Name: Behind the WHEEL
Start: 2023-11-21T19:00:00-08:00
End: 2023-11-21T19:00:00-08:00
Location: The Wyncote NW Forum

Behind the WHEEL

The Power of Homeless Women

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Date:: Tue Nov 21, 2023
Time:: 7:00 pm PST
Cost:: $5 – $25 Sliding Scale

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Venue

: The Wyncote NW Forum
: 1119 8th Ave (Entrance off Seneca St.)
Seattle, 98101 United States + Google Map

Arts & Culture

You’re invited to celebrate thirty years of homeless women organizing, writing, and creating change!

In 1993, homeless and formerly homeless women in Seattle came together to create WHEEL (Women’s Housing, Equality, and Enhancement League) to organize for increased safety and shelter and advocate for changes to end homelessness. Now, in 2023, it’s time to commemorate the 30th anniversary of WHEEL and 20th anniversary of WHEEL’s Homeless Remembrance Project, an initiative that has endowed the city with enduring memorials for homeless individuals. As if this weren’t enough, it is also the 15th anniversary of the publication of Beloved Community: The Sisterhood of Homeless Women in Poetry, a moving anthology published by Whit Press, which continues to resonate with community members.

Discover new, powerful voices from current WHEEL members as they share their stories and insights. Following the presentation, engage in a Q&A session to delve deeper into the issues at hand.

Note: A reception will be held for attendees after the event. Copies of Beloved Community will be available to purchase, cash only please.

Presented by Town Hall Seattle and WHEEL.