Due to illness Vania Adasme did not attend, and Susan Botteli presented a PowerPoint and invited all to hire workers, take classes, and volunteer. https://casa-latina.org/volunteer-opportunities-seattle/ Audience members were concerned for the safety of workers under the current immigration policies and chaos. Botteli responded that they distribute “Know your Rights” to all workers and have established more strict protocols for entry into the building, which are also intended to address other types of hate threats and hostility toward Casa Latina workers. Casa Latina processes are designed to protect their workers and customers. They are a founding member of the Washington Immigrant Solidarity network and happy to have been part of the advocacy for worker rights legislation presented in the state legislature, most recently protections for domestic workers.
Bill Zosel reminded attendees of Squire Park CC support of Casa Latina’s relocating to a space here with strong guidance from much-missed social justice advocate and Squire Park Board Member John Jeannot and encouraged the community to explore the Spanish language classes, not only to learn the language, but as a means of establishing community connections.
Lee Center
Dominic CodyKramers led the Lee Center conversation. Community sentiment was that SU’s plans for the new museum did not have to preclude the existence of the Lee Center theater which is an important and well-designed and maintained theater space. Even though SU has recently merged with Cornish, Cornish theaters do not provide the same access to the campus and community and lack the quality of the Lee Center Theater. We were encouraged to be more involved with the Seattle University Implementation Advisory Committee (IAC), which monitors the Major Institution Master Plan. (See the April SPCC Newsletter.) The next meeting at Seattle University Implementation Advisory Committee (IAC) Meeting, In-person location: Seattle University Advancement and Alumni Building. Stuart T. Rolfe Community Room, 824 12th Ave. Seattle, WA 98122 with a virtual option was announced.
We will continue to follow actions that can be taken.
New Board Members Appointed
Joanna Cullen nominated Lauren Vorona as a SPCC board member. It was seconded and unanimously approved.
Audience Concerns, Comments, and Projects.
Please also see our April newsletter and follow our website for updates on the continuing story of the neighbors who have filed a land use code violation complaint regarding Providence/Swedish handling of their transportation plan and permission to build a non-related-to-mission hotel on their campus.
There was discussion of SPCC acting as fiscal sponsor for community projects and general agreement that it would be acceptable, but each would be considered as requested.
Traffic circle upkeep, and an artist studio tour were offered as community projects to be considered for support. Ellen Sollod offered to lead the artist studio tour project.
Na’eem Shareef announced that a Black Panther Party Legacy Committee plans to open a museum in Seattle’s Pioneer Square to preserve and celebrate the history of the Seattle chapter of the Black Panther Party. This museum will be located at the Metropole Building, currently under redevelopment by the Satterberg Foundation, and is expected to open later this year. The museum will feature historical artifacts, posters, photos, and other materials related to the party. Members of the Committee will be viewing the building for the first time in mid-May, updates to come.”
Meeting adjourned at noon.