Title
Virtual Town Hall - Racial Justice and the Healthcare System
Recommended Action
Committee Recommendation:
Not referred to a committee.
City Manager Recommendation:
Hold a Virtual Town Hall to discuss Racial Justice and the Healthcare System.
Issue:
Holding a Virtual Town Hall to discuss Racial Justice and the Healthcare System.
Staff Contact:
Kellie Purce Braseth, Strategic Communications Director, (360) 753-8361
Presenter(s):
Kellie Purce Braseth, Strategic Communications Director, City of Olympia
Dr. Benjamin Danielson, Chair, Governor’s Interagency Council on Health Disparities
Sheila Capestany, King County Strategic Advisor on Youth and Children
Chris Porter, Nurse Practitioner
Dr. Frederick Marland Chancellor, MD. Olympia Providers
Background and Analysis:
Our community is in the midst of conversations on issues raised by the Black Lives Matter movement, yet Black voices are rarely at the center of these conversations. For our community to truly understand the issues at the center of institutional racism and the opportunities for positive change driven by the Black Lives Matter movement, we need to listen to those who are living Black lives.
The Olympia City Council has sponsored this series of virtual Town Halls to provide a platform for conversations around racial justice centered on and led by African Americans with professional and lived experience on specific topics.
This Town Hall will be on the topic of the Racial Justice and Healthcare System.
The moderated panel includes:
Kellie Purce Braseth, Strategic Communications Director, City of Olympia
Dr. Benjamin Danielson, Chair, Governor’s Interagency Council on Health Disparities
Sheila Capestany, King County Strategic Advisor on Youth and Children
Chris Porter, Nurse Practitioner
Dr. Frederick Marland Chancellor, MD. Olympia Providers
Attendees will be able to submit questions live through a moderator during the event.
Attachments:
Town Hall Registration