Seattle Office for Civil Rights

On June 1, the Seattle LGBTQ Commission, Mayor Katie B. Wilson, members of Seattle City Council, Deaunte Damper, and the Gender Justice League will gather for the 14th annual LGBTQ+ Pride Flag Raising and Pride Month Proclamation. The afternoon will also include awards celebrating one individual and organization for their leadership and service to the LGBTQ+ community. 🌈

Join us as we reaffirm our commitment to building a welcoming and inclusive city for our LGBTQ+ community. Everyone is welcome to attend, and light refreshments will be served!

📅 Monday June 1, 2026 at 12:00 PM in the Bertha Knight Landes Room at Seattle City Hall on 600th 4th Avenue

An accessible route to the ceremony is available by elevator. Reasonable accommodations for persons with disabilities, language interpretation, and translation are available upon request.

More details coming soon!

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. once said, “Those who love peace must organize as effectively as those who love war.” This instruction feels especially urgent today, as our national leadership exercises power through force and militarized strategies rather than accountability and democratic consent.

This , we’re reflecting on Dr. King’s legacy not only as a visionary civil rights advocate, but as a community organizer who understood that peace and justice don’t emerge spontaneously—they must be organized into existence. Too often, peace has slogans without structure while war has institutions, budgets, pipelines, and the dominant narrative. Dr. King warned us against this imbalance. Loving peace is not enough. It demands strategy, coordination, and sustained participation.

📰 Our Director, Derrick Wheeler-Smith, reflects on Dr. King’s call for collective action in an opinion in titled, “Dr. King’s Legacy Shows Us Peace Is Not Passive – We Must Organize.” Read the full story at https://seattlemedium.com/organizing-for-peace-and-justice/