Goorish Wibneh – The Seattle Globalist

UW graduate students plan strike over pay, childcare, trans-inclusive healthcare

by Goorish Wibneh

Among the issues, the University of Washington graduate student teachers and research assistants are calling for greater pay, more comprehensive transgender health coverage and increased childcare assistance.

Immigrant businesses fight displacement from Tukwila plans for police station

by Goorish Wibneh

Immigrant business affected by Tukwila's police station plans say it will disrupt the local communities the owners have worked so hard to build

Immigration activist says her deportation case violates first amendment rights

by Goorish Wibneh

Dozens came out to support Maru Mora-Villapando in her first court hearing in the federal government's deportation case against the immigration activist.

Mora-Villalpando calls for accountability after state agency passes information to ICE

by Goorish Wibneh

Washington State Department of Licensing's cooperation with Immigration and Customs Enforcement calls into question the state's "sanctuary" policies.

Northwest immigration activist calls her deportation case “intimidation tactic”

by Goorish Wibneh

Maru Mora Villalpando at a rally in Seattle mused that she was not detained because ICE is afraid that she'll organize from the inside.

Tukwila businesses press city for relocation help after police station plans

by Goorish Wibneh

Tukwila businesses owners say the costs to move from a location slated for a police station could be overwhelming in the current expensive economic climate.

Tukwila immigrant businesses face displacement in police station plans

by Goorish Wibneh

Businesses on the land slated for Tukwila's new police station say they weren't given much notice — and that the plan will disrupt the existing community.

Nearly 10,000 showed up the May Day march with signs and flags, calling for a higher minimum wage and an end to discrimination against immigrants. (Photo by Seth Halleran)

“Beyond $15” is a memoir and a call to action

by Goorish Wibneh

Jonathan Rosenblum’s “Beyond $15” describes both the campaign to raise the minimum wage and a possible future for a more inclusive labor movement.

Jemila Abdullah, Iftin Kedir and Munera Mohammed (from left) during a coding class for East African youth held by Companion Athletics. (Photo by Goorish Wibneh)

Popular East African basketball program pivots to coding classes

by Goorish Wibneh

Organizers of an all-East African basketball league say the popularity of new coding classes for youth have surprised even them.

A skeptic’s argument against Sound Transit 3

by Goorish Wibneh

Sound Transit asks voters for a major expansion, but columnist Goorish Wibneh wonders whether enough questions about the project have been asked.

Gerald Donaldson, a Family Support Worker at Leschi Elementary School, high fives students entering the school. (Photo by Jovelle Tamayo)

Want black male role models in our schools? Hire them as teachers.

by Goorish Wibneh

There's a strikingly simple solution for the black student achievement gap in Seattle schools: recruit more black teachers.

(Illustration by Sarah Glidden)

Can Yesler Terrace’s tiny tech superheroes survive a neighborhood overhaul?

by Goorish Wibneh

Do planned mixed-income communities like the one being built at Yesler Terrace really work? Ask the neighborhood kids whose families are moving away.

Interactive graphics reveal commuter challenges in King County

by Goorish Wibneh

The Seattle Globalist and KBCS look at King County Metro by region and by route to see if all areas are getting an equitable share of service.

(Photo by Ian Terry)

Is Tukwila really the most dangerous city in America?

by Goorish Wibneh

Local officials are calling bull on a recent report that identified Tukwila as the most dangerous city in America.

Converted library is a blessing to Ethiopian faithful in Skyway

by Goorish Wibneh

The Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church Seattle Debrekuskuam Saint Mary Wedebre Keranio MedhaneAlem welcomes all Christians to its new location in Skyway.

Are these white kids spoiling May Day for everyone else? (Photo from Flickr by Tiffany Von Arnim)

Is “Riot Privilege” ruining Seattle May Day marches?

by Goorish Wibneh

Are anarchist window-smashers exploiting white privilege and endangering peaceful Seattle May Day marchers? Activists say it's more complicated than that.

UN official speaks about engaging Seattle in refugee crisis

by Goorish Wibneh

The Seattle Globalist and Crosscut caught up with Kelly Clements, the deputy high commissioner for refugees for the United Nations refugee agency.

Pina Belgrano and daughter on Sunday, preparing for the “Turning the Tables” action to fight foreclosure of her Beacon Hill home. (Photo by Goorish Wibneh)

For Beacon Hill immigrant, American dream turned foreclosure nightmare

by Goorish Wibneh

After struggling for eight years to keep her home, Italian immigrant Pina Belgrano took to the streets yesterday to fight the foreclosure system.

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5 + 1 things teachers can do to close the math achievement gap

by Goorish Wibneh

The math achievement gap between white and black students in Seattle schools is huge. Here are six ways to start solving the problem at the classroom level.

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The trouble with international adoption

by Goorish Wibneh

New restrictions on international adoption have led to a huge drop in placements with American families. But have protections missed the mark?