Thank you for allowing me the opportunity to continue serving you, SAG-AFTRA Seattle. Over the last two years, I’ve been proud to see the strides we’ve made. Throughout Alaska, Idaho, Montana, and Washington, we’ve experienced an uptick in commercial production, thanks to the new Commercials Contract voted on by members. Our Conservatory programs continue to grow throughout the Local, with upcoming programs on Social Media, Casting, and Agents. And, our local board is expanding, with active representation from Idaho, Alaska, and Washington. With changes certainly ahead with the rise of non-traditional media, Seattle needs my leadership to navigate the future.

Please go to this link and sign my nominating petition at https://nominations.sagaftra.org:8482/#/#08F91B1E

Traditional media (Broadcast & Cable) has all but been supplanted by FAANG–Facebook, Apple, Amazon, Netflix and Google. I look forward to walking us through the related changes that are certainly ahead.

In solidarity.

Rik Deskin

New Interview About Keep Film In Wa

Amrik Pabla, a Washington Based Student Filmmaker, included me in two segments of his interview project. There are a few errors in his facts but overall it is an interesting interview. Watch it here: 14 1 Pabla

Go here for more info about Keep Film In Wa

Put March 18 on your calendar for Film Day in Olympia!

The Scottish Play, Episode 6 just dropped!

I’m in the prologue, plus my name is in the opening credits! Watch it on Amazon Prime for a limited time! https://www.amazon.com/ref=nav_logo

I have been reelected to the SAG-AFTRA Seattle Local Board as President!

http://www.sagaftra.org/2017-sag-aftra-seattle-local-election-results-0

August 14, 2017, 3:08pm

On Monday, Aug. 14, 2017, the ballot tabulation of the Seattle Local election was conducted. Please note that some candidates ran unopposed and were declared elected without the necessity of a membership vote. Following are the results of the election. Those positions that required a balloted election are listed with an asterisk*. For complete balloted election results, click here.

Rik Deskin*	President	2-year term
Laura Kenny	Vice President – Actor/Performer	2-year term
Deborah Horne	Vice President – Broadcast	2-year term
Abby Dylan	Local Board Member at Large	2-year term
Robert Fuentes	Local Board Member at Large	2-year term
Rachel Glass	Local Board Member at Large	2-year term
Cole Hornaday	Local Board Member at Large	2-year term
Linda C. Kennedy	Local Board Member at Large	2-year term
Steve Reeder	Local Board Member at Large	2-year term
Maggie Stenson	Local Board Member at Large	2-year term
Ron Holmstrom	Local Board Member – Alaska	2-year term
Rik Deskin	Convention Delegate	2-year term
Tony Ginn	Convention Delegate	2-year term
Ron Holmstrom	Convention Delegate	2-year term
Deborah Horne	Convention Delegate	2-year term
Linda C. Kennedy	Convention Delegate	2-year term
Maggie Stenson	Convention Delegate	2-year term

Those members elected as Local Officers, Local Board members and Convention Delegates, by virtue of their election to those positions, are also elected as Alternate National Board members who may be called upon to serve at National Board meetings when the National Board member from the Seattle Local is unable to attend. The President, by virtue of his election to that position, also serves as a Convention Delegate.

The newly elected leaders will be installed in office on Aug. 24, 2017.

This is the first trailer for The Scottish Play, a new series that I’m part of!

https://www.facebook.com/plugins/video.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fthescottishplay%2Fvideos%2F1198569523602725%2F&show_text=0&width=560

Being Union is the Progressive Choice

This morning, my wife and I are preparing to go to Ellensburg to be adjudicators for the Washington State Thespian Festival today and tomorrow. And today is Saint Patrick’s Day! So I’m wearing my green Keep Film In WA shirt.

Yesterday this came out on the Keep Film In WA blog: http://keepfilminwa.com/lets-get-this-bill-over-the-hump/

Yesterday these came out from SAG-AFTRA:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SFDy4UYwaE0
https://www.sagaftra.org/dga-sag-aftra-wga-west-and-east-and-iatse-statement-administration%E2%80%99s-proposed-cuts-national-0

Also yesterday these came out from AEA:

https://members.actorsequity.org/savethenea/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TEp3dHx2zKo

Fellow Actors, the most progressive thing you can do as an actor, is to join your unions. SAG-AFTRA and Actors’ Equity. I mean it! I have many titles gained through my 51 years of life: actor, veteran, husband, father, environmentalist, vegan, union member, progressive liberal…and being a union member, a member of SAG-AFTRA and Actors’ Equity are my decision, as an actor to be a part of the solution. Anything less is less, and anything against being a part of these unions, simply takes away from the overall good that my unions, my labor unions, do for me and the combined 210,000 members.

In the days since the new people have taken our government away from us, I have been more active daily in combating their efforts to take us back to the 1950’s. The 1950’s was nice, but we are living in 2017 now! Please help me. Sign the petitions. Talk to your local legislators. Talk to your National Legislators. Take part in your unions. #KeepFilmInWa #sagaftra #askifitsequity

January, 2017 Update!

40 SAG-AFTRA Seattle Local President Rik Deskin: Keep Film in WA

Rik Deskin is President of SAG-AFTRA Seattle Local.  Rik shares how and why he got involved in the political side of SAG-AFTRA.  Rik also talks to us about the Keep Film in WA campaign, how that effects those in the filmmaking community and what you can do to help Keep Film in WA!!

PLEASE CLICK HERE TO SIGN THE 2017 PETITION TO KEEP FILM IN WA!!

Links to…   SAG-AFTRA  –  SAGindie  –  Washington Filmworks  –  Keep Film in WA

and follow Rik on Facebook!!

 

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PODCAST EPISODES

Rik Deskin October Update!

 

Rik will be seen next at the TCM Models & Talent October Social  (You must be represented by TCM to attend) on October 12th. The Social begins at 5:30 and Rik will be the guest speaker at 6:30. In case you do not know, he was elected as the SAG-AFTRA Seattle Local President last year and will be speaking about the industry and you certainly should be here to chat and ask questions about the union!

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A Free Screenplay Reading at Eclectic Theater on Saturday, November 12 at 2pm. More info TBA.

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Rik Deskin’s April Appearances!

Today, at 4:30pm Rik will be a guest at the SAG-AFTRA Seattle Local Conservatory event: The Business of Acting. At Eclectic Theater.

Tomorrow, Rik will make a second appearance on the Irish Radio International program, Irish heArts, which will air at 11am on Thursday, April 7, 2016. Listen Live on the internet at: http://www.irishradiointernational.com/index.php/player

To listen to the first episode Rik was in: https://www.mixcloud.com/Irishradiointl/irish-hearts-march-10th/

Thursday Rik will be at the informational meeting for I-1520, at the Redmond Regional Library, between 6-8pm.

Rik Deskin to be a guest on Irish Radio!

Rik Deskin will be a guest on the Irish Radio International program, Irish heArts, at 11am on Thursday, March 10, 2016. Listen Live on the internet at: http://www.irishradiointernational.com/index.php/player