UNDER ARREST FOR FOUNDING A MUSEUM?
At the grand opening Wyking (Kwame) Garrett of Seattle Hip-Hop Summit Action Network, and the son of Omari Tahir-Garrett (one of the founding activists of the African American Heritage Museum), was arrested today when he took over the podium.
Wait a minute!
Isn't that a violation of the 1st Amendment: freedom of speech,
freedom to grieve government, freedom of expression?
He called out James Kelly, Carver Gayton, former Mayor Norm Rice, King County Executive Ron Sims, and Governor Christine Gregoire for their support of the pending Gang Bill (Legislative Bill 2712) Sponsored by Adam Klein and their help in the creation of yet another weak, wicked, watered-down project of symbolism without substance that does nothing to secure our future as a people or a community, and tells less than half the truth about our past; in front of local press and tv media.
WOW!
So they stole the museum from it's founders, built a museum for old people with retirement home condo's and are building more penitentary
condo's for the youth?
FACTS
-out of: 48,000 square feet, only 12,000 is museum programming space.
-the Museum is closed Monday & Tuesday.
-the Museum closes at 4:00pm everyday.
-the condos occupy 3/4th's of the total area.
-the museum occupies only 1/4th of the total area.
-$23 Million dollars spent on what is now called the Northwest African American Museum.
COURT FOR WYKING & COMMUNITY FORUM ON WEDNESDAY.
-Wednesday @ 8:30am. In Courtroom 302 public safety 600 5th avenue.
-WyKing's press conference 12noon at the City Council building across the street. He is charged with criminal trespass and obstruction of justice.
-Wednesday night is the FORUM & COMMUNITY DISCUSSION REGARDING
Initiative 2712 & The African Heritage Museum at WAID'S on 13th & Jefferson St.
DISCUSSION TOPICS
-How does the current structure of the museum represent the
needs and interests of Black people?
-Why is there no Hip Hop history no where in all 48,000 sq ft?
-Is Initiative 2712 a new version of the loitering law?
-Is Initiative 2712 a violation of the 1st and 4th amendment?
-Does the Urban League want to make the museum
a vehicle to elevate the black quality of life in the Northwest?
If not, then why not?
THESE QUESTIONS AND MORE TO BE ADDRESSED THIS
WEDNESDAY AT THE PRESS CONFERENCE AND THE
FORUM WEDNESDAY NIGHT AT WAID'S.
BE SURE TO WATCH HIP HOP 101 on FRIDAY AT 8:30pm
We will be discussing Initiative 2712 & the arrest of
Wyking Allah at the so-called grand opening.
For more information hit wyking@gmail.com. or go to aahmcc.org.
At the grand opening Wyking (Kwame) Garrett of Seattle Hip-Hop Summit Action Network, and the son of Omari Tahir-Garrett (one of the founding activists of the African American Heritage Museum), was arrested today when he took over the podium.
Wait a minute!
Isn't that a violation of the 1st Amendment: freedom of speech,
freedom to grieve government, freedom of expression?
He called out James Kelly, Carver Gayton, former Mayor Norm Rice, King County Executive Ron Sims, and Governor Christine Gregoire for their support of the pending Gang Bill (Legislative Bill 2712) Sponsored by Adam Klein and their help in the creation of yet another weak, wicked, watered-down project of symbolism without substance that does nothing to secure our future as a people or a community, and tells less than half the truth about our past; in front of local press and tv media.
WOW!
So they stole the museum from it's founders, built a museum for old people with retirement home condo's and are building more penitentary
condo's for the youth?
FACTS
-out of: 48,000 square feet, only 12,000 is museum programming space.
-the Museum is closed Monday & Tuesday.
-the Museum closes at 4:00pm everyday.
-the condos occupy 3/4th's of the total area.
-the museum occupies only 1/4th of the total area.
-$23 Million dollars spent on what is now called the Northwest African American Museum.
COURT FOR WYKING & COMMUNITY FORUM ON WEDNESDAY.
-Wednesday @ 8:30am. In Courtroom 302 public safety 600 5th avenue.
-WyKing's press conference 12noon at the City Council building across the street. He is charged with criminal trespass and obstruction of justice.
-Wednesday night is the FORUM & COMMUNITY DISCUSSION REGARDING
Initiative 2712 & The African Heritage Museum at WAID'S on 13th & Jefferson St.
DISCUSSION TOPICS
-How does the current structure of the museum represent the
needs and interests of Black people?
-Why is there no Hip Hop history no where in all 48,000 sq ft?
-Is Initiative 2712 a new version of the loitering law?
-Is Initiative 2712 a violation of the 1st and 4th amendment?
-Does the Urban League want to make the museum
a vehicle to elevate the black quality of life in the Northwest?
If not, then why not?
THESE QUESTIONS AND MORE TO BE ADDRESSED THIS
WEDNESDAY AT THE PRESS CONFERENCE AND THE
FORUM WEDNESDAY NIGHT AT WAID'S.
BE SURE TO WATCH HIP HOP 101 on FRIDAY AT 8:30pm
We will be discussing Initiative 2712 & the arrest of
Wyking Allah at the so-called grand opening.
For more information hit wyking@gmail.com. or go to aahmcc.org.
