Slum Rising is our new three-part series exploring the economically complex and culturally rich life in the world’s urban slums.
Category: Arts & Culture
11 Mar
Slum Rising: Life in Kenya slum sheds light on growing global reality
02 Mar
Tacoma Art Museum director defends controversial sale of Chinese antiquities
Local relatives are angry after couples’ collection is sold off, mostly to buyers outside the Northwest.
19 Feb
Zimbabwe poet finds inspiration in Seattle’s youth arts scene
Slam poet Michael Mabwe is back in Seattle, and looking to harness the energy of local youth arts organization to drive political change in Zimbabwe.
15 Feb
Seattle rises up in global event to end violence against women
(Photos by Colleen McDevitt. Click for captions/larger images) With two left feet, I joined the One Billion Rising flash mob yesterday in Westlake Center. And around the world, more than 201 countries were dancing with me, all with common purpose of ending violence against women.
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