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STRONGER TOGETHER EVENT: BUILDING UNITY THROUGH COMMUNITY
"Strength of Our Stories" 2022 Event
Saturday, September 17, 10:00am - 3:30pm
Legion Park, 114 N Olympic Ave. Downtown Arlington
Entertainment and Presentation Schedule
- 10:00 -10:50 a.m. Opening Ceremony- Welcome & Stillaguamish Drum Song with Ray Rehaume , Land Acknowledgement and Lakewood High School the "11th Avenue" LHS Jazz Ensemble under the direction of Mrs. Katy Trapp
- 11:00 - 11:45 am. Mariachi Fiesta Mexicana Music on stage
- 11:45-11:55 a.m. Benjamin Korthuis, World Irish Dance Competitor from Arlington
- Noon - 12:45 p.m. Midday Ceremony Stillaguamish Drum Song
- 1:00 - 1:30 p.m. Storytelling "What is Home"
- 1:30 - 2:00 p.m. Voices of the Village Music on stage
- 2:00 - 3:00 p.m. Erin Jones - Learn and experience equity and diversity, unity through community.
- 3:00 - 3:30 p.m. Ray Rehaume's traditional Stillaguamish Drum Song and Closing Ceremony with Arlington School Choir
Activities
- Equity Booth
- Stillaguamish Tribe Weaving Demo
- Wishing Tree
- Art Around the World Display
- Book Mobile
- Food Trucks
- Farmers Market
- People of our Communities Display
- Face Painting
- Stillaguamish Pioneers Display
- Pride Booth
- Village Community Services Booth
- Event Gift Bags
- Event Passport Walk
Stronger Together Event Committee:
Event Presented by: City of Arlington, Arlington Public Schools, Stillaguamish Tribe, and Sno-Isle Libraries.
Support provided by Stronger Together Planning Committee:
Arlington Public Schools, Lakewood School District, Darrington School District, City of Arlington, Town of Darrington, Sno-Isle Libraries, Stilly Valley Health Connections, Downtown Arlington Business Association, Stillaguamish Valley Genealogical Society, Stillaguamish Tribe, Sauk-Suiattle Tribe, Stillaguamish Valley Pioneers, Voices of the Village, Arlington Pride, Stilly Valley Chamber of Commerce.
Contact Information:
Kerri Helgeson
Director of Equity and Student Well-Being
Arlington Public Schools
khelgeson@asd.wednet.edu
Sarah Lopez
Community Engagement Director
City of Arlington
360-403-3448
slopez@arlingtonwa.gov
Facebook:
https://www.facebook.com/strongertogetherarlington/
Explore on your own online
American Indian Perspectives on Thanksgiving For grades 4-8. Presented by National Museum of the American Indian https://s.si.edu/315uLud
Pacific NW History & Culture- Why do the foods we eat matter? For grades 9-12. Presented by National Museum of the American Indian https://s.si.edu/2Q2LjNb
Art Exhibit- Abstractions of Black Citizenship http://abstractions.black/studio/
Art Exhibit- Reimagining the Future through the Past
“Engaging with forms of their ancestors is one way artists from marginalized communities find empowerment and envision new trajectories,” Tara Tamaribuchi https://bit.ly/349Bsxo
Recommended Reads for Stronger Together From Sno-Isle Libraries, for all ages. https://bit.ly/2Q2rPs4
Ellis Island Virtual Tour This interactive virtual tour is a combination of images and historical information. Created by the Heritage Documentation Programs. https://www.nps.gov/hdp/exhibits/ellis/Ellis_Index.html