Standing Together in Solidarity for Racial Equity and Justice

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On May 13 and 14, 2016, we held our second biennial Solidarity Event under the theme, "Labor and Community Standing Together in Solidarity for Racial Equity and Justice."

Friday afternoon began with an executive board meeting, followed by a reception and dinner. Guest speakers were WSLC Secretary-Treasurer Lynne Dodson and Martin Luther King County Labor Council Executive Secretary-Treasurer Nicole Grant. Following dinner, a number of us spent time enjoying games.

Saturday we had a community partners, students, and faculty at Renton Technical College. A number of workshops were held, a panel of success stories on organizing for racial justice, and ending with a collective action to support students, faculty, and staff at Green River College.

Photo credit Christine Landon and Sylvia Watson

Pierce College Federation members
President Karen Strickland welcomes dinner guests
MLKCLC Secretary Nicole Grant speaking at dinner program
Staff Kristin Elia, Elizabeth Ferrell and Cris Rice at registration table
WSLC Secretary-Treasurer Lynne Dodson
AFT Renton Classified members
Panel on Organizing for Racial Justice Success Stories
Marching
Showing support
Banner drop
LIUNA was one of the info tables
Info on Renton Technical College course offerings
Workshop on Workers' Rights & Equal Opportunity
Workshop led by students on social justice organizing
21 Progress Executive Director Mozart Guerrier
Former legislators Marci Maxwell (3rd from right) and Phylis Gutierrez-Kenney (2nd from right)
Elizabeth Williamson and David Ortiz taught a workshop on student debt relief
Monica Ng, ACRS/Asian Pacific Islander Coalition, leads workshop on transforming stories to action
Spoken Word artist Troy Osaki
Workshop on Advocacy in the State Legislature with Lobbyist Bernal Baca
Spoken Word by Nikkita Oliver
The "Labor Warrior" award goes to Green River United Faculty
In between workshops
Four AFT Seattle Presidents: Sandra Schroeder, Lynne Dodson, Karen Strickland, and Annette Stofer
Green River College faculty awarded the Cesar Chavez Human Rights Award
A member-to-member discussion on member engagement and contract campaign
Discussion on contingent faculty issues
Voter registration table