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Student WTO protest, Seattle, November 30, 1999
The Third Ministerial Conference of the World Trade Organization (WTO) was held in Seattle from November 30 to December 3, 1999. Trade ministers and other officials from the WTO's 135 member nations met in an unsuccessful attempt to plan negotiations to further deregulate free trade. Tens of thousands of activists for many causes gathered to protest what they saw as…
ID Number:2000.107.19991130.16.34
Date:1999
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UW MEChA group protesting the WTO conference, Seattle, November 30, 1999
The Third Ministerial Conference of the World Trade Organization (WTO) was held in Seattle from November 30 to December 3, 1999. Trade ministers and other officials from the WTO's 135 member nations met in an unsuccessful attempt to plan negotiations to further deregulate free trade. Tens of thousands of activists for many causes gathered to protest what they saw as…
ID Number:2000.107.19991130.29.17
Date:1999
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Charles Mitchell after being named Chancellor of the Seattle Community Colleges District, December 10, 2002
Charles Mitchell became Chancellor of the Seattle Community Colleges District in 2003, after serving as president of Seattle Central Community College since 1987. During his term as president, the college was acknowledged in a Time Magazine “College of the Year” Award in 2001. Dr. Mitchell grew up in Seattle, graduating from Garfield High School and the University of Washington, and…
ID Number:2000.107.20021210.CD01.02.001
Date:2002
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Charles Mitchell after being named Chancellor of the Seattle Community Colleges District, December 10, 2002
Charles Mitchell became Chancellor of the Seattle Community Colleges District in 2003, after serving as president of Seattle Central Community College since 1987. During his term as president, the college was acknowledged in a Time Magazine “College of the Year” Award in 2001. Dr. Mitchell grew up in Seattle, graduating from Garfield High School and the University of Washington, and…
ID Number:2000.107.20021210.CD01.02.002
Date:2002
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Larry Yanity walking past homes to be razed for new casino, Arlington, January 9, 2003
In 2003 the Stillaguamish Tribe of Indians was facing high rates of unemployment, high school dropouts, teen pregnancy, alcoholism, and drug abuse. The tribe's Business Development Department began plans to build a casino on part of their traditional lands near Arlington and Stanwood, Washington. Despite some concern that it would lead to dispersal of the tribe, about 150 people were…
ID Number:2000.107.20030109.CD04.01.001
Date:2002
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Martell Webster with family at home, Edmonds, January 13, 2003
Martell Webster (b. 1986) is a former professional basketball player who played 10 seasons in the NBA (National Basketball Association). Born in Edmonds and raised in Seattle, the 6’6” tall Webster was a high school basketball star for Seattle Prep, and was the first freshman to lead Prep in scoring and rebounding. Webster was recruited from high school directly into…
ID Number:2000.107.20030113.CD02.01.001
Date:2003
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De'Andra Charleston at the Magic Dragon fast-food restaurant, Seattle, January 16, 2003
The Urban Enterprise Center, a non-profit program of the Greater Seattle Chamber of Commerce founded in 1933, worked with various organizations to create jobs, develop businesses, and improve racial understanding in south Seattle neighborhoods. By its 10-year anniversary in 2003, its successes included the placement of 7200 people in living wage jobs, $8 million in loans to small businesses, and…
ID Number:2000.107.20030116.CD02.01.001
Date:2003
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Owner Jae Oh waiting on customers at Magic Garden Chinese Eatery, Seattle, January 16, 2003
The Urban Enterprise Center, a non-profit program of the Greater Seattle Chamber of Commerce founded in 1933, worked with various organizations to create jobs, develop businesses, and improve racial understanding in south Seattle neighborhoods. By its 10-year anniversary in 2003, its successes included the placement of 7200 people in living wage jobs, $8 million in loans to small businesses, and…
ID Number:2000.107.20030116.CD02.01.002
Date:2003
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The Prom poster, Seattle, May 19, 2001
Lambert House, in Seattle's Capitol Hill neighborhood, offers year-round programs, activities, resources, and services to LGBTQ youth. Founded in the early 1980s as the Association of Gay and Lesbian Youth Advocates (AGLYA), Lambert House, named after local queer youth advocate Gary Lambert, provides opportunities for LGBTQ youth to socialize with other youth and adults like themselves, including community dinners, social…
ID Number:2001.62.4
Date:2001
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S.O.S. for Black Education, flier from Freedom Socialist Party, 1987
This flier advertises an "SOS for Black Education" event hosted by the Freedom Socialist Party at New Freeway Hall in 1987. Speakers included Dawn Mason, Oscar Eason, Elizabeth Jackson, and Teri Bach. Dawn Mason served in the Washington State Legislature from 1995-1999 and was the only Black member of the legislature during her terms. She was Ranking Chair of the…
ID Number:2002.23.2.30.3
Date:1987