Protests

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Decades later, a collection of photographs is filling in the corners of Washington's Latino history

Irwin Nash photographed the living and working conditions of workers in the Yakima Valley during the height of the United Farm Workers' Movement. Thanks to technology, his photos are bringing that story to the forefront today.
Alec Cowan
Fake SPD radio transmissions during 2020 protests ‘added fuel to the fire’

‘If there's anything else out there around the Seattle protests, let's get it out. Let’s get to the rock bottom of what happened, and that rock bottom is also a good place to build a new foundation.’
Kim Malcolm

Andy Hurst
World

HIV activists have a history of outrageous energy. COVID protesters hope to match it

A small number of health workers are protesting for global vaccine equity. Their demonstrations echo the call for equal distribution of HIV medications decades ago — but there are key differences.
Maria Parazo Rose
Seattle Police evacuation of East Precinct broke no laws or policy, oversight agency says

On June 8, 2020, protesters outside of Seattle Police’s East Precinct saw officers and staff evacuating the building. At the time, it wasn’t clear who made the call to pull out, and blame for the decision was leveled against former police chief Carmen Best and other ranking officers.
Ashley Hiruko
Seattle police should change their response to protestors after tension last summer, report says

"This review found that a lot of the things that the police did in response actually inflamed the protests."
Amy Radil

Paige Browning
Jenny Durkan on the decision to leave East Precinct, and those missing texts

Homelessness, economic recovery, policing – these issues don’t wait for an election. They’re being addressed – or not, depending on your perspective – in real time.
Angela King

Katie Campbell
We know who made the call to leave Seattle Police’s East Precinct last summer, finally

Recall June 2020. George Floyd has been murdered by police in Minneapolis, and the video of his death is so shocking that people across the nation pour onto the streets in protest. In Seattle, demonstrators face off with police at their outpost in the freewheeling Capitol Hill neighborhood.
Isolde Raftery
'Stop taking anything from Israel': Block the Boat movement aims to halt cargo ship at Seattle Port

Demonstrators gathered near the Port of Seattle Thursday afternoon. Their aim – was to block the unloading of a cargo ship owned by the shipping company ZIM, which was founded in Israel. Demonstrators are using the ship’s arrival as a way to protest Israeli actions in Gaza last month.
Joshua McNichols
Burnt out, stressed, but still hoping to win the lottery, this week

Bill Radke reviews the week's news with PubliCola publisher and editor Erica C Barnett, Seattle Met digital editor Zoe Sayler, and Crosscut reporter David Kroman.
Bill Radke

Sarah Leibovitz
'You are only defeated if you stop fighting'

Marcus Harrison Green is the publisher of the South Seattle Emerald and columnist for the Seattle Times. He's a Black man who grew up in South Seattle. And he spoke to KUOW's Morning Edition about how this city has changed - after George Floyd was killed but also long before that.
Angela King

Katie Campbell

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