Seattle’s Gang of Four – An Interracial Coalition
The ‘Gang of Four’ or ‘Four Amigos’ is a group of four Seattle activists from Indigenous, Black, Asian, and Latinx communities. They organized and advocated for the needs of people of color from the late 60s and 70’s onward.
Councilmember Larry Gossett is the last surviving member of the Gang of Four. Councilmember Gossett is a former Seattle Chapter Black Panther Party member, Co-founder of the University of Washington, Seattle Black Student Union, the former Executive Director of the Central Area Motivation Program (CAMP), and Co-Founder of the Third World Coalition He also founded the Minority Executive Directors Coalition (MEDC) alongside the Gang of Four. He celebrated his 79th birthday this month. In this interview with Councilmember Gossett from December, 2021, he reflects on the powerful and lasting work of the interracial coalition.
Producer: Yuko Kodama
Photo: Gang of Four Book Cover “Gang of Four,” by Bob Santos and Gary Iwamoto
Local Day of the Dead Events 2021
Auburn Nov 1 – Nov 6
Burien Nov 1- Nov 5
https://www.burienwa.gov/news_events/featured_events/dia_de_los_muertos
Issaquah Nov 2
https://issaquahwa.gov/Calendar.aspx?EID=9833
Seattle
El Centro de la Raza Nov 2
Seattle Center Oct 30 – Nov 7
http://www.seattlecenter.com/events/event-calendar/dia-de-muertos-festival-seattle
Phinney Neighbhood Center Nov 6
https://www.phinneycenter.org/calendar/dia2021/
Mexican Independence and September 16th
Though Mexican Independence was formalized on September 27 1821, September 16th is celebrated as the awakening of the independence movement.
This Saturday is the 207th anniversary of the Grito De Dolores, or Mexican Independence Day. It’s celebrated in Mexico city with the clanging of a bell as revolutionary hero, Don Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla rang in 1810.
KBCS’s Yuko Kodama spoke with Seattle University Professor and daughter of migrant workers, Dr. Gabriella Gutierrez y Muhs about the significance of the holiday.
