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18: Chitra Hanstad – Knowing Your Neighbor, Pt.1

Grantley Martelly — Sun, 28 Feb 2021 04:06:31 +0000

Chitra Hanstad is the Executive Director of World Relief Seattle, however, her journey to this place serves as a timely reminder that our neighborhood is global. From India to the United States, back to India, around the world, and again in the United States her service to humanity spans the globe and her faith is lived out wherever she goes.
World Relief Seattle serves people at some of their most vulnerable places in life: relocating to a new country typically with little resources and many times, language barriers. In spite of what can at times seem insurmountable obstacles, the team at World Relief Seattle continues to find ways, and sometimes miracles, to accomplish their work.

#chitrahanstad, #race, #racism, # justice, #reconciliation, #refugees, #asilym

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17: King County Council Member, Dave Upthegrove Pt.2

Grantley Martelly — Sat, 13 Feb 2021 04:18:35 +0000

In part 2 of my interview, Dave discusses some of his successes while working across differences and keeping our focus on why we are serving others. Dave discusses successes in protecting youth in police custody, setting up programs to help in early childhood education, bridging the education gap in the transition from school to college/community college, working to give voice to the voiceless. He also gives some ideas on how to get involved in changing your local community.

#daveupthegrove; #race: racism; #refugee; #politics; #education; #faith; #reconciliation

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11: Police Chief Rafael Padilla

Grantley Martelly — Wed, 21 Oct 2020 03:58:26 +0000

Chief Rafael Padilla is the police chief of Kent, WA, the 10th most diverse city in the United States. We discuss his journey of faith and the challenges of leading a police department in the present climate of racial unrest and calls for reforms in modern policing. He discusses his efforts to establish accountability, credibility, and performance standards in his department in a city where diversity of ethnicity, faith, language, customs, and cultures are present at every turn.

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8: Are We Not One – A Town Hall in the City of Kent, WA -Part 1

Grantley Martelly — Mon, 21 Sep 2020 04:16:50 +0000

Are We Not One?-Conversations on Racial Reconciliation was a Town Hall held for the City of Kent, WA on September 19, 2020. The town hall was hosted by, and held at Hillside Church Kent and included Mayor Dana Ralph, Police Chief Padilla, and Councilmember Brenda Fincher as well as leaders in the faith community, Native American, and the non-profit community such as Hillside Church, Christ the King Bible Fellowship, Glover Empowerment Mentoring, World Relief Seattle and the Sto:Lo nation.

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9: Are We Not One? – A Town Hall in the City of Kent, WA, Part 2

Grantley Martelly — Mon, 21 Sep 2020 04:10:18 +0000

Are We Not One?-Conversations on Racial Reconciliation was a Town Hall held for the City of Kent, WA on September 19, 2020. The town hall was hosted by, and held at Hillside Church Kent and included Mayor Dana Ralph, Police Chief Padilla, and Councilmember Brenda Fincher as well as leaders in the faith community, native American, and the non-profit community such as Hillside Church, Christ the King Bible Fellowship, Glover Empowerment Mentoring, World Relief Seattle and the Sto:Lo nation.

#Kentwashington

#race

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6: Are You A Terrorist? Interview with Zeytun Ahmed

Grantley Martelly — Sat, 25 Jul 2020 04:56:31 +0000

Zeytun Ahmed is a young woman who chooses to live out her faith in the western world where sometimes wearing a hijab causes some people to resort to stereotypes. Having lived in a refugee camp, she is now a student at the University of Washington and impacting lives with her story, her faith, and her determination to leave her imprint on this world. Zeytun represents multiple facets of the ongoing discussion of who is Muslim and how that fits into the American story.

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