{"id":51276,"date":"2020-11-03T15:37:56","date_gmt":"2020-11-03T23:37:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/townhallseattle.org\/?p=51276"},"modified":"2024-01-03T18:03:44","modified_gmt":"2024-01-04T02:03:44","slug":"see-you-tomorrow","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/townhallseattle.org\/see-you-tomorrow\/","title":{"rendered":"See You \u201cTomorrow\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"

Hi friends,<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

From\u00a0<\/span>2008<\/span>-2016<\/span>,<\/span>\u00a0hundreds of folks from the Town Hall community\u00a0<\/span>spent\u00a0<\/span>presidential and midterm election night<\/span>s<\/span>\u00a0together in our Forum space<\/span>.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

That streak was broken in<\/span>\u00a02018<\/span>\u00a0during our\u00a0<\/span>building\u00a0<\/span>renovation\u2014and w<\/span>hile it<\/span>\u2019<\/span>s\u00a0<\/span>absolutely<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>among the least\u00a0<\/span>significant\u00a0<\/span>losses of this time<\/span>,\u00a0<\/span>it\u2019s\u00a0<\/span>true\u00a0<\/span>that\u00a0<\/span>we\u00a0<\/span>at Town Hall are s<\/span>ad\u00a0<\/span>that we<\/span>\u2019re not spending th<\/span>is<\/span>\u00a0evening with friends and volunteers,<\/span>\u00a0in\u00a0<\/span>community, in\u00a0<\/span>our home<\/span>. (<\/span>Beyond\u00a0community\u2014I,\u00a0<\/span>for one, will miss<\/span>\u00a0emcee Edward\u2019s reassuringly sardonic wisecracks tonight\u2026\u00a0<\/span>He always made the best of good news AND bad<\/span>–)\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

You can bet<\/span>\u00a0we<\/span>\u2019<\/span>ll learn something\u00a0<\/span>important\u00a0<\/span>about our country tonight\u2014or in the extended, figurative \u201ctonight\u201d of coming weeks<\/span>, since NO ONE should expect this to be over before every vote\u2019s been counted. B<\/span>ut we<\/span>\u2019<\/span>ll learn even more about ourselves\u00a0<\/span>\u201c<\/span>tomorrow<\/span>,<\/span>\u201d<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>the literal and the figurative and the years beyond,<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>by\u00a0<\/span>what we do<\/span>\u00a0next<\/span>.\u00a0<\/span>T<\/span>onight<\/span>\u00a0is<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>a\u00a0<\/span>milepost on an ongoing\u00a0<\/span>road<\/span>\u2014a\u00a0<\/span>road<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>we can cut toward\u00a0<\/span>justice, toward mutual respect, toward the best of human potential.\u00a0<\/span>And though tonight i<\/span>s a<\/span>n important, and dramatic,<\/span>\u00a0point in\u00a0<\/span>our<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>story it\u2019s tomorrow I\u2019m most excited to see.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

I don\u2019t have to give you a last chance reminder to dash to your drop<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>box\u2014I\u2019d<\/span>\u00a0bet<\/span>\u00a0there isn\u2019t a single person on the Town Hall email list willingly sitting this one out. E<\/span>ach of our votes\u00a0<\/span>is<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>a\u00a0<\/span>voice r<\/span>aised for a better world, and your voice w<\/span>on\u2019t go silent t<\/span>omorrow<\/span>, as<\/span>\u00a0we<\/span>\u00a0all get back to\u00a0<\/span>figuring out what kind of community we want to share together.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Because<\/span>\u00a0that\u2019s what we hope you get from\u00a0<\/span>Town Hall<\/span>\u2014a place and the encouragement to\u00a0<\/span>become more informed, more conscientious<\/span>, more powerful in pursuing a more perfect community.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

We like to say that Town Hall is a place to celebrate Seattle\u2019s successes, and mourn its losses\u2014and we\u2019d give most anything to be able to gather you together\u00a0<\/span>again tonight<\/span>.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0Coming together is how we feel strong\u2014and it<\/span>\u2019<\/span>s how we\u00a0<\/span>glimpse\u00a0<\/span>the best\u00a0<\/span>of\u00a0<\/span>human potential.<\/span>\u00a0But that\u2019s for tomorrow<\/span>.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

You know, the figurative \u201ctomorrow.\u201d<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

With gratitude and affection,<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Wier<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Hi friends,<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

From\u00a0<\/span>2008<\/span>-2016<\/span>,<\/span>\u00a0hundreds of folks from the Town Hall community\u00a0<\/span>spent\u00a0<\/span>presidential and midterm election night<\/span>s<\/span>\u00a0together in our Forum space<\/span>.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

That streak was broken in<\/span>\u00a02018<\/span>\u00a0during our\u00a0<\/span>building\u00a0<\/span>renovation\u2014and w<\/span>hile it<\/span>\u2019<\/span>s\u00a0<\/span>absolutely<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>among the least\u00a0<\/span>significant\u00a0<\/span>losses of this time<\/span>,\u00a0<\/span>it\u2019s\u00a0<\/span>true\u00a0<\/span>that\u00a0<\/span>we\u00a0<\/span>at Town Hall are s<\/span>ad\u00a0<\/span>that we<\/span>\u2019re not spending th<\/span>is<\/span>\u00a0evening with friends and volunteers,<\/span>\u00a0in\u00a0<\/span>community, in\u00a0<\/span>our home<\/span>. (<\/span>Beyond\u00a0community\u2014I,\u00a0<\/span>for one, will miss<\/span>\u00a0emcee Edward\u2019s reassuringly sardonic wisecracks tonight\u2026\u00a0<\/span>He always made the best of good news AND bad<\/span>–)\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

You can bet<\/span>\u00a0we<\/span>\u2019<\/span>ll learn something\u00a0<\/span>important\u00a0<\/span>about our country tonight\u2014or in the extended, figurative \u201ctonight\u201d of coming weeks<\/span>, since NO ONE should expect this to be over before every vote\u2019s been counted. B<\/span>ut we<\/span>\u2019<\/span>ll learn even more about ourselves\u00a0<\/span>\u201c<\/span>tomorrow<\/span>,<\/span>\u201d<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>the literal and the figurative and the years beyond,<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>by\u00a0<\/span>what we do<\/span>\u00a0next<\/span>.\u00a0<\/span>T<\/span>onight<\/span>\u00a0is<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>a\u00a0<\/span>milepost on an ongoing\u00a0<\/span>road<\/span>\u2014a\u00a0<\/span>road<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>we can cut toward\u00a0<\/span>justice, toward mutual respect, toward the best of human potential.\u00a0<\/span>And though tonight i<\/span>s a<\/span>n important, and dramatic,<\/span>\u00a0point in\u00a0<\/span>our<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>story it\u2019s tomorrow I\u2019m most excited to see.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

I don\u2019t have to give you a last chance reminder to dash to your drop<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>box\u2014I\u2019d<\/span>\u00a0bet<\/span>\u00a0there isn\u2019t a single person on the Town Hall email list willingly sitting this one out. E<\/span>ach of our votes\u00a0<\/span>is<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>a\u00a0<\/span>voice r<\/span>aised for a better world, and your voice w<\/span>on\u2019t go silent t<\/span>omorrow<\/span>, as<\/span>\u00a0we<\/span>\u00a0all get back to\u00a0<\/span>figuring out what kind of community we want to share together.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Because<\/span>\u00a0that\u2019s what we hope you get from\u00a0<\/span>Town Hall<\/span>\u2014a place and the encouragement to\u00a0<\/span>become more informed, more conscientious<\/span>, more powerful in pursuing a more perfect community.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

We like to say that Town Hall is a place to celebrate Seattle\u2019s successes, and mourn its losses\u2014and we\u2019d give most anything to be able to gather you together\u00a0<\/span>again tonight<\/span>.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0Coming together is how we feel strong\u2014and it<\/span>\u2019<\/span>s how we\u00a0<\/span>glimpse\u00a0<\/span>the best\u00a0<\/span>of\u00a0<\/span>human potential.<\/span>\u00a0But that\u2019s for tomorrow<\/span>.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

You know, the figurative \u201ctomorrow.\u201d<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

With gratitude and affection,<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Wier<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":60392,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-51276","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-town-crier"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/townhallseattle.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/51276","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/townhallseattle.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/townhallseattle.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/townhallseattle.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/townhallseattle.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=51276"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/townhallseattle.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/51276\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/townhallseattle.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/60392"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/townhallseattle.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=51276"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/townhallseattle.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=51276"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/townhallseattle.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=51276"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}