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Continue reading →: UW Center for Human Rights: WA experiencing “historic surge,” in ICE kidnappings with 705 this June
Photo by Chris Rojas by Hannah Saunders What many King County residents have suspected to be the case has just been confirmed by the University of Washington’s Center for Human Rights (UWCHR): Washington experienced a “historic surge,” in immigration-related arrests this year. This past June,…
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Continue reading →: Vandal destroys Olympia’s Free Palestine mural on Stonewall Youth building for 8th time
by Hannah Saunders A heartfelt “Free Palestine,” mural featuring a poem and children flying kites, which rests on the Stonewall Youth building in Olympia, has been vandalized for the eighth time. Local artists and community members who refuse to accept Israel’s severe abuses of human…
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Continue reading →: TtS weekly round-up August 24-31: New 2SLGBTQIA+ funding, Wilson’s hunt for a new chief, Trans journalist seeks accountability
By Hannah Saunders We’re back with another weekly reporting round-up from August 24-31. Last week, we published three thorough articles on Mayor Katie Wilson’s hunt for a new police chief, funding for the 2SLGBTQIA+ community, and a Trans journalist at the Washington State Penitentiary seeking…
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Continue reading →: Mayor Katie Wilson searches for permanent police chief; hiring incentives to end come September
By Hannah Saunders The city has cycled through a slew of police chiefs over the past few years, and after the sudden resignation of Chief Shon Barnes following the international headline-grabbing Bite of Seattle shooting in July, Mayor Katie Wilson is on the hunt for…
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Continue reading →: Seattle Office for Civil Rights announces $550k for 2SLGBTQIA+ community, building on previous investment
By Hannah Saunders The Seattle Office for Civil Rights (SOCR) announced $550,000 in new funding for the city’s 2SLGBTQIA+ communities, which adds on to the $300,000 in emergency funding approved by the Seattle City Council earlier this month for the Queer community. This funding comes…
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Continue reading →: A Trans woman built a newspaper behind bars, but now her own treatment is becoming the headline
By Gray Trammel Jennifer Jaylee is a Transgender journalist who’s currently in prison at the all-male Washington State Penitentiary (WSP) in Walla Walla. Jaylee founded the Top of the Mountain, a news-magazine that was made to help incarcerated people write about their lives and share…
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Continue reading →: TtS weekly round-up August 16-23: Activists visit Real-Time Crime Center, NWDC hunger strike ends, IOF speaking event
By Hannah Saunders We’re back with another weekly reporting round-up from August 16-23. Last week, we published four articles on topics like a former IOF soldier coming to Seattle for a speaking event, the hunger strike at the Northwest Detention Center ending, and more. Let’s…
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Continue reading →: Seattle Palestinian activists turn IOF soldier speaking event into major flop and celebrate with football match
By Hannah Saunders Former Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) soldier, Ira Kohler, was meant to have a major speaking event in Seattle, hosted by StandWithUs Northwest, on August 20, but it turned out to be a major flop. Seattle’s Palestinian activists tirelessly jumped on and broadcast…
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