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The Board of Diversity and Social Justice is the governing body of the Seattle Community Collective that oversees and seeks to maintain the city's diversity, upholding social justice values, ensuring equality of outcome, and penalizing privileged or oppressive behaviors.

The Board was established in 2017 shortly after an event known as 'The Happening'. Feminist, social justice, and other far-left movements converged to overthrow the capitalist system which they viewed as heteronormative, patriarchal, white supremacist, ableist, and classist. The 15-member Board is staffed primarily by historically oppressed or marginalized groups in order to represent the city's minority populations more effectively. It has the authority to enact certain ordinances without approval from the Mayor in order to respond to the needs of the community. It has no ability to tax, however, and it receives an annual budget.

From the time it was established, the Board has responded and presided over numerous cases of privilege and hate crimes. Hate speech was outlawed under its command and in 2015, the Board officially published a list of behaviors considered reactionary, far-right, or antithetical to the ideology of the Board. The Board consults numerous committees, most of which are larger than the Board itself, in order to stay informed on current issues. The Board also receives and reviews complaints lodged against members of privileged groups and determines what penalty, if any, is appropriate.

Duties
The Board's official mission statement is to "Protect marginalized groups, eradicate hate speech, eliminate privilege, achieve true equality, and to rid Seattle of oppression." To this end, the Board has approved of various ordinances including the Patrol Act of 2015, which forms the Equality Assurance Patrol, which is a quasi-police force dedicated to seeking out oppressive behaviors and arresting offenders.

Procedure
When in session, the Board reviews issues facing the city at that moment and decide what action, if any, to take. Sessions can last from one to five hours, with thirty minute recesses every hour. Decisions are consensus-based and a supermajority vote is required to enact any ordinances. Before each vote, around thirty minutes is allocated for deliberation, which may be extended if so required.

Complaint review
The Board reviews complaints sent to it regarding oppressive behaviors persons have suffered. Every complainant, provided they are not a member of a privileged group, is entitled to at least ten minutes before the Board in order to explain their predicament. After this, the Board will make a decision in order to resolve the issue, usually involving imposing a fine, recommending jail time, re-education, or community service.

Membership
The Board is composed of fifteen members, all of which are appointed by the Seattle City Council. Members of privileged groups are not allowed to sit on the Board. As of 2016, 4 identify as male, 11 identify as female, 4 identify as non-binary. 7 out of 15 identify as a person of color.

Committees
There are many committees which inform the Board on various issue. Each committee typically represents the interests of a marginalized group. There are no committees that represent the interests of privileged groups but there are some that keep tabs on their oppressive behaviors that negatively affect marginalized people.

As of 2016, the current committees are:


 * Committee on Women
 * Subcommittee on Feminism
 * Subcommittee on Misogyny
 * Committee on Lesbians
 * Subcommittee on Homophobia
 * Committee on Transgender People
 * Committee on Non-Binary People
 * Committee on People of Color
 * Subcommittee on Racism
 * Subcommittee on Women of Color
 * Committee on Economic Justice
 * Subcommittee on Classism
 * Committee on Ableism
 * Subcommittee on Physical Ableism
 * Subcommittee on Mental Ableism
 * Subcommittee on Fatphobia
 * Committee on Speciesism
 * Committee on Human Supremacy
 * Committee on Privilege
 * Subcommittee on White Privilege
 * Subcommittee on Male Privilege
 * Subcommittee on Thin Privilege
 * Committee on Media
 * Subcommittee on Representation of Women
 * Subcommittee on Representation of People of Color
 * Subcommittee on Representation of LGTBQA+ People