and believes that this is a sign Seattle is ready
for the kind of bold, progressive action that has defined her
record as a legislator.
As Mayor, Lorena is committed to addressing the
crisis of homelessness and inequality; holding police
accountable and creating systems of public safety that truly
work for our communities; and ensuring that Seattle is a city
of livable, connected, safe neighborhoods that all have access
to public transit; affordable childcare; vibrant schools; and
beautiful parks. Seattle is at a crossroads, and we need bold,
experienced leadership to guide us through this challenging
moment. Lorena's policy expertise, her legislative experience
and her strong working relationships at the city, state and
federal level make her the right choice to be Seattle's next
Mayor.
More information at: www.lorenaforseattle.com
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Andrew Grant
Houston
Andrew
Grant Houston (he/him/his), also known as “Ace,” is a queer,
Black, and Latino architect, environmental advocate, housing
activist, and high-risk individual living on Capitol Hill.
He is proudly endorsed by the Washington Stonewall
Democrats, Run for Something, and the Young Democrats of the
UW.
Andrew
is running for Mayor of Seattle because, after years of
advocating for more housing at all income levels, we’ve seen
little change while worsening wildfires highlight the
urgency of our homelessness, housing, and climate crises.
Together,
we can see a healthier, less stressful Seattle; where
creativity and culture thrive, where there are opportunities
and memories around every corner, vibrant local businesses
on tree-lined avenues, and an unparalleled live music scene.
We all deserve a Seattle with real commitments to combating
displacement, increasing the quality of life for every
Seattle resident, and shifting power into the hands of the
public.
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Kate Martin
My name is Kate Martin and I know
we agree Seattle needs better government, so I'm challenging
Teresa Mosqueda in the Seattle City Council Position 8 race
and I ask for your support.
As pressing problems go unsolved and bigger and
bigger budgets are consumed, things are actually getting
worse. It breaks my heart. This is my town for 42 years. I
raised my family here, have my business here, and have worked
shoulder to shoulder with fellow volunteers from one end of
this city to the other for decades.
First, Democracy is under attack in our city.
Special interest power is too great. Let's take it back and
realize the district-level democracy we voted for in 2013.
Second, there's too little intellectual, political and
professional diversity on the council. The echo chamber
doesn't even notice it's failing. I'll bring debate,
professional problem-solving skills, and a focus on proven
solutions.
More information at: Kate
Martin
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Sara Nelson
Neighborhood small business owner: In 2009,
Sara and her husband, Matt Lincecum, co-founded Fremont Brewing,
one of Seattle’s most successful neighborhood small businesses.
Experienced policymaker: For almost ten years, Sara worked as a
policy advisor for a Seattle City Councilmember, where she
advanced landmark legislation on environmental, transportation,
and economic development policy.
Progressive and pragmatic: Sara’s the only candidate in this
race with experience in both public service and the private
sector. She leads with the values shared by the vast majority of
Seattleites and she gets things done.
Environmentalist: Sara’s a lifelong environmentalist with a
track record to prove it from getting recycling and zero waste
legislation passed on Council.
TOP PRIORITIES
Crisis brings opportunity. My campaign rests
on three cornerstone issues. If you want a Seattle that focuses
on stronger neighborhoods and keeping our promises, I am proud
to be your candidate.
More at saraforcitycouncil.com
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Lance Randall
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Lance
Randall - Mayoral Candidate
I want to leverage Seattle’s creativity and
ingenuity to model a city where everyone can live
freely, create, and prosper.
I have pulled together a platform explaining
my plan to address topics including dignity for the
homelessness, economic rebound, revitalizing our music scene,
rebuilding our infrastructure, public safety, and climate. This
platform invests in our people, our culture, and our future.
More at Lancerandall2021.com
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Brianna Thomas |
Brianna Thomas
I am running for Seattle City Council because I am ready to lead on the policies necessary to move our city forward.
Seattle has set the bar nationally for workers’
rights, livable wages, and police accountability, and I am
proud to have led on these efforts from inside City Hall and
in the community as an advocate andorganizer.
During my time at City Hall, I have led negotiations
for Police Accountability legislation, the Surveillance
Ordinance in collaboration with ACLU-WA, and the Secure
Scheduling Ordinance, providing greater worker protections for
employees in restaurants and retail. I established and stood
up the City’s Office of the Inspector General (OIG) to ensure
fairness and integrity in our law enforcement system. I have
advanced solutions to our mostpressing issues from a place of
empathy and in pursuit of justice.
More at People for Brianna
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Philip Lipson
