On This Presidents' Day - #ArresttheLegislature
Press Release (bold mine):
#ArrestTheLegislature Press Conference
on School Funding and Black Lives Matter
Who: All City Black Student Union (BSU) and Black Law Student Association, Garfield High School BSU members, University of Washington BSU members, Chief Sealth High School BSU members, Rainier Beach High School BSU members, Seattle University Black Law Students Assocation Members, BlackOut Washington, and Black Lives Matter organizers
What: Press conference providing testimony about school funding, the opportunity gap, the McCleary decision & the legislature remaining in contempt of court, and Black Lives Matter
When: Monday, February 15, 2016 at 2:00 p.m.
Where: The Capitol Building Steps
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In order for us as poor and oppressed people to become part of a society that is meaningful, the system under which we now exist has to be radically changed... It means facing a system that does not lend its self to [our] needs and devising means by which [we] change that system.
- Ella Baker
For the first time in Washington State history the Legislature was held in contempt of court for failing to obey the orders of the Washington State Supreme Court. Since the contempt finding the Legislature has continued to ignore the ruling of the Court. As a result, the Legislature is being fined $100,000 per a day for willful failure to comply due to the Legislatures neglect to put forth a plan to fully fund K-12 education in the State.
When an average citizen is found to be in contempt of court and Seattle Schools Community Forum: On This Presidents' Day - #ArresttheLegislature: