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Sister Cities reception celebrates Seattle’s international ties

by Christian Zerbel · May 17, 2013 · 1 Comment

Mohammed Shaibu & Thierno Diop

The 17th annual Seattle Sister Cities reception last week brought people from all around the globe to Seattle City Hall to celebrate diversity and cross-cultural relationships.

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Tags: development, education, nonprofit, Seattle, sister cities

16 May

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21 must see global films at SIFF

by Cynthia Steele · May 16, 2013 · 0 Comments

Sardournis Butterflies (Photo courtesy of SIFF)

With 447 films from 85 countries, deciding what to see at the Seattle International Film Festival, May 16-June 9, can be daunting.  So let us give you a hand!

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Filed under: Arts & Culture, Film, Globalist, Technology, Travel

Tags: Africa, Asia, documentary, Europe, film, SIFF, South America

15 May

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Join us all day for a Live GiveBig Variety Show

by Sara Stogner · May 15, 2013 · 0 Comments

Join The Seattle Globalist today for an all-day webcast for GiveBig’s day of fundraising. We have a sick lineup of over 15 guests! 

We’re done webcasting but you can donate until midnight!
Just visit http://seattleglobalist.com/givebig »

 

Donate here.


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14 May

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GiveBIG to small Seattle nonprofits with a global reach

by Elizabeth Ralston · May 14, 2013 · 0 Comments

Boys receiving chemo therapy funded by the Burkitt's Lymphoma Fund for Africa at Barack Obama Children’s Hospital in Kisumu, Kenya. (Photo by Jonah Einstein)

Wednesday’s GiveBIG fund drive is a great opportunity to support local global health nonprofits with small budgets and low profiles.

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Filed under: Aid and Development, Health

Tags: GiveBIG, global health, Seattle International Foundation

13 May

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Our connection to Guatemala’s landmark genocide verdict

by Ansel Herz · May 13, 2013 · 0 Comments

Graffiti in Guatemala by the youth group HIJOS calling Rios Montt an “assassin.” (Photo by Surizar )

Guatemala just set a historic and world-shaking precedent, becoming the first country to convict its own head of state in its own courts for mass killings.

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Filed under: Politics

Tags: activism, genocide, Guatemala, rios montt, war

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