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Christal Olivia WOODCAMPAIGN ADDRESSPO Box 95535 Seattle, WA 98145-2535 Phone: 206-547-6702 Email: cw4mayoress@hotmail.com Web: www.christalwood.com |
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Citizens of Seattle can no longer afford to accept empty rhetoric over substance in City government. We must elect knowledgeable leaders, with the vision and character to approach both local and global issues with proactiveness and balance. Seattle's trade partnerships have immense impact on our economy, employment base, environment, and health. Local organizations and labor unions should share control of the globalization process. The international drug war has become a billion-dollar industry, and a societal catastrophe. We should declare an end to the Drug War as we know it -- by shifting City law enforcement priorities; reducing the profitability; and addressing root causes of abuse. We must make publicly-owned utilities more accountable, and move toward more ecologically sound solutions to our demand for water, fuel and power. Neighborhood gentrification has caused a depletion of affordable housing, a rise in homelessness, and a popular exodus—thus "the labor base shrinks, and the traffic stinks." We must place community preservation before commercial real estate development. Regional rail initiatives are on a runaway train. We should stop Sound Transit light rail in its tracks— neighborhoods already want off! Implementation of a comprehensive in-city transit plan, inclusive of monorail technology, is long overdue. If we can build stadiums for millionaires, we can provide adequate child care and education for those in need. Crime is down, but juvenile detention is up. We must come together to reclaim our youth as members of our society. Shameful trends of police mismanagement and "racial profiling" persist, but through True Community Policing, we can steer Seattle's police culture from the paramilitary to a more cooperative model. The City's so-called "civility" ordinances are actually anything but—combining to demoralize the most vulnerable among us, and cost millions—they must be amended or repealed. I'm a social justice and communications scholar, mother, artist and local activist, concerned about Seattle's future. I offer solutions rather than scapegoats. Together, we'll transform Seattle into a more sustainable, compassionate, responsive city—not only improving the quality of life of Seattleites, but serving as a model for cities across the nation. This campaign has been endorsed by the Green Party of Seattle, as well as city activists and leaders—but the most important endorsement is yours. On Election Day, write-in Christal Olivia Wood as your choice for Seattle Mayor.
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