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	Oliver has also spoken about outside spending on local political campaigns.<ref>{{cite news \|title=Nikkita Oliver: Outside spending to defeat Kshama Sawant means progressive message resonates \|url=https://www.kuow.org/stories/nikkita-oliver-outside-spending-to-defeat-kshama-sawant-means-progressive-message-resonates \|accessdate=June 28, 2020 \|work=KUOW \|date=August 8, 2019}}</ref> In 2017, Oliver was named one of Seattle's Most Influential Seattlelites by ''Seattle Magazine''.<ref>{{cite news \|title=Most Influential Seattleites of 2017: Nikkita Oliver, Dominique Davis and Anne Levinson \|url=https://seattlemag.com/news-and-features/most-influential-seattleites-2017-nikkita-oliver-dominique-davis-and-anne-levinson \|accessdate=June 28, 2020 \|work=Seattle Magazine \|date=November 2017}}</ref> Oliver co-drafted a resolution for Seattle’s divestment from the Dakota Access Pipeline in 2017.<ref>{{cite news \|title=Pipeline activists: Severing ties with Wells Fargo now more important than ever \|url=https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/pipeline-activists-severing-ties-with-wells-fargo-now-more-important-than-ever/ \|accessdate=June 28, 2020 \|work=The Seattle Times \|date=February 7, 2017}}</ref>		Oliver has also spoken about outside spending on local political campaigns.<ref>{{cite news \|title=Nikkita Oliver: Outside spending to defeat Kshama Sawant means progressive message resonates \|url=https://www.kuow.org/stories/nikkita-oliver-outside-spending-to-defeat-kshama-sawant-means-progressive-message-resonates \|accessdate=June 28, 2020 \|work=KUOW \|date=August 8, 2019}}</ref> In 2017, Oliver was named one of Seattle's Most Influential Seattlelites by ''Seattle Magazine''.<ref>{{cite news \|title=Most Influential Seattleites of 2017: Nikkita Oliver, Dominique Davis and Anne Levinson \|url=https://seattlemag.com/news-and-features/most-influential-seattleites-2017-nikkita-oliver-dominique-davis-and-anne-levinson \|accessdate=June 28, 2020 \|work=Seattle Magazine \|date=November 2017}}</ref> Oliver co-drafted a resolution for Seattle’s divestment from the Dakota Access Pipeline in 2017.<ref>{{cite news \|title=Pipeline activists: Severing ties with Wells Fargo now more important than ever \|url=https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/pipeline-activists-severing-ties-with-wells-fargo-now-more-important-than-ever/ \|accessdate=June 28, 2020 \|work=The Seattle Times \|date=February 7, 2017}}</ref>

	In January 2020, Oliver was featured as the keynote speaker for the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day celebration at Edmonds Community College.<ref>{{cite web \|title=MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. CELEBRATION TO FEATURE KEYNOTE NIKKITA OLIVER \|url=https://www.edcc.edu/news/stories/2020/article/285 \|publisher=Edmonds Community College \|accessdate=June 28, 2020 \|date=January 10, 2020}}</ref> They have been featured as a guest lecturer and speaker at the University of Michigan,<ref>{{cite web \|title=School of Social Work Guest Lecture by Nikkita Oliver \|url=https://events.umich.edu/event/61831 \|publisher=University of Michigan \|accessdate=June 28, 2020}}</ref> Reed College,<ref>{{cite web \|title=Black Celebration Month: Nikkita Oliver \|url=https://events.reed.edu/event/black_celebration_month_nikkita_oliver#.XvkR-pNKh24 \|publisher=Reed College \|accessdate=June 28, 2020}}</ref> the Stanley Ann Dunham Scholarship Fund,<ref>{{cite web \|title=2017 Awards Ceremony \|url=https://stanleyanndunhamfund.org/2017/07/14/memorable-moments/ \|publisher=Stanley Ann Dunham Fund \|accessdate=June 28, 2020}}</ref> KTCS 9,<ref>{{~~cite~~ web ~~\|last1=Gerdes \|first1=Caroline~~ \|title=Celebrate 100 Years of Trailblazing Women with KCTS 9 \|url=https://www.kcts9.org/thevote ~~\|publisher=KTCS 9~~}}</ref> ''Pod Save the People'',<ref>{{cite web \|title=A Box Won't Fix Racism \|url=https://crooked.com/podcast/a-box-wont-fix-racism/ \|date=July 11, 2017 \|publisher=Pod Save the People \|accessdate=June 28, 2020}}</ref> and Town Hall Seattle.<ref>{{cite web \|title=Race, Justice, and Democracy Where Do We Stand? \|url=https://townhallseattle.org/event/race-justice-and-democracy/ \|publisher=Town Hall Seattle \|accessdate=June 28, 2020 \|date=March 22, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web \|title=Violence, Incarceration, and a Road to Repair \|url=https://townhallseattle.org/event/danielle-sered-and-nikkita-oliver-livestream/ \|publisher=Town Hall Seattle \|accessdate=June 28, 2020}}</ref>		In January 2020, Oliver was featured as the keynote speaker for the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day celebration at Edmonds Community College.<ref>{{cite web \|title=MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. CELEBRATION TO FEATURE KEYNOTE NIKKITA OLIVER \|url=https://www.edcc.edu/news/stories/2020/article/285 \|publisher=Edmonds Community College \|accessdate=June 28, 2020 \|date=January 10, 2020}}</ref> They have been featured as a guest lecturer and speaker at the University of Michigan,<ref>{{cite web \|title=School of Social Work Guest Lecture by Nikkita Oliver \|url=https://events.umich.edu/event/61831 \|publisher=University of Michigan \|accessdate=June 28, 2020}}</ref> Reed College,<ref>{{cite web \|title=Black Celebration Month: Nikkita Oliver \|url=https://events.reed.edu/event/black_celebration_month_nikkita_oliver#.XvkR-pNKh24 \|publisher=Reed College \|accessdate=June 28, 2020}}</ref> the Stanley Ann Dunham Scholarship Fund,<ref>{{cite web \|title=2017 Awards Ceremony \|url=https://stanleyanndunhamfund.org/2017/07/14/memorable-moments/ \|publisher=Stanley Ann Dunham Fund \|accessdate=June 28, 2020}}</ref> KTCS 9,<ref name="Gerdes">{{Cite web \|title=Celebrate 100 Years of Trailblazing Women with KCTS 9 \|last=Gerdes \|first=Caroline \|work=KCTS 9 \|date=June 4, 2020 \|access-date=March 23, 2021 \|url= https://www.kcts9.org/thevote}}</ref> ''Pod Save the People'',<ref>{{cite web \|title=A Box Won't Fix Racism \|url=https://crooked.com/podcast/a-box-wont-fix-racism/ \|date=July 11, 2017 \|publisher=Pod Save the People \|accessdate=June 28, 2020}}</ref> and Town Hall Seattle.<ref>{{cite web \|title=Race, Justice, and Democracy Where Do We Stand? \|url=https://townhallseattle.org/event/race-justice-and-democracy/ \|publisher=Town Hall Seattle \|accessdate=June 28, 2020 \|date=March 22, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web \|title=Violence, Incarceration, and a Road to Repair \|url=https://townhallseattle.org/event/danielle-sered-and-nikkita-oliver-livestream/ \|publisher=Town Hall Seattle \|accessdate=June 28, 2020}}</ref>

	=== 2021 City Council campaign ===		=== 2021 City Council campaign ===

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	Oliver has also spoken about outside spending on local political campaigns.<ref>{{cite news \|title=Nikkita Oliver: Outside spending to defeat Kshama Sawant means progressive message resonates \|url=https://www.kuow.org/stories/nikkita-oliver-outside-spending-to-defeat-kshama-sawant-means-progressive-message-resonates \|accessdate=June 28, 2020 \|work=KUOW \|date=August 8, 2019}}</ref> In 2017, Oliver was named one of Seattle's Most Influential Seattlelites by ''Seattle Magazine''.<ref>{{cite news \|title=Most Influential Seattleites of 2017: Nikkita Oliver, Dominique Davis and Anne Levinson \|url=https://seattlemag.com/news-and-features/most-influential-seattleites-2017-nikkita-oliver-dominique-davis-and-anne-levinson \|accessdate=June 28, 2020 \|work=Seattle Magazine \|date=November 2017}}</ref> Oliver co-drafted a resolution for Seattle’s divestment from the Dakota Access Pipeline in 2017.<ref>{{cite news \|title=Pipeline activists: Severing ties with Wells Fargo now more important than ever \|url=https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/pipeline-activists-severing-ties-with-wells-fargo-now-more-important-than-ever/ \|accessdate=June 28, 2020 \|work=The Seattle Times \|date=February 7, 2017}}</ref>		Oliver has also spoken about outside spending on local political campaigns.<ref>{{cite news \|title=Nikkita Oliver: Outside spending to defeat Kshama Sawant means progressive message resonates \|url=https://www.kuow.org/stories/nikkita-oliver-outside-spending-to-defeat-kshama-sawant-means-progressive-message-resonates \|accessdate=June 28, 2020 \|work=KUOW \|date=August 8, 2019}}</ref> In 2017, Oliver was named one of Seattle's Most Influential Seattlelites by ''Seattle Magazine''.<ref>{{cite news \|title=Most Influential Seattleites of 2017: Nikkita Oliver, Dominique Davis and Anne Levinson \|url=https://seattlemag.com/news-and-features/most-influential-seattleites-2017-nikkita-oliver-dominique-davis-and-anne-levinson \|accessdate=June 28, 2020 \|work=Seattle Magazine \|date=November 2017}}</ref> Oliver co-drafted a resolution for Seattle’s divestment from the Dakota Access Pipeline in 2017.<ref>{{cite news \|title=Pipeline activists: Severing ties with Wells Fargo now more important than ever \|url=https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/pipeline-activists-severing-ties-with-wells-fargo-now-more-important-than-ever/ \|accessdate=June 28, 2020 \|work=The Seattle Times \|date=February 7, 2017}}</ref>

	In January 2020, Oliver was featured as the keynote speaker for the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day celebration at Edmonds Community College.<ref>{{cite web \|title=MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. CELEBRATION TO FEATURE KEYNOTE NIKKITA OLIVER \|url=https://www.edcc.edu/news/stories/2020/article/285 \|publisher=Edmonds Community College \|accessdate=June 28, 2020 \|date=January 10, 2020}}</ref> They have been featured as a guest lecturer and speaker at the University of Michigan,<ref>{{cite web \|title=School of Social Work Guest Lecture by Nikkita Oliver \|url=https://events.umich.edu/event/61831 \|publisher=University of Michigan \|accessdate=June 28, 2020}}</ref> Reed College,<ref>{{cite web \|title=Black Celebration Month: Nikkita Oliver \|url=https://events.reed.edu/event/black_celebration_month_nikkita_oliver#.XvkR-pNKh24 \|publisher=Reed College \|accessdate=June 28, 2020}}</ref> the Stanley Ann Dunham Scholarship Fund,<ref>{{cite web \|title=2017 Awards Ceremony \|url=https://stanleyanndunhamfund.org/2017/07/14/memorable-moments/ \|publisher=Stanley Ann Dunham Fund \|accessdate=June 28, 2020}}</ref> KTCS 9,<ref>{{cite web \|last1=Gerdes \|first1=Caroline \|title=Celebrate 100 Years of Trailblazing Women with KCTS 9 \|url=https://www.kcts9.org/thevote \|publisher=KTCS 9}}</ref> ''Pod Save the People'',<ref>{{cite web \|title=A Box Won't Fix Racism \|url=https://crooked.com/podcast/a-box-wont-fix-racism/ \|publisher=Pod Save the People \|accessdate=June 28, 2020}}</ref> and Town Hall Seattle.<ref>{{cite web \|title=Race, Justice, and Democracy Where Do We Stand? \|url=https://townhallseattle.org/event/race-justice-and-democracy/ \|publisher=Town Hall Seattle \|accessdate=June 28, 2020 \|date=March 22, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web \|title=Violence, Incarceration, and a Road to Repair \|url=https://townhallseattle.org/event/danielle-sered-and-nikkita-oliver-livestream/ \|publisher=Town Hall Seattle \|accessdate=June 28, 2020}}</ref>		In January 2020, Oliver was featured as the keynote speaker for the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day celebration at Edmonds Community College.<ref>{{cite web \|title=MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. CELEBRATION TO FEATURE KEYNOTE NIKKITA OLIVER \|url=https://www.edcc.edu/news/stories/2020/article/285 \|publisher=Edmonds Community College \|accessdate=June 28, 2020 \|date=January 10, 2020}}</ref> They have been featured as a guest lecturer and speaker at the University of Michigan,<ref>{{cite web \|title=School of Social Work Guest Lecture by Nikkita Oliver \|url=https://events.umich.edu/event/61831 \|publisher=University of Michigan \|accessdate=June 28, 2020}}</ref> Reed College,<ref>{{cite web \|title=Black Celebration Month: Nikkita Oliver \|url=https://events.reed.edu/event/black_celebration_month_nikkita_oliver#.XvkR-pNKh24 \|publisher=Reed College \|accessdate=June 28, 2020}}</ref> the Stanley Ann Dunham Scholarship Fund,<ref>{{cite web \|title=2017 Awards Ceremony \|url=https://stanleyanndunhamfund.org/2017/07/14/memorable-moments/ \|publisher=Stanley Ann Dunham Fund \|accessdate=June 28, 2020}}</ref> KTCS 9,<ref>{{cite web \|last1=Gerdes \|first1=Caroline \|title=Celebrate 100 Years of Trailblazing Women with KCTS 9 \|url=https://www.kcts9.org/thevote \|publisher=KTCS 9}}</ref> ''Pod Save the People'',<ref>{{cite web \|title=A Box Won't Fix Racism \|url=https://crooked.com/podcast/a-box-wont-fix-racism/ \|date=July 11, 2017 \|publisher=Pod Save the People \|accessdate=June 28, 2020}}</ref> and Town Hall Seattle.<ref>{{cite web \|title=Race, Justice, and Democracy Where Do We Stand? \|url=https://townhallseattle.org/event/race-justice-and-democracy/ \|publisher=Town Hall Seattle \|accessdate=June 28, 2020 \|date=March 22, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web \|title=Violence, Incarceration, and a Road to Repair \|url=https://townhallseattle.org/event/danielle-sered-and-nikkita-oliver-livestream/ \|publisher=Town Hall Seattle \|accessdate=June 28, 2020}}</ref>

	=== 2021 City Council campaign ===		=== 2021 City Council campaign ===

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	Oliver has worked as an organizer for Seattle’s No Youth Jail and Black Lives Matter movements.<ref name="seattle_met_profile">{{cite news \|title=Candidate Profile: Nikkita Oliver \|url=https://www.seattlemet.com/news-and-city-life/2017/07/candidate-profile-nikkita-oliver \|accessdate=June 28, 2020 \|work=Seattle Met \|date=July 24, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web \|title=Race, Justice & Democracy: Where do we stand? \|url=https://www.seattlechannel.org/videos?videoid=x62677 \|publisher=Seattle Channel \|accessdate=~~June 28~~, ~~2020~~}}</ref> They work as co-director of Creative Justice Northwest, a nonprofit organization that offers programs to youth most impacted by the school-to-prison pipeline.<ref name="crosscut_090318">{{cite news \|last1=Cain \|first1=Sheila \|title=The healing spaces of Creative Justice \|url=https://crosscut.com/2018/09/healing-spaces-creative-justice \|accessdate=June 28, 2020 \|work=CrossCut \|date=September 3, 2018}}</ref> Following the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis, Minnesota, Oliver helped organize and spoke at numerous protests in Seattle.<ref name="vanityfair_061120">{{cite news \|last1=Uitti \|first1=Jacob \|title="Building People Power": Nikkita Oliver on Seattle's Extraordinary Protests and What Comes Next \|url=https://www.vanityfair.com/style/2020/06/nikkita-oliver-on-seattles-extraordinary-protests \|accessdate=June 28, 2020 \|work=Vanity Fair}}</ref><ref>{{cite news \|title=Nikkita Oliver on Letting the Vision Lead the Movement \|url=https://www.npr.org/podcasts/739574209/k-e-x-p-s-sound-vision \|accessdate=June 28, 2020 \|work=NPR \|date=June 18, 2020}}</ref> During a closed-door meeting with Mayor Jenny Durkan, Police Chief Carmen Best, and other community leaders, Oliver live-streamed the discussion.<ref name="kuow_060920">{{cite news \|title=In Seattle, the revolution will be live-streamed \|url=https://www.kuow.org/stories/the-revolution-in-seattle-is-being-live-streamed \|accessdate=June 28, 2020 \|work=KUOW \|date=June 9, 2020}}</ref> Oliver has been an advocate for de-funding the police and civic investment in community-based public health and public safety strategies.<ref>{{cite news \|last1=Alicea \|first1=Simone \|title=Nikkita Oliver talks about defunding Seattle police \|url=https://www.knkx.org/post/listen-nikkita-oliver-talks-about-defunding-seattle-police \|accessdate=June 28, 2020 \|work=KNKX \|date=June 23, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite news \|title=Seattle-area protests: March during sixth day of action after George Floyd's killing draws massive crowd around City Hall \|url=https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/seattle-area-protests-mayor-jenny-durkan-to-meet-with-protest-leaders-today-as-demonstrators-prepare-for-sixth-day-of-action-after-george-floyds-death/ \|accessdate=June 28, 2020 \|work=The Seattle Times \|date=June 3, 2020}}</ref><ref name="politico_061520">{{cite news \|last1=Scigliano \|first1=Eric \|title=Don't Listen to Fox. Here's What's Really Going On in Seattle's Protest Zone. \|url=https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2020/06/15/dont-listen-to-fox-heres-whats-really-going-on-in-seattles-protest-zone-321507 \|accessdate=June 28, 2020 \|work=Politico \|date=June 15, 2020}}</ref>		Oliver has worked as an organizer for Seattle’s No Youth Jail and Black Lives Matter movements.<ref name="seattle_met_profile">{{cite news \|title=Candidate Profile: Nikkita Oliver \|url=https://www.seattlemet.com/news-and-city-life/2017/07/candidate-profile-nikkita-oliver \|accessdate=June 28, 2020 \|work=Seattle Met \|date=July 24, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web \|title=Race, Justice & Democracy: Where do we stand? \|url=https://www.seattlechannel.org/videos?videoid=x62677 \|publisher=Seattle Channel \|date= March 22, 2016\|accessdate=March 23, 2021}}</ref> They work as co-director of Creative Justice Northwest, a nonprofit organization that offers programs to youth most impacted by the school-to-prison pipeline.<ref name="crosscut_090318">{{cite news \|last1=Cain \|first1=Sheila \|title=The healing spaces of Creative Justice \|url=https://crosscut.com/2018/09/healing-spaces-creative-justice \|accessdate=June 28, 2020 \|work=CrossCut \|date=September 3, 2018}}</ref> Following the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis, Minnesota, Oliver helped organize and spoke at numerous protests in Seattle.<ref name="vanityfair_061120">{{cite news \|last1=Uitti \|first1=Jacob \|title="Building People Power": Nikkita Oliver on Seattle's Extraordinary Protests and What Comes Next \|url=https://www.vanityfair.com/style/2020/06/nikkita-oliver-on-seattles-extraordinary-protests \|accessdate=June 28, 2020 \|work=Vanity Fair}}</ref><ref>{{cite news \|title=Nikkita Oliver on Letting the Vision Lead the Movement \|url=https://www.npr.org/podcasts/739574209/k-e-x-p-s-sound-vision \|accessdate=June 28, 2020 \|work=NPR \|date=June 18, 2020}}</ref> During a closed-door meeting with Mayor Jenny Durkan, Police Chief Carmen Best, and other community leaders, Oliver live-streamed the discussion.<ref name="kuow_060920">{{cite news \|title=In Seattle, the revolution will be live-streamed \|url=https://www.kuow.org/stories/the-revolution-in-seattle-is-being-live-streamed \|accessdate=June 28, 2020 \|work=KUOW \|date=June 9, 2020}}</ref> Oliver has been an advocate for de-funding the police and civic investment in community-based public health and public safety strategies.<ref>{{cite news \|last1=Alicea \|first1=Simone \|title=Nikkita Oliver talks about defunding Seattle police \|url=https://www.knkx.org/post/listen-nikkita-oliver-talks-about-defunding-seattle-police \|accessdate=June 28, 2020 \|work=KNKX \|date=June 23, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite news \|title=Seattle-area protests: March during sixth day of action after George Floyd's killing draws massive crowd around City Hall \|url=https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/seattle-area-protests-mayor-jenny-durkan-to-meet-with-protest-leaders-today-as-demonstrators-prepare-for-sixth-day-of-action-after-george-floyds-death/ \|accessdate=June 28, 2020 \|work=The Seattle Times \|date=June 3, 2020}}</ref><ref name="politico_061520">{{cite news \|last1=Scigliano \|first1=Eric \|title=Don't Listen to Fox. Here's What's Really Going On in Seattle's Protest Zone. \|url=https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2020/06/15/dont-listen-to-fox-heres-whats-really-going-on-in-seattles-protest-zone-321507 \|accessdate=June 28, 2020 \|work=Politico \|date=June 15, 2020}}</ref>

	Oliver has also spoken about outside spending on local political campaigns.<ref>{{cite news \|title=Nikkita Oliver: Outside spending to defeat Kshama Sawant means progressive message resonates \|url=https://www.kuow.org/stories/nikkita-oliver-outside-spending-to-defeat-kshama-sawant-means-progressive-message-resonates \|accessdate=June 28, 2020 \|work=KUOW \|date=August 8, 2019}}</ref> In 2017, Oliver was named one of Seattle's Most Influential Seattlelites by ''Seattle Magazine''.<ref>{{cite news \|title=Most Influential Seattleites of 2017: Nikkita Oliver, Dominique Davis and Anne Levinson \|url=https://seattlemag.com/news-and-features/most-influential-seattleites-2017-nikkita-oliver-dominique-davis-and-anne-levinson \|accessdate=June 28, 2020 \|work=Seattle Magazine \|date=November 2017}}</ref> Oliver co-drafted a resolution for Seattle’s divestment from the Dakota Access Pipeline in 2017.<ref>{{cite news \|title=Pipeline activists: Severing ties with Wells Fargo now more important than ever \|url=https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/pipeline-activists-severing-ties-with-wells-fargo-now-more-important-than-ever/ \|accessdate=June 28, 2020 \|work=The Seattle Times \|date=February 7, 2017}}</ref>		Oliver has also spoken about outside spending on local political campaigns.<ref>{{cite news \|title=Nikkita Oliver: Outside spending to defeat Kshama Sawant means progressive message resonates \|url=https://www.kuow.org/stories/nikkita-oliver-outside-spending-to-defeat-kshama-sawant-means-progressive-message-resonates \|accessdate=June 28, 2020 \|work=KUOW \|date=August 8, 2019}}</ref> In 2017, Oliver was named one of Seattle's Most Influential Seattlelites by ''Seattle Magazine''.<ref>{{cite news \|title=Most Influential Seattleites of 2017: Nikkita Oliver, Dominique Davis and Anne Levinson \|url=https://seattlemag.com/news-and-features/most-influential-seattleites-2017-nikkita-oliver-dominique-davis-and-anne-levinson \|accessdate=June 28, 2020 \|work=Seattle Magazine \|date=November 2017}}</ref> Oliver co-drafted a resolution for Seattle’s divestment from the Dakota Access Pipeline in 2017.<ref>{{cite news \|title=Pipeline activists: Severing ties with Wells Fargo now more important than ever \|url=https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/pipeline-activists-severing-ties-with-wells-fargo-now-more-important-than-ever/ \|accessdate=June 28, 2020 \|work=The Seattle Times \|date=February 7, 2017}}</ref>

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	'''Nikkita R. Oliver''' is an American attorney, non-profit administrator, educator, poet, and political [[activism\|activist]]. They were a candidate for Mayor of Seattle in the 2017 mayoral election, and finished a narrow third in the primary with 16.99% of the vote. They are a leader in the Black Lives Matter, civil rights, and criminal justice reform movements in Seattle. ~~In 2021~~ they are running for Seattle City Council Position 9.<ref name="Gutman">{{Cite web \|title=Nikkita Oliver announces run for Seattle City Council, lays out vision for big changes \|last=Gutman \|first=David \|work=The Seattle Times \|date=March 10, 2021 \|access-date=March 23, 2021 \|url= https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/politics/lawyer-community-organizer-nikkita-oliver-announces-bid-for-seattle-city-council/}}</ref>		'''Nikkita R. Oliver''' is an American attorney, non-profit administrator, educator, poet, and political [[activism\|activist]]. They were a candidate for Mayor of Seattle in the 2017 mayoral election, and finished a narrow third in the primary with 16.99% of the vote. They are a leader in the Black Lives Matter, civil rights, and criminal justice reform movements in Seattle. Currently they are running for Seattle City Council Position 9.<ref name="Gutman">{{Cite web \|title=Nikkita Oliver announces run for Seattle City Council, lays out vision for big changes \|last=Gutman \|first=David \|work=The Seattle Times \|date=March 10, 2021 \|access-date=March 23, 2021 \|url= https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/politics/lawyer-community-organizer-nikkita-oliver-announces-bid-for-seattle-city-council/}}</ref>

	Oliver was born in Indianapolis, Indiana to a white mother and black father.<ref name="badass_womxn">{{cite web \|title=Badass Womxn in the Pacific Northwest \|url=https://uw.pressbooks.pub/badasswomxninthepnw/chapter/nikkita-oliver/ \|publisher=University of Washington Press \|accessdate=June 28, 2020}}</ref> Oliver attended Seattle Pacific University and earned a Sociology degree in 2008.<ref name="spu_profile">{{cite web \|title=Nikkita Oliver \|url=https://spu.edu/stories/articles/nikkita-oliver/ \|publisher=Seattle Pacific University \|accessdate=June 28, 2020 \|date=December 16, 2016}}</ref> At Seattle Pacific, Oliver became involved with student government and led a racial justice campaign called "Catalyst". Oliver also became involved with the local Black Lives Matter organization. They earned a Juris Doctor from the University of Washington School of Law in 2015 and a Master's of Education from the University of Washington College of Education in 2016.		Oliver was born in Indianapolis, Indiana to a white mother and black father.<ref name="badass_womxn">{{cite web \|title=Badass Womxn in the Pacific Northwest \|url=https://uw.pressbooks.pub/badasswomxninthepnw/chapter/nikkita-oliver/ \|publisher=University of Washington Press \|accessdate=June 28, 2020}}</ref> Oliver attended Seattle Pacific University and earned a Sociology degree in 2008.<ref name="spu_profile">{{cite web \|title=Nikkita Oliver \|url=https://spu.edu/stories/articles/nikkita-oliver/ \|publisher=Seattle Pacific University \|accessdate=June 28, 2020 \|date=December 16, 2016}}</ref> At Seattle Pacific, Oliver became involved with student government and led a racial justice campaign called "Catalyst". Oliver also became involved with the local Black Lives Matter organization. They earned a Juris Doctor from the University of Washington School of Law in 2015 and a Master's of Education from the University of Washington College of Education in 2016.
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	Oliver has worked as an organizer for Seattle’s No Youth Jail and Black Lives Matter movements.<ref name="seattle_met_profile">{{cite news \|title=Candidate Profile: Nikkita Oliver \|url=https://www.seattlemet.com/news-and-city-life/2017/07/candidate-profile-nikkita-oliver \|accessdate=June 28, 2020 \|work=Seattle Met \|date=July 24, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web \|title=Race, Justice & Democracy: Where do we stand? \|url=https://www.seattlechannel.org/videos?videoid=x62677 \|publisher=Seattle Channel \|accessdate=June 28, 2020}}</ref> They work as co-director of Creative Justice Northwest, a nonprofit organization that offers programs to youth most impacted by the school-to-prison pipeline.<ref name="crosscut_090318">{{cite news \|last1=Cain \|first1=Sheila \|title=The healing spaces of Creative Justice \|url=https://crosscut.com/2018/09/healing-spaces-creative-justice \|accessdate=June 28, 2020 \|work=CrossCut \|date=September 3, 2018}}</ref> Following the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis, Minnesota, Oliver helped organize and spoke at numerous protests in Seattle.<ref name="vanityfair_061120">{{cite news \|last1=Uitti \|first1=Jacob \|title="Building People Power": Nikkita Oliver on Seattle's Extraordinary Protests and What Comes Next \|url=https://www.vanityfair.com/style/2020/06/nikkita-oliver-on-seattles-extraordinary-protests \|accessdate=June 28, 2020 \|work=Vanity Fair}}</ref><ref>{{cite news \|title=Nikkita Oliver on Letting the Vision Lead the Movement \|url=https://www.npr.org/podcasts/739574209/k-e-x-p-s-sound-vision \|accessdate=June 28, 2020 \|work=NPR \|date=June 18, 2020}}</ref> During a closed-door meeting with Mayor Jenny Durkan, Police Chief [[Carmen Best]], and other community leaders, Oliver live-streamed the discussion.<ref name="kuow_060920">{{cite news \|title=In Seattle, the revolution will be live-streamed \|url=https://www.kuow.org/stories/the-revolution-in-seattle-is-being-live-streamed \|accessdate=June 28, 2020 \|work=KUOW \|date=June 9, 2020}}</ref> Oliver has been an advocate for de-funding the police and civic investment in community-based public health and public safety strategies.<ref>{{cite news \|last1=Alicea \|first1=Simone \|title=Nikkita Oliver talks about defunding Seattle police \|url=https://www.knkx.org/post/listen-nikkita-oliver-talks-about-defunding-seattle-police \|accessdate=June 28, 2020 \|work=KNKX \|date=June 23, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite news \|title=Seattle-area protests: March during sixth day of action after George Floyd's killing draws massive crowd around City Hall \|url=https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/seattle-area-protests-mayor-jenny-durkan-to-meet-with-protest-leaders-today-as-demonstrators-prepare-for-sixth-day-of-action-after-george-floyds-death/ \|accessdate=June 28, 2020 \|work=The Seattle Times \|date=June 3, 2020}}</ref><ref name="politico_061520">{{cite news \|last1=Scigliano \|first1=Eric \|title=Don't Listen to Fox. Here's What's Really Going On in Seattle's Protest Zone. \|url=https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2020/06/15/dont-listen-to-fox-heres-whats-really-going-on-in-seattles-protest-zone-321507 \|accessdate=June 28, 2020 \|work=Politico \|date=June 15, 2020}}</ref>		Oliver has worked as an organizer for Seattle’s No Youth Jail and Black Lives Matter movements.<ref name="seattle_met_profile">{{cite news \|title=Candidate Profile: Nikkita Oliver \|url=https://www.seattlemet.com/news-and-city-life/2017/07/candidate-profile-nikkita-oliver \|accessdate=June 28, 2020 \|work=Seattle Met \|date=July 24, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web \|title=Race, Justice & Democracy: Where do we stand? \|url=https://www.seattlechannel.org/videos?videoid=x62677 \|publisher=Seattle Channel \|accessdate=June 28, 2020}}</ref> They work as co-director of Creative Justice Northwest, a nonprofit organization that offers programs to youth most impacted by the school-to-prison pipeline.<ref name="crosscut_090318">{{cite news \|last1=Cain \|first1=Sheila \|title=The healing spaces of Creative Justice \|url=https://crosscut.com/2018/09/healing-spaces-creative-justice \|accessdate=June 28, 2020 \|work=CrossCut \|date=September 3, 2018}}</ref> Following the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis, Minnesota, Oliver helped organize and spoke at numerous protests in Seattle.<ref name="vanityfair_061120">{{cite news \|last1=Uitti \|first1=Jacob \|title="Building People Power": Nikkita Oliver on Seattle's Extraordinary Protests and What Comes Next \|url=https://www.vanityfair.com/style/2020/06/nikkita-oliver-on-seattles-extraordinary-protests \|accessdate=June 28, 2020 \|work=Vanity Fair}}</ref><ref>{{cite news \|title=Nikkita Oliver on Letting the Vision Lead the Movement \|url=https://www.npr.org/podcasts/739574209/k-e-x-p-s-sound-vision \|accessdate=June 28, 2020 \|work=NPR \|date=June 18, 2020}}</ref> During a closed-door meeting with Mayor Jenny Durkan, Police Chief Carmen Best, and other community leaders, Oliver live-streamed the discussion.<ref name="kuow_060920">{{cite news \|title=In Seattle, the revolution will be live-streamed \|url=https://www.kuow.org/stories/the-revolution-in-seattle-is-being-live-streamed \|accessdate=June 28, 2020 \|work=KUOW \|date=June 9, 2020}}</ref> Oliver has been an advocate for de-funding the police and civic investment in community-based public health and public safety strategies.<ref>{{cite news \|last1=Alicea \|first1=Simone \|title=Nikkita Oliver talks about defunding Seattle police \|url=https://www.knkx.org/post/listen-nikkita-oliver-talks-about-defunding-seattle-police \|accessdate=June 28, 2020 \|work=KNKX \|date=June 23, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite news \|title=Seattle-area protests: March during sixth day of action after George Floyd's killing draws massive crowd around City Hall \|url=https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/seattle-area-protests-mayor-jenny-durkan-to-meet-with-protest-leaders-today-as-demonstrators-prepare-for-sixth-day-of-action-after-george-floyds-death/ \|accessdate=June 28, 2020 \|work=The Seattle Times \|date=June 3, 2020}}</ref><ref name="politico_061520">{{cite news \|last1=Scigliano \|first1=Eric \|title=Don't Listen to Fox. Here's What's Really Going On in Seattle's Protest Zone. \|url=https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2020/06/15/dont-listen-to-fox-heres-whats-really-going-on-in-seattles-protest-zone-321507 \|accessdate=June 28, 2020 \|work=Politico \|date=June 15, 2020}}</ref>

	Oliver has also spoken about outside spending on local political campaigns.<ref>{{cite news \|title=Nikkita Oliver: Outside spending to defeat Kshama Sawant means progressive message resonates \|url=https://www.kuow.org/stories/nikkita-oliver-outside-spending-to-defeat-kshama-sawant-means-progressive-message-resonates \|accessdate=June 28, 2020 \|work=KUOW \|date=August 8, 2019}}</ref> In 2017, Oliver was named one of Seattle's Most Influential Seattlelites by ''Seattle Magazine''.<ref>{{cite news \|title=Most Influential Seattleites of 2017: Nikkita Oliver, Dominique Davis and Anne Levinson \|url=https://seattlemag.com/news-and-features/most-influential-seattleites-2017-nikkita-oliver-dominique-davis-and-anne-levinson \|accessdate=June 28, 2020 \|work=Seattle Magazine \|date=November 2017}}</ref> Oliver co-drafted a resolution for Seattle’s divestment from the Dakota Access Pipeline in 2017.<ref>{{cite news \|title=Pipeline activists: Severing ties with Wells Fargo now more important than ever \|url=https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/pipeline-activists-severing-ties-with-wells-fargo-now-more-important-than-ever/ \|accessdate=June 28, 2020 \|work=The Seattle Times \|date=February 7, 2017}}</ref>		Oliver has also spoken about outside spending on local political campaigns.<ref>{{cite news \|title=Nikkita Oliver: Outside spending to defeat Kshama Sawant means progressive message resonates \|url=https://www.kuow.org/stories/nikkita-oliver-outside-spending-to-defeat-kshama-sawant-means-progressive-message-resonates \|accessdate=June 28, 2020 \|work=KUOW \|date=August 8, 2019}}</ref> In 2017, Oliver was named one of Seattle's Most Influential Seattlelites by ''Seattle Magazine''.<ref>{{cite news \|title=Most Influential Seattleites of 2017: Nikkita Oliver, Dominique Davis and Anne Levinson \|url=https://seattlemag.com/news-and-features/most-influential-seattleites-2017-nikkita-oliver-dominique-davis-and-anne-levinson \|accessdate=June 28, 2020 \|work=Seattle Magazine \|date=November 2017}}</ref> Oliver co-drafted a resolution for Seattle’s divestment from the Dakota Access Pipeline in 2017.<ref>{{cite news \|title=Pipeline activists: Severing ties with Wells Fargo now more important than ever \|url=https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/pipeline-activists-severing-ties-with-wells-fargo-now-more-important-than-ever/ \|accessdate=June 28, 2020 \|work=The Seattle Times \|date=February 7, 2017}}</ref>

	In January 2020, Oliver was featured as the keynote speaker for the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day celebration at Edmonds Community College.<ref>{{cite web \|title=MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. CELEBRATION TO FEATURE KEYNOTE NIKKITA OLIVER \|url=https://www.edcc.edu/news/stories/2020/article/285 \|publisher=Edmonds Community College \|accessdate=June 28, 2020 \|date=January 10, 2020}}</ref> They have been featured as a guest lecturer and speaker at the University of Michigan,<ref>{{cite web \|title=School of Social Work Guest Lecture by Nikkita Oliver \|url=https://events.umich.edu/event/61831 \|publisher=University of Michigan \|accessdate=June 28, 2020}}</ref> [[Reed College]],<ref>{{cite web \|title=Black Celebration Month: Nikkita Oliver \|url=https://events.reed.edu/event/black_celebration_month_nikkita_oliver#.XvkR-pNKh24 \|publisher=Reed College \|accessdate=June 28, 2020}}</ref> the Stanley Ann Dunham Scholarship Fund,<ref>{{cite web \|title=2017 Awards Ceremony \|url=https://stanleyanndunhamfund.org/2017/07/14/memorable-moments/ \|publisher=Stanley Ann Dunham Fund \|accessdate=June 28, 2020}}</ref> KTCS 9,<ref>{{cite web \|last1=Gerdes \|first1=Caroline \|title=Celebrate 100 Years of Trailblazing Women with KCTS 9 \|url=https://www.kcts9.org/thevote \|publisher=KTCS 9}}</ref> ''Pod Save the People'',<ref>{{cite web \|title=A Box Won't Fix Racism \|url=https://crooked.com/podcast/a-box-wont-fix-racism/ \|publisher=Pod Save the People \|accessdate=June 28, 2020}}</ref> and Town Hall Seattle.<ref>{{cite web \|title=Race, Justice, and Democracy Where Do We Stand? \|url=https://townhallseattle.org/event/race-justice-and-democracy/ \|publisher=Town Hall Seattle \|accessdate=June 28, 2020 \|date=March 22, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web \|title=Violence, Incarceration, and a Road to Repair \|url=https://townhallseattle.org/event/danielle-sered-and-nikkita-oliver-livestream/ \|publisher=Town Hall Seattle \|accessdate=June 28, 2020}}</ref>		In January 2020, Oliver was featured as the keynote speaker for the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day celebration at Edmonds Community College.<ref>{{cite web \|title=MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. CELEBRATION TO FEATURE KEYNOTE NIKKITA OLIVER \|url=https://www.edcc.edu/news/stories/2020/article/285 \|publisher=Edmonds Community College \|accessdate=June 28, 2020 \|date=January 10, 2020}}</ref> They have been featured as a guest lecturer and speaker at the University of Michigan,<ref>{{cite web \|title=School of Social Work Guest Lecture by Nikkita Oliver \|url=https://events.umich.edu/event/61831 \|publisher=University of Michigan \|accessdate=June 28, 2020}}</ref> Reed College,<ref>{{cite web \|title=Black Celebration Month: Nikkita Oliver \|url=https://events.reed.edu/event/black_celebration_month_nikkita_oliver#.XvkR-pNKh24 \|publisher=Reed College \|accessdate=June 28, 2020}}</ref> the Stanley Ann Dunham Scholarship Fund,<ref>{{cite web \|title=2017 Awards Ceremony \|url=https://stanleyanndunhamfund.org/2017/07/14/memorable-moments/ \|publisher=Stanley Ann Dunham Fund \|accessdate=June 28, 2020}}</ref> KTCS 9,<ref>{{cite web \|last1=Gerdes \|first1=Caroline \|title=Celebrate 100 Years of Trailblazing Women with KCTS 9 \|url=https://www.kcts9.org/thevote \|publisher=KTCS 9}}</ref> ''Pod Save the People'',<ref>{{cite web \|title=A Box Won't Fix Racism \|url=https://crooked.com/podcast/a-box-wont-fix-racism/ \|publisher=Pod Save the People \|accessdate=June 28, 2020}}</ref> and Town Hall Seattle.<ref>{{cite web \|title=Race, Justice, and Democracy Where Do We Stand? \|url=https://townhallseattle.org/event/race-justice-and-democracy/ \|publisher=Town Hall Seattle \|accessdate=June 28, 2020 \|date=March 22, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web \|title=Violence, Incarceration, and a Road to Repair \|url=https://townhallseattle.org/event/danielle-sered-and-nikkita-oliver-livestream/ \|publisher=Town Hall Seattle \|accessdate=June 28, 2020}}</ref>

	=== 2021 City Council campaign ===		=== 2021 City Council campaign ===
	In March of 2021 Oliver declared their candidacy for Seattle City Council position 9.		In March of 2021 Oliver declared their candidacy for Seattle City Council position 9.<ref name="Gutman" />

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-'''Nikkita R. Oliver''' is an American attorney, non-profit administrator, educator, poet, and political [[activism|activist]]. They were a candidate for Mayor of Seattle in the 2017 mayoral election, and finished a narrow third in the primary with 16.99% of the vote. They are a leader in the Black Lives Matter, civil rights, and criminal justice reform movements in Seattle.
+'''Nikkita R. Oliver''' is an American attorney, non-profit administrator, educator, poet, and political [[activism|activist]]. They were a candidate for Mayor of Seattle in the 2017 mayoral election, and finished a narrow third in the primary with 16.99% of the vote. They are a leader in the Black Lives Matter, civil rights, and criminal justice reform movements in Seattle. In 2021 they are running for Seattle City Council Position 9.<ref name="Gutman">{{Cite web |title=Nikkita Oliver announces run for Seattle City Council, lays out vision for big changes |last=Gutman |first=David |work=The Seattle Times |date=March 10, 2021 |access-date=March 23, 2021 |url= https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/politics/lawyer-community-organizer-nikkita-oliver-announces-bid-for-seattle-city-council/}}</ref>
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'''Nikkita R. Oliver''' is an American attorney, non-profit administrator, educator, poet, and political [[activism|activist]]. They were a candidate for Mayor of Seattle in the 2017 mayoral election, and finished a narrow third in the primary with 16.99% of the vote. They are a leader in the Black Lives Matter, civil rights, and criminal justice reform movements in Seattle.

==Links==
*[https://www.nikkitaoliver.com/ Website]
*[https://twitter.com/NikkitaOliver Twitter]
*[https://www.instagram.com/nikkitaoliver/ Instagram]

==References==
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