On Saturday, June 19, thousands of Seattle residents gathered and marched to celebrate Juneteenth, acknowledging and commemorating the end of slavery in the United States. Performers, vendors and school graduates representing the BIPOC and LGBTQ+…
Posts published in June 2021
This week on Give me a break!, I allowed my cat to shine by letting her tell her stories from her point of view. She has a lot to say. Her name is Isabelle. Whether…
Remembering lives lost: Seattle murals and vigils honor those lost since George Floyd’s murder
Jordan SomersMay 25, 2021, marked the one year anniversary of George Floyd’s murder by Derek Chauvin of the Minneapolis police department. The anniversary sparked protests and vigils nationwide honoring Floyd and those who have lost their…
A petition organized by part-time and full-time instructors at Seattle Central College demands that Seattle Colleges safeguard a job protection threatened by extraordinary enrollment declines and subsequent layoffs. The protection, called priority-hire status, provides seniority…
Amid all the scramble issues that the Covid-19 has caused for over a year, in the beginning of March 2021, the Seattle Central Colleges switched to a whole new student records system: ctcLink. It has…
On June 3rd, the Seattle Central College library hosted another event in the Conversations On Social Issues (COSI) series, featuring NYU professor and co-organizer for numerous organizations dedicated to abolishing student debt and pushing for…
Three weeks ago on May 5, I received the first Pfizer shot for COVID-19 at my local QFC, which I shared my experience with here. My second shot was scheduled on May 26, three weeks…