by Sharayah Lane
Last Saturday, hundreds of community members packed City Hall’s Bertha Knight Landes room beyond capacity to hear City and County councilmembers, community organizers, and homeless advocate’s attempts at answering the question: how do we end homelessness in Seattle? Continue reading “People’s Assembly” Ask: Is There Actually a Solution to the Problem of Homelessness?
By Freddie Helmiere
In honor of Women’s History Month, we’ll be posting one story each day of March written by local citizen journalists about a revolutionary woman from history or today who has inspired them as women.
Tiny and grey haired, Sister Margarita greets me just after sunrise in the sanctuary’s stone courtyard. The air is thick; the scent of damp soil and pine needles mingles with downshifting trucks and muffled horns from the distant Marcos Highway. “Are you ready for The Journey?” she asks. Continue reading 31 Days of Revolutionary Women, #03: Sister Margarita
by Jeanie Lindsay
Sunny skies in the midst of February leave many Seattle citizens feeling more optimistic than usual. But for those who are concerned for climate change, high temperatures during the winter tinge the weather with a sense of gloom. Continue reading In Mount Baker, Movies Spur Social Change
By Nancy Melvin
In honor of Women’s History Month, we’ll be posting one story each day of March written by local citizen journalists about a revolutionary woman from history or today who has inspired them as women.
Every era has champions, even if we have never heard of them or their stories come to us encased in prejudice. Some rethinking is in order to hear the story of Mary of Egypt anew. She survived years alone in the desert. Her miracles: clairvoyance, walking on water, the devotion of animals. I contemplate her struggles every year at this time to renew myself. Continue reading 31 Days of Revolutionary Women, #02: Mary of Egypt
by Matt Mills McKnight
Last Sunday, approximately 90 rain-soaked members of the South Seattle community cycled in and out of a once fenced-in, empty lot adjacent to a 76 gas station in Rainier Valley’s Othello neighborhood. Their mission: Create a livable space at the new Othello Tiny House Village and Encampment intended to provide shelter for Seattle’s homeless, and allow them to build better lives for themselves while staying there. The encampment is set to open on March 8th. Continue reading South Seattle Residents Throw Work Party to Welcome Homeless Encampment
By Hanako O’Leary
In honor of Women’s History Month, we’ll be posting one story each day of March written by local citizen journalists about a revolutionary woman from history or today who has inspired them as women.
Starting as a weeklong celebration in the Sonoma, California school district, March officially became National Women’s History Month in 1987. Each day for the next 30 days, we feature these stories of 30 women from history as we know them. Continue reading 31 Days of Revolutionary Women, #01: An Introduction by Hanako O’Leary
collected by Antonio Foster
Second Othello Encampment Meeting This Thursday
The New Holly Gathering Hall will host a second community discussion of proposed plans for the Othello Village Encampment. The meeting will take place Thursday, March 3 at 6:30pm and be convened by District 2 City Council representative Bruce Harrell. It will function as a continuation of the first encampment meeting that took place on Feb 16 and address the construction process for the site, the management of the space, and health and public safety concerns. Continue reading News Gleams: Second Othello Encampment Meeting, King County Awards Three Grants to West Hill, Invesigation in Case of New Holly Man Found Dead In Car Continues
(Note: This is the third in our 15 under 30 series, profiling 15 unsung millennials who are catalyst for social change in the greater Seattle region)
by Daria Kroupoderova
Community activist. Poet. Artist. Educator. Twenty-three year old Jerrell Davis wears many hats in his Rainier Beach community.
Currently, Davis works as a servant-leader educator at Rainier Beach High School and also coaches basketball at three different elementary schools. He has also done work with the Rainier Beach Action Coalition. Continue reading 15 Under 30: Jerrell Davis “It Takes Time But You Can Change How Things Are”
by Jordan Anderton
We all have memories of coming home to a certain smell, the aroma of homemade sauce that only your grandmother knows how to make, or the feeling of going out for dinner and knowing that your dad could have done it better. Continue reading Food Entreprenuer Looks to Make Seattle Home of International Cuisine
words and photos by Alex Garland
(originally published on the Dignity Virus)
On Saturday Afternoon, local demonstrators showed that when it comes to Bernie Sanders, Seattle couldn’t be farther from South Carolina. Continue reading Marchers Bring “The Bern” to Seattle Streets
