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Jun 23, 2022

Today marks 50 years since the U.S. passed Title IX. From the locker room to the boardroom, it has been a driving force for women’s rights. It's made our city better. Thank you to Ginny Gilder and Jaci McCormack for joining me in Council this week to #Celebrate9.

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Nov 30, 2022

I’m proud of this Council’s ability to find common ground, even as we faced the most challenging budget conditions we’ve seen in the last decade. Learn more about what’s in our 2023-2024 budget here: bit.ly/3OWsp8f

Nov 8, 2022

I’m heartbroken. My thoughts are with the hospitalized student, their loved ones, and with all Ingraham students, teachers, staff, and families affected by this senseless act of gun violence. My full statement ➡️ bit.ly/3EhMwda

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Seattle Public Schools

@SeaPubSchools

Nov 8, 2022

This morning, there was an incident of gun violence at Ingraham High School. The campus is secure and currently on lockdown. Seattle Police (SPD) are on the scene and working with the district’s Safety and Security team. Students will be released at noon.

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Aug 19, 2022

I was honored to join

@TheSIHB

for the grand opening of their new Pioneer Square Clinic yesterday. I can’t wait to see the impact this will have on our community for decades to come.

Council President Debora Juarez speaking at the grand opening of the Seattle Indian Health Board's Pioneer Square Clinic.

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The ribbon cutting for the Seattle Indian Health Board's Pioneer Square Clinic.

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Council President Debora Juarez touring the Seattle Indian Health Board's Pioneer Square Clinic.

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Council President Debora Juarez with Esther Lucero, CEO of Seattle Indian Health Board.

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Jul 22, 2022

Update on the 96th & Aurora encampment, which was the site of a fatal shooting on Sun July 17. Today, outreach workers helped 22 of the 25 individuals onsite accept referrals to either 24/7 enhanced shelter, a tiny house village, or a hotel room. 3 people voluntarily relocated.

Jul 18, 2022

It’s time to vote! Check out this link to find out where your nearest ballot drop box is: bit.ly/3Pwqlmk

Map of ballot drop boxes in Seattle. It's available at the link in the text.

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Renewed effort to remove the misleading totem poles at Pike Place park

Jul 1, 2022

"Maintaining power over the architecture and art installations in any city has been and continues to be a colonial tool to keep certain people out, to erase history, or to celebrate someone else’s history."

crosscut.com

A non-Native artist claims to have designed and carved the 50-foot cedar poles, intending to honor Seattle's history. But it's the wrong history, Native leaders say.

Jun 24, 2022

Reading the Dobbs opinion now... In short, the right to obtain an abortion "is not an essential component of ‘ordered liberty’." But I guess AR-15s are.

Seattle City Council President Debora Juarez Retweeted

Jun 14, 2022

SAVE THE DATE: Champions of Change Basketball Game on June 26 at Climate Pledge Arena, featuring Analyss Benally, several Seahawks, Sonics, Storm, and other Seattle superstar athletes!

Champions of Change, All-Star Basketball Game on Sunday June 26, 2022 at 3 PM. Now announcing rise above partner, Analyss Benally Navajo Nation. Analyss played college basketball at San Jose State University and just completed her first year of professional basketball with CSM Alexandria in Alexandria, Romania.

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NW Seattle Greenways

@NWGreenways

Jun 3, 2022

Ingraham High School students led a great (& not too rainy!) walk of the future Ashworth Greenway, pointing out needed sidewalks and crossings.🚶‍♀️🚶🛶 Thanks

@seattledot

@SR99problems

, and community!

Group gathering (in the rain) at 135th & Ashworth

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Busy 4-lane traffic at 130th & Ashworth, with a bus stop across from the school.

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Community members joining the group at 130th & Ashworth neighborhood street end.

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Today, I encourage you to think about how, as a community, we can continue to protect, defend, and stand up for Indigenous people. We must work towards a future where victims, their families, and communities can see justice and begin to heal.

Since then, we’ve seen progress on the federal/state level. Next month, in my committee, we'll get our 1st report back on how our initial investments have improved our internal data collection to help us respond more quickly & achieve justice for our Indigenous community members.

Also in 2019, our City budget included provisos to allocate resources to address these cases. Our city became the first in the nation, to my knowledge, to pass legislation with real teeth to combat the epidemic.

In September 2019, I sponsored Res. 31900. Our unanimous resolution acknowledged our city’s responsibility to address this epidemic with material resources.

It also highlighted inconsistencies in the data collection and reporting methods by law enforcement across all levels of government.

Seattle City Council sought to address this work after the 2018 landmark report from the Urban Indian Health Institute, authored by

@echohawkd3

which identified Seattle as the city with the highest # of unsolved cases of missing and murdered indigenous women in the nation.

Today is Missing or Murdered Indigenous Persons (MMIP) Awareness Day. Today we remember the victims, and hold their families in our hearts. It’s a time to renew our commitment to work with Tribal Nations and Native communities to achieve justice and healing. #MMIP #MMIW

Seattle City Council President Debora Juarez Retweeted

Apr 22, 2022

It's #EarthDay and I want to take a moment to recognize some of the unsung heroes who are making our city a better place everyday. Thank you to the crews working on our Clean City Initiative, who have cleared more than 5 million pounds of litter from our streets and parks.

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Seattle Parks

@SeattleParks

Apr 22, 2022

This #EarthDay we want to thank our Clean City crews who have been working to clean up litter & garbage across the city. Pictured below is our Southwest Crew at Longfellow Creek, where staff worked to remove debris in the creek & litter in the natural areas off of the trails.

Seattle Indian Health Board

@TheSIHB

Mar 31, 2022

💙 Today is #TransDayofVisibility! 🤍 To all our #LGBTQ2S+ relatives, we see you, we love you, and you belong here! 💗 To learn more about terms that may come up in conversations about gender, check out our Native adaptation of the Genderbread Person! #NativeTwitter #TDoV

Seattle City Council President Debora Juarez Retweeted

Mar 2, 2022

Happy

@SeattleKraken

Day! We’ll be celebrating the team and their fans at the

@KrakenIceplex

this morning. Proud to have worked with the team to make D5 their home.

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Seattle City Council

@SeattleCouncil

Feb 24, 2022

The Council worked with @SeaUrbanLeauge to issue a proclamation this week honoring the life of Rep. John Lewis and bringing attention to efforts to deny communities of color their right to vote. Listen to

@SeaUrbanLeague

CEO Michelle Y. Merriweather's comments to Council.

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Feb 15, 2022

“Supporting small businesses is a means to create equity... by improving contacting and access to capital, cutting red tape and simplifying certification requirements.” - Mayor Bruce Harrell, Feb. 15, 2022 #OneSeattle

Feb 15, 2022

“In June 2022, we will have a special Seattle only focused class at the Police Academy – this will mean the next 36 new officers we need to help us reach our public safety goals. We have funding to hire 125 new officers this year.” – Mayor Bruce Harrell, Feb. 15, 2022 #OneSeattle

Feb 15, 2022

“I believe in GOING BACK TO THE BASICS. That’s where good governance begins.” – Mayor Bruce Harrell, Feb. 15, 2022 #OneSeattle

Feb 5, 2022

I drive along Lake City Way and I-5 and see the dangerous living conditions. Housing is a human right. I look forward to working with our state and regional partners to address the lack of housing. It is our responsibility to ensure that everyone in WA has a place to call home.

Feb 5, 2022

Senate Bill 5662 is a truly collaborative effort between all levels of government and the tribes to shelter our relatives. It would help coordinate the work among local and regional partners to prioritize folks living near public rights-of-way for new shelter and housing options.

Yesterday, I joined

and Spokane City Councilmember Betsy Wilkerson at a news conference to discuss historic new investments in addressing homeless encampments near highways.

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Seattle City Council President Debora Juarez Retweeted

Seattle Public Utilities

@SeattleSPU

As of 10am today, SPU's Graffiti Rangers team have painted over the antisemitic graffiti on 16th Ave. SPU stands in support of our Jewish community members and the

@JFSSeattle

. We're proud to help make #Seattle a beautiful and inclusive home for us all.

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@JFSSeattle

represents the best of Seattle. I stand with the Jewish Family Service- we must lead with light, not darkness and division.

(2/3) Living the spirit of these values are the outstanding people who work at

@JFSSeattle

Jewish Family Services. They are grounded in healing: providing mental health and addiction services, assistance for immigrants and refugees, operating a food bank, and so much more.

(1/3 ) We will not tolerate antisemitism or hate in Seattle. I join

@MayorofSeattle

in speaking out against this act of vandalism. Seattleites are kind. We stand for inclusion. We welcome those in need.

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KIRO 7

@KIRO7Seattle

Jan 31, 2022

The message “It’s okay to be a Zionist genocider” was found spray-painted right across from the Jewish Family Service of Seattle on 16th Avenue. kiro7.com/news/local/sea

Jan 25, 2022

The City is accepting applications for the Indigenous Advisory Council, which will advise city leadership on policies, budgets, programs, services, and projects affecting Indigenous populations. The deadline to apply is Monday, February 28 at 5 p.m. tinyurl.com/3uwth7nx

Change of Leadership at the Native American Boarding School Healing Coalition

Jan 11, 2022

Congratulations to my dear friend and sister Deborah Parker on being named CEO of NABS. You’ve been instrumental in the MMIWG Movement, the

@SeattleCouncil

Boarding School Resolution, and so much more. I can’t wait to see the great things you’ll do ahead.

nativenewsonline.net

The group at the helm of the Indian Boarding School reckoning movement—the Native American Boarding School Healing Coalition —announced new leadership last week.

Seattle City Council President Debora Juarez Retweeted

Seattle Office for Civil Rights

@SEACivil_Rights

Jan 10, 2022

RSJI &

@SeattleCenter

invite you to the Martin Luther King Jr. Unity Day event Jan. 17 at 9am. Watch as we hear from

@MayorofSeattle

Bruce Harrell,

@SeattleCouncil

President Debora Juarez, & ED of

@ACLU_WA

Michele Storms. seattlecenter.com/rsji-summit

Jan 7, 2022

I sat down with

@ChrisDaniels5

for an interview at Daybreak Star to talk about my plans and vision for our city’s future. Check it out this evening at 5 p.m. on

@KING5Seattle

Council President Juarez with King 5's Chris Daniels.

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Jan 4, 2022

I’m honored by my colleague’s trust in my leadership during these challenging times. I commit to you and our city to serve as a bridge-builder and lead with my values: humility, civility, effectiveness and an appreciation for each other’s humanity.

Debora Juarez elected Council President: Seattle's firs ever Indigenous Council President

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John Lewis Memorial Bridge Seattle

Oct 29, 2021

Check out this phenomenal overview of the John Lewis Memorial Bridge:youtube.com/watch?v=LNmTE8. Have you visited the bridge yet? Thank you, Seattle voters, for supporting this effort!

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The John Lewis Memorial Bridge opened on October 2, creating new, safe routes for people biking, walking, rolling, and taking transit in Northgate! After yea...

Oct 11, 2021

To learn more about this 9-member Council, or how to join, please attend the virtual Dec 7 Public Assets and Native Communities Committee or you can track this development in the North Star here us12.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=11

Oct 11, 2021

In recognition of Indigenous People's Day, I am announcing draft legislation that would create an Indigenous Advisory Council for tribal and urban Indian engagement in #Seattle. #IPD #IPD2021 #IndigenousPeoplesDay2021 #indigenoussovereignty seattle.legistar.com/ViewReport.ash)

Oct 5, 2021

Title IX doesn't stop at training facilities. As

@S10Bird

says, "facilities tip the scales" to attract and retain world-class players. Today’s vote tipped the scales in favor of equity and support for our Seattle Storm.”