Photo: Protesters holding sign on Capitol steps. Courtesy of Paul Chekoten By Alice McIntyre On Oct. 5, Indigenous climate activists of Washington held a rally of over 200 at the State Legislature to demand the declaration of a climate emergency. Demonstrators holding banners and signs critical of Governor Inslee’s environmental policies gathered peacefully to listen to several speakers, primarily from Indigenous […]
Evergreen Not Alone in Class(room) Struggle
Photo: “LWSD One-Day Walkout” by David Schott is licensed under CC BY 2.0 / Desaturated from original and resized By Alice McIntyre Over the last year, public school teachers throughout the country have had a strike wave, with teachers’ unions taking to the picket lines coast to coast. A total of nearly 300,000 teachers took action in a series of statewide strikes in West Virginia, Oklahoma, and Arizona, […]
Amazon on Fire: Political Tension & Climate Change in Brazil
Photo: Public domain photograph of the Amazon Rainforest, created by NASA By Allegra Simpkins Media was set ablaze with commentary last month, as news of wildfires in the Amazon rainforest and other areas of South America sparked controversy among environmentalists around the world. The initial panic has calmed down, but the aftermath has many people confused about global policies surrounding wildfires, […]
Structural Issues: OSHA investigating asbestos & other safety complaints
These investigations follow a Facilities Services employee lodging a number of claims including: lack of training, exposure to numerous hazardous materials, and a “Wild West Culture” regarding accountability from the administration, safety of the employees, and ecological hazards.
Socialist Trucker Joshua Collins says Hell with Heck
By Daniel. Joshua Collins is a truck driver, a democratic socialist, a small business owner and he’s running for congress – at 26 years old. Collins is challenging incumbent representative Dennis Heck in the Democratic primary. Heck, an Evergreen grad, has represented Washington’s 10th congressional district since the state legislature […]
IWW Interrupts Trustee Meeting Union demands administrative cut at Red Square rally
By Mason Soto and Daniel. The Industrial Workers of the World South Sound General Education Union, or the GEU, held a rally on Red Square last Wednesday, May 8, in a call to re-open the pool and fund the arts department at Evergreen. Union members went to the Board of […]
Opinion: No Equity Without Transparency
If Evergreen fails to resolve its public records problem, faculty, staff, students, and every citizen of this state should strongly consider a vote of “no confidence.”
Master in Teaching Program Will Resume in Spring 2020
By DJ Pfeifle. The Master in Teaching Program at The Evergreen State College is being suspended until spring of 2020. Students currently enrolled in the program will continue as normal with the current structure. The suspension is the result of the program being restructured, which includes (among other things) moving […]
Police Services Purchased Cameras Disguised as Smoke Detectors
Although police purchased the cameras in response to break-ins, the school has scant policies on covert surveillance use. Evergreen and Washington State Patrol documents obtained by public records requests used in this story are available at the bottom of this page. By Daniel. Evergreen Police Services purchased three surveillance cameras disguised as smoke detectors and […]
Activism at Shelton High: Students and admin clash over National Anthem
By Marta Tahja-Syrett. The Shelton High School community is debating whether or not it is appropriate to play the national anthem for a Native American veteran. On March 6, Shelton held an assembly honoring Billy Frank Jr., a Nisqually treaty rights activist and environmentalist. Prior to the event, several students […]