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June 13, 2022

Juneteenth Events in the Area

Black & Tan Hall — Mark your calendars for our June party on the 26th around the theme of Liberation (for Pride and Juneteenth). More Info

It Takes A Village — AMSA presents its 6th Annual Juneteenth Celebration June 19th, 2022. More Info

This Juneteenth, join the EcoDistrict to celebrate and support local Black-owned businesses and organizations in the heart of the Central District! More Info

Juneteenth With Atlantic Street Center & Rainier Beach Community Center Sponsored By Pacific Hospital PDA. More Info

JUNETEENTH 2022 THE DAY PARTY!
You must be Black or an Ally for Black Lives and also 21+ to attend this event! More Info

Laughing (in Black) A Juneteenth Comedy Sho
6 Black comics come together for a hilarious Juneteenth experience! More Info

1619: Resistance / Resilience / Remembrance at MOHAI. More Info

Join LANGSTON to celebrate Juneteenth at Pier 62. Gather to honor and celebrate Black excellence and shine a light on artists, community members, and organizations representing a number of fields that are working to address complex issues in creative ways. More Info

Black Stax for Juneteenth — 12th Ave Arts Mainstage — Inspiring, relevant and controversial. Black Stax is smart music; every word carefully chosen and every song carries a message of societal challenges, common justice and community uplift. More Info

Community Observed Days

Shelly Vendiola

(she/her), Swinomish/Visayan, Community Engagement and Culture Director

Shelly Vendiola, (Swinomish/Visayan) is an enrolled member of the Swinomish Indian Tribal Community, and Visayan. She has served as an educator, facilitator, activist, and peacemaker/mediator for over 30 years. Shelly co-founded the native Community Engagement and Peacemaking Project and offers consultation in the areas of community engagement and facilitation services including: leadership development, strategic planning, organization mapping, dispute resolution, interest-based negotiations and peacemaking circles throughout the country.

Currently she works as a Community Engagement & Culture Director for the Na’ah Illahee Fund, and serves on the board of the Indigenous Environmental Network and the Skagit YMCA. She continues to work in partnership with the Swinomish Department of Environmental Protection, co-chairs the Protect Mother Earth Subcommittee, and is a member of the Swinomish Health, Education and Social Services Committee. Shelly developed a place-based curriculum about the history and culture of the Swinomish peoples and taught a series of cultural sovereignty courses for over 10 years at the Northwest Indian College – Coast Salish Institute within their Native Studies Leadership Program.

Previously her team provided leadership and consultation for the Lummi Cedar Project – Organized Generations Healthy Lifestyles Program. Ms. Vendiola served as President for the national Indigenous Women’s Network and a Campaign Director for the Indigenous Environmental Network. Shelly received several years of formal dispute resolution training from the Indian Dispute Resolution Services, Inc., and the San Francisco Community Boards Program. She is the recipient of the Native Action Network – Enduring Spirit Award, and a recognized educator and peacemaker in the Northwest region. Shelly has an M.Ed. in Higher Education and practices indigenous pedagogy and indigenous research methodology within all aspects of her work.

Following in her father’s footsteps, Shelly is passionate about gardening. She practices the ancient form of meditation known as Qi Gong for balance, energy, and resiliency, and is a certified Yoga instructor. Her motto is, “There is nothing permanent in the world but change, the key is how we flow with it!”