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Seattle, WA - The
3rd annual
Sea Beez Candidates Meet & Greet at the Nagomi Tea House in
Seattle’s International District.event on August 22 was a success. Over 120 people and over 25
candidates attended. Seventeen candidates spoke, among
them Jay Inslee and Rob McKenna for Governor, Bob Ferguson and Reagan Dunn for
Attorney General, Kathleen Drew and Kim Wyman for Secretary of State. The event
also included debates on "Marriage Equality" Referendum 74 and
"Charter Schools" Initiative 1240. State representative and senate
candidate for the 11th legislative district Bob Hasegawa gave a rundown on the
past legislative session.
On the Initiative 1240 debate, Rosalund Jenkins and Lisa
MacFarlane argued Vote Yes and Melissa Westbrook and Lillian Ortiz-Self argued
Vote No. For No, Westbrook and Ortiz-Self argued that the central issue is
underfunding of public education and that charter schools offered no special
advantages. They cited several innovative projects from the traditional public
schools. For Yes, Jenkins said she was impressed by a visit to a Knowledge is
Power (KIPP) school in Texas. They stressed that the initiative was
modeled after a “national law” that takes the best of legislation in 41 states.
On the Referendum 74 debate, Marko Liias and Rev. Pat Hunter
argued Approve 74 and Chris Plant argued Reject 74. On Reject, Plant argued
that the referendum was a fundamental change in the definition of marriage and
added nothing new to the rights given to same sex couples under the 2009
domestic partnership law. On Approve, Liias and Hunter argued that there was a
fundamental difference between second class domestic partnership and full
marriage equality for loving couples.
Sea Beez strives to empower ethnic and minority, immigrant and
refugee communities by organizing capacity-building workshops and networking
opportunities for local ethnic media outlets, which in turn can create stronger
forums for these ethnic communities throughout Seattle.
Co-sponsors included the 98118 Coalition of Immigrants and
Refugees and the Hispanic Media Association. Formed in February, 2011 by the
Filipino Community of Seattle, the 98118 Coalition of brings together
neighborhood ethnic organizations to provide social, economic capacity and
development to the diverse ethnic groups in the ethnically diverse zip code of
98118. The Hispanic Media Association is an organization of mass communication
companies in the Spanish language that provide the public with news, education,
data, advertisements, promotional messages and entertainment.
Written by Louis Watanabe
FCS presents HYPE
(Hypin’ up Youth
Pinoy Entertainers)
Seattle, Wa. – The Filipino
Community of Seattle Culture and Arts
in partnership with HYPE will be featuring young Filipinos and Filipino
American artists on stage showcasing their talent in multiple genres including
hip hop dance, poetry, spoken words, vocalist, rappers. There will be exhibits of art work by
graphic and clothing designers, and visual arts. Live bands and various instrument players will be performing
as well.
The purpose of this event is
for HYPE and FCS to provide opportunities for up and coming young artists to be
on main stage while introducing them to networking opportunities amongst the
group and the general public. For
more information, please email
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or call FCC at (206) 722-9372 and ask for Ms. Julie McGuire. This event is free. September 16, 2011 from 7 to 10 PM at
the Filipino Community Center.
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