More than 120 residents, community leaders, and elected officials packed the Filipino Community Center in Seattle’s Rainier Valley on May 12 to demand that Sound Transit honor decades of promises and build two long-deferred light rail stations serving some of the region’s most diverse and transit-dependent communities.
Protestors demand Seattle mayor shut down surveillance cameras on her 100th day
Handmade signs rejected “total surveillance” and urged Seattle city leaders to “fund housing, education, food, not cameras” as more than 50 activists, community organizers, and neighborhood residents gathered outside Seattle City Hall on April 10.
Filipino activists rally for accountability over delayed WA state consulate
Filipino activists took to the streets on Bonifacio Day, Nov. 30, demanding accountability for the Philippine government’s failure to open a consulate in Washington state.
Filipino detainee faces deportation amid health crisis
Local Filipino American groups and human rights advocates are making an emergency push to stop the deportation of a detainee known as “Kuya G,” who they say is being medically neglected at the Northwest Detention Center (NWDC) and faces a dire health threat if sent back to the Philippines.
CID residents demand change — Tanya Woo leads rally for drug treatment funding
Upon the spot where she launched other protests to support the Chinatown-International District (CID) in its struggle to survive, Seattle City Council candidate Tanya Woo at noon kicked off another march on Tuesday.