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A small image of the 2021 Vendor of the Year edition of Real Change, with vendors Debbie Nichols (in a brimmed hat, smiling with rays of sun coming out from her smile, and Rose Gascon, wearing a floral scarf with a field of flowers growing all around her.

Is your vendor the next Vendor of the Year?

By RC Staff | July 13, 2022

Each year, two Real Change vendors are honored as Vendors of the Year as part of our anniversary celebration. Last year’s winners, Debbie Nichols and Rose Gascon, were featured on a cover with hand-drawn portraits by Real Change volunteer and local artist and author Lara Kaminoff. Vendors are nominated by Real Change staff, volunteers, readers and their fellow vendors. The final pick is selected by vendors. ...

Flyer image for panel discussion titled "Degentrifying Pride & Reclaiming Queer Seattle"

Panel: Degentrifying Pride & Reclaiming Queer Seattle

By RC Staff | June 17, 2022

An educational panel hosted by Real Change and KVRU 105.7 FM | 6pm | June 22

As Seattle commemorates its 48th annual pride celebration, tens of thousands are expected to fill bars, shows and the streets to celebrate the queer community. Nationally, Seattle is considered an accepting city for queer and trans people, boasting large queer, trans, gay and lesbian communities. ...

Seattle pipeline protesters show solidarity with Canadian First Nation

By RC Staff | January 16, 2019

Paul Chiokten Wagner, at the mic and Pamela Chelalakem Bond, right, protest the pipeline. Photo by Valerie Franc-Houge

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PHOTOS: A double dose of Pride

By RC Staff | June 27, 2018

Sights from the Trans Pride Seattle march and the 44th annual Seattle Pride Parade

The mission of Trans Pride Seattle is to "increase the strength of the trans and gender diverse community and its allies, both within and beyond Seattle, through increased visibility, connection and love, decreased isolation, and the celebration of our amazing lives." ...

Housing out of reach

By RC Staff | June 20, 2018

Would you like to rent an apartment in Seattle? You'd better be making money. In a new report, the National Low Income Housing Coalition found that to afford a two-bedroom apartment in King County, a household would have to pull in $75,120 per year, more than any other metropolitan area of the state. The report, "Out of Reach," shows how difficult it is to make it in one of the fastest growing cities in the U.S. ...

April: VOCAL-WA and safe consumption sites

By RC Staff | April 6, 2016

Take action, because change can’t wait

Turina James is a vivacious woman with a dry wit and a taste for truth-telling. “I’ve been the businesswoman who makes $60,000 a year, and I’ve been the person who’s sleeping in cubby holes downtown.”

After a youthful bout with heroin addiction, she was clean for 17 years. When her doctor gave her opioids after surgery, he didn’t tell her they put her at risk for returning to heroin.
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March Action: Because change can’t wait

By RC Staff | March 2, 2016

Funding for housing and homelessness

Thomas was a serviceman and a Russian cryptolinguist. Cash Money is a service dog, a leashless, pointy-eared weiner dog who has followed Thomas for five years.

They have been homeless since November. They stayed in hotels for seven weeks before entering the homelessness tracking system on Jan. 21. Thomas’ veteran navigator told him that after one night in a shelter, he and Cash Money should be able to get into a place within three days.
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Rally for a fallen student

By RC Staff | December 16, 2015

Hundreds of protesters marched through Capitol Hill Dec. 10 to remember Hamza Warsame, a 17-year-old Muslism youth who died on Dec. 5 from injuries sustained in a fall from a six-story building. The crowd included students from Rainier Beach High School, where Warsame was a junior, and from Seattle Central Community College, where he was also taking classes. Protesters called on the Seattle Police Department to conduct a transparent investigation into Warsame’s death, as some community members believe his death may not have been accidental. ...

Lisa Sawyer holds her award to a standing ovation

Real Change Vendors of the Year

By RC Staff | September 23, 2015

Real Change held its 21st Annual Breakfast Sept. 17 at the Washington State Convention Center honoring two vendors who were chosen as Vendors of the Year. Above, Lisa Sawyer holds her award to a standing ovation, while, right, Michael Johnson comes through the audience to receive his award. The fundraising event was attended by more than 500 people. Also honored, was cehkc's Mark Putnam, who is seated to Michael Johnson's right. Putnam received Real Change's Change Agent of the Year Award for his work trying to end homelessness in King County. ...