EATING the ECONOMY How the Coronavirus Is Affecting Our Livelihoods, P.4 How to Support Your Vendor in a Covid-19 World
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RealChange March 25 – 31, 2020 $2 CASHorVENMO MARCH 25 –31, 2020 n VOLUME 27 NUMBER 13 n REALCHANGENEWS.ORG YOUR VENDOR BUYS THIS PAPER FOR 60¢ AND KEEPS ALL THE PROCEEDS. PLEASE PURCHASE FROM VENDORS WITH LAVENDER 2020 BADGES. REAL CHANGE SHELTERS IN PLACE EATING THE ECONOMY How the coronavirus is affecting our livelihoods, p.4 How to support your vendor in a COVID-19 world 1 ) Donate to the Vendor Relief Fund at bit.ly/Vendor- Relief 10 10 2) Support your favorite ven- $ $ dor on Venmo 3 ) Read Real Change online at realchangenews.org DETAILS ON PAGE 2 10 $ $ 10 10 10 $ $ WHERE ARE THE FUNDS?: The coronavirus is shutting down nonprofit fundraising events | p.3 NECESSARY STEPS: A Japanese dance troupe steps forward and showcases life on the streets | p.6 BOOK REVIEW: ‘Reclaiming the Reservation,’ shows how a 1978 court decision impeded justice | p.8 RealChange RealChange 2 OPINION March 25 – 31, 2020 March 25 – 31, 2020 NEWS 3 Real Change shelters in place Real Change exists to provide opportunity and a voice for low-income and homeless any people have asked me their daily needs, we also know that Support your vendors through Venmo people while taking action for economic, if, in this time of nearly un- this comes at great risk. We feel a deep You can still support your vendor, even REPORTER’S social and racial justice. M precedented disruption and responsibility to both our vendors and if you don’t see them for a little while. NOTEBOOK Real Change offices uncertainty, Real Change and our vendors our community to keep everyone as safe Venmo lets you buy the paper without cash, 219 First Ave. S., Suite 220 are going to be OK. as possible. and, in times of pandemic, allows you sup- Tax Amazon Seattle, WA 98104 While there is a whole lot I don’t know, This is why, beginning March 25, when port your vendor whenever you feel like it. 206.441.3247, www.realchangenews.org campaign gains steam the answer to the former is easy. Yes. Our the shelter-in-place order from Governor Make your payment to @Real-Change organization will be fine. As one vendor Jay Inslee goes into full effect, we will and note the name and badge number of roponents filed an initiative to BOARD OF DIRECTORS Yolanda Altamirano, Malou Chávez, said to me last week, “We’re not just cease sales of the paper until that order the vendor you want to support. If you tax large businesses on March 19 Shelly Cohen, Anitra L. Freeman, strong. We’re Real Change strong!” is withdrawn. don’t know their name or badge number, amid a coronavirus outbreak that Matthew Hayashi, Hannah Hunthausen, P Pamela Kliment, Jim Lauinger (President), Our grassroots support is more than Meanwhile, Real Change will continue the listing on this page might help, and threatens the city’s finances. Maria Elena Ramirez, Teresa Reeves, 25 years deep. Our staff is committed and to publish. Our organizing to defend and further assistance is available by contact- The “Tax Amazon” initiative is struc- Mary Riski, Chukundi Salisbury our community is here to stay. empower the most vulnerable will go ing us. And, finally … tured the same as another effort pushed EDITORIAL STAFF And our vendors are resilient. forward. And, most importantly, we will forward at the City Council-level by coun- Staff Reporter Ashley Archibald Over the coming weeks and months, continue to support our vendors. We invite Read Real Change online cilmembers Kshama Sawant and Tammy Editor Lee Nacozy Art Director Jon Williams we will all face serious challenges. As sur- you to help. Here’s how. at realchangenews.org Morales. Both are expected to raise at real as the past few weeks have been, the Our remarkable news team might be least $300 million per year by levying a REAL CHANGE STAFF worst is yet to come. We will all be tested. Donate to the Vendor Relief Fund all socially distanced and working from 0.7 percent tax on payroll for the largest 3 Circulation Specialist Wes Browning We are called to act as a community. We asked our readers to support home, but that doesn’t mean nothing’s percent of businesses in Seattle. Nonprofits, Organizer Evelyn Chow Volunteer Manager Katie Comboy To value and protect each other. We are our vendors during this crisis and you happening. Every week, a full new issue cooperatives and small businesses would Managing Director Shelley Dooley interconnected, and the actions that each responded. In less than a week, the Ven- of the paper will continue to publish. be excluded. Founding Director Timothy Harris Field Organizer Neal Lampi of us takes affects us all. dor Relief Fund at bit.ly/VendorRelief is You can read the articles online or That money would go primarily toward Vendor Program Manager Rebecca Marriott This week, Real Change was faced close to meeting our initial $50,000 goal. download a PDF of the whole issue. If social housing to alleviate Seattle’s afford- Lead Organizer Tiffani McCoy with one of the hardest decisions we’ve We encourage you to continue with that you’d like us to send you a print copy, just able housing crunch. Approximately 25 Vendor Case Manager Ainsley Meyer Office Manager Ari Shirazi ever made. As a newspaper and a survival support. ask. We’re happy to mail you the paper percent would be directed toward making Development Director Camilla Walter organization, Real Change is considered In the past three days we have already until we’re back on the street. existing homes environmentally friendly. an essential service. From our reporters handed out nearly $25,000 in gift and cash Real Change’s work to elevate the voices The push comes as the city grinds to a Photo by Jon Williams VOLUNTEERS to our distributors to our frontline staff, cards to help our vendors survive. of homeless and low-income people and to halt in the face of the coronavirus, an ex- Editorial Committee Susan Storer Clark, Laura Ditsch, Willie Jones, James Jenkins, Dagmar we would be within the law if we contin- We know that this doesn’t make up for take action on economic, social and racial Emergency Food Network Chief Executive Officer Michelle Douglas tremely contagious disease. State and local Matheny, Paige Owens, Tiron Rowe ued to operate as before. all their missed income, and that it doesn’t justice will continue as well. Look to our officials banned large gatherings in March Contributing Writers Rabbi Olivier BenHaim, But, that would not be right. The replace the friendship and community website and social media on Twitter, Face- and encouraged workers to work from Hanna Brooks Olsen, Wes Browning, window that exists to slow the spread of that they all value so much. book and Instagram to see how you can help. home if possible, causing a major drop in John Helmiere, Michelle Galluzzo, Dave Gamrath, Kelly Knickerbocker, Joe Martin, Patrick “Mac” COVID-19 exists right now, and each of us But it lets them know that they are We will be back to being visible soon. business revenues and subsequent taxes. McIntyre, Jill Mullins, Oscar Rosales Castaneda, must do our part. loved, and that this community supports In the meanwhile, let’s all take care of Fundraising season is fading into the distance Susan Storer Clark, Megan Wildhood, Mike Wold And while we recognize that our them in their time of need. We cannot each other. Thank you for being there. n Coronavirus scammers Photographers and Artists Alex Bergstrom, vendors depend on street sales to meet thank you enough for that. — Timothy Harris By ASHLEY ARCHIBALD gion had to cancel events. hotel March 24. The event brings in unre- Matthew S. Browning, Sam Day, Natalie Dupille, Jeffrey Few, Valerie Franc, Susan Fried, Seth Staff Reporter “It’s a big challenge,” said Laura stricted funds that allow the organization he state attorney general and law Goodkind, Derek Gundy, Lisa Hagen Glynn, Lara VENMO YOUR VENDOR Pierce, executive director of Washington to extend its services past what govern- enforcement officers warn Wash- Kaminoff, Ted Mase, Dave Parish, Joseph Romain, ichelle Douglas had a plan. Nonprofits. “I’ve been hearing from a lot ment contracts provide. ingtonians against scammers Wes Sauer, Katie Wheeler You can support your vendor through Venmo by going to our account @Real-Change and entering your vendors T Douglas is the chief execu- of nonprofits. This is fundraising high To prepare for the event, the group seeking to take advantage of people trying Copy Editors Pamela Bradburn, Mason Duke, tive officer of the Emergency season.” paired young people who live in the Sand to stay educated and help their neighbors Merry Nye, Morgan Wegner name and badge number in the notes field. If you don’t see your vendor here, the list at tinyurl.com/venmoven- M Food Network (EFN), a Pierce County EFN has several fundraisers each year Point apartment complex with James during an unprecedented health crisis. Real Change Volunteers Yolanda Altamirano, dor is being updated as vendors opt in. You may also call 206-441-3247 x221 for assistance. nonprofit. She met with her team Tuesday, raising roughly $750,000 in total, Douglas Beard award-winning Chef Edouardo King County Sheriff’s community en- Cathie Andersen, Carla Blaschka, Maridee Bonadea, Pamela Bradburn, Chris Burnside, March 10, to discuss their options. Their said. The Recognition Breakfast often Jordan to devise a menu consisting of gagement specialists posted updates on Cathy Clemens, Jim Freier, Candace Gallerani, PIONEER SQUARE WALLINGFORD MADISON PARK Recognition Breakfast, a fundraiser and raises $50,000.