Anarchoblogs

By Cody Lestelle [NOTE: this article is an adaptation of an email I originally sent to the CHID program at the University of Washington, Seattle of which I am (sorta) an alumni. I am sharing it now in hopes of provoking wider discussion and appropriate actions on these themes] Dear whoever is reading this, I […]

by Ansel Herz at The Stranger On November 12, Seattle police had a WMD moment. According to police “intel,” four men had taken over the Horace Mann school building in the Central District, placed a sniper on the roof, and wired the building with explosives, Detective Renee Witt told reporters. Across the street, dozens of […]

By Jim Fromm SEATTLE, OCCUPIED DUWAMISH TERRITORY — October 30, 2013 Rising Tide Seattle, South Sound Rising Tide, and No Keystone XL Pledge of Resistance members assembled a 35-foot-long pipeline in the local office of TD Ameritrade, while holding a “Funeral for Our Future.” Rising Tide demanded the Canadian-owned corporation stop bankrolling Tar Sands extraction […]

From Solidarity with Steve: It saddens us to announce that the grand jury investigation has received a six month extension and will most likely conclude on March 4th, 2014. During the past six months there has been little news as to the current status or extent of the investigation and subsequent repression. The only news […]

From our friends at Creativity Not Control: Over the past year, residents and neighbors in Seattle’s Central District have been organizing alongside organizations like the Umoja P.E.A.C.E Center and the Amistad School to reclaim the historic Horace Mann building for the black community.  Some background information on their struggle can has been provided here. The following statement […]

From our friends at Creativity Not Control: On Thursday Aug 8th, I attended a packed meeting at the Horace Mann school building on 24th and Cherry in the Central District of Seattle.  People gathered to discuss the fate of this building, which the African/Black community has turned into a vibrant educational facility called the Africatown Community […]

Scott Swantek owns a boat stored at the facility and was nearby when the fire started. “We can get a different boat,” he said. “A boat is a boat, but it’s definitely a bummer,” he said. Fire officials estimate damage at $1.5 million.

Controversial test will not be given in high schools next year, but teachers vow to continue until test is removed at all grade levels - Jon Queally of Common Dreams Seattle teachers who took a strong and public stance by refusing to administer a “flawed” but mandatory standardized test earlier this school year are celebrating […]

Reposted from Seattle Pulp: by Hanna Brooks Olsen As I’ve already covered, there are some really very substantial cuts coming to our city’s already not-great bus service. Very substantial. So substantial that, just to review, I’m going to show them to you again. Here’s what’s at stake: Routes at risk for deletion (65 routes): 7EX, 19, […]