Community helps protect campus during May Day protests
Seattle Central’s campus was once again the focal point of a large May Day protest as in years past, but this time, a heartening storyline developed that was captured by local media. On Friday night, a group of peaceful May Day protesters challenged those wielding cans of spray paint by linking arms to form a circle around the decades-old silver sculpture to protect it from damage. Others confronted protesters who attempted to set fires in garbage cans. KING5 News aired a video that documented this powerful moment. Community members also helped to clean up campus on Saturday. Volunteers arrived with cleaning supplies to scrub graffiti from the brick plaza and sculpture. Their efforts were shown in a video from KOMO News.
President Paul Killpatrick thanked the Capitol Hill community for their support in a letter to the editor published in the Seattle Times last week.