“But here is the thing with listening. At some point, it is not enough. The silence of the attentive, after all, sounds exactly the same as the silence of the complicit. . . . The question, then, becomes when to act: at what point is it appropriate to stop listening and actually say something?”
~ from the Afterword
Seattle has long been considered a center of progressive thought and action. And while that is largely true, like any other growing city it has wrestled with familiar demons: racism, class struggles, economic opportunism, sexism, and more. But since the 2016 election, the city has emerged as a central staging ground for the resistance against the new administration, its policies, and the rising wave of the far right.
Amid such turbulent times, we must not let injustice become the new status quo. We must question, criticize, and challenge the socio-political structures in place, and seek out solutions and changes that represent all Americans, not just a privileged and wealthy few. The diverse voices of the writers, activists and journalists in Fly To The Assemblies! explore the redoubled challenges facing citizens today.
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Foreword–Marcus Harrison Green
A Day Not Far–Marcus Harrison Green
Make America Again–Ben Hunter
The Rural America That is Part of Me–Irene De Maris
We Must Aim Higher–Dustin Washington
I Have No Grace Today–Kristin Leong
Crashing the Parties–The Seattle Weekly Editorial Board
On Fear and Anger and Fighting Back–Reagan Jackson
Why You Voted the Way You Did–Hanna Brooks Olsen
Being an Activist Parent Post-Election–Sharon H. Chang
A Ten Hour Road-Trip to Cross Political Divides–Monica Guzmán
An Authentic Invitation–Marilee Jolin
Finding a Collective Movement in “Progressive” Seattle–Renea Harris-Peterson & emily warren
International Workers of Natural Foods Grocery Stores, Unite!–Alex Gallo-Brown
My Time at Standing Rock–Rashad Barber
On Trolls and Safe Spaces–Erica C. Barnett
Pulling Together–Minnie A. Collins
The Crackdown on Immigrants and Refugees—What About the Children?–Nakeesa Frazier-Jennings
The Journaling of a Movement–Donte Felder
The Kids Are Alright, For Now–Kris Kendall
With Automatic Voter Registration, I Can See More Women Like Me in Politics–Olivia Perez
“If We Can Keep It”–Eric Liu
Traveling Through Trump Country–David Kroman
Getting America’s House in Order–Lola E. Peters
Afterword–Mark Baumgarten
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