East Shore Unitarian Church’s Black Lives Matter Flash Stance is held every Sunday at rotating locations on the eastside. Every 5th Sunday of the month), it will be held in downtown Woodinville, on the corner of 175th and Garden in front of Jamba Juice. Show your support by joining them! Bring a sign and wear a mask.

Safety Protocols:

1. Everyone must wear a mask.
2. Please plan to bring your own sign.
3. No one touches the banners.
4. We social distance.

How the East Shore Flash Stances Began:

Inspired by his 2015 trip to Selma, AL to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the 1965 Selma to Montgomery March, church member Manuel (Manny) Brown felt called to action. He was further inspired when he attended the UUA General Assembly a few months later when our governing body urged UUs across our country to support the Black Lives Matter Movement.

Upon returning to Seattle after GA, Manny approached church member Seth Hamilton about the idea of a group of East Shore folks standing on the corner in the Factoria area of Bellevue to support Black Lives Matter. And so it began. Soon they were joined by other church members and friends.  “I stand on the corner every Sunday to bring awareness not just to the many black lives that have been lost and affected by continued police brutality, but also to remind people that systemic racism remains a problem in our country and each of us has a responsibility to help eradicate it,” says Seth.