FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: May 16, 2019
Spokes Person: Sadiqa Sakin, President, Seattle/King County NAACP EMAIL: communications@seattlekingcountynaacp.org The Seattle King County NAACP, under leadership of President Sadiqa Sakin, is so pleased and proud that ten of our talented high school students are headed to the NAACP ACT-SO Nationals to complete in Detroit this July 2019. This is particularly special, as we are celebrating our 40th anniversary of the Seattle King County NAACP ACT-SO. Since 1978, NAACP ACT-SO has been a yearlong enrichment program that culminates in a local and national competition where students compete for scholarships and prizes totaling over $250,000. The NAACP ACT-SO Program, known as the “Olympics of the Mind”, was developed to enhance and showcase the academic and artistic achievements of high school students of African descent, and seeks to promote positive self-esteem, academic and artistic excellence, and positive interaction between our youth and the adult professional community. This includes areas of STEM, humanities, performing and visual arts, and business. We need the community’s help! The NAACP ACT-SO program is volunteer-operated and fully funded through community donations. In addition to programmatic expenses, our youth rely on donations to help fund their trip to the National Competition. Below are ways you can help send our youth to the NAACP ACT-SO National competition in Detroit in July! Ways you can help:
$1,370 fully funds one student trip $400 funds one student a plane ticket $295 funds 10 medals $200 funds one workshop $179 funds one night hotel stay $150 funds materials needed by the students $75 funds an accompanist $50 funds 1 person per night in the hotel (Students share rooms) $25 covers meal expenses for one student for one day Support builds up confidence. When the community supports our children financially we are pouring into their future success. Thank you for your contribution! Seattle King County NAACP ACT-SO Co-Chair Darci Henderson
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We, the Seattle King County NAACP, are saddened to hear of the shooting in the Central District on the afternoon of May 10th, 2019, which left one dead and two injured. It's reported the police gang unit was doing a regular emphasis patrol in the Central District neighborhood and other neighborhoods affected by gun violence. It's unfortunate and devastating to continue to hear reports of gun violence/death in our community, this is not a culture we should tolerate. We extend our heartfelt prayers and condolences to the family of the deceased victim.
Anyone with information about the shooting is asked to call 206-233-5000. Seattle King County NAACP Religious Chair-Tramaine Palms The Seattle King County NAACP, under leadership of President Sadiqa Sakin, is working to aid and educate the community over measure I-940, which passed in fall of 2018 in thanks to Washington State voters.
The NAACP Seattle King County supports I-940, as it makes it easier to prosecute police offices in situations of use of deadly force. It also requires police training to de-escalate volatile situations and avoid the use of deadly force, as well as requires of police mental health intervention and first aid on the spot. I-940 is an important step toward better Police Accountability and Criminal Justice. Without this overhaul being effectively put in place and trainings moving forward of police officers, there is far less accountability in instances of deadly force used by police officers as it relates to people of color. In our continued efforts to educate the community on its rights as well as implementation of I-940, the NAACP Seattle King County is holding another Community Discussion this Thursday, May 9, from 6-8pm, at WEA Hall at 32032 Weyerhaeuser Way S., Federal Way, WA. Our NAACP President Sadiqa Sakin will be presenting, among other Board members and guests, all are welcome! We thank our many community partners who support this passed measure, and aid in its education and accountability of enacting into law. The Seattle King County NAACP, under leadership of President Sadiqa Sakin, is clear in our inclusion and acceptance of all religions and creeds.
The mission statement of the NAACP declares that the mission of the Association is to ensure the “…political, educational, social, and economic equality rights of all persons…” Thus, the NAACP decries the discrimination or violence against any individual or group of people through any means, including religious discrimination. The NAACP both locally and nationally have stepped forward to denounce religious discrimination in any form, incident after incident. We are grateful to be working with other like-minded groups in the community on coming together to eliminate discrimination in its many forms, and welcome other groups to join us. The Seattle King County NAACP, under leadership of President Sadiqa Sakin, is in absolute support of Washington Initiative 1000 (I-1000), which is the Affirmative Action measure that was passed in both the House and the Senate last night with our state Legislature.
I-1000 is an incredibly important step toward racial equity; particularly in these times of uncertainty for people of color, veterans, women, and other minorities, it's imperative to put in place the legislation that will further protect these populations from being discriminated against based on race, sex, color, ethnicity or national origin regarding education, employment, and contracting. If passed, I-1000 would undo the harm of 1998's Washington I-200, which rolled back Affirmative Action. We thank our legislative partners for standing arm-in-arm with the Seattle King County NAACP as we jointly worked to get this important piece of legislation of I-1000 passed April 28, 2019! We, the Seattle King County NAACP, are disturbed and saddened by the hate crimes that have galvanized our communities and places of worship recently. We are aware of the shooting at a synagogue outside of San Diego where worshippers were celebrating the last day of Passover. Four people were sent to the hospital on Saturday, where one later died. What we now know is the alleged gunman posted an online "manifesto" in which he criticized Jews and celebrated the slayings of 50 Muslims at shootings at two mosques in New Zealand last month.
The NAACP is a Civil Rights organization that is openly accepting to all faiths, we offer our condolences to those families who lost loved ones, and pray for recovery in the community of San Diego and our own. We, the Seattle King County NAACP, would like to offer our most sincere condolences to the nearly 300 people that were pronounced dead in the multiple explosions in Sri Lanka which occurred on April 21, 2019, Easter Sunday. We are deeply saddened and shocked by the incident and our thoughts and prayers are with the families of the casualties, and those who have been affected.
Seattle King County NAACP, Religious Affairs Chairman-Tramaine Palms FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: April 23, 2019
Spokes Person: Sadiqa Sakin, President, Seattle/King County NAACP communications@seattlekingcountynaacp.org The Seattle King County NAACP, under leadership of President Sadiqa Sakin, is in absolute support of Washington Initiative 1000 (I-1000), which is the Affirmative Action measure that is currently under consideration by the state Legislature. If the Legislature fails to act on I-1000, the initiative will then head to the November 2019 ballot for citizens to vote on. I-1000 is an incredibly important step toward racial equity; particularly in these times of uncertainty for people of color, veterans, women, and other minorities, it's imperative to put in place the legislation that will further protect these populations from being discriminated against based on race, sex, color, ethnicity or national origin regarding education, employment, and contracting. If passed, I-1000 would undo the harm of 1998's Washington I-200, which rolled back Affirmative Action. We thank our legislative partners for standing arm-in-arm with the Seattle King County NAACP as we jointly work on passing this important piece of legislation of I-1000. It is with great sadness that we inform you of the passing of our NAACP 2nd Vice President, Jacquie Jones-Walsh, on Monday morning.
Jacquie has done incomparable work with the NAACP, this is an overwhelming loss. We are sending thoughts and prayers to Jacquie's family at this time, and will plan to make an official post in the coming days to include how we can best pay our respects to her life and legacy. The Seattle King County NAACP denounces Mr. Trump's latest display of racism and xenophobia, in his tweet this week directed at Minnesota Representative Ilhan Omar. The office of the highest power in the United States should never condone or promote hate in the name of patriotism, and the NAACP will not tolerate these actions.
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