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Our partner organization, Redistricting Justice for Washington, is a leading voice in the 2021 Washington State redistricting process. For over a year, we have been advocating for fair districts that…

For more on the fight for fair districts for communities of color, check out our partner organization, Redistricting Justice for Washington. SOUTH SEATTLE EMERALD -- Every 10 years, officials undertake a…

For more on the fight for fair districts for communities of color, check out our partner organization, Redistricting Justice for Washington. THE STRANGER -- A handful of political operatives are redrawing…

CROSSCUT -- Margot Spindola has seen the city of Pasco change over time, becoming less white and increasingly Latino. What hasn’t changed as much, she said, is the whiteness of…

THE SEATTLE TIMES -- We’re growing. We’re growing quickly. We’re growing more diverse. The Seattle region’s population boomed over the last 10 years, fueled by rapid growth in the Asian…

THE STRANGER -- By Andrew Hong, Lead Organizer for Redistricting Justice for Washington and Washington Community Alliance When I tell people I’ve just met that I was born and raised…

THE STRANGER -- By Kamau Chege, Kirsten Harris-Talley, and Girmay Zahilay In our nation’s first elections, only 6% of the public—property-owning white men—were eligible to vote. Since then, one of…

CROSSCUT -- Last year’s Black Lives Matter protests fueled major actions on police accountability, tax reform and environmental justice. But no one thinks the work is done. When George Floyd called…

CROSSCUT -- While some police reforms are advancing, efforts to create stronger community oversight boards and make it easier to sue police for misconduct have stalled. After last year’s Black…