You are invited to the 2nd Annual African American and African Diaspora Gathering 2015 "Black Lives Matter: Where Do We Go From Here?" Hear dynamic presentations and vision for the future; be a listener and connect with our community on the state and interests of African Americans and residents from the African Diaspora in Seattle/King County. This gathering will bring us together with invited local policy and decision makers for an opportunity to present 2014 wins and challenges, opportunities and recommendations including: housing, economic development, education, arts, technology and community inclusion. There will also be an Elder of Distinction & Emerging Leaders recognition ceremony. RSVP Here http://taag2015.splashthat.com/ Langston Hughes Performing Arts Institute 104 17th Ave S. Seattle, WA 98144 January 17th, 2015 // 10am - 12pm RSVP Here http://taag2015.splashthat.com/ Public Reception // 12pm - 1pm FREE Seating Capacity is 300 Maximum. Questions? Contact [email protected] 9:45 Doors 10:15 Welcome Royal Alley-Barnes, Executive Director, Langston Hughes Performing Arts Institute 10:20 Introduction of Mayor Hon. Dawn Mason 10:25 Opening Statement Mayor Ed Murray 10:35 Bridging The Gap Building The Village Marcia Tate-Arunga, Cultural Reconnections 10:45 State of Africatown Seattle K. Wyking Garrett, Founding Director, Umoja PEACE Center/Africatown Community Development Initiative 10:55 Introducing Black Community Impact Alliance Jaebadiah Gardner - CEO, Gardner Global 11:05 Ethiopian Cultural Dance Africatown Artists Alliance 11:10 Elder of Distinction Award Presentation David Harmon - Principal, Olio Design 11:15 Education, Art & Cultur eDr. Joye Hardiman 11:25 Children's Presentation Africatown Center for Education & Innovation 11:30 Technology & InnovationDavid Harris, Technology Access Foundation/Hack The CD 11:40 Continuing The Legacy Panel Ayanda Chisolm & Naomi Zemeadim, Garfield HS Black Student Union Amman Girma, Black Lives Matters 206 Jazmine Cañez, Women of Color for Systemic Change Mara Willaford, Outside Agitators 206 12:10 Recognition of Emerging Youth LeadersK. Wyking Garrett 12:20 Closing Remarks Evelyn Allen, Executive Director, Village Spirit Center for Community Change 12:30 Reception LHPAI, Grand Rehearsal Hall Speakers Marcia Tate Arunga Marcia Tate Arunga is an artist, writer, educator, entrepreneur, and cultural custodian. She is the principal consultant for Arunga and Associates and co-founder of Cultural Reconnection Mission. Since 2000, she has led delegations of women of African descent to Kenya, where she lived for over a decade. She is author of The Stolen Ones: And How They Were Missed is a well told, colorfully illustrated story about children for children. Dr. Joye Hardiman Is the retired Executive Director of The Evergreen State College Tacoma Campus, a position she held from 1991-2007. She is an educator, scholar and life-long learner. Dr. Hardiman is a frequent keynote speaker, a sought-after institute and workshop designer/facilitator. She has over 25 years of experience as an engaged and reflective practitioner of Learning Community Excellence and Higher Education Reform. K. Wyking Garrett Asocial entrepreneur and educator, K. Wyking Garrett is the founding director of Umoja PEACE Center and part of the leadership team of the Africatown-Central District community development initiative. He is a recognized change agent and recipient of the 2014 Center for Ethical Leadership Legacy Leadership Award. He is also founder and principal of Remix Marketing & Consulting, a communications firm specializing in the areas of youth and cultural program development, marketing, and event planning. David Harris David is a cultural entrepreneur that works as a manager at TAF, where his focus is on STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math) Integration and Entrepreneurial Education. He's also a graduate student in the University of Washington's Human Centered Design and Engineering Master's Program. His passion is facilitating resource-constrained communities learning, creating, and sharing of knowledge, tools, and materials to create feasible, culturally relevant opportunities for upward economic mobility. In 2014, he formed Hack the CD - a collective of self determined social innovators focused on the creation of sustainable, equitable growth through entrepreneurship in the Central District of Seattle. Currently, they're focused on answering the question, "How might we create fertile ground for the African American community in Seattle to grow with the city's current tech boom?" Jaebadiah Gardner Jaebadiah is the Founder & CEO of GardnerGlobal, Inc. and is the Managing Partner for Onpoint Real Estate Services, LLC. He manages the day-to-day business at Onpoint which consists of a healthy portfolio of residential properties currently under management, leads in negotiations and drives business development. Jaebadiah earned a bachelor’s degree from University of Washington and a law degree from Thomas M. Cooley Law School in Grand Rapids, MI. Prior to attending law school, Jaebadiah worked as project engineer for Turner Construction building commercial high-rises in downtown Seattle. He currently sits as a Board Member of Capitol Hill Housing, in the Emerging Leader seat; is a member of the Washington State Department of Commerce Minority Business Roundtable; is an ambassador for the Friends of the Waterfront Seattle redevelopment project; member of the Mayor's Kitchen Cabinet though the Seattle Chamber of Commerce.
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