{"id":2290980,"date":"2024-07-09T08:27:01","date_gmt":"2024-07-09T12:27:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/seattle-and-king-county-fund-organization-that-staged-i-5-traffic-jam-protest-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-07-09T08:29:04","modified_gmt":"2024-07-09T12:29:04","slug":"seattle-and-king-county-fund-organization-that-staged-i-5-traffic-jam-protest-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/seattle-and-king-county-fund-organization-that-staged-i-5-traffic-jam-protest-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Seattle and King County fund organization that staged I-5 traffic jam protest &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">30<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fseattle-and-king-county-fund-organization-that-staged-i-5-traffic-jam-protest-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2290980&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The article discusses a \u2063recent protest organized \u200dby the nonprofit organization Urban Family, which is funded\u200b by both Seattle and King County. The protest, held on Interstate \u200b5 in Seattle, was\u2062 part of their &#8220;100\u200c days of \u200dpeace&#8221; initiative to raise awareness about \u200bgun violence in the community. Despite causing a\u2063 traffic jam, the \u2063protest was\u200d not a complete \u2064halt as vehicles were still\u200d able to pass through.\u200c Urban Family receives\u200b funding from various sources including the\u200d Seattle Community \u2062Safety Initiative and Public Health &#8211; Seattle &#038; King\u200b County. The organization works to address gang\u2063 and youth violence in the area, focusing on systemic \u2063poverty and supporting families impacted\u200d by gun violence.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><br \/>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><a class=\"tdb-logo-a\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" 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Pauley | The Center Square<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><time class=\"entry-date updated td-module-date\" datetime=\"2024-07-09T08:14:49-04:00\">July 9, 2024 8:14 am<\/time><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1697960\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>(The Center Square) \u2013 Commuters on Interstate 5 in the Seattle area recently dealt with a traffic jam that was not caused by a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/exclusive-american-counterpunch-governor-greg-abbott-touts-his-state-as-the-land-of-freedom-and-opportunity\/\" title=\"Exclusive -- American Counterpunch: Governor Greg Abbott Touts His State as the Land of Freedom and Opportunity\">motor vehicle accident<\/a>, but rather a staged protest by a Seattle- and King County-funded nonprofit organization.<\/p>\n<p>Urban Family is a Skyway-based group that specializes in work to address gang and youth violence, including the influence of systemic poverty.<\/p>\n<p>On July 5, the organization led a protest on I-5 to kickoff its \u201c100 days of peace\u201d initiative, which seeks to raise awareness on the issue of gun violence in Seattle and King County neighborhoods. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cUrban Family once again answers the call of community and civic leaders to respond to the recent incidents of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/family-of-girl-allegedly-killed-by-rayshard-brooks-protesters-sue-democrat-mayor-leaders-allowed-armed-vigilantes-rioting\/\" title=\"Family Of Girl Allegedly Killed By Rayshard Brooks Protesters Sue Democrat Mayor: Leaders Allowed \u2018Armed Vigilantes,\u2019 Rioting \u00a0\">senseless gun violence<\/a> in our communities,\u201d Urban Family Co-Founders Paule and Shantel Patu stated on the organization\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.urbanfam.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>website<\/strong><\/a>. \u201cIt\u2019s going to take all of us together to make our city safe again.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>The organization caused traffic to slow down during the holiday weekend, with automobiles displaying signs reading \u201cTraffic jam for peace.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>The Washington State Department of Transportation told The Center Square that traffic during the protest did not come to a complete halt and that vehicles were still able to get through via the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/baby-on-board-texas-bill-would-make-unborn-child-second-person-in-hov-lanes\/\" title=\"\u2018Baby On Board\u2019: Texas Bill Would Make Unborn Child Second Person In HOV Lanes\">high occupancy vehicle lane<\/a> during the protest.<\/p>\n<p>Traffic on northbound I-5 near Boeing Field in south Seattle was slowed down for less than 30 minutes, with a traffic backup of approximately four miles. Washington State Patrol escorted them off to the South Albro exit.<\/p>\n<p>Urban Family receives funding from King County Seattle.<\/p>\n<p>The organization takes part in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.seattle.gov\/mayor\/one-seattle-initiatives\/gun-violence-prevention\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Seattle Community Safety Initiative<\/strong><\/a>, which is funded an annual $4 million by the city. The collaborative partnership also includes Community Passageways, The Boys and Girls Club of King County, and the YMCA of Greater Seattle.<\/p>\n<p>Public Health \u2013 Seattle &#038; King County also funds Urban Family through the Rainier Beach Action Coalition. The coalition\u2019s Restorative Resolutions project aims to support families and individuals in southeast Seattle that are the most impacted by or after incidents of gun violence. Urban Family is a service provider for the coalition.<\/p>\n<p>Despite being sponsored by the region\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gov-newsom-lifts-calif-lockdown-orders-amid-mounting-backlash\/\" title=\"Gov. Newsom lifts Calif. lockdown orders amid mounting backlash\">public health department<\/a>, the coalition\u2019s description of the Restorative Resolutions project states on its <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rbcoalition.org\/restorative-resolutions\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>website<\/strong><\/a> that \u201cthe U.S. (Seattle, King County, WA) government and their historical [and] current patriarchal white supremacist values, policies, and practices create [and] maintain the conditions for gun violence to exist in Rainier Beach.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>From July 5 through Oct. 13, 2024, Urban Family along with community leaders intend to roll out a coordinated prevention and intervention plan that is aimed specifically at residents with a higher risk of being a victim or perpetrator of gun violence.<\/p>\n<p>According to the Seattle Police Department <a href=\"https:\/\/www.seattle.gov\/police\/information-and-data\/data\/crime-dashboard\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>crime dashboard<\/strong><\/a>, there have been 291 shootings and shots fired through May 2024. That is an 8% increase from the 270 that occurred last year in the same time span.<\/p>\n<p>Out of the 291 shootings and shots fired through May, eight were fatal.<\/p>\n<p>Through all of 2023, there were 731 reports of shots fired, including 43 fatalities.<\/p>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1697960\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1697960\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><a class=\"tdb-logo-a\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" title=\"Washington Examiner\"><span class=\"tdb-logo-img-wrap\"><\/span><span class=\"tdb-logo-text-wrap\"><span class=\"tdb-logo-text-title\">Washington Examiner<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<p><\/body><\/html><\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Seattle and King County provided funding to Urban Family, a nonprofit organization that staged a protest causing a traffic jam on Interstate 5. The protest was part of their &#8220;100 days of peace&#8221; initiative to raise awareness about gun violence in Seattle and King County neighborhoods. Despite causing a slowdown in traffic, the Washington State Department of Transportation stated that vehicles were still able to pass through during the protest. Urban Family receives funding from both King County Seattle and Public Health \u2013 Seattle &amp; King County for their work addressing gang and youth violence. The organization, along with other community partners, aims to implement a prevention and intervention plan to reduce gun violence in the area<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2290981,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/seattle-1024x598.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[4338,34323,7035],"class_list":["post-2290980","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-fund","tag-king-county","tag-seattle"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/seattle-1024x598.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2290980","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2290980"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2290980\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2290981"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2290980"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2290980"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2290980"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}