Environmental Justice Investigative Journalism Fellowship kicks off
The Seattle Globalist launched our first Environmental Justice Investigative Journalism Fellowship workshop this past Monday and we are excited to welcome our four fellows. The fellowship cohort...
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Lessons from Seattle’s Black Panther Party newspaper
People sit and chat, during a Black Panther Party educational event at Estelita’s Library in Seattle, Washington, on Nov. 16, 2019. (Photo: Carolyn Bick) This story was originally published by the...
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Kiran Ahluwalia brings meshing of world music to Seattle
Kiran Ahluwalia combines modern Indian music with West African Blues and Jazz. Photo Credit: Fernando Elizalde When Kiran Ahluwalia’s family moved to Toronto from India, she was nine years old. Not...
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Conversations on Tech and Social Justice: Kenny Salvini
Kenny Salvini founded the Here and Now Project, a local non-profit that connects people whose lives have been affected by paralysis. (Photo by Luke Savot.) As a self-identified “adrenaline junkie,”...
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The Seattle Globalist reaching out to community to empower diverse voices...
From left to right: Emerging Tech Fellowship instructor Venice Buhain, fellows Thomas Chengxi Zou, Ekta Dokania, Charissa Soriano, Sydney Cain, and instructor Travis Quezon. Not pictured: Instructor...
View ArticleThe Seattle Globalist’s Uncertain Future
Dear community, Earlier this week, we made the very difficult decision to lay off The Seattle Globalist’s Executive Director Travis Quezon. This follows the difficult decision we made earlier this fall...
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Conversations on Tech & Social Justice: Ann Wright of echoX.org
Ann Wright with the beta version of the echoX site, a cross-cultural online hub that leverages the power and ubiquity of digital media to amplify our region’s ethnic communities’ voices. (Photo by...
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A warmer home for long-time community advocate Laura Wong Whitebear
Laura Wong Whitebear A family history of community activism rooted in Seattle Laura Wong-Whitebear has dedicated her life to working with Native American and indigenous communities in the greater...
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Disappearing affordable housing in a high-tech town
A Tiny House Village in South Lake Union, sits in the shadow of newly developed luxury apartment buildings. (Photo by Mia Ming) “Alexa, lock the door and start the robot vacuum.” In Black Diamond,...
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In limbo: Will Washington codify environmental justice into law?
A screenshot of Tukwila’s health disparities ranking, according to the Washington Health Disparities Map. Tukwila ranks in the highest tier of risk. People of color make up 61% of the population. In...
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