If you’re anything like us, what’s happened makes you want to do something. Here are some ideas:
It’s easy to talk about charged issues only with people who already agree with us. So, we have a challenge for you:
Some time today, start a conversation about race with someone you normally wouldn’t talk to about it.
Unsure how to break the ice? You might find a great starting point in The Seattle Times’ Under Our Skin project, which features locals’ takes on issues like white fragility, institutionalized racism, and racial colorblindness. There’s also this guide for talking to white people about race from The Seattle Globalist.
If it feels like this isn’t a conversation you can have right now, that’s cool. But if you see a way into it, even briefly, we’d love to hear how it went. Send us an email at [email protected]. We won’t share anything more widely without your OK. 💬
🤓 8/15: Pythagorize Seattle 2017 Culminating Event
🎷 8/15: North City Jazz Walk
🏔 8/16: Found: A Life in Mountain Rescue with Author Bree Loewen
☯️ 8/16: Summer Yoga in the Park at Seattle Center
🌲 8/16: Kid-Friendly Park Walk
🎤 8/16: Westlake Idol
🐱 8/17: Pause & Draw: Josie and the Pussycats
🙋 8/18: Civic Boot Camp: Immigration
💨 8/18-20: 26th Annual Seattle Hempfest
🎨 8/18-20: Seattle Tattoo Expo
🚲 8/18-20: Gigantic Bicycle Festival
🌎 8/18-20: Chief Seattle Days
🍻 8/19: Washington Beer Collaboration Festival
🌯 8/19: Ballard Burrito Fest
⚔️ 8/19: Saber Battle Seattle 2017
🇳🇴 8/19-20: Viking Days
🖼 8/19-20: Pacific NW Chalk Fest
📜 8/20: Papermaking/Short Run Summer School with Mita Mahato
✉️ 8/20: Screenprinting Work Party for the Postcard Project
🇧🇷 8/20: BrasilFest
We’ll see you tomorrow. — The Evergrey