Save the Date for Beyond Pink 10: Celebrating Community, Instilling Hope! Wednesday, November 13th, 2024 from 3-6pm PST
This year's Beyond Pink, hosted by Justice for Girls, will be an in-person evening of celebration located in the beautiful Panoramic Center (8th floor) of the Pacific Tower in Beacon Hill, Seattle. Come enjoy delicious appetizers and beverages while building community with girl*-serving advocates and professionals who work in and across systems, including schools, youth development, child welfare, juvenile justice, health, mental health, and housing.
This event will feature an incredible keynote by the one and only, Nikkita Oliver, as well as a panel of youth advocates who are working to pave better pathways for other young people in our state.
Tickets are available for purchase on a sliding scale. This is an inclusive event. Please let us know if there are any attendance barriers we can address.
Register for Beyond Pink HERE!
Announcing Our Keynote Speaker: Nikkita Oliver
Nikkita Oliver (they/them) is a creative, community organizer, abolitionist, educator, and attorney. Working at the intersections of arts, law, education, and community organizing, Nikkita strives to create experiences which draw us closer to our humanity and invites us to imagine what we hope to see in the future. (Nikkita identifies as Black, multi-racial, queer, and non-binary.)
Nikkita is the executive director of Creative Justice, an arts-based healing engaged space for youth and young adults impacted by the school-to-prison pipeline and other harmful and punitive systems. They are also an adjunct professor in the Seattle University School of Law, a steering committee member with House Our Neighbors, and formerly a movement lawyer with the Lavender Rights Project, writer/educator with Hugo House, and Lawyer-in-Residence with the Movement Law Lab.
Nikkita has opened for Cornel West and Chuck D of Public Enemy, featured on the Breakfast Club, KUOW's The Week in Review, Cut Stories, and performed on The Late Night Show with Stephen Colbert. Nikkita's writing has been published in the South Seattle Emerald, Yes! Magazine, Crosscut, the Establishment, Last Real Indians, The Seattle Weekly, and The Stranger. Nikkita has organized with No New Youth Jail, Decriminalize Seattle, Covid-19 Mutual Aid - Seattle, and the Seattle Peoples Party.
You can follow Nikkita on Instagram and X at @nikkitaoliver
Register for Beyond Pink HERE!
FAQs
Is the event come and go or sit-down? We ask that you try to arrive as close to 3p as possible to have time to mingle and grab some food/drinks before our speakers begin. The sit-down portion of the event will begin shortly before 4p and will end around 5:30p.
What should I wear? It is a casual event. Feel free to wear what makes you feel your best!
What food and drink are available? We are proud to offer hot and cold appetizers from That Brown Girl Cooks. There will be some vegetarian, vegan, and gluten-free options available. We will offer water, soda, beer, and wine. Each guest will be given 2 drink tickets for alcohol.
Where can I park? We encourage carpooling since parking can be tricky. The paid parking garage at Pacific Tower charges about $6. Free street parking is limited and has a max length of 2 hours.
Is there an online option? We will not be streaming the event this year. We hope you are able to attend in-person!
Is the event 21+? No. However, we will be serving alcohol and the speaker content might be inappropriate for those under the age of 18. We ask that small children not attend.
Will the event be recorded? Certain parts of the program will be recorded and may appear on our website. We will also have a photographer present. Your image/likeness may appear on our website or social media platforms.
Any other questions? Contact us at justiceforgirls.wa@gmail.com.
*“Girls” refers to gender expansive youth (cis girls, trans girls, non-binary youth, gender non-conforming youth, gender queer youth and any girl-identified youth).