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Council proclaims Sept. 11, 2025, as Dawah Day and recognizes Dawah's support for BIPOC community frontliners
Summary
Council member Jose Velasquez presented a proclamation recognizing Sept. 11, 2025, as Dawah Day and highlighted Dawah’s charitable distributions and community supports for BIPOC front-line workers and artists.
Council member Jose Velasquez presented a proclamation recognizing Sept. 11, 2025, as Dawah Day, honoring the organization Dawah and its founder, Jonathan “Shaka” Maum.
The proclamation states that Dawah, founded in 2019, has distributed more than $425,000 to honor and support BIPOC community frontliners in Austin, including educators, social workers, health-care providers, service-industry staff and artists. In his remarks, Maum described Dawah as an organization that "gives to the givers" and recounted Dawah’s growth, saying, "We're just getting started," while noting the group became a nonprofit in 2022.
Velasquez emphasized the organization’s role creating space and support for BIPOC individuals in Austin and presented the ceremonial proclamation declaring Sept. 11, 2025, as Dawah Day in Austin.
Maum addressed the audience at length, recalling early challenges and urging continued community support. The presentation was ceremonial; no ordinance, funding allocation or vote is recorded in the transcript.
