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03 May

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Indian woman’s quest to end the cycle of prostitution comes to Mercer Island

by Sarah Stuteville · May 3, 2013 · 0 Comments

New Light workers and children on the roof top that served as a playground for the shelter. (Photo by Alex Stonehill)

Seven years after I met her in the red light district of Kolkata, the founder of New Light, a shelter for the children of prostitutes, has proven just how much one woman with a vision can achieve. 

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Filed under: Aid and Development, Featured Event, Women

Tags: human trafficking, India, Mercer Island, prostitution, sex trafficking

01 May

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May Day marchers turn out in force to sway immigration reform

by Ian Terry · May 1, 2013 · 0 Comments

Protesters walk underneath the I-5 overpass on Jackson Street in downtown Seattle during El Comite's May Day march for immigration reform. (Photo by Ian Terry)On the eve of big May Day protests that stayed (mostly) peaceful, The Globalist interviewed organizer Jorge Quiroga about the proposed immigration reform bill and the state of activism today.

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Filed under: Immigration, Labor, Politics

Tags: activism, Argentina, Immigration, immigration reform, May Day

30 Apr

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Grassroots action adds a missing voice to the immigration reform debate

by Jacob Galfano · April 30, 2013 · 0 Comments

Last May Day hundreds marched to Westlake Park in support of immigrant worker's rights. The march was mostly overshadowed in the media by unrelated vandalism downtown. (Photo by Ian Terry)

In honor of May Day, here’s a point by point critique of the proposed immigration reform bill by a representative of the May First Action Coalition, a group of grassroots organizations sponsoring the May Day march. 

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Filed under: Guest Opinion, Immigration, Labor

Tags: activism, immigration reform, May Day

30 Apr

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Global cuteness on display at the International Children’s Friendship Festival

by Valeria Koulikova · April 30, 2013 · 3 Comments

Students from the Academy of Peruvian Dancers perform at the International Children's Friendship Festival. (Photo by Valeria Koulikova)

Last weekend international communities in Seattle came together to celebrate kids’ education, multiculturalism, and leadership at the 4th annual Seattle International Children’s Friendship festival.

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Filed under: Arts & Culture

Tags: children, festival, Turkish

29 Apr

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New Russian and French snack spots come to Capitol Hill

by Alex Stonehill · April 29, 2013 · 0 Comments

A Bakery Nouveau twice-baked chocolate croissant that I just happened to have lying around the house. True story. (Photo by Alex Stonehill)Carb lovers rejoice: It just got a whole lot easier to get your hands on good croissants and dumplings on Capitol Hill.

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Filed under: Food

Tags: bakery, dumpling, France, Russia, Ukraine

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