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Tumwater leaders read anti-hate resolution aloud, mayor proclaims Juneteenth
Summary
The Tumwater City Council publicly read Resolution R2024-015 affirming opposition to hate and issued a Juneteenth proclamation June 17, 2025; Thurston County NAACP leaders attended and council members said the reading was intended to make the city's commitment more visible to residents.
The Tumwater City Council read aloud Resolution R2024-015 reaffirming the city's commitment to equality, dignity and civil-rights protections and Mayor Debbie Sullivan proclaimed June 19, 2025, Juneteenth during the council meeting on June 17, 2025.
The reading of the December resolution and the Juneteenth proclamation were intended to make earlier actions more visible to the community, Council member Kelly von Holtz said. "Because it was part of the consent agenda, it wasn't read aloud. So the community didn't have an opportunity to hear its words spoken out loud," von Holtz said.
Dr. Thelma Jackson of the Thurston County NAACP, who accepted the proclamation on behalf of the Fred U. Harris Lodge, urged residents to remember the history behind Juneteenth. "Juneteenth...is so…
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