Livingston reevaluated his support for right-wing social and fiscal policy upon witnessing its material consequences. “I was so hurt. I was so hurt at the loss of programming, at the policing, and all of the drugs, how many people I knew who were incarcerated, at the new gangs that were all over the area,” he recounts. “The community was broken. I could no longer be a conservative.”
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The square outside Seattle Central College was busy Tuesday afternoon with abortion-rights activists rallying in response to recent fears of the U.S. Supreme Court overturning Roe v. Wade and with it — the constitutional right…
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COSI: Beyond Individualism, Towards Solidarity: The Limits of Identity Politics in Antiracist Activism
Alexa VillatoroOn Thursday, Dec. 2, the Seattle Central College Library hosted the last Conversations on Social Issues (COSI) session of the quarter. Central humanities professors Anna Hackman, Ph.D., and Vero Barrera-Kolb presented on the limits of…
Halloween. One of the most awaited days of the year not only for children but people of all ages. The costumes, candy, endless festivities, and the thrill of being scared never cease to entice us. …