Congratulations to STAR Center Founder Sarah Edick

The item below is the draft of a resolution edited slightly and approved by the WA Council of the Blind http://wcbinfo.org at its 2018 convention at the Crowne Plaza Seatac November 1-3 2018.   

 

RantWoman also wants to note: Sarah Edick is one of the founders of the STAR Center www.starofseattle.org

 

 

Resolution in Recognition of Sarah Edick and the work of the WA Low Income Housing Alliance.

November 2018

WA Council of the Blind state Convention

 

Whereas affordable housing convenient to work and to necessary daily activities such as health care, shopping and community participation is of vital interest to everyone and especially to people who face barriers such as disabilities

 

Whereas housing supply and affordability are acute concerns throughout WA and

 

Whereas development of new housing resources all too often displaces people who are blind and / or have other disabilities and

 

Whereas the WA Low Income Housing Alliance http://wliha.org   is a statewide housing advocacy organization promoting civic participation about housing issues through legislative advocacy, an annual lobby day in Olympia, voter registration, skills training, and networking among other activities and

 

Whereas The Tacoma Tenants’ Organizing Committee https://www.facebook.com/TacomaTenants/?ref=br_rs  including PCAB member Sarah Edick waged a successful campaign including media events, testimony before the Tacoma city Council and other organizing  to educate the public about the impact of the housing affordability crisis and to mitigate displacement caused by redevelopment of the Tiki housing complex

 

 

BE IT RESOLVED THAT

 

WCB Thanks Sarah Edick for her advocacy and congratulates her as part of the Tacoma Tenants Organizing Committee, recognized by the annual WLIHA Nancy Amidei Prize in Movement Building.

 

WCB encourages Sarah, the Advocacy and Legislative committees to help connect interested individual WCB members and chapters with the activities and advocacy of the WLIHA with an eye to longer term collaboration.