1 00:00:10,944 --> 00:00:12,479 ♪ ♪ 2 00:00:17,484 --> 00:00:21,855 >> AWESOME, THE MARCH 3 00:00:21,855 --> 00:00:24,157 31st, 2026 MEETING OF THE 4 00:00:24,157 --> 00:00:24,491 SEATTLE CITY 5 00:00:24,491 --> 00:00:26,326 COUNCIL WILL COME TO ORDER. 6 00:00:26,326 --> 00:00:27,627 I AM JOY HOLLINGSWORTH. 7 00:00:27,627 --> 00:00:29,662 MARCH COMES IN LIKE A LION 8 00:00:29,662 --> 00:00:31,798 AND LEAVES LIKE A LAMB AS MY 9 00:00:31,798 --> 00:00:32,932 MOTHER ALWAYS SAYS. 10 00:00:32,932 --> 00:00:34,901 WE SEE IT WITH THE WEATHER. 11 00:00:34,901 --> 00:00:40,807 WILL THE CLERK PLEASE CALL THE 12 00:00:40,807 --> 00:00:41,174 ROLL. 13 00:00:41,174 --> 00:00:51,518 [ROLL BEING CALLED] 14 00:01:05,064 --> 00:01:06,199 >> EIGHT PRESENT. 15 00:01:06,332 --> 00:01:09,035 >> THERE IS NO 16 00:01:09,035 --> 00:01:09,736 OBJECTION, COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA 17 00:01:09,736 --> 00:01:09,969 WILL 18 00:01:09,969 --> 00:01:12,305 BE EXCUSED FROM TODAY'S MEETING 19 00:01:12,305 --> 00:01:13,840 AND HEARING NO 20 00:01:13,840 --> 00:01:15,108 OBJECTION COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA 21 00:01:15,108 --> 00:01:16,810 IS EXCUSED. 22 00:01:16,810 --> 00:01:19,312 COUNCILMEMBER RINCK, YOU ARE 23 00:01:19,312 --> 00:01:19,913 RECOGNIZED. 24 00:01:19,913 --> 00:01:22,816 MARCH 31st, 2026 AS 25 00:01:22,816 --> 00:01:24,350 INTERNATIONAL TRANSGENDER DAY 26 00:01:24,350 --> 00:01:26,619 OF VISIBILITY IN SEATTLE. 27 00:01:26,753 --> 00:01:29,022 >> THANK YOU COUNCIL PRESIDENT. 28 00:01:29,022 --> 00:01:32,992 COLLEAGUES, ANNUALLY MARCH 29 00:01:32,992 --> 00:01:34,828 31st MARKS INTERNATIONAL 30 00:01:34,828 --> 00:01:36,663 TRANSGENDER DAY VISIBILITY WHERE 31 00:01:36,663 --> 00:01:40,333 WE CELEBRATE TRANSGENDER, AND 32 00:01:40,333 --> 00:01:42,068 TWO SPIRIT PEOPLE BY RECOGNIZING 33 00:01:42,068 --> 00:01:45,305 THEIR ACCOMPLISHMENTS AND 34 00:01:45,305 --> 00:01:46,739 TO RAISE AWARENESS OF 35 00:01:46,739 --> 00:01:49,075 THE DISCRIMINATION FACED BY THE 36 00:01:49,075 --> 00:01:50,310 TRANSGENDER COMMUNITY WORLDWIDE. 37 00:01:50,310 --> 00:01:53,179 THIS YEAR IS ESPECIALLY 38 00:01:53,179 --> 00:01:54,914 IMPORTANT AS TRANSGENDER 39 00:01:54,914 --> 00:01:58,685 PEOPLE IN THE UNITED STATES ARE 40 00:01:58,685 --> 00:01:58,918 FACING 41 00:01:58,918 --> 00:02:01,187 D ATTACKS ON THEIR 42 00:02:01,187 --> 00:02:02,689 RIGHTS AND THE ABILITY TO 43 00:02:02,689 --> 00:02:04,290 LIVE FREE OF HATE AND 44 00:02:04,290 --> 00:02:04,657 DISCRIMINATION. 45 00:02:04,657 --> 00:02:08,027 A FEW WEEKS AGO SCHOLARS 46 00:02:08,027 --> 00:02:11,431 FROM THE INSTITUTE FOR 47 00:02:11,431 --> 00:02:13,133 GENOCIDE PRESERVATION RELEASED A 48 00:02:13,133 --> 00:02:14,701 THIRD RED FLAG ALERT FOR 49 00:02:14,701 --> 00:02:15,668 THE UNITED STATES, WARNING THAT 50 00:02:15,668 --> 00:02:15,869 THE 51 00:02:15,869 --> 00:02:18,371 NATION IS IN THE EARLY TO MIDDLE 52 00:02:18,371 --> 00:02:20,940 STAGES OF A GENOCIDAL PROCESS 53 00:02:20,940 --> 00:02:21,274 AGAINST 54 00:02:21,274 --> 00:02:22,475 TRANSGENDER AMERICANS. 55 00:02:22,475 --> 00:02:25,145 THIS ALERT IS DIRECTLY 56 00:02:25,145 --> 00:02:26,646 RELATED TO HOSTILE FEDERAL AND 57 00:02:26,646 --> 00:02:31,184 STATE LEGISLATION AIMED AS 58 00:02:31,184 --> 00:02:31,417 DENYING 59 00:02:31,417 --> 00:02:34,153 TRANS IDENTITY, LEGAL 60 00:02:34,153 --> 00:02:36,289 IDENTIFICATION DOCUMENTS, 61 00:02:36,289 --> 00:02:37,056 PUBLIC BATHROOM ACCESS 62 00:02:37,056 --> 00:02:40,693 AND PARTICIPATION IN SPORTS AND 63 00:02:40,827 --> 00:02:43,296 ATHLETICS. IN 2026 THIS YEAR WE 64 00:02:43,296 --> 00:02:44,130 HAVE 65 00:02:44,130 --> 00:02:46,132 747 BILLS THAT ARE UNDER 66 00:02:46,132 --> 00:02:47,333 CONSIDERATION ACROSS THE 67 00:02:47,333 --> 00:02:52,305 COUNTRY THAT WOULD NEGATIVELY 68 00:02:52,305 --> 00:02:57,810 IMPACT TRANS AND GENDER NON- 69 00:02:57,810 --> 00:02:58,111 CONFORMING 70 00:02:58,111 --> 00:02:59,212 PEOPLE. 71 00:02:59,212 --> 00:03:01,714 JUST LAST MONTH KANSAS 72 00:03:01,714 --> 00:03:04,083 PASSED SENATE BILL 244 CHANGING 73 00:03:04,083 --> 00:03:06,953 THE RULES REGARDING GOVERNMENT 74 00:03:06,953 --> 00:03:12,659 IDs FOR TRANSGENDER PEOPLE. 75 00:03:12,659 --> 00:03:15,461 IT INVALIDATES TRANSGENDER 76 00:03:15,461 --> 00:03:16,930 PEOPLE'S EXISTING DRIVER 77 00:03:16,930 --> 00:03:19,933 LICENSES, STATE IDs AND 78 00:03:19,933 --> 00:03:21,334 BIRTH CERTIFICATES IF THEY WERE 79 00:03:21,334 --> 00:03:24,671 ISSUED IN KANSAS AND A GENDER 80 00:03:24,671 --> 00:03:27,240 DIFFERENT THAN AT BIRTH. 81 00:03:27,240 --> 00:03:29,709 THESE WERE INVALIDATED 82 00:03:29,709 --> 00:03:31,311 FEBRUARY 26th OF THIS YEAR. 83 00:03:31,311 --> 00:03:34,113 LAST WE'RE IDAHO 84 00:03:34,113 --> 00:03:35,715 STATE LEGISLATURE PASSED WHAT 85 00:03:35,715 --> 00:03:35,915 MIGHT 86 00:03:35,915 --> 00:03:40,286 BE THE NATION'S MOST STRICT 87 00:03:40,286 --> 00:03:47,927 BATHROOM BAN. 88 00:03:47,927 --> 00:03:52,865 IT IS DANGEROUS LEGISLATION 89 00:03:52,865 --> 00:03:54,801 LIKE THIS WHICH IS WHY WE ARE 90 00:03:54,801 --> 00:03:57,637 SEEKING SUCH AN INFLUX OF TRANS 91 00:03:57,637 --> 00:03:59,606 FOLKS COMING HERE TO SEATTLE, 92 00:03:59,606 --> 00:04:03,876 SEEKING ASYLUM FROM HOSTILE 93 00:04:03,876 --> 00:04:08,014 JURISDICTIONS. 94 00:04:08,014 --> 00:04:09,616 THIS ELECTRONIC LIMATION 95 00:04:09,616 --> 00:04:11,317 SERVES AS A REMINDER TO THE 96 00:04:11,317 --> 00:04:11,517 LOCAL 97 00:04:11,517 --> 00:04:13,252 COMMUNITY THAT WE SEE WHAT IS 98 00:04:13,252 --> 00:04:13,620 HAPPENING. 99 00:04:13,620 --> 00:04:15,455 WE WILL STAND BY 100 00:04:15,455 --> 00:04:17,457 OUR TRANS NEIGHBORS AND WELCOME 101 00:04:17,457 --> 00:04:19,225 THE NEW ONES AND CELEBRATE 102 00:04:19,225 --> 00:04:19,626 TRANS JOY. 103 00:04:19,626 --> 00:04:21,861 I WILL NOTE IT IS THE LAST 104 00:04:21,861 --> 00:04:24,364 DAY OF WOMEN'S HISTORY MONTH 105 00:04:24,364 --> 00:04:24,564 AND A 106 00:04:24,564 --> 00:04:25,531 WOMAN'S MOVEMENT THAT DOES 107 00:04:25,531 --> 00:04:31,070 NOT FIGHT FOR TRANS WOMEN IS NOT 108 00:04:31,070 --> 00:04:31,304 ONE 109 00:04:31,304 --> 00:04:34,374 I AM WILLING TO READ. 110 00:04:34,374 --> 00:04:36,909 I WILL READ THE PROCLAMATION 111 00:04:36,909 --> 00:04:38,144 INTO THE RECORD AND WE WILL 112 00:04:38,144 --> 00:04:40,813 HEAR FROM THE PHENOMENAL LEADERS 113 00:04:40,813 --> 00:04:45,118 JOINING US HERE 114 00:04:45,118 --> 00:04:45,818 TODAY. 115 00:04:45,818 --> 00:04:52,458 >> WHEREAS TRANSGENDER DAY OF 116 00:04:52,458 --> 00:04:54,761 VISIBILITY WAS ESTABLISHED, 117 00:04:54,761 --> 00:04:56,295 TO RECOGNIZE ACCOMPLISHMENTS AND 118 00:04:56,295 --> 00:04:58,364 TO RAISE AWARENESS OF 119 00:04:58,364 --> 00:05:01,834 DISCRIMINATION FACED BY TRAND 120 00:05:01,834 --> 00:05:05,238 GENDER PEOPLE WORLDWIDE. 121 00:05:05,238 --> 00:05:06,939 THEY HAVE ALWAYS BEEN VITAL 122 00:05:06,939 --> 00:05:08,141 TO EVERY COMMUNITY WITH 123 00:05:08,141 --> 00:05:10,476 AN ESTIMATED 3. 3 MILLION 124 00:05:10,476 --> 00:05:14,514 TRANSGENDER ADULTS LIVING IN 125 00:05:14,514 --> 00:05:15,548 THE UNITED STATES AND ACCORDING 126 00:05:15,548 --> 00:05:19,652 TO THE HUMAN RIGHTS CAMPAIGN. 127 00:05:19,652 --> 00:05:20,219 PARDON ME. 128 00:05:20,219 --> 00:05:22,622 IT IS ESTIMATED THAT 3. 3 129 00:05:22,622 --> 00:05:24,590 TRANSGENDER ADULTS ARE 130 00:05:24,590 --> 00:05:25,491 LIVING WITHIN THE UNITED 131 00:05:25,491 --> 00:05:27,260 STATES ACCORDING TO THE HUMAN 132 00:05:27,260 --> 00:05:27,527 RIGHTS 133 00:05:27,527 --> 00:05:30,496 CAMPAIGN, AND WHEREAS 134 00:05:30,496 --> 00:05:32,432 VISIBILITY AND AFFIRMATION ARE 135 00:05:32,432 --> 00:05:32,699 POWERFUL 136 00:05:32,699 --> 00:05:34,534 AND INTERNATIONAL TRANSGENDER 137 00:05:34,534 --> 00:05:34,867 DAY 138 00:05:34,867 --> 00:05:37,303 OF VISIBILITY MARKS A SYMBOLIC 139 00:05:37,303 --> 00:05:37,470 WAY 140 00:05:37,470 --> 00:05:40,773 TO HONOR TRANSGENDER, GENDER 141 00:05:40,773 --> 00:05:42,742 NON- BINARY AND TWO SPIRIT 142 00:05:42,742 --> 00:05:44,410 ELDERS AND SPIRIT THEM AT THE 143 00:05:44,410 --> 00:05:44,677 BEGINNING 144 00:05:44,677 --> 00:05:46,279 OF LIFE'S JOURNEY. 145 00:05:46,279 --> 00:05:50,016 PROGRESS HAS BEEN MADE, 146 00:05:50,016 --> 00:05:52,719 BUT THEIR RIGHTS, DIGNITY 147 00:05:52,719 --> 00:05:54,587 AND ABILITY 148 00:05:54,587 --> 00:05:59,492 TO THRIVE FREE OF HATE AND 149 00:05:59,492 --> 00:05:59,926 DISCRIMINATION IS 150 00:05:59,926 --> 00:06:05,264 UNDER ATTACK AROUND THE GLOBE. 151 00:06:05,264 --> 00:06:05,998 THIS HAS BEEN MOST RECENTLY 152 00:06:05,998 --> 00:06:08,234 DOCUMENTED IN THE MARCH 153 00:06:08,234 --> 00:06:13,206 26th WITH SCHOLARS RELEASING A 154 00:06:13,206 --> 00:06:13,506 THIRD 155 00:06:13,506 --> 00:06:15,174 RED FLAG ALERT FOR 156 00:06:15,174 --> 00:06:16,209 THE UNITED STATES, WARNING THAT 157 00:06:16,209 --> 00:06:16,442 THE 158 00:06:16,442 --> 00:06:19,011 NATION IS WITHIN THE EARLY TO 159 00:06:19,011 --> 00:06:20,580 MIDDLE 160 00:06:20,580 --> 00:06:24,384 STAGES OF A GENOCIDAL PROCESS 161 00:06:24,384 --> 00:06:27,286 AGAINST TRANSGENDER, 162 00:06:27,286 --> 00:06:29,789 INCLUDING AND NOT LIMITED TO 163 00:06:29,789 --> 00:06:31,858 HOSTILE FEDERAL AND STATE 164 00:06:31,858 --> 00:06:34,193 LEGISLATION AND ELIMINATING 165 00:06:34,193 --> 00:06:34,861 GENDER AFFIRMING 166 00:06:34,861 --> 00:06:35,795 CARE, LEGAL 167 00:06:35,795 --> 00:06:37,363 IDENTIFICATION DOCUMENTS OR 168 00:06:37,363 --> 00:06:37,597 PUBLIC 169 00:06:37,597 --> 00:06:39,098 BATHROOM ACCESS AND 170 00:06:39,098 --> 00:06:39,532 PARTICIPATION IN 171 00:06:39,532 --> 00:06:41,768 SPORTS ACTIVITIES. 172 00:06:41,768 --> 00:06:45,905 WHEREAS THE CITY OF SEATTLE IS 173 00:06:45,905 --> 00:06:47,073 A WELCOMING COMMUNITY AND 174 00:06:47,073 --> 00:06:48,207 ALONG WITH THE STATE OF 175 00:06:48,207 --> 00:06:48,508 WASHINGTON 176 00:06:48,508 --> 00:06:50,309 HAS A DEDICATED HISTORY OF 177 00:06:50,309 --> 00:06:52,912 SUPPORTING THE RIGHTS OF 178 00:06:52,912 --> 00:06:55,715 TRANSGENDER, GENDER 179 00:06:55,715 --> 00:06:58,017 NONBINARY AND TWO SPIRIT PEOPLE 180 00:06:58,017 --> 00:06:58,651 ON ISSUES 181 00:06:58,651 --> 00:07:01,320 INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO 182 00:07:01,320 --> 00:07:06,159 GENDER AFFIRMING CARE. 183 00:07:06,159 --> 00:07:08,561 WHEREAS THE CITY OF 184 00:07:08,561 --> 00:07:10,930 SEATTLE RECOGNIZES 185 00:07:10,930 --> 00:07:11,864 THE CULTURAL, POLITICAL AND 186 00:07:11,864 --> 00:07:13,733 HISTORICAL SIGNIFICANCE AND 187 00:07:13,733 --> 00:07:14,100 SIMULTANEOUSLY 188 00:07:14,100 --> 00:07:15,635 CELEBRATING THE JOY 189 00:07:15,635 --> 00:07:23,810 AND RESILIENCE OF THE SGENDER 190 00:07:23,810 --> 00:07:24,744 COMMUNITY. 191 00:07:24,744 --> 00:07:31,217 SUCH AS GENDER JUSTICE 192 00:07:31,217 --> 00:07:33,119 LEAGUE, LAVENDER RIGHTS PROJECT. 193 00:07:33,119 --> 00:07:37,056 MUTUAL AID NETWORK FOR 194 00:07:37,056 --> 00:07:40,459 TRANS NETWORK IN SEATTLE. 195 00:07:40,459 --> 00:07:41,027 TRACTION. 196 00:07:41,027 --> 00:07:43,796 TRANSPRIDE SEATTLE AND UTOPIA 197 00:07:43,796 --> 00:07:45,498 WASHINGTON. 198 00:07:45,498 --> 00:07:47,834 WHEREAS CELEBRATING QUEER 199 00:07:47,834 --> 00:07:49,335 JOY, VISIBILITY AND RESILIENCE 200 00:07:49,335 --> 00:07:49,502 IS 201 00:07:49,502 --> 00:07:51,370 A FORM OF LIBERATION 202 00:07:51,370 --> 00:07:52,905 UNDER SYSTEMIC OPPRESSION THAT 203 00:07:52,905 --> 00:07:53,673 SAYS 204 00:07:53,673 --> 00:07:56,008 TRANSGENDER, GENDER NON- 205 00:07:56,008 --> 00:07:57,243 BINARY AND TWO SPIRIT PEOPLE 206 00:07:57,243 --> 00:07:57,476 WILL 207 00:07:57,476 --> 00:07:59,345 NOT BE SO EASILY ERASED. 208 00:07:59,345 --> 00:08:01,414 THE MAYOR AND THE CITY 209 00:08:01,414 --> 00:08:03,382 OF SEATTLE COUNCIL PROCLAIM 210 00:08:03,382 --> 00:08:03,916 MARCH 211 00:08:03,916 --> 00:08:07,186 31st, 2026 TO BE INTERNATIONAL 212 00:08:07,186 --> 00:08:09,956 TRANSGENDER DAY OF VISIBILITY IN 213 00:08:09,956 --> 00:08:12,658 SEATTLE. 214 00:08:12,658 --> 00:08:18,431 THANK YOU. 215 00:08:18,564 --> 00:08:21,200 >> ARE THERE ANY COMMENTS 216 00:08:21,200 --> 00:08:22,735 REGARDING THE PROCLAMATION 217 00:08:22,735 --> 00:08:22,969 TODAY. 218 00:08:22,969 --> 00:08:26,873 YESTERDAY WE DID A LOT OF THE 219 00:08:26,873 --> 00:08:28,341 COMMENTS ABOUT THE PROCLAMATION. 220 00:08:28,341 --> 00:08:30,476 IF THERE ARE NO FURTHER 221 00:08:30,476 --> 00:08:32,478 COMMENTS WE ARE GOING -- IF 222 00:08:32,478 --> 00:08:33,012 THERE ARE 223 00:08:33,012 --> 00:08:34,680 NO OBJECTIONS THE RULES WILL 224 00:08:34,680 --> 00:08:37,250 BE SUSPENDED TO ALLOW 225 00:08:37,250 --> 00:08:37,817 COUNCILMEMBER 226 00:08:37,817 --> 00:08:40,186 RINCK TO PRESENT 227 00:08:40,186 --> 00:08:41,420 THE PROCLAMATION TO THE GUESTS 228 00:08:41,420 --> 00:08:42,221 IN THE 229 00:08:42,221 --> 00:08:44,557 AUDIENCE. THE RULES ARE 230 00:08:44,557 --> 00:08:46,058 SUSPENDED TO ALLOW 231 00:08:46,058 --> 00:08:46,993 COUNCILMEMBER RINCK TO 232 00:08:46,993 --> 00:08:48,494 PRESENT THE PROCLAMATION. 233 00:08:48,494 --> 00:08:50,696 WHILE SHE IS PRESENTING THE 234 00:08:50,696 --> 00:08:52,098 PROCLAMATION, I AM GOING 235 00:08:52,098 --> 00:08:53,966 TO INVITE THE FOLLOWING PEOPLE 236 00:08:53,966 --> 00:08:55,101 UP TO GIVE COMMENTS. 237 00:08:55,101 --> 00:08:57,203 I AM GOING TO READ 238 00:08:57,203 --> 00:08:58,871 EVERYONE'S NAME AT THIS TIME. 239 00:08:58,871 --> 00:09:03,409 WE HAVE OUR SEATTLE LGBTQ 240 00:09:03,409 --> 00:09:05,111 COMMISSIONER, JESSA DAVIS, THE 241 00:09:05,111 --> 00:09:05,678 CO-CHAIR. 242 00:09:05,678 --> 00:09:06,546 THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE. 243 00:09:06,546 --> 00:09:10,116 YOU ARE GOING TO SPEAK FIRST. 244 00:09:10,116 --> 00:09:13,686 LAVENDER RIGHTS PROJECT, MISS 245 00:09:13,819 --> 00:09:14,987 SCOTT. THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE. 246 00:09:14,987 --> 00:09:22,695 WE HAVE ROSE, A TRANS ADVOCATE. 247 00:09:22,695 --> 00:09:26,866 WE HAVE GENDER JUSTICE LEAGUE 248 00:09:26,866 --> 00:09:32,138 EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR , AWESOME. 249 00:09:32,138 --> 00:09:32,572 WELCOME. 250 00:09:32,572 --> 00:09:35,141 WE HAVE A UTOPIA. 251 00:09:35,141 --> 00:09:39,178 UTOPIA, THE COMMUNITY SERVICES 252 00:09:39,178 --> 00:09:40,179 DIRECTOR. 253 00:09:40,179 --> 00:09:41,581 DID I SAY IT RIGHT? 254 00:09:41,581 --> 00:09:43,449 IF YOU ARE BEING NIGHT TO ME 255 00:09:43,449 --> 00:09:45,585 AND IF I DID NOT SAY IT RIGHT 256 00:09:45,585 --> 00:09:45,785 TELL 257 00:09:45,785 --> 00:09:46,218 ME. 258 00:09:46,218 --> 00:09:56,495 LOOKING FORWARD TO SEEING YOU. 259 00:09:56,495 --> 00:09:57,997 VIOLET, WELCOME. 260 00:09:57,997 --> 00:10:03,369 KAWA 261 00:10:03,369 --> 00:10:03,869 KBRVEGS KAWAGUCHI. 262 00:10:03,869 --> 00:10:07,640 WE HAVE MORGAN MAY, A MUTUAL 263 00:10:07,640 --> 00:10:12,278 AID NETWORK IN SEATTLE. 264 00:10:12,278 --> 00:10:14,413 YOU WILL SPEAK AFTER VIOLET. 265 00:10:14,413 --> 00:10:18,317 LAST BUT NOT LEAST C. MICHAEL 266 00:10:18,317 --> 00:10:28,561 WOOD, TRANS COMMUNITY ACTION. 267 00:10:28,561 --> 00:10:28,828 WOODWARD. 268 00:10:28,828 --> 00:10:31,430 I GOT YOU. 269 00:10:31,430 --> 00:10:34,166 WE HAVE THE MIDDLE MIC OR 270 00:10:34,166 --> 00:10:37,970 THE ONE ON THE END HERE. 271 00:10:37,970 --> 00:10:43,609 FIRST UP JESSA DAVIS FOLLOWED 272 00:10:43,609 --> 00:10:48,547 BY SCOTT, MORGAN, MICHAEL. 273 00:10:48,681 --> 00:10:52,018 >> CAN EVERYONE HEAR ME OKAY? 274 00:10:52,018 --> 00:10:55,755 MARCH MIGHT GO OUT LIKE A 275 00:10:55,755 --> 00:11:02,962 LAMB BUT MY SINUS DOESN'T 276 00:11:02,962 --> 00:11:03,629 AGREE. 277 00:11:03,629 --> 00:11:05,798 I AM HAPPY TO IT BE HERE 278 00:11:05,798 --> 00:11:07,466 TO ACCEPT THIS PROCLAMATION. 279 00:11:07,466 --> 00:11:11,704 WE LIVE IN A MOMENT 280 00:11:11,704 --> 00:11:13,472 THAT REQUIRES INCREASING LEVELS 281 00:11:13,472 --> 00:11:13,639 OF 282 00:11:13,639 --> 00:11:13,906 BRAVERY. 283 00:11:13,906 --> 00:11:16,042 WE ARE TARGETED IN 284 00:11:16,042 --> 00:11:17,777 WAYS ATTEMPTING TO PUSH US OUT 285 00:11:17,777 --> 00:11:18,477 OF PUBLIC LIFE. 286 00:11:18,477 --> 00:11:22,381 THE STRATEGIES WERE WEAPONS OF 287 00:11:22,381 --> 00:11:23,983 INVALIDATION, BUT OF COURSE 288 00:11:23,983 --> 00:11:25,084 WE ALWAYS HAVE BEEN HERE. 289 00:11:25,084 --> 00:11:27,153 GROWING 290 00:11:27,153 --> 00:11:29,221 UP IN SCRANTON PA A SIMPLE LY 291 00:11:29,221 --> 00:11:29,688 DIDN'T HAVE 292 00:11:29,688 --> 00:11:30,823 THE LANGUAGE THEN TO UNDERSTAND 293 00:11:30,823 --> 00:11:30,990 WHO 294 00:11:30,990 --> 00:11:31,791 I TRULY WAS. 295 00:11:31,791 --> 00:11:34,026 THE ONLY REPRESENTATIONS OF 296 00:11:34,026 --> 00:11:35,861 TRANSGENDER PEOPLE RELIED 297 00:11:35,861 --> 00:11:38,697 ON NEGATIVE STEREOTYPES. 298 00:11:38,697 --> 00:11:40,733 MORE OFTEN THAN NOT THERE 299 00:11:40,733 --> 00:11:42,735 WAS ONLY COLLECTIVE SILENCE AND 300 00:11:42,735 --> 00:11:43,803 A PERCEIVED ABSENCE. 301 00:11:43,803 --> 00:11:46,472 WHEN I SAID YES TO MY MYSELF 302 00:11:46,472 --> 00:11:52,211 II LIVING IN ODESSA TEXAS. 303 00:11:52,211 --> 00:11:54,814 ACROSS THE COUNTRY THE FEAR OF 304 00:11:54,814 --> 00:12:01,620 REJECTION, HARASSMENT AND VIEBLS 305 00:12:01,620 --> 00:12:02,588 WE PERSEVERE AND CONTINUE AND 306 00:12:02,588 --> 00:12:04,523 THAT IS WHY TODAY MATTERS. 307 00:12:04,523 --> 00:12:06,058 SEATTLE'S COMMITMENT TO BE 308 00:12:06,058 --> 00:12:09,528 A WELCOMING CITY IS NOT A 309 00:12:09,528 --> 00:12:11,230 DISTRACTION FROM TODAY. 310 00:12:11,230 --> 00:12:15,501 IT IS MORE THAN MERE WORDS OR 311 00:12:15,634 --> 00:12:17,436 PAGEANTRY. OUR WORK IS NOT ONLY 312 00:12:17,436 --> 00:12:17,770 TO AFFIRM 313 00:12:17,770 --> 00:12:19,605 THEIR IDENTITY BUT TO 314 00:12:19,605 --> 00:12:21,340 BUILD DURABLE SYSTEMS ALLOWING 315 00:12:21,340 --> 00:12:21,574 PEOPLE 316 00:12:21,574 --> 00:12:23,209 TO BELONG AND THRIVE. 317 00:12:23,209 --> 00:12:27,546 TO QUOTE A DEAR FRIEND 318 00:12:27,546 --> 00:12:30,316 OF MINE -- TODAY I WANT TO THANK 319 00:12:30,316 --> 00:12:32,451 CITY COUNCIL FOR THE IMPORTANT 320 00:12:32,451 --> 00:12:33,686 RECOGNITION OF EXISTENCE AT 321 00:12:33,686 --> 00:12:35,688 THE TIME OF INCREASED HOSTILITY. 322 00:12:35,688 --> 00:12:37,823 I LOOK FORWARD TO CONTINUING TO 323 00:12:37,823 --> 00:12:40,359 WORK TOGETHER WITH ALL 324 00:12:40,359 --> 00:12:43,329 OF YOU TO BUILD LASTING TANGIBLE 325 00:12:43,329 --> 00:12:46,031 PROGRESS. 326 00:12:46,031 --> 00:12:47,733 THANK YOU. 327 00:12:47,867 --> 00:12:50,102 >> JALEN, FOLLOWED BY ROSE AND 328 00:12:50,102 --> 00:12:50,436 DANNY. 329 00:12:50,569 --> 00:12:55,374 >> THANK YOU SO MUCH. 330 00:12:55,374 --> 00:12:57,810 ON BEHALF OF ONE OF THE 331 00:12:57,810 --> 00:13:00,446 LARGEST BLACK TRANS 332 00:13:00,446 --> 00:13:00,846 ORGANIZATIONS IN 333 00:13:00,846 --> 00:13:02,815 THE COUNTRY IT IS HERE IN 334 00:13:02,815 --> 00:13:05,784 SEATTLE FOCUSED ON GENDER- BASED 335 00:13:05,784 --> 00:13:08,053 VIOLENCE AND THE ONLY PERMANENT 336 00:13:08,053 --> 00:13:09,221 HOUSING FACILITY IN WASHINGTON 337 00:13:09,221 --> 00:13:09,388 AND 338 00:13:09,388 --> 00:13:09,989 WE NEED MORE. 339 00:13:09,989 --> 00:13:11,624 WE ARE REALLY HAPPY TO 340 00:13:11,624 --> 00:13:12,925 ACCEPT THIS RESOLUTION. 341 00:13:12,925 --> 00:13:18,330 IN 2009 THE DAY OF 342 00:13:18,330 --> 00:13:20,032 VISIBILITY WAS CREATED TO 343 00:13:20,032 --> 00:13:20,533 CELEBRATE US AND 344 00:13:20,533 --> 00:13:24,770 PUSH BACK ON THE ERASURE OF 345 00:13:24,770 --> 00:13:26,105 TRANS PEOPLE. 346 00:13:26,105 --> 00:13:28,240 WE MUST RESIST THE HYPER 347 00:13:28,240 --> 00:13:32,178 FOCUS ON THE SUFFERING MORE THAN 348 00:13:32,178 --> 00:13:32,344 OUR 349 00:13:32,344 --> 00:13:33,512 RESILIENCE. 350 00:13:33,512 --> 00:13:36,982 WE ARE NOT SINGLE ISSUE 351 00:13:36,982 --> 00:13:38,584 PEOPLE AND WE DON'T LIVE SINGLE 352 00:13:38,584 --> 00:13:38,784 ISSUE 353 00:13:38,784 --> 00:13:39,185 LIVES. 354 00:13:39,185 --> 00:13:45,191 THAT IS A FORM OF ERASURE AND 355 00:13:45,191 --> 00:13:45,524 TOKENIZATION. 356 00:13:45,524 --> 00:13:46,492 THE SECOND FORM IS NOT 357 00:13:46,492 --> 00:13:49,595 TO ACKNOWLEDGE IN THIS MOMENT 358 00:13:49,595 --> 00:13:50,095 THERE ARE MANY THAT ARE 359 00:13:50,095 --> 00:13:51,730 EXPERIENCING 360 00:13:51,730 --> 00:13:54,500 A LOSS OF ACCESS TO HEALTH 361 00:13:54,500 --> 00:13:56,302 CARE, HOUSING AND RESOURCES. 362 00:13:56,302 --> 00:14:01,307 THE REFUGEE CRISIS THAT IS 363 00:14:01,307 --> 00:14:02,841 HAPPENING, 400,000 364 00:14:02,841 --> 00:14:05,311 FOLKS DISPLACED ON TOP OF THE 365 00:14:05,311 --> 00:14:05,544 CRISIS 366 00:14:05,544 --> 00:14:08,847 EXISTING IN THE BLACK 367 00:14:08,847 --> 00:14:11,984 TRANS COMMUNITY FOR MANY, MANY 368 00:14:12,117 --> 00:14:15,387 YEARS. IN SPITE OF THE DISMAL 369 00:14:15,387 --> 00:14:16,455 OUTCOMES, BLACK COMMUNITY AND 370 00:14:16,455 --> 00:14:18,657 WOMEN AND 371 00:14:18,657 --> 00:14:27,032 TRANS WOMEN AND FOLKS ACROSS THE 372 00:14:27,166 --> 00:14:28,467 COUNTRY. 373 00:14:28,467 --> 00:14:31,337 LEADERS, NOT JUST ON 374 00:14:31,337 --> 00:14:32,671 TRANS ISSUES WILL STOP COMING TO 375 00:14:32,671 --> 00:14:36,242 US JUST FOR TRANS ISSUES. 376 00:14:36,242 --> 00:14:40,746 WE ARE LEADERS ONON ISSUES. 377 00:14:40,746 --> 00:14:43,816 BUILDERS, MOTHERS, FATHERS, 378 00:14:43,816 --> 00:14:49,388 CHILDREN, DOCTORS, THIS 379 00:14:49,388 --> 00:14:51,123 TRANS DAY OF VISIBILITY I LIFT 380 00:14:51,123 --> 00:14:54,059 UP THE BRILLIANCE OF MY 381 00:14:54,059 --> 00:14:54,360 COMMUNITY. 382 00:14:54,360 --> 00:15:00,532 THANK YOU SO MUCH. 383 00:15:00,666 --> 00:15:03,535 >> ROSE IS REMOTE. 384 00:15:03,669 --> 00:15:05,070 >> HELLO. 385 00:15:05,070 --> 00:15:07,239 THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBER RINCK 386 00:15:07,239 --> 00:15:08,540 FOR WORKING ON THE 387 00:15:08,540 --> 00:15:09,508 PROCLAMATION WITH US. 388 00:15:09,508 --> 00:15:13,012 THIS IS VERY IMPORTANT TO 389 00:15:13,012 --> 00:15:16,181 THE COMMUNITY AND 11 YEARS AGO 390 00:15:16,181 --> 00:15:18,884 AT THE UNIVERSITY OF PUGET SOUND 391 00:15:18,884 --> 00:15:21,921 DEBATES IN WHICH I LEARNED I WAS 392 00:15:21,921 --> 00:15:22,154 TRANS. 393 00:15:22,154 --> 00:15:24,957 IT MEANT AT THAT TIME WE WERE 394 00:15:24,957 --> 00:15:26,425 TO BE VISIBLE IN THE WORLD AND 395 00:15:26,425 --> 00:15:26,625 SHOW 396 00:15:26,625 --> 00:15:30,195 THAT TRA ANS PEOPLE, 397 00:15:30,195 --> 00:15:31,263 EXCELLENCE, BRAVERY AND 398 00:15:31,263 --> 00:15:31,730 EVERYTHING ABOUT US 399 00:15:31,730 --> 00:15:33,265 IS SOMETHING TO BE CELEBRATED. 400 00:15:33,265 --> 00:15:37,303 THIS MEANS SOMETHING VERY 401 00:15:37,303 --> 00:15:37,603 DIFFERENT. 402 00:15:37,603 --> 00:15:39,938 THE VISIBILITY OF THE 403 00:15:39,938 --> 00:15:42,074 IMPENDING DEMISE WE WILL HAVE IF 404 00:15:42,074 --> 00:15:42,574 THINGS DON'T CHANGE. 405 00:15:42,574 --> 00:15:44,910 I EXPERIENCED A LOT OF LOSS FROM 406 00:15:44,910 --> 00:15:45,444 OUR COMMUNITY. 407 00:15:45,444 --> 00:15:47,246 THERE IS ONE DAY I 408 00:15:47,246 --> 00:15:50,082 HAD ONE PERSON SHOWING UP IN THE 409 00:15:50,082 --> 00:15:51,850 AFTERNOON SUICIDAL AT MY DOOR 410 00:15:51,850 --> 00:15:54,320 AND ANOTHER IN THE EVENING 411 00:15:54,320 --> 00:15:55,888 SAID SOMEONE ELSE KILLED 412 00:15:55,888 --> 00:15:58,090 THEMSELVES AND 4:30 IN THE 413 00:15:58,090 --> 00:15:59,224 MORNING I TALKED 414 00:15:59,224 --> 00:16:00,092 ANOTHER DOWN. 415 00:16:00,092 --> 00:16:01,627 THERE IS UNTOLD 416 00:16:01,627 --> 00:16:02,628 SUFFERING HAPPENING IN THE 417 00:16:02,628 --> 00:16:03,295 COMMUNITY. 418 00:16:03,295 --> 00:16:04,964 WE ARE HAVING DISCUSSIONS 419 00:16:04,964 --> 00:16:05,998 NOBODY SHOULD HAVE TO HAVE. 420 00:16:05,998 --> 00:16:08,434 CAN YOU IMAGINE WHAT IT IS 421 00:16:08,434 --> 00:16:10,069 LIKE TO TELL YOUR PARTNER THAT 422 00:16:10,069 --> 00:16:10,235 YOU 423 00:16:10,235 --> 00:16:14,440 DO NOT KNOW IF YOU WILL SEE THEM 424 00:16:14,440 --> 00:16:15,240 AGAIN? 425 00:16:15,240 --> 00:16:17,576 YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT IT LOOKS 426 00:16:17,576 --> 00:16:17,876 LIKE. 427 00:16:17,876 --> 00:16:19,912 YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT IT LOOKS 428 00:16:19,912 --> 00:16:23,916 LIKE BEYOND A COUPLE OF DAYS 429 00:16:23,916 --> 00:16:24,483 FROM NOW. 430 00:16:24,483 --> 00:16:26,952 THOSE ARE THE DISCUSSIONS WE ARE 431 00:16:26,952 --> 00:16:28,053 HAVING TO HAVE. 432 00:16:28,053 --> 00:16:32,124 THE REAL AND THE RAW 433 00:16:32,257 --> 00:16:33,993 DISCUSSIONS. THIS IS THE VERY 434 00:16:33,993 --> 00:16:34,326 REAL AND 435 00:16:34,326 --> 00:16:38,097 THE RAW THINGS WE ARE DEALING 436 00:16:38,097 --> 00:16:38,297 WITH. 437 00:16:38,297 --> 00:16:42,101 WE REALIZE THERE IS SOMETHING 438 00:16:42,101 --> 00:16:44,737 IMPORTANT HERE. 439 00:16:44,737 --> 00:16:48,440 PEOPLE LOOK TO THE NATION FOR 440 00:16:48,440 --> 00:16:50,075 WHAT SEATTLE DOES AND WHAT WE 441 00:16:50,075 --> 00:16:59,985 DO OR DON'T DO MAY HAPPEN. 442 00:16:59,985 --> 00:17:01,153 WE HAVE TO FIGHT. 443 00:17:01,286 --> 00:17:01,854 IT IS THE ONLY CHANCE THAT WE 444 00:17:01,854 --> 00:17:02,321 HAVE. 445 00:17:12,798 --> 00:17:14,066 >> THANK YOU, ROSE. 446 00:17:14,066 --> 00:17:22,040 DANNY, TAFFY, ET. 447 00:17:22,174 --> 00:17:24,476 >> I AM ONE OF THE CO- FOUNDERS 448 00:17:24,476 --> 00:17:28,013 OF TRANS PRIDE SEATTLE. 449 00:17:28,013 --> 00:17:29,748 RACHEL CRANDALL CREATED THE 450 00:17:29,748 --> 00:17:31,817 DAY BECAUSE AT THE TIME, THE 451 00:17:31,817 --> 00:17:33,419 ONLY TIME THE WORLD WOULD 452 00:17:33,419 --> 00:17:36,455 PAY ATTENTION TO 453 00:17:36,455 --> 00:17:37,656 TRANS PEOPLE IS WHEN WE WERE 454 00:17:37,656 --> 00:17:38,424 MURDERED. 455 00:17:38,424 --> 00:17:42,294 HERE IN SEATTLE WE CREATED 456 00:17:42,294 --> 00:17:43,796 TRANS PRIDE SEATTLE FOR THE SAME 457 00:17:43,796 --> 00:17:44,196 REASON. 458 00:17:44,196 --> 00:17:45,931 THANK YOU FOR 459 00:17:45,931 --> 00:17:46,265 HONORING THE 460 00:17:46,265 --> 00:17:46,765 COMMUNITY AND BRINGING 461 00:17:46,765 --> 00:17:53,705 VISIBILITY. 462 00:17:53,705 --> 00:17:56,809 THERE ARE SO MANY PEOPLE MOVING 463 00:17:56,809 --> 00:17:58,110 TO THE CITY NOW. 464 00:17:58,110 --> 00:17:59,611 FAMILIES THAT PACKED WHAT THEY 465 00:17:59,611 --> 00:18:01,947 HAD, COULD AND MOVED FROM 466 00:18:01,947 --> 00:18:03,882 TEXAS, MISSOURI, IDAHO, 467 00:18:03,882 --> 00:18:04,550 TENNESSEE. 468 00:18:04,550 --> 00:18:09,121 THOSE STATES MADE IT IMPOSSIBLE 469 00:18:09,121 --> 00:18:09,955 FOR THEM TO BE THEMSELVES 470 00:18:09,955 --> 00:18:11,757 AT WORK AND IN IDAHO WE ARE 471 00:18:11,757 --> 00:18:13,592 SEEING FOR PEOPLE TO GO TO THE 472 00:18:13,592 --> 00:18:13,859 BATHROOM 473 00:18:13,859 --> 00:18:15,727 AND MAKING IT A FELONY TO GO 474 00:18:15,727 --> 00:18:17,329 TO THE BATHROOM. 475 00:18:17,329 --> 00:18:19,932 MANY PARENTS REACHED OUT SAYING 476 00:18:19,932 --> 00:18:21,633 THEY MOVED BECAUSE THEY 477 00:18:21,633 --> 00:18:22,835 COULDN'T TREAT THEIR CHILDREN 478 00:18:22,835 --> 00:18:24,069 WHO WERE 479 00:18:24,069 --> 00:18:24,236 IN 480 00:18:24,236 --> 00:18:27,306 DISTRESS. OUR CITY PROVIDES SOME 481 00:18:27,306 --> 00:18:30,142 OF THE LAST REFUGE. 482 00:18:30,142 --> 00:18:32,711 AT GENDER JUSTICE LEAGUE WE TALK 483 00:18:32,711 --> 00:18:33,579 TO THE PEOPLE EVERY DAY. 484 00:18:33,579 --> 00:18:36,281 WE STARTED IN SEATTLE THANKS 485 00:18:36,281 --> 00:18:37,916 TOTO A GRANT FROM THE CITY. 486 00:18:37,916 --> 00:18:40,018 WE GREW TO THE COUNTY AND THEN 487 00:18:40,018 --> 00:18:41,687 THE STATE AND NOW SERVE 488 00:18:41,687 --> 00:18:43,555 PEOPLE IN 27 STATES CALLING US 489 00:18:43,555 --> 00:18:43,789 FOR 490 00:18:43,789 --> 00:18:44,123 SUPPORT. 491 00:18:44,123 --> 00:18:45,491 I AM PROUD OF THAT. 492 00:18:45,491 --> 00:18:47,459 I AM PROUD THAT WE BUILT THAT. 493 00:18:47,459 --> 00:18:49,461 THAT WE ARE ONE OF THE FEW 494 00:18:49,461 --> 00:18:52,865 BEACONS ACROSS THE COUNTRY 495 00:18:52,865 --> 00:18:55,467 TO SERVE DOMESTIC VIOLENCE 496 00:18:55,467 --> 00:18:55,767 SURVIVORS. 497 00:18:55,767 --> 00:18:57,936 SEATTLE 498 00:18:57,936 --> 00:19:00,706 IS A REFUGE. WE HAVE A LOT TO 499 00:19:00,706 --> 00:19:00,939 DO. 500 00:19:00,939 --> 00:19:05,944 THIS YEAR A HEDGE FUND 501 00:19:05,944 --> 00:19:08,714 BILLIONAIRE HAS TRIED TO BAN 502 00:19:08,714 --> 00:19:11,950 TRANS KIDS FROM PLAYING 503 00:19:11,950 --> 00:19:13,318 SPORTS AND OUT THEM IN SCHOOLS. 504 00:19:13,318 --> 00:19:15,487 IT WILL FORCE EVERY GIRL IN 505 00:19:15,487 --> 00:19:17,956 THE STATE TO HAVE EMBARRASSING 506 00:19:17,956 --> 00:19:18,123 AND 507 00:19:18,123 --> 00:19:23,695 INVASIVE EXAMINES OF THEIR GEN 508 00:19:23,695 --> 00:19:24,930 TALES 509 00:19:24,930 --> 00:19:28,300 ITALS IN ORDER TO PLAY SPORTS. 510 00:19:28,300 --> 00:19:29,701 THE THINGS THEY NEED TO SAY 511 00:19:29,701 --> 00:19:31,904 WILL BE REPORTED DIRECTLY TO 512 00:19:31,904 --> 00:19:32,804 THEIR PARENTS IMMEDIATELY. 513 00:19:32,804 --> 00:19:34,273 I KNOW WHAT THAT IS LIKE. 514 00:19:34,273 --> 00:19:35,941 I WAS IN FOSTER CARE. 515 00:19:35,941 --> 00:19:38,377 I EXPOSED THE ABUSE TO 516 00:19:38,377 --> 00:19:39,478 A GUIDANCE COUNSELOR. 517 00:19:39,478 --> 00:19:41,413 I CAN'T IMAGINE THE FEAR IF 518 00:19:41,413 --> 00:19:43,515 THEY DID NOT HAVE OTHER 519 00:19:43,515 --> 00:19:44,883 SUPPORTIVE ADULTS IN THEIR LIFE. 520 00:19:44,883 --> 00:19:49,688 ONLY TO BAND TOGETHER 521 00:19:49,688 --> 00:19:50,956 TO BE 522 00:19:50,956 --> 00:20:01,433 VISIBLE AND TO TAKE ACTION. 523 00:20:03,402 --> 00:20:10,542 SEATTLE IS ONE OF THE LAST 524 00:20:10,676 --> 00:20:13,178 REFUGES. WE MUST DEFEND IT. 525 00:20:13,312 --> 00:20:16,114 >> 526 00:20:16,114 --> 00:20:16,715 TAFFY, VIOLET, MORGAN AND C. 527 00:20:16,715 --> 00:20:16,915 MICHAEL. 528 00:20:29,995 --> 00:20:30,762 GOOD AFTERNOON COUNCIL 529 00:20:30,762 --> 00:20:32,531 PRESIDENT, 530 00:20:32,531 --> 00:20:34,333 COUNCILMEMBERS. I SERVE AS THE 531 00:20:34,333 --> 00:20:35,434 COMMUNITY SERVICES PROGRAM 532 00:20:35,434 --> 00:20:36,168 DIRECTOR 533 00:20:36,168 --> 00:20:37,169 WITH UTOPIA WASHINGTON. 534 00:20:37,169 --> 00:20:41,240 I AM HONORED TO STEP IN 535 00:20:41,240 --> 00:20:43,342 ON BEHALF OF OUR EXECUTIVE 536 00:20:43,342 --> 00:20:49,948 DIRECTOR TO ACCEPT THE AMAZING 537 00:20:49,948 --> 00:20:51,250 RECOGNITION. 538 00:20:51,383 --> 00:20:52,751 TRAND TRANSGENDER DAY OF 539 00:20:52,751 --> 00:20:53,251 VISIBILITY IS 540 00:20:53,251 --> 00:21:02,761 MORE THAN A DAY ON THE CALENDAR. 541 00:21:02,761 --> 00:21:04,262 THOSE OF US 542 00:21:04,262 --> 00:21:05,697 WHO EXIST. THOSE OF US WHO ARE 543 00:21:05,697 --> 00:21:05,998 RESILIENT. 544 00:21:05,998 --> 00:21:08,400 IT IS A MOMENT TO AFFIRM 545 00:21:08,400 --> 00:21:09,735 OUR COLLECTIVE 546 00:21:09,735 --> 00:21:10,102 CONTRIBUTIONS 547 00:21:10,102 --> 00:21:10,736 STRENGTHEN EVERY COMMUNITY THAT 548 00:21:10,736 --> 00:21:12,371 WE ARE A PART OF. 549 00:21:12,371 --> 00:21:14,072 VISIBILITY IS NOT ABOUT 550 00:21:14,072 --> 00:21:15,407 BEING SEEN FOR THE SAKE OF THE 551 00:21:15,407 --> 00:21:15,774 ATTENTION. 552 00:21:15,774 --> 00:21:19,311 IT IS ABOUT BEING SEEN WITH 553 00:21:19,444 --> 00:21:21,947 DIGNITY, SAFETY AND 554 00:21:21,947 --> 00:21:24,883 RESPECT. AT UTOPIA WASHINGTON WE 555 00:21:25,017 --> 00:21:26,551 WORK ALONG SIDE QUEER PEOPLE OF 556 00:21:26,551 --> 00:21:28,287 COLOR, THOSE NAVIGATING 557 00:21:28,287 --> 00:21:30,222 OVERLAPPING BARRIERS RELATING 558 00:21:30,222 --> 00:21:33,058 TO RACE, GENDER, IMMIGRATION, 559 00:21:33,058 --> 00:21:36,728 HOUSING, HEALTH AND ECONOMIC 560 00:21:36,728 --> 00:21:37,162 STABILITY. 561 00:21:37,162 --> 00:21:38,463 FOR OUR COMMUNITIES 562 00:21:38,463 --> 00:21:39,965 VISIBILITY CAN BE POWERFUL, BUT 563 00:21:39,965 --> 00:21:40,265 IT 564 00:21:40,265 --> 00:21:42,200 ALSO NEEDS TO BE PAIRED WITH 565 00:21:42,200 --> 00:21:43,535 ACTION. 566 00:21:43,535 --> 00:21:44,703 RECOGNITIONS LIKE 567 00:21:44,703 --> 00:21:46,104 THIS PROCLAMATION TELLS OUR 568 00:21:46,104 --> 00:21:48,740 COMMUNITY THAT THE CITY OF 569 00:21:48,740 --> 00:21:50,976 SEATTLE SEES 570 00:21:50,976 --> 00:21:54,112 US NOT AS AN AFTERTHOUGHT BUT AS 571 00:21:54,246 --> 00:21:56,982 NEIGHBORS, LEADERS, ARTISTS, 572 00:21:56,982 --> 00:21:57,416 ADVOCATES. 573 00:21:57,416 --> 00:21:59,184 WE ARE ESPECIALLY GRATEFUL 574 00:21:59,184 --> 00:22:01,720 THAT THE PROCLAMATION AFFIRMS 575 00:22:01,720 --> 00:22:03,188 THE HUMANITY AND THE RESILIENCE 576 00:22:03,188 --> 00:22:05,857 OF THE TRANSGENDER PEOPLE AND 577 00:22:05,857 --> 00:22:07,359 NONBINARY PEOPLE AT A TIME 578 00:22:07,359 --> 00:22:09,561 SO MANY OF US ARE FACING 579 00:22:09,561 --> 00:22:09,828 INCREASED 580 00:22:09,828 --> 00:22:11,596 HARM, DISCRIMINATION AND 581 00:22:11,596 --> 00:22:11,930 VIOLENCE. 582 00:22:11,930 --> 00:22:13,665 SO PUBLIC STATEMENTS LIKE 583 00:22:13,665 --> 00:22:15,934 THIS, THIS TYPE OF SUPPORT 584 00:22:15,934 --> 00:22:16,234 MATTERED. 585 00:22:16,234 --> 00:22:21,073 THEY HELPED TO CREATE SAFE 586 00:22:21,073 --> 00:22:25,077 SPACES. 587 00:22:25,077 --> 00:22:26,945 ESPECIALLY FOR THE YOUTH AND 588 00:22:26,945 --> 00:22:28,780 THE FAMILIES TO FEEL MORE 589 00:22:28,780 --> 00:22:29,681 AFFIRMED. 590 00:22:29,681 --> 00:22:33,852 LASTLY FOR THE COMMUNITY 591 00:22:33,852 --> 00:22:34,419 MEMBERS 592 00:22:34,419 --> 00:22:35,687 TO IMAGINE A FUTURE THAT IS 593 00:22:35,687 --> 00:22:36,455 EMBEDDED AND BELONGING. 594 00:22:36,455 --> 00:22:40,659 I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR 595 00:22:40,659 --> 00:22:40,826 THE 596 00:22:40,826 --> 00:22:41,293 OPPORTUNITY. [ APPLAUSE ] 597 00:22:47,232 --> 00:22:50,068 NEXT WE HAVE VIOLET, MORGAN 598 00:22:50,068 --> 00:22:59,745 IS AFTER VIOLET. 599 00:22:59,745 --> 00:23:00,612 WELCOME VIOLET. 600 00:23:00,746 --> 00:23:03,982 >> HELLO. 601 00:23:03,982 --> 00:23:05,117 I AM VIOLET. 602 00:23:05,117 --> 00:23:10,388 I GO BY SHE, HER PRONOUNCES. 603 00:23:10,388 --> 00:23:12,457 WE HELP PEOPLE 604 00:23:12,457 --> 00:23:13,692 FLEEING LEGISLATIVELY HOSTILE 605 00:23:13,692 --> 00:23:13,992 STATES AND 606 00:23:13,992 --> 00:23:15,193 LAND THEM IN SEATTLE. 607 00:23:15,193 --> 00:23:17,529 WE GUARANTEE UP TO SIX MONTHS 608 00:23:17,529 --> 00:23:19,698 OF HOUSING AND HELP PEOPLE TO 609 00:23:19,698 --> 00:23:20,932 FIND EMPLOYMENT AND GET 610 00:23:20,932 --> 00:23:21,466 GROCERIES 611 00:23:21,466 --> 00:23:22,834 AND INTEGRATE WITH STATE 612 00:23:22,834 --> 00:23:24,970 SERVICES LIKE MEDICAID AND SNAP 613 00:23:24,970 --> 00:23:26,838 AND PROVIDE THE MOST 614 00:23:26,838 --> 00:23:27,172 COMPREHENSIVE 615 00:23:27,172 --> 00:23:28,540 CARE TO THE CASE LOAD YOU 616 00:23:28,540 --> 00:23:31,076 WILL FIND IN THE TRANSRELOCATION 617 00:23:31,076 --> 00:23:31,376 ECOSYSTEM. 618 00:23:31,376 --> 00:23:33,945 WE DO IT BECAUSE OUR CASE LOAD 619 00:23:33,945 --> 00:23:35,213 IS TRAUMATIZED. 620 00:23:35,213 --> 00:23:36,848 THE PEOPLE FLEEING THE STATES 621 00:23:36,848 --> 00:23:38,316 ARE TRAUMATIZED. 622 00:23:38,316 --> 00:23:40,452 THEY ARE BEING HARASSED IN THE 623 00:23:40,452 --> 00:23:45,157 STREETS, HOMES, AND KNOW NO 624 00:23:45,157 --> 00:23:47,893 SAFETY. 625 00:23:47,893 --> 00:23:51,430 WE HAVE AN OBLIGATION AS A CITY 626 00:23:51,430 --> 00:23:53,832 TO PROVIDE THEM WITH AS MUCH 627 00:23:53,832 --> 00:23:55,467 OF AN ENVIRONMENT TO GROW AND TO 628 00:23:55,467 --> 00:23:57,035 BE THE PEOPLE THEY SHOULD HAVE 629 00:23:57,035 --> 00:23:58,236 BEEN WHERE THEY WERE TRAPPED 630 00:23:58,236 --> 00:23:58,436 WHERE 631 00:23:58,436 --> 00:23:58,970 THEY WERE. 632 00:23:58,970 --> 00:24:00,505 THEY NEED TO PROVIDE 633 00:24:00,505 --> 00:24:03,074 AN ENVIRONMENT ALLOWING PEOPLE 634 00:24:03,074 --> 00:24:04,342 WHO 635 00:24:04,342 --> 00:24:07,345 ARE FLEEING TO ASSIMILATE INTO 636 00:24:07,345 --> 00:24:09,047 A LIFE THAT THEY WERE DENIED 637 00:24:09,047 --> 00:24:15,487 IN THE STATES. 638 00:24:15,487 --> 00:24:16,655 VIOLENCE IN THE HOME 639 00:24:16,655 --> 00:24:18,023 AND VIOLENCE IN THE STREETS. 640 00:24:18,023 --> 00:24:19,157 YOU CAN'T BE YOURSELF. 641 00:24:19,157 --> 00:24:21,026 YOU NEED TO PUT ON A 642 00:24:21,026 --> 00:24:22,594 FALSE PERCEPTION OF WHO YOU ARE. 643 00:24:22,594 --> 00:24:24,863 TO BE VISIBLE IS NOT JUST OUT 644 00:24:24,863 --> 00:24:25,530 IN THE STREET. 645 00:24:25,530 --> 00:24:27,299 IT IS TO BE YOURSELF. 646 00:24:27,299 --> 00:24:29,334 HERE IN SEATTLE, WHAT WE HAVE 647 00:24:29,334 --> 00:24:30,969 IN SEATTLE IS A COMMUNITY 648 00:24:30,969 --> 00:24:32,070 ALLOWING PEOPLE TO BE THEMSELVES 649 00:24:32,070 --> 00:24:32,904 WHEN THEY WERE DENIED THAT IN 650 00:24:32,904 --> 00:24:33,104 THEIR 651 00:24:33,104 --> 00:24:35,006 HOMES. 652 00:24:35,006 --> 00:24:37,776 IN PLACES LIKE IDAHO AND KANSAS 653 00:24:37,776 --> 00:24:39,411 AND IN KENTUCKY RIGHT NOW 654 00:24:39,411 --> 00:24:41,246 THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE 655 00:24:41,246 --> 00:24:42,881 WHO DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO. 656 00:24:42,881 --> 00:24:45,250 THEY DON'T KNOW WHERE THEY 657 00:24:45,250 --> 00:24:46,418 WILL BE A YEAR FROM NOW. 658 00:24:46,418 --> 00:24:48,386 IF THEY WILL HAVE HEALTH 659 00:24:48,386 --> 00:24:49,688 CARE, ON THE STREET OR DEAD. 660 00:24:49,688 --> 00:24:53,859 IF THEY WILL BE HIT BY SOME DUDE 661 00:24:53,859 --> 00:24:58,063 IN A CAR BECAUSE THEY 662 00:24:58,063 --> 00:24:59,631 DON'T MATCH A PERCEPTION OF 663 00:24:59,631 --> 00:24:59,831 WHAT 664 00:24:59,831 --> 00:25:03,802 THE PERSON THINKS THEIR 665 00:25:03,802 --> 00:25:07,439 GENDER SHOULD BE. 666 00:25:07,439 --> 00:25:09,374 THESE PEOPLE ARE UNDER 667 00:25:09,374 --> 00:25:10,275 DIRECT PHYSICAL THREAT. 668 00:25:10,275 --> 00:25:13,078 WE AS AMERICANS AND DECENT HUMAN 669 00:25:13,078 --> 00:25:15,013 BEINGS HAVE AN OBLIGATION TO 670 00:25:15,013 --> 00:25:20,085 THE OTHER PEOPLE TO BUILD 671 00:25:20,085 --> 00:25:21,286 SOMETHING ALLOWING THEM TO 672 00:25:21,286 --> 00:25:21,519 THRIVE. 673 00:25:21,519 --> 00:25:23,188 THINGS ARE GETTING WORSE. 674 00:25:23,188 --> 00:25:26,658 KENTUCKY MAKES IT WHERE ALL 675 00:25:26,658 --> 00:25:28,026 TRANSGENDER RESIDENTS 676 00:25:28,026 --> 00:25:29,995 OF KENTUCKY ARE ABOUT TO 677 00:25:29,995 --> 00:25:31,730 BE DECLARED MENTALLY ILL AND 678 00:25:31,730 --> 00:25:36,234 BARRED FROM EMPLOYMENT IN 679 00:25:36,234 --> 00:25:36,968 EDUCATION. 680 00:25:36,968 --> 00:25:39,137 EVERYONE IN THE ROOM KNOWS 681 00:25:39,137 --> 00:25:40,605 WHERE IT LEADS TO. 682 00:25:40,605 --> 00:25:42,274 I AM JAPANESE-AMERICAN. 683 00:25:42,274 --> 00:25:43,842 MY 6-YEAR- OLD GRANDFATHER 684 00:25:43,842 --> 00:25:46,144 AND HIS FAMILY WERE ROUNDED UP 685 00:25:46,144 --> 00:25:49,314 AND FORCED TO LIVE AT THE SANTA 686 00:25:49,314 --> 00:25:53,718 ANITA RACETRACK IN HORSE 687 00:25:53,718 --> 00:25:58,657 STABLES. 688 00:25:58,657 --> 00:26:02,260 THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT BUYING UP 689 00:26:02,260 --> 00:26:10,435 WAREHOUSES TO PUT PEOPLE IN. 690 00:26:10,435 --> 00:26:20,412 IT IS ALL OF US. 691 00:26:20,412 --> 00:26:23,181 WE HAVE AN OBLIGATION 692 00:26:23,181 --> 00:26:27,485 TO ADD HERE TO THE PRINCIPLES 693 00:26:27,485 --> 00:26:29,354 OF WHAT HAPPENED BEFORE WILL NOT 694 00:26:29,354 --> 00:26:29,788 HAPPEN 695 00:26:29,921 --> 00:26:36,061 AGAIN. THE SANCTION WARY THAT 696 00:26:36,061 --> 00:26:37,395 SEATTLE 697 00:26:37,395 --> 00:26:37,796 REPRESENTS. 698 00:26:37,796 --> 00:26:39,297 THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR 699 00:26:39,297 --> 00:26:40,865 THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK TO THE 700 00:26:40,865 --> 00:26:41,199 COUNCIL. 701 00:26:41,199 --> 00:26:43,835 THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE 702 00:26:43,835 --> 00:26:45,637 PROCLAMATION THAT IS A 703 00:26:45,637 --> 00:26:50,842 GREAT START TOWARDS BUILDING 704 00:26:50,842 --> 00:26:53,478 SOMETHING 705 00:26:53,478 --> 00:26:55,046 THAT SERVES THE PEOPLE 706 00:26:55,046 --> 00:26:57,048 THAT NEEDS WHAT WE CAN GIVE 707 00:26:57,048 --> 00:26:57,248 THEM. 708 00:26:57,382 --> 00:26:58,650 >> NEXT WE HAVE MORGAN AND WILL 709 00:26:58,650 --> 00:27:01,486 FOLLOWED BY THE LAST SPEAKER, C. 710 00:27:01,486 --> 00:27:05,390 MICHAEL WOODARD. 711 00:27:05,390 --> 00:27:08,393 WELCOME MORGAN. 712 00:27:08,526 --> 00:27:10,395 >> THANK YOU COUNCIL 713 00:27:10,395 --> 00:27:11,463 PRESIDENT HOLLINGSWORTH AND 714 00:27:11,463 --> 00:27:12,163 MEMBERS OF 715 00:27:12,163 --> 00:27:12,464 THE 716 00:27:12,464 --> 00:27:13,965 COUNCIL. I WISH I COULD SPEAK TO 717 00:27:13,965 --> 00:27:14,299 YOU 718 00:27:14,299 --> 00:27:15,634 IN CELEBRATION OF THE BEAUTY 719 00:27:15,634 --> 00:27:17,869 AND THE STRENGTH AND THE 720 00:27:17,869 --> 00:27:28,313 CREATIVITY AND THE -- THE 721 00:27:29,748 --> 00:27:30,615 LINCOLN 722 00:27:30,615 --> 00:27:32,450 INSTITUTE FOR GENOCIDE 723 00:27:32,450 --> 00:27:34,853 PREVENTION DESCRIBES THIS AS A 724 00:27:34,853 --> 00:27:36,488 GENOCIDAL DENIAL OF IDENTITY. 725 00:27:36,488 --> 00:27:38,390 DENIAL OF IDENTITY FORCES 726 00:27:38,390 --> 00:27:40,325 TARGETS OF GENOCIDE TO 727 00:27:40,325 --> 00:27:42,460 CHOOSE BETWEEN THEIR IDENTITIES 728 00:27:42,460 --> 00:27:44,462 AND THEIR PARTICIPATION IN 729 00:27:44,462 --> 00:27:44,863 SOCIETY. 730 00:27:44,863 --> 00:27:47,365 EVENTUALLY THE DENIED 731 00:27:47,365 --> 00:27:48,500 IDENTITY IS CRIMINALIZED. 732 00:27:48,500 --> 00:27:52,303 TO UNDER SCORE THE POINT 733 00:27:52,303 --> 00:27:53,371 THE SUPREME COURT CHOSE 734 00:27:53,371 --> 00:27:55,940 TODAY ISSUING A RULING THAT 735 00:27:55,940 --> 00:27:56,374 CONVERSION 736 00:27:56,374 --> 00:27:58,276 THERAPY IS PROTECTED SPEECH 737 00:27:58,276 --> 00:27:59,611 AND CANNOT BE BANNED. 738 00:27:59,611 --> 00:28:01,846 CONVERSION THERAPY IS A 739 00:28:01,846 --> 00:28:03,815 QUACK MEDICAL PRACTICE BANNED IN 740 00:28:03,815 --> 00:28:05,817 THIS STATE, UNTIL TODAY WHERE A 741 00:28:05,817 --> 00:28:10,155 TRANSOR QUEER PATIENT IS COERCED 742 00:28:10,155 --> 00:28:14,726 INTO DENYING BASIC FACTS ABOUT 743 00:28:14,726 --> 00:28:18,430 THEMSELVES. 744 00:28:18,430 --> 00:28:20,665 CURRENTLY IT IS MOSTLY 745 00:28:20,665 --> 00:28:25,837 PRACTICED ON YOUNG PEOPLE. 746 00:28:25,837 --> 00:28:28,506 TRANSPHOBIC POLITICIANS 747 00:28:28,506 --> 00:28:31,609 ARE DISCUSSING PLANS TO SUBJECT 748 00:28:31,609 --> 00:28:31,943 ALL 749 00:28:31,943 --> 00:28:34,412 TRANS PEOPLE TO IT. 750 00:28:34,412 --> 00:28:36,448 THE PROCESS WILL NOT STOP 751 00:28:36,448 --> 00:28:37,148 WITH TRANS PEOPLE. 752 00:28:37,148 --> 00:28:39,451 TELL MAKE IT HARDER 753 00:28:39,451 --> 00:28:42,387 FOR STATES TO 754 00:28:42,387 --> 00:28:43,388 REGULATE ALL MALPRACTICE WHICH 755 00:28:43,388 --> 00:28:45,523 WILL HARM ALL-AMERICANS. 756 00:28:45,523 --> 00:28:47,826 SECRETARY, RESISTANCE IS STILL 757 00:28:47,959 --> 00:28:51,963 POSSIBLE. THERE ARE OTHER LEGAL 758 00:28:52,097 --> 00:28:53,665 AVENUES LIKE INDEFINITELY 759 00:28:53,665 --> 00:28:54,566 EXTENDING THE 760 00:28:54,566 --> 00:28:56,601 STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS ON 761 00:28:56,601 --> 00:28:58,470 MEDICAL MALPRACTICE. 762 00:28:58,470 --> 00:29:00,638 WE MUST ACT AGGRESSIVELY TO 763 00:29:00,638 --> 00:29:02,974 PUSH BACK AGAINST FEDERAL 764 00:29:02,974 --> 00:29:03,308 OVERREACH. 765 00:29:03,308 --> 00:29:08,046 THE THIRD, THE TIME TO ACT IS 766 00:29:08,046 --> 00:29:10,682 NOW. 767 00:29:10,682 --> 00:29:12,550 ACT NOW 768 00:29:12,550 --> 00:29:13,151 TO SAVE TRANS LIVES. THANK YOU. 769 00:29:27,899 --> 00:29:29,467 >> GOOD AFTERNOON 770 00:29:29,467 --> 00:29:29,868 COUNCILMEMBERS. 771 00:29:29,868 --> 00:29:31,336 MY NAME IS MICHAEL WOODWARD. 772 00:29:31,336 --> 00:29:33,471 MY PRONOUNCES ARE HE AND HIM 773 00:29:33,471 --> 00:29:38,042 AND I AM THE LEADER OF A SMALL 774 00:29:38,042 --> 00:29:48,520 NONPROFIT CALLED TRACTION. 775 00:29:55,960 --> 00:30:00,832 I FOUND MY CALLING THEREAFTER. 776 00:30:00,832 --> 00:30:02,567 AT THAT TIME WE TRULY HAD 777 00:30:02,567 --> 00:30:04,235 NO RIGHTS AT ALL. 778 00:30:04,235 --> 00:30:06,871 I WATCHED HARD PROTECTIONS 779 00:30:06,871 --> 00:30:14,979 ARRIVE, DISAPPEAR, RETURN AGAIN. 780 00:30:14,979 --> 00:30:17,448 IT HAS BEEN EXHAUSTING, BUT 781 00:30:17,448 --> 00:30:20,985 IT TAUGHT ME SOMETHING 782 00:30:20,985 --> 00:30:28,226 IMPORTANT. 783 00:30:28,226 --> 00:30:30,495 SOMETIMES YOUNGER TRANS MEN 784 00:30:30,495 --> 00:30:33,798 COME UP AND SAY I NEVER MET AN 785 00:30:33,798 --> 00:30:35,967 OLDER 786 00:30:35,967 --> 00:30:40,305 TRANSMAN BEFORE. 787 00:30:40,305 --> 00:30:47,245 IT IS NOT JUST BEING SEEN BUT TO 788 00:30:47,245 --> 00:30:51,816 LIVE LONG ENOUGH TO BE 789 00:30:51,816 --> 00:30:56,254 SURVIVABLE. 790 00:30:56,254 --> 00:30:58,289 I ALWAYS KNOW WE CANNOT GET 791 00:30:58,289 --> 00:30:59,424 THERE ALONE. 792 00:30:59,424 --> 00:31:01,759 THE COURAGE OF TRANSAND 793 00:31:01,759 --> 00:31:03,728 NONBINARY PEOPLE IS REAL, BUT 794 00:31:03,728 --> 00:31:07,498 SO IS THE POWER OF GENDER 795 00:31:07,498 --> 00:31:09,667 ALLIES WHO CHOOSE TO STAND WITH 796 00:31:09,667 --> 00:31:09,834 US. 797 00:31:09,834 --> 00:31:12,570 FAMILY MEMBERS, CO- WORKERS, 798 00:31:12,570 --> 00:31:15,039 NEIGHBORS, FAITH LEADERS 799 00:31:15,039 --> 00:31:16,808 AND PUBLIC OFFICIALS USING THEIR 800 00:31:16,808 --> 00:31:18,543 VOICES, VOTES AND 801 00:31:18,543 --> 00:31:21,079 RELATIONSHIPS TO MAKE THE CITY 802 00:31:21,079 --> 00:31:31,322 SAFER FOR US. 803 00:31:32,724 --> 00:31:33,591 WHAT HAPPENS TOMORROW? 804 00:31:33,591 --> 00:31:35,994 WHO SPEAKS UP. 805 00:31:35,994 --> 00:31:38,229 THAT IS WHAT KEEPS THE COMMUNITY 806 00:31:38,229 --> 00:31:40,431 ALIVE AND ROOTED. 807 00:31:40,565 --> 00:31:42,500 >> THANK YOU, MICHAEL. 808 00:31:42,500 --> 00:31:44,068 MOST WANT A LONG LIFE WITHOUT 809 00:31:44,068 --> 00:31:46,337 THE WRINKLES AND THE GRAY HAIR 810 00:31:46,337 --> 00:31:49,007 THOUGH. 811 00:31:49,007 --> 00:31:51,442 FAIR ENOUGH. 812 00:31:51,442 --> 00:31:53,845 NOW WE ARE GO TO DO A PICTURE. 813 00:31:53,845 --> 00:31:55,847 GUESTS, IF YOU WOULD COME TO DO 814 00:31:55,847 --> 00:31:56,748 A PICTURE. 815 00:31:56,748 --> 00:32:07,258 DID YOU WANT ONE BY YOURSELF? 816 00:32:19,137 --> 00:32:21,973 WE ARE GOING TO TAKE A 817 00:32:21,973 --> 00:32:23,474 GROUPGROUP WITH THE FOLKS AND 818 00:32:23,474 --> 00:32:23,908 LOOK AT 819 00:32:23,908 --> 00:32:26,244 THE HANDSOME YOUNG MAN IN 820 00:32:26,244 --> 00:32:26,444 FRONT 821 00:32:26,444 --> 00:32:26,878 OF US. BRAD HARDWOOD. 822 00:32:34,385 --> 00:32:36,154 >> ARE WE GOING TO BE ABLE 823 00:32:36,154 --> 00:32:37,322 TO ASK OR MAKE 824 00:32:37,322 --> 00:32:37,588 COMMENTS? 825 00:32:37,588 --> 00:32:38,156 >> AFTER THE PICTURE, I THINK. 826 00:34:01,539 --> 00:34:02,874 >> THANK YOU ALL FOR 827 00:34:02,874 --> 00:34:07,278 ENTERTAINING US WITH THE GROUP 828 00:34:07,278 --> 00:34:10,014 PHOTO. 829 00:34:10,014 --> 00:34:12,383 NOW COLLEAGUES, I KNOW SOME 830 00:34:12,383 --> 00:34:13,985 SAID THEY WANTED TO MAKE 831 00:34:13,985 --> 00:34:15,253 COMMENTS REGARDING THE 832 00:34:15,253 --> 00:34:15,586 PROCLAMATION. 833 00:34:15,586 --> 00:34:21,759 WE WILL ENTERTAIN THOSE. 834 00:34:21,759 --> 00:34:24,128 AFTER THIS WE WILL HAVE PUBLIC 835 00:34:24,128 --> 00:34:24,395 COMMENT. 836 00:34:24,395 --> 00:34:25,029 DON'T 837 00:34:25,029 --> 00:34:27,131 WORRY. WE ARE DOING THE 838 00:34:27,131 --> 00:34:27,498 PROCLAMATION 839 00:34:27,498 --> 00:34:27,832 FIRST. 840 00:34:27,832 --> 00:34:30,802 I SEE COUNCILMEMBER SAKA YOU ARE 841 00:34:30,802 --> 00:34:31,402 UP. 842 00:34:31,402 --> 00:34:32,070 COUNCILMEMBER 843 00:34:32,070 --> 00:34:32,737 JUAREZ FOLLOWED BY COUNCILMEMBER 844 00:34:32,737 --> 00:34:36,908 SAKA. 845 00:34:37,041 --> 00:34:39,777 >> FIRST OF ALL, I WANT TO THANK 846 00:34:39,777 --> 00:34:40,745 COUNCILMEMBER RINCK FOR 847 00:34:40,745 --> 00:34:41,379 BRINGING THIS FORWARD. 848 00:34:41,379 --> 00:34:42,613 THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THAT. 849 00:34:42,613 --> 00:34:45,116 IT IS GOOD TO SEE YOU BACK, 850 00:34:45,249 --> 00:34:46,717 DANNY. WHERE ARE YOU? 851 00:34:46,717 --> 00:34:47,985 THERE SHE IS. 852 00:34:47,985 --> 00:34:54,025 SHE HAS BEEN A FRIEND OF OURS. 853 00:34:54,025 --> 00:34:55,927 SHE HAS BEEN A FRIEND AND 854 00:34:55,927 --> 00:34:57,662 A COUNTERPART IN A LOT OF THE 855 00:34:57,662 --> 00:34:58,396 WORK WE HAVE DONE. 856 00:34:58,396 --> 00:35:00,231 IT IS GOOD TO SEE YOU BACK. 857 00:35:00,231 --> 00:35:02,200 I WILL BRING UP HISTORY. 858 00:35:02,200 --> 00:35:04,101 I THINK THIS IS IMPORTANT. 859 00:35:04,101 --> 00:35:06,337 THESE ARE THE WORDS I SAID IN 860 00:35:06,337 --> 00:35:06,804 2016. 861 00:35:06,804 --> 00:35:08,072 COUNCILMEMBER GONZALEZ WAS THE 862 00:35:08,072 --> 00:35:09,841 FIRST COUNCILMEMBER TO 863 00:35:09,841 --> 00:35:15,379 BRING FORWARD AN ORDINANCE 864 00:35:15,379 --> 00:35:17,882 MAYOR MURRAY SIGNED 865 00:35:17,882 --> 00:35:19,016 OUTLAWING CONVERSION THERAPY IN 866 00:35:19,016 --> 00:35:19,517 THE CITY. 867 00:35:19,517 --> 00:35:21,352 I REMEMBER WHAT WE TALKED 868 00:35:21,352 --> 00:35:24,021 ABOUT IN 2016. 869 00:35:24,021 --> 00:35:25,590 CONVERSION THERAPY BASICALLY 870 00:35:25,590 --> 00:35:29,427 IS AN ECHO FROM THE 1860s 871 00:35:29,427 --> 00:35:31,829 FEDERAL GOVERNMENT POLICY 872 00:35:31,829 --> 00:35:33,431 OF ASSIMILATION POLICY FOR 873 00:35:33,431 --> 00:35:33,664 NATIVE 874 00:35:33,798 --> 00:35:35,433 AMERICANS. THAT IS WHERE THEY 875 00:35:35,433 --> 00:35:36,100 GOT THAT. 876 00:35:36,100 --> 00:35:37,435 IT WAS VIOLENCE. 877 00:35:37,435 --> 00:35:38,736 IT WAS OBSCENE. 878 00:35:38,736 --> 00:35:41,105 THE SADDEST PART IN THE 879 00:35:41,105 --> 00:35:46,377 1850s AND 1860s, IT WAS THE 880 00:35:46,377 --> 00:35:47,545 FEDERAL 881 00:35:47,678 --> 00:35:49,747 POLICY TO DO THAT TO OUR PEOPLE. 882 00:35:49,747 --> 00:35:52,917 YOU KNOW RIGHT UP UNTIL I 883 00:35:52,917 --> 00:35:55,152 THINK IT WAS -- THE PRESIDENT 884 00:35:55,152 --> 00:35:55,653 BEFORE 885 00:35:55,653 --> 00:35:56,387 EISENHOWER. 886 00:35:56,387 --> 00:35:57,121 ROOSEVELT. 887 00:35:57,121 --> 00:35:57,822 I CAN'T REMEMBER THE GUY BEFORE 888 00:35:57,822 --> 00:35:58,222 THAT. 889 00:35:58,222 --> 00:36:00,558 THERE WAS A SAYING, AND YOU 890 00:36:00,558 --> 00:36:02,660 CAN READ IT EVERYWHERE, KILL THE 891 00:36:02,660 --> 00:36:03,728 INDIAN, SAVE THE MAN. 892 00:36:03,728 --> 00:36:05,763 THAT IS WHERE A LOT OF 893 00:36:05,763 --> 00:36:07,331 THE VIOLENT LANGUAGE CAME FROM 894 00:36:07,331 --> 00:36:08,733 AND THE ASSAULT. 895 00:36:08,733 --> 00:36:11,736 I BRING IT UP TODAY. 896 00:36:11,736 --> 00:36:17,375 FROM THAT CAME THE POLICY OF 897 00:36:17,508 --> 00:36:25,650 BOARD BOARDING SCHOOL. 898 00:36:25,650 --> 00:36:28,452 THEY WERE SENT AWAY TO ALL OF 899 00:36:28,452 --> 00:36:31,155 THESE INDIAN SCHOOLS TO BE 900 00:36:31,289 --> 00:36:34,125 "WHITE." I UNDERSTAND AT A DNA 901 00:36:34,125 --> 00:36:35,793 LEVEL ABOUT PEOPLE TRYING TO 902 00:36:35,793 --> 00:36:35,993 MAKE 903 00:36:35,993 --> 00:36:37,628 YOU BE SOMETHING YOU ARE NOT 904 00:36:37,628 --> 00:36:39,463 AND TELLING YOU THAT YOU ARE 905 00:36:39,463 --> 00:36:40,798 FLAWED BECAUSE YOU ARE NOT. 906 00:36:40,798 --> 00:36:42,533 THANK YOU AND THANK YOU FOR 907 00:36:42,533 --> 00:36:52,843 BEING HERE TODAY. 908 00:36:58,382 --> 00:37:00,751 THIS IS A LIFETIME OF 909 00:37:00,751 --> 00:37:03,087 COMMITMENT AND DIGNITY. 910 00:37:03,087 --> 00:37:05,890 I AM GLAD WE ARE HERE TO SUPPORT 911 00:37:05,890 --> 00:37:08,426 YOU. 912 00:37:08,426 --> 00:37:10,695 THANK YOU. 913 00:37:10,828 --> 00:37:15,633 >> WE SIGNED THE PROCLAMATION 914 00:37:15,633 --> 00:37:18,536 YESTERDAY. 915 00:37:18,536 --> 00:37:20,004 I MISSED YESTERDAY. 916 00:37:20,004 --> 00:37:21,606 I WOULD 917 00:37:21,606 --> 00:37:23,240 HAVE LOVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO 918 00:37:23,240 --> 00:37:26,611 AFFIX MY NAME TO 919 00:37:26,611 --> 00:37:33,384 THAT. 920 00:37:33,384 --> 00:37:35,486 THIS IS SUCH AN 921 00:37:35,486 --> 00:37:41,325 EXTRAORDINARY INITIATIVE TO 922 00:37:41,325 --> 00:37:43,594 HONOR AS WE HEARD 923 00:37:43,594 --> 00:37:45,329 THROUGH THE LEADERS THAT 924 00:37:45,329 --> 00:37:47,164 WERE HERE TODAY, TRANSRIGHTS 925 00:37:47,164 --> 00:37:50,334 ARE UNDER ATTACK IN THE COUNTRY, 926 00:37:50,334 --> 00:37:52,570 IN IDAHO THROUGH CRIMINALIZING 927 00:37:52,570 --> 00:37:58,142 PEOPLE'S STATUS. 928 00:37:58,142 --> 00:38:08,586 IN KENTUCKY AND ARKANSAS. 929 00:38:12,523 --> 00:38:18,095 SO, THAT IS WHY INITIATIVES AND 930 00:38:18,095 --> 00:38:19,330 PROCLAMATIONS LIKE THIS ARE 931 00:38:19,330 --> 00:38:19,797 SO 932 00:38:19,797 --> 00:38:22,400 IMPORTANT. I WANT TO THANK 933 00:38:22,400 --> 00:38:22,733 COUNCILMEMBER 934 00:38:22,733 --> 00:38:28,406 RINCK FOR BRINGING IT FORWARD. 935 00:38:28,406 --> 00:38:30,141 GENDER JUSTICE LEAGUE. 936 00:38:30,141 --> 00:38:31,208 UTOPIA WASHINGTON. 937 00:38:31,208 --> 00:38:38,649 THE KAWAGUCHI 938 00:38:38,649 --> 00:38:40,518 O'CONNOR INITIATIVE NETWORK 939 00:38:40,518 --> 00:38:44,889 FOR TRANS INDIVIDUALS ININ 940 00:38:44,889 --> 00:38:49,126 SEATTLE. 941 00:38:49,126 --> 00:38:51,362 TRACTION, TRANS COMMUNITY 942 00:38:51,362 --> 00:38:51,729 ACTION. 943 00:38:51,729 --> 00:38:55,166 RUN AND ORGANIZED BY ONE OF 944 00:38:55,166 --> 00:38:57,001 MY OWN CONSTITUENTS. 945 00:38:57,001 --> 00:38:58,202 C. MICHAEL WOOD. 946 00:38:58,202 --> 00:39:02,540 THANK YOU FOR YOUR 947 00:39:02,540 --> 00:39:05,109 LEADERSHIP AND FOR BEING HERE. 948 00:39:05,109 --> 00:39:08,546 WE SHOULD ALL HAVE THE RIGHTS TO 949 00:39:08,546 --> 00:39:10,781 ACHIEVE OUR TRUE POTENTIAL 950 00:39:10,781 --> 00:39:12,917 AND THRIVE AND GET TO THAT 951 00:39:12,917 --> 00:39:13,184 POINT. 952 00:39:13,184 --> 00:39:23,694 THANK YOU ALL FOR BEING HERE. 953 00:39:24,562 --> 00:39:26,597 >> I WANTED TO EXPRESS 954 00:39:26,597 --> 00:39:27,932 MY APPRECIATION TO EVERYONE 955 00:39:27,932 --> 00:39:29,967 FOR SHOWING UP TODAY AND FOR 956 00:39:29,967 --> 00:39:31,435 SHARING WORDS WITH US. 957 00:39:31,435 --> 00:39:33,137 NOT JUST WHAT YOU SHARED 958 00:39:33,137 --> 00:39:34,405 TODAY BUT FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP 959 00:39:34,405 --> 00:39:34,638 EVERY 960 00:39:34,638 --> 00:39:34,939 DAY. 961 00:39:34,939 --> 00:39:38,709 WE KNOW THERE IS SO MUCH 962 00:39:38,709 --> 00:39:45,683 THAT YOU DO I WANTED TO 963 00:39:45,683 --> 00:39:53,657 APPRECIATE EVERY ONE OF YOU. 964 00:39:53,657 --> 00:39:57,561 I APPRECIATE YOU SAYING LET'S 965 00:39:57,561 --> 00:39:59,163 CELEBRATE TRANSFOLKS EVERY DAY. 966 00:39:59,163 --> 00:40:01,298 THANK YOU FOR THAT. 967 00:40:01,298 --> 00:40:05,402 THANK YOU FOR THE WORDS THAT YOU 968 00:40:05,402 --> 00:40:09,240 SHARED. 969 00:40:09,373 --> 00:40:14,678 >> I WANTED TO TAKE A MOMENT TO 970 00:40:14,678 --> 00:40:23,721 THANK YOU FOR ENGAGING ON THIS. 971 00:40:23,721 --> 00:40:26,390 TAKE A MOMENT TO THANK MY 972 00:40:26,390 --> 00:40:26,624 STAFF, 973 00:40:26,624 --> 00:40:28,559 RACHEL. TO BRING ALL OF THIS 974 00:40:28,559 --> 00:40:29,460 TOGETHER FOR 975 00:40:29,460 --> 00:40:30,928 TODAY. THANK YOU FOR YOUR WORK 976 00:40:30,928 --> 00:40:31,429 ON THIS. 977 00:40:31,562 --> 00:40:32,696 >> AWESOME. 978 00:40:32,696 --> 00:40:33,798 THANK YOU RACHEL. 979 00:40:33,798 --> 00:40:39,703 IT IS A LOT OF LOGISTICS ANYING 980 00:40:39,703 --> 00:40:44,275 ON. 981 00:40:44,275 --> 00:40:46,744 WE ARE HONORED TO HAVE YOU 982 00:40:46,744 --> 00:40:50,714 ALL HERE RECOGNIZING -- WE NEED 983 00:40:50,714 --> 00:40:52,650 TO HUMANIZE FOLKS A LOT MORE. 984 00:40:52,650 --> 00:41:03,093 I WILL LEAVE IT AT THAT. 985 00:41:06,597 --> 00:41:08,365 THANK YOU MY FRIEND. 986 00:41:08,365 --> 00:41:09,133 I ONLY GOT ONE CLAP. 987 00:41:09,133 --> 00:41:09,400 THAT IS OKAY. 988 00:41:36,060 --> 00:41:38,696 THE COUNCIL CANNOT ACCEPT 989 00:41:38,696 --> 00:41:40,498 COMMENTS ON -- I WILL ASK 990 00:41:40,498 --> 00:41:41,832 PEOPLE TO WATCH THEIR LANGUAGE 991 00:41:41,832 --> 00:41:42,233 AS WELL. 992 00:41:42,233 --> 00:41:43,801 THAT WILL BE REALLY 993 00:41:43,801 --> 00:41:44,902 APPRECIATIVE THAT WE WATCH OUR 994 00:41:44,902 --> 00:41:45,302 LANGUAGE AS 995 00:41:45,302 --> 00:41:45,903 WELL. 996 00:41:45,903 --> 00:41:47,371 CLERK, HOW MANY SPEAKERS DO 997 00:41:47,371 --> 00:41:48,906 WE HAVE SIGNED UP? 998 00:41:49,039 --> 00:41:55,512 >> WE HAVE 16 IN PERSON AND 999 00:41:55,512 --> 00:41:55,846 FIVE 1000 00:41:55,846 --> 00:41:56,247 REMOTE. 1001 00:41:56,247 --> 00:41:57,448 >> THAT IS 21. 1002 00:41:57,448 --> 00:41:58,883 THAT IS UNDER 30. 1003 00:41:58,883 --> 00:42:03,220 EVERYONE WILL GET TWO MINUTES 1004 00:42:03,220 --> 00:42:07,558 TO SPEAK. 1005 00:42:07,558 --> 00:42:08,859 CLERK, I WILL HAND IT OVER. 1006 00:42:08,993 --> 00:42:10,995 >> SPEAKERS WILL BE CALLED 1007 00:42:10,995 --> 00:42:12,429 IN ORDER WHICH THEY ARE 1008 00:42:12,429 --> 00:42:13,297 REGISTERED. 1009 00:42:13,297 --> 00:42:16,767 SPEAKERS WILL HEAR A CHIME WHEN 1010 00:42:16,767 --> 00:42:18,269 TEN SECONDS ARE LEFT OF THEIR 1011 00:42:18,269 --> 00:42:18,636 TIME. 1012 00:42:18,636 --> 00:42:20,838 SPEAKERS MICS WILL BE MUTED 1013 00:42:20,838 --> 00:42:22,940 IF THEY DON'T END THEIR 1014 00:42:22,940 --> 00:42:23,207 COMMENTS 1015 00:42:23,207 --> 00:42:25,609 IN THE ALLOTTED TIME TO ALLOW US 1016 00:42:25,609 --> 00:42:25,876 TO 1017 00:42:25,876 --> 00:42:28,245 CALL ON THE NEXT SPEAKER. 1018 00:42:28,245 --> 00:42:31,916 >> AWESOME. 1019 00:42:31,916 --> 00:42:38,489 WE HAVE E STREET FOLLOWED BY 1020 00:42:38,489 --> 00:42:45,129 PETERMANING. 1021 00:42:45,129 --> 00:42:46,230 COME ON DOWN. 1022 00:42:46,230 --> 00:42:56,640 YOU ARE IN THE MIDDLE. 1023 00:42:58,075 --> 00:43:01,545 >> GOOD AFTERNOON 1024 00:43:01,545 --> 00:43:02,846 COUNCILMEMBERS. 1025 00:43:02,846 --> 00:43:04,882 I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG 1026 00:43:04,882 --> 00:43:05,883 OF THE UNITED STATES OF 1027 00:43:05,883 --> 00:43:07,918 AMERICA, AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR 1028 00:43:07,918 --> 00:43:08,452 WHICH 1029 00:43:08,452 --> 00:43:10,487 IT STANDS, ONE NATION, UNDER 1030 00:43:10,487 --> 00:43:11,455 GOD, 1031 00:43:11,455 --> 00:43:13,090 INDIVISIBLE WITH LIBERTY 1032 00:43:13,090 --> 00:43:14,091 AND JUSTICE FOR ALL. 1033 00:43:14,091 --> 00:43:19,263 I WANTED TO GIVE A SHOUTOUT TO 1034 00:43:19,263 --> 00:43:29,673 YOU COUNCIL PRESIDENT. 1035 00:43:29,974 --> 00:43:32,343 I WANTED TO THANK YOU FOR 1036 00:43:32,343 --> 00:43:34,044 YOUR DEEP INVOLVEMENT IN THE 1037 00:43:34,178 --> 00:43:36,146 COMMUNITY. YOU BE ALL OVER THE 1038 00:43:36,146 --> 00:43:36,380 PLACE, 1039 00:43:36,380 --> 00:43:38,816 ON SOCIAL MEDIA AND IN PERSON 1040 00:43:38,816 --> 00:43:39,950 AND 1041 00:43:39,950 --> 00:43:46,557 I RESPECT AND I APPRECIATE THAT. 1042 00:43:46,557 --> 00:43:48,626 ALSO THERE WAS AN ARTICLE ON 1043 00:43:48,626 --> 00:43:51,195 THE NEWS ABOUT THE DISABLED 1044 00:43:51,195 --> 00:43:51,829 AMERICAN 1045 00:43:51,829 --> 00:43:53,130 VETERANS BUILDING IN WEST 1046 00:43:53,130 --> 00:43:53,464 SEATTLE. 1047 00:43:53,464 --> 00:43:57,801 IT IS IN SHAMBLES. 1048 00:43:57,801 --> 00:44:02,806 I AM ASKING FOR MONEY FOR THEM. 1049 00:44:02,806 --> 00:44:05,743 OUR VETERANS DO A LOT FOR OUR 1050 00:44:05,743 --> 00:44:06,210 COUNTRY. 1051 00:44:06,210 --> 00:44:07,878 WE CAN SPEND BILLIONS ON A 1052 00:44:07,878 --> 00:44:10,748 WAR WHICH WE HAVE NO BUSINESS IN 1053 00:44:10,881 --> 00:44:13,384 AND CAN'T TAKE CARE OF OUR 1054 00:44:13,384 --> 00:44:14,118 VETERANS 1055 00:44:14,118 --> 00:44:14,418 PROPERLY. 1056 00:44:14,418 --> 00:44:21,425 THE RECENTLY PASSED SENATE BILL 1057 00:44:21,425 --> 00:44:28,298 WHICH NOW CAN ALLOW BUILDINGS OR 1058 00:44:28,298 --> 00:44:33,804 HOUSING IN STRIP MALLS. 1059 00:44:33,804 --> 00:44:36,173 THAT BIG EMPTY LOT 1060 00:44:36,173 --> 00:44:36,573 DOWN THE STREET? 1061 00:44:36,573 --> 00:44:36,874 WHO OWNS THAT? 1062 00:44:44,415 --> 00:44:46,417 I THINK THAT WAS KIND OF IT. 1063 00:44:46,417 --> 00:44:49,386 I AM GOING TO STICK TO THAT. 1064 00:44:49,386 --> 00:44:56,627 THANK IS A COPY OF THAT ARTICLE. 1065 00:44:56,760 --> 00:45:04,868 >> NEXT WE HAVE R MANNING. 1066 00:45:04,868 --> 00:45:06,370 I DON'T SEE MR. MANNING. 1067 00:45:06,370 --> 00:45:16,880 WE WILL GO ON TO GWENDYLYNN. 1068 00:45:19,817 --> 00:45:21,385 WELCOME. 1069 00:45:21,518 --> 00:45:24,188 >> IT IS VERY POSITIVE THE 1070 00:45:24,188 --> 00:45:27,591 COUNCIL AFFIRMED TRANSDAY OF 1071 00:45:27,591 --> 00:45:28,092 VISIBILITY. 1072 00:45:28,092 --> 00:45:30,461 WHY IS THE COUNCIL NOT 1073 00:45:30,461 --> 00:45:32,596 DOING THEIR PART TO 1074 00:45:32,596 --> 00:45:36,533 PROTECT TRANS REFUGEES BY 1075 00:45:36,533 --> 00:45:37,968 TAKING CONCRETE ACTION AGAINST 1076 00:45:37,968 --> 00:45:41,271 ICE WHICH IS ENDANGERING TRANS 1077 00:45:41,271 --> 00:45:41,672 PEOPLE. 1078 00:45:41,672 --> 00:45:44,208 THEY ARE PUT UNDER 1079 00:45:44,208 --> 00:45:53,817 INTENSE SCRUTINY DUE TO THE 1080 00:45:53,817 --> 00:45:54,151 BUREAUCRATIC 1081 00:45:54,151 --> 00:45:55,052 LAB LENGTH. 1082 00:45:55,052 --> 00:45:57,554 IT IS EASIER FOR ICE TO TARGET 1083 00:45:57,554 --> 00:45:59,223 AND CRIMINALIZE ANY TRANS 1084 00:45:59,223 --> 00:45:59,723 PEOPLE. 1085 00:45:59,723 --> 00:46:02,559 TRANS PEOPLE DETAINED BY ICE ARE 1086 00:46:02,559 --> 00:46:05,028 EXTRAORDINARILY TARGETED 1087 00:46:05,028 --> 00:46:06,864 FOR BRUTALITY IN ICE FACILITIES. 1088 00:46:06,864 --> 00:46:09,700 THIS TEMPORARY MORATORIUM ON ICE 1089 00:46:09,700 --> 00:46:11,468 FACILITIES WHICH THE 1090 00:46:11,468 --> 00:46:12,970 CITY COUNCIL PASSED SHOULD BE 1091 00:46:12,970 --> 00:46:15,005 MADE INTO A PERMANENT BAN TODAY. 1092 00:46:15,005 --> 00:46:16,673 ICE IS NOT GOING TO BE 1093 00:46:16,673 --> 00:46:20,177 OUR FRIENDS IN ONE YEAR. 1094 00:46:20,177 --> 00:46:23,647 WE NEED MUNICIPAL IDs TO 1095 00:46:23,647 --> 00:46:25,482 BE ISSUED WITHOUT 1096 00:46:25,482 --> 00:46:28,585 TRIGGERING FEDERAL SURVEILLANCE 1097 00:46:28,585 --> 00:46:28,952 SYSTEMSSYSTEMS 1098 00:46:28,952 --> 00:46:37,861 BEING TARGETED ED BY ICE. 1099 00:46:37,861 --> 00:46:42,132 THE MAYOR -- IT IS NOT EASY 1100 00:46:42,132 --> 00:46:44,334 FOR PEOPLE TO GET OUT TO CITY 1101 00:46:44,334 --> 00:46:46,270 HALL IN THE MIDDLE OF A WORKING 1102 00:46:46,270 --> 00:46:46,436 DAY 1103 00:46:46,436 --> 00:46:47,037 LIKE THIS. 1104 00:46:47,037 --> 00:46:48,305 PEOPLE ARE FURIOUS ABOUT 1105 00:46:48,305 --> 00:46:50,240 THE LACK OF ACTION AGAINST ICE 1106 00:46:50,240 --> 00:46:51,809 IN THE CITY. 1107 00:46:51,809 --> 00:46:53,243 UNDER PRESSURE ONE CAMERA 1108 00:46:53,243 --> 00:46:55,445 OUTSIDE OF A GENDER 1109 00:46:55,445 --> 00:46:55,979 AFFIRMING CARE FACILITY. 1110 00:46:55,979 --> 00:46:57,881 WHY ARE THEY GOING UP IN 1111 00:46:57,881 --> 00:47:01,451 THE REST OF THE CITY WHERE 1112 00:47:01,451 --> 00:47:09,760 TRANS PEOPLE WALK THE STREETS. 1113 00:47:09,760 --> 00:47:14,865 CITY COUNCIL CAN TAKE 1114 00:47:14,865 --> 00:47:17,434 ACTION, PASS LAWS TODAY. 1115 00:47:17,434 --> 00:47:18,802 DEMOCRATIC PARTY POLITICIANS 1116 00:47:18,802 --> 00:47:19,603 CREATED ICE. 1117 00:47:19,603 --> 00:47:24,007 THEY FUNDED ICE THROUGHOUT THE 1118 00:47:24,007 --> 00:47:34,151 YEARS. 1119 00:47:36,820 --> 00:47:46,163 MR. CAROLYN MALONE AND KEANDRE. 1120 00:47:46,296 --> 00:47:50,867 >> I APPLAUD AND SUPPORT ALL OF 1121 00:47:50,867 --> 00:47:56,073 YOU. 1122 00:47:56,073 --> 00:48:00,043 I HOPE CITY COUNCIL WILL 1123 00:48:00,043 --> 00:48:02,412 SUBMIT OR COMMAND 1124 00:48:02,412 --> 00:48:07,517 AS MUCH ATTENTION TO MY NEEDS. 1125 00:48:07,517 --> 00:48:10,053 AS SENIORS IN TOXIC HOSTILE 1126 00:48:10,053 --> 00:48:12,789 SITUATIONS WHICH I AM IN, I 1127 00:48:12,789 --> 00:48:14,258 AM ON THE BACK BURNER. 1128 00:48:14,258 --> 00:48:17,394 I AM A FIGHTER. 1129 00:48:17,394 --> 00:48:19,062 I AM A FIGHTER. 1130 00:48:19,062 --> 00:48:24,001 IT ALL ABOUT THE RIGHTS TO 1131 00:48:24,001 --> 00:48:30,240 FIGHT TOGETHER. 1132 00:48:30,240 --> 00:48:32,242 SECURITY. 1133 00:48:32,242 --> 00:48:33,944 TALL WHITE MALE WITH A 1134 00:48:33,944 --> 00:48:36,346 BEARD TREATS ME AS A SUSPICIOUS 1135 00:48:36,346 --> 00:48:37,948 PERSON ANY TIME I COME INSIDE. 1136 00:48:37,948 --> 00:48:48,191 HE SHOWS UP. 1137 00:49:04,441 --> 00:49:14,785 WHAT'S THE PROBLEM? 1138 00:49:52,289 --> 00:49:59,663 >> THANK YOU MISS MALONE. 1139 00:49:59,663 --> 00:50:03,400 WE HAVE KEANDRE, 1140 00:50:03,400 --> 00:50:04,067 ARIES AND MICHAEL KENNEDY. 1141 00:50:04,067 --> 00:50:04,267 WELCOME. 1142 00:50:06,436 --> 00:50:08,672 >> HELLO EVERYONE. 1143 00:50:08,672 --> 00:50:11,308 MY NAME IS KEANDRE. 1144 00:50:11,308 --> 00:50:13,577 I ORGANIZED WITH 1145 00:50:13,577 --> 00:50:14,611 SEATTLE ALLIANCE AGAINST 1146 00:50:14,611 --> 00:50:22,285 RACIAL AND POLITICAL REPRESSION. 1147 00:50:22,285 --> 00:50:24,121 WE HAVE LESS THAN THREE 1148 00:50:24,121 --> 00:50:26,390 MONTHS TO THE WORLD CUP. 1149 00:50:26,390 --> 00:50:28,592 BESIDES AN EMERGENCY 1150 00:50:28,592 --> 00:50:29,926 MORATORIUM ON DETENTION CENTERS 1151 00:50:29,926 --> 00:50:30,360 THAT DID 1152 00:50:30,360 --> 00:50:31,828 NOT GO FAR ENOUGH, THERE 1153 00:50:31,828 --> 00:50:35,866 IS LITTLE DONE TO PROTECT OUR 1154 00:50:35,866 --> 00:50:41,238 COMMUNITY MEMBERS FRIENDS 1155 00:50:41,238 --> 00:50:44,408 AND LOVED ONES FROM 1156 00:50:44,408 --> 00:50:45,976 ICE'S TERRORIZATION OF THE 1157 00:50:45,976 --> 00:50:46,576 COMMUNITY. 1158 00:50:46,576 --> 00:50:48,578 THE MAYOR'S OFFICE WOULD RATHER 1159 00:50:48,578 --> 00:50:49,746 HAND THE RESPONSIBILITY TO 1160 00:50:49,746 --> 00:50:52,315 THE PEOPLE THEY ARE SUPPOSED TO 1161 00:50:52,315 --> 00:50:53,583 BE 1162 00:50:53,583 --> 00:50:54,351 KEEPING SAFE. 1163 00:50:54,351 --> 00:50:56,086 THAT IS EXACTLY WHAT WE ARE 1164 00:50:56,086 --> 00:50:58,488 GOING TO DO. 1165 00:50:58,488 --> 00:51:01,425 THE SEATTLE ALLIANCE IS HOLDING 1166 00:51:01,425 --> 00:51:11,835 A TOWN HALL APRIL 11th. 1167 00:51:20,177 --> 00:51:21,378 WE ARE ON THE ORGANIZATION THAT 1168 00:51:21,378 --> 00:51:23,246 HAS BEEN ON THE GROUND 1169 00:51:23,246 --> 00:51:24,948 SINCE TRUMP TOOK OFFICE WILL DO 1170 00:51:24,948 --> 00:51:35,459 WHAT THE CITY REFUSES TO DO. 1171 00:51:39,863 --> 00:51:41,631 SURVEILLANCE WILL NOT KEEP US 1172 00:51:41,631 --> 00:51:42,065 SAFE. 1173 00:51:42,065 --> 00:51:45,936 WE, THE PEOPLE WILL KEEP US 1174 00:51:45,936 --> 00:51:46,903 SAFE. 1175 00:51:46,903 --> 00:51:47,437 THANK YOU. 1176 00:52:00,383 --> 00:52:03,720 WELCOME ARIES. 1177 00:52:03,720 --> 00:52:04,521 >> HELLO. 1178 00:52:04,521 --> 00:52:05,689 MY NAME IS 1179 00:52:05,689 --> 00:52:08,125 ARIES. MY PRONOUNS ARE HE-HIM. 1180 00:52:08,125 --> 00:52:10,527 I WANT TO PIGGYBACK ON 1181 00:52:10,527 --> 00:52:12,229 THE EARLIER DISCUSSION ABOUT 1182 00:52:12,229 --> 00:52:12,963 THE TRANS 1183 00:52:12,963 --> 00:52:15,065 PEOPLE. I MOVED FROM IDAHO, 1184 00:52:15,065 --> 00:52:15,532 FLEEING 1185 00:52:15,532 --> 00:52:17,367 AND LOOKING FOR A SAFE HAVEN. 1186 00:52:17,367 --> 00:52:19,436 I APPLAUD SEATTLE FOR BEING 1187 00:52:19,436 --> 00:52:22,139 A SAFE HAVEN, BUT WE HAVE 1188 00:52:22,139 --> 00:52:22,873 TO KEEP IN MIND ICE. 1189 00:52:22,873 --> 00:52:32,115 THERE IS IMMIGRANT TRANS PEOPLE 1190 00:52:32,115 --> 00:52:34,918 THAT ARE NOT SAFE COMING 1191 00:52:34,918 --> 00:52:36,853 HERE. THEN WE HAVE TO LOOK AT 1192 00:52:36,853 --> 00:52:37,554 THE ICE 1193 00:52:37,554 --> 00:52:37,888 SITUATION. 1194 00:52:37,888 --> 00:52:41,658 WE HAVE TO UNDERSTAND THEY ARE 1195 00:52:41,658 --> 00:52:50,233 NOT SAFE. 1196 00:52:50,233 --> 00:52:53,303 OUR TOWN HALL APRIL 11th IS FOR 1197 00:52:53,303 --> 00:52:54,905 YOU TO HEAR THE PEOPLE'S VOICES 1198 00:52:54,905 --> 00:52:56,373 AND TO BE THERE AND SHOW 1199 00:52:56,373 --> 00:53:02,579 UP. SHOW US THAT YOU CARE. 1200 00:53:02,579 --> 00:53:04,781 I DON'T CARE IF YOU HAVE STUFF. 1201 00:53:04,781 --> 00:53:15,225 MAKE TIME FOR THE PEOPLE. 1202 00:53:22,132 --> 00:53:23,433 I DO HAVE 1203 00:53:23,433 --> 00:53:23,833 FLYERS. 1204 00:53:23,833 --> 00:53:26,269 >> THANK YOU, ARIES. 1205 00:53:26,269 --> 00:53:31,374 NEXT, MICKEY, JIM, MICHAEL. 1206 00:53:31,508 --> 00:53:32,709 >> THANK YOU SO MUCH. 1207 00:53:32,709 --> 00:53:36,680 THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH FOR 1208 00:53:36,680 --> 00:53:39,583 THE WORK TODAY ANNOUNCING TRANS 1209 00:53:39,583 --> 00:53:39,916 DAY 1210 00:53:39,916 --> 00:53:41,685 OF VISIBILITY. 1211 00:53:41,685 --> 00:53:44,387 ALSO, WE NEED SO MUCH MORE THAN 1212 00:53:44,521 --> 00:53:54,998 WORDS. WE NEED ACTION FROM YOU. 1213 00:53:55,432 --> 00:53:57,601 ACTIONS COMING FROM OTHER 1214 00:53:57,601 --> 00:54:00,370 PEOPLE ARE EXTREME. 1215 00:54:00,370 --> 00:54:03,406 DENYING DRIVERS LICENSE 1216 00:54:03,540 --> 00:54:05,075 OVERNIGHT. ONE YEAR IN PRISON IF 1217 00:54:05,075 --> 00:54:05,375 YOU 1218 00:54:05,375 --> 00:54:07,043 USE THE RESTROOM ONCE. 1219 00:54:07,043 --> 00:54:09,212 MULTIPLE TIMES IN IDAHO IT 1220 00:54:09,212 --> 00:54:11,648 COULD BE UP TO A LIFETIME IN 1221 00:54:11,648 --> 00:54:11,948 PRISON. 1222 00:54:11,948 --> 00:54:17,287 THEY REQUIRE MORE THAN 1223 00:54:17,287 --> 00:54:19,589 WORDS. 1224 00:54:19,589 --> 00:54:21,091 THEY REQUIRE EXTREME ACTIONS IN 1225 00:54:21,091 --> 00:54:24,260 RETURN. I PERSONALLY HAVE BEEN 1226 00:54:24,260 --> 00:54:25,061 AFFECTED 1227 00:54:25,061 --> 00:54:25,495 BY THIS IN SEATTLE. 1228 00:54:25,495 --> 00:54:26,129 EVEN THOUGH WE AFFECTED IT TO BE 1229 00:54:26,129 --> 00:54:26,262 A 1230 00:54:26,262 --> 00:54:27,264 SAFE PLACE AND CLAIM IT IS 1231 00:54:27,264 --> 00:54:29,366 A SAFE STATE THAT IS NOT 1232 00:54:29,366 --> 00:54:30,600 ALWAYS THE CASE ACROSS THE 1233 00:54:30,600 --> 00:54:31,101 BOARD. 1234 00:54:31,101 --> 00:54:33,770 I AM A FATHER TO A TRANS 1235 00:54:33,770 --> 00:54:34,104 DAUGHTER. 1236 00:54:34,104 --> 00:54:38,341 WE HAVE 50- 50 CUSTODY WHEN 1237 00:54:38,341 --> 00:54:42,412 THINGS GOT HAIRY A YEAR AGO 1238 00:54:42,412 --> 00:54:47,117 I WAS TAKEN TO COURT BY MY 1239 00:54:47,117 --> 00:54:47,817 CHILDREN'S MOTHER. 1240 00:54:47,817 --> 00:54:50,453 A COMMISSIONER, SOMEONE WHO 1241 00:54:50,453 --> 00:54:52,255 CAN FILL THE PLACE OF A JUDGE 1242 00:54:52,255 --> 00:54:53,490 FOR A 1243 00:54:53,490 --> 00:55:03,366 FAMILY COURT SAID DURING SAID MY 1244 00:55:03,366 --> 00:55:05,035 DAUGHTER HAD EXTREME MENTAL 1245 00:55:05,035 --> 00:55:05,502 ISSUES. 1246 00:55:05,502 --> 00:55:06,202 THERE WAS NOTHING. 1247 00:55:06,202 --> 00:55:09,839 THERE WAS NO MENTAL HEALTH 1248 00:55:09,839 --> 00:55:11,708 RECORD EXPECT FOR GENDER 1249 00:55:11,708 --> 00:55:12,642 DISORIENTING CHILDHOOD. 1250 00:55:12,642 --> 00:55:14,210 THESE ARE PEOPLE THAT WORK 1251 00:55:14,210 --> 00:55:15,478 FOR YOU AND WORK FOR SEATTLE. 1252 00:55:15,478 --> 00:55:17,414 BECAUSE OF THAT MY DAUGHTER 1253 00:55:17,414 --> 00:55:18,715 WAS REMOVED FROM MY HOUSE. 1254 00:55:18,715 --> 00:55:20,650 MY HOUSE BEING THE 1255 00:55:20,650 --> 00:55:23,253 AFFIRMING HOUSE AND PUT ONLY 1256 00:55:23,253 --> 00:55:23,953 WITH HER 1257 00:55:23,953 --> 00:55:24,320 MOTHER. 1258 00:55:24,320 --> 00:55:26,356 IT WAS SAID THAT -- SORRY. 1259 00:55:26,356 --> 00:55:28,258 I AM GOING TO RUN OUT OF TIME. 1260 00:55:28,258 --> 00:55:29,959 IT WAS SAID BECAUSE I 1261 00:55:29,959 --> 00:55:31,594 AM AFFIRMING AND MOTHER IS NOT 1262 00:55:31,594 --> 00:55:32,929 IT WAS ALIENATION. 1263 00:55:32,929 --> 00:55:34,264 THERE ARE PEOPLE IN THE 1264 00:55:34,264 --> 00:55:36,566 BUILDING NOT AFFIRMING. 1265 00:55:36,566 --> 00:55:38,101 WE REALLY NEED ACTIONS AND 1266 00:55:38,101 --> 00:55:38,468 NOT JUST WORDS. 1267 00:55:38,468 --> 00:55:38,835 THANK YOU SO MUCH. 1268 00:56:05,795 --> 00:56:07,564 >> THESE SO- CALLED 1269 00:56:07,564 --> 00:56:12,135 PROGRESSIVES WHO ARE TAKING 1270 00:56:12,135 --> 00:56:13,436 FECKLESS 1271 00:56:13,436 --> 00:56:14,804 HALF MEASURES TO STOP ICE IN 1272 00:56:14,804 --> 00:56:18,441 THIS CITY AND TO MORE THAN 1273 00:56:18,441 --> 00:56:22,045 JUST VOTE FOR THE 60- DAY 1274 00:56:22,045 --> 00:56:25,181 SUSPENSION BUT 1275 00:56:25,181 --> 00:56:25,815 EXPAND. 1276 00:56:25,815 --> 00:56:28,952 OUR MAYOR THINKS SURVEILL 1277 00:56:28,952 --> 00:56:32,355 SENSE USEFUL BUT DESPITE IT 1278 00:56:32,355 --> 00:56:33,656 ONLY FOR THE WORKING-CLASS. 1279 00:56:33,656 --> 00:56:37,494 SHE THINKS AXON IS A 1280 00:56:37,494 --> 00:56:39,329 COMPANYCOMPANY DOING BUSINESS 1281 00:56:39,329 --> 00:56:39,529 WITH. 1282 00:56:39,529 --> 00:56:47,737 LAST YEAR AXON ACQUIRED AN $625 1283 00:56:47,871 --> 00:56:52,008 MILLION. THEY USE LOCATION 1284 00:56:52,008 --> 00:56:55,145 SERVICES TO 1285 00:56:55,145 --> 00:56:57,313 AID POLICE 1286 00:56:57,313 --> 00:57:01,117 IN TARGETING INDIVIDUALS ACCUSED 1287 00:57:01,117 --> 00:57:02,552 OF 1288 00:57:02,552 --> 00:57:09,425 CRIME. ISRAEL HASHAS USED THE 1289 00:57:09,425 --> 00:57:09,626 TASER 1290 00:57:09,626 --> 00:57:10,059 AGAINST PALESTINIAN 1291 00:57:10,059 --> 00:57:15,165 PRISONERS SINCE THE COMPANY'S 1292 00:57:15,165 --> 00:57:20,603 FOUNDING. 1293 00:57:20,603 --> 00:57:23,139 EVEN THOUGH MAYOR WILSON SAYS 1294 00:57:23,139 --> 00:57:24,808 MANY COMPANIES SELL TO 1295 00:57:24,808 --> 00:57:28,745 ISRAEL, A DIRECT QUOTE FROM THE 1296 00:57:28,745 --> 00:57:38,955 TOWN HALL. 1297 00:57:39,155 --> 00:57:44,227 YESTERDAY THEY MADE A LAW FOR A 1298 00:57:44,227 --> 00:57:49,365 DEFAULT SENTENCE -- I CALL 1299 00:57:49,365 --> 00:57:52,202 EVERY I CALL ON YOU ALL TO TAKE 1300 00:57:52,202 --> 00:57:52,569 A REAL STAND. 1301 00:57:52,569 --> 00:57:56,472 THERE IS A GENOCIDE HAPPENING IN 1302 00:57:56,606 --> 00:57:58,608 ISRAEL. YOU ARE FUNDING IT WITH 1303 00:57:58,608 --> 00:57:58,875 MY MONEY 1304 00:57:58,875 --> 00:57:59,809 AND 1305 00:57:59,809 --> 00:58:00,143 THEIR MONEY. 1306 00:58:00,143 --> 00:58:00,476 >> THANK YOU JIM. 1307 00:58:17,660 --> 00:58:18,862 >> MY NAME IS LONG. 1308 00:58:18,862 --> 00:58:21,264 I AM A MEMBER OF LABOR MILITANT. 1309 00:58:21,264 --> 00:58:23,199 WE ARE DEMANDING TO SHUT DOWN 1310 00:58:23,199 --> 00:58:24,067 ICE. 1311 00:58:24,067 --> 00:58:25,468 SHUT DOWN THE 1312 00:58:25,468 --> 00:58:28,004 SURVEILLANCE CAMERAS AND 1313 00:58:28,004 --> 00:58:38,381 EVICTION MORATORIUM. 1314 00:58:41,784 --> 00:58:44,888 MORE WORKING AND 1315 00:58:44,888 --> 00:58:46,089 OPPRESSED PEOPLE SHOULD BE 1316 00:58:46,089 --> 00:58:46,389 ALLOWED TO 1317 00:58:46,389 --> 00:58:47,790 RAISE THEIR 1318 00:58:47,790 --> 00:58:49,559 ISSUES HERE. IT SHOULD BE ON THE 1319 00:58:49,559 --> 00:58:49,826 WEEKDAYS 1320 00:58:49,826 --> 00:58:51,060 OR THE WEEKENDS. 1321 00:58:51,060 --> 00:58:52,161 THERE ARE PEOPLE THAT WANT 1322 00:58:52,161 --> 00:58:55,765 TO COME OUT TO THESE COUNCIL 1323 00:58:55,765 --> 00:58:57,867 MEETINGS BUT CAN'T BECAUSE OF 1324 00:58:58,001 --> 00:59:00,069 WORK. THE REASON THEY ARE AT 1325 00:59:00,069 --> 00:59:00,336 2:00 P.M. 1326 00:59:00,336 --> 00:59:04,440 ON A TUESDAY IS TO PREVENT 1327 00:59:04,440 --> 00:59:07,610 WORKING PEOPLE TO NOT MAKE 1328 00:59:07,610 --> 00:59:08,545 PUBLIC COMMENT. 1329 00:59:08,545 --> 00:59:11,247 IF THIS CITY COUNCIL SUPPORTS 1330 00:59:11,247 --> 00:59:13,149 THE TRANSCOMMUNITY THEY 1331 00:59:13,149 --> 00:59:15,685 SHOULD TAX THE RICH INCLUDING 1332 00:59:15,685 --> 00:59:15,919 GENDER 1333 00:59:15,919 --> 00:59:17,086 AFFIRMING CARE. 1334 00:59:17,086 --> 00:59:18,087 IT WOULD SUPPORT EVERYBODY 1335 00:59:18,087 --> 00:59:21,925 IN SEATTLE INCLUDING THE 1336 00:59:21,925 --> 00:59:22,525 TRANSCOMMUNITY. 1337 00:59:22,525 --> 00:59:23,993 RIGHT NOW THIS IS A 1338 00:59:23,993 --> 00:59:26,062 MAJOR PROBLEM FOR WORKING-CLASS. 1339 00:59:26,062 --> 00:59:29,499 PEOPLE ARE UNABLE TO AFFORD 1340 00:59:29,499 --> 00:59:32,101 RENT AS THE COST OF LIVING 1341 00:59:32,101 --> 00:59:34,070 SKYROCKETS. 1342 00:59:34,070 --> 00:59:35,004 THE GROUP OF WORKING AND 1343 00:59:35,004 --> 00:59:36,606 OPPRESSED PEOPLE 1344 00:59:36,606 --> 00:59:38,408 INCLUDE IMMIGRANTS BEING 1345 00:59:38,408 --> 00:59:38,775 TERRORIZED BY 1346 00:59:38,775 --> 00:59:39,175 ICE. 1347 00:59:39,175 --> 00:59:42,912 WE ARE DEMANDING AN IMMEDIATE 1348 00:59:42,912 --> 00:59:44,414 EVICTION MORATORIUM. 1349 00:59:44,414 --> 00:59:51,054 FAMILIES HAVE BEEN TORN APART. 1350 00:59:51,054 --> 00:59:52,288 SO FAR THE CITY COUNCIL 1351 00:59:52,288 --> 00:59:55,224 ONLY PASSED A ONE- YEAR BAN ON 1352 00:59:55,224 --> 00:59:57,360 DETENTION CENTERS. 1353 00:59:57,360 --> 00:59:59,696 THEY WILL NOT PASS ANY OF 1354 00:59:59,696 --> 01:00:01,698 THESE THINGS WE ARE DEMANDING 1355 01:00:01,698 --> 01:00:07,036 UNLESS WE FORCE THEM TO. 1356 01:00:07,036 --> 01:00:12,075 WE HAVE TO BREAK AND BUILD 1357 01:00:12,075 --> 01:00:22,352 OUR OWN PARTY. 1358 01:00:48,478 --> 01:00:49,245 MICHAEL, WELCOME. 1359 01:00:49,245 --> 01:00:53,249 ANY MICROPHONE THAT YOU WANT. 1360 01:00:53,383 --> 01:00:59,922 >> I WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK 1361 01:00:59,922 --> 01:01:08,831 WITH YOU AFTER THE MEETING. 1362 01:01:08,831 --> 01:01:11,067 IF YOU DON'T LET ME SPEAK WHAT 1363 01:01:11,067 --> 01:01:11,200 I 1364 01:01:11,200 --> 01:01:14,203 NEED TO TELL YOU GUYS. 1365 01:01:14,203 --> 01:01:21,577 IT IS JUST LONGER THAN -- 1366 01:01:21,577 --> 01:01:23,413 IS THAT POSSIBLE TO HAVE TIME 1367 01:01:23,413 --> 01:01:24,814 AFTER THE MEETING? 1368 01:01:24,814 --> 01:01:26,649 IT IS VERY SERIOUS WHAT I 1369 01:01:26,649 --> 01:01:31,054 NEED TO TELL YOU. 1370 01:01:31,054 --> 01:01:33,923 I GUESS THAT IS A NO. 1371 01:01:33,923 --> 01:01:36,359 I AM NOT GOING TO GET 1372 01:01:36,359 --> 01:01:37,093 HALFWAY THROUGH IT. 1373 01:01:37,093 --> 01:01:42,065 I GUESS I WILL JUST LET IT GO. 1374 01:01:42,198 --> 01:01:52,141 >> THANK YOU MICHAEL. 1375 01:01:52,141 --> 01:01:57,580 SUMMER MILLER, NATHAN. 1376 01:01:57,713 --> 01:02:00,450 >> AS MANY OF US SAID THE 1377 01:02:00,450 --> 01:02:01,751 DEMOCRATS IN CITY 1378 01:02:01,751 --> 01:02:02,485 COUNCIL FAILED TO FIGHT AGAINST 1379 01:02:02,485 --> 01:02:02,685 ICE. 1380 01:02:02,685 --> 01:02:04,320 THIS IS NOT JUST A CRISIS 1381 01:02:04,320 --> 01:02:06,355 OF PEOPLE DEPORTED BUT A CRISIS 1382 01:02:06,355 --> 01:02:08,891 OF IMMIGRANT WORKING FAMILIES 1383 01:02:08,891 --> 01:02:09,092 BEING 1384 01:02:09,092 --> 01:02:15,631 TERRORIZED AND TORN APART. 1385 01:02:15,631 --> 01:02:17,733 PEOPLE ARE GETTING 1386 01:02:17,733 --> 01:02:19,635 EVICTED BECAUSE ICE IS 1387 01:02:19,635 --> 01:02:20,703 TERRORIZING OUR 1388 01:02:20,703 --> 01:02:21,971 COMMUNITIES. 1389 01:02:21,971 --> 01:02:24,340 THE SAME IS TRUE IN CITY. 1390 01:02:24,340 --> 01:02:26,609 WHAT YOU REALLY SHOULD 1391 01:02:26,609 --> 01:02:29,145 BE PASSING IS AN IMMEDIATE 1392 01:02:29,145 --> 01:02:30,113 EVICTION 1393 01:02:30,113 --> 01:02:30,980 MORATORIUM. 1394 01:02:30,980 --> 01:02:33,816 EVICTIONS IN KING COUNTY HIT AN 1395 01:02:33,816 --> 01:02:37,487 ALL- TIME HIGH WITH A 12% 1396 01:02:37,620 --> 01:02:39,856 INCREASE. SEATTLE TIMES SAID THE 1397 01:02:39,856 --> 01:02:40,957 SPIKE 1398 01:02:40,957 --> 01:02:43,493 IN EVICTIONS HAS SHOCKED 1399 01:02:43,493 --> 01:02:44,427 OFFICIALS. 1400 01:02:44,427 --> 01:02:46,295 THE DEMOCRATS DON'T SEEM 1401 01:02:46,295 --> 01:02:48,798 SHOCKED ABOUT THE MURDER OF 1402 01:02:48,798 --> 01:02:53,703 RENEE 1403 01:02:53,703 --> 01:02:55,371 GOOD OR ABOUT THE EVICTION 1404 01:02:55,371 --> 01:02:55,605 CRISIS. 1405 01:02:55,605 --> 01:02:56,038 OTHERWISE YOU WOULD DO 1406 01:03:08,451 --> 01:03:10,820 TODAY'S PROCLAMATION IS 1407 01:03:10,820 --> 01:03:21,130 EXTREMELY FUCKING HOLLOW. 1408 01:03:21,130 --> 01:03:23,399 KATIE WILSON HAD A MEETING AND 1409 01:03:23,399 --> 01:03:25,635 JUST LIED TO PEOPLE'S FACES. 1410 01:03:25,635 --> 01:03:29,138 THESE DEMOCRATS DESERVE NO THANK 1411 01:03:29,138 --> 01:03:31,073 YOUS UNTIL THEY DO 1412 01:03:31,073 --> 01:03:32,341 ANYTHING FOR THE WORKING PEOPLE 1413 01:03:32,341 --> 01:03:33,142 OF THE CITY. 1414 01:03:33,142 --> 01:03:35,378 WE NEED AN INDEPENDENT 1415 01:03:35,378 --> 01:03:37,046 SOCIALIST PARTY IN SEATTLE AND 1416 01:03:37,046 --> 01:03:37,246 THROW 1417 01:03:37,246 --> 01:03:38,281 OUT EVERY SINGLE ONE OF THESE 1418 01:03:38,581 --> 01:03:47,890 NEXT WE HAVE M FOLLOWED BY AJ, 1419 01:03:47,890 --> 01:03:53,362 HOWARD, NATHAN, LOU. 1420 01:03:53,496 --> 01:03:56,432 >> MY NAME IS M. SMITH, A MEMBER 1421 01:03:56,432 --> 01:03:57,567 OF LABOR MILITANT. 1422 01:03:57,567 --> 01:04:02,905 THIS IS ANAN DEMOCRAT CITY 1423 01:04:02,905 --> 01:04:03,639 COUNCIL. 1424 01:04:03,639 --> 01:04:05,107 THE MAYOR IS A DEMOCRAT CALLING 1425 01:04:05,107 --> 01:04:06,509 HERSELF A SOCIALIST, BUT ALL 1426 01:04:06,509 --> 01:04:08,511 YOU HAVE DONE IS PASS A ONE- 1427 01:04:08,511 --> 01:04:08,978 YEAR BAN 1428 01:04:08,978 --> 01:04:10,880 ON ICE DETENTION CENTER. 1429 01:04:10,880 --> 01:04:12,915 KATIE WILSON HAS BROKEN 1430 01:04:12,915 --> 01:04:13,182 PROMISES. 1431 01:04:13,182 --> 01:04:15,284 SHE IS EXPANDING SURVEILLANCE. 1432 01:04:15,284 --> 01:04:17,053 YOU SAID IT IS ABOUT CRIME. 1433 01:04:17,053 --> 01:04:25,828 IF IT IS ABOUT CRIME WHY 1434 01:04:25,828 --> 01:04:26,262 ARE THE 1435 01:04:26,262 --> 01:04:26,862 DEMOCRATS FIGHTING FOR THINGS 1436 01:04:26,862 --> 01:04:29,065 THAT COULD STOP CRIME IN OUR 1437 01:04:29,065 --> 01:04:33,302 CITY. 1438 01:04:33,302 --> 01:04:37,006 THEY ARE BEARING THE BRUNT OF 1439 01:04:37,006 --> 01:04:38,341 RENTERS INABILITY TO PAY. 1440 01:04:38,341 --> 01:04:41,310 YOU CAN TAX THE RICH TO FUND 1441 01:04:41,310 --> 01:04:42,411 FREE UNIVERSAL CHILD CARE. 1442 01:04:42,411 --> 01:04:44,981 TAX THE RICH TO 1443 01:04:44,981 --> 01:04:47,149 BUILD FREE FREE AND CLINICS. 1444 01:04:47,149 --> 01:04:49,585 BUILD CITY- RUN PUBLIC 1445 01:04:49,585 --> 01:04:50,920 GROCERY STORES TO EASE THE FOOD 1446 01:04:50,920 --> 01:04:51,821 CRISIS IN THE CITY. 1447 01:04:51,821 --> 01:04:54,557 THE DEMOCRATS ARE NOT DOING ANY 1448 01:04:54,557 --> 01:04:55,625 OF THIS. 1449 01:04:55,625 --> 01:04:57,326 THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY DOES 1450 01:04:57,326 --> 01:04:59,395 NOT REPRESENT WORKING- CLASS 1451 01:04:59,395 --> 01:05:00,196 PEOPLE 1452 01:05:00,196 --> 01:05:00,630 FUNDAMENTALLY. 1453 01:05:00,630 --> 01:05:02,832 THEY REPRESENT BIG BUSINESS, 1454 01:05:02,832 --> 01:05:04,100 LANDLORDS, SPD. 1455 01:05:04,100 --> 01:05:06,802 THOSE ARE THE INTERESTS THE 1456 01:05:06,802 --> 01:05:07,903 DEMOCRATIC PARTY REPRESENTS 1457 01:05:07,903 --> 01:05:10,640 IN THE CITY AND THAT IS WHY THEY 1458 01:05:10,640 --> 01:05:12,375 ARE SPENDING ON 1459 01:05:12,375 --> 01:05:15,144 POLICE SURVEILLANCE INSTEAD OF 1460 01:05:15,144 --> 01:05:15,611 THINGS PEOPLE NEED. 1461 01:05:15,611 --> 01:05:19,315 WHEN WE HAD A SOCIALIST WE WON 1462 01:05:19,315 --> 01:05:22,685 A $15 MINIMUM WAGE WHICH IS NOW 1463 01:05:22,685 --> 01:05:23,519 $21.30. 1464 01:05:23,519 --> 01:05:25,554 I KNOW NOT EVERYONE 1465 01:05:25,554 --> 01:05:29,825 SUPPORTS S HAD HAMA BUT THE 1466 01:05:29,825 --> 01:05:31,227 MOVEMENT 1467 01:05:31,227 --> 01:05:38,034 WE BUILT. 1468 01:05:38,034 --> 01:05:40,002 WE BROUGHT THE MOVEMENT IN 1469 01:05:40,002 --> 01:05:41,037 TO CITY HALL. 1470 01:05:41,037 --> 01:05:42,805 WE WON AN AMAZON TAX. 1471 01:05:42,805 --> 01:05:43,306 RENTERS RIGHTS. 1472 01:05:52,448 --> 01:05:54,216 WE CAN'T RELY ON ONE 1473 01:05:54,216 --> 01:05:54,517 POLITICIAN. 1474 01:05:54,517 --> 01:05:57,486 WE NEED A SOCIALIST PARTY AND 1475 01:05:57,486 --> 01:05:58,554 WORKING- CLASS PARTY THAT 1476 01:05:58,554 --> 01:06:07,930 CAN THROW OUT THE DEMOCRATS. 1477 01:06:07,930 --> 01:06:10,700 NEXT WE HAVE AJ, HOWARD, 1478 01:06:10,700 --> 01:06:11,934 NATHAN AND LOU. 1479 01:06:11,934 --> 01:06:13,636 WELCOME, AJ. 1480 01:06:13,769 --> 01:06:15,037 >> HI. 1481 01:06:15,037 --> 01:06:18,708 LISTENING TO ALL OF THE 1482 01:06:18,708 --> 01:06:18,908 TRANS 1483 01:06:18,908 --> 01:06:19,442 VOICES TODAY, THIS IS FOR 1484 01:06:19,442 --> 01:06:21,477 EVERYONE. 1485 01:06:21,477 --> 01:06:25,181 EVERYONE IN THE CITY. 1486 01:06:25,181 --> 01:06:27,350 I AM SUPPORTING THE CALL FOR 1487 01:06:27,350 --> 01:06:29,085 THE IMMEDIATE EVICTION 1488 01:06:29,085 --> 01:06:29,452 MORATORIUM. 1489 01:06:29,452 --> 01:06:30,853 IMMIGRANTS HAVE GONE TO 1490 01:06:30,853 --> 01:06:32,989 WORK BECAUSE OF ICE RAIDS. 1491 01:06:32,989 --> 01:06:36,892 THIS IS LED TO COUNTLESS 1492 01:06:36,892 --> 01:06:39,095 OF MILLIONS IN LOST OF INCOME. 1493 01:06:39,095 --> 01:06:41,897 IN MINNEAPOLIS ALONE IN JANUARY, 1494 01:06:41,897 --> 01:06:44,066 IT IS ESTIMATED THAT 1495 01:06:44,066 --> 01:06:44,467 IMMIGRANTS LOST 1496 01:06:44,467 --> 01:06:45,034 $47 MILLION BECAUSE OF LOST 1497 01:06:45,034 --> 01:06:48,270 WAGES. 1498 01:06:48,270 --> 01:06:51,540 IMMIGRANTS ARE BEING THREATENED 1499 01:06:51,674 --> 01:06:53,109 WITH EVICTION ALONG WITH 1500 01:06:53,109 --> 01:06:54,844 THOUSANDS OF OTHER WORKING- 1501 01:06:54,844 --> 01:06:55,044 CLASS 1502 01:06:55,044 --> 01:06:59,081 RENTERS WHO ARE FEELING THE 1503 01:06:59,081 --> 01:07:07,390 PAIN. 1504 01:07:07,390 --> 01:07:08,758 WE NEED TO FIGHT FOR 1505 01:07:08,758 --> 01:07:09,425 IT HERE. I YIELD THE REST OF THE 1506 01:07:09,425 --> 01:07:09,625 TIME. 1507 01:07:16,465 --> 01:07:18,601 >> NEXT WE HAVE HOWARD GILL, 1508 01:07:18,601 --> 01:07:19,668 NATHAN, LOU. 1509 01:07:19,668 --> 01:07:21,070 PEOPLE PATIENTLY WAITING 1510 01:07:21,070 --> 01:07:23,839 ONLINE, WE WILL SWITCH OVER TO 1511 01:07:23,839 --> 01:07:26,542 YOU. 1512 01:07:26,675 --> 01:07:36,952 >> GOOD AFTERNOON. 1513 01:07:41,857 --> 01:07:44,860 SOME OF THE ITEMS WERE FOR 1514 01:07:44,860 --> 01:07:46,662 SPD OFFICERS TO OBTAIN WARRANTS 1515 01:07:46,662 --> 01:07:57,206 WHEN THERE IS A PROBABLE CAUSEE. 1516 01:07:57,807 --> 01:08:00,709 FOR OFFICERS TO 1517 01:08:00,709 --> 01:08:01,343 INTERVENE WHEN LAW ENFORCEMENT 1518 01:08:01,343 --> 01:08:01,644 CREDENTIALS 1519 01:08:01,644 --> 01:08:02,812 ARE NOT PROVIDED. 1520 01:08:02,812 --> 01:08:07,917 TO AID IN PREVENTING 1521 01:08:07,917 --> 01:08:17,493 WARRANTLESS ACCESS. 1522 01:08:17,493 --> 01:08:19,962 COUNCIL PRESIDENT, I SAT 1523 01:08:19,962 --> 01:08:21,430 DOWN WITH YOU 1524 01:08:21,430 --> 01:08:23,399 AND WENT OVER ALL OF THE ITEMS. 1525 01:08:23,399 --> 01:08:23,933 YOU LOOKED ME IN THE EYE. 1526 01:08:23,933 --> 01:08:25,401 YOU CHECKED EACH ONE OF THESE. 1527 01:08:25,401 --> 01:08:29,805 THREE MONTHS LATER NOTHING HAS 1528 01:08:29,805 --> 01:08:38,681 HAPPENED. 1529 01:08:38,681 --> 01:08:40,115 WE ARE DOING EVERYTHING 1530 01:08:40,115 --> 01:08:41,217 POSSIBLE. 1531 01:08:41,217 --> 01:08:44,286 THAT IS A STATEMENT STATEMENT 1532 01:08:44,286 --> 01:08:44,487 MAKE 1533 01:08:44,487 --> 01:08:47,857 WHEN THEY ARE NOT DOING 1534 01:08:47,857 --> 01:08:49,892 EVERYTHING POSSIBLE. 1535 01:08:49,892 --> 01:08:52,161 IT IS WE WHO WILL KEEP 1536 01:08:52,161 --> 01:08:53,796 OURSELVES SAFE, NOT THE POLICE. 1537 01:08:53,796 --> 01:08:55,097 HOWEVER, NOT DIRECTING 1538 01:08:55,097 --> 01:08:57,099 THE POLICE TO TAKE 1539 01:08:57,099 --> 01:08:58,501 AFFIRMATIVE ACTION TO PROTECT 1540 01:08:58,501 --> 01:08:59,535 PEOPLE'S FOURTH AMENDMENT 1541 01:08:59,535 --> 01:09:00,603 RIGHTS 1542 01:09:00,603 --> 01:09:05,341 WILL LEAD TO THEM WORKING BEHIND 1543 01:09:05,341 --> 01:09:06,842 THE SCENES AND HARMING SEATTLE 1544 01:09:06,842 --> 01:09:07,243 CITIZENS. 1545 01:09:07,243 --> 01:09:09,512 THIS IS ABOUT GIVING 1546 01:09:09,512 --> 01:09:11,213 AN AFFIRMATIVE ROLE FOR POLICE. 1547 01:09:11,213 --> 01:09:14,283 IF THEY FAIL, WE CAN HOLD THEM 1548 01:09:14,483 --> 01:09:17,820 ACCOUNTABLE. I AM GO TO REPEAT 1549 01:09:17,820 --> 01:09:18,587 WHAT 1550 01:09:18,587 --> 01:09:19,555 MINNEAPOLIS' POLICE CHIEF 1551 01:09:19,555 --> 01:09:20,556 SAID MONTHS AGO. 1552 01:09:20,556 --> 01:09:22,625 HE WARNED RANK IN FILE 1553 01:09:22,625 --> 01:09:23,158 OFFICERS IF THEY WITNESS -- 1554 01:09:44,413 --> 01:09:46,181 >> SEATTLE IS A CITY 1555 01:09:46,181 --> 01:09:47,316 WHERE PEOPLE WANT TO WELCOME 1556 01:09:47,316 --> 01:09:49,084 EVERYBODY THAT ARE TRANS PEOPLE, 1557 01:09:49,084 --> 01:09:50,753 IMMIGRANTS, PEOPLE FROM OTHER 1558 01:09:50,753 --> 01:09:52,821 STATES, MUSLIMS, JEWISH 1559 01:09:52,821 --> 01:09:54,323 PEOPLE, ANYBODY THAT EVER NEEDED 1560 01:09:54,323 --> 01:09:55,157 SOMEWHERE TO CALL HOME. 1561 01:09:55,157 --> 01:09:57,393 THAT IS PART OF WHAT MAKES 1562 01:09:57,393 --> 01:09:58,827 THE CITY GREAT. 1563 01:09:58,827 --> 01:10:01,063 YOU KNOW, WHAT PEOPLE 1564 01:10:01,063 --> 01:10:04,433 SAID EARLIER WE ARE SEEING 1565 01:10:04,433 --> 01:10:04,800 FASCISM, 1566 01:10:04,800 --> 01:10:06,569 TRANS PEOPLE IN KANSAS 1567 01:10:06,569 --> 01:10:08,671 ARE GETTING PASSPORTS AND 1568 01:10:08,671 --> 01:10:08,938 LICENSES 1569 01:10:08,938 --> 01:10:09,204 REVOKED. 1570 01:10:09,204 --> 01:10:11,140 WE KNOW WHERE IT IS GOING. 1571 01:10:11,140 --> 01:10:12,775 WITH THE CONVERSION THERAPY 1572 01:10:12,775 --> 01:10:14,677 DECISION, CONVERSION THERAPY IS 1573 01:10:14,677 --> 01:10:14,944 TORTURE. 1574 01:10:14,944 --> 01:10:15,811 WE KNOW THIS. 1575 01:10:15,811 --> 01:10:20,482 THAT IS WHAT I WANTED TO SAY 1576 01:10:20,482 --> 01:10:21,517 FIRST. 1577 01:10:21,517 --> 01:10:24,520 I AM DEMANDING THE MAYOR FOLLOW 1578 01:10:24,520 --> 01:10:26,388 THROUGH ON HER CAMPAIGN PROMISE. 1579 01:10:26,388 --> 01:10:28,123 WE TOLD PEOPLE THINGS WOULD BE 1580 01:10:28,123 --> 01:10:38,500 DIFFERENT THIS TIME. 1581 01:10:51,814 --> 01:10:57,186 I DON'T TRUST SPD. 1582 01:10:57,186 --> 01:10:59,255 MICHAEL WALLER TOLD ME I SHOULD 1583 01:10:59,255 --> 01:11:01,023 BE GRATEFUL WE NO LONGER HAVE 1584 01:11:01,023 --> 01:11:03,058 OPEN BORDERS LIKE WE DID 1585 01:11:03,058 --> 01:11:07,162 UNDER JOE BIDEN OR THE OFFICER 1586 01:11:07,162 --> 01:11:07,363 THAT 1587 01:11:07,363 --> 01:11:11,700 TOLD ME ELON MUSK WAS 1588 01:11:11,700 --> 01:11:22,244 UNFAIRLY MALIGNED BY THE MEDIA. 1589 01:11:23,512 --> 01:11:25,180 BETTER STREETS AND SIDEWALKS, 1590 01:11:25,180 --> 01:11:27,182 FREE BUS ROUTES. 1591 01:11:27,182 --> 01:11:30,452 WE KNOW THAT THE SOUTH SEND 1592 01:11:30,586 --> 01:11:31,954 DANGEROUS. NOT BECAUSE OF UNDER 1593 01:11:31,954 --> 01:11:34,156 POLICYING BUT BECAUSE 1594 01:11:36,625 --> 01:11:37,259 >> THANK YOU NATHAN. 1595 01:11:42,731 --> 01:11:45,467 NEXT WE HAVE LOU. 1596 01:11:45,467 --> 01:11:46,368 WELCOME. 1597 01:11:46,368 --> 01:11:46,935 WELCOME, LOU. 1598 01:11:47,069 --> 01:11:48,137 >> HI. 1599 01:11:48,137 --> 01:11:50,039 A LOT HAS ALREADY BEEN 1600 01:11:50,039 --> 01:11:51,674 DISCUSSED BY 1601 01:11:51,674 --> 01:11:54,043 GENOCIDE. I THINK THAT IT IS 1602 01:11:54,043 --> 01:11:56,578 MADE ABUNDANTLY CLEAR WHAT WE 1603 01:11:56,578 --> 01:11:58,147 ARE 1604 01:11:58,147 --> 01:12:03,519 FACING. 1605 01:12:03,519 --> 01:12:04,687 RESTART THE TIME. 1606 01:12:04,820 --> 01:12:07,523 >> A LOT HAS BEEN SPOKEN 1607 01:12:07,523 --> 01:12:12,361 ABOUT THE FACT WE ARE FACING 1608 01:12:12,361 --> 01:12:15,631 GENOCIDE. 1609 01:12:15,631 --> 01:12:17,800 WHEN PEOPLE'S LIVES ARE AT 1610 01:12:17,800 --> 01:12:21,203 STAKE AT ANY MOMENT, CARE IS 1611 01:12:21,203 --> 01:12:22,004 WHAT IS 1612 01:12:22,137 --> 01:12:22,771 REQUIRED. CARE IS A VERY 1613 01:12:22,771 --> 01:12:26,308 TANGIBLE THING. 1614 01:12:26,308 --> 01:12:28,510 BASICALLY, THE OPPOSITION TO 1615 01:12:28,510 --> 01:12:30,979 GENOCIDE IS NOT SAYING 1616 01:12:30,979 --> 01:12:31,914 HEY THERE, IS A GENOCIDE 1617 01:12:31,914 --> 01:12:32,214 HAPPENING. 1618 01:12:32,214 --> 01:12:36,118 IT IS TANGIBLEABLY 1619 01:12:36,118 --> 01:12:37,986 BUILDING SOMETHING SO THAT WE 1620 01:12:37,986 --> 01:12:40,089 CAN PROTECT 1621 01:12:40,089 --> 01:12:40,622 PEOPLE AND CARE FOR THEM. 1622 01:12:40,622 --> 01:12:43,459 PEOPLE ARE FLEEING HERE FROM THE 1623 01:12:43,459 --> 01:12:44,326 TRANS COMMUNITY. 1624 01:12:44,326 --> 01:12:47,329 IT IS REALLY, REALLY HARD 1625 01:12:47,329 --> 01:12:48,430 TO FLEE POLITICAL OPPRESSION. 1626 01:12:48,430 --> 01:12:50,466 IT IS HARD TO FLEE YOUR FAMILY. 1627 01:12:50,466 --> 01:12:59,308 THAT IS WHERE I AM COMING FROM. 1628 01:12:59,308 --> 01:13:02,311 YOU NEED A LOT OF 1629 01:13:02,311 --> 01:13:06,115 CARE THAT THE CITY DOES NOT 1630 01:13:06,115 --> 01:13:16,291 PROVIDE. 1631 01:13:19,094 --> 01:13:22,197 WE NEED TO BUILD A GOOD 1632 01:13:22,197 --> 01:13:24,633 SYSTEM WITH HOUSING CARE. 1633 01:13:24,633 --> 01:13:25,434 OTHERWISE PEOPLE WILL DIE. 1634 01:13:25,434 --> 01:13:27,002 THAT IS NEEDED FOR THE 1635 01:13:27,002 --> 01:13:29,738 MOMENT. WE NEED CARE RIGHT NOW. 1636 01:13:29,738 --> 01:13:31,840 THAT IS WHAT WILL SAVE 1637 01:13:31,840 --> 01:13:32,107 PEOPLES 1638 01:13:32,107 --> 01:13:32,374 LIVES. YEAH. 1639 01:13:52,261 --> 01:13:55,330 DAVID HAINES, ROSE, JASON. 1640 01:14:17,920 --> 01:14:18,620 >> HOLD ON. 1641 01:14:18,620 --> 01:14:26,728 WE WILL RESTART YOUR TIME. 1642 01:14:26,862 --> 01:14:29,565 >> COUNCILMEMBERS, MY NAME IS 1643 01:14:29,565 --> 01:14:39,775 LADY SCRY. 1644 01:14:51,420 --> 01:14:56,191 WE CREATED -- DISTRICT 1645 01:14:56,191 --> 01:14:57,326 2 CONTINUES TO BE DEPRIORITIZED 1646 01:14:57,326 --> 01:14:58,660 UNLESS IT IS ELECTION SEASON. 1647 01:14:58,660 --> 01:15:00,929 THAT IS UNACCEPTABLE IN 2026. 1648 01:15:00,929 --> 01:15:03,699 WE ARE DEMANDING A COMMITTED 1649 01:15:03,699 --> 01:15:05,934 INVESTMENT IN TO DISTRICT 2. 1650 01:15:05,934 --> 01:15:10,506 WHAT WE ARE EXPERIENCING IS 1651 01:15:10,506 --> 01:15:11,940 THE RESULT OF LONG- TERM 1652 01:15:11,940 --> 01:15:12,474 DECISIONS. 1653 01:15:12,474 --> 01:15:16,778 THERE USE TO BE DIRECT 1654 01:15:16,778 --> 01:15:19,414 ACCESS THAT BROUGHT ECONOMIC 1655 01:15:19,414 --> 01:15:19,615 FLOW 1656 01:15:19,615 --> 01:15:20,315 INTOINTO COMMUNITY. 1657 01:15:20,315 --> 01:15:22,751 THAT ACCESS WAS CUT OFF. 1658 01:15:22,751 --> 01:15:25,754 BLACK 1659 01:15:25,754 --> 01:15:27,055 BUSINESSES PAIDPAID THE PRICE. 1660 01:15:27,055 --> 01:15:28,724 WE SEE TRANSIT EXPANSION. 1661 01:15:28,724 --> 01:15:31,293 WE CAN SEE THE DEVELOPMENT. 1662 01:15:31,293 --> 01:15:33,695 THE VERY COMMUNITY THAT BUILT 1663 01:15:33,695 --> 01:15:34,763 THE DISTRICT HAS BEEN PUSHED 1664 01:15:34,763 --> 01:15:35,631 OUT. 1665 01:15:35,631 --> 01:15:37,165 AGAIN, WHO IS THE DEVELOPMENT 1666 01:15:37,299 --> 01:15:40,002 FOR? AT THE SAME TIME THE CITY 1667 01:15:40,002 --> 01:15:42,204 IS 1668 01:15:42,204 --> 01:15:45,340 PREPARING FOR DOWNTOWN BUT WHERE 1669 01:15:45,340 --> 01:15:46,808 IS THE PLAN FOR BLACK YOUTH? 1670 01:15:46,808 --> 01:15:49,645 WE ARE CALLING FOR DIRECTION 1671 01:15:49,645 --> 01:15:51,079 INCLUSION, 1672 01:15:51,079 --> 01:15:52,014 ACCESS TO PROGRAMMING AND 1673 01:15:52,014 --> 01:15:52,981 OPPORTUNITIES SO 1674 01:15:52,981 --> 01:15:56,051 THAT OUR CHILDREN ARE NOT PRICED 1675 01:15:56,051 --> 01:15:56,285 OUT OF 1676 01:15:56,285 --> 01:16:00,722 AA ONCE IN A LIFETIME EVENT IN 1677 01:16:00,722 --> 01:16:08,564 THEIR CITY. 1678 01:16:08,564 --> 01:16:10,699 EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS IS 1679 01:16:10,699 --> 01:16:12,067 NOT WHERE IT NEEDS TO BE. 1680 01:16:12,067 --> 01:16:13,902 WE ARE NOT JUST TALKING 1681 01:16:13,902 --> 01:16:16,872 ABOUT THE YOUTH BUT US, WE 1682 01:16:16,872 --> 01:16:18,840 ARE HONESTLY SCARED. 1683 01:16:18,840 --> 01:16:19,875 NOT HAVING PROPER 1684 01:16:19,875 --> 01:16:22,044 IDENTIFICATION RIGHT NOW IS 1685 01:16:22,044 --> 01:16:22,678 CREATING REAL 1686 01:16:22,678 --> 01:16:24,780 FEAR FOR BLACK FAMILIES, 1687 01:16:24,780 --> 01:16:25,080 TRAVELING, 1688 01:16:25,080 --> 01:16:25,514 NAVIGATING EMERGENCIES. 1689 01:16:55,310 --> 01:16:57,179 >> TODAY 27 STATES PROHIBIT 1690 01:16:57,179 --> 01:17:01,783 TRANS KIDS FROM PLAYING SCHOOL 1691 01:17:01,783 --> 01:17:11,126 SPORTS. 1692 01:17:11,126 --> 01:17:11,360 1 1693 01:17:11,360 --> 01:17:14,129 IT IS 434 DAYS SINCE THE 1694 01:17:14,129 --> 01:17:15,230 PRESIDENT TOOK OFFICE. 1695 01:17:15,230 --> 01:17:17,432 THERE ARE OVER 1,000 DAYS LEFT 1696 01:17:17,432 --> 01:17:19,968 IN HIS TERM. 1697 01:17:19,968 --> 01:17:22,437 I CAME OUT AS TRANS 1698 01:17:22,437 --> 01:17:25,040 IN HIGH SCHOOL 12 YEARS AGO AND 1699 01:17:25,040 --> 01:17:26,041 SPENT 1700 01:17:26,041 --> 01:17:28,310 ALL BUT 140 DAYS OF MY 1701 01:17:28,310 --> 01:17:29,611 ADULTHOOD TRANSITIONING WITH THE 1702 01:17:29,611 --> 01:17:31,013 HELP OF 1703 01:17:31,013 --> 01:17:34,249 CLINICS LIKE SEATTLE CLINICS AND 1704 01:17:34,249 --> 01:17:35,250 PLANNED PARENT HOOD. 1705 01:17:35,250 --> 01:17:36,451 I AM GRATEFUL OF THE WORK 1706 01:17:36,451 --> 01:17:37,653 THEY HAVE CONDITION TO PROTECT 1707 01:17:37,653 --> 01:17:42,724 AND AFFIRM THE RIGHTS OF PEOPLE 1708 01:17:42,724 --> 01:17:52,968 IN THIS CITY. 1709 01:17:59,741 --> 01:18:02,677 WITH RESPECT TO TRANS 1710 01:18:02,677 --> 01:18:04,179 AND REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH CARE. 1711 01:18:04,179 --> 01:18:05,781 MULTIPLE SCHOLARS HAVE 1712 01:18:05,781 --> 01:18:07,182 BEEN ON THE RECORD SAYING THE 1713 01:18:07,182 --> 01:18:08,450 U.S. IS 1714 01:18:08,450 --> 01:18:10,819 AS FAR OF STEP 8 OF 10 IN THE 1715 01:18:10,819 --> 01:18:12,854 GENOCIDE OF TRANS AMERICANS. 1716 01:18:12,854 --> 01:18:13,588 BILL IS NOT PERFECT. 1717 01:18:13,588 --> 01:18:15,490 THE SHUT OFF WINDOW SHOULD BE 1718 01:18:15,624 --> 01:18:19,895 LONGER. IT SHOULDN'T BE THE 1719 01:18:19,895 --> 01:18:23,065 LAST ACTION. 1720 01:18:23,065 --> 01:18:25,300 MORE MUST BE DONE, BUT THIS IS 1721 01:18:25,300 --> 01:18:26,201 A GREAT FIRST STEP. 1722 01:18:26,201 --> 01:18:31,139 I KNOW THE COUNCIL CAN'T HAVE 1723 01:18:31,139 --> 01:18:33,075 AN AMENDMENT TODAY. 1724 01:18:33,075 --> 01:18:34,743 PASS THE BILL AS- IS TODAY. 1725 01:18:34,743 --> 01:18:37,312 STAND WITH YOUR TRANS 1726 01:18:37,312 --> 01:18:38,447 PEOPLE ACROSS THE NATION AND 1727 01:18:38,447 --> 01:18:38,680 AROUND 1728 01:18:38,680 --> 01:18:40,649 THE WORLD LOOKING TO US FOR 1729 01:18:40,649 --> 01:18:40,882 ACTION. 1730 01:18:40,882 --> 01:18:42,184 PASS THE BILL. 1731 01:18:42,184 --> 01:18:44,453 CONTINUE TO BRING 1732 01:18:44,453 --> 01:18:45,854 LEGISLATION THAT KEEPS US SAFE 1733 01:18:45,854 --> 01:18:46,421 IN A 1734 01:18:46,421 --> 01:18:46,621 WORLD 1735 01:18:46,621 --> 01:18:47,656 THAT WANTS US DEAD. THANK YOU. 1736 01:18:47,789 --> 01:18:55,297 >> THANK YOU. 1737 01:18:55,297 --> 01:18:57,933 NEXT WE HAVE JASON HILL, 1738 01:18:57,933 --> 01:18:58,166 DAVID 1739 01:18:58,166 --> 01:18:58,734 HAINES AND ROSE. WELCOME JASON. 1740 01:19:09,744 --> 01:19:12,214 >> I AM A MEMBER OF LABOR 1741 01:19:12,347 --> 01:19:17,018 MILITANT. TRUMP HAS BEEN IN 1742 01:19:17,018 --> 01:19:17,352 OFFICE OVER A 1743 01:19:17,352 --> 01:19:18,487 YEAR AND THE ONLY THING THE 1744 01:19:18,487 --> 01:19:20,655 CITY COUNCIL MANAGED TO DO IS 1745 01:19:20,655 --> 01:19:21,990 PASS A 1746 01:19:21,990 --> 01:19:23,125 ONE-YEAR BAN ON DETENTION 1747 01:19:23,125 --> 01:19:23,425 CENTERS. 1748 01:19:23,425 --> 01:19:25,460 THERE ARE NO REPUBLICANS ON THE 1749 01:19:25,460 --> 01:19:25,761 COUNCIL. 1750 01:19:25,761 --> 01:19:27,496 YOU CAN'T USE THAT AS AN 1751 01:19:27,496 --> 01:19:27,729 EXCUSE. 1752 01:19:27,729 --> 01:19:30,465 THE BAN SHOULD BE PERMANENT. 1753 01:19:30,465 --> 01:19:35,504 COUNCILMEMBER RINCK PRESENTED A 1754 01:19:35,504 --> 01:19:38,607 PROCLAMATION ABOUT TRANSDAY OF 1755 01:19:38,607 --> 01:19:40,342 VISIBILITY, BUT IF YOU GAVE A 1756 01:19:40,342 --> 01:19:42,177 SHIT YOU WOULD BE PASSING 1757 01:19:42,177 --> 01:19:43,078 THINGS. 1758 01:19:43,078 --> 01:19:45,547 THEY COULD RAISE THE AMAZON 1759 01:19:45,547 --> 01:19:48,183 TAX AND PASS FREE UNIVERSAL 1760 01:19:48,183 --> 01:19:48,416 HEALTH 1761 01:19:48,416 --> 01:19:51,419 CARE FOR EVERYONE, BUT THEY 1762 01:19:51,419 --> 01:19:55,457 WON'T WITHOUT A MOVEMENT OF 1763 01:19:55,457 --> 01:19:56,725 WORKING PEOPLE. 1764 01:19:56,725 --> 01:19:59,494 THEY CAN FIGHT BACK AGAINST 1765 01:19:59,494 --> 01:19:59,761 ICE,ICE, 1766 01:19:59,761 --> 01:20:00,629 BUT THEY HAVEN'T. 1767 01:20:00,629 --> 01:20:03,365 HUNDREDS CAME TO KATIE WILSON'S 1768 01:20:03,365 --> 01:20:06,501 TOWN HALL DEMANDING SHE TAKE 1769 01:20:06,501 --> 01:20:07,736 REAL ACTION AGAINST ICE IN THE 1770 01:20:07,736 --> 01:20:08,270 CITY. 1771 01:20:08,270 --> 01:20:09,938 KATIE WILSON REFUSED TO 1772 01:20:09,938 --> 01:20:10,539 SHUT THEM DOWN. 1773 01:20:10,539 --> 01:20:12,407 THE CITY COUNCIL HAS THE 1774 01:20:12,407 --> 01:20:13,875 POWER TO SHUT DOWN THE CAMERAS 1775 01:20:13,875 --> 01:20:14,910 AND THEY HAVE NOT. 1776 01:20:14,910 --> 01:20:17,946 WE NEED MORE THAN SHUTTING DOWN 1777 01:20:17,946 --> 01:20:18,246 CAMERAS. 1778 01:20:18,246 --> 01:20:20,782 AN IMMEDIATE EVICTION MORATORIUM 1779 01:20:20,782 --> 01:20:26,154 UNTIL ICE IS SHUT DOWN. 1780 01:20:26,154 --> 01:20:28,223 THE HEAD OF THE POLICE UNION 1781 01:20:28,223 --> 01:20:31,359 SAID SPD WILL NOT OBEY 1782 01:20:31,359 --> 01:20:33,128 THE EXECUTIVE 1783 01:20:33,128 --> 01:20:34,062 ORDER COLLABORATING WITH ICE. 1784 01:20:34,062 --> 01:20:36,898 IF THE CITY COUNCIL IS NOT GOING 1785 01:20:36,898 --> 01:20:38,900 TO KEEP THEM ACCOUNTABLE, 1786 01:20:38,900 --> 01:20:42,537 THE WORKING PEOPLE SHOULD. 1787 01:20:42,537 --> 01:20:46,808 WE NEED TO THROW OUT PRO- ICE 1788 01:20:46,942 --> 01:20:49,744 DEMOCRATS. EVERY DEMOCRAT ON THE 1789 01:20:49,878 --> 01:20:52,581 COUNCIL SHOULD BE THROWN OUT OF 1790 01:20:52,581 --> 01:20:53,114 OFFICE. 1791 01:20:53,114 --> 01:20:54,082 THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY CREATED 1792 01:20:54,082 --> 01:20:55,884 AND FUNDED ICE. 1793 01:20:55,884 --> 01:20:57,118 WE NEED WORKING PEOPLE TO 1794 01:20:57,118 --> 01:20:59,321 BUILD A MOVEMENT TO CHALLENGE 1795 01:20:59,321 --> 01:20:59,921 PRO- 1796 01:20:59,921 --> 01:21:01,022 ICE DEMOCRATS WITH 1797 01:21:01,022 --> 01:21:01,590 INDEPENDENT 1798 01:21:01,590 --> 01:21:02,123 SOCIALISTS AND BUILD THE NEW 1799 01:21:18,673 --> 01:21:23,245 ANY MORE COMMENTERS SIGNED UP? 1800 01:21:23,378 --> 01:21:25,080 AWESOME. WE HAVE REACHED THE END 1801 01:21:25,080 --> 01:21:25,247 OF 1802 01:21:25,247 --> 01:21:27,415 THE LIST OF REGISTERED SPEAKERS. 1803 01:21:27,415 --> 01:21:29,851 I WANT TO THANK THE FOLKS GIVING 1804 01:21:29,851 --> 01:21:33,955 US PUBLIC COMMENT THROUGH THEIR 1805 01:21:33,955 --> 01:21:44,266 E- MAILS, ONLINE. 1806 01:21:49,671 --> 01:21:51,273 THANK YOU FOR TAKING THE TIME 1807 01:21:51,273 --> 01:21:52,007 OUT OF YOUR DAY. 1808 01:21:52,007 --> 01:21:53,942 WE APPRECIATE THE WORDS. 1809 01:21:53,942 --> 01:21:55,677 WE APPRECIATE YOUR TIME TODAY 1810 01:21:55,677 --> 01:21:55,977 AS WELL. 1811 01:21:55,977 --> 01:21:56,611 THANK YOU. 1812 01:21:56,611 --> 01:21:58,146 NO MATTER WHAT YOU ALL SAY TO 1813 01:21:58,146 --> 01:21:59,347 US, IT IS ALWAYS GOOD TO SEE 1814 01:21:59,481 --> 01:21:59,648 YOU. 1815 01:21:59,648 --> 01:22:08,490 THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. 1816 01:22:08,490 --> 01:22:13,428 IF THERE IS NO OBJECTION WE 1817 01:22:13,428 --> 01:22:17,732 WILL CONSIDER THE INTRODUCTION 1818 01:22:17,732 --> 01:22:19,668 AND REFERRAL CALENDAR WILL BE 1819 01:22:19,668 --> 01:22:19,935 ADOPTED. 1820 01:22:19,935 --> 01:22:22,871 THERE THERE IS NO OBJECTION THE 1821 01:22:22,871 --> 01:22:25,073 AGENDA WILL BE ADOPTED. 1822 01:22:25,073 --> 01:22:27,375 HEARING NO OBJECTION, THE AGENDA 1823 01:22:27,375 --> 01:22:28,777 IS ADOPTED. 1824 01:22:28,777 --> 01:22:32,747 NOW WE CONSIDER THE CONTENT 1825 01:22:32,881 --> 01:22:38,753 CALENDAR. THE MINUTES OF MARCH 1826 01:22:38,753 --> 01:22:39,354 24th. 1827 01:22:39,354 --> 01:22:40,689 ANY COUNCIL MEMBERS THAT 1828 01:22:40,689 --> 01:22:42,557 WOULD LIKE TO REMOVE ANYTHING 1829 01:22:42,557 --> 01:22:44,359 FROM 1830 01:22:44,359 --> 01:22:46,094 TODAY'S CONSENT CALENDAR? 1831 01:22:46,094 --> 01:22:46,695 HEARING NONE I WILL MOVE 1832 01:22:46,695 --> 01:22:49,364 TO ADOPT THE CONSENT 1833 01:22:49,364 --> 01:22:55,070 CALENDAR. IS THERE A SECOND? 1834 01:22:55,070 --> 01:22:56,471 SECOND. 1835 01:22:56,604 --> 01:22:58,073 WILL SOMEONE. THANK YOU. 1836 01:23:04,079 --> 01:23:05,313 MOVED AND SECONDED. 1837 01:23:05,313 --> 01:23:07,148 WILL THE CLERK PLEASE 1838 01:23:07,148 --> 01:23:08,950 CALL THE ROLL ON THE ADOPTION OF 1839 01:23:08,950 --> 01:23:13,054 THE CONSENT CALENDAR. 1840 01:23:13,054 --> 01:23:23,398 [ROLL BEING CALLED] 1841 01:23:33,575 --> 01:23:34,642 I SEE YOU. 1842 01:23:44,786 --> 01:23:46,554 EIGHT IN FAVOR, NONE 1843 01:23:46,554 --> 01:23:46,888 OPPOSED. 1844 01:23:46,888 --> 01:23:47,589 >> I DON'T BELIEVE YOUR AUDIO IS 1845 01:23:47,589 --> 01:23:54,095 WORKING. 1846 01:23:54,095 --> 01:23:59,734 WILL THE CLERK PLEASE AFFIX MY 1847 01:23:59,734 --> 01:24:00,368 SIGNATURE. 1848 01:24:00,368 --> 01:24:01,136 COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE, DO 1849 01:24:01,136 --> 01:24:02,837 YOU WANT TO TEST YOUR AUDIO? 1850 01:24:02,837 --> 01:24:09,878 >> TESTING. 1851 01:24:10,011 --> 01:24:12,247 >> WILL THE CLERK READ ITEM 1 1852 01:24:12,247 --> 01:24:14,949 INTO THE RECORD. 1853 01:24:15,083 --> 01:24:17,652 >> COLLECTION OF 1854 01:24:17,652 --> 01:24:19,521 SURVEILLANCE DATA SPECIFYING 1855 01:24:19,521 --> 01:24:20,021 CONVICTIONS FOR 1856 01:24:20,021 --> 01:24:23,758 A MANDATORY 60- DAY PAUSE 1857 01:24:23,758 --> 01:24:25,293 FOR SEATTLE POLICE DEPARTMENT 1858 01:24:25,293 --> 01:24:27,262 CLOSED CIRCUIT TELEVISION AND 1859 01:24:27,262 --> 01:24:29,464 AUTOMATED LICENSE PLATE 1860 01:24:29,464 --> 01:24:30,098 RECOGNITION SYSTEM 1861 01:24:30,098 --> 01:24:33,168 AND ORDINANCE 127297. 1862 01:24:33,168 --> 01:24:35,136 THE COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS THE 1863 01:24:35,136 --> 01:24:35,537 BILL 1864 01:24:35,537 --> 01:24:35,770 PASS. 1865 01:24:35,770 --> 01:24:37,372 >> AS CHAIR OF THE COMMITTEE 1866 01:24:37,372 --> 01:24:40,442 YOU ARE RECOGNIZED TO PROVIDE 1867 01:24:40,442 --> 01:24:40,675 THETHE 1868 01:24:40,675 --> 01:24:42,143 REPORT AND 1869 01:24:42,143 --> 01:24:43,845 AFTERWARDS COUNCILMEMBER RINCK, 1870 01:24:43,845 --> 01:24:44,012 YOU 1871 01:24:44,012 --> 01:24:46,181 WILL ADDRESS THE BILL. 1872 01:24:46,181 --> 01:24:46,748 COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE. 1873 01:24:46,881 --> 01:24:48,483 >> THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBER 1874 01:24:48,483 --> 01:24:48,817 PRESIDENT. 1875 01:24:48,817 --> 01:24:50,852 I WOULD LIKE COUNCILMEMBER 1876 01:24:50,852 --> 01:24:53,488 RINCK TO GO FIRST AS THE PRIME 1877 01:24:53,488 --> 01:24:54,989 SPONSOR 1878 01:24:54,989 --> 01:24:56,658 THE LEGISLATION, AND I WILL 1879 01:24:56,658 --> 01:25:00,962 FOLLOW HER IF SHE IS OKAY WITH 1880 01:25:00,962 --> 01:25:02,530 THAT. 1881 01:25:02,664 --> 01:25:03,698 >> THANK YOU. 1882 01:25:03,698 --> 01:25:14,209 THE BILL IS STRAIGHTFORWARD. 1883 01:25:14,709 --> 01:25:17,445 I HOPE THAT WE CAN ALL AGREE WE 1884 01:25:17,445 --> 01:25:20,148 DON'T WANT DATA COLLECTED BY 1885 01:25:20,148 --> 01:25:22,650 ALPR TO BE USED FOR IMMIGRATION 1886 01:25:22,784 --> 01:25:25,053 ACTION OR GENDER AFFIRMING CARE. 1887 01:25:25,053 --> 01:25:27,155 THAT IS NOT THE INTENDED 1888 01:25:27,155 --> 01:25:28,490 USE OF THE TECHNOLOGY. 1889 01:25:28,490 --> 01:25:31,392 BUT THE CONCERNS, BUT 1890 01:25:31,392 --> 01:25:33,528 WE CONTINUE TO HEAR IN 1891 01:25:33,528 --> 01:25:34,896 MANY IMPACTED COMMUNITIES THAT 1892 01:25:34,896 --> 01:25:35,063 WE 1893 01:25:35,063 --> 01:25:36,931 HAVE SEEN DATA SHARING 1894 01:25:36,931 --> 01:25:38,867 ISSUES WITH ALPR SYSTEMS. 1895 01:25:38,867 --> 01:25:40,335 I BELIEVE TAKING THE ACTION 1896 01:25:40,335 --> 01:25:42,003 TODAY TO AMEND THE PROGRAM 1897 01:25:42,003 --> 01:25:44,172 TO BUILD IN THE SAFEGUARD IS 1898 01:25:44,172 --> 01:25:45,406 AN IMPORTANT MEASURE 1899 01:25:45,406 --> 01:25:46,241 AND STEP THAT WE CAN TAKE AND 1900 01:25:46,241 --> 01:25:46,608 I ASK FOR YOUR 1901 01:25:46,608 --> 01:25:48,810 SUPPORT. THANK YOU. 1902 01:25:48,943 --> 01:25:50,712 >> THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBER 1903 01:25:50,712 --> 01:25:51,112 RINCK. 1904 01:25:51,112 --> 01:25:51,813 COUNCILMEMBER 1905 01:25:51,813 --> 01:25:52,780 KETTLE. DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING YOU 1906 01:25:52,780 --> 01:25:52,981 WOULD 1907 01:25:52,981 --> 01:25:54,048 LIKE TO SAY? 1908 01:25:54,182 --> 01:25:54,682 >> YES. 1909 01:25:54,682 --> 01:25:59,888 I WANTED TO THANK YOU COUNCIL 1910 01:25:59,888 --> 01:26:00,188 PRESIDENT. 1911 01:26:00,188 --> 01:26:01,256 SHE IS RIGHT. 1912 01:26:01,256 --> 01:26:02,357 THIS IS AN IMPORTANT STEP 1913 01:26:02,357 --> 01:26:03,992 THAT WE NEED TO TAKE. 1914 01:26:03,992 --> 01:26:06,761 I ALSO WANTED TO 1915 01:26:06,761 --> 01:26:07,662 THANK OUR COMMITTEE MEMBERS FOR 1916 01:26:07,662 --> 01:26:07,862 THEIR 1917 01:26:07,862 --> 01:26:10,198 SUPPORT OF THE BILL AS 1918 01:26:10,198 --> 01:26:11,199 WELL. THE PIECE OF LEGISLATION 1919 01:26:11,199 --> 01:26:13,201 IS IMPORTANT IN ENSURING OUR 1920 01:26:13,201 --> 01:26:16,237 ALPR PROGRAM AND OUR CCTV 1921 01:26:16,237 --> 01:26:18,339 PROGRAM. I KNOW IT IS CALLED 1922 01:26:18,339 --> 01:26:18,706 ALPR 1923 01:26:18,706 --> 01:26:25,847 BUT AFFECTS BOTH, ARE IN SYNC IN 1924 01:26:25,847 --> 01:26:26,014 AN 1925 01:26:26,014 --> 01:26:28,249 EVENT OF ANNE INTRUSION IN A 1926 01:26:28,249 --> 01:26:28,449 REAL 1927 01:26:28,449 --> 01:26:34,989 TIME CRIME CENTER. 1928 01:26:34,989 --> 01:26:36,991 PARTLY DUE TO THE PROTOCOL 1929 01:26:36,991 --> 01:26:38,293 WE HAVE INTRODUCED INTO THE 1930 01:26:38,293 --> 01:26:39,060 SYSTEM 1931 01:26:39,060 --> 01:26:41,129 AND AUGMENTED FOR ALPR. 1932 01:26:41,129 --> 01:26:42,697 A VERY IMPORTANT STEP TO 1933 01:26:42,697 --> 01:26:45,700 TAKE AND FROM THE RECENTLY 1934 01:26:45,700 --> 01:26:46,267 PASSED LEGISLATION AND NOW 1935 01:26:46,267 --> 01:26:48,369 SIGNED SENATE BILL 602 RELATED 1936 01:26:48,369 --> 01:26:52,207 TO ALPR. 1937 01:26:52,207 --> 01:26:53,741 I AM HAPPY THAT THE 1938 01:26:53,741 --> 01:26:55,743 LEGISLATION 1939 01:26:55,743 --> 01:26:58,413 BUILDS ON THE FOUR PIECES OF 1940 01:26:58,413 --> 01:26:59,013 LEGISLATION THAT CREATED THAT 1941 01:26:59,013 --> 01:27:03,017 TECHNOLOGY PROGRAMS AND CREATES 1942 01:27:03,017 --> 01:27:03,952 A MECHANISM TO ADDRESS ANY 1943 01:27:04,085 --> 01:27:04,686 SITUATION ARISING WITH RESPECT 1944 01:27:04,686 --> 01:27:07,188 TO FEDERAL LAW ENFORCEMENT. THIS 1945 01:27:07,188 --> 01:27:07,522 IS IMPORTANT. 1946 01:27:07,655 --> 01:27:08,256 TO INCLUDE A SURGE BY AGENCIES 1947 01:27:08,256 --> 01:27:09,891 SUCH AS IMMIGRATION AND 1948 01:27:09,891 --> 01:27:12,360 CUSTOMS ENFORCEMENT OR CUSTOMS 1949 01:27:12,360 --> 01:27:14,529 AND 1950 01:27:14,662 --> 01:27:16,264 BORDER PROTECTION. 1951 01:27:16,264 --> 01:27:18,233 IT IS IMPORTANT THAT, YOU KNOW, 1952 01:27:18,233 --> 01:27:18,833 WE WE HAVE THE PROTOCOL IN 1953 01:27:18,833 --> 01:27:19,067 PLACE. 1954 01:27:19,067 --> 01:27:22,036 PARTLY BECAUSE IT IS POSSIBLE 1955 01:27:22,170 --> 01:27:24,305 THAT THE SYSTEMS MIGHT HELP US 1956 01:27:24,305 --> 01:27:24,906 IN TERMS OF DOCUMENTING, YOU 1957 01:27:24,906 --> 01:27:25,373 KNOW, ANY ACTIONS BY 1958 01:27:25,373 --> 01:27:26,541 FEDERAL LAW ENFORCEMENT THAT ARE 1959 01:27:26,541 --> 01:27:26,808 CONTRARY 1960 01:27:26,808 --> 01:27:29,110 TO INCLUDE STAGING, 1961 01:27:29,110 --> 01:27:30,411 AS WE RECENTLY PASSED THE BILL, 1962 01:27:30,411 --> 01:27:31,079 STAGING ON 1963 01:27:31,079 --> 01:27:32,580 CITY- OWNED OR 1964 01:27:32,580 --> 01:27:33,047 CONTROLLED PROPERTY. 1965 01:27:33,047 --> 01:27:34,983 WITH ALL OF THAT, AND THANK 1966 01:27:34,983 --> 01:27:36,784 YOU TO COUNCILMEMBER RINCK. 1967 01:27:36,784 --> 01:27:38,353 COLLEAGUES, I ASK FOR YOUR 1968 01:27:38,353 --> 01:27:38,620 SUPPORT. 1969 01:27:38,753 --> 01:27:40,955 >> THANK YOU. 1970 01:27:40,955 --> 01:27:44,592 COLLEAGUES, ANY FURTHER 1971 01:27:44,592 --> 01:27:45,727 COMMENTS? 1972 01:27:45,727 --> 01:27:48,229 I WILL TAKE THE TIME TO THANK 1973 01:27:48,229 --> 01:27:49,264 COUNCILMEMBER RINCK FOR 1974 01:27:49,264 --> 01:27:51,366 YOUR LEADERSHIP ON THIS AND 1975 01:27:51,366 --> 01:27:53,868 FINDING WAYS WHICH WE CAN 1976 01:27:53,868 --> 01:27:55,803 STRENGTHEN 1977 01:27:55,803 --> 01:27:57,472 THE LAWS AND IT IS A STEP IN 1978 01:27:57,472 --> 01:27:58,206 THE RIGHT DIRECTION. 1979 01:27:58,206 --> 01:28:00,174 I REALLY APPRECIATE YOU 1980 01:28:00,174 --> 01:28:02,710 ALWAYS GOING THROUGH EVERY BILL 1981 01:28:02,710 --> 01:28:02,977 WITH A 1982 01:28:02,977 --> 01:28:08,116 FINE TOOTH -- YOU KNOW WHAT I AM 1983 01:28:08,116 --> 01:28:10,818 TALKING ABOUT. 1984 01:28:10,818 --> 01:28:15,556 REALLY THIN COMB. 1985 01:28:15,556 --> 01:28:17,125 I SUPPORT THIS WHOLEHEARTEDLY. 1986 01:28:17,125 --> 01:28:19,861 DO YOU HAVE ANY FURTHER 1987 01:28:19,994 --> 01:28:21,629 COMMENTS? WILL THE CLERK PLEASE 1988 01:28:21,629 --> 01:28:21,963 CALL 1989 01:28:21,963 --> 01:28:23,498 THE ROLL ON THE PASSAGE 1990 01:28:23,498 --> 01:28:24,899 OF THE BILL. [ROLL BEING CALLED] 1991 01:28:55,263 --> 01:28:57,332 >> THANK YOU, CLERK. 1992 01:28:57,332 --> 01:28:59,033 WILL THE CLERK 1993 01:28:59,033 --> 01:29:00,068 PLEASE READ ITEM 2 INTO THE 1994 01:29:00,068 --> 01:29:00,401 RECORD. 1995 01:29:00,535 --> 01:29:05,907 >> AGENDA ITEM TWO, 1996 01:29:05,907 --> 01:29:06,941 121180, CHANGING THE 1997 01:29:06,941 --> 01:29:08,176 REQUIREMENTS 1998 01:29:08,176 --> 01:29:10,144 FOR CIRCUMSTANCES WHERE SEATTLE 1999 01:29:10,144 --> 01:29:11,179 POLICE DEPARTMENT PERSONNEL MAY 2000 01:29:11,179 --> 01:29:13,247 REQUIRE INTO A PERSON'S 2001 01:29:13,247 --> 01:29:15,783 CITIZENSHIP OR IMMIGRATION 2002 01:29:15,783 --> 01:29:16,384 STATUS. 2003 01:29:16,384 --> 01:29:17,418 THE COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS IT 2004 01:29:17,418 --> 01:29:17,685 WILL 2005 01:29:17,685 --> 01:29:18,419 PASS. 2006 01:29:18,419 --> 01:29:18,886 >> AWESOME. 2007 01:29:18,886 --> 01:29:20,288 AS CHAIR OF THE COMMITTEE 2008 01:29:20,288 --> 01:29:22,657 YOU ARE RECOGNIZED TO PROVIDE 2009 01:29:22,657 --> 01:29:24,992 A COMMITTEE REPORT AND 2010 01:29:24,992 --> 01:29:25,793 AFTERWARDS 2011 01:29:25,793 --> 01:29:27,895 WE WILL GO TO COUNCILMEMBER 2012 01:29:27,895 --> 01:29:29,497 LIN AS THE SPONSOR OF THE BILL. 2013 01:29:29,630 --> 01:29:31,666 >> TO RECOGNIZE THE WORK OF 2014 01:29:31,666 --> 01:29:33,000 COUNCILMEMBER LIN BY GIVING HIM 2015 01:29:33,000 --> 01:29:41,008 THE OPPORTUNITY TO GO FIRST. 2016 01:29:41,142 --> 01:29:41,709 >> THANK YOU. 2017 01:29:41,709 --> 01:29:44,545 THIS IS A PRETTY 2018 01:29:44,545 --> 01:29:45,279 STRAIGHTFORWARD 2019 01:29:45,279 --> 01:29:47,448 BILL. THIS BASICALLY UPDATES 2020 01:29:47,448 --> 01:29:49,951 THE SEATTLE MUNICIPAL CODE TO 2021 01:29:49,951 --> 01:29:50,251 ALIGN 2022 01:29:50,251 --> 01:29:54,021 WITH THE KEEP WASHINGTON WORKING 2023 01:29:54,021 --> 01:29:54,288 ACT. 2024 01:29:54,288 --> 01:29:58,760 IT IS A CRITICAL STATE LAW 2025 01:29:58,760 --> 01:30:01,028 TO PROTECT OUR IMMIGRANT 2026 01:30:01,028 --> 01:30:03,898 COMMUNITIES AND ALSO TO BUILD 2027 01:30:03,898 --> 01:30:07,502 TRUST WITH THE POLICE 2028 01:30:07,502 --> 01:30:12,473 DEPARTMENT S THIS IS IMPORTANT 2029 01:30:12,473 --> 01:30:12,774 TO PROTECT 2030 01:30:12,774 --> 01:30:13,808 PRIVACY AND FOR OUR 2031 01:30:13,808 --> 01:30:15,676 PUBLIC SAFETY NEEDS. 2032 01:30:15,676 --> 01:30:16,477 I WOULD APPRECIATE YOUR SUPPORT. 2033 01:30:16,611 --> 01:30:19,180 >> THANK YOU. 2034 01:30:19,180 --> 01:30:19,881 COUNCILMEMBER 2035 01:30:19,881 --> 01:30:21,716 KETTLE. 2036 01:30:21,716 --> 01:30:23,217 >> THANKS, COUNCIL PRESIDENT. 2037 01:30:23,217 --> 01:30:24,619 I WANT TO THANK 2038 01:30:24,619 --> 01:30:35,163 COUNCILMEMBER LIN FOR HIS WORK. 2039 01:30:36,497 --> 01:30:38,733 WE HAVE HAD SEVEN PIECES 2040 01:30:38,733 --> 01:30:39,667 OF LEGISLATION 2041 01:30:39,667 --> 01:30:41,102 INVOLVING COUNCILMEMBER RINCK, 2042 01:30:41,102 --> 01:30:41,369 FOSTER, 2043 01:30:41,369 --> 01:30:47,041 LIN, RIVERA AND MYSELF. 2044 01:30:47,041 --> 01:30:49,110 IT SHOWS THE 2045 01:30:49,110 --> 01:30:50,144 COMPREHENSIVE APPROACH AND 2046 01:30:50,144 --> 01:30:51,078 LOOKING TO BUILD 2047 01:30:51,078 --> 01:30:51,512 ON 2048 01:30:51,512 --> 01:30:52,814 THESE. I THINK THAT IT IS 2049 01:30:52,814 --> 01:30:53,114 IMPORTANT. 2050 01:30:53,114 --> 01:30:55,750 IT IS NOT JUST THE BILLS 2051 01:30:55,750 --> 01:30:56,784 AS INDIVIDUAL PIECES OF 2052 01:30:56,918 --> 01:30:58,653 LEGISLATION. YOU KNOW, THEM AS A 2053 01:30:58,653 --> 01:30:58,920 PACKAGE. 2054 01:30:58,920 --> 01:31:02,490 I DO BELIEVE THAT THE END 2055 01:31:02,490 --> 01:31:04,125 RESULT IS GREATER THAN THE SUM 2056 01:31:04,125 --> 01:31:04,659 OF ITS 2057 01:31:04,659 --> 01:31:05,026 PARTS. 2058 01:31:05,026 --> 01:31:06,093 IT SHOWS LEADERSHIP. 2059 01:31:06,093 --> 01:31:09,964 IT SHOWS OUR APPROACH TOTO 2060 01:31:09,964 --> 01:31:11,766 WHETHER IT IS PROFESSIONALISM 2061 01:31:11,766 --> 01:31:13,568 AND STANDARDS, THE STAGING 2062 01:31:13,568 --> 01:31:15,536 BILL, THE PIECES RELATED TO KEEP 2063 01:31:15,536 --> 01:31:16,838 WASHINGTON WORKING. 2064 01:31:16,838 --> 01:31:19,140 YOU KNOW, OBVIOUSLY WITH ALPR. 2065 01:31:19,140 --> 01:31:20,675 THE DATA PRIVACY PIECES. 2066 01:31:20,675 --> 01:31:23,744 I THINK THEY ARE ALL IMPORTANT. 2067 01:31:23,744 --> 01:31:25,313 THEY CAN BE BUILT ON IN THE 2068 01:31:25,313 --> 01:31:25,546 FUTURE. 2069 01:31:25,546 --> 01:31:27,715 I DO THINK THEY SHOW INITIATIVE. 2070 01:31:27,715 --> 01:31:30,351 THEY SHOW OUR POSITION AS IT 2071 01:31:30,351 --> 01:31:31,352 RELATES TO FEDERAL LAW 2072 01:31:31,485 --> 01:31:33,621 ENFORCEMENT. WITH 2073 01:31:33,621 --> 01:31:34,222 THAT COUNCIL PRESIDENT, THANK 2074 01:31:34,222 --> 01:31:34,822 YOU. 2075 01:31:34,822 --> 01:31:36,657 COLLEAGUES, I URGE YOUR SUPPORT. 2076 01:31:36,791 --> 01:31:39,627 >> ANY COMMENTS ABOUT THE BILL 2077 01:31:39,627 --> 01:31:40,528 BEFORE US? 2078 01:31:40,528 --> 01:31:41,329 AWESOME. 2079 01:31:41,329 --> 01:31:43,698 THANK YOU FOR BRINGING THIS. 2080 01:31:43,698 --> 01:31:44,765 COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE, YOUR 2081 01:31:44,765 --> 01:31:48,936 LEADERSHIP, IT IS CALLED A FINE 2082 01:31:48,936 --> 01:31:59,146 TOOTH COMB. 2083 01:32:01,415 --> 01:32:11,692 [ROLL BEING CALLED] 2084 01:32:23,838 --> 01:32:32,747 EIGHT IN FAVOR, NONE PASSES. 2085 01:32:32,747 --> 01:32:34,548 THERE ARE NO ITEMS REMOVED. 2086 01:32:34,548 --> 01:32:36,284 THERE IS NOT A RESOLUTION 2087 01:32:36,284 --> 01:32:37,451 FOR INTRODUCTION AND ADOPTION 2088 01:32:37,451 --> 01:32:37,818 TODAY. 2089 01:32:37,818 --> 01:32:39,654 WE HAVE ONE PROCLAMATION 2090 01:32:39,654 --> 01:32:40,588 FOR SIGNATURE TODAY. 2091 01:32:40,588 --> 01:32:42,857 WE MOVED IT TO TODAY SO THAT 2092 01:32:42,857 --> 01:32:43,858 WE COULD ALL SIGN IT. 2093 01:32:43,858 --> 01:32:45,826 I RECOGNIZE THAT 2094 01:32:45,826 --> 01:32:48,229 COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA IS NOT 2095 01:32:48,229 --> 01:32:49,163 HERE. 2096 01:32:49,163 --> 01:32:50,665 ABSENT TODAY. 2097 01:32:50,665 --> 01:32:52,967 COUNCIL CENTRAL STAFF 2098 01:32:52,967 --> 01:32:56,270 HAVE PREPARED A PROCLAMATION 2099 01:32:56,270 --> 01:32:58,639 RECOGNIZING APRIL 21st TO BE BEN 2100 01:32:58,639 --> 01:32:59,774 NOBLE DAY. 2101 01:32:59,774 --> 01:33:01,442 NOT NOW, WE DON'T WANT TO SAY 2102 01:33:01,442 --> 01:33:01,742 ANYTHING. 2103 01:33:01,742 --> 01:33:05,479 WE HAVE A CELEBRATION COMING 2104 01:33:05,479 --> 01:33:06,981 FOR BEN NOBLE TOMORROW. 2105 01:33:06,981 --> 01:33:10,718 WE WILL REQUEST SIGNATURES 2106 01:33:10,718 --> 01:33:20,661 TODAY. 2107 01:33:20,661 --> 01:33:31,138 WHO WOULD LIKE TO BE ADDED? 2108 01:33:34,842 --> 01:33:35,509 OKAY. 2109 01:33:35,509 --> 01:33:37,044 SHE ALSO LOOKED AT ME THAT WAY 2110 01:33:37,044 --> 01:33:39,613 WHEN I SAID CAN I SECOND 2111 01:33:39,613 --> 01:33:41,849 MYSELF. SHE SAID NO. 2112 01:33:41,849 --> 01:33:43,150 QUESTION, COLLEAGUES WE ARE 2113 01:33:43,150 --> 01:33:45,119 NOW GOING TO TAKE THE ROLL TO 2114 01:33:45,119 --> 01:33:47,254 SEE WHO WILL SIGN THE 2115 01:33:47,254 --> 01:33:49,056 PROCLAMATION FOR BEN NOBLE DAY. 2116 01:33:49,056 --> 01:33:53,094 CLERK, WILL YOU PLEASE CALL THE 2117 01:33:53,227 --> 01:33:54,095 ROLL. 2118 01:33:54,095 --> 01:34:04,438 [ROLL BEING CALLED] 2119 01:34:18,352 --> 01:34:22,223 >> EIGHT SIGNATURES WILL BE 2120 01:34:22,356 --> 01:34:22,923 AFFIXED. 2121 01:34:22,923 --> 01:34:23,858 >> I DO BELIEVE COUNCILMEMBER 2122 01:34:23,858 --> 01:34:25,092 YOU HAVE A MOTION TO BE EXCUSED. 2123 01:34:25,092 --> 01:34:27,261 DO YOU HAVE TO MAKE THAT 2124 01:34:27,261 --> 01:34:28,062 MOTION OR DO I? 2125 01:34:28,195 --> 01:34:30,531 >> I THINK I MADE IT. 2126 01:34:30,531 --> 01:34:33,834 I WOULD MAKE THE MOTION TO BE 2127 01:34:33,834 --> 01:34:36,003 EXCUSED NEXT WEEK ON THE 7th OF 2128 01:34:36,003 --> 01:34:36,504 APRIL, PLEASE. 2129 01:34:36,637 --> 01:34:38,039 >> AND THE 14th? 2130 01:34:38,039 --> 01:34:39,940 I HAVE IT IN MY NOTES. 2131 01:34:40,074 --> 01:34:40,741 >> YES. 2132 01:34:40,741 --> 01:34:42,810 14th, SORRY. 2133 01:34:42,943 --> 01:34:43,577 >> YOUR MIC WORKS FOR THAT BUT 2134 01:34:43,577 --> 01:34:43,878 NOT SAYING AYE? 2135 01:34:53,654 --> 01:34:55,356 IF THERE IS NO 2136 01:34:55,356 --> 01:34:56,290 OBJECTION COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE 2137 01:34:56,290 --> 01:34:57,191 WILL 2138 01:34:57,191 --> 01:34:59,560 BE EXCUSED THE APRIL 7th AND 2139 01:34:59,560 --> 01:34:59,827 14th 2140 01:34:59,960 --> 01:35:00,861 MEETING. ANY OBJECTION? 2141 01:35:00,995 --> 01:35:01,562 >> NO OBJECTION. 2142 01:35:01,695 --> 01:35:03,264 >> HEARING NO 2143 01:35:03,264 --> 01:35:04,065 OBJECTION COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE 2144 01:35:04,065 --> 01:35:04,632 WILL 2145 01:35:04,632 --> 01:35:07,668 BE EXCUSED APRIL 7th AND 14th 2146 01:35:07,668 --> 01:35:10,337 CITY COUNCIL MEETING. 2147 01:35:10,337 --> 01:35:12,606 COUNCILMEMBER SAKA FOLLOWED BY 2148 01:35:12,606 --> 01:35:13,274 COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS. 2149 01:35:13,407 --> 01:35:16,077 >> I TOO ASK TO BE EXCUSED 2150 01:35:16,077 --> 01:35:17,178 TUESDAY, APRIL 7th? 2151 01:35:17,311 --> 01:35:21,382 >> ANY OBJECTIONS? 2152 01:35:21,382 --> 01:35:25,986 HEARING NONE, YOU ARE EXCUSED. 2153 01:35:25,986 --> 01:35:27,888 COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS. 2154 01:35:28,022 --> 01:35:31,092 >> YES, THANK YOU COUNCIL 2155 01:35:31,092 --> 01:35:31,392 PRESIDENT. 2156 01:35:31,392 --> 01:35:33,728 I AM REQUESTING TO BE 2157 01:35:33,728 --> 01:35:35,963 EXCUSED APRIL 28th AND ALSO NOW 2158 01:35:35,963 --> 01:35:39,600 LEARNING THAT WE MAY NOT HAVE 2159 01:35:39,600 --> 01:35:40,367 QUORUM FOR THE BUDGET COMMITTEE 2160 01:35:40,367 --> 01:35:40,734 NEXT WEEK. 2161 01:35:40,734 --> 01:35:43,137 IF YOU ARE ON THE 2162 01:35:43,137 --> 01:35:43,370 FINANCE 2163 01:35:43,370 --> 01:35:44,004 COMMITTEE NEXT WEEK, I NEED YOU 2164 01:35:44,004 --> 01:35:45,806 THERE. 2165 01:35:45,806 --> 01:35:49,110 THANK YOU KINDLY. 2166 01:35:49,110 --> 01:35:51,145 LOOKING FOR AN EXCUSAL FOR 2167 01:35:51,145 --> 01:35:51,612 APRIL 28th. 2168 01:35:51,746 --> 01:35:52,713 >> AWESOME. 2169 01:35:52,713 --> 01:35:54,782 IF THERE ARE NO 2170 01:35:54,782 --> 01:35:55,382 OBJECTIONS, COUNCILMEMBER 2171 01:35:55,382 --> 01:35:56,517 STRAUSS WILL BE 2172 01:35:56,517 --> 01:35:57,318 EXCUSED. 2173 01:35:57,318 --> 01:35:59,086 HEARING NONE, COUNCILMEMBER 2174 01:35:59,086 --> 01:36:00,654 STRAUSS, YOU ARE EXCUSED. 2175 01:36:00,654 --> 01:36:02,623 I KNOW THERE IS NO 2176 01:36:02,623 --> 01:36:03,557 FURTHER BUSINESS BEFORE THE 2177 01:36:03,557 --> 01:36:03,824 COUNCIL. 2178 01:36:03,824 --> 01:36:05,726 I WILL TAKE A POINT OF 2179 01:36:05,726 --> 01:36:07,428 PRIVILEGE TO RECOGNIZE, 2180 01:36:07,428 --> 01:36:07,761 UNFORTUNATELY 2181 01:36:07,761 --> 01:36:10,097 LAST WEEK THERE WAS A FIRE IN 2182 01:36:10,097 --> 01:36:11,499 THE CENTRAL DISTRICT. 2183 01:36:11,499 --> 01:36:13,400 WE LOST A PILLAR 2184 01:36:13,400 --> 01:36:15,936 IN OUR COMMUNITY NAMED MISS 2185 01:36:15,936 --> 01:36:16,737 JOANNE 2186 01:36:16,737 --> 01:36:17,037 BUCHANAN. 2187 01:36:17,037 --> 01:36:20,941 SHE WAS 87 AND A GREAT 2188 01:36:20,941 --> 01:36:23,277 MEMBER OF MOUNT ZION CHURCH. 2189 01:36:23,277 --> 01:36:24,845 WE ARE SENDING 2190 01:36:24,845 --> 01:36:26,981 A TON OF LOVE TO THE BUCHANAN 2191 01:36:26,981 --> 01:36:27,648 FAMILY AS THEY ARE 2192 01:36:27,648 --> 01:36:29,517 GOING THROUGH THIS PROCESS 2193 01:36:29,517 --> 01:36:30,751 OF LOSING A LOVED ONE. 2194 01:36:30,751 --> 01:36:32,787 SHE WAS A GREAT MEMBER OF 2195 01:36:32,787 --> 01:36:34,488 THE COMMUNITY AND LIVED IN 2196 01:36:34,488 --> 01:36:35,990 THE CENTRAL DISTRICT FOR A LONG 2197 01:36:35,990 --> 01:36:36,190 TIME 2198 01:36:36,190 --> 01:36:38,359 AND SHE WAS THE MATRIARCH OF 2199 01:36:38,359 --> 01:36:38,759 THE FAMILY. 2200 01:36:38,759 --> 01:36:44,031 WE ARE SENDING THE THOUGHTS 2201 01:36:44,031 --> 01:36:44,365 AND 2202 01:36:44,365 --> 01:36:45,099 PRAYERS AND THE LOVE TO THE 2203 01:36:45,099 --> 01:36:45,499 BUCHANAN FAMILY. 2204 01:36:45,499 --> 01:36:47,635 I ALSO WANTED TO THANK THE 2205 01:36:47,635 --> 01:36:49,804 FIRE DEPARTMENT THAT GOT THERE 2206 01:36:49,804 --> 01:36:50,070 WITHIN 2207 01:36:50,070 --> 01:36:51,705 MINUTES. THE AID CAR THAT GOT 2208 01:36:51,705 --> 01:36:52,072 THERE 2209 01:36:52,072 --> 01:36:53,007 IN MINUTES AS WELL. 2210 01:36:53,007 --> 01:36:54,775 ALL OF THE PEOPLE THAT HELPED 2211 01:36:54,775 --> 01:36:56,944 TO PUT THE FIRE OUT IN OUR 2212 01:36:56,944 --> 01:36:57,178 CENTRAL 2213 01:36:57,178 --> 01:36:57,545 DISTRICT. 2214 01:36:57,545 --> 01:37:00,047 SO, I WANTED TO SEND THAT, AND 2215 01:37:00,047 --> 01:37:02,917 I WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT THAT, 2216 01:37:02,917 --> 01:37:03,250 COLLEAGUES. 2217 01:37:03,250 --> 01:37:04,885 OTHERWISE, ARE THERE ANY 2218 01:37:04,885 --> 01:37:06,921 OTHER ITEMS COMING BEFORE THE 2219 01:37:06,921 --> 01:37:07,922 COUNCIL AT ALL? 2220 01:37:07,922 --> 01:37:08,189 AWESOME. 2221 01:37:08,189 --> 01:37:13,561 COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE. 2222 01:37:13,694 --> 01:37:16,730 >> I WANTED TO ADD SOMETHING 2223 01:37:16,730 --> 01:37:17,298 SMALL. 2224 01:37:17,298 --> 01:37:19,366 BECAUSE I HAVE THIS UNIQUE 2225 01:37:19,366 --> 01:37:20,234 ANGLE FROM COMING IN. 2226 01:37:20,234 --> 01:37:23,504 I DID NOT SPEAK LIKE 2227 01:37:23,504 --> 01:37:25,206 COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ DURING 2228 01:37:25,206 --> 01:37:26,807 THE EARLIER PART WITH 2229 01:37:26,807 --> 01:37:27,908 THE PROCLAMATION AT THE 2230 01:37:27,908 --> 01:37:28,175 BEGINNING 2231 01:37:28,175 --> 01:37:29,677 BUT THANK YOU TO THE PERSON 2232 01:37:29,677 --> 01:37:32,213 SITTING IN THE FRONT ROW WHO HAS 2233 01:37:32,213 --> 01:37:33,714 GOT HIS SIGN 2234 01:37:33,714 --> 01:37:34,882 PERFECTLY POSITIONED FOR PEOPLE 2235 01:37:34,882 --> 01:37:36,717 WATCHING THIS TO SAY WE SHOULD 2236 01:37:36,717 --> 01:37:37,751 PROTECT 2237 01:37:37,751 --> 01:37:38,652 TRANS KIDS. 2238 01:37:38,652 --> 01:37:41,021 I WANTED TO LET HIM KNOW 2239 01:37:41,021 --> 01:37:42,389 HIS EFFORTS THROUGHOUT THE 2240 01:37:42,389 --> 01:37:42,623 MEETING 2241 01:37:42,623 --> 01:37:43,357 ARE APPRECIATED. 2242 01:37:43,357 --> 01:37:45,693 IT IS AN IMPORTANT THING THAT WE 2243 01:37:45,693 --> 01:37:48,028 SHOULD PROTECT THE KIDS, THE 2244 01:37:48,028 --> 01:37:48,729 TRANS 2245 01:37:48,729 --> 01:37:51,365 KIDS. I WANTED TO THANK HIM AS I 2246 01:37:51,365 --> 01:37:51,565 HAD 2247 01:37:51,565 --> 01:37:53,100 THE INTERESTING LOOK AND I AM 2248 01:37:53,100 --> 01:37:56,937 NOT ON THAT SIDE OF THE DEUS. 2249 01:37:57,071 --> 01:37:59,974 >> THANK YOU 2250 01:37:59,974 --> 01:38:01,041 COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE AND THANK 2251 01:38:01,041 --> 01:38:01,575 YOU FOR BEING 2252 01:38:01,575 --> 01:38:02,943 HERE AND HOLDING UP THE SIGN 2253 01:38:02,943 --> 01:38:04,411 AND MAKING SURE IT IS SEEN 2254 01:38:04,411 --> 01:38:06,480 TODAY. 2255 01:38:06,480 --> 01:38:07,548 COLLEAGUES, ANY OTHER 2256 01:38:07,548 --> 01:38:09,049 BUSINESS TO COME BEFORE THE 2257 01:38:09,049 --> 01:38:09,850 COUNCIL? 2258 01:38:09,850 --> 01:38:12,386 SEEING NONE, TIME IS 3:41. 2259 01:38:12,386 --> 01:38:14,822 THE MEETING 2260 01:38:14,822 --> 01:38:16,023 IS ADJOURNED. THANK YOU.