MEDIA ADVISORY

8th Annual Air & Noise Year-End Celebration

WHEN: Saturday, December 7, 2024
TIME: 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM
WHERE: Lake Burien Presbyterian Church
15003 14th Avenue Southwest, Burien, WA 98166

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MEDIA ADVISORY: 8th Annual Air & Noise Community Celebration

Join the SeaTac Airport Community Coalition for Justice (STACC4J) and BIPOC Partner Organizations for a 2024 Year-End Celebration and Advocacy Event

Burien, WA – Media representatives are invited to attend the 8th Annual Air & Noise Community Celebration, hosted by the SeaTac Airport Community Coalition for Justice (STACC4J). This dynamic event will celebrate 2024’s achievements, recognize key partners and supporters, and galvanize community advocacy around the critical environmental and health
concerns raised by the proposed Sustainable Airport Master Plan (SAMP) at SeaTac Airport.

WHEN: Saturday, December 7, 2024
TIME: 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM
WHERE: Lake Burien Presbyterian Church
15003 14th Avenue Southwest, Burien, WA 98166
RSVP: Eventbrite
WHAT: A celebratory brunch, featuring:

  • Live Music: Mexican Mana cover band music by 2MB
  • Community Cuisine: A taco bar, banh mi, bao and Cambodian dishes
  • Keynote Presentations and elected officials in attendance
  • Ali Lee, No Added Harm campaign update
  • Velma Veloria, King County Int’l Airport Community Coalition Organizing
    Updates
  • Brandon Bowersox-Johnson 350 Seattle Aviation Climate Friendly European
    Practices
  • Dr. Elena Austin, University of Washington Assistant Professor, Env. and Occ.
    Health Sciences Successful Aviation Air Pollution Mitigation
  • Maria Batayola STACC4J Building the movement; Continuing the work
  • Community Connection: Interactive discussions and community building

WHY IT MATTERS
Aviation demand by 2037 includes passenger increase from 47 to 66 million passengers, doubling of international flights and tripling of air cargo and SeaTac Airport anticipates serving 87,000 additional flights annually, up from the current 420,000. These activities will exacerbate the existing environmental, climate and health risks for over 419,760 residents across affected communities, including Burien, Des Moines, Federal Way, Normandy Park, Renton, SeaTac and Tukwila, and under its flight paths (Beacon Hill, Georgetown, Chinatown ID, and the Duwamish Valley). The burden of these impacts disproportionately falls on BIPOC, immigrant, and refugee communities, already experiencing heightened vulnerability, as demonstrated during the COVID-19 pandemic.

The “No Added Harm” Letter of Concern, central to this advocacy, addresses these injustices and calls for racial equity and social justice in airport planning, policies, and operations.

ADDITIONAL DETAILS:
Interpretation services will be available in Spanish, Chinese, Cantonese, Mandarin, Tagalog, Vietnamese, Amharic, Tigreya, Somali, and French.
The event will also be livestreamed to Facebook and Youtube:
Facebook: No Added Harm

ABOUT NO ADDED HARM
Fix The Harm raises urgent concerns about the environmental, health, and climate risks posed by SeaTac Airport’s current operations. Communities called for No Added Harm when SeaTac Airport released its plan for significant expansion which is unjust and threatens the well-being of vulnerable communities. For more information and to sign the Letter of Concern, visit
noaddedharm.org.

RSVP for 12/7 Year-end Community Celebration

For further details, contact:
Eileen F. Lambert
Eileen@peakimpactpnw.com
206.795.0955