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Bellingham's “Tree of Life Vigil: Safety through Solidarity” brought Members of the Sikh, Jewish, Black, Muslim and other Whatcom County communities together to provide the public with time to honor and grieve the lives taken in the Pittsburgh Tree of Life Synagogue and Louisville shootings. Featured speakers:

Aaron Thomas; Lummi Nation Community Volunteer 

Satpal Sidhu and Giani Hari Singh Ji of the Sikh Community 

Maru Mora Villalpondo: Latinx activist targeted by ICE 

Jazzmyn Hannah; Co-Leader, Black Lives Matter, Bellingham 

Rev. Charis Weathers; Lutheran pastor 

Teizeen Mohamedali;  Environmental Engineer and member of the Muslim Community 

Shemaia Kountouros; Community organizer and member of the LGBTQ and Jewish Communities

Marissa McGrath and Morgan Steele Dykeman of the Riveters Collective in a lively interview on millennials, voting, and their efforts to save the world!

POLICE GET “FRIENDLY” WITH PUBLIC SCHOOLS: TWO MOTHERS RESPOND

Also: ICE raid in BELLINGHAM, hunger strike results in solitary confinement and the Trans Mountain Pipeline.

GUESTS: Shovia Muchirawehondo and Elizabeth Darrow

Guest Host Jazzmyn Hannah of Black Lives Matter Bellingham talks about intersectionality and how Black Lives Matter focuses on issues facing people of color while working to expand awareness of multiple layers of oppression. Hannah wants us to be accomplices, not allies. Find out why.

Black Lives Matter Bellingham created NW Washington's first-ever Juneteenth event. But aggressive racism is on the rise - even art featuring young, black people is attacked in the Pacific Northwest. This week, Jazzmyn Hannah and Shovia Muchirawehondo of Black Lives Matter Bellingham co-host for a deep and frank conversation.

The County Prosecutors race is one of the most important in Whatcom. Yet that and the WA Appellate Court are often misunderstood and ignored by voters. Fairhaven College Law, Diversity & Justice Professor Julie Helling helps us unpack the races, the positions and why it matters more than you know

"It is time for our community to come together for dialogue, learning, and supporting positive change in the local criminal justice system." So says the Whatcom Justice Network. Join us for a dialogue with Genevieve Jones on the present and future of criminal justice in Whatcom County.