New Tukwila Food Hall Opens Tuesday, Featuring Immigrant and Refugee Businesses
From Eater Seattle – Food Innovation Network in Tukwila opens Spice Bridge, a first ever “global food hall” featuring eats by local immigrant and refugee entrepreneurs and food innovators.
New Support for Refugee Farmers Hard Hit by the Pandemic
From Civil Eats – Many small, immigrant and refugee farms have found that demand for their products has been negatively impacted by COVID-19 but they are finding innovative ways to bring produce to customers and gain support.
Why does so much beautiful art come out of difficult times? Take a walk through the CID to find out
From International Examiner – In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic and protests in support of Black Lives Matter, artists in Seattle’s Chinatown-International District organically came together to create vibrant murals of solidarity.
From Greeks in Washington – this piece documents the legacy of Sephardic families from Greece and how they found a home in Seattle and the Pacific Northwest.
Voices Staff – A collation of Alysa Landry’s series for Indian Country Today on United States presidents in anticipation of the 2020 election. Covering George Washington to Barack Obama.
Olga Morales Anaya, Daniel Morales, and Sofia Anaya at Swanton Berry Farms in Pescadero, CA, the first unionized certified organic farm in the U.S. to sign a contract with the United Farm Workers, AFL-CIO.
EchoX Original – Board President Marisol Morales shares reflections on her father’s legacy as a strong supporter of farmworkers rights, environmental and economic justice.
Teachers and kids join in teaching Lushootseed online
From Tulalip News – Since COVID has affected the way communities interact and learn together, a group of Lushootseed language warriors are connecting online to share and learn the Lushootseed language.
Seedlines: Indigenous Ways of Being – reclaiming authenticity in storytelling
From South Seattle Emerald – Cherokee filmmaker and journalist Taylor Hensel reflects on the how narratives and storytelling can do tangible harm to Indigenous communities and what it means to reclaim agency and real representation.
Washington Supreme Court Reverses Itself In Century-Old Case, Affirms Yakama Nation Treaty Rights
Northwest Public Broadcasting – the Washington State Supreme Court reversed an 1918 ruling against Yakama man fishing in traditional waters outside the Yakama reservation.
