Duwamish Valley Port Community Action Team
Vision, Mission, and Values Statements
Summer 2022
Vision
To create a healthy and economically vibrant Duwamish Valley where people can stay in place.
Mission
The Duwamish Valley Port Community Action Team is a group of neighbors from Georgetown
and South Park who are collaborating with the Port of Seattle to remedy their historical and
current disproportionate, cumulative impacts to the environment and its people. To further our
goals of a healthy, sustainable community, we have created a Community Benefits
Commitment with the Port based on the principles of equity, anti-displacement, and
empowerment. Our agreement focuses on promoting a clean environment, increasing
economic opportunities, and building community capacity.
Values
We as the Port Community Action Team (PCAT) recognize that we are on unceded Duwamish
Land and Territory, one of the First People of Seattle and King County, and we will do whatever
we can to support the Duwamish People.
We are an actively anti-racist collective that works to dismantle oppression in all its forms.
We actively celebrate our diverse heritage and the community contributions that represent the
makeup of the community in terms of race, ethnicity, gender, immigration status, sexual
orientation, physical abilities, and gender identity.
We are a united coalition for the Georgetown and South Park neighborhoods.
We advocate for the community to the Port.
We help facilitate access to Port distributed resources equitably throughout our community.
We advocate at the Port for anti-racist based policies and programs that affect our region in
general, and our Duwamish Valley community most specifically.
We elevate community voices that are often left out of the discussion.
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Meeting Date: 10/25/22
