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Book Review: 'Uprooting Racism: How White People Can Work for …
Apr 11, 2018 · “Uprooting Racism” is not a pleasant read for a White person. But stick with it, because the book provides a clearly written analysis of the institutional racism in our society and the damage it creates, then gives a series of simple …
Life, Death and Dignity: Robert Fuller planned every detail of his ...
May 22, 2019 · A partygoer leans over to speak to Robert Baxter-Fuller. Photo by Wes Sauer Robert Baxter-Fuller sits on his bed in blue pajamas. The clock, above, ticked down the minutes until 3 p.m. when Fuller would ingest his life-ending medications.
ACT Theatre’s new managing director Anita Shah on revolution …
Jan 5, 2022 · Anita Shah begins her new role as managing director at ACT Theatre this month, and she has a lot of work to do. The theatre put on its annual production of “A Christmas Carol,” but its true relaunch begins with a truncated season, taking on plays that were in the works before the onset of the coronavirus pandemic.
Support Afghans resettling in the Puget Sound - Real Change
Aug 25, 2021 · ReWA was founded in 1985 by Southeast Asian women who felt isolated when they came to the U.S. after the Vietnam War. They vowed that future refugees to the Puget Sound would have a place to learn English, find jobs and be empowered to rebuild their lives. So they created and sustained that. We were all stunned by the lightning speed of the ...
Jill Mullins | Real Change
Sep 20, 2023 · By Jill Mullins | January 24, 2023. On Sept. 16, 2022, Mahsa Amini, also known as Jina Amini, died under suspicious circumstances in Iran. She had been picked up by “morality police” for allegedly wearing her hijab incorrectly. She later died, and her body showed signs of brutality, according to various news outlets.
Homeless in Seattle 32 years later | October 5, 2016 - Real Change
Oct 5, 2016 · Erin "Tiny" Blackwell was 13 when photographed in 1983. A 1984 documentary shining a light on the lives of homeless youth in Seattle is experiencing a rebirth. “Streetwise,” an Academy Award-nominated film, painted an in-depth picture of the unforgiving life on the streets. The documentary tackles prostitution, panhandling, and drug dealing.
Project 42: Artist Jono Vaughan uses garments to honor …
Aug 15, 2018 · Jono Vaughan’s Project 42 is more than an ambitious artistic endeavor. It’s a conduit, using beauty to highlight a serious issue — the violent deaths of transgender individuals. Transgender women are four times more likely to become homicide victims compared with the general female population.
May 5-11, 2021 | Real Change
By Christy Carley | May 5, 2021. Ten months have passed since Mayor Jenny Durkan ordered police to disperse what was known as the Capitol Hill Organized Protest, marking the end of a nearly month-long, blocks-wide community occupation. Gone were the barricades and the amassed tents and tenants at Cal Anderson Park.
First slow, then FAST: Expert in the field predicts how the second …
Jul 7, 2022 · Civil war scholars who have been studying the occurrence of civil wars over the past century have identified predictable patterns that lead to national conflict, including genocide and civil wars. Could America be heading to a second civil war?