Home Seattle organizations offer assistance as DACA deadline loomsby Globalist StaffImmigrants whose coverage by the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program will expire by March 15 face an Oct. 5 deadline to apply for renewal.Sep 19, 2017Do Black Lives Matter in the workplace? Colleagues should do moreby Tierra JohnsonCharlottesville was a reminder that allies must do more than the bare minimum in support of race and equity, including for their workplace colleagues.Sep 13, 2017 News & PoliticsJudge blocks Burien ballot measure to repeal “sanctuary” policiesby Venice BuhainSep 18, 2017The question of whether to repeal Burien's policies prohibiting officials from asking about immigration status or religion will not be on November's ballot.Ugandan farmers adopt new techniques to weather climate changeby Global Press News ServiceSep 14, 2017As climate change affects the traditional seasons, Ugandan farmers are adopting new measures to stay afloat — and increase the bottom line. Seattle Mayor Ed Murray to resign after fifth allegation of sex abuse surfacesby Venice BuhainSep 12, 2017Death of Gauri Lankesh brings focus on the risks of journalismby Sara JamshidiSep 11, 2017 Arts & CultureMexican shoppers flock to modern malls as middle-class credit growsby Global Press News ServiceSep 7, 2017Traditional markets were once mainstays of Mexican social and economic life, but shopping malls with chain stores and restaurants are on the rise.Ari Glass unveils golden vision of South Seattle at Pacific Towerby Reagan JacksonSep 6, 2017Gold embodies the light of South end's diverse residents, as Ari Glass paints it in new works on permanent display at Pacific Tower. Seattle Opera’s “An American Dream” spotlights Japanese American injusticeby Mayumi TsutakawaAug 31, 2017New local Rainier Valley radio station to hit airwaves in Septemberby Yemas LyAug 28, 2017 Race & EthnicityA response to Charlottesvilleby James HongAug 16, 2017Confronting White supremacy can begin with confronting one's own story and experiences with racism.Seattle’s Filipino community questions deletion of historic “Manilatown”by Kamna ShastriSeattle's Filipino Americans say striking out of the reference to the historic community disrespected the community's long history. ImmigrationHundreds in Seattle rally in support of DACAby Venice BuhainSep 6, 2017Hundreds gathered at El Centro de la Raza in Seattle hours after the Trump administration announced the pending end of DACA.Sumas farmworker dies; colleagues fired after protesting working conditionsby Yemas LyAug 10, 2017Sarbanand Farms fired farmworkers and evicted them from their housing, citing a strike that followed the collapse of a blueberry picker who later died.
