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06 Apr

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Molding a million bones for victims of genocide

by Christian Zerbel · April 6, 2013 · 0 Comments

Replicas of human bones line the floor of [storefront] in Pioneer Square. (Photo by Christian Zerbel)Seattle lends a hand in a macabre participatory art project to raise awareness of humanitarian crises in Congo and Somalia.

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Tags: Bezos Family, bones, clay, Congo, genocide, million, one, Somalia, storefront, students rebuild

05 Apr

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Not “Just Another Towelhead”: A Globalist Q&A with slam poet Hamda Yusuf

by Ansel Herz · April 5, 2013 · 3 Comments

Hamda Yusuf (Photo by Ansel Herz)Meet Hamda Yusuf: She’s 19, she’s a local slam poetry champion, and she wants to be the US ambassador to Somalia.

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Filed under: Arts & Culture, Immigration, Politics, Religion

Tags: East Africa, Islamophobia, poetry, Somali, Somalia, youth

03 Apr

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Seattle, you have had your share!

by Simon Okelo · April 3, 2013 · 1 Comment

A merchant prepares chapati in the Manyatta slum in western Kenya. (Photo by Jason Koenig  )A former slum-resident from Kenya thinks his hometown can teach Seattle a thing or two about consumption and green-living. 

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Filed under: Environment, Guest Opinion, Politics

Tags: consumerism, East Africa, environment, Kenya, slum, Slum Rising

02 Apr

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The Globalist guide to high school study abroad programs

by Reagan Jackson · April 2, 2013 · 6 Comments

Seattle high schooler James Smith after his first plane ride took him to Guatemala on a Global Visionaries program. (Photo by Reagan Jackson)Study abroad opportunities abound for young Seattleites who can’t wait until college to get out and explore the world.

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Tags: education, high school, study abroad, travel, Travel Tips

01 Apr

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For the bucket list: Guatemala’s Peeps-free Easter fest you can’t miss

by Devin McDonald · April 1, 2013 · 10 Comments

Three youth participate in a Semana Santa procession, wearing the iconic purple robes and "capirotes" hoods. (Photo by Devin McDonald)

A day after Holy Week, Semana Santa, here in Antigua, Guatemala and there’s not a Easter egg shell or Peeps wrapper in sight. 

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Filed under: Arts & Culture, Globalist, Globalist Youth, Religion, Travel

Tags: Central America, Christianity, Easter, Guatemala, religion

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