Political advocacy organizations could learn from our city’s long tradition of organizing and occupation.
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Hundreds of demonstrators march through downtown Seattle, Wash., on Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2020, to call for racial justice, Black liberation, the protection of all people, and for all votes in the 2020 Election to be counted. (Jovelle Tamayo for Crosscut)
For much of this year, city politics have been inescapable. As with residents of “liberal” cities all over the country, more and more Seattleites are confronting the disparities between the stories we have told ourselves about what we value in our city and the entrenched power structures that shape our day-to-day lives.