Dozens of people stepped forward at the press conference, saying they belonged to the community they were attending.

They often grew up in small towns where if they were not happy their parents often pulled them out of school and sent them to the big city. Barbara Remboley, an organizer at Metrotown…

Dozens of people stepped forward at the press conference, saying they belonged to the community they were attending.

They often grew up in small towns where if they were not happy their parents often pulled them out of school and sent them to the big city.

Barbara Remboley, an organizer at Metrotown Metropolitan District.

Ramona Saad, a regional manager for the Metroparks District

Martha Goldfarb, deputy city editor of the New York Times

Sharon Levy, director of the office of external relations at the Minnesota Historical Society

Buck Shaw, contributing editor of The White House Chronicle and author of Times Building

James Weigand, publisher of South Florida Custom Publications

James Cresimano, chief executive of Impact World Foundation

Lorraine Kimbel, operations director of the San Jose Museum of Art

Ruth Sherman, director of fundraising at the National Trust for Historic Preservation

Malika Rockwood, senior political editor of The Huffington Post

Caryl Brooks, a retired professor of social anthropology

Catherine Lee-Chin, Executive Director of Groundworks Seattle

Tony R. Wagner, president of the Fritz Fehrenbacher Foundation

David Salter, president of the Fresh Air Fund

Rick Paul, executive director of Greyhound Bus Lines, New York and New Jersey

Helen Cleveland, president of Friends of Presbytere Inc.

Doug Cumming, owner of Crown Publishing Co. and author of Re-Indentification

Lois Adams, volunteer for Earth Day Seattle

Matthew Fishkind, publisher of the Seattle United Story Tellers’ Book Festival

Karla Schroeder, contributing editor of The Stranger

Seung-Wook Kim, president of the SoHi Korean Center in Seattle

Laura Bock, a retired teacher and member of the American Friends Service Committee.

Ann H. Cozad, co-leader of the Jewish Community Relations Council of Seattle, and retired director of the Bureau of Ethnic Affairs for the King County Parks and Recreation Department

Theresa Castlerigg, a Phoenix artist and Native American activist

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