Seattle Protests for Civil Rights
KUOW covers the ongoing protests against police violence that has occurred nationwide and in the Seattle area.
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Protesters fill City Hall amid calls to cut Seattle Police funding in half
Seattle City Council member Kshama Sawant on Tuesday evening held a rally at Cal Anderson Park, before leading a march and impromptu community forum at City Hall. Advocates reiterated growing calls for the city to cut funding for the Seattle Police Department and for Mayor Jenny Durkan to step down.
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Gunman at Seattle protest charged with first-degree assault
Nikolas Fernandez, a Seattle man who shot a protester in the arm as he sped into a crowd on Capitol Hill on Sunday, has been charged with first-degree assault, with a firearm enhancement.
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Big labor makes big demands for change by Seattle police
Big labor is making big demands of the Seattle Police Officers Guild: Get on board with new reforms to address institutional racism and unconstitutional policing, or risk losing the protection of the labor council in King County.
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Bad apples? Seattle Police 'not a healthy tree' says city council member
Chants of "defund S-P-D" have become a common message at protests in Seattle, and for the first time the idea is getting serious attention from the city council.
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'They've given us the precinct.' Seattle Police backs away, and protesters take back Pine
The Seattle Police Department announced Monday afternoon that the barricade near the East Precinct -- where officers have used pepper spray, tear gas and flash bang grenades on demonstrators in recent days--would be removed.
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Gunman at Seattle protest claims he feared for his life. Others paint a different picture
A Seattle man who shot a protester in the arm as he sped into a crowd on Capitol Hill said he had panicked after a crowd circled his car. But others say there's more to the story.
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Expect Seattle police defunded 'by 50 percent ideally' says Seattle council member
Teresa Mosqueda, a Seattle City Council member, called for a radical dismantling of the Seattle Police Department on Monday.
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Seattle protests: 'the time of the never-seen-before'
Voices from the protests in Western Washington. KUOW talks with marchers who went through University of
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Rein in police, city council members tell Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan
Seattle City Council members Lisa Herbold, Lorena Gonzalez, Teresa Mosqueda and Tammy Morales have joined other elected officials in calling on Mayor Jenny Durkan to order Seattle police to de-escalate their response to the protests.
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Car drives into Seattle protest; driver shoots 27-year-old male protester
A car sped into protesters on Sunday evening in Seattle on Capitol Hill, just before 9 p.m.
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Hundreds turn out for student-led Black Lives Matter protest at Franklin High School
Students, staff, parents and community members lined Rainier Avenue for two hours, chanting “No justice, no peace, prosecute the police!" and "Hands up, don't shoot!" as passing motorists laid on their horns in support.
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Why 'defund the police' has become the rallying cry at Seattle protests
As protests against police violence and abuse of power ensue across the nation, local advocates are calling for a 50% funding cut for the Seattle Police Department.