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As seen in: The Stranger, The Guardian, Thump US, VICE, The Seattle Times, Grist, Hyperallergic, Narratively, Portland Mercury, Cascade PBS, KALW-FM (San Francisco, CA)
writer, producer, and sound artist currently living in Seattle. lover of fancy coffee, dresses with pockets, and the absurd.
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Seattle Art Museum Guards Are Trying to Unionize, But It Hasn’t Been Easy

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By Amber Cortes Verified
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A group of Seattle Art Museum visitor services employees who are leading union organizing at the institution (photo Amber Cortes/Hyperallergic) SEATTLE — For almost three weeks in a row during the month of February, a group of Seattle Art Museum (SAM) workers known as Visitor Service Officers (VSOs) who are seeking to unionize would send out an all-staff email — one per day — documenting the museum’s continued refusal to voluntarily recognize their union.
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In a Georgia Elementary School, a Gay Rights Artwork Was Taken Down And Compared To a Nazi Symbol

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By Amber Cortes Verified
| Hyperallergic Verified
A student artwork celebrating gay rights was removed from a classroom at Oglethorpe Avenue Elementary School in Athens, Georgia (image courtesy Athens Pride) A Pride-themed student artwork that once hung on the door of a fifth-grade classroom at Oglethorpe Avenue Elementary School in Athens, Georgia became the subject of controversy this week when it was removed by school administrators and reportedly likened to a Nazi symbol.
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The Anarchist-designed DIY Heaters Saving Lives of Unhoused People

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By Amber Cortes Verified
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Last winter, 221 unhoused people died on the streets of Seattle, one of the highest numbers on record for the city. This grim data is only expected to get worse this year as Omicron continues to spread and as new Mayor Bruce Harrel seeks to keep his campaign promise to eradicate encampments across the city. And lately, the weather in Seattle has gotten cold. Extremely cold.
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