Saturday, October 5

Black Voices Matter: The Candidates and Stakes of the 2024 Election

ALL AGES

A free event to prepare you for the November election, focusing on local and national issues that matter most to our community.

Date and time

Saturday, October 5 · 4 - 6pm PDT. Doors at 3:45pm

Location

Rainier Arts Center

3515 South Alaska Street Seattle, WA 98118

Agenda

4:00 PM - 6:00 PM

Candidate Conversations and Panel Discussions

Candidates will each spend 15 minutes with the audience. In the first five minutes, they will make their pitch. In the last 10 minutes, they will take questions that the audience can submit ahead of ...

4:15 PM - 4:30 PM

Bob Ferguson (D), Candidate for Governor

4:30 PM - 4:45 PM

Dave Reichert (R), Candidate for Governor

5:00 PM - 5:15 PM

Nick Brown (D), Candidate for Attorney General

5:15 PM - 5:30 PM

Pete Serrano (R), Candidate for Attorney General

5:30 PM - 5:45 PM

Reality Check with Crystal Fincher and Gregory Davis

About this event

Event lasts 2 hours
ALL AGES
Free venue parking

The Seattle Association of Black Journalists presents an informative afternoon to prepare for you for the November election, focusing on the local and national issues that matter most to African Americans living in Washington state. The event includes visits from the top candidates for Governor and Attorney General and a panel discussion featuring political consultant and media personality Crystal Fincher and Rainier Beach Action Coalition strategist Gregory Davis.

Organized by

SABJ

Founded in 1988, the Seattle Association of Black Journalists is an affiliate chapter of the National Association of Black Journalists (NABJ), a group of more than 3,000 Black professionals working in the media.

We are one of the largest and oldest media groups in the Northwest. Our members work in public relations, radio, television, advertising, online and print journalism. They are editors, reporters, television anchors, executives, artists, video, still photographers and students.