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by Ronnie Estoque
On Wednesday, June 14, El Centro de la Raza hosted a groundbreaking ceremony for The Four Amigos – Beloved Community, a mixed-use building development at 3818 S. Angeline St. that is projected to provide 87 affordable apartment units. Construction for the project began last April and is scheduled to be completed in November of 2024.
Continue reading El Centro de la Raza Breaks Ground on Columbia City Housing Developmentcurated by Mark Van Streefkerk and Megan Christy
by Lauryn Bray
On June 6, Humanities Washington and Bickersons Brewhouse hosted “AI Anxiety: How Should We Think About Artificial Intelligence,” a panel discussing artificial intelligence (AI) and what its developments might mean for the future of humanity. The panelists included University of Washington professors Andrea Woody, divisional dean of the social sciences and professor of philosophy; Chirag Shah, professor in the Information School and founding co-director of Center for Responsibility in AI Systems & Experiences (RAISE); Ryan Calo, School of Law professor; and Aylin Caliskan, assistant professor in Information School. Their discussion focused primarily on addressing some of the facts, misconceptions, and fears concerning the implementation of AI and its potentially detrimental consequences for humanity.
Continue reading Experts From the University of Washington Say Fear Surrounding AI Technology Is Misplacedby Guy Oron
(This article was originally published on Real Change and has been reprinted under an agreement.)
Buoyed by a landslide victory in Tukwila last year, labor activists are launching campaigns to increase the minimum wage in neighboring jurisdictions of Renton, Burien, and unincorporated King County.
Continue reading Building Momentum, Advocates Expand the Fight for Higher Minimum Wage in South King Countycurated by Vee Hua 華婷婷
by Marian Mohamed and Kenneth Tran, GZR Newsroom
(This article is jointly published between Ground Zero Radio, an initiative of the Vera Project, and the South Seattle Emerald.)
On Friday, May 19, a coalition of climate justice student activists, local community organizations, and student groups gathered at the University of Washington (UW) campus to call on the university — specifically UW President Ana Mari Cauce and Provost Mark Richards — to make a written commitment to a “95% by 2035” decarbonization goal in the campus’s direct energy portfolio and to use construction as an opportunity to increase campus accessibility. The protest included a march and speeches. According to UW Sustainability and UW Facilities articles, 93% of campus emissions derive from the methane gas plant, which produces steam to heat and cool the university’s buildings.
Continue reading Students Chain Selves to UW Power Plant, Calling for Decarbonization by 2035curated by Vee Hua 華婷婷
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