Affirm is a group of students, alumni, staff and faculty dedicated to affirming the dignity, belonging, and flourishing of the queer community at Seattle Pacific University.

MISSION STATEMENT

We exist to affirm the dignity, belonging, and flourishing of queer students, faculty, alumni, and staff at Seattle Pacific University.  We recognize the ongoing institutional legacy of harm done to queer individuals at our university. We acknowledge the long history of resistance and community-building by queer students, faculty, alumni, and staff.  We seek to actively support queer-led efforts on campus.

OUR COMMITMENT

We commit to centering and amplifying the voices of LGBTQIA+ people at SPU.

We commit to supporting queer-led efforts to build community and space that is safe for all individuals. 

We commit to sharing communication and facilitating coordination for other LGBTQIA+ advocacy and inclusion organizations and efforts on campus

We commit to unrelenting advocacy for our LGBTQIA+ community through dialogue, protest, listening, discernment, and meaningful action.

CORE VALUES

We believe our work requires fully embodied engagement—heads, hearts, and hands.

We believe that our allyship requires deep humility, works for restorative justice, and is guided by our faith.

We believe in collective work—that empowered coalition involves our students, alumni, faculty and staff with equal voice.

We believe that holding space for one another in this work matters as we build trust in this community with a growth mindset.