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Residents press council to adopt 'apartheid free community' pledge; one speaker files discrimination complaint
Summary
Multiple residents urged the council to consider an "apartheid free community" pledge; Lydia Diamond read the pledge, announced a formal discrimination complaint naming council members, and criticized city priorities and treatment during selection processes.
Several members of the public urged the council to consider adopting an "apartheid free community" pledge. Lydia Diamond introduced herself as a long-time tenant advocate and read the pledge, saying the pledge "affirms our commitment to freedom, justice, and equality for Palestinian people and all people of the human race" and urged the council to consider it as an agenda item.
Diamond also said she has filed a formal discrimination complaint naming five councilors and the chair after not being selected in past processes; she described feeling discriminated against during selection processes and criticized city priorities, saying she was "ashamed to be an American" and urging the council to do more for community supports. Jordana Churchill and Christopher Guile also spoke in favor of placing the pledge on a future agenda and emphasized investments in schools, community centers, walkability and denouncing discrimination.
