The Cry Bullies of Seattle
Part 2 of a long, long series
“Today antisemitism is often disguised as anti-Zionism, with Jews everywhere expected to defend the actions of Israel’s right-wing government. Examples of this locally can be seen in the wake of Hamas’s horrific terrorist attack on Israel on October 7, 2023. Graffiti was spray painted on Herzl-Ner Tamid Synagogue demanding “Stop the killing,” as if the Jews of Mercer Island could control the actions of the Israeli government. Local high school students were verbally assaulted by classmates and found little support from their teachers or their school administrators. On university campuses, including locally at the University of Washington, there are Jewish students that have been harassed by individuals voicing support for Hamas (which is classified as a terrorist organization by by the US government) and threatening violence against Jews. Campaigns such as the American Jewish Committee’s Confronting Hate, which originally ran from 1937-1952, have been vital in helping to change perceptions and foster a more thoughtful approach to complex situations.”
The above statement, as part of an exhibit Confronting Hate at the Wing Luke Museum in Seattle caused outrage. These are some of the people (and organizations) who co-signed a statement that called the above “Zionist language….which has no place in our communities” and demanded it’s removal from an exhibit which documents bigotry towards Blacks, Asians and Jews in Seattle.
[see previous post for partial list of people who donated to the cause of censoring the exhibit]
Han Tran
Washington State Human Rights Commissioner
Northshore Board of Education Member
Twin Cities JACL
Japanese American Citizens League, civil rights organization
Nikkita Oliver
former mayoral (3rd place in the primary) and city council candidate (46% in the general election)
Creative Justice Northwest, Executive Director (provides restorative justice and incarceration alternatives)
2015 Human Rights Leader Award winner given by the City of Seattle's Human Rights Commission
DK Pan
Artist
UW Bridges Center for Labor Studies
Vanishing Seattle
Media movement documenting changes in Seattle
Alexis L. Silva
Frye Art Museum, Curatorial Assistant
Artist
Anida Yoeu Ali
Artist in Resident, UW Bothell
Seattle Asian Art Museum, Solo show
Artist Trust, 2024 Arts Innovator Award recipient
Seattle Core 206
Seattle Caucus of Educators for racial equity, social justice
Davida Ingram
Seattle Art Museum, Manager community affairs and programming
Artist Trust, Fellowship award recipient
Seattle Trans Joy
“A majority BIPOC group creating events & spaces for the trans & nonbianary community”
Jess Zimbabwe
Environmental Works Seattle, Executive Director
Ann Marie Stillion
Artist
Prometheus Brown
Musician, Blue Scholars and solo
KEXP, DJ
Hood Famous Bakery, owner
Joseph Lachman
Asian Counseling and Referral Service, policy manager
Mother Yoga, instructor
Happy Food Seattle
Chinese restaurant
Paper Space Collage
Pop-up art project
The Shanghai Pearl
Burlesque dancer
Liz Hoepp Hair
Non-binary hair salon
Melissa Ponder
Education and Equity
Shraddha Shirude
Ethnic Studies, Curriculum Officer
Julie Feng
Scholar Fund, Director of Communications
April Rubio
Artist, Aprildot studios
Paul Hlava Ceballos
writer
Artist Trust, grant recipient
Poetry Society of America, Norma Farber Book Award
Julia Kagochi
Equity consultant
Chinatown-International District (CID) Coalition
Phil Yu
“Angry Asian man” blog
Stephanie Drenka
Dallas Asian American Historical Society, co-founder & executive director
Tony DelaRosa
Author, education, Racial equity activist
Reclaim Clay Collective
“a POC, queer, women-owned community pottery + art studio”
Dallas Asian American Historical Society
Carnation Contemporary Art Gallery
Georgia Tech Asian Student Coalition
Ayesha Safa Jewelry
Jessica Elaine Brown
Programming Consultant for performing arts (“as a queer, black femme I seek to uplift stories by and for black queer communities”)
Susano Hideko Surface
King County, Executive Analyst
Office of Arts & Culture, curatorial and community lead
Office of Waterfront and Civic Projects. Capital Projects Coordinator
Paper Tiger Seattle
“Asian owned small business”
Shikorina Bakeshop & Cafe
Asian Crit Collective
“collective of Asian Scholars”
Puget Soundkeeper
Environmental Conservation Organization
Chinatown Art Brigade
Khmer Advocacy and Advancement Group
Bayan Seattle
“New Patriotic Alliance of Filipino organizations”
Dalya Perez
Dance instructor, UW Kelly Ethnic Cultural Center
The Needling
Satire/parody news media
Tamiko Nimura
University of Washington Tacoma, Assistant Professor of Urban Studies
Discover Nikkei, contributing writer
Source Yoga, Newsletter editor and social media coordinator
Jamie Ford
Author
Monyee Chau
Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, 100 Changemakers Award
2021 Arc Artist Fellowship recipient
Speaker- Harvard Graduate school of Design, New York University, University of Idaho, Bellevue College, Highline College, and the University of Washington
Artist- Wing Luke Museum, Museum of Northwest Art, Mori Art Museum, and Copelouzos Museum
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