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Honah Thompson, Social Justice Intern
Tomorrow I will be saying goodbye to the Washington Low Income Housing Alliance and the lovely state of Washington. I have learned more than I could have imagined in my year as a part of the United Church of Christ's Justice Leadership Program, and so many of my new skills and understandings come from the amazing folks I have met through my work at the Housing Alliance.
A year ago, I'm not sure I could tell you what a state senator or representative (or a governor for that matter) does. I didn't know how to talk to a law maker about issues that matter to me. I had no idea what it would be like to plan (or even attend) an advocacy day or statewide conference. I would vote whenever it was convenient, but I didn't realize how greatly the issues on the ballot affect my community and the issues I care so much about. Fastfoward to now, I am actively engaging in what is going on at the capitol, I am making phone calls and sending emails to people I know and total strangers to tell them about what is happening in the world of advocacy and policy, and so much more that old Honah would be too afraid to try.
Now that my internship year is over, I will be moving back to California to attend graduate school at U.C. Berkeley for a masters in social work with a medical concentration. But I couldn't just leave quietly. I had to go out with a Housing Alliance Karaoke session inspired farewell (set to R. Kelly's Ignition (Remix)).
Now, um, usually I don’t do this but uh…
Go ‘head on a break ‘em off wit a lil’ preview of the goodbye speech
No I’m not trying to be rude,
But hey Brianna I’m feeling you
The way you dance break the way you do
Rep that Action Fund crew
That’s why Kate B’s up in yo gill
Tryin’a book conference hotels
Y’all must be an advocacy coach
The way you got me playing the field
So WLIHA gimme that BAP BAP
Lemme give you that EAP EAP
Runnin ‘round the capitol
Red scarves on our shouldos (?)
While they say on the radio
Goodbye Housing Alliance
Fresh advocacy compliance
Ben you rollin that body
Got every corgi here wishin
Joaquin not here to tweet it
I’m like so what I’ll use wit
Come the freakin’ weekend baby
Gonna read Alex’ tool kit
House, House, House, House, House, House, House
House, House, House…. Senate
Facebook a picture of a goat
Rachael email out a meeting note
Alouise and Andrea
Turnin’ out EAP advocacy playas
Yo I’m feelin what you feeling
No more hope and wishing
Rheans bout to order you new keys
And help clean up the kitchen
So gimme a safe house house
Give it to me for dirt cheap
Michele runnin back and fo’
West Seattle to the Capitol
While they say on the radio
Goodbye Housing Alliance
Y’all got chocolate down to a science
Honah’s rolling to Cali
Just north of Silicon Valley
Kate M don’t karaoke
Except when she does karaoke
Come the freaking weekend baby
I’m gonna be outtie
Whiskey poppin at the happy hour
We got food everywhere
Don’t let the intern starve…
We got Kate B to my left
Kate M on my right
We bring em both together we got staffing done right
Then after retreat it’s the (happy hour)
Then after whiskey sour it’s the (karaoke hour)
And round about 5 you gotta (clear the office)
Then take it to yo room and work from home
Can I get a BAP BAP
Can I get an EAP EAP
Make it rain peanut butter
KIND bars by 24’s
While they say on the WLIHA blog
Goodbye Housing Alliance
I left clean towels in the kitchen
Honah rolling that body
‘cause she and Kate B leg wrestlin’
Sippin on French press coffee
One day you’ll make color copies
It’s a freaking Wednesday baby
We can have waffle fun
Goodbye Housing Alliance
I would have stayed but now no chance
I’ll be rolling to Berkeley
And not livin’ in a church
No more Migliore
I gotta get back to the bay
I’ll probably miss you
But I’m not doing social work halfway
Yo we off in this jeep
Heading to Olympia
Blasting the radio
KIND bars in the back of the truck
Bouncing up and down
Because 75 mil
Do the goodbye remix
Honah’s peacin’ out…
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