Social Justice Recorded Events
Watch and listen to recordings of past programs and discussions exploring social justice topics like civil rights, intellectual freedom and the criminal justice system. Learn about the Library's work with our community partners and explore diverse viewpoints and perspectives.
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The Future of Libraries
A conversation with Lillian Dabney, Tom Fay and Dr. Audrey Whitty.
View Video (00:54:50) | Posted January 2026
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Cruel & Ineffective: A conversation about the criminalization of homelessness in our communities
Josephine Ensign, the author of "Way Home: Journeys Through Homelessness", along with fellow panelists Derrick Belgarde and Sara Rankin have a discussion on homelessness and criminalization in city, state, and country.
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"Dark and Tender": Aaron Johnson and Prentis Hemphill in Conversation
Join us for an interactive film screening with embodiment practice and conversation with Aaron Johnson and Prentis Hemphill.
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Prentis Hemphill discusses "What it Takes to Heal: How Transforming Ourselves Can Change the World”
As we emerge from the past few years of collective upheaval, are we ready to face the complexities of our time with joy, authenticity, and connection? Now more than ever, we must learn to heal ourselves, connect with one another, and embody our values. In this revolutionary book, Prentis Hemphill shows us how. In conversation with Ijeoma Oluo.
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Reflections Dance Festival, 2021
Imagine a love letter to the city during an unprecedented time. See ceremony, ritual, and dance meet on the elegant stage of Pier 62 giving testament to the ways art can help us survive.
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BLOOM Food Justice Initiative Work Party
Dig this! Check out this short time lapse video created by BLOOM fellow Daelen Gates showing the BLOOM Food Justice Initiative working in their garden at Wa Na Wari.
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“Unspoken Truths" With Delbert Richardson
Join the renowned historian Delbert Richardson for a conversation about his groundbreaking work on African ancestors and their experiences with European slavers in the Americas. The objects in this profound collection “American History Traveling Museum: The Unspoken Truths” shed light on both the inhumanity of slavery and the vast humanity that Black people have embarked upon in the the New World.
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1619: The Unspoken Truth - Resistance/Resilience/Remembrance/Liberation - Event w/Delbert Richardson
Delbert Richards's closing remarks for his exhibition featuring stories and objects from the American History Traveling Museum: The Unspoken Truths at King Street Station. This event is made possible with support from the Seattle Office of Arts & Culture and The Seattle Public Library Foundation.
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Exploring Black Joy and Brilliance: New Experiences/Memories
Join us for a four-part intergenerational series that celebrates Black joy and brilliance with local authors from African-American Writers’ Alliance, storytellers, youth, and elders from Seattle’s Black community. Topics to be covered include food and celebrations, nature and the outdoors, family and friends, and new experiences (memories new and old). For all ages, from 4 to 104, no writing experience is necessary!
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Junior Storytellers LIVE!
Under the tutelage of second-generation storyteller Delbert Richardson, youth (ages 13-18) have created stories based on Richardson's award-winning Unspoken Truths Traveling American History Museum.