Dwell in Possibility | The 2023 ACLU-WA Annual Celebration

PROGRAM
 

Owašté
Land acknowledgement and performance

HOLLIS WONG-WEAR
Emcee

ARIANNE TRUE
Washington State Poet Laureate

EDGAR VILLANUEVA & MICHELE STORMS
Author of Decolonizing Wealth in conversation with ACLU-WA Executive Director, followed by Michele’s remarks on the ACLU-WA’s current work

BLU
Spoken word

Bill of Rights Award Presentation

NANCY TALNER
Kathleen Taylor Civil Libertarian Award
presented by Antoinette “Tonie” Davis, ACLU-WA Deputy Director

RUBY ALVAREZ-CLARK
Youth Activist Award presented by Roxana Gomez,
ACLU-WA Youth Policy Director

ROSALINDA GUILLEN
William O. Douglas Bill of Rights Award
presented by Martin Valadez, ACLU-WA Board Member

BLACK BELT EAGLE SCOUT
Musical performance

CLOSING REMARKS
Hollis Wong-Wear

BOOK SIGNING
In-peson attendees: Edgar Villanueva will sign books 
in the lobby following the event.
Books may be purchased on site, courtesy of Third Place Books. 

Art by Rabia Friedman, a first-generation Afghan American designer,
illustrator, food enthusiast, and ACLU-WA graphic designer.
Rabia’s illustration for this event references the cosmos to examine our existence and instill hope for the expansive space and possibility beyond us. See her work on Instagram @rabiafried.

Presented from stolen land, as we acknowledge broken treaties, genocide, and much work to be done to improve the lives of Indigenous peoples. The work we are doing will never be enough  – and, we will keep doing it.
 

See our photo gallery here.

Special thanks to:
Owašté and Matt Remle, Land acknowledgement and Musical Performance (Lakota welcoming translation will be posted below when available)
Hollis Wong-Wear, Emcee and Film Production for Highlight Reels
Arianne True, Washington State Poet Laureate
Edgar Villanueva, Author of Decolonizing Wealth
Michele Storms, ACLU-WA Executive Director
Caitlin “Blu” Clark, Spoken Word
Nancy Talner, Kathleen Taylor Civil Libertarian Award Winner
Antoinette “Tonie” Davis, ACLU-WA Deputy Director
Ruby Alvarez-Clark, Youth Activist Award Winner
Roxana Gomez, ACLU-WA Youth Policy Director
Rosalinda Guillen, William O. Douglas Bill of Rights Award Winner
Martin Valadez, ACLU-WA Board Member
Black Belt Eagle Scout
Jahmeca Osborne, Linguabee, ASL Interpretation
Naomi Driver, Linguabee ASL Intepretation
Nick Hanyok Imaging
La Rond Baker, ACLU-WA Legal Director
Mark Cooke, Former Policy Director, ACLU-WA Campaign for Smart Justice
Gabe Galanda, Indigenous Rights Attorney; Managing Lawyer, Galanda Broadman
Yakima Herald and Erika Schultz/The Seattle Times
Doug Nadvornick/Spokane Public Radio
Cindy Domingo, Community Leader and Activist
Jesse Jackson footage courtesy of CBS 8 San Diego
Edgar Franks, Political Director, Familias Unidas por La Justicia
Community to Community
Washington State Rainbow Coalition
United Farm Workers of Washington State
David Bacon Photography
Aurora Martin, Co-Executive Director, Community Capacity Building, Front and Centered
Rachel Tepper Paley/James Beard Foundation
Roo Ramos, Executive Director, Spectrum Center
Roin Morigeau, Artist, Beadworker, and Educator
The Boxcar Room, Spokane
Jennyfer Mesa, ACLU-WA Board Member; Executive Director and Founder, Latinos en Spokane
Filipino American Northwest Association
Spectrum Center Spokane
Young Kwak/Inlander