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Juneteenth 2021 in the Central District: Jackson’s Catfish Corner Grand Opening, Freedom March, Northwest African American Museum Jubilee

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Over the weekend, the City of Seattle reversed course and issued a permit for a small Juneteenth event in Cal Anderson Park on the one-year anniversary of the formation of the occupied protest zone on Capitol Hill. While many of the battles of last year’s Black Lives Matter marches have transformed into plans and initiatives at Seattle City Hall, 2021’s Juneteenth celebrations will again center equity and equality as Black communities across the Seattle area mark the holiday celebrating the emancipation of slaves in the United States.

By this time next year, the day will be an official Washington state holiday.

Below, we’ve featured the upcoming Juneteenth events in Central Seattle including where you can find the Seattle Buffalo Soldiers. We’ve also included pictures from last summer as thousands took to the street for the Juneteenth Freedom March across the Central District.

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City says won’t permit Juneteenth celebration in Cal Anderson on anniversary of CHOP formation — UPDATE

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Seattle Parks and the city’s Office of Economic Development have issued last-minute denials of permits for an event in Cal Anderson on the one-year anniversary of the formation of the occupied protest on Capitol Hill.

CHS reported on the June 11th to June 13th celebration planned for months by a CHOP Art group amid a call from the city for proposals for events and activities to activate the park and help the area recover from a year of protests, encampments, and pandemic.

In denying the permit, Seattle Parks and Recreation said it is holding Cal Anderson area events to “higher-than-usual safety and security standards” due to the protests and two homicides around the occupied zone last summer:

SPR is committed to creating spaces for community members to gather while also preserving the public safety and public health of the area. However, because of the extensive protest activity and the lacts (sic) of violence that occurred at the park and the surrounding area last summer and fall, as well as the significant restoration and cleanup efforts that were needed to restore the park, SPR is using higher-than-usual safety and security standards to evaluate all permit requests at Cal Anderson and Bobby Morris Playfield.

The parks department also said community backlash shaped its decisions. Continue reading →

The Central District celebrates 31st Juneteenth in Pratt Park

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Screen Shot 2014-06-05 at 9.32.01 PMThe Juneteenth Independence Day community celebration returns to the Central District’s Pratt Park this weekend with three days of fun and free activities.

June 19th marks the abolition of slavery in the U.S. state of Texas in 1865. The holiday has grown to represent a celebration of the emancipation of all African Americans.

The Urban League of Metropolitan Seattle invites you to join us this weekend, June 6th – 8th, as we celebrate the 31st annual Juneteenth festival. Festivities will be held at Pratt Park and will include many events such as an ice cream social, open mic, live music, church in the park, face painting, vendor and much more. We’d love to see you there!

Pratt Park is located at 20th and Yesler.

For more things to get out and do around Capitol Hill and Central Seattle, check out this week’s On the List.

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