Mayor Katie Wilson may have turned off the Axon-operated cameras in the Stadium District, following the end of the World Cup games—but that doesn’t mean the cameras around the stadium can’t still be turned back on, speakers at a rally demanding the citywide shutdown of cameras, including those in the Chinatown-International District, pointed out.
CID advocates rally at Seattle Stadium, demand World Cup economic parity
About 40 Chinatown-International District (CID) advocates, small business owners, and senior residents marched to the main entrance of Seattle Stadium (Lumen Field) on July 6, waving signs and distributing neighborhood guides to soccer fans streaming toward the FIFA World Cup 2026 Round of 16 match between the United States and Belgium—a peaceful, 33-minute demonstration that voiced a stark economic divide separating Seattle’s two closest stadium neighborhoods.
CID businesses say World Cup windfall is bypassing their neighborhood
As tens of thousands of soccer fans walked south on 2nd Avenue South toward the entrance of Seattle Stadium (Lumen Field)—loud drum beats accompanying singing, chants rising from the crowd ahead of Belgium’s Round of 32 knockout match against Senegal—a group of about 30 people stood at the corner of 2nd Avenue South and South King Street holding their ground and a message.
Filipino Community Center hosts rally demanding Sound Transit deliver on light rail promises
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.