1 00:00:15,515 --> 00:00:15,915 Don't worry. 2 00:00:15,915 --> 00:00:17,951 I'm not reading all this. Good morning, everybody. 3 00:00:18,752 --> 00:00:21,154 Just notes. Thank you for being here. 4 00:00:21,154 --> 00:00:23,923 Thank you very much for being here. 5 00:00:26,659 --> 00:00:26,993 There have been 6 00:00:26,993 --> 00:00:30,430 a few events that have occurred since I saw you last, 7 00:00:30,430 --> 00:00:33,833 and by that I'm speaking to the press that I wanted to acknowledge. 8 00:00:34,334 --> 00:00:36,636 Before we get into the executive order. 9 00:00:38,071 --> 00:00:39,839 First, our heartfelt condolences 10 00:00:39,839 --> 00:00:42,675 to the family of Januvia Canela. 11 00:00:44,344 --> 00:00:48,048 This, of course, was a tragic and horrible incident. 12 00:00:48,515 --> 00:00:52,352 Currently, our traffic collision investigation squad continues 13 00:00:52,352 --> 00:00:55,588 to investigate this traffic death, 14 00:00:55,588 --> 00:00:59,359 and we must end traffic deaths and collisions on our streets. 15 00:00:59,392 --> 00:01:00,160 It's as simple as that. 16 00:01:00,160 --> 00:01:04,064 Everything that we do, every policy we implement, every investment we make 17 00:01:04,764 --> 00:01:09,469 from physical structure to training, it has to be consistent with our Vision 18 00:01:09,469 --> 00:01:13,306 Zero strategies, and that's why we work 19 00:01:13,306 --> 00:01:16,676 so feverishly to get federal funds as well. 20 00:01:16,843 --> 00:01:20,914 When we announced the $25 million we received from the Biden administration, 21 00:01:21,414 --> 00:01:24,317 we put that into practice through an equity lens. 22 00:01:25,485 --> 00:01:27,187 Where do we need it the most? 23 00:01:27,187 --> 00:01:27,620 Okay. 24 00:01:27,821 --> 00:01:29,856 What groups are being adversely affected? 25 00:01:29,856 --> 00:01:33,493 And so I'm very proud of our administration and in particular, 26 00:01:34,127 --> 00:01:38,465 Seattle Department of Transportation for looking at through an equity lens. 27 00:01:39,132 --> 00:01:44,170 But that still does not bring back the life we lost through Miss can do. 28 00:01:44,270 --> 00:01:45,171 It doesn't 29 00:01:45,872 --> 00:01:49,042 say a lot in the way we want to say it to the families 30 00:01:49,042 --> 00:01:50,477 and her friends. 31 00:01:50,477 --> 00:01:54,881 So we want to make sure that everyone knows as a city where heal 32 00:01:55,482 --> 00:01:56,883 because of that. 33 00:01:57,417 --> 00:01:59,052 And secondly, 34 00:02:01,254 --> 00:02:02,322 everyone in this room, 35 00:02:02,322 --> 00:02:05,592 I believe, knows how Terry Nichols was murdered. 36 00:02:06,493 --> 00:02:08,595 Let's just not mince words. 37 00:02:08,595 --> 00:02:13,700 Murdered at the hands of Memphis police, which sets back the trust 38 00:02:13,700 --> 00:02:17,470 we're trying to develop in this city, in the state, in this country. 39 00:02:19,139 --> 00:02:20,907 I'm very proud that 40 00:02:20,907 --> 00:02:23,977 the Seattle Police Department, both command staff, 41 00:02:24,077 --> 00:02:27,013 rank and file, community activists. 42 00:02:28,348 --> 00:02:30,583 City leaders, state leaders 43 00:02:30,583 --> 00:02:34,354 all stood in unison in saying that that was inhumane. 44 00:02:34,387 --> 00:02:37,190 That was cruel. We have to call it out. 45 00:02:37,991 --> 00:02:41,828 And now we have to go to work to make sure that certainly does not happen here. 46 00:02:43,496 --> 00:02:44,864 And I talked to mayors throughout 47 00:02:44,864 --> 00:02:48,801 this country, leaders throughout this country about that murder. 48 00:02:48,801 --> 00:02:51,171 And I said, let's just call it what it was. 49 00:02:53,306 --> 00:02:56,476 That's not distracting at all, by the way. 50 00:02:59,979 --> 00:03:03,283 But I wanted to put it in a context because as we continue 51 00:03:03,283 --> 00:03:06,019 to have open dialog with our youth in schools. 52 00:03:07,253 --> 00:03:09,088 In gymnasiums, 53 00:03:09,088 --> 00:03:13,393 community centers, in homes, in churches, in mosques. 54 00:03:13,726 --> 00:03:16,262 As we continue to dialog on what happened to 55 00:03:17,597 --> 00:03:19,899 Terry Nichols, a person who lost his life 56 00:03:19,899 --> 00:03:22,869 shouting for his mother, that we heal once again 57 00:03:23,903 --> 00:03:27,106 and we learn and we articulate 58 00:03:27,240 --> 00:03:31,778 with a perhaps a level of authenticity we haven't even found in ourselves before. 59 00:03:32,345 --> 00:03:34,747 Talk about in 2023. 60 00:03:36,316 --> 00:03:37,951 That is not us. 61 00:03:38,985 --> 00:03:41,020 Which really leads us into the spirit 62 00:03:41,421 --> 00:03:44,924 and the substance of this executive order that I'm very proud to cite 63 00:03:45,592 --> 00:03:49,295 the logistics today I'll speak, and we'll have a few of people that are 64 00:03:49,829 --> 00:03:53,166 probably better speakers than me, by the way, talking about what 65 00:03:53,166 --> 00:03:56,202 this means to their communities and why we're doing this kind of work. 66 00:03:57,937 --> 00:04:00,039 Today, we recognize that there's 67 00:04:00,039 --> 00:04:04,010 a strong need for culturally and linguistically and religiously 68 00:04:04,010 --> 00:04:07,847 competent victims services for immigrants and refugees. 69 00:04:07,847 --> 00:04:11,384 We have to recognize that when an unnatural death occurs, 70 00:04:11,384 --> 00:04:16,789 such as a death from gun violence, as an example, many immigrant and refugee 71 00:04:17,590 --> 00:04:19,959 communities have expressed difficulty communicating 72 00:04:19,959 --> 00:04:23,730 with representatives from law enforcement agencies, our own departments, 73 00:04:24,631 --> 00:04:26,799 as well as the medical examiner's office. 74 00:04:27,100 --> 00:04:30,637 So this executive order will ensure that the city of Seattle 75 00:04:30,637 --> 00:04:34,040 is providing immigrant and refugee families with tailored support 76 00:04:34,440 --> 00:04:39,012 during crisis response to sudden, unexpected and unnatural deaths. 77 00:04:39,479 --> 00:04:42,582 That's the substance of what we're trying to put into action. 78 00:04:43,516 --> 00:04:46,519 One example, of course, where there was 79 00:04:48,221 --> 00:04:49,255 where it became very 80 00:04:49,255 --> 00:04:53,192 apparent was the death of a TNC driver, Mohammed Kadir. 81 00:04:54,627 --> 00:04:58,264 Now the activism of our city's rideshare drivers, 82 00:04:58,598 --> 00:05:01,467 in addition to other community leaders and religious leaders 83 00:05:02,302 --> 00:05:04,537 who fought hard to improve safety, is something 84 00:05:04,537 --> 00:05:06,005 we're fully committed to working with. 85 00:05:06,005 --> 00:05:09,142 We were having those discussions and we've been having those discussions, 86 00:05:09,442 --> 00:05:13,513 and I'm very glad that the rideshare drivers are here representing it 87 00:05:13,513 --> 00:05:17,784 today and very grateful for their input in crafting this executive order. 88 00:05:17,784 --> 00:05:20,853 A lot of this has come from listening to their voices. 89 00:05:22,322 --> 00:05:25,158 So you've heard me talk before about our one Seattle approach. 90 00:05:25,191 --> 00:05:28,494 So our Office of Immigrant and Refugee Affairs, working directly 91 00:05:28,494 --> 00:05:33,833 with impacted communities, helped create a specific set of actions. 92 00:05:34,400 --> 00:05:36,369 You've heard me say before. 93 00:05:36,369 --> 00:05:37,337 You know, talk is cheap. 94 00:05:39,472 --> 00:05:41,574 Actions speak louder than words. 95 00:05:41,574 --> 00:05:44,510 So here's the action we are taking. 96 00:05:47,647 --> 00:05:48,314 First, 97 00:05:48,314 --> 00:05:51,884 I am directing that our city departments 98 00:05:52,251 --> 00:05:55,722 develop coordinated strategies that enhance safety and access 99 00:05:55,722 --> 00:05:59,959 to information for immigrant and immigrant refugee families who have experienced 100 00:05:59,959 --> 00:06:02,895 a violent crime or or the 101 00:06:03,296 --> 00:06:06,032 the murder or disappearance of a loved one. 102 00:06:06,699 --> 00:06:10,136 This compels the creation of a strategy for providing consistent 103 00:06:10,136 --> 00:06:15,141 and equitable access to grief, support services, medical treatment, protections 104 00:06:15,141 --> 00:06:19,045 for immigrant victims and family members who require language access. 105 00:06:19,045 --> 00:06:22,915 Knowing that English certainly may not be a first language 106 00:06:22,915 --> 00:06:25,785 for many people from these particular communities. 107 00:06:26,085 --> 00:06:29,989 Address SBT, The Seattle Police Department to create and maintain language 108 00:06:29,989 --> 00:06:33,860 access resources relating to investigation processes 109 00:06:33,860 --> 00:06:37,797 for non-English speakers to help the immigrant refugee 110 00:06:37,797 --> 00:06:42,034 communities, their families navigate through these resources and service. 111 00:06:42,402 --> 00:06:43,836 It has to be user friendly. 112 00:06:43,836 --> 00:06:46,305 It has to be immigrant refugee friendly. 113 00:06:46,305 --> 00:06:47,673 It cannot be hostile. 114 00:06:48,775 --> 00:06:52,044 This includes the translation of all available resources, 115 00:06:52,044 --> 00:06:54,347 both digital and printed. 116 00:06:54,347 --> 00:06:56,582 And if you run into a city employee. 117 00:06:57,984 --> 00:06:59,619 Who does not embrace this value. 118 00:06:59,619 --> 00:07:01,621 We want to know about that because I believe 119 00:07:01,621 --> 00:07:04,290 that our city employees will understand not only the letter 120 00:07:04,290 --> 00:07:06,559 of this executive order , but the spirit of it. 121 00:07:09,061 --> 00:07:09,896 This direct city 122 00:07:09,896 --> 00:07:14,400 departments to identify existing resources are recommending alternative approaches 123 00:07:14,400 --> 00:07:18,671 for establishing victim support hotlines in multiple languages. 124 00:07:19,806 --> 00:07:22,708 In addition to the Executive Order, the Office of Immigrant 125 00:07:22,708 --> 00:07:27,146 and Refugee Affairs will make available approximately $230,000 126 00:07:27,513 --> 00:07:30,383 in this year and 2023 to community 127 00:07:30,383 --> 00:07:32,952 based organizations that serve youth, 128 00:07:33,853 --> 00:07:37,190 young adults and their families from immigrant refugee communities. 129 00:07:37,190 --> 00:07:38,524 Through what we're creating, 130 00:07:38,524 --> 00:07:42,061 which is new, is called the New Immigrant Safety and Access Network. 131 00:07:42,061 --> 00:07:42,962 You hear from director, 132 00:07:44,363 --> 00:07:46,132 our director, Omni Muhammad. 133 00:07:46,132 --> 00:07:49,502 A little bit more about the Immigrant and Safety and Access Network. 134 00:07:50,403 --> 00:07:53,973 Funding will support programing to reduce community violence 135 00:07:54,240 --> 00:07:57,643 for youth and young adults from the immigrant and refugee backgrounds 136 00:07:58,010 --> 00:08:00,880 and bolster support for those community. 137 00:08:00,880 --> 00:08:02,949 Unfortunately, when violence occurs. 138 00:08:04,350 --> 00:08:06,886 Now there's many organizations represented here today. 139 00:08:08,187 --> 00:08:11,157 I don't know how you define 140 00:08:11,357 --> 00:08:14,660 diversity, but however you define it, it better. 141 00:08:14,660 --> 00:08:17,463 Describe what we have in here today. 142 00:08:17,463 --> 00:08:21,033 And so let me describe to you some of the organizations, just to name a few, 143 00:08:22,235 --> 00:08:24,770 can deliver the Korean 144 00:08:24,770 --> 00:08:29,675 Community Service Center, the Lake City Collective, the Filipino community 145 00:08:29,675 --> 00:08:34,180 of Seattle, South Park Center, African Community and Housing Development. 146 00:08:34,614 --> 00:08:37,183 The Muslim American Youth Foundation. 147 00:08:37,750 --> 00:08:39,452 Care, Washington. 148 00:08:39,452 --> 00:08:42,788 The Chinese Information Services Rewire 149 00:08:43,322 --> 00:08:46,225 the Ukrainian Community Center, helping 150 00:08:46,225 --> 00:08:48,895 link the Ethiopian Community Center, 151 00:08:49,428 --> 00:08:52,265 the Seattle Rideshare Drivers Association 152 00:08:52,565 --> 00:08:55,601 and the Community Police Commission. And. 153 00:08:56,402 --> 00:08:57,537 Others. 154 00:08:57,737 --> 00:08:59,372 It's a mission you're part of. 155 00:08:59,372 --> 00:09:01,841 That is, if I miss you, I try to get my notes right. 156 00:09:02,942 --> 00:09:05,111 So don't say Mayor Herrell. 157 00:09:05,111 --> 00:09:08,047 You didn't call my group out. 158 00:09:12,018 --> 00:09:14,353 So this week is National 159 00:09:14,353 --> 00:09:16,656 Gun Violence Awareness Week. 160 00:09:18,457 --> 00:09:21,527 The statistics are very clear. 161 00:09:21,527 --> 00:09:25,665 There was a 2019 report on gun violence among youth and young adults. 162 00:09:25,665 --> 00:09:26,999 And there's a 220, 163 00:09:26,999 --> 00:09:30,670 21 year end incident report from the King County prosecutor's office. 164 00:09:31,070 --> 00:09:33,940 The statistics are clear that immigrant and refugee communities 165 00:09:33,940 --> 00:09:37,944 are disproportionately likely to be impacted by gun violence, 166 00:09:38,477 --> 00:09:41,747 which makes this particular executive order even more important. 167 00:09:43,215 --> 00:09:45,084 You've heard me say this before, but 168 00:09:45,084 --> 00:09:47,553 you can't say it enough. 169 00:09:47,987 --> 00:09:50,423 Everyone deserves to feel safe. 170 00:09:50,423 --> 00:09:52,725 Okay. Where do you live? In the city. 171 00:09:52,758 --> 00:09:55,728 Everyone deserves to feel safe. 172 00:09:57,029 --> 00:09:59,599 So when tragedies like this occurred. 173 00:10:01,434 --> 00:10:04,003 For Brother Mohammed Kadir 174 00:10:04,003 --> 00:10:05,338 and others. 175 00:10:07,273 --> 00:10:09,075 We have to do our job. 176 00:10:09,075 --> 00:10:11,744 And so I want to thank again 177 00:10:11,744 --> 00:10:15,047 Director Muhammad for I mean, I'm very, quite calm. 178 00:10:15,114 --> 00:10:18,351 I'm very proud of her leadership, not only as elected 179 00:10:19,085 --> 00:10:21,187 leader, as a department head. 180 00:10:21,988 --> 00:10:25,891 Just as an example of what can be done when people are supported 181 00:10:26,325 --> 00:10:29,128 and given their opportunity to show their brilliance. 182 00:10:29,729 --> 00:10:34,834 And so let me stop there and we'll have Q&A after we sign it. 183 00:10:35,601 --> 00:10:37,637 I do want to give her introduction 184 00:10:38,804 --> 00:10:40,272 the respect that it deserves. 185 00:10:40,272 --> 00:10:42,141 Hamdy Muhammad is a civil servant 186 00:10:42,141 --> 00:10:45,911 with more than a decade of experience serving immigrant and refugee communities. 187 00:10:45,945 --> 00:10:47,480 You'll hear from her next. 188 00:10:47,480 --> 00:10:51,851 Hamdi most recently served as the policy policy adviser to King County, 189 00:10:52,218 --> 00:10:55,187 where she managed initiatives, directing funds and investments 190 00:10:55,187 --> 00:10:59,392 in small businesses, community organizations and COVID 19 responses. 191 00:11:00,159 --> 00:11:03,262 Before working for the King County, she served as the deputy district 192 00:11:03,262 --> 00:11:05,831 director for U.S. Congressman Pramila Jayapal. 193 00:11:06,198 --> 00:11:07,299 And Hamdi has also worked 194 00:11:07,299 --> 00:11:10,670 for CARE International and the Refugee Women Alliance. 195 00:11:10,670 --> 00:11:11,370 Reward. 196 00:11:11,370 --> 00:11:15,875 In her role is dedicated to fighting poverty and empowering immigrants. 197 00:11:16,509 --> 00:11:20,112 She has a bachelor's degree in law, societies and justice and a master's 198 00:11:20,112 --> 00:11:23,449 degree in policy studies both from the University of Washington. 199 00:11:26,452 --> 00:11:27,386 She has also earned 200 00:11:27,386 --> 00:11:30,790 a global business certificate from Harvard Business School in 2021. 201 00:11:31,157 --> 00:11:33,826 She won a historic a historic race, becoming 202 00:11:33,826 --> 00:11:37,396 the first black woman elected to the Port of Seattle Commission 203 00:11:37,396 --> 00:11:41,467 and the first Somali woman elected in office in Washington state. 204 00:11:42,368 --> 00:11:43,636 I present to you Hamdi Muhammad. 205 00:11:51,010 --> 00:11:52,678 Good morning, everyone. 206 00:11:52,678 --> 00:11:54,413 Salaam alaikum. 207 00:11:56,248 --> 00:11:58,284 Well, that was an amazing part of that. 208 00:11:58,284 --> 00:12:01,120 Mayorship wasn't expecting that. 209 00:12:01,120 --> 00:12:04,457 I am honored to be here in front of all of you 210 00:12:04,457 --> 00:12:08,194 as the director of the Office of Immigrant and Refugee Affairs. 211 00:12:08,627 --> 00:12:13,666 Our office focuses on improving the lives of our immigrant and refugee communities 212 00:12:13,933 --> 00:12:16,902 across the city of Seattle through programs, 213 00:12:17,002 --> 00:12:19,705 policies and citywide practices. 214 00:12:20,806 --> 00:12:21,741 In this room today. 215 00:12:21,741 --> 00:12:25,311 There are many community leaders, organizations, 216 00:12:26,112 --> 00:12:28,581 and also there's a lot of moms who are here 217 00:12:28,914 --> 00:12:32,318 who are still coping with the loss of a loved one. 218 00:12:33,252 --> 00:12:35,187 I want to acknowledge you. 219 00:12:35,187 --> 00:12:37,356 I want to hold space for you. 220 00:12:37,356 --> 00:12:40,559 I want you to know that I see you. 221 00:12:41,827 --> 00:12:44,764 I would like to thank Mayor Bruce Herrell for his leadership 222 00:12:45,464 --> 00:12:47,800 to make this issue a priority, 223 00:12:48,567 --> 00:12:53,539 for the city to come together to ensure that we are providing culturally 224 00:12:53,539 --> 00:12:58,244 responsive services and information for our immigrant and refugee communities. 225 00:12:59,879 --> 00:13:00,513 We're providing 226 00:13:00,513 --> 00:13:04,583 services that are culturally responsive, linguistically responsive 227 00:13:04,583 --> 00:13:08,220 when it comes to violent deaths, unexpected 228 00:13:08,220 --> 00:13:11,257 deaths, sudden deaths. 229 00:13:11,257 --> 00:13:14,026 Mayor Herrell recognizes that it takes 230 00:13:14,393 --> 00:13:18,164 partnership, collaboration, coordination 231 00:13:18,697 --> 00:13:20,966 in order to serve our communities well. 232 00:13:23,636 --> 00:13:24,303 I appreciate 233 00:13:24,303 --> 00:13:27,373 the mayor understanding the urgency of this issue. 234 00:13:27,506 --> 00:13:30,609 We're reminded of the urgency of this issue every single day. 235 00:13:31,911 --> 00:13:33,879 Whether that's on a national level, 236 00:13:33,879 --> 00:13:36,081 whether that's locally across this region, 237 00:13:36,649 --> 00:13:39,084 we are reminded of that. 238 00:13:40,452 --> 00:13:42,121 Our office regularly meets 239 00:13:42,121 --> 00:13:45,024 with our immigrant and refugee communities and family members. 240 00:13:45,558 --> 00:13:49,328 For instance, my team hosted a community listening session 241 00:13:49,628 --> 00:13:53,465 at the High Point Community Center on October 21st 242 00:13:53,933 --> 00:13:58,470 with our community members, our immigrant community members and the attendees 243 00:13:58,737 --> 00:14:03,242 were predominantly black immigrants who shared their experience 244 00:14:03,843 --> 00:14:07,446 with gun violence and dealing with unexpected deaths. 245 00:14:07,847 --> 00:14:12,284 Community members took turns relaying what their concerns were 246 00:14:12,551 --> 00:14:16,488 and what sort of actions they wanted to see from the city of Seattle. 247 00:14:17,323 --> 00:14:20,793 What we heard was they wanted strengthened coordination 248 00:14:21,060 --> 00:14:24,964 around responses to gun violence and unexpected deaths. 249 00:14:25,831 --> 00:14:27,399 They wanted us to 250 00:14:28,467 --> 00:14:31,337 increase community engagement that we partner with them, 251 00:14:31,470 --> 00:14:34,006 that we look to them as the experts in the community. 252 00:14:35,641 --> 00:14:38,544 They asked for supportive services 253 00:14:39,044 --> 00:14:43,115 to help them navigate our government agencies. 254 00:14:43,115 --> 00:14:46,452 There is an abundant amount of resources out there 255 00:14:46,952 --> 00:14:48,587 for immigrant and refugee communities. 256 00:14:48,587 --> 00:14:52,591 The challenge often is where do you access that resources? 257 00:14:52,992 --> 00:14:54,693 How do you coordinate that? 258 00:14:54,693 --> 00:14:57,696 Where do you find resources that speak 259 00:14:57,696 --> 00:14:59,865 to your needs in a timely manner? 260 00:15:00,766 --> 00:15:04,236 When someone dies, especially for folks who are Muslim, 261 00:15:04,403 --> 00:15:07,840 the burial process has to happen within 24 hours. 262 00:15:08,641 --> 00:15:10,876 If you don't have that information in advance, 263 00:15:11,277 --> 00:15:13,946 quite frankly, you're not going to access those resources. 264 00:15:14,480 --> 00:15:16,048 And that was elevated to us. 265 00:15:16,048 --> 00:15:17,349 It was elevated to us. 266 00:15:17,349 --> 00:15:20,653 The rideshare drivers who shared their own experience. 267 00:15:21,453 --> 00:15:24,890 Some have a son who was in the room and shared his work 268 00:15:24,890 --> 00:15:27,026 that he's done for decades around this issue, 269 00:15:27,026 --> 00:15:30,396 supporting our immigrant and refugee communities around burial services. 270 00:15:32,765 --> 00:15:34,566 We also heard about the 271 00:15:34,566 --> 00:15:37,069 painful experience of coping with grief. 272 00:15:38,570 --> 00:15:40,105 During the listening session, 273 00:15:40,105 --> 00:15:45,678 I shared my first time experiencing the loss of a loved one to gun violence. 274 00:15:45,678 --> 00:15:46,745 I was 16 years old. 275 00:15:46,745 --> 00:15:49,848 It was a friend of mine in high school. 276 00:15:49,982 --> 00:15:52,718 And then I experienced it again in 2019 277 00:15:53,052 --> 00:15:55,020 when I lost my cousin. 278 00:16:03,195 --> 00:16:05,531 I still feel the pain. 279 00:16:11,303 --> 00:16:13,505 It was painful. 280 00:16:13,505 --> 00:16:15,674 It was tragic. 281 00:16:16,041 --> 00:16:18,844 And I know a lot of the mothers in this room 282 00:16:18,844 --> 00:16:20,412 what they're feeling. 283 00:16:27,086 --> 00:16:30,022 Those feelings that are so hard to describe 284 00:16:30,756 --> 00:16:33,592 when you experience violence, when you experience 285 00:16:33,592 --> 00:16:35,728 losing a loved one, 286 00:16:36,595 --> 00:16:37,763 it's not a new feeling 287 00:16:37,763 --> 00:16:40,499 to many of us in this room as immigrants and refugees. 288 00:16:41,066 --> 00:16:43,736 Some of us come from war torn countries, 289 00:16:44,570 --> 00:16:47,840 come to the United States looking for safety and security. 290 00:16:48,841 --> 00:16:50,109 And when you experience a 291 00:16:50,109 --> 00:16:53,512 loss like that here at home, your new home, 292 00:16:54,179 --> 00:16:57,516 it is a painful, tough situation 293 00:16:57,516 --> 00:16:59,184 to navigate. 294 00:17:00,786 --> 00:17:02,855 So I understand 295 00:17:02,855 --> 00:17:06,291 and share those pains with you all. 296 00:17:09,728 --> 00:17:12,765 But Mayor Herrell often says, 297 00:17:12,765 --> 00:17:14,800 you know, we got to put our words into action. 298 00:17:15,267 --> 00:17:18,370 And I remember when the rideshare driver, Muhammad, passed away. 299 00:17:19,138 --> 00:17:21,340 It was the opening of the West Seattle Bridge. 300 00:17:21,340 --> 00:17:23,442 And Mayor Herrell was there. 301 00:17:23,442 --> 00:17:24,143 And I was there. 302 00:17:24,143 --> 00:17:25,711 And he said to me, I want to do something. 303 00:17:25,711 --> 00:17:28,047 I want us to take action. 304 00:17:28,047 --> 00:17:30,482 I want us to respond to the needs of the community. 305 00:17:30,516 --> 00:17:31,917 I know the pain. 306 00:17:31,917 --> 00:17:35,220 And that's why I love working with him, because he is action oriented. 307 00:17:35,821 --> 00:17:41,160 And this executive order puts us on a path to ensure that family members 308 00:17:41,160 --> 00:17:44,663 can receive the coordinated response that they've been asking of us. 309 00:17:46,732 --> 00:17:47,066 And the 310 00:17:47,066 --> 00:17:49,868 information they need to deal with the grief. 311 00:17:50,436 --> 00:17:52,304 And so for some some people in this room, 312 00:17:52,304 --> 00:17:56,075 it might not feel like a big thing to see this executive order in writing. 313 00:17:56,075 --> 00:17:59,244 But it is huge for so many of us in this room today. 314 00:18:00,212 --> 00:18:02,314 The Office of Immigrant and Refugee Affairs 315 00:18:02,314 --> 00:18:06,752 is planning to utilize the Immigrant Safety and Access Network program 316 00:18:06,752 --> 00:18:09,721 that we are launching in the coming week 317 00:18:10,756 --> 00:18:13,892 to ensure that we are partnering with our community organizations, 318 00:18:14,460 --> 00:18:15,160 that we coordinate 319 00:18:15,160 --> 00:18:19,198 with ethnic media to make sure that these supportive services are in language 320 00:18:19,198 --> 00:18:23,702 and that you all can have an understanding around the abundance of services 321 00:18:23,702 --> 00:18:26,371 that are available at the city and at the county in the state. 322 00:18:27,039 --> 00:18:29,208 We want to make that as accessible as possible. 323 00:18:30,542 --> 00:18:31,677 In closing, I just want to 324 00:18:31,677 --> 00:18:34,813 thank my staff at the Office of Immigrant and Refugee Affairs. 325 00:18:35,147 --> 00:18:37,316 Thank you so much for the work that you all are doing. 326 00:18:38,250 --> 00:18:41,653 I want to thank Mayor Herrell Executive Leadership Team 327 00:18:41,653 --> 00:18:45,090 who've worked hard and have been following up on this order 328 00:18:45,090 --> 00:18:48,193 and making sure that we take this action today. 329 00:18:48,594 --> 00:18:52,498 And I also just want to thank all of the community community members in this room. 330 00:18:53,065 --> 00:18:55,801 It's because of you all that we do this work. 331 00:18:55,934 --> 00:18:58,203 It's an honor and a privilege to serve you all. 332 00:18:58,704 --> 00:19:02,341 And we look forward to putting the words 333 00:19:02,341 --> 00:19:05,210 in this executive order into action for all of you. 334 00:19:05,410 --> 00:19:06,411 This is a step forward. 335 00:19:06,411 --> 00:19:09,181 I hope to make you all proud. Thank you for the time. 336 00:19:17,856 --> 00:19:21,360 Before introduce our next speaker will be Jennifer Cruz. 337 00:19:21,360 --> 00:19:24,329 And it's going to be a logistical challenge per minute. 338 00:19:24,329 --> 00:19:27,132 If you've come here to join us, can we move down a little bit? 339 00:19:27,132 --> 00:19:30,369 I don't want if they've come here to support their community, our community 340 00:19:30,369 --> 00:19:34,306 and our city, I want them to be able to come in. 341 00:19:35,407 --> 00:19:36,475 We start at 10:00. 342 00:19:36,475 --> 00:19:38,777 By the way, you get here late, you get cheap seats. 343 00:19:39,144 --> 00:19:39,545 Come on. 344 00:19:39,545 --> 00:19:42,915 Come on in every room around here and we'll make do. 345 00:19:43,815 --> 00:19:45,050 Thank you. 346 00:19:45,050 --> 00:19:45,984 Hamdy 347 00:19:46,785 --> 00:19:49,521 You know, there's really nothing to say after that in terms 348 00:19:49,521 --> 00:19:52,124 of capturing the spirit of what we're trying to do. 349 00:19:52,691 --> 00:19:56,461 And that is, I think, outstanding leadership and action. 350 00:19:57,429 --> 00:20:01,466 Jennifer Kruse is the program director for the Filipino community of Seattle. 351 00:20:01,500 --> 00:20:03,402 She was a second generation 352 00:20:03,402 --> 00:20:06,638 Filipino American who was born and raised in Seattle's Rainier Valley. 353 00:20:07,206 --> 00:20:10,509 She is currently the program director at the Filipino Community Center 354 00:20:10,509 --> 00:20:14,580 and serves as a pro tem judge for King County District Court 355 00:20:15,080 --> 00:20:19,017 and many municipal courts throughout King County for over 23 years. 356 00:20:19,051 --> 00:20:22,921 She represented indigent clients that that means people 357 00:20:22,921 --> 00:20:27,326 don't have the funds to pay for private lawyers, indigent clients. 358 00:20:27,359 --> 00:20:29,628 As a criminal defense attorney, and I know 359 00:20:30,696 --> 00:20:31,997 from her background and 360 00:20:31,997 --> 00:20:35,100 reputation, she leads with restorative justice. 361 00:20:35,100 --> 00:20:36,802 She leads with trying to understand 362 00:20:36,802 --> 00:20:40,639 the stories behind crimes, though she also realizes laws had to be enforced. 363 00:20:40,639 --> 00:20:44,409 That's that balance that we have to have in our judicial system. 364 00:20:44,409 --> 00:20:48,247 And she's a prime example of where I personally think 365 00:20:48,247 --> 00:20:49,915 the judicial system must go. 366 00:20:49,915 --> 00:20:52,684 I present to you Jennifer Cruz. 367 00:20:57,222 --> 00:20:59,524 Thank you so much and good morning. 368 00:20:59,558 --> 00:21:02,261 I just wanted to keep my remarks very brief. 369 00:21:02,828 --> 00:21:07,799 As mayor had said, I am Jennifer Kruse and I am the program director 370 00:21:08,000 --> 00:21:10,168 of the Filipino Community of Seattle. 371 00:21:10,869 --> 00:21:15,874 The Filipino community of Seattle has been around for 87 years. 372 00:21:16,308 --> 00:21:21,380 Over the last 20 years, we have become more of a social service agency 373 00:21:21,513 --> 00:21:25,017 where we do help not only Filipinos, 374 00:21:25,317 --> 00:21:28,620 however, we help everyone and anyone in our community. 375 00:21:29,021 --> 00:21:31,623 And one of the great things about our community 376 00:21:31,623 --> 00:21:36,061 is we are always growing and expanding and we are very, very excited 377 00:21:36,061 --> 00:21:39,064 to hear about this order that is in place today, 378 00:21:39,264 --> 00:21:43,669 because we think that it will help to move forward 379 00:21:43,935 --> 00:21:48,040 and really help our community and not just our community, 380 00:21:48,173 --> 00:21:52,811 but King County as a whole, people of color, immigrants and refugees. 381 00:21:53,245 --> 00:21:57,316 One of the things that we do at the Filipino community center is we 382 00:21:57,316 --> 00:22:01,653 are the main place where people go when they first come here, 383 00:22:01,653 --> 00:22:05,824 when they first hear about a community and they are Filipino 384 00:22:05,824 --> 00:22:08,460 and they are immigrants. They say, Where do I go? 385 00:22:08,660 --> 00:22:12,431 They come to the Filipino community center and we try to provide them 386 00:22:12,597 --> 00:22:14,800 resources and services. 387 00:22:14,800 --> 00:22:19,571 And if we are not able to do that, we will find the resources and services. 388 00:22:19,571 --> 00:22:23,342 And so I think that that's such an important piece of it, is that 389 00:22:23,442 --> 00:22:27,012 we have that information and that access. 390 00:22:27,346 --> 00:22:32,150 We have been working with the Seattle Police Department, 391 00:22:32,384 --> 00:22:35,020 and one of the things that I personally have been 392 00:22:35,220 --> 00:22:38,957 doing is working with the before the badge program. 393 00:22:39,257 --> 00:22:42,527 And this is such a wonderful, wonderful opportunity. 394 00:22:42,527 --> 00:22:46,598 And I hope that we continue more programs of dialog like this 395 00:22:46,732 --> 00:22:51,737 where we are working with individuals who are becoming police officers 396 00:22:52,104 --> 00:22:55,507 and talking with them about what our culture is like, 397 00:22:55,507 --> 00:22:58,910 what our community is like, what our needs are, 398 00:22:59,044 --> 00:23:03,582 and what we perceive the police to be doing or not doing 399 00:23:03,682 --> 00:23:07,886 and trying to break down barriers and make communication better 400 00:23:08,086 --> 00:23:11,490 between what we want police officers to do to serve us, 401 00:23:11,723 --> 00:23:16,428 as well as police officers understanding what we as immigrants, 402 00:23:16,428 --> 00:23:20,232 refugees and people of color need from our community. 403 00:23:20,766 --> 00:23:25,070 We have a number of crimes that have been unsolved, 404 00:23:25,070 --> 00:23:29,875 a number of murders of Filipino Americans that we don't want to go cold as. 405 00:23:29,875 --> 00:23:31,476 One of the things that we are doing 406 00:23:31,476 --> 00:23:34,413 as a Filipino community is we do have an advisory board 407 00:23:34,579 --> 00:23:36,581 that works with the Seattle Police Department, 408 00:23:36,581 --> 00:23:40,185 and it was one of the first advisory boards that was put in place. 409 00:23:40,552 --> 00:23:46,491 But still, we do need more to really keep up to date and keep the victims, 410 00:23:47,058 --> 00:23:51,062 the families really involved and knowledgeable 411 00:23:51,062 --> 00:23:54,232 as to what the process is, as to what is going on 412 00:23:54,433 --> 00:23:57,369 and where they can turn for help and resources. 413 00:23:57,969 --> 00:24:01,106 The other additional program that we do have is our gender based 414 00:24:01,106 --> 00:24:05,310 violence program and also our human trafficking program. 415 00:24:05,444 --> 00:24:09,915 And again, we are working with numbers of individuals who suffer from domestic 416 00:24:09,915 --> 00:24:14,786 violence, victims of domestic violence, and victims of human trafficking, not just 417 00:24:16,488 --> 00:24:19,591 sexual human trafficking, but work related human trafficking. 418 00:24:19,724 --> 00:24:24,563 And so we try to help those individuals also cope and navigate with that. 419 00:24:24,830 --> 00:24:29,401 And so this is really just an exciting thing for our community 420 00:24:29,601 --> 00:24:32,437 to hear about and to see that we are being seen 421 00:24:32,604 --> 00:24:35,740 and we are being heard and other communities are also 422 00:24:35,740 --> 00:24:38,944 being seen and heard because this is what Seattle is about. 423 00:24:38,977 --> 00:24:43,648 Seattle has such a diverse group of people who are here, 424 00:24:43,782 --> 00:24:46,751 who do live here, and we do all have needs. 425 00:24:46,918 --> 00:24:50,922 And I'm glad to see that the city of Seattle, the mayor's office, 426 00:24:51,022 --> 00:24:54,559 and the Office of Immigrants and Affairs is listening to us. 427 00:24:54,726 --> 00:24:57,896 And I am looking forward to working more with everyone 428 00:24:58,096 --> 00:25:02,133 and seeing how this program and this order really comes to fruition. 429 00:25:02,133 --> 00:25:05,670 Because I know based on what everyone is saying, that it will. 430 00:25:06,104 --> 00:25:07,105 Thank you so much. 431 00:25:12,911 --> 00:25:15,013 Thank you very much, Jennifer. 432 00:25:15,013 --> 00:25:18,984 She also wanted me to say to any of you that if you have any traffic tickets, 433 00:25:18,984 --> 00:25:20,986 you want to take care of soccer after. 434 00:25:25,724 --> 00:25:28,093 Dr. Yahya Sufi 435 00:25:28,093 --> 00:25:30,595 to many circles needs no introduction. 436 00:25:32,230 --> 00:25:35,767 He's the executive director of the Muslim American Youth Foundation. 437 00:25:35,800 --> 00:25:39,938 He was born in Somalia and relocated to Seattle due to the civil war in Somalia. 438 00:25:40,639 --> 00:25:45,210 He serves as the imam in Houston, Texas for approximately two years 439 00:25:45,210 --> 00:25:48,980 and returned to Seattle to address the needs of youth in his community. 440 00:25:48,980 --> 00:25:55,554 And currently he is the resident scholar in West Seattle of Masjid Tawhid. 441 00:25:55,554 --> 00:25:58,256 If I'm saying it correctly, he's also the president of the Washington 442 00:25:59,057 --> 00:26:03,328 DC Association, an umbrella of a nonprofit organization. 443 00:26:04,262 --> 00:26:08,199 And I apologize if I'm not pronouncing things correctly. 444 00:26:08,400 --> 00:26:12,237 I did practice, but I was practicing someone who might not know how to say 445 00:26:12,237 --> 00:26:15,941 that nonprofit organization but Koranic madrassa. 446 00:26:16,041 --> 00:26:20,278 And the executive director and founder of the Muslim American Youth Foundation, 447 00:26:20,579 --> 00:26:23,315 Y F, which is a nonprofit organization 448 00:26:23,315 --> 00:26:28,820 geared to create accessible refugee and accessible refugee services 449 00:26:28,820 --> 00:26:32,791 to address the use of Muslim youth residing in Greater Seattle and beyond. 450 00:26:32,891 --> 00:26:34,259 I present to you, Dr. Sufi. 451 00:26:39,664 --> 00:26:40,765 Salaam alaikum. 452 00:26:40,765 --> 00:26:42,334 Hello, everyone. 453 00:26:42,500 --> 00:26:45,337 I'm very excited to be in this room this evening. 454 00:26:45,337 --> 00:26:50,475 This morning, very diverse, which reflects in the city of Seattle. 455 00:26:50,942 --> 00:26:56,281 And this is what made America great, having everyone around us, having 456 00:26:56,281 --> 00:27:01,186 different cultures, different languages, having different faith and beliefs. 457 00:27:01,586 --> 00:27:04,289 So I'm very excited to be here this morning. 458 00:27:04,689 --> 00:27:08,827 And the most important thing from this gathering today 459 00:27:08,827 --> 00:27:12,597 is that all of us of concern and all of us gathered here 460 00:27:12,931 --> 00:27:14,866 to give support to one another. 461 00:27:14,866 --> 00:27:19,270 As an imam, I am not only representing the Muslim-American Youth Foundation, 462 00:27:19,270 --> 00:27:24,643 but I'm here on behalf of my Somali community, my Ethiopian community, my East 463 00:27:24,643 --> 00:27:28,847 African community, my African community, the Muslim community around the world. 464 00:27:28,980 --> 00:27:31,950 I want you to understand that I'm not here to represent 465 00:27:31,950 --> 00:27:35,220 only me as I speak, as an immigrant 466 00:27:36,354 --> 00:27:38,056 to come to America. 467 00:27:38,056 --> 00:27:40,025 Costs me so much. 468 00:27:40,025 --> 00:27:42,761 And I never thought today I would be here speaking to you. 469 00:27:43,628 --> 00:27:45,897 I've lived through a difficult life in Somalia. 470 00:27:45,897 --> 00:27:49,601 When the civil war broke down, broke out, making to different 471 00:27:49,601 --> 00:27:52,370 countries, spending years and years and months and months 472 00:27:52,637 --> 00:27:56,374 in refugee camps where there was no food and no water. 473 00:27:57,008 --> 00:27:58,376 Think about this. 474 00:27:58,376 --> 00:28:02,080 Those of us that moved to these states were looking for the American dream. 475 00:28:02,514 --> 00:28:05,950 Yet so many of us have lost their loved 476 00:28:05,950 --> 00:28:09,754 ones in America that they seeked to find a better life. 477 00:28:10,422 --> 00:28:15,026 What's more difficult than losing life is to live with the agony 478 00:28:15,026 --> 00:28:18,163 and the pain that comes often on the top of us . 479 00:28:18,163 --> 00:28:21,966 Or that imagine if you are not able 480 00:28:22,400 --> 00:28:24,936 to find accessibility 481 00:28:25,470 --> 00:28:28,139 to bury your own child. 482 00:28:28,606 --> 00:28:32,077 This how difficult it's to me as an imam of my community. 483 00:28:32,711 --> 00:28:35,380 When we lose someone in our community 484 00:28:35,613 --> 00:28:38,349 because we lose so many young people in our community, 485 00:28:38,817 --> 00:28:42,120 the first thing that goes around is how can we get this? 486 00:28:43,254 --> 00:28:44,689 And make it smooth. 487 00:28:44,689 --> 00:28:51,029 Imagine as a muslim, we want it to hasten and to make sure the the the life 488 00:28:51,029 --> 00:28:54,566 that we lost, the individual that we lost, to be buried as soon as possible. 489 00:28:55,233 --> 00:28:57,736 But it does not easily happen. 490 00:28:58,369 --> 00:29:01,973 And that's why I myself appreciate 491 00:29:02,474 --> 00:29:05,176 the city of Seattle as a leadership 492 00:29:05,176 --> 00:29:08,713 in putting its equity into action. 493 00:29:09,581 --> 00:29:11,816 Thank you so much for putting it into action. 494 00:29:12,150 --> 00:29:17,689 We do understand the system is to change, take time, but we really appreciate that 495 00:29:17,689 --> 00:29:23,361 this executive order, which I think that will speed up the process. 496 00:29:25,764 --> 00:29:26,498 What makes this 497 00:29:26,498 --> 00:29:29,267 executive order amazing is that it's 498 00:29:29,768 --> 00:29:32,170 so the sense of. 499 00:29:33,104 --> 00:29:35,473 Equity and inclusion. 500 00:29:36,407 --> 00:29:39,544 So people have different languages, have different faiths, 501 00:29:39,944 --> 00:29:43,148 have different. 502 00:29:43,148 --> 00:29:44,249 Way of life. 503 00:29:44,249 --> 00:29:48,086 Yet this law will allow everyone to have the accessibility 504 00:29:48,286 --> 00:29:51,923 to the resources that's out there for our community. 505 00:29:53,491 --> 00:29:54,659 How a community has 506 00:29:54,659 --> 00:30:00,165 been in front lines, helping families that are dealing with increased homicides 507 00:30:00,165 --> 00:30:05,703 and unexpected deaths and unexplained deaths before us. 508 00:30:05,703 --> 00:30:08,740 This will give us peace and tranquility 509 00:30:09,174 --> 00:30:12,811 for at least two response to the incidents that happen in our life. 510 00:30:13,778 --> 00:30:15,146 Lastly. 511 00:30:15,413 --> 00:30:17,448 I wanted to thank. 512 00:30:17,682 --> 00:30:20,685 The mayor of the city of Seattle and his executive team 513 00:30:21,152 --> 00:30:24,622 for taking this leadership in 514 00:30:25,423 --> 00:30:28,860 is in the process of those of us that are going through pain 515 00:30:29,294 --> 00:30:33,731 as an imam, I call calls from all community members 516 00:30:33,731 --> 00:30:36,734 when we lose one person, regardless of the race. 517 00:30:37,836 --> 00:30:40,705 Or the language from our Muslim community. 518 00:30:40,872 --> 00:30:42,941 It comes back to the imams. 519 00:30:42,941 --> 00:30:47,111 So as an imam, the first thing that we question is how is the process? 520 00:30:47,478 --> 00:30:50,114 Where can we start? How can we end this? 521 00:30:50,381 --> 00:30:53,885 How can we, you know, ease the pain that this family is going through? 522 00:30:54,085 --> 00:30:57,889 And I believe having access to the resources 523 00:30:58,122 --> 00:31:01,326 and having an ability to find a way 524 00:31:01,459 --> 00:31:06,030 to share the pain and the gain with this family is our priority. 525 00:31:06,130 --> 00:31:08,533 Thank you so much, Mayor Bruce, and thank you to your team. 526 00:31:12,971 --> 00:31:13,171 Okay. 527 00:31:13,638 --> 00:31:15,039 We're going to sign the executive order. 528 00:31:15,039 --> 00:31:17,375 Then we'll be around personal questions and answers. 529 00:31:18,409 --> 00:31:20,144 So let's do that this afternoon. 530 00:31:20,144 --> 00:31:21,613 Why don't we have everyone joined? 531 00:31:21,613 --> 00:31:23,882 Everyone join in the back that not everyone by 532 00:31:25,016 --> 00:31:27,018 those that are supposed to. 533 00:31:27,018 --> 00:31:28,052 All right. 534 00:31:28,686 --> 00:31:29,420 You ever. 535 00:31:35,326 --> 00:31:37,662 You should have seen 536 00:31:40,465 --> 00:31:42,901 this part, 537 00:31:45,036 --> 00:31:47,672 some of the words. 538 00:31:48,606 --> 00:31:51,476 Do you want to squeeze in a little bit, 539 00:31:51,476 --> 00:31:52,343 please? 540 00:31:52,377 --> 00:31:53,978 Where are we looking for so many cameras? 541 00:31:53,978 --> 00:31:55,179 That's a good point. 542 00:32:01,386 --> 00:32:03,955 Are we supposed to look at you and you said, yes, just look at me. 543 00:32:04,656 --> 00:32:06,090 It's happening. 544 00:32:21,472 --> 00:32:23,441 Some want to grab his pen. 545 00:32:24,676 --> 00:32:25,610 I have to delegate. 546 00:32:25,610 --> 00:32:28,613 Mr. Handy. How do you make sure? 547 00:32:28,613 --> 00:32:29,480 Oh, that's right. 548 00:32:29,480 --> 00:32:32,016 I think I know how to get a pen. 549 00:32:32,050 --> 00:32:34,686 It was an actual sign with, like, a 550 00:32:35,954 --> 00:32:37,221 four or five. 551 00:32:37,221 --> 00:32:38,089 Just give those people. 552 00:32:38,089 --> 00:32:38,690 You like 553 00:32:40,725 --> 00:32:42,260 gloves? 554 00:32:42,427 --> 00:32:43,528 Yeah. There you go. 555 00:32:43,962 --> 00:32:45,630 I don't know who grabbed it. 556 00:32:45,630 --> 00:32:46,831 You're going to do it. 557 00:32:47,098 --> 00:32:48,366 One person over here. 558 00:32:48,366 --> 00:32:48,967 Okay. 559 00:32:51,336 --> 00:32:52,704 Good luck. 560 00:32:55,506 --> 00:32:55,974 Good. 561 00:32:57,875 --> 00:32:58,776 All right. 562 00:32:59,277 --> 00:32:59,744 Thank you. 563 00:32:59,744 --> 00:33:03,748 We'll take some questions and I'll go to the podium so I can amplify. 564 00:33:03,815 --> 00:33:05,049 Thank you very much, Community. 565 00:33:05,049 --> 00:33:06,584 Thank you very much. 566 00:33:08,720 --> 00:33:09,754 Thank you. 567 00:33:09,754 --> 00:33:11,723 Thank you. Thank you. 568 00:33:11,723 --> 00:33:12,957 Thank you. 569 00:33:17,061 --> 00:33:19,897 Thank you. 570 00:33:19,964 --> 00:33:20,898 Thank you. 571 00:33:22,900 --> 00:33:28,373 Thank you. 572 00:33:29,741 --> 00:33:30,608 Thank you. 573 00:33:34,812 --> 00:33:35,279 All right. 574 00:33:36,114 --> 00:33:36,948 Okay. 575 00:33:36,948 --> 00:33:40,218 We will take a few questions from those. 576 00:33:41,052 --> 00:33:43,755 We'll take one or two community questions. 577 00:33:43,755 --> 00:33:45,923 And this is a formal press conference. 578 00:33:45,923 --> 00:33:48,059 So I'm going to address the meat as well. 579 00:33:48,059 --> 00:33:49,861 But certainly we're going to hear from Q&A. Yes, sir. 580 00:33:49,861 --> 00:33:52,530 Thank you very much, Mr. Bouzereau, for your leadership. 581 00:33:54,332 --> 00:33:55,233 For your leadership. 582 00:33:55,233 --> 00:33:58,603 Also, my name is wounded and the executive 583 00:33:58,603 --> 00:34:01,372 director of the Seattle Russia Drivers Association. 584 00:34:02,006 --> 00:34:05,943 And thank you for acknowledging 585 00:34:07,245 --> 00:34:09,747 and understanding the things that we write. 586 00:34:09,747 --> 00:34:12,817 Your drivers are going through a bit here today. 587 00:34:14,318 --> 00:34:16,020 The person who killed Mohammed 588 00:34:16,020 --> 00:34:18,623 Kadir has not been brought to justice. 589 00:34:19,257 --> 00:34:22,794 We are asking the chief of police, the mayor, 590 00:34:23,261 --> 00:34:26,464 what is being done and can you please give us thank you. 591 00:34:27,398 --> 00:34:30,068 So for those that didn't hear the question, 592 00:34:30,068 --> 00:34:33,371 thank you for the question from the one of the leaders. 593 00:34:33,371 --> 00:34:33,638 I don't know. 594 00:34:33,638 --> 00:34:35,239 I never say the leader, because this 595 00:34:35,239 --> 00:34:37,041 there are many leaders in your organization 596 00:34:37,041 --> 00:34:39,510 about the current status of the investigation of the 597 00:34:40,011 --> 00:34:41,345 murder of Muhammad Kadir. 598 00:34:41,345 --> 00:34:43,081 And Chief, would you like to say a few words? 599 00:34:43,081 --> 00:34:44,682 And in that respect, 600 00:34:45,650 --> 00:34:45,950 we have 601 00:34:45,950 --> 00:34:49,320 actually been working on putting out photos of the vehicle 602 00:34:49,320 --> 00:34:52,023 that is associated with the person that killed 603 00:34:53,791 --> 00:34:56,627 your friend and and for so many family. 604 00:34:56,961 --> 00:34:59,397 And so that is one of the struggles that we have. 605 00:34:59,397 --> 00:35:04,035 It's a very pixilated photo, but we are also have video as well. 606 00:35:04,035 --> 00:35:09,640 That is hasn't been a good Claire, a good quality of photo, but we are video. 607 00:35:09,907 --> 00:35:13,277 But we're also trying to make sure that we're getting every level of witnesses 608 00:35:13,277 --> 00:35:16,881 that are in the community as well that were there that night 609 00:35:17,615 --> 00:35:20,785 to try and be able to capture a vehicle is actually very distinct. 610 00:35:21,919 --> 00:35:24,088 I believe it's a, if I remember 611 00:35:24,088 --> 00:35:26,557 correctly, a charcoal like Prius type of vehicle. 612 00:35:27,458 --> 00:35:30,128 And so those are the things that we at least have. 613 00:35:30,128 --> 00:35:33,965 It's just getting to a vehicle plate and getting to some identifiers of that. 614 00:35:33,965 --> 00:35:36,467 And so right now, we have not made an arrest, 615 00:35:36,968 --> 00:35:37,935 but we're hoping that 616 00:35:37,935 --> 00:35:41,672 people will come forward on information that they might have on this case. 617 00:35:42,607 --> 00:35:43,541 Let me let me 618 00:35:45,409 --> 00:35:46,944 hold you hold just one minute. 619 00:35:46,944 --> 00:35:47,745 Just one minute. 620 00:35:47,745 --> 00:35:50,348 I'm going to I'm going to in that way. 621 00:35:50,681 --> 00:35:51,382 I know 622 00:35:52,116 --> 00:35:54,552 in every city, not only the city of Seattle, 623 00:35:54,819 --> 00:35:57,155 let me address it, because that's what I was getting to say. 624 00:35:57,355 --> 00:35:57,955 Okay. 625 00:36:00,324 --> 00:36:02,126 That is not enough. 626 00:36:02,693 --> 00:36:05,296 Because what you have to know is that 627 00:36:05,930 --> 00:36:09,367 this investigation is not sitting on a shelf. 628 00:36:10,268 --> 00:36:12,970 That his life is. 629 00:36:12,970 --> 00:36:16,541 A priority as anyone else's life in this city. 630 00:36:17,675 --> 00:36:19,810 And so we have status. 631 00:36:19,810 --> 00:36:23,114 This is a and once again, I don't mince words. 632 00:36:24,248 --> 00:36:25,750 He was murdered. 633 00:36:26,350 --> 00:36:29,654 And that is a shocking a shocking to the conscience. 634 00:36:30,354 --> 00:36:34,392 And so the investigative unit, the chief, 635 00:36:34,992 --> 00:36:38,629 they are doing what they can to bring. 636 00:36:39,597 --> 00:36:41,699 This to justice. 637 00:36:42,066 --> 00:36:44,168 As you all know, 638 00:36:44,168 --> 00:36:46,270 murders are sometimes complicated to solve. 639 00:36:46,437 --> 00:36:48,539 That's just the fact of the matter. 640 00:36:49,840 --> 00:36:52,410 And so I say with a person 641 00:36:53,377 --> 00:36:56,981 that I believe I have integrity, that we are trying to put the right research 642 00:36:56,981 --> 00:37:00,451 and right people in the investigative team to make sure it's brought to justice. 643 00:37:01,152 --> 00:37:03,421 We knew the question was going to come up. 644 00:37:03,421 --> 00:37:05,957 So I told the chief, you know, everything I have. 645 00:37:05,957 --> 00:37:06,958 I got a bunch of lawyers 646 00:37:06,958 --> 00:37:09,627 always telling what I can and can't say on an ongoing investigation. 647 00:37:09,627 --> 00:37:11,929 And then they usually say something and they say, 648 00:37:11,929 --> 00:37:14,365 You weren't supposed to say that. And this as well. 649 00:37:14,365 --> 00:37:16,601 I got caught up in the action, I suppose. 650 00:37:16,601 --> 00:37:19,470 So I'll just close this line of questioning by saying that 651 00:37:19,737 --> 00:37:21,939 it remains a priority. 652 00:37:21,939 --> 00:37:25,676 That I am holding his department accountable to bring this issue to justice. 653 00:37:27,578 --> 00:37:30,181 That's all I have to say on that matter. 654 00:37:30,181 --> 00:37:32,316 I share your anger. I don't. 655 00:37:32,316 --> 00:37:33,884 I receive it. 656 00:37:34,051 --> 00:37:36,420 If I were in your shoes, I'd be angry as well. 657 00:37:36,420 --> 00:37:37,221 Thank you. 658 00:37:39,123 --> 00:37:40,224 Okay. 659 00:37:41,626 --> 00:37:44,128 So I'm trying to I'm going to have you address it. 660 00:37:44,161 --> 00:37:45,796 I want to hear from this 661 00:37:45,796 --> 00:37:49,200 fine young man, but then I'm going to see if the press has any questions on this. 662 00:37:49,200 --> 00:37:50,701 Go ahead, please. So I'm calling you young. 663 00:37:50,701 --> 00:37:52,136 I'm starting trying to butter you out. 664 00:37:52,136 --> 00:37:53,037 Better be a 665 00:37:55,906 --> 00:37:57,441 good morning, everyone. 666 00:37:57,441 --> 00:38:00,778 So I'm busy sometimes here with many people in here. 667 00:38:01,412 --> 00:38:04,415 And I really appreciate, you know, I don't want to take 668 00:38:05,216 --> 00:38:08,019 the spotlight from these guys trying to get a community, 669 00:38:08,853 --> 00:38:11,389 you know, speaking on night 670 00:38:11,389 --> 00:38:13,891 with what happened in the past, you know? 671 00:38:16,127 --> 00:38:16,927 Well, we 672 00:38:16,927 --> 00:38:20,164 we're trying to navigate the system, the support systems. 673 00:38:21,032 --> 00:38:26,304 We the things that, you know, coming from witness directly describe it. 674 00:38:27,338 --> 00:38:30,608 So what we experienced, you've got some of the resources that were available 675 00:38:31,042 --> 00:38:33,844 for them in Spanish were available 676 00:38:34,111 --> 00:38:37,214 all the way from the time 677 00:38:37,214 --> 00:38:39,150 we are in North Seattle 678 00:38:39,150 --> 00:38:42,720 and some of the referrals weren't to go to see markets. How? 679 00:38:44,255 --> 00:38:44,855 I think 680 00:38:45,589 --> 00:38:47,625 North Seattle to South Park is very, 681 00:38:47,625 --> 00:38:50,695 very important. 682 00:38:50,695 --> 00:38:53,230 A lot of these kids who witnessed be 683 00:38:53,964 --> 00:38:57,802 they didn't want to get services right away. 684 00:38:59,103 --> 00:39:01,706 They wanted to take their time. 685 00:39:02,239 --> 00:39:06,444 A couple of them, they actually they didn't come out of the room for faith. 686 00:39:06,911 --> 00:39:07,311 Right. 687 00:39:07,578 --> 00:39:10,481 But if that understanding, the cultural understanding 688 00:39:10,915 --> 00:39:15,619 that we need to have, but also the different how different it is, 689 00:39:16,721 --> 00:39:18,422 you know, grief 690 00:39:18,422 --> 00:39:23,728 or hate or actually accept or how to deal with this tragedy. 691 00:39:24,462 --> 00:39:27,098 So I really would like to encourage every department 692 00:39:27,565 --> 00:39:30,735 to think about these services across the city, 693 00:39:31,469 --> 00:39:36,540 across the city, and across the ages of the people impacted by this tragedy. 694 00:39:36,574 --> 00:39:37,708 Thank you. 695 00:39:38,008 --> 00:39:39,009 Thank you. 696 00:39:41,979 --> 00:39:43,981 That's good feedback. 697 00:39:43,981 --> 00:39:46,617 Great feedback. We'll take it to heart. 698 00:39:46,617 --> 00:39:48,786 Rogelio is a good friend of mine and Seema. 699 00:39:48,786 --> 00:39:52,490 And even though they do incredible work, we want to make sure it's accessible. 700 00:39:52,823 --> 00:39:55,159 I went out to dinner and met with the students, with the governor 701 00:39:55,159 --> 00:39:57,661 and had conversations with them and will follow up. 702 00:39:57,661 --> 00:39:58,896 So that's very good feedback. 703 00:39:58,896 --> 00:40:00,197 Thank you very much. 704 00:40:01,065 --> 00:40:02,867 Any other questions 705 00:40:02,867 --> 00:40:06,270 from anyone before we close out the Q&A part? 706 00:40:06,771 --> 00:40:08,272 I'm going to wait, but 707 00:40:09,440 --> 00:40:11,675 I'm going to go like this. 708 00:40:11,809 --> 00:40:13,811 Three, two. 709 00:40:14,712 --> 00:40:16,680 We're building one. Seattle. 710 00:40:16,680 --> 00:40:17,348 Thank you very much.