Meet Colleen Echohawk: The 'Peoples' Candidate and Yours Too If elected on August 3, Echohawk could be primed to become Seattle’s first Indigenous mayor. Iris M. Crawford Aug 2, 2021 10:17AM EDT
Seattle City Council Votes to Defund the Police, Police Chief Abruptly Resigns Police Chief Carmen Best’s announcement came hours after the council agreed to cut nearly $4 million from the police department’s budget, CNN reports. Shani Saxon Aug 11, 2020 2:33PM EDT
Seattle Police Kill Pregnant Mother Charleena Lyles The 30-year-old Black woman struggled with mental illness. Say her name. Kenrya Rankin Jun 19, 2017 11:40AM EDT
26 Activists Arrested in Seattle #ShutDownChase Actions Native-led demonstrators hit 13 branches of JPMorgan Chase bank for the company’s dealings with TransCanada, the company behind the Keystone XL pipeline. Yessenia Funes May 9, 2017 11:13AM EDT
Divestment Movement Against Dakota Access Continues With Investor Pulling $34.8M A Norwegian firm withdrew funds from three companies that partially own the $3.78 billion pipeline project. Yessenia Funes Mar 2, 2017 11:59AM EST
California City of Davis Divests from Wells Fargo in DAPL Protest The bank handles its $30 million in investments and $1 million average cash balance. Yessenia Funes Feb 9, 2017 1:44PM EST