Amber Cortes

Farming 2.0

joaquinuy — Tue, 12 Oct 2010 18:59:54 +0000

Young Northwest farmers use sustainable methods and social networks for a new kind of nationwide harvest

The landscape of farming in this country is changing- the average age of the U.S. farmer is 57, and when these farmers retire, their land will go up for sale. In some cases this land ends up in the hands of developers and presto, new subdivisions grow where crops once flourished.

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Radical queer revolutionary Rita “Bo” Brown talks about a very different Seattle in the 70s

joaquinuy — Tue, 12 Oct 2010 18:46:13 +0000

No rainbow flags here, just red and black

We now delve a little deeper into the George Jackson Brigade.

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The political bombings of the George Jackson Brigade

joaquinuy — Tue, 12 Oct 2010 18:38:17 +0000

Not your hipster’s Seattle

The George Jackson Brigade was an underground revolutionary collective active in the Seattle area. They set off 15 bombings in solidarity with the prison and labor movement in the mid-seventies. Most of their bombings either destroyed buildings or cut power to certain neighborhoods. However, one bombing, of a Safeway grocery store, injured several innocent people.

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Audio Profile of Indigenous Vancouver Island carver killed by Seattle police

joaquinuy — Fri, 10 Sep 2010 01:17:11 +0000

Latest victim of Seattle police violence John T. Williams respected in community, described as gentle

The fatal shooting of John T. Williams in downtown Seattle last week by a police officer has provoked outrage and questions from his family, friends, and community members. Unfortunately, this killing follows a pattern of disturbing incidents where both local and regional police have used lethal force under questionable circumstances. Amber Cortes presents this profile of John T.

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