>>> GREETINGS.
WELCOME TO THE TUESDAY SPECIAL
PUBLIC ASSETS NATIVE
COMMUNITIES AND THE CIVIL
RIGHTS UTILITY ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT AND ARTS COMMITTEE.
I AM LISA HERBOLD, THE CHAIR OF
HALF OF THIS COMMITTEE.
IT IS NOW CALLING THE MEETING
TO ORDER.
I AM EXCITED TO BE HOSTING THIS
MEETING WITH COUNCILMEMBER
JUAREZ.
THE CHAIR OF THE OTHER
SPONSORING COMMITTING.
IN 2020 THE PLAZA OVER THE
LIGHT RAIL STATION NEXT TO
ANDERSON PARK WILL BECOME HOME
TO THE AIDS MEMORIAL PATHWAY.
IT WILL ENSHRINE THE CURRENT
EFFORTS OF ACTIVIST AND
ADVOCATES FIGHTING TO END HIV
AIDS AND DISCRIMINATION.
THE COUNCIL FUNDED PROJECT
SCULPTING 2015 AND IN 2017
COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ SPONSORED
A RESOLUTION TO EMPOWER THE
OFFICE OF ARTS AND CULTURE TO
IMPANEL AND CONVENE A TEAM TO
HELP COORDINATE THE PROJECT AND
OUR GUESTS FROM THE ARTS OFFICE
WILL SPEAK TO THE FANTASTIC
WORK OF ALL OF THE EFFORTS.
I SPOKE WITH THE FORMER
COUNCILMEMBER AT A RECENT AMP
EVENT AND WE THOUGHT THAT THIS
WOULD BE A GREAT OPPORTUNITY TO
ELEVATE THE WORK THAT YOU ARE
DOING AS A MODEL OF SUCCESSFUL
COORDINATION, I AM SO EXCITED
TO HOST YOU AT THIS TABLE AS
WELL AS COMMUNITY MEMBERS AND
ENGAGEMENT CONSULTANTS.
AS WELL AS OTHER IMPORTANT
PARTNERS IN THE PROJECT
INCLUDING SOME WHO HAVE BEEN
HERE SINCE THE BEGINNING.
BEFORE I ALLOW EVERYONE TO
INTRODUCE THEMSELVES AND LAUNCH
INTO THE DISCUSSION I WANT TO
DIFFER TO COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ
TO SEE IF SHE HAS ANY OPENING
REMARKS AS WELL.
>> FIRST OF ALL THANK YOU SO
MUCH, YOU BROUGHT THIS TO MY
ATTENTION A WHILE AGO, WE HAVE
BEEN INVOLVED, I WANT TO THANK
ALL OF YOU.
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD HAS BEEN
PHENOMENAL WITH THE ARTS.
ONE OF THE ISSUES WE HAVE
WORKED ON IS THE SOCIAL JUSTICE
ISSUES FOR THE LGBTQ COMMUNITY
THAT NOT ARE JUST THE ARTS BUT
THE ARTS REFLECTED THAT
COMMUNITY.
NOT ONLY THE HEARTBREAK BUT THE
GOOD THINGS.
WE KNOW THAT WORKING WITH THE
GENDER JUSTICE LEAGUE, THE
ACLU, ON TRANSGENDER RIGHTS, ON
RIGHTS OF EXPRESSION, ON THIS
COUNTRIES CONTINUAL ABUSE IN
CERTAIN STATES TO WEAPON AYES
THE FIRST AMENDMENT AGAINST
PEOPLE, LGBTQ PEOPLE, TO DENY
THEM SERVICES.
EVEN THOUGH THIS IS AN ART
TEAMED ISSUE, WE ARE TALKING
ABOUT YOUR HE SHOULD, BUT LIKE
THE NATIVE AMERICAN HISTORY
THIS TOOK AWAY LIVES.
IT TOOK AWAY LIVES AT A TIME
WHERE PEOPLE DIDN'T CARE.
THE STIGMA AND LIVES THAT WERE
LOST OR NEVER RECOGNIZED.
JUST LIKE NATIVE AMERICANS
PEOPLE ARE STARTING TO USE
GENOCIDE BECAUSE THAT IS WHAT
HAPPENED.
WHAT HAPPENED IN THE RONALD
REAGAN YEARS, WHEN THIS WAS
ADDED WORSE, PEOPLE WERE
DEMONIZED, THERE WAS A
COMMUNITY WHERE PEOPLE DID NOT
CARE.
SO I AM HOPING THAT WE NEVER
HAVE TO SEE THIS AGAIN AND WHEN
I WAS TALKING TO THE COUNCILMAN
ON THE PHONE WE HAD LONG
CONVERSATIONS, THE SAME WHEN
GONZELEZ PAST, THE CONVERSION
THERAPY, ANOTHER AFFINITY I
FELT AS A NATIVE AMERICAN
PERSON TRYING TO MAKE US
SOMETHING THAT WE WEREN'T.
WE WERE NOT FARMERS, WE WERE
NOT CHRISTIANS, WE WERE NOT
WHITE, ALL OF THOSE THINGS.
BUT THE HISTORY OF TRAUMA, WHAT
THAT THEY TO OUR PEOPLE, WE ARE
STILL FEELING THE EFFECTS.
THAT IS MY AFFINITY WITH THE
LGBTQ COMMUNITY.
TODAY, FOR ME, IS MORE THAN
JUST DOING THE PROJECT BUT
RECOGNIZING A HISTORICAL GROUP
THAT HAS CHANGED THIS COUNTRY.
SO I WANT TO THANK YOU AND
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD FOR HER
LEADERSHIP.
>> I TRUST OUR PARTICIPANTS CAN
INTRODUCE THEMSELVES AND CARRY
US TO A GOOD PLACE.
>> THANK YOU.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR JOINING
US.
WE ARE HONORED TO BE HERE.
FORMER COLLEAGUE BAGSHAW IT IS
VERY NICE TO SEE YOU.
WE ARE REALLY HONORED TO BE
HERE.
BETWEEN 1982 AND THE FIRST CASE
OF AIDS DIAGNOSED IN KING
COUNTY AND 1996 FOR THE
INFECTION BECAME TREATABLE BUT
NOT CURABLE.
OVER 3000 YOUNG MEN HAD ALREADY
DIED.
FOUR YEARS AGO THE ART MUSEUM
HELD AN EXHIBITION, IT WAS A
POWERFUL DISPLAY OF ARTISTS
RESPONSE TO AIDS AND THE
EPIDEMIC.
THE EXHIBIT CAUSED PEOPLE TO
ASK WHAT SEATTLE HAD DONE TO
COMMEMORATE THOSE EARLY DAYS OF
AIDS.
THE ANSWER WAS NOTHING HAD BEEN
DONE.
UNLIKE OTHER CITIES SEATTLE HAS
NO MEMORIAL TO REMEMBER THE
LIVES LOST AND THE HISTORY.
HOW COULD IT BE THAT EVEN
THOUGH THOUSAND HAD DIED HERE
RECENTLY MOST OF THE VERY YOUNG
MAN, THEY HISTORY WAS BEING
LOST OR FORGOTTEN IN LESS THAN
FOUR YEARS.
THE ANSWER IS THAT 80s HAS
OVERWHELMINGLY AFFECTED GAY
MEN, PEOPLE OF COLOR, REFUGEES
AND IMMIGRANTS.
THE FACT IS THE HISTORY AND THE
STORIES OF MINORITY COMMUNITIES
IS OFTEN NOT TOLD, IS
INCOMPLETE OR DISTORTED.
THE TACOMA EXHIBIT WAS A
TIPPING POINT FOR ME.
I SPONSORED A GREEN SHEET
APPROVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL IN
2015 TO BEGIN THE PROCESS TO
DEVELOP WHAT WE NOW CALL THE
AIDS MEMORIAL PATHWAY.
WHERE ARE THE COMMUNITIES
STORIES AND HISTORIES OF THIS
TIME?
THE ANSWER IS IN PEOPLE'S
SCRAPBOOK.
IN NEWSPAPER CLIPPINGS AND WHEN
PEOPLE LEARNED OF THE PROJECT
THEY BRING US WHAT THEY HAVE
SAVED OVER THE YEARS.
I HAVE EXAMPLES OF WHAT PEOPLE
HAVE BROUGHT ME DURING THE LAST
COUPLE OF YEARS.
THESE ARE MEMORIALS OF THEIR
FRIENDS, THEY ARE ARTICLES IN
THE SEATTLE GAY NEWS.
OBITUARIES OF YOUNG MEN.
THERE IS EVEN A MEMORIAL THAT
WAS GIVEN TO ME FOR CAL
ANDERSON.
THIS IS WHAT PEOPLE SAVE.
THIS IS WHAT IS IN THEIR
CUPBOARDS AT HOME.
WE WANT TO DO THE BEST WE CAN
TO ENSURE THESE MEMORIES AND
ALL OF THESE STORIES ARE NOT
FORGOTTEN.
THE MOST IMPRESSIVE IS THIS
FROM THE NEWS, IT WAS SAVED BY
ONE PERSON.
THIS IS A LIST, IN VERY SMALL
PRINT, OF THE MEN THAT WE KNOW
OF WHO DIED OF AIDS.
I SUSPECT THE NUMBER BELIEVED
OR TO REPORTED HAVE DIED OF
AIDS IS FAR GREATER IN THE 3000
I
MENTION.
THIS IS WHAT IS IN PEOPLE'S
CUPBOARDS, BASEMENTS.
WE WANT TO BRING THIS TO LIGHT
AGAIN.
WE CAN DO THAT BEST THROUGH
AMP.
THIS IS ONE OF THE MOST
TOUCHING ONES.
THIS IS A MAN FROM SEATTLE WHO
MOVED TO SAN FRANCISCO.
HE DIED WHEN HE JUMPED OFF THE
GOLDEN GATE BRIDGE.
HIS SISTER, HE WAS 900 PERSON
TO JUMP OFF THE GOLDEN GATE
BRIDGE.
THEY CALLED HIM NUMBER 900.
HIS SISTER, WHO WAS FROM
SEATTLE, DID NOT WANT HIM TO BE
REMEMBERED AS NUMBER 900.
SHE WANTED PEOPLE TO KNOW THAT
HE WAS A WONDERFUL CONTRIBUTOR
TO THE COMMUNITY.
THE NEWSPAPERS, INCLUDING "THE
NEW YORK TIMES" PICKED UP THE
STORY.
HERE IS THE STORY.
SO WE HAVE DETERMINED TO MAKE
SURE THAT PEOPLE ARE
REMEMBERED.
YES, NUMBERS ARE IMPRESSIVE BUT
THESE ARE STORIES OF
INDIVIDUALS.
AS I SAID MOST OF THE STORIES
PEOPLE HAVE COLLECTED BUT I
WOULD SAY THEY ALSO DEVELOP IN
THE HEARTS OF PEOPLE WHO HAVE
LIVED THROUGH TRAGIC TIMES.
THOSE STORIES ARE VERY
BEAUTIFUL.
WE ARE A GROUP OF VOLUNTEER TO
GIVE MANY HOURS TO CREATE THE
AMP.
THE PARKS FOUNDATION IS OUR
FISCAL SPONSOR.
THE BELIEF IS THAT IF WE DON'T
TELL OUR STORY, OUR HISTORY, IT
WILL BE LOST, JUST AS HAPPENED
TO SO MANY OTHER MINORITY
COMMUNITIES.
TO BE ABLE TO DESCRIBE THE
PROGRESS WE HAVE MADE WITH THE
STRONG SUPPORT OF THE CITY, THE
CITY COUNCIL, AND OTHERS, TO
CREATE A PHYSICAL PLACE OF
REFLECTION, THE SECOND GOAL IS
TO TELL THE STORIES OF WHAT
HAPPENED IN THE COMMUNITY, THE
THIRD GOAL IS TO BE ADVOCATES
FOR FIGHTING AGAINST AIDS
INFECTION AND CALLING FOR A
CURE.
JASON AND MICHELLE, I WOULD
LIKE TO RECOGNIZE MICHELLE, SHE
HAS PUT IN COUNTLESS HOURS ON
THIS PROJECT.
THEY WILL WALK US THROUGH WHAT
WE ARE DOING TO PULL IT ALL
TOGETHER TO HAVE THE SITE AT
THE STATION.
>> IN YOUR INTRODUCTION A
COUPLE OF WORDS THAT DESCRIBE
YOUR ROLE WITH THE PROJECT.
>> I AM OFTEN CONFUSED WITH TOM
BUT, MY NAME IS ALLIE BARNES,
MY ROLE IS TO BE CERTAIN THAT
AFRICAN-AMERICAN AND THE
AFRICAN PEOPLE OF COLOR ARE
INCLUDED IN THE FRONT END OF
THIS PROJECT.
MY FUNCTION IN AMP IS TO BE A
THOUGHT LEADER.
BUT I LOOK AT THIS PROJECT, I
WANT TO BE REMEMBERED THAT
AFRICAN-AMERICANS BROWN AND
BLACK PEOPLE, ALTHOUGH NOT
LISTED IN MANY OF THESE
OBITUARIES, NOT LISTED IN
ARTICLES WERE PART OF THIS
GENOCIDAL REGIME.
THAT IS MY PASSION.
>> MY NAME IS ROSETTE ROYALE, I
AM THE STORY GATHERING
CONSULTING FOR THE AMP.
MY TASK HAS BEEN TO GO OUT TO
MEET SOME OF THESE BLACK AND
BROWN PEOPLE AND CAPTURE THEIR
STORIES.
WE WILL TALK ABOUT THAT MORE
LATER.
>> MY NAME IS JASON, I AM THE
PROJECT MANAGER FOR THE AMP.
I AM A FULL-TIME STAFF MEMBER
FOR THE PROJECT.
>> I AM MICHELLE, I AM THE
CHAIRPERSON OF THE AIDS
MEMORIAL PATHWAY PROJECT.
>> I AM CHRISTOPHER JORDAN, I
AM THE LEAD ARTIST FOR THE
ARTWORK.
MY ROLE IS REALLY LISTENING TO
FOLKS IMPACTED BY HIV AND AIDS
TO UNDERSTAND HOW WE CAN GO
ABOUT MEMORIALIZING AND
CELEBRATING THE LIVES AND
EXPERIENCES OF FOLKS IN
COMMUNITIES IMPACTED BY HIV AND
AIDS.
>> MY NAME IS KRISTIN, I WORK
IN THE OFFICE OF ARTS AND
CULTURE.
I HAVE HAD THE PLEASURE OF
WORKING WITH THE AIDS MEMORIAL
PATHWAY FOR THE LAST YEAR.
PROJECT MANAGING ALL THE
DIFFERENT ITERATIONS OF
ARTISTS, ART PROJECTS, A BOOT
CAMP WE HOSTED AND.
PIECES THAT WE PUT TOGETHER TO
BRING LIFE TO THIS DYNAMIC
PROJECT.
THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME.
>> GOOD AFTERNOON.
MY NAME IS RANDY I AM THE
DIRECTOR OF THE OFFICE OF ARTS
AND CULTURE.
I HAVE HAD THE PRIVILEGE OF
TRYING TO STEER THIS THROUGH
THE UNIVERSE OF CITY GOVERNMENT
AND FACILITATE A COMMUNITY
DRVEN CITY SUPPORTED INCLUSIVE
REPRESENTATIVE PROJECT THAT CAN
DO JUSTICE TO THE LEGACY THAT
NEEDS TO BE REMEMBERED.
>> THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR
PARTICIPATION TODAY AND
THROUGHOUT THE HISTORY OF THE
PROJECT.
WHO IS NEXT?
>> I WOULD LIKE TO THANK ALL OF
YOU AND THE VARIOUS COMMITTEES
THAT YOU REPRESENT BECAUSE I
THINK WE TOUCH ALL OF THEM.
AS I MENTIONED I AM MICHELLE, I
CHAIRED THE AMP PROJECT.
IN PARTICULAR I REALLY MUST
SHARE WITH YOU RANDY,
CHRISTINE, AND ALL OF THE GROUP
IN THE OFFICE OF ARTS AND
CULTURE, WITHOUT THEIR SUPPORT,
LITERALLY HOLDING OUR HANDS, WE
WOULD NOT BE HERE TODAY.
RANDY SAID TO ME EARLY IN THIS
PROJECT, "MICHELLE, YOU NEED TO
LEAD THE ARTIST TO DO THE
MASTER PLAN."
THEY HAVE NOT STOPPED HELPING
US.
THAT BEING SAID BUT WE HAVE,
THE AMP IS A SITE SPECIFIC ART
INSTALLATION THAT TELLS OF THE
STORY OF HIV, AIDS, IN OUR
COMMUNITY OVER THE DECADES AND
A HALF WHEN IT WAS INDEED A
PANDEMIC.
IT IS ALSO INTENDED, AS TOM HAS
SAID, TO HAVE A CALL TO ACTION
BECAUSE IT IS NOT GONE.
IT IS STILL IN MANY UNDERSERVED
COMMUNITIES.
THAT IS WHERE THE COLLECTION OF
STORIES MAKES ITS MARK.
WHAT I WOULD LIKE TO DO IS TURN
THIS OVER TO JASON WHO IS THE
PROJECT MANAGER.
HE WILL WALK YOU THROUGH A
SERIES OF SLIDES.
YOU KNOW, WE NEED TO RAISE
MONEY SO YOU CAN HAVE A SCREEN
ON THAT SIDE.
WE WILL ASK YOU TO TURN AROUND
TO TAKE A LOOK AT THE SCREEN
BEHIND YOU.
>> THE AMP IS USING ART IN
VARIOUS WAYS TO TELL THE STORY
OF HIV AND AIDS.
IN EARLY 2020 THE PLAZA OVER
THE CAPITOL HILL LIGHT RAIL
STATION IN THE NORTH EDGE OF
THE PARK IS AWARE THE AIDS
MEMORIAL PATHWAY WILL BE
CALLING HOME.
THE AMP WILL BE COMPLETE IN A
VERY QUICK TIMELINE.
JUST A LITTLE BACKGROUND AS TOM
MENTIONED, IN 2016 WE STARTED
TO GET FUNDING FROM CITY
COUNCIL, TOM, LED A SMALL GROUP
OF STAKEHOLDERS TO LEAD THIS
GROUP TO IDENTIFY SITES FOR THE
MEMORIAL, ENGAGE WITH COMMUNITY
LEADERS, IDENTIFIED DESIGN
PARAMETERS AND CREATE A
COMMUNITY ACTION GROUP.
AFTER AN EXTENSIVE SEARCH THE
SITE WAS SECURED IN 2017 AND
YOU CAN SEE ON THE MAP THIS IS
CAPITOL HILL, THE PARK IS TO
THE LEFT OF THE SCREEN.
BROADWAY IS ALONG THE TOP.
THE AREAS IN RED ARE THE SPACES
IDENTIFIED FOR WHERE THE AMP
WILL BE.
>> I DON'T KNOW HOW MUCH THE
COUNCIL PEOPLE KNOW ABOUT THE
HOUSING DEVELOPMENT THAT IS
GOING ON UP THERE.
THERE ARE 428 UNITS OF HOUSING.
110 OF THEM ARE IN A BUILDING
THAT IS OWNED AND OPERATED BY
CAPITOL HILL HOUSING.
THE OTHER BUILDINGS HAVE 20%
MARKET RATE HOUSING, THEY ARE
SET ASIDE FOR LOW INCOME.
IF YOU COUNT -- THERE ARE THREE
BEDROOM UNITS ON THIS SITE.
IF YOU COUNT IT UP IT IS JUST
UNDER 1000 PEOPLE THAT WILL BE
LIVING RIGHT UP THERE.
>> YES, AND WE HAVE BEEN
WORKING WITH THE DEVELOPER.
I THINK THERE IS A FORMATTING
ISSUE BECAUSE IN RED AREA HERE
IS SHIFTED A LITTLE BIT.
IT IS JUST A LITTLE BIT OFF
HERE ON THE SCREEN.
>> OFF IN WHICH WAY?
>> SO, THE RED, THE CIRCULAR
PLAZA BELOW THE TOP RED SQUARE,
IT SHOULD BE IN THE SAME SPACE.
>> I SEE.
>> JUST IF THERE IS ANY
CONFUSION.
>> THAT HELPED WITH THE
CLARIFICATION.
>> BEING AT THE HEART OF
CAPITOL HILL AS WAS INFERRED
PROVIDE A DEEP CULTURAL
HISTORIC CONNECTION AS THIS
NEIGHBORED HOOD WAS THE
LOCATION OF THE EPIDEMIC.
WITH THIS SITE SECURED, THE
COMMUNITY ACTION GROUP
DETERMINED THE GOALS, THE AMP
COLLABORATIVE FUNDED WE USED
PUBLIC ART TO CREATE A PLACE, A
PHYSICAL PLACE FOR REFLECTION,
WE UTILIZE TECHNOLOGY TO SHARE
STORIES ABOUT THE EPIDEMIC, AND
PROVIDE A CALL TO ACTION TO END
THE STIGMA AND DISCRIMINATION.
WE HAVE THE MASTER ART PLAN
WHICH WAS COMPLETED IN JANUARY.
IT INCLUDES A GROUP OF ESSAYS
THAT CONVEY BACKGROUND HISTORY,
PERSONAL EXPERIENCES AND I
HIGHLY RECOMMEND YOU TAKING
SOME TIME TO READ THROUGH THEM.
THEY ARE A GREAT COLLECTION OF
WORK.
IT ALSO RECOMMENDEDS CONCEPTS
AND INSPIRATIONS INCLUDING THE
ART ZONES AROUND THE PHYSICAL
SITE.
THE PLAN SPECIFIED ARTWORK
COSTS WITHIN THE OVERALL
BUDGET, WHICH IS $2.9 MILLION.
THE LAYOUT OF THE AMP, AMP AS
IDENTIFIED IN THE PLAN, EACH IS
FOCUSED ON A DIFFERENT ASPECT.
THERE WILL BE AREAS THAT FOCUS
ON THE REMEMBRANCE AND
REFLECTION, AREAS THAT
CELEBRATE CREATIVITY IN LIFE,
AREAS THAT HONOR COMMUNITY,
COURAGE AND RESILIENCE.
THIS DIAGRAM SHOWS THOSE ASPECTS
, THE PLAZA BEING THROUGH THE
CENTER OF CELEBRATING
CREATIVITY IN LIFE, THE
COMMUNITY ROOM HONORING
COMMUNITY, AND THE PARK BEING A
PLACE OF REFLECTION.
THERE IS OVERLAPPING PIECES
WHICH WE ARE CALLING CONNECTING
ARTWORKS.
THEY WILL CONNECT ALL THREE
AREAS.
OVERALL WE ARE USING DIGITAL
TECHNOLOGY TO HAVE AN AUGMENTED
REALITY COMPONENTS OF PEOPLE
HAVE ACCESS.
I WILL TALK ABOUT THAT LATER.
>> ARE THOSE ZONES MORE
GEOGRAPHIC DESIGNATIONS?
>> YEAH, THEY ARE DEFINITELY
GEOGRAPHIC DESIGNATIONS.
>> THANK YOU.
>> THERE IS A MAP COMING UP
THAT CAN SHOW IT A LITTLE MORE
CLEARLY.
THESE PHYSICAL SITES WERE
IDENTIFIED, THERE ARE SIX
SEPARATE AREAS, WE TOOK THOSE
TO COALESCE THOSE INTO FOUR
ARTWORK OPPORTUNITIES.
YOU WILL SEE HERE THE
CENTERPIECE ARTWORK WILL BE
CITED AT THE NORTH EDGE OF THE
PLAZA.
THAT IS THE WORK THAT
CHRISTOPHER JORDAN HAS BEEN
SELECTED TO DO.
WE WILL HEAR FROM HIM LATER.
THE CONNECTING ARTWORKS, THESE
PIECES THAT GO FROM THE NORTH,
THE AREA ADJACENT TO JOHN
STREET, THROUGH THE PLAZA, OVER
THE FESTIVAL STREET CONNECTING
TO THE PARK.
THOSE THREE AREAS ARE
CONNECTING ARTWORKS, WE
SELECTED THE SEATTLE-BASED TEAM
OF CIVILIZATION TO DO THOSE
ARTWORKS.
THERE IS A COMMUNITY ROOM IN
THE HOUSING SPACE.
IT IS VISIBLE TO THE OUTSIDE
BECAUSE IT IS A FULL GLASS
WALL.
PEOPLE WITHIN THE COMMUNITY
ROOM AND OUTSIDE WILL BE ABLE
TO SEE THE ARTWORK.
AREA 5, TO THE LEFT, THAT IS
THE PARK PIECE.
ABOUT 50 FEET INTO THE PARK
WILL BE PUBLIC ARTWORK THAT
WILL BE CONDUCIVE TO A PLACE OF
REFLECTION.
AS YOU WILL HEAR MORE LATER, AS
PART OF THE MISSION WE ARE
DOING COMMUNITY STORY
COLLECTION, IT IS AN ONGOING
EFFORT OF THE AMP COLLECTING
INTERVIEWS OF PEOPLE IMPACTED
BY HIV/AIDS TO TELL THEIR
STORIES.
THE FIRST YEAR RECORDINGS WERE
SUPPORTED BY A GRANT THAT
FOCUSED ON COMMUNITIES OF
COLOR.
SOME OF THE FOLKS INTERVIEWED
ARE HERE ON THE SCREEN.
BY SHARING THESE STORIES WE
STRIVE TO PROMOTE HISTORICAL
AWARENESS ENCOURAGE EMPATHY IN
MY PROVIDE A CALL TO ACTION.
BRIEFLY I WILL TALK ABOUT THE
AUGMENTED REALITY COMPONENT.
>> [INAUDIBLE
QUESTION]
>> I CAN TELL YOU WHO THEY ARE.
THAT IS ALEXA IN THE TOP LEFT
CORNER.
NEXT TO ALEXA IS DEONTAE COOK
COOK -- THE NEXT IS THE ON TO,
BELOW HER IS MARIO, ORIGINALLY
FROM CUBA.
IN THE BOTTOM RIGHT IS VICKIE.
>> I WANT TO SAY THE COMMUNITY
PRESENTATION I MENTIONED
ATTENDING EARLIER WAS AT
LANGSTON HUGHES, IT WAS A
CURATED COLLECTION OF SOME OF
THESE STORIES AND A
CONVERSATION WITH SOME OF THE
FOLKS FEATURED IN THE STORIES.
IT WAS SO INCREDIBLY MOVING TO
UNDERSTAND THE TRAUMA THAT
PEOPLE ARE STILL LIVING WITH,
BUT, YET, DOING SO WITH SUCH A
STRENGTH AND RESILIENCE AND
COURAGE.
IT REALLY DROVE HOME FOR ME HOW
THIS PROJECT IS GOING TO BE SO
HEALING FOR SO MANY PEOPLE WHO
DON'T HAVE AN OUTLET TO TALK
ABOUT THEIR EXPERIENCES OF
LOSING PEOPLE.
ALSO, LIVING WITH FEAR OF THIS
DEADLY, DEADLY DISEASE FOR SO
MANY YEARS.
I WANT TO THANK BROSSETTE FOR
DOING THAT WORK.
I KNOW IT TOOK A TOLL ON YOU.
>> IT DID, THANK YOU.
>> ANOTHER WAY TO MAKE -- TO
REALIZE THE MISSIONS OF THE AMP
AND USE TECHNOLOGY AS BEST WE
CAN IS INCORPORATING AUGMENTED
REALITY.
WE WILL BE CONTRACTING WITH AN
INDEPENDENT DIGITAL TEAM TO
CONSTRUCT AN AUGMENTED REALITY
COMPONENT.
THIS MEANS ON SITE PEOPLE WILL
HAVE ACCESS TO INFORMATION,
RESOURCES, STORIES, NAMES OF
THOSE LOST.
IT IS USING DIGITAL DEVICES
SUCH AS A SMART PHONE OR TABLET
TO BE ABLE TO LOOK THROUGH
THOSE AND HAVE AN INTERACTIVE
ART EXPERIENCE AS WELL AS
ACCESS THE THINGS THAT WE WILL
HAVE ONLINE. IT IS ANOTHER WAY
TO BE MORE INFORMATIVE BEYOND
THE PHYSICAL ARTWORK.
>> IS THIS LIKE GOING TO A
LIBRARY OR MUSEUM AND THEY GIVE
YOU THAT THING TO CARRY AROUND?
>> YEAH.
THAT IS ONE WAY.
THERE ARE MANY WAYS THAT
AUGMENTED REALITY IS BEING
INCORPORATED BUT, YES, YOU
WOULD BE LOOKING THROUGH A
DIGITAL DEVICE, IF YOU FIXATE
ON SOMETHING THAT IS IDENTIFIED
BY THE TECHNOLOGY, IT WILL
BRING YOU TO SELECTIONS THAT
YOU CAN LEARN MORE ABOUT IT.
YOU CAN INTERACT WITH IT.
YOU CAN SIGN UP.
YOU CAN PARTICIPATE BY ADDING
SOMETHING FROM YOUR PERSPECTIVE
AS WELL.
>> WE ARE WORKING WITH MICROSOFT
TO REALLY IDENTIFY THE
APPROPRIATE TECHNOLOGY FOR WHAT
WE WANT THE VISITOR EXPERIENCE
TO BE.
WHEN THEY HELP US IDENTIFY THAT
WE WILL BE INTERVIEWING
DEVELOPERS WHO DO THAT KIND OF
WORK TO BE ABLE TO MATCH THAT
UP.
>> THIS IS REALLY AN EXCELLENT
IDEA, AS YOU WERE SAYING SO
MANY STORES ARE LEFT UNSAID IN
OUR HISTORIES HAVE BEEN ERASED.
WE KNOW THAT FOR PEOPLE OF
COLOR, MANY PEOPLES THAT WERE
COLONIZD AND I THINK THE
EXPERIENCE OF THE LGBTQ
COMMUNITY, ESPECIALLY PEOPLE OF
COLOR, THERE ARE SO MANY LAYERS
TO THE KIND OF INVISIBILITY
THAT WE HAVE HAD THROUGHOUT
HISTORY.
THESE PROJECTS ARE REALLY
IMPORTANT.
I THINK THE MEDIUM OF ART IS
QUITE EFFECTIVE TO ENGAGE
PEOPLE ON THAT TECHNOLOGY THAT
YOU WERE TALKING ABOUT.
I AM EXCITED TO HEAR YOU HAVE
PLANS FOR THAT BECAUSE I THINK
THAT TECHNOLOGY IS EVOLVING
QUITE WELL.
MY HUSBAND USES ONE OF THOSE
APPS THAT YOU CAN POINT AT A
TREE OR FLOWER AND AT THE NAME
OF IT.
YOU ACTUALLY END UP LEARNING
LOT.
SO NO DOUBT I THINK WE HAVE
GOOD TECHNOLOGY TO PICK FROM.
THE QUESTION I WAS GOING TO ASK
IS, DO WE HAVE PLANS, AS PART
OF THAT TECHNOLOGY, FOR PEOPLE
TO LEARN MORE, TO ALSO HAVE
DIFFERENT LANGUAGES IN WHICH
THAT COULD BE EXPLAINED?
ESPECIALLY WITH THE QUESTION OF
LGBTQ COMMUNITY HIV/AIDS I
THINK WE SHOULD HAVE
INTERNATIONAL LANGUAGES AS
WELL.
I THINK THERE ARE MANY YOUNG
PEOPLE IN THAT COMMUNITY WHO
WANT TO TAKE UP THESE ISSUES.
I KNOW IN SEATTLE THIS IS A BIG
QUESTION BECAUSE IT IS NOT AN
EASY THING.
IT REQUIRES CULTURAL SHIPS AND
LOT OF PEOPLE ARE DOING GREAT
WORK IN BRINGING THESE ISSUES
TO THE FOREFRONT.
I KNOW THIS WILL BE RELEVANT TO
OTHER COMMUNITIES.
>> THANK YOU FOR BRINGING THAT
UP.
THE ANSWER IS YES.
AT THE FOREFRONT OF EVERYTHING
WE ARE DOING IS UNIVERSAL
DESIGN AND ACCESSIBILITY.
WE WANT TO MAKE SURE IT IS
ASSESSABLE TO PEOPLE WHO SPEAK
DIFFERENT LANGUAGES OR HAVE
DIFFERENT ABILITIES.
I AM GLAD YOU BROUGHT THAT UP.
BEYOND THE PERMANENT ARTWORKS
WHICH WE ARE WORKING ON, ONE OF
THE THINGS MENTIONED INCLUDED
WITH THE MASTER PLAN WAS
TEMPORARY ARTWORK.
WHILE CONSTRUCTION IS HAPPENING
WE ARE ENGAGING WITH LOCAL
ARTISTS AND ENGAGING WITH
AUDIENCES AND LETTING THEM KNOW
ABOUT THE AMP AND BRINGING OUT
THE MISSION OF THE HIV
AWARENESS TO FOLKS THROUGHOUT
THE CITY.
THERE ARE FIVE ARTISTS THAT BE
COMMISSIONED TO DO TEMPORARY
ARTWORK.
WE HAVE A GUIDE HERE THAT GIVES
US A SUMMARY OF EACH OF THE
PIECES.
THREE OF THEM ARE PHYSICAL
PIECES HANGING AROUND THE SITE.
UNFORTUNATELY THE PIECES THAT
TIMOTHY HUNG ON THE NORTHEAST
CORNER OF THE PARK WERE RIPPED
DOWN AND STOLEN.
SO HE IS DOING A REPEAT, HE IS
DOING A COMMUNITY ART BUILDING
SESSION THIS SATURDAY TO DO
ANOTHER ARTWORK THAT IS IN
REFERENCE TO HIS ORIGINAL
PIECES.
WE INVITE YOU ALL TO ATTEND
THAT IF YOU CAN THIS SATURDAY.
THERE ARE TWO OTHER PERFORMANCE
ARTWORKS, CLYDE PETERSON DID A
PERFORMANCE AT THE PARK, DAVID
IS CHOREOGRAPHING A PIECE ONCE
EVERY MONTH AROUND THE LIGHT
RAIL STATION.
THEY DID THE FIRST ONE LAST
MONTH, IT WAS A LOT OF FUN.
THERE WERE STUDENTS THERE.
SO WE ARE USING A VARIETY OF
ART FORMS TO BRING AWARENESS
AND STAY CONNECTED TO THE AMP.
>> ARE THESE LIVE PERFORMANCES
SCHEDULED?
>> THEY ARE SCHEDULED POP UPS
BUT THEY VERY SHORT.
THEY ARE LIKE FIVE-MINUTE
PIECES THAT HAPPEN.
THEY ARE ON THE THIRD FRIDAY OF
EVERY MONTH AT 5:30.
>> THANK YOU.
>> THE TIMELINE, WE HAVE
SUMMARIZED A LITTLE BIT BUT WE
SELECTED THE LEAD ARTIST IN 2018
BETWEEN AUGUST AND NOVEMBER
THERE WAS A LOT OF COMMUNITY
ENGAGEMENT THAT HELP IT.
FROM APRIL THROUGH SEPTEMBER OF
THIS YEAR WE ARE SELECTING
ARTISTS FOR EACH ART ZONE.
BEFORE WE TALKED ABOUT THE
CENTERPIECE ARTWORK, THE
CONNECTING ARTWORK, AND THE
COMMUNITY ROOM, JUNE OF THIS
YEAR WAS FOR THE TEMPORARY
ARTWORKS LAUNCHED IN
CONJUNCTION WITH THE ART WALK
ON JUNE 13TH.
FINAL CONCEPTS FOR THE PHYSICAL
PIECES OF ART ARE GOING TO BE
COMPLETE BY THE END OF THIS
YEAR.
THAT LEAVES NEXT YEAR FOR ARTIST
TO INSTALL THEIR ARTWORK ON
SITE.
IN 2020 WE ARE HOPING THE
PHYSICAL PIECES OF ARTWORK WILL
BE COMPLETE BUT WE DO EXPECT
THE PARK PIECE WILL BE
COMPLETED AFTER.
WE MAY REQUIRE LONGER PERIOD OF
TIME BECAUSE OF DIFFERENT
DEPARTMENTS AND APPROVALS THAT
ARE NEEDED.
>> IS THIS THE RIGHT TIME TO
ASK ABOUT -- WHERE ARE YOU AT
IN YOUR FUNDRAISING?
>> MICHELLE CAN DEFINITELY TALK
ABOUT THAT.
>> WE ARE JUST A LITTLE OVER
HALF WAY.
I WOULD LIKE TO TURN AROUND AND
LOOK AT MR. ERICKSON.
WE ARE DOING A BULK OF THE
FUNDRAISING, THE GOAL IS TO BE
FINISHED WITH THE FUNDRAISING
BY THE END OF THE CALENDAR
YEAR.
WE HAVE ABOUT 1.7 MILLION THAT
IS RAISED OUT OF THE BUDGET.
THERE IS ANOTHER THREE QUARTERS
OF A MILLION DOLLARS OF THERE
BEING CONSIDERED.
WE ARE WAITING FOR A RESPONSE
FROM THE COUNTY.
WE HAVE HAD A WONDERFUL
RESPONSE FROM THIS STATE AND A
WONDERFUL RESPONSE FROM THE
CITY.
DOES THAT HELP?
>> YES.
>> OKAY.
>> A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT IS
PRIVATE.
>> THE PRIVATE FUNDRAISING IS
1.1.
SO FAR WE HAVE BEEN VERY
ENCOURAGED.
>> CHRIS, ARE YOU UP NEXT?
>> JUST THE LAST SLIDE
REITERATING STAKEHOLDER
AGENCIES THAT WE HAVE BEEN
WORKING WITH.
THE OFFICE OF ARTS AND CULTURE,
SOUND TRANSIT, THE PARKS
DEPARTMENT, THE DEPARTMENT OF
NEIGHBORHOODS, THE DEPARTMENT
OF TRANSPORTATION, PUBLIC
UTILITIES AS WELL AS THE STATE
OF WASHINGTON WHICH HAS GIVEN
US SIGNIFICANT FUNDING.
NOW, HERE IS CHRIS.
>> RANDY FIRST.
>> I JUST WANTED TO UNDERSCORE
THE COLLABORATION WITH ALL OF
THE DEPARTMENTS THAT HELPED GET
US TO WHERE WE ARE.
BOTH DEPARTMENTS HAVE ALL BEEN
REALLY CRITICAL PARTNERS.
THEY HAVE BEEN SUPPORTING THE
WORK YOU WILL HEAR ABOUT
SHORTLY.
SOUND TRANSIT, ENTER AGENCY
PARTNERSHIPS CAN BE TRICKY,
THEY HAVE BEEN A GREAT PARTNER.
WE ARE HAPPY TO HAVE THEIR
SUPPORT.
I DON'T WANT TO UNDERSTATE THE
ROLE THAT THE FOLKS THAT
DESIGNED THE PARK, THEIR
WILLINGNESS TO LEAN INTO THIS
PARTNERSHIP.
IT HAS BEEN REALLY, REALLY
CRITICAL.
I WANT TO GIVE LOT OF PRAISE TO
KRISTIN, THE PROJECT MANAGER,
THIS IS NOT A NORMAL PROJECT.
THIS IS AN EXTREMELY
INTERACTIVE COMMUNITY DESIGN,
COMMUNITY LED PROCESS.
IT IS TEMPORARY AND PERMANENT
PROJECTS.
IT IS PUBLIC, PRIVATE PROJECTS.
IT HAS PUSHED THE WAY WE DO THE
WORK AND KRISTIN DESERVES LOT
OF CREDIT FOR THAT.
THERE IS A VILLAGE BEHIND THE
VILLAGE.
IT IS THE TWO OF US THAT YOU
SEE BUT THERE ARE A LOT OF
FOLKS THAT HAVE PUT THEIR HANDS
ON THIS.
>> MANY TIMES IN THE CITY
CREATES SOMETHING IT IS AN
INVITATION FOR THE CITY TO TAKE
OVER.
THAT DEFINITELY HAS NOT
HAPPENED IN THIS CASE.
THIS IS STILL, DESPITE THE FACT
WE HAVE AN IDT THAT IS MADE UP
OF MANY CITY DEPARTMENTS, THIS
IS STILL A COMMUNITY LED
PROJECT.
>> I STILL REMEMBER WHEN THE
COUNCILMAN CALLED ME IN 2015 TO
SAY THIS IS SOMETHING WE HAVE
TO DO AS A CITY.
THERE WASN'T MONEY FOR IT, WE
DID NOT KNOW HOW WE WERE GOING
TO DO IT.
I DON'T KNOW IF YOU REMEMBER
BUT THERE WAS A PERIOD OF TIME
WHERE WE HAD FOUR MAYORS IN 75
DAYS.
THIS PROJECT WAS SUPPORTED ALL
THE WAY THROUGH THAT.
I THINK THE IDT WAS LEGISLATED
IN 2017.
I THINK THAT SPEAKS TO THE
COMMITMENT OF THE CITY.
PEOPLE HAVE REALLY STEPPED INTO
HELP AND I APPRECIATE THE TEAM
EFFORT IT TOOK TO GET US WHERE
WE ARE.
I COULD NOT BE MORE HAPPY THAT
CHRIS IS GOING TO TALK ABOUT
HIS PROJECT.
>> I HAVE BEEN EAGER TO HEAR
FROM YOU BUT COUNCILMEMBER
BAGSHAW.
>> I WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE
EVERYONE AT THIS TABLE.
CHRISTOPHER WE HAVE NOT MET BY
AT NINE KNOW ABOUT YOUR WORK, I
AM DELIGHTED THAT YOU WILL BE
PARTICIPATING, JASON, THANK
YOU, MICHELLE THANK YOU FOR
YOUR LEADERSHIP.
I HAVE JUST REALLY APPRECIATED
THE WORK YOU ARE DOING.
ROYAL, ALWAYS GOOD TO SEE YOU.
THANK YOU FOR BRINGING ME IN.
I APPRECIATE IT.
GREAT WORK.
I WILL HAVE TO EXCUSE MYSELF, I
WILL PICK UP THE REST OF THIS
BUT I WILL BE SEEING YOU.
NEVER MISS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR
AN ENVELOPE, THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE.
>> GETTING BACK TO WHAT YOU
WERE SAYING, RANDY, I HAVE TO
SAY THAT THE COUNCILMAN -- LOT
OF PEOPLE DON'T KNOW HOW THINGS
GET DONE, THIS GENTLEMAN MADE
SURE THAT HE CALLED ME LOT.
I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT
PEOPLE KNOW THAT THE COUNCILMAN
NOT ONLY DEDICATED RELENTLESS
BUT ALWAYS KIND AND ALWAYS A
GENTLEMAN.
ALWAYS LETTING ME KNOW WHAT IS
GOING ON.
IT IS NOT JUST MAGIC, PEOPLE
ACTUALLY CALL AND GET THINGS
DONE.
THANK YOU.
>> LIKEWISE.
>>
I ALSO WILL HAVE TO LEAVE IN A
FEW MINUTES.
I WAS READING THE ARTICLE FROM
THE MAGAZINE JUST TO REITERATE
THE POINT THAT YOU MADE ABOUT
WHAT A COLOSSAL CRISIS THE
COMMUNITY HAS DEALT WITH OVER
THE DECADES.
THIS TALKS ABOUT HOW BEFORE THE
LIFE-SAVING DRUGS BEGAN TO
CHANGE EVERYTHING, THE DEFT
TOLL STOOD AT 3200, MORE THAN
THREE TIMES A NUMBER OF
WASHINGTONIANS KILLED IN
VIETNAM.
THAT PUTS IT INTO PERSPECTIVE
FOR THE YOUNGER GENERATION.
MY QUESTION WAS IN TERMS OF THE
ARTWORK WE ARE GOING TO BE
SEEING, HOW ARE YOU ADDRESSING
OR BRINGING FORWARD, NOT ONLY
THE TREMENDOUS SADNESS THAT
INDIVIDUALS WENT THROUGH, BUT,
ALSO, HOW THE GAY COMMUNITY AND
COMMUNITY AT LARGE, HOW THEY
CAME TOGETHER TO GET ORGANIZED.
I MEAN CAPITOL HILL HAS A RICH
HISTORY OF THE LGBTQ COMMUNITY
ORGANIZING TOGETHER, NOT TO
MENTION ACT UP CHAPTERS AND THE
CRITICAL ROLE THEY PLAYED.
I DON'T THINK IT SHOULD JUST BE
INDIVIDUALS, IT SHOULD BE HOW
WE CAME TOGETHER TO DO IT.
THE OTHER OBSERVATION IS THE
OTHER TIME WHEN HATE CRIMES
HAVE BEEN ON THE RISE, NOT TO
MENTION THE QUESTION OF HOW
DONALD TRUMP'S ELECTION HAS
EMBOLDENED THE RIGHT WING.
I THINK THIS IS GOING TO PLAY A
BIG ROLE IN COUNTERACTING NEXT.
>> THANK YOU.
ONE OF THE THINGS THAT IS
UNIQUE ABOUT SEATTLE THAT I
HAVE HEARD FROM THOSE WHO ARE
REALLY ACTIVE AT THE VERY
BEGINNING WITH REGARD TO THE
CRISIS IS UNLIKE OTHER CITIES
THIS CITY REALLY CAME TOGETHER,
PARTICULARLY THE VARIOUS LGBTQ
GROUPS AND HEALTHCARE GROUPS,
IN A WAY THAT WAS REMARKABLE IN
COMPARISON TO THE REST OF THE
U.S. PEOPLE WORKED TOGETHER, I
THINK WE WILL SEE THAT
REFLECTED IN THE HISTORIES OF
THAT WE ARE GATHERING FROM MANY
PEOPLE.
ALSO, AS YOU MAY HAVE SEEN IN
THE ART PLAN IS THAT IT IS TO
TELL THE STORIES, THE ART IS TO
TELL THE STORIES, OF
COLLABORATION, WORKING TOGETHER
TO ADDRESS THIS CRISIS.
HOW THE ARTIST WILL DO THAT,
THAT IS UP TO THEM BUT IT HAS
BEEN MADE CLEAR THAT THAT IS AN
IMPORTANT PART OF THE STORY.
THE OTHER THING I WOULD LIKE TO
MENTION IS THIS IS GOING TO BE
A GREAT GATHERING PLACE FOR THE
COMMUNITY.
WHAT WE WANT TO DO IS MAKE IT
OPTIMISTIC, GIVE PEOPLE COURAGE
THAT EVEN IN THE FACE OF GREAT
CRISIS A COMMUNITY CAN COME
TOGETHER AND WE CAN SURVIVE.
THAT WHEN PEOPLE TURN THEIR
BACKS ON US, SUCH AS THE
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT, WE WILL
TAKE CARE OF OUR OWN.
WE WILL DO IT ON OUR OWN TO
SUPPORT EACH OTHER.
THAT IS PART OF THE CALL TO
ACTION TOO.
WE SEE INCREDIBLE
DISCRIMINATION BEING BROUGHT BY
THE GOVERNMENT ON THE
TRANSGENDER COMMUNITY.
THAT IS ONE OF OUR GOALS.
WE ARE ALL IN THIS TOGETHER.
WE ARE NOT TURNING ON WAS BACK
ON ANYONE.
WE WILL NOT ALLOW SHAMING AND
BLAMING TO GO ON.
HOPEFULLY THAT WILL BE
REFLECTED IN THE ART.
>> I THINK THAT IS A GREAT
SEGMENT TO CHRISTOPHER TO TALK
ABOUT THE ART.
>> FIRST OF ALL THIS IS SUPER
EXCITING BECAUSE, YOU KNOW,
UNDERSTANDING HOW HARD THIS
TEAM HAS FOUGHT TO MAKE THIS
POSSIBLE, HOW HARD THE
COMMUNITY HAS FOUGHT TO MAKE
THIS POSSIBLE.
THIS JOURNEY STARTED SEVERAL
YEARS AGO WITH A LOT OF DIRECT
ACTION WORK AROUND CHALLENGING
BLACK COMMUNITIES.
WHAT STANDS OUT TO ME AS BEING
MOST CENTRAL AND CRITICAL WITH
THIS PROJECT, IS THE FACT THAT
ONE OF THE HISTORIES THAT
PEOPLE DON'T UNDERSTAND ABOUT
HIV/AIDS IS HOW IT IS
COMPLETELY ENTRENCHED WITH A
HISTORY OF THE HOUSING CRISIS.
THERE WAS A STUDY WHICH
REVOLUTIONIZED EPIDEMIOLOGY,
WHICH LOOKED AT THE COUNTER
ACTION BETWEEN THE BRONX AND
NEW YORK, THE PERPETUATION OF
HIV/AIDS FOR VULNERABLE
COMMUNITIES IF YOU DON'T HAVE
SAFE HOUSING OR ACCESS TO A
STABLE PLACE TO LIVE.
SUPPRESS THE CRISIS. WILL
THIS WORK, TO TAKE PLACE WITHIN
THE HEART OF A HOUSING
DEVELOPMENT, NOT JUST WITHIN
THE CAPITAL HOUSING BUILDING
BUT OTHER SURROUNDING SPACES,
IN A TIMER CAPITOL HILL IS
BECOMING INHOSPITABLE TOWARDS
LGBTQ COMMUNITY, COMMUNITIES OF
COLOR, A TIME WHERE THE HEART
OF SEATTLE HAS BECOME VIOLENT
TOWARDS POOR PEOPLE IN GENERAL,
IT IS REALLY CRUCIAL THAT WE
THINK ABOUT -- BUT THE CRISIS
HAS DONE, IT IS REALLY ONE OF
THE FEW EPISODES WITHIN
AMERICAN HISTORY WHERE NO
AMOUNT OF RACIAL PRIVILEGE OR
ECONOMIC PRIVILEGE WOULD
SHELTER SOMEONE FROM THE CORE
OF THE EXPERIENCE.
FROM THE SYSTEMIC
DISCRIMINATION BUT ALSO THE
RISK OF DEATH.
WHAT IS IMPORTANT ABOUT THE
HISTORICAL SITE IS THAT IT
REALLY POSES THE MOST CENTRAL
QUESTIONS TO US ABOUT WHO
MATTERS.
IN THE TIME THAT WE LIVE IN
RIGHT NOW WHERE THESE QUESTIONS
ARE ON EVERY FRONT, THE POWER
AND POTENTIAL OF THIS ARTWORK
TO REFRAME THE WAY WE THINK
ABOUT WHO MATTERS AND CREATE A
SPACE WHERE PEOPLE AT THE MOST
PUSHED TO THE MARGINS, I GUESS
THE QUESTION FOR ME IS, HOW DO
WE CREATE SOMETHING WITH THE
FORTITUDE TO MAKE IT WORTHWHILE
FOR US MOST IMPACTED
COMMUNITIES TO TAKE A SPACE OF
HOME AND BELONGING AT THE
CENTER OF CAPITOL HILL.
HOW DO WE MAKE THIS A SPACE
THAT IS INCLUSIVE AND SPIRITED
EOUGH TO MAKE PEOPLE FEEL LIKE
THEY BELONG?
FOR ME THE PROCESS WITH THAT,
MY ROLE IS NOT TO DESIGN BUT
THAT IS, IT IS TO IMAGINE THAT
AND FACILITATE THE COMMUNITY
COMING TOGETHER.
MY APPROACH IS REALLY LOOKING
AT THE HISTORY OF HOSPITALITY
WITHIN LGBTQ COMMUNITIES AND
COMMUNITIES OF COLOR.
HOW WE HAVE COME TOGETHER TO
SUPPORT ONE ANOTHER.
IT WILL BE A SPACE THAT ALLOWS
THE COMMUNITY TO BE A MORE
LIVABLE PLACE FOR EVERYONE.
IT IS REALLY AN HONOR, TO BE
ABLE TO BE IN THIS KIND OF
COLLABORATION WITH THE MANY
GENERATIONS OF PEOPLE WHO HAVE
FOUGHT TO MAKE THIS A REALITY.
I REALLY THINK ABOUT HOW THE
FUTURE, HOW MUCH OF THE FUTURE
IS CONTINGENT UPON US SHOWING
UP TO MAKE THIS WHAT IT
DESERVES TO BE.
>> THAT IS WHY WE WORK WITH
ARTISTS.
>> YOUR VISION FOR THIS AND THE
VISION THAT WAS SET EVEN BEFORE
YOU CAME ON AS PART OF THE
PROJECT, I THINK IT IS REALLY
ALIGNED WITH SOME OF THE ISSUES
THAT THE CITY IS STRUGGLING
WITH.
WE RECOGNIZE THAT OUR
NEIGHBORHOODS HAVE CHANGED,
PEOPLE HAVE BEEN DISPLACED, AND
YOU KNOW, EVEN THOUGH THE
NEIGHBORHOOD OF CAPITOL HILL
HAS CHANGED, THE CENTRAL
DISTRICT HAS CHANGED, WE
RECOGNIZE THAT PEOPLE STILL
COME BACK TO THOSE
NEIGHBORHOODS.
THEY NEED GATHERING PLACES.
THAT IS REALLY IMPORTANT.
IT IS KIND OF LIKE -- IT FEELS
LIKE YOU KNOW, WE ALREADY --
WHAT IS THE EXPRESSION?
LET THE CAT OUT OF THE BAG.
IT IS INCREDIBLY IMPORTANT WHEN
YOU ALSO LOOK AT WHAT HAPPENS
WHEN NEIGHBORHOODS CHANGE.
WE HAD A PRESENTATION ABOUT
HATE CRIMES.
A PROFESSOR HAD DONE A STUDY OF
HATE CRIMES AND HOW THEY HAPPEN
IN NEIGHBORHOODS THAT HAVE
EXPERIENCED THIS CHANGE.
WE SEE A RISE IN HATE CRIMES
AGAINST LGBTQ PEOPLE IN CAPITOL
HILL.
THE HISTORIC NEIGHBORHOOD OF
LGBTQ PEOPLE.
THAT IS ANOTHER REASON WHY IT
IS SO IMPORTANT FOR THE CITY TO
SUPPORT PROJECTS LIKE THESE
THAT ARE GATHERING PLACES.
EVEN THOUGH PEOPLE THAT HAVE
BEEN DISPLACED FROM THE
NEIGHBORHOOD, BUSINESSES HAVE
BEEN DISPLACED, WE ARE CREATING
THE MESSAGE THAT THIS IS YOUR
NEIGHBORHOOD.
IT WILL ALWAYS BE YOUR
NEIGHBORHOOD IN THE CITY OF
SEATTLE.
THANK YOU FOR THAT.
>> AS WE MOVE ON, I WANT TO
MAKE ONE POINT THAT WE TALK
ABOUT QUITE OFTEN, THAT IS THAT
THE NARRATIVE IS A BRIDGE FOR
EDUCATION, FOR LEARNING, FOR
CONNECTING, MOST IMPORTANTLY
FOR EMOTIONAL HELP.
I WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE YOU FOR
THE AMOUNT OF EMOTIONAL TRAUMA
THAT HE ENGAGES IN EVERY TIME
HE GOES FOR A STORY.
EVERY TIME HE GOES FOR A
NARRATIVE.
I WANT TO MAKE THAT PUBLIC
RECOGNITION.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU.
I GET REALLY EMOTIONAL WHENEVER
I START TALKING ABOUT THIS
PROJECT.
FIRST I THINK WE WILL TALK
ABOUT THE SPECIFICS, IF WE CAN
GO TO THE POWERPOINT
PRESENTATION.
AGAIN I AM THE STORY GATHERING
CONSULTANT FOR THE AMP.
I WAS HIRED AT THE END OF MARCH
LAST YEAR.
OVER THAT TIME I HAVE SPOKEN TO
AND GATHER STORIES FROM 33
PEOPLE THROUGH INTERVIEWS AND
WRITTEN TESTIMONIES.
THEY ARE IDENTIFIED AS BLACK,
AFRICAN-AMERICAN, NATIVE
INDIGENOUS, LATIN, BY RACIAL,
MULTIRACIAL OR PEOPLE OF COLOR.
SOME WERE ADOPTED.
SO THIS GRANT WAS GEARED
TOWARDS GETTING THE STORY SOME
BLACK IN MY BROWN PEOPLE.
I GUESS I WOULD LIKE TO SAY I
HEAR PEOPLE SAY WE ARE GIVING A
VOICE TO THESE PEOPLE BUT
ACTUALLY THEY ALL HAVE VOICES.
THE ISSUE IS REALLY LISTENING.
THAT IS WHAT THIS GRANT ALLOWED
ME TO DO.
THEY RANGED IN AGE FROM 24-69.
POLK SO IDENTIFIED AS TRANS DID
NOT CONSENT TO INTERVIEWS
BECAUSE THEY WERE CONCERNED
ABOUT THEIR SAFETY OR THEY
NECESSARILY THOUGHT PEOPLE
WOULD DISREGARD THEIR STORIES.
THEY HAVE BEEN DISREGARDED SO
OFTEN THAT SOMETIMES IT IS EASY
TO INTERNALIZE THAT.
SO I WAS NOT ABLE TO DO IT IN
THAT TIME FRAME BUT I AM SO
INTERESTED TO SPEAK TO TRANS
PEOPLE.
THAT IS A PART OF WHAT WE DON'T
HEAR.
SOME OF THE SUBJECTS ARE LIVING
WITH HIV, OTHERS HAVE FAMILY
MEMBERS WHO DIED IN FROM
HIV/AIDS.
SOME WORK FOR ORGANIZATIONS
THAT SERVE PEOPLE.
ALL THE WORK THAT I WENT
THROUGH, I GATHERED 60 HOURS OF
STORYTELLING.
MOST OF THESE INDIVIDUALS CAME
THROUGH CONNECTIONS WITH THESE
PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS.
IT IS AFRICAN-AMERICAN REACH
AND TEACH, BABES NETWORK, WHICH
DEALS WITH WOMEN LIVING WITH
HIV/AIDS, THE BAILEY HOUSE
WHICH IS THE FIRST PLACE FOR
PEOPLE WHO WERE LIVING IN MY
DYING FROM HIV/AIDS COULD GO.
CENTER FOR MULTICULTURAL
HEALTH, GAY CITY, RIGHT DOWN
THE STREET FROM ME.
THOSE ARE JUST SOME OF THE
SPECIFICS.
IT WOULD BE GREAT TO HEAR A
LITTLE FROM SOME OF THE PEOPLE
I SPOKE TO.
WE HAVE A SHORT VIDEO HERE.
>> I WAS WITH A BOYFRIEND, A SO-
CALLED BOYFRIEND, IT EVENTUALLY
BECAME SEXUAL, AFTER THE FACT
HE THEN CAME TO TELL ME, BY THE
WAY, I HAVE GOT AIDS.
HE SAYS, "I HAVE GOT AIDS."
I SAID, "AIDS?"
HE SAID, "YEAH, I AM SUPPOSED
TO TAKE MEDICATION BUT I DON'T
TAKE ANY MEDICATION."
HE THOUGHT I ALREADY HAD IT
BECAUSE I LIVE IN MY CAR.
HE THOUGHT EVERYBODY HAS IT.
>> MY FRIEND JAMES IN BOSTON HE
WOULD ALWAYS GO TO THE
HOSPITAL.
HERE IS JAMES RIGHT HERE.
THAT IS MY BEST FRIEND.
HE IS MY BEST FRIEND.
HE KEPT IT A SECRET FOR THE
LONGEST.
I WOULD ALWAYS GO VISIT HIM.
HE WOULD NEVER TELL ANYONE WHAT
WAS WRONG WITH HIM.
I STILL DIDN'T KNOW THAT HE HAD
AIDS BECAUSE HE KEPT IT A
SECRET FOR SO LONG.
I DIDN'T KNOW UNTIL I WENT TO
HIS FUNERAL WHAT HE DIED OF.
HE DIED OF AIDS BECAUSE HIS MOM
TOLD ME.
I USED TO LOVE TO LISTEN TO HIM
TALK BECAUSE HE HAD THAT BOSTON
ACCENT.
I DIDN'T UNDERSTAND WHY HE
COULDN'T TELL ME.
>> THOSE ARE JUST TWO PEOPLE.
THEY HAVE ALTERED THE COURSE OF
MY LIFE AND I GUESS THAT IS NOT
WHAT I EXPECTED WHEN I STARTED.
YOU GET A JOB, YOU THINK, I
WILL DO THE JOB, YOU REALLY
DON'T KNOW WHAT WILL HAPPEN.
I REALIZED THE JOB WASN'T ABOUT
SITTING DOWN WITH PEOPLE AND
HAVING A CAMERA RUN, IT WAS
ABOUT CREATING RELATIONSHIPS
WITH PEOPLE.
THOSE RELATIONSHIPS HAVE
CHANGED ME.
I REALIZED THAT IF THEY COULD
CHANGE ME THESE PEOPLE COULD
HELP CHANGE HOW WE VIEW
HIV/AIDS IN THIS REGION BY
SHARING STORIES THAT WE DON'T
HEAR THAT HAVE BEEN IGNORED,
THAT HAVE BEEN OVERLOOKED, WE
NOW, IN THIS CITY, GET A CHANCE
TO REFRAME HOW HIV/AIDS HAS
IMPACTED THE REGION.
WE MAY HAVE ONE VERSION OF HOW
THINGS IT HAPPENED BUT NOW WE
UNDERSTAND THAT IT IS MUCH
BROADER. SO MANY DIFFERENT
THINGS HAPPEN.
YOU HEARD VICKY TALK ABOUT HOW
SOMEONE THOUGHT THAT ABOUT HER
BECAUSE SHE LIVED IN HER CAR.
HERE WE ARE TALKING ABOUT
HOMELESSNESS.
THEY TALK ABOUT THEIR LOVED
ONES, THEY TALK ABOUT FAMILY
MEMBERS.
I GUESS THE THING I REALIZED IS
THAT HIV/AIDS IS THIS GREAT BIG
WINDOW, THROUGH A WINDOW YOU
CAN SEE ALL OF THE SOCIAL
ISSUES THAT ARE GOING ON.
BUT WE TEND TO THINK OF IT AS
HIV, JUST A DISEASE, BUT IT
TOUCHES UPON SUBSTANCE ABUSE,
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, THE THEMES
THAT KEPT COMING UP THAT PEOPLE
EXPRESSED, I WAS AT FIRST
SHOCKED BUT THEN I WASN'T
BECAUSE I REALIZED ALL OF THESE
FIBERS ARE IN OUR LIVES.
WHAT HAPPENED IS THAT THE
PEOPLE GOT TO TELL THE STORIES
ABOUT THE THINGS THAT HAD
HAPPENED TO THEM.
THERE IS THIS THING THAT I
DON'T KNOW IF PEOPLE CAN
UNDERSTAND WHEN YOU WATCH THE
VIDEO THAT HAPPENS IN A ROOM
WHEN SOMEONE HAS SOMETHING THAT
HAS BEEN PENT UP, THAT PEOPLE
DON'T LISTEN TO, WHEN THEY GET
TO RELEASE IT IT CHANGES THE
ENERGY IN THE ROOM.
I HAVE REALLY FEELS LIKE THIS
CHANGE HAPPENED TO ME.
AS I CONTINUED WITH THE PROJECT
AND SAT DOWN WITH THESE PEOPLE,
SOME PEOPLE LIVED IN THEIR
APARTMENTS, ONE PERSON TALKED
ABOUT HOW HE LIVES IN HIS
APARTMENT BUT NEXT DOOR THERE
IS A PLACE WHERE THEY WERE
GOING TO RENT A HOUSE FOR
$3500.
HE SAID, I CAN'T IMAGINE LIVING
IN A PLACE LIKE THAT, I CAN'T
AFFORD IT.
WHERE WOULD I BE WITHOUT
AFFORDABLE HOUSING.
HE IS 65 YEARS OLD, WHO IS
BLACK, WHO IS HIV-POSITIVE WHO
COULD BE HOMELESS WITHOUT
AFFORDABLE HOUSING.
SO ALL OF THESE ISSUES KEPT
CHANGING ME, HEARING THESE
STORIES, THEY CHANGED ME.
I REALLY BELIEVE THAT WHAT THIS
PROJECT CAN DO -- I HAVE TO
THANK THE DEPARTMENT OF
NEIGHBORHOODS AND THE PROJECT
MANAGER WILL BE LEAVING IN US
AND HELPING US.
TO REALLY FOCUS ON IS BLACK AND
BROWN PEOPLE, TO HEAR THEM, I
REALLY ENCOURAGE US TO LISTEN
TO EACH OTHER.
IT SOUNDS SO SILLY BUT THAT IS
WHAT I HAD TO DO, IT WAS A
LISTEN.
IT CAN REALLY DO SO MUCH TO
CHANGE HOW WE ALL INTERACT WITH
EACH OTHER TO LISTEN.
THAT IS WHAT I HAD THE
EXPERIENCE TO DO.
NOW I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT
OTHER PEOPLE GET TO LISTEN TO
THESE STORIES AS WELL.
THAT THESE PEOPLE GET TO TALK
ABOUT THIS PROJECT, TO TALK
ABOUT THEMSELVES, TO SHARE
THEIR STORIES, TO KNOW THEY ARE
JUST IMPORTANT AS SOMEONE NAMED
LARRY KRAMER, RICKY HAS JUST AS
MUCH TO SAY AS SOMEONE WHO IS
ALWAYS ON TELEVISION WHO IS
ALWAYS IN THE NEWSPAPER, EVEN
THOUGH SHE LIVED IN HER CAR.
THIS HAS BEEN JUST A FANTASTIC
PROJECT.
I HAVE HAD SO MANY JOBS, I HAVE
NEVER HAD A JOB LIKE THIS IN MY
LIFE.
NO MATTER WHAT HAPPENS TO ME I
FEEL LIKE THIS IS THE BEST
THING I HAVE EVER DONE.
I ACTUALLY DIDN'T DO IT, THEY
DID IT.
I JUST SAT THERE AND RECORDED
IT.
>> HOW DO WE BENEFIT FROM THIS
WORK?
I WATCHED A FILM THAT YOU
CURATED OF SOME OF THESE
INTERVIEWS, HOW WELL OTHER
PEOPLE HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO
EXPERIENCE THE TRANSFORMATION
THAT YOU HAVE GONE THROUGH FROM
THESE REALLY POWERFUL STORIES?
>> GREAT QUESTION.
>> WE BUILT THE YOUTUBE CHANNEL
AS A PLATFORM FOR PEOPLE TO
ACCESS THIS ONLINE.
I HAVE BEEN WORKING WITH
BROSSETTE TO PUT OUT A PLAN IN
HOW WE WILL POST ALL OF THESE
VIDEOS.
WE HAVE DONE A FEW OF THEM BUT
WE ARE NOW -- NOW THAT THEY
HAVE BEEN IN THE CAN, WE ARE
PUTTING THEM TOGETHER TO BE
ABLE TO SHOW THEM TO THE
PUBLIC.
>> ALSO, I HAVE BEEN IN
DISCUSSIONS WITH THE PUBLIC
LIBRARY ABOUT TRYING TO FIND
ANOTHER WAY TO ARCHIVE THESE.
WHAT WILL WE DO FOR THE FUTURE
WITH ALL OF THESE STORIES.
WE NEED A CURATOR OF THIS
MATERIAL.
SO WE HAD A MEETING, WE PLAN TO
TALK MORE ABOUT HOW THE LIBRARY
CAN BECOME INVOLVED WITH THIS
AS WELL.
>> WE ARE LOOKING FOR LONG-TERM
PARTNERS.
>> WE HAVE BEEN ENTRUSTED WITH
THESE STORIES OF SOME OF THE
MOST PERSONAL AND PAINFUL
STORIES, I THINK WE NEED TO
HONOR THAT.
WE NEED TO ALLOW THOSE STORIES
TO HELP OTHER PEOPLE, HELP THE
COMMUNITY.
I THINK ONE OF THE MOST
PROMISING OPPORTUNITIES WE MAY
HAVE IS WITH THE SEATTLE PUBLIC
LIBRARY SO WE WANT TO EXPLORE
THAT WITH THE LIBRARY BECAUSE
IT IS SO ASSESSABLE.
THE LIBRARY IS VERY INTERESTED
IN WORKING WITH US.
THIS IS ONE OF THE UNIQUE
THINGS ABOUT THE AIDS MEMORIAL,
THERE ARE LOT OF THINGS THAT
LOOK LIKE TYPICAL MEMORIALS,
THEY ARE BEAUTIFUL, BUT, WHAT
WE ARE DOING IS CREATING NOT
ONLY THE PHYSICAL SPACE BUT
TELLING THE STORIES.
I AM NOT AWARE OF ANOTHER
COMMUNITY THAT IS WORKING TO DO
THAT, TO BRING THIS TO LIFE.
IT IS CHALLENGING, IT TAKES
TALENT, ROSETTE YOU ARE DOING
MORE THAN WORKING WITH A
MICROPHONE OR RECORDING.
YOU ARE CREATING TRUST.
PEOPLE DO NOT EASILY GIVE UP
THESE STORIES.
IT TAKES A LOT OF TIME.
SO STORYTELLING IS GOING TO BE
UNIQUE.
WE WANT THIS TO BE SHARED WITH
THE COMMUNITY.
>> I WANT TO UNDERSCORE YOUR
POINT, TO HONOR THAT GIFT, OF
THE FOLKS WHO GAVE THOSE
STORIES, TO HONOR IT MEANS WE
HAVE AN OBLIGATION TO MAKE SURE
THAT THEY ARE HEARD.
THOSE ARE STORIES THAT WERE
GIVEN WITH THE UNDERSTANDING
THAT THEY WOULD HELP SOMEBODY.
I THINK WE HAVE A
RESPONSIBILITY, WHICH, TO ME,
IS A LITTLE BIT STRONGER OF A
MANDATE AS FAR AS WHAT IT MEANS
TO HONOR.
I DON'T WANT TO LOSE THIS
TREASURE, I THINK IT IS REALLY
IMPORTANT SO THANK YOU.
>> WE DON'T WANT TO LOSE IT
EITHER.
YOU HAVE GIVEN ME AN EXCELLENT
OPENING TO SAY THAT WE MAY BE
LOOKING TO THE CITY TO HELP US.
TO HELP US WITH THAT BEING ABLE
TO LOOK AT WHEN WE COME TO A
DECISION WHERE THE RIGHT PLACE
FOR ALL OF THESE STORIES TO
RESIGN AND BUILD, WE MAY BE
COMING TO YOU TO HELP US
SUPPORT THAT.
>> FANTASTIC.
I WAS ANTICIPATING THAT AND I
KNOW THAT SOME OF THE FUNDING
THAT THE PROJECT HAS RECEIVED
WAS THROUGH THE PARK OF
NEIGHBORHOODS.
EVEN THOUGH THE CHAIR OF THE
COUNCIL'S BUDGET COMMITTEE
LAUGHED, I GRABBED HER ON THE
WAY OUT AND SAID I AM
INTERESTED TO FIGURE OUT HOW WE
COULD ADDRESS WHAT I PERCEIVE
AS A SHORTFALL.
BEING ABLE TO REALIZE THIS
VISION COMING OUT FROM SOME OF
THE CHANGES AROUND THE
DEPARTMENT OF NEIGHBORHOODS
FUNDING POLICY.
>> SO WE CAN TALK?
>> WE CAN KEEP TALKING.
>> I JUST HAVE ONE COMMENTS TO
ADD TO ROSETTE'S AMAZING
DISCOVERY.
THESE STORIES MAKE AN EXCELLENT
BASIS FOR YOUNG PEOPLE TO GO
BACK TO UNDERSTAND WHAT THE
ARTWORK MEANS, WHAT THE OLDER
PEOPLE WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED THE
ACTUAL EPIDEMIC, WHAT THEY FELT
AS THEY WERE GOING THROUGH IT.
SO THE EDUCATIONAL COMPONENT OF
THESE STORIES ARE IN AND OF
THEMSELVES, ROSETTE IS TO BE
CONGRATULATED.
>> THANK YOU.
>> CLOSING REMARKS?
>> I JUST WANT TO SAY THAT THE
AMP, THE NAME WAS VERY SPECIFIC
IN USING THE WAY PATHWAY, NOT
ONLY WAS LITERAL IN TERMS OF
IDENTIFYING THAT IT IS A LARGE
PHYSICAL AREA THAT PEOPLE WILL
BE ABLE TO WALK AROUND AND
EXPERIENCE ALL THE DIFFERENT
ARTWORK AND STORIES THAT WILL
BE ASSESSABLE, BUT, IT IS VERY
SYMBOLIC AND WE TAKE THAT TO
HEART.
IT IS A PATH FOR US TO SEE WHAT
WE HAVE EXPERIENCED, TO TAKE
STOCK OF WHERE WE ARE NOW AND
TO LOOK AHEAD TO A BETTER
FUTURE.
USING WHAT WE HAVE GAINED FROM
OUR LOVED ONES IN THE PAST TO
MOVE TO A BETTER FUTURE.
>> THERE IS SO MUCH VISION HERE
I DON'T EVEN KNOW WHERE TO
START IN THINKING YOU FOLKS.
IT IS JUST VISION FROM EVERY
CORNER.
THERE ARE SOME FOLKS TOO THAT
DESERVE RECOGNITION.
WE HAVE GOT PEOPLE FROM THE
ARTS OFFICE AS WELL AS PARKS
AND SOUND TRANSIT.
SO A SHOUT OUT TO THEM.
ALSO WANT TO AGAIN THANK THE
ARTS OFFICE AND THE DIRECTOR
FOR THE ABLE STEERING OF THIS
EFFORT AND, AGAIN, THE
LEADERSHIP OF COUNCILMEMBER
JUAREZ IN KNOWING THAT AN IDT
WAS SO CRITICAL TO THE KIND OF
SUPPORT THAT THE COMMUNITY
NEEDED TO REALIZE THIS VISION.
WE ARE REALLY GRATEFUL.
I DO HAVE PUBLIC COMMENT, DOES
NOT LOOK LIKE ANYONE HAS SIGNED
UP.
IF ANYONE HAS CHANGED THEIR
MIND AND WANTS TO SPEAK THEY
ARE WELCOME TO DO THAT.
THANK YOU FOR COMING DOWN.
>> MY NAME IS MANUEL FROM THE
SEATTLE LGBTQ COMMISSION.
I WOULD JUST LIKE TO THANK
EVERYONE AT THE TABLE FOR
GETTING THIS PROJECT ALMOST
DONE IN ABOUT 12 MONTHS.
AROUND THIS TIME THAT THE
PATHWAY WAS BEING LEGISLATED IN
2015 I RECEIVED THE YOUNG
LEADERS SCHOLARSHIP WHICH IS A
SCHOLARSHIP FOR YOUNG PEOPLE
WITH HIV.
JUST ONE POINT, THE AIMS ARE TO
CREATE A PHYSICAL SPACE
ADVENTURE SHARE STORIES AND
PROVIDE A CALL TO ACTION, THAT
STILL ISN'T DISCUSSED FULLY AT
THIS MEETING BUT JUST AN IDEA,
IF WE CAN FIGURE OUT HOW WE CAN
USE --
IT WAS SLIDE 14.
IF SOMEHOW WE CAN GET THOSE
3200 SOME DEATHS SOME THAT.
IT IF WE COULD GET THOSE
MOBILIZED ON THAT TOWER WALL
AND USE THE OF MENTAL VIRTUAL
REALITY TO SEE THE PRESENT-DAY
PHASE OF THE EPIDEMIC.
GRANTED IF THOSE PEOPLE ARE 50
YEARS OR OLDER COMPRISED OF
49%, BUT IF YOU EXPAND THAT TO
THE AGE 40 AND ABOVE THAT IS
75% OF PEOPLE.
WHEN WE SEE THE NATIONAL
STATISTICS OVER ONE QUARTER OF
THE INFECTIONS ARE YOUNG
ADULTS.
PERHAPS THERE IS A NEW PHASE IN
19 -- IN 2020.
>> THANK YOU.
THERE ARE NO FURTHER COMMENTS
YOU WANT TO CLOSE US DOWN.
>> YES, THANK YOU.
IT IS LIKE BUT COUNCILMEMBER
HERBOLD SAID THERE IS SO MUCH
HERE BUT I WANT TO END IT IN A
GOOD WAY.
WHAT WE ARE DOING HERE WITH AMP
IS ONLY ONE PIECE OF HISTORY.
WE KNOW THAT ART REFLECTS LIFE,
IT REFLECTS OUR HISTORY, OUR
STRUGGLES, IT ALSO REFLECTS OUR
BEAUTY.
WHEN HE WAS SPEAKING I WAS
GETTING EMOTIONAL BECAUSE WE
HAD THE SAME TYPE OF EMOTIONAL
REACTION WHEN WE DID OUR PIECE
ON MISSING INDIGENOUS WOMEN.
YOU ARE RIGHT, THE ROOM DOESN'T
CHANGE.
YOU ARE PHYSICALLY, ABSOLUTELY
CORRECT, YOU DID MORE THAN FEEL
IT AT A MOLECULAR LEVEL.
IT HAS CHANGED YOU.
AS A NATIVE PERSON AS I WAS
SHARING EARLIER, I KNOW WHAT IT
FEELS LIKE BUT I ALSO KNOW THE
HEALING PIECE OF RESILIENCY.
THE FLIP SIDE OF TRAUMA IS
RESILIENCY.
RESILIENCY MEANS, IN OUR
COMMUNITY, TELLING OUR STORIES,
HEARING EACH OTHER LIKE YOU
WERE SHARING BUT BASICALLY
TELLING THE TRUTH.
IN THIS COUNTRY, IN THIS CITY,
SO MANY PEOPLE DON'T WANT TO
HEAR THE TRUTH.
THAT SOME PEOPLE'S LIVES
MATTERED MORE.
BUT THAT IS THE PAST, GOING
FORWARD, WE ARE ON THE
LEGISLATIVE BRANCH, WE TRY TO
LISTEN TO THE PEOPLE AND MAKE
CHANGES THAT REFLECT THE
PRIORITIES IN OUR COMMUNITY.
AT THE END OF THE DAY WHEN YOU
SPEAK TRUTH, WHEN YOU TELL US
WHAT YOU NEED TO DO, YOU ARE
TELLING NOT JUST US BUT YOU ARE
TELLING EVERYBODY, YOU ARE ALSO
HONORING THE PEOPLE WHOSE LIVES
WERE LOST TO THIS DISEASE.
I LIVED ON CAPITOL HILL SO WHEN
I WAS LOOKING AT THOSE NAMES,
ALL OF THOSE PEOPLE WERE BORN
AROUND THE TIME I WAS.
I THINK I REMEMBER A COUPLE OF
THOSE FOLKS.
WE ALL HAVE PEOPLE IN OUR LIVES
THAT WE LOST TO THIS DISEASE.
I AM GLAD PEOPLE AREN'T SAYING
HIV/AIDS IS IN THE PAST BECAUSE
IT IS NOT.
IT IS HERE.
WHEN YOU PUT UP A BREAK AND
MORTAR, YOU WILL HAVE YOUR
COMPUTER TECHNOLOGY THING, THAT
MANS THEY ARE STILL HERE.
WE BELIEVE THAT PEOPLE DON'T
DIE, THEY DON'T DISAPPEAR, THEY
DON'T GO AWAY, THEY ARE STILL
HERE BECAUSE YOU ARE HERE
TALKING ABOUT THEM.
THE COUNCILMEMBER HANDED AROUND
THE FOLDER WITH ALL THE NAMES,
THEY ARE STILL HERE.
I JUST WANT TO HONOR THAT AND
THANK YOU.
I WANT TO THANK COUNCILMEMBER
HERBOLD FOR HAVING THIS LUNCH,
I HOPE THAT WE HAVE ANOTHER
OPPORTUNITY TO HEAR FROM YOU AS
YOU GET FURTHER DOWN THE ROAD.
I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW MORE.
WE WOULD LIKE TO KNOW MORE
ABOUT WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE.
I AM ONE OF THOSE PEOPLE THAT
LIKES TO SEE WHERE YOU ARE AT.
THIS IS ALSO A PHENOMENAL
EXAMPLE WHEN YOU HAVE PUBLIC,
PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS, I TRULY
BELIEVE IT OR NOT.
I DON'T THINK GOVERNMENT CAN DO
EVERYTHING NOR SHOULD THEY.
THESE ARE THE THINGS THAT
GOVERNMENT HANDS OFF TO AN
ORGANIZATION THAT KNOWS THEIR
PEOPLE AND THEIR COMMUNITY.
WE KNOW WHAT WE ARE DOING.
SO THANK YOU FOR TODAY.
AGAIN, THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBER.
>> WITH THAT WE WILL BE
ADJOURNED.
THANK YOU EVERYBODY FOR
PARTICIPATING.
>> THANK YOU.