1
00:00:01,134 --> 00:00:02,302
In the last year,

2
00:00:02,402 --> 00:00:03,570
Seattle has
had a reckoning

3
00:00:03,670 --> 00:00:04,704
with
racial inequality,

4
00:00:04,804 --> 00:00:06,773
a battle with a
devastating pandemic,

5
00:00:06,873 --> 00:00:08,842
a homelessness
state of emergency,

6
00:00:08,942 --> 00:00:10,944
and a continued
climate catastrophe.

7
00:00:11,044 --> 00:00:12,579
The question before
Seattle voters

8
00:00:12,679 --> 00:00:13,713
is straightforward.

9
00:00:13,813 --> 00:00:16,016
Will we continue to rely
on policies of the past,

10
00:00:16,116 --> 00:00:17,150
many of which

11
00:00:17,250 --> 00:00:18,485
have brought us
to this point,

12
00:00:18,585 --> 00:00:20,520
or is it time for
a fresh perspective

13
00:00:20,620 --> 00:00:22,422
rooted in
community care?

14
00:00:22,522 --> 00:00:23,690
My name
is Nikkita Oliver.

15
00:00:23,790 --> 00:00:24,891
I use they/them
pronouns.

16
00:00:24,991 --> 00:00:27,060
I am running for
Seattle City Council

17
00:00:27,160 --> 00:00:28,395
citywide Position 9.

18
00:00:28,495 --> 00:00:29,996
I'm a community
organizer,

19
00:00:30,096 --> 00:00:31,664
executive director,
artist,

20
00:00:31,765 --> 00:00:32,732
adjunct professor

21
00:00:32,832 --> 00:00:34,300
at Seattle University
School of Law,

22
00:00:34,401 --> 00:00:35,969
and an attorney who has
supported clients

23
00:00:36,069 --> 00:00:37,470
through school exclusion,
eviction,

24
00:00:37,570 --> 00:00:39,639
and anti-discrimination
cases.

25
00:00:39,739 --> 00:00:40,874
When elected,
I will serve

26
00:00:40,974 --> 00:00:41,708
with the conviction

27
00:00:41,808 --> 00:00:43,076
that we need
solutions now

28
00:00:43,176 --> 00:00:44,844
that are commensurate
with the crises

29
00:00:44,944 --> 00:00:46,513
we are facing
and an alignment

30
00:00:46,613 --> 00:00:48,815
with the vision of the
city we strive to be.

31
00:00:48,915 --> 00:00:50,917
A vote for the Nikkita
For Nine campaign

32
00:00:51,017 --> 00:00:52,018
is a vote for a city

33
00:00:52,118 --> 00:00:54,521
that embodies racial
and economic justice,

34
00:00:54,621 --> 00:00:55,989
a city with
labor protections,

35
00:00:56,089 --> 00:00:58,258
prevailing wages,
and healthcare for all,

36
00:00:58,358 --> 00:01:00,326
a city that enacts
progressive revenue

37
00:01:00,427 --> 00:01:01,461
to build housing

38
00:01:01,561 --> 00:01:03,430
and meet the basic needs
of our residents,

39
00:01:03,530 --> 00:01:05,065
a city that
takes bold action

40
00:01:05,165 --> 00:01:06,766
to address the
climate crisis,

41
00:01:06,866 --> 00:01:08,301
working towards
free transit

42
00:01:08,401 --> 00:01:09,736
and reforming
zoning codes

43
00:01:09,836 --> 00:01:11,738
that restrict our supply
of affordable housing

44
00:01:11,838 --> 00:01:13,673
and further
perpetuate racist,

45
00:01:13,773 --> 00:01:15,575
exclusionary
zoning patterns.

46
00:01:15,675 --> 00:01:17,977
Our campaign has received
more democracy vouchers

47
00:01:18,078 --> 00:01:19,846
than any
city council candidate

48
00:01:19,946 --> 00:01:21,381
because we have built
community power

49
00:01:21,481 --> 00:01:22,482
from the ground up

50
00:01:22,582 --> 00:01:24,484
from the south end
to North Seattle,

51
00:01:24,584 --> 00:01:26,686
among renters and
vulnerable homeowners,

52
00:01:26,786 --> 00:01:28,488
seniors at risk
of displacement,

53
00:01:28,588 --> 00:01:29,923
and young people
alike.

54
00:01:30,023 --> 00:01:32,058
We've been endorsed by
the MLK Labor Council,

55
00:01:32,158 --> 00:01:33,893
The Urbanist,
The Stranger,

56
00:01:33,993 --> 00:01:36,296
Seattle Democratic
Socialists of America,

57
00:01:36,396 --> 00:01:38,198
Congresswoman
Pramila Jayapal,

58
00:01:38,298 --> 00:01:39,866
Seattle City
Councilmembers

59
00:01:39,966 --> 00:01:41,034
Morales and Mosqueda,

60
00:01:41,134 --> 00:01:42,969
former Councilmember
Mike O'Brien,

61
00:01:43,069 --> 00:01:44,504
county Councilmember
Zahilay,

62
00:01:44,604 --> 00:01:46,706
and former Councilmember
Larry Gossett,

63
00:01:46,806 --> 00:01:48,241
Washington state
Rep.

64
00:01:48,341 --> 00:01:49,275
Kirsten Harris-Talley,

65
00:01:49,375 --> 00:01:51,511
and state Sen.
Rebecca Saldaña.

66
00:01:51,611 --> 00:01:52,912
Together we will
build the city

67
00:01:53,012 --> 00:01:54,380
we say we are,

68
00:01:54,481 --> 00:01:57,317
a city where all are healthy
and thriving.