Women of color in a changing climate

Articles by RC Staff

Seattle pipeline protesters show solidarity with Canadian First Nation

by RC Staff | January 16th, 2019

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

PHOTOS: A double dose of Pride

by RC Staff | June 27th, 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 20th, 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 6th, 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.

March Action: Because change can’t wait

by RC Staff | March 2nd, 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.

Rally for a fallen student

by RC Staff | December 16th, 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.

Real Change Vendors of the Year

by RC Staff | September 23rd, 2015

Lisa Sawyer holds her award to a standing ovation

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.

Stop The Hypocrisy

by RC Staff | September 2nd, 2015

Protesters in Occidental Park saw the hypocrisy of President Obama’s visit to Alaska for the three-day GLACIER Conference on global warming while, at the same time, giving his permission to Shell to drill for oil in the Arctic.

Protesters gathered on Aug. 31 to “March Against Hypocrisy.” The march began at Occidental Park and ended outside the federal building on Second Avenue with a “die-in.”

Establishing Roots

by RC Staff | August 12th, 2015

The Venerable Pannavati, the world's only black Buddhist nun, is in a kitchen. She has one hand placed on a loaf of bread. In the foreground is jar and rolling pin, and a fridge in the background.

The Venerable Pannavati, known as the world's only black Buddhist nun, is coming to Seattle for a weekend of service and education at ROOTS Young Adult Shelter in the University District and NalandaWest in Fremont.

Pannavati started a bakery run by homeless youth in Hendersonville, North Carolina, where she is also co-abbot of Embracing Simplicity Hermitage. She is ordained in Theravada and Mahyana Buddhist traditions and has built a career as a social activist.

Women of color in a changing climate

by RC Staff | August 5th, 2015

“Women of Color Speak Out: Changing the Climate of Climate Change,” at Town Hall Seattle

Yin Yu, Sarra Tekola, Zarna Joshi and Afrin Sopariwala came together July 29 for an intimate panel discussion titled, “Women of Color Speak Out: Changing the Climate of Climate Change,” at Town Hall Seattle. The four women shared personal stories from their sHell No activism and their complexities of activism as women of color.