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Controversial Seattle exhibit moves forward despite backlash
Controversial Seattle exhibit moves forward despite backlash
A Seattle exhibit meant to highlight the struggles of Black, Asian and Jewish communities, titled “Confronting Hate Together,” is moving forward despite being met with backlash.
SEATTLE – A controversial exhibit intended to highlight the struggles of Black, Asian and Jewish communities in Seattle is expected to open to the public next month.
A press release from the Washington State Jewish Historical Society says it will no longer present the Confronting Hate Together (CHT) exhibit with original co-creators the Black Heritage Society of Washington State and the Wing Luke Museum, but will instead partner with the Jewish Community Relations Council and the Jewish Federation of Greater Seattle to host a special event next month to show the exhibit to “the Jewish community alongside our friends and allies.”
The original CHT exhibit opened at the Wing Luke Museum back in May but was met with backlash, leading to 26 staff members going on strike.
Social media accounts and an online fundraiser on behalf of protesting staff accused the exhibit of conflating anti-Zionism with antisemitism.
The Wing Luke Museum was temporarily closed for a week but has since reopened.
Stephan Mclean, Senior Director of Strategic Communications for the Wing Luke Museum, confirmed the museum is no longer part of the next phase for CHT.
“It is an unfortunate circumstance that we were unable to continue with this project,” said Mclean. “This is something the Jewish Historical Society wanted to move forward with in a timeline, despite our best efforts, just were not able to make.”
A message on the Wing Luke Museum says:
“The Wing Luke Museum wishes the Washington State Jewish Historical Society well in moving forward with the Confronting Hate Together exhibit.
We regret that the partnership was not able to move forward, though we invested ourselves diligently in the process.
We extend our immense gratitude to the Washington State Jewish Historical Society and the Black Heritage Society of Washington State for their partnership.”
Stephanie Johnson-Toliver, President of the Black Heritage Society of Washington State sent this message to FOX 13 Seattle:
“BHS is a trusted and respected cultural stakeholder that came as a willing partner to CHT to encourage understanding for one another as all communities are touched by harms that cannot be measured one against the other.”
In a post dated August 12, 2024, Johnson-Toliver posted a more detailed response to the next phase of CHT:
As of Wednesday night, Lisa Kranseler, Executive Director for the WA state Jewish Historical Society, was not available to speak with FOX 13 Seattle.
An online version of CHT can be accessed here on the WA state Jewish Historical Society website.
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Seattle Children’s babies transformed into Valentine’s Day ‘Sweethearts’
SEATTLE — The Seattle Children’s Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) shared photos of an annual tradition that brings joy to families.
The NICU team celebrated each baby’s first Valentine’s Day with special costumes. The precious babies were dressed as a Sweethearts candy box, including a heart-shaped center and a “Love Ya” message.
Some parents posed with their children or helped nurses prepare babies for their photos.
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Clean up crews find abandoned couches after Seahawks Super Bowl parade
SEATTLE – With the celebration over, clean-up continued late Wednesday following the big Seahawks Super Bowl parade.
Clean City crews were in Phase 3 of cleanup plans by around 6 p.m., and some were scheduled to be on the clock until about midnight, targeting final areas that need attention following the parade.
“Right now, crews are kind of mimicking the foot traffic they saw and now that they’re done their cleaning on the actual parade route they will fan out,” said John Steies, Interim Director of the Clean City Division for Seattle Public Utilities.
He said late night crews were planning to target areas of the downtown core, Pioneer Square and Capitol Hill before they end their shifts at midnight.
While SDOT leads the parade cleaning efforts in the streets, the Downtown Seattle Association and the SPU Clean City team make sure the sidewalks and other areas are picked up and waste cans emptied.
“It’s kind of a surge effort to make sure we are getting this cleaning done today, and it’s contained,” Steies said.
Most of the trash pickup included bottles and food wrappers, but some crews did find some unusual items, including whole couches, dragged outside onto the sidewalk for people to sit on while watching the parade, then abandoned.
“They did pick up a couple of couches on the parade route that folks must have just wanted to sit on during the event and were happy to get rid of afterward,” Steies said.
As far as any arrests, the King County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office said that there were no major incidents and no arrests.
“We had roughly a million people flood the streets of downtown Seattle to celebrate our Seahawks and one thing that I’m super excited about and happy to hear is that the police reported no major incidents. It was a peaceful and joyful celebration,” said Leesa Manion, King County Prosecuting Attorney.
John says the city did find litter cans disturbed at 4th and Bell, but their crews had no major incidents either.
With Super Bowl 60 in the books, SPU says they’ll be prepping for the next big event.
“This coming summer, SPU is leading the interdepartmental team to clean for the World Cup,” Steies said.
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