Tag Archives: Youth Detention

Seattle: City set to approve sweeping remake of Yesler Terrace

Seattle Times. Aug 31: The Seattle City Council is poised to approve a bold — some say risky — plan to remake the city’s first public-housing project into a high-rise mixed-income community. Attention now turns to relocating more than 500 … Continue reading

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Seattle: Housing Commissioner resigns over Yesler Terrace Gentrification

KOMO News. August 9: Yesler Terrace residents and neighbors packed a city council meeting Wednesday night to express their concerns with the neighborhood redevelopment plan, which has caused so much controversy that one Seattle Housing Authority commissioner announced he was … Continue reading

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Seattle Globalist article against the plan for new juvenile hall

Seattle Globalist. Aug 3: Why King County doesn’t need a new juvenile hall You might have guessed from the green King County elections envelope sitting on your table that there’s an election coming up on Tuesday. In the midst of … Continue reading

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Seattle: Festival of Resistance against the Juvie [July 26]

Facebook: Thursday, July 26 The Youth Jail on 12th Ave at Alder (211 East Alder Seattle, WA 98122) The County is planning to spend $210 MILLION to “rehabilitate” the youth jail on 12th and Alder. The plan includes building commercial … Continue reading

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Seattle: Why oppose the new youth jail?

From No New Youth Jail. July 18: The Juvenile Punishment System Targets Youth of Color, Destroys Lives, and Does Not Make Us Safer The juvenile punishment system in King County is severely racially targeted.  According to a March 2012 report … Continue reading

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Seattle: July 9th No Juvie Event

Black Orchid: Some of us have been involved with a group of community members who are working to stop the construction of a new youth jail in the Central District. You can find more information about this project here: http://blackorchidcollective.wordpress.com/Continue reading

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Tides of Flame #20 Out Now!

PugetSoundAnarchists.org. June 6: Issue # 20 out now suckas! Cafe Racer Shootings A Manifesto Against Capitalism 1856: The Battle of Seattle An Act of Revenge Anti-Juvi Actions Honor the Dead – Fight for the Living Read: http://tidesofflame.files.wordpress.com/2012/06/tof20.pdf Print: http://tidesofflame.files.wordpress.com/2012/06/tof20print.pdf

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Seattle: Report Back From 5/24 Juvenile Detention Center Noise Demo

PugetsoundAnarchists.org. May 25: Report Back From 5/24 Juvenile Detention Center Noise Demo On Thursday, May 24th, a group of approximately 70 people participated in a noise-demo outside of the King County Juvenile Detention Center. Prior to this, a public meeting … Continue reading

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Video of liquidated presentation on youth detention “Master Plan” for King County

From PSA: (FYI the text in this video is not fully visible.) Communique For Sabotaging King County Council Cash Orgy The King County Council, the same group of geniuses that liquidated the Free Ride Area downtown, decided to have a … Continue reading

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