The Progress flag will fly at City Hall and several other city facilities June 1-30, with the exception of June 17-20, when the city will fly Juneteenth flags. The ceremony also featured remarks from community member and Bellevue College Associate Director at the RISE Learning Institute, Sapan Parekh. The flag raising began with brief remarks by Mayor Lynne Robinson and City Manager Brad Miyake emphasizing the city’s commitment to diversity and inclusion as it strives to effectively serve all residents in the community. In addition to six rainbow-colored stripes, Progress flags include black and brown stripes to represent communities of color and a blue, pink and white chevron to represent the transgender community. On Wednesday, June 1, City of Bellevue staff held a flag raising ceremony at Fire Station 3, also live streamed on the city’s YouTube channel and recorded for on-demand viewing. The ceremony celebrated Pride Month in June and introduced a new Progress flag to recognize the breadth and diversity of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer/questioning and non-binary (LGBTQ+) community members, friends, family and supporters.
City sponsors flag raising and banner displays through June
