2022 Black Well-being Final w links for Web 11.29.22 - Flipbook - Page 9
BLACK WELL-BEING REPORT 2022
BLACK FUTURE CO-OP FUND
Statewide Gathering
After we conducted the survey, we held a statewide event that
featured themes from the focus groups and survey. More than 150
watch parties tuned in online, while 75 people met in person at the
Central Area Senior Center in Seattle, the University of Puget Sound
Black Student Union in Tacoma, and Excelsior Wellness in Spokane.
Throughout the Black-centered gathering, local changemakers
across Washington discussed community-identified approaches
to education, health, economic mobility, public safety, and civic
engagement. Interwoven throughout the program were spoken word
and song by Black artists.
The feedback and interactive components from the event further
informed our approach. We were able to get a better sense of what
ideas and themes resonated with folks from comments and polls.
People expressed particular excitement around themes of healing,
working together, and amplifying the fullness and beauty of our
community. We hope you see those elements reflected strongly in
the five sections of the report that follow.
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