Common Good Seattle

TO BRING DIVERSE COMMUNITIES TOGETHER TO BUILD CONNECTIVE TISSUE BETWEEN DIVERSE STAKEHOLDERS, ESTABLISHING COMMUNITY EFFACACY, AND REDUCE BARRIERS BETWEEN PEOPLE WHERE EVERYONE CAN ACHIEVE THEIR FULL POTENTIAL WITHOUT FEAR OF EXCLUSION.

TOGETHER WASHINGTON HELD ITS FIRST SUMMIT FOR THE COMMON GOOD FEBRUARY 7TH & 8TH, 2020 IN SEATTLE, WA WITH OVER 190 LEADERS REPRESENTING GOVERNMENT, BUSINESS, NON-PROFIT AND FAITH SECTORS, FROM THE GREATER SEATTLE REGION IN ATTENDANCE. THE EVENT KICKED OFF ON FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 2020 WITH A RECEPTION FROM 6 TO 8PM TO GET CONVERSATIONS GOING IN A MORE RELAXED ATMOSPHERE AND TO SUPPORT THE OVERALL GOAL OF THE SUMMIT. THE SECOND DAY FEATURED PAIRINGS, DIALOGUE AND DISCUSSION FROM A VARIETY OF LEADERS THROUGHOUT OUR COMMUNITY AND BEYOND. THE PREMISE OF THE FIRST SUMMIT FOR COMMON GOOD IN SEATTLE WAS TO BE A CATALYST FOR CONVERSATIONS SURROUNDING SOME OF THE MOST CHALLENGING TOPICS OF THE DAY. DURING THE DAY THE TEAM FROM TOGETHER WASHINGTON SHOWCASED PAIRINGS OF INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE SUCCESSFULLY CROSSED DIVIDES, BUILT EFFECTIVE RELATIONSHIPS, AND CONTRIBUTED TO THE COMMON GOOD. THE SUMMIT FEATURED FOUR "PAIRINGS" OF PEOPLE WHO HAVE WORKED THROUGH SIGNIFICANT DIFFERENCES TO GET GOOD THINGS DONE-TWO FORMER STATE GOVERNORS, TWO ACTIVISTS ON OPPOSITES SIDES OF THE POLICE-COMMUNITY DIVIDE, AND TWO NONPROFIT EXECUTIVES FACING CONFLICT OVER A PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT. THESE INDIVIDUALS SOUGHT COMMON GROUND IN THE MIDST OF DISAGREEMENT, SUSPICION, AND FEAR AND CHOSE TO INTENTIONALLY ENGAGE IN PRODUCTIVE, HONEST DIALOG THAT LED TO POSITIVE, COMMON-GOOD BUILDING OUTCOMES THAT BENEFIT EVERYONE.