This hot weather has us thinking about a warming climate, driven by climate change. Climate change drives extreme heat in the summer and other impacts like floods in the rainy season. Calling attention to the disproportionate impacts of climate change in the Duwamish Valley is so important. Climate change is one of the most serious challenges to human health and the environment. What can we do? Advocate for both ENVIRONMENTAL and CLIMATE justice together.

Update: Duwamish Valley Clean Air Program

Growing up, I had asthma due to air pollution and lack of resources in our colored neighborhood. We need to develop plans like this with timelines and financial investment to protect us and next generations from continued air pollution and other inequities"

Hibaq Osman, 16 years old - Youth Leadership Council, DRCC

Background

Improving air quality and the health of Duwamish Valley residents is a top priority. Through research, community led action, and policy all focused on combating air pollution, the Duwamish Valley Clean Air Program strives to reduce a wide range of health impacts and reduce rates of childhood asthma (the program indicator) by action on specific activities in 4 strategies areas following firm accountability measures.  

Over the past year, throughout a global pandemic, the Duwamish Valley Clean Air Program successfully moved through a Results Based Accountability Process to identify high priority strategies and actions to act on air pollution in the Duwamish Valley. This process included abundant opportunities for community involvement, feedback, consultation and engagement. Overall, the action plan describes high level priorities for the Duwamish Valley Clean Air Program key participants.

Duwamish River Festival 2021

Greetings to all our Duwamish River Festival Supporters!

We are pleased to announce our plans for our 15th annual Duwamish River Festival/Festival del Rio Duwamish – this year's theme is has not yet been decided--we will let you know! Thank you so much for your past support – we hope that you will join us as a sponsor again this year.

Here are some details:

• What: 15th Annual DUWAMISH RIVER FESTIVAL

• When: Saturday, August 7th, 2021. 12:00 – 5:00 p.m.

• Where: South Park Plaza 8456 Dallas Ave. S Seattle WA 98108

Stand With The Duwamish Tribe

Community Highlight

Muna Hussein - We are very grateful to highlight a wonderful South Park Community member who has been key to providing engagement with the Somali community and youth. Muna has always prioritized education, health and wellbeing through her work and leadership in the Duwamish Valley. Muna has been a community member for the past 8 years and has always been there for our community meetings, organizing tea time for community prioritization events, as well as being a speaker for events where she brings a great community voice for Clean Air and Climate. Muna works for the Somali Parent Education Board (SPEB) to close the education gap by promoting parent leaders in the education system.”

Thank you Muna for all you do!

“The life of this world is made up of three days: yesterday had gone with all that was; tomorrow, you may never reach ; but today is for you, so do what you should do today.”

-Muna H.

Upcoming Events

• June 29- Kayak Tour - maggie@duwamishcleanup.org

• July 8- Community Capacity Meeting- robin@duwamishcleanup.org

• July 10- All Aboard Boat Experience

• July 17- Community Cleanup- 10am-1pm maggie@duwamishcleanup.org

• August 7- Duwamish River Festival- maggie@duwamishcleanup.org

• Every Wednesday 10am - La Voz De La Justicia www.adsradio.org

• Walking & Kayak tours to be arranged with maggie@duwamishcleanup.org

• Interested in youth summer jobs- ruby@duwamishcleanup.org