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WEB4 days ago · Robin Hunt is a Real Change volunteer who has worked closely with the newsroom to create exquisite cover illustrations for the newspaper. You may have seen Hunt’s design for the Sept. 13, 2023, issue, of a house within a cake display case or for the April 5, 2023, cover, which depicted a slice of pie symbolizing the capital gains tax.
Seattle city leaders focus on drug and crime “hot spots” - Real …
WEBJul 24, 2024 · A new report published on July 9 by the Seattle City Auditor has brought fresh attention to a handful of city blocks considered “hot spots” for controlled substance use and crimes against persons. These 10 street segments had a combination of at least 100 such reports in the 13-month period between July 2022 and July 2023. The concerns come amid a sharp rise of drug overdoses in recent ...
Revisiting ‘Streetwise’ | June 30 - July 6, 2021 | Real Change
WEBJun 30, 2021 · June marks the debut on DVD of a 37-year-old treasure of Seattle film history: Martin Bell, Mary Ellen Mark and Cheryl McCall’s 1984 documentary “Streetwise.”. An incredibly moving portrait of the daily life of Seattle homeless youth, the film garnered wide acclaim and an Oscar nomination. Upon its release, veteran Seattle Times film ...
Vendor Stories - Real Change
WEBJul 17, 2024 · Longtime Real Change Vendor Greg Cummins passed away Jan. 18, 2024, at age 64. Cummins was named Real Change Vendor of the Week in 2009. He earned a Bachelor of Art in business and had a diverse career, working for Seattle Veterans Affairs Hospital, Boeing and the Kent School District. Cummins …
Homelessness in East Germany | Nov. 20 - 26, 2019 - Real Change
WEBNov 20, 2019 · With the fall of the Berlin Wall, the situation changed quickly. Many East Germans had to move out of their apartments, which had been provided by their employers. Others were overwhelmed by bureaucratic hurdles and high rents. Suddenly, between 1991 and 1992, about 200,000 people did not live in permanent accommodation, reports Lorke.
Seattle mornings of trauma, displacement | May 1–7, 2024 - Real …
WEBMay 1, 2024 · Early in the morning. the Seattle Police Department (SPD) and the Parks Department will start forcing people out of their homes. They will force people to leave whatever shelter they might have improvised for themselves against the cold, rain, heat or smoke. These sweeps destroy shelter. While people scramble to …
Book Review: 'Uprooting Racism: How White People Can Work for …
WEBApr 11, 2018 · “Uprooting Racism” is not a pleasant read for a White person. But stick with it, because the book provides a clearly written analysis of the institutional racism in our society and the damage it creates, then gives a series of simple exercises and practical strategies for dealing with it.
Hundreds of activists delay U.S. military ship allegedly bound for ...
WEBNov 16, 2023 · On Nov. 6, hundreds of protesters picketed at the Port of Tacoma to delay the loading of the MV Cape Orlando, a U.S. military cargo ship. They said that confidential sources had revealed that the ship was delivering weapons bound for Israel.
Remembering Scott Morrow, SHARE founder and homelessness …
WEBApr 27, 2022 · Scott Morrow, left, holds a shovel along with fellow homelessness activist and protester Jerry King. An April 1996 article in Real Change detailed Morrow’s involvement in a demonstration outside City Hall, where he and other activists dug up a dozen bushes that they alleged had been planted to make the area unusable by people experiencing homelessness.
Prosecuting attorney candidate Jim Ferrell speaks with Real Change
WEBSep 28, 2022 · With incumbent Prosecuting Attorney Dan Satterberg retiring, the question of who will be King County’s next prosecutor looms large. Like his opponent Leesa Manion, Satterberg’s current chief of staff, Federal Way Mayor Jim Ferrell has experience working in King County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office, where he spent 16 years as a prosecutor.