Tune in to KYRS June 19th for two very special Juneteenth broadcasts.

Starting at 10AM –

A program featuring messages and speeches by Spokane’s Black voices, from organizational leaders to folks on the street, a call for an end to white/state violence against Black people. We demand justice, independent investigations of police, defunding of police, police out of schools, a fully funded City Office of Civil Rights, and an end to mass incarceration. We are amplifying local demands and the national Black Lives Matter #WhatMatters2020 campaign, which focuses on:

Racial Injustice
Police Brutality
Criminal Justice Reform
Black Immigration
Economic Injustice
LGBTQIA+ and Human Rights
Environmental Conditions
Voting Rights & Suppression
Healthcare
Government Corruption
Education
Commonsense Gun Laws

Followed at approximately 12:15PM by –

SCAR (Spokane Community Against Racism) and partner organizations unveiling their Platform for Change which will outline and define their short-term and long-term goals for structural, systemic, and cultural change within the Spokane criminal justice system.

Platform for Change: Responding to This Moment, will be publicly read at The Spokane Tribal Gathering Place, 347 North Post Street, and broadcast / streamed live on KYRS, 88.1 & 92.3FM, KYRS.org.

Representatives from SCAR and their partner organizations will be present at the public reading, including Asian Pacific Islander Coalition (APIC) – Spokane Chapter, Faith Leaders and Leaders of Conscience of Eastern Washington and North Idaho, FUSE Washington, Greater Spokane Progress, Hispanic Business/Professional Association, Muslims for Community Action and Support, Peace & Justice Action League of Spokane (PJALS), Planned Parenthood Advocates of Greater Washington and North Idaho, Progressives of Spokane County, RAIZ of Planned Parenthood of Greater Washington and North Idaho, Spectrum Center Spokane, Spokane Ministers’ Fellowship, Tenants Union of Washington State, and more to come, who have all signed on in support.

Attendees at The Spokane Tribal Gathering Place are requested to wear face masks (covering the nose and mouth) and to social distance.

“We must end the cycle of fear and violence in our community and seize the opportunity during this tumultuous time to enact structural changes.”

– Jac Archer, SCAR Steering Committee Member