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Event
Transforming Pain, Fear and Anger to Action
The Delridge neighborhood of West Seattle experienced a hate crime in July that was clearly inspired by negative presidential political campaigning. In response, on September 24th over 200 neighbors gathered to get to know each other and share food, music and diversity.
Now the election is finally over. But this election has widened our countrys already divisive political environment. Politically incorrect speech has been honored in certain political circles. Weve heard political candidates claim that our election system is rigged and watched them stir-up and unleash anger and hate throughout our country. With Donald Trumps surprise victory, our country now faces extensive uncertainty as Trump moves to address his campaign promises which pitted communities against each other, setting the table for continued anger and possible violence going forward.
On Sunday, December 4th from 1:30-4:30pm, we will be conducting our next event to counter this negativity and help bring our community closer while providing tools to help us all get back to working together. This will be an educational and participatory forum to be held at Westside Unitarian Universalist, 7141 California Ave SW, Seattle, WA 98136 (directions here). This forum will provide tools for transforming pain, fear and anger to action. This forum will be professionally facilitated and is being supported by multiple partnering organizations, including Call of Compassion NW, Hate Free Delridge, InspireSeattle, OneAmerica, Women of Wisdom and WSUU.
The goals of this forum are multifold: to hear from a victim of a recent hate crime; to learn tools for successfully and peacefully countering hate speech when encountered in ones own community; to meet other concerned neighbors and share ones own experiences and perspectives in a safe and structured format; to learn from Hate Free Delridges experience in bringing a neighborhood closer in response to a hate crime; and assistance in forming your own hate-free neighborhood group.
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LocationWestside Unitarian Universalist Congregation (View)
7141 California Ave SW
Seattle, WA 98136
United States
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| Minimum Age: 15 |
| Kid Friendly: No |
| Dog Friendly: No |
| Non-Smoking: Yes! |
| Wheelchair Accessible: Yes! |
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