Home Legal aid program for detained immigrants to be suspendedby Agatha PachecoThe program is one of the few resources immigrants in detention have to defend themselves in a court lacking constitutional provisions.Human rights activist Naomi Tutu sees hope in restorative justice, reparationsby Reagan JacksonThe YWCA Seattle King Snohomish luncheon will feature Naomi Tutu, daughter of Noble Peace Prize winner, Desmond Tutu.Apr 17, 2018 News & PoliticsA Delridge Wetlands park for everyoneby Puget Sound Future-MakersApr 22, 2018Willard Brown is unrelenting in striving for a long-term vision for an ecologically sound and community-centered Delridge Wetlands Park.Refugees and immigrants grow homeland foods at Kent community gardenby Martha BaskinApr 16, 2018A Kent parking lot has turned into a sustainable urban garden where refugees and immigrants can grow the foods that remind them of home. Bank of America will begin asking about citizenship statusby Agatha PachecoApr 13, 2018“Queer, Mama. Crossroads” brings visibility to invisible traumaby Reagan JacksonApr 12, 2018 Arts & CultureLummi artist interprets traditions through glassby Emily GilbertApr 4, 2018Dan Friday, of the Lummi Nation, honors the Coast Salish tradition of woven cedar baskets through a very different medium. He makes them in glass.Two sixth-graders performing national anthem take a knee at Mariners’ gameby Agatha PachecoOne of the girls says that she was showing support for the Black Lives Matter movement. Sing, dance and play at Our Big Neighborhood!by Northwest FolklifeApr 3, 2018Washington officially recognizes Cesar Chavez Dayby Agatha PachecoApr 2, 2018 Race & EthnicityTaiwan’s Aboriginal cultures inspire Cloud Gate’s “Formosa”by Mayumi TsutakawaMar 28, 2018The renowned Taiwanese choreographer Lin Hwai-min spoke to an audience at Meany Theater on his last tour before retirement.Placing #MeToo in Black historyby Zubeyda AhmedFeb 28, 2018#MeToo continues to be an international movement. But not enough credit goes to Tarana Burke, who coined the phrase to empower young Black women. ImmigrationActivists put Northwest Detention Center on trialby Gavin Amos-LopezFeb 20, 2018With the People's Tribunal, immigration activists seek to put the spotlight on conditions that immigrant detainees face at the Northwest Detention Center.Federal officials target King County over “sanctuary” policiesby Venice BuhainJan 24, 2018Department of Justice threatens to withhold grant funds unless King County shows it is not keeping information away from federal immigration authorities.
