1950 results for: ACT-UP/Seattle
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People participating in a citizenship class at El Centro de la Raza, Seattle, January 21, 2003
Seattle had a growing Latino population in the late 1960s, and activists had been pressing the city for a building in which to establish a Chicano community center. Tired of having their requests ignored, in October 1972 they took over the abandoned Beacon Hill School on 16th Avenue South and renamed it El Centro de la Raza. After a 3-month…
ID Number:2000.107.20030123.CD06.002
Date:2003
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Spectators watch Lion Dance performers at Tet festival at Seattle Center, January 25, 2003
Tet, or Vietnamese Lunar New Year, is celebrated annually at the Seattle Center where festivities begin with a lion dance and continue with cooking demonstrations, music workshops, photo exhibits, martial arts, arts and crafts for kids, and Vietnamese Opera performances. In traditional Vietnamese culture, the first three days of the new year represent what will happen the rest of the…
ID Number:2000.107.20030126.CD02.01.001
Date:2003
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Spectators watch Lion Dance performers during Tet festival at Seattle Center, January 25, 2003
Tet, or Vietnamese Lunar New Year, is celebrated annually at the Seattle Center where festivities begin with a lion dance and continue with cooking demonstrations, music workshops, photo exhibits, martial arts, arts and crafts for kids, and Vietnamese Opera performances. In traditional Vietnamese culture, the first three days of the new year represent what will happen the rest of the…
ID Number:2000.107.20030126.CD02.01.002
Date:2003
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Marty Maloney with Harley Davidsons at the Pioneer Museum of Motorcycles, Tacoma, January 27, 2003
In September 2002 construction began on the Pioneer Motorcycle Museum in the Tacoma tide flats by the Thea Foss Waterway. Founder and CEO Marty Moloney created the museum as a way to exhibit his collection, host an on-site restoration and repair shop, and drive tourism to the largely industrial area. Unfortunately, the physical space was open only for a short…
ID Number:2000.107.20030127.CD05.001
Date:2003
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Larry Jacobson at RealNetworks, Inc. Seattle, January 28, 2003
RealNetworks is a Seattle-based digital media company founded in 1994. Originally known as Progressive Networks, the company pioneered streaming media technology in the early days of the internet. It developed RealAudio and RealVideo technologies and the RealPlayer software, which allowed users to stream audio and video over the web long before it became mainstream. Over time, the company shifted its…
ID Number:2000.107.20030128.CD01.001
Date:2003
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Mark Hallenback using the Mybus program on his phone, January 28, 2003
In the early 2000s, King County Metro, with the University of Washington, launched a program called “Mybus on the Internet” which let people use cellphones and PDAs to check the arrival time of Metro buses. The buses had already been equipped with sensors that count how many times the wheels turn and transmit location information to dispatcher and the MyBus…
ID Number:2000.107.20030128.CD05.001
Date:2003
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Joy Krahner in her office at Boeing, Seattle, January 14, 2004
According to a 2000 National Organization on Disability/Harris survey, the number of developmentally disabled people employed in the United States was 32 percent, despite the desire to work by 67 percent of all unemployed individuals with developmental disabilities. At the time, The Boeing Co. spent about $200,000 a year to employ six neurodivergent workers in a variety of roles, such…
ID Number:2000.107.20040114.CD02.01.001
Date:2004
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Flier for march and rally to protest proposed immigration bill, May 8, 1982
In the spring of 1982, the US Congress was debating passage of the Omnibus Immigration Control Act. The purpose of the proposed law was to limit the number of immigrants who could enter the country legally, including those coming to join their families. This flIer promotes the march and rally held in Seattle on May 8, 1982 by a coalition…
ID Number:2002.23.1.75.3
Date:1982
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ACT UP/Seattle flier for World AIDS Day rally at Seattle Center, 1991
ACT UP (AIDS Coalition to Unleash Power) is a grassroots political activist group founded in New York in 1987 to advocate for immediate and meaningful action to fight the AIDS crisis and end homophobia. The organization's tactics include the use of direct action, such as protest and civil disobedience, advocacy, and work to change legislation and public policy. The Seattle…
ID Number:2002.23.2.64.3
Date:1991
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Rally for Equal Access to Red Square flier, May 1990
This flier advertises a rally to support building an accessibility ramp between Red Square and Drumheller Fountain on the University of Washington (UW) campus. The rally was held by the Disabled Students Commission (now called the Student Disability Commission) on May 23, 1990, and it involved protesters presenting a petition signed by 2000 students to UW administrators during the short…
ID Number:2002.23.5.25.1
Date:1990