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How Politicians Are Using Faux Progressive Arguments to Lock Up Young People

For six years, Seattle activists battled with policymakers who are pushing for a costly new youth jail and court project.

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Debating the Youth Jail With Dow Constantine

by Nikkita Oliver Monday, King County Executive Dow Constantine announced that he would participate in a debate on the Seattle Channel regarding the building of a new children’s jail. This announce…

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Protesting While White in Seattle | Seattle Weekly

How police protection of white bodies relates to the criminalization of black and brown youth.

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Confident and Conflicted About Whiteness | Inheritance #59: A Peace Apart

I grew up watching white people on TV. White families on popular sitcoms always interested me because of how different they were culturally from my own family culture. I often asked my mom why we couldn’t have casseroles for dinner or why we didn’t go on family vacations.

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An Open Letter to Seattle Public Schools

by Brenda Williams As a parent of two Seattle Public School kids, I’ve talked with other parents whose kids describe a deep desire to participate in the 17 minutes of action called for by national …

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A stunning breakthrough on police use of force in Washington

Removing Washington state’s one-of-a-kind “malice” shield for police was long overdue. Legislators in Olympia should be commended for fixing the law that governs use of deadly force.

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Seattle Educators, Students Primed for “Black Lives Matter at School” Week

by Sarah Corn Seattle based activists, teachers, and volunteers announced Monday afternoon a new five-day, nationally coordinated action to teach K-12 grade students about institutional racism, bla…

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I Stood up to ICE, and Now They’re Trying to Deport Me

With the letter delivered to my house, ICE has officially made the leap from a law enforcement agency to a political repression agency. When I imagined U.S. immigration authorities coming for me, I never thought it would be by certified mail. And yet this is how it happened—a few days before Christmas, a knock on…

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Political Pulpit: What Progressives Do With Their Homeless

by Dae Shik Kim Hawkins Jr, Op-Ed Columnist There were a dozen or so Seattle North Precinct bike cops surrounding the Ravenna Woods encampment on Dec. 4th. The residents (considered homeless by the…

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Beacon Hill Community Rallies to Denounce Esther “Little Dove” John’s Displacement

by Will Sweger In a room hastily converted from a day care center at the Jefferson Community Center, concerned Beacon Hill neighbors met Wednesday to discuss a new development forcing long-time res…

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