On Tuesday, the University of Washington invited ancient Zionist, Daniel Kurtzer, to campus. Students infiltrated the classroom, standing up in waves to read statements exposing Kurtzer’s lies, while supporters outside chanted so loudly that the door to the auditorium had to be closed.

Two Months of Silence Confirm UW’s Stance on Transgender Community

Last Monday, February 5th, protesters in Lacey Washington disrupted the groundbreaking of what has been called Cop City Lacey, a $60 Million project to build a new police training facility where a forest now stands. The facility would include a new police shooting range, an armory, and a defense simulator– all built with the explicit goal of increasing the brutality of the police state.

In Westport Washington, 24 Filipino migrant workers spent the last four months trapped inside several fishing vessels. In what has been described as a severe case of labor trafficking, workers were abandoned by their company and left without pay or US Visa.

At Riverton Park United Methodist Church in Tukwila, a humanitarian crisis is unfolding as a refugee and migrant camp faces a lack of resources, poor conditions, and antagonism from the local government and police.

Solidarity with Palestine: Small-Scale Organizing in Built Environments

UW Inaction as Prospective Athlete is Harassed by Anti-Trans Mob

City Destroys Black Lives Memorial Garden During the Holidays

Occupying Gerberding
Students deliver powerful action against colonial genocide, UW chooses to violently attack its own students

State Repression in Florida

A Conversation With Gia Davila of the Tampa 5

Save the Cow!

UWPD as a Political Institution, Chief Wilson’s Misconduct, & The Path Forward

Multiple incidents of misconduct and right-wing biases from UW police made us think more about UWPD's role as a political entity...

Hundreds Unite to Protest APEC Meetings in Seattle

In San Francisco this week, the city council was forced to move an outdoor meeting inside after a protester allegedly threw a brick at politicians aiming to increase the militarized policing of drug users. This kind of political action inspired us to write this article and to look deeper at the meaning of crime, the War on Crime, and political action here in Seattle.

After years of build-up, UW Students chain themselves to the UW Power Plant, demanding decarbonization. They aim to stay until the UW folds.

Hundreds March on May Day with PNW People Over Profit Coalition
Opinion by NW People Over Profit

On Monday May 1, 2023, hundreds of people joined together to march through the streets of Seattle, Salem, and other cities in the Pacific Northwest in recognition of International Workers Day, which has been celebrated for over a century to acknowledge the struggles and successes of workers and migrants around the world... 

Free Alex Saab! Another US Assault on the People of Venezuela

Opinion by Progressive Student Union 

Venezuela is a country under siege. For a decade now, US sanctions and embargo have constricted trade to the country, as punishment for the successes of the Bolivarian Revolution. Amid this, the country has persevered – and for this crime of defying the US, a Venezuelan diplomat, Alex Saab, was arrested three years ago...

Condemnation of partnership between Boeing & UW at so-called "Climate Solutions" Summit

A Press Release Sent to The Nightly by Resist US-Led War Seattle

Student Support for Farm Workers

Opinion by Drew Gamboa

Another Student Demonstration Calls to Center the Well-being of Agricultural Workers, Inaction and Recurrent Iniquity Shows the University’s True Colors.

Seattle Mayor Harrell to Appoint Homophobic and Anti-LGBTQ Civil Rights Director

Seattle Mayor Harrell has his sights set on the queer community and aims to appoint a staunch homophobe as the Director of the City’s Office for Civil Rights.

Foodborne Illnesses and Fire Hazards as UW Dining is on the Verge of Collapse

Due to mismanagement, UW Dining has reached a tipping point, putting workers and students at risk and making a shutdown likely. Such a shutdown could leave students without food for an unknown amount of time. 

UW Sent Police and Spies to Harass and Intimidate Youth

At a student demonstration against UW’s attempt to build $300k of anti-homeless infrastructure, the UW sent police and undercover spies to harass and intimidate students and youth community members.

UW Set to Spend $300k on Anti-Homeless Design & Infrastructure

A Press Release Sent to The Nightly

The University of Washington’s Transportation Committee will be voting to approve $300K in anti-homeless architecture. The proposal allocates funding for security changes to the Central Plaza Garage, which includes the installation of new security gates and surveillance systems. Gating off the Central Plaza Garage will harm the students and community members who use it as shelter.

UW Does Not Support a Safe Environment For Those Who Struggle With an Eating Disorder

Opinion by Anonymously Submitted 

Filipino American Students Fight For Philippine Human Rights Act

Wednesday, April 20th, was a big day for Anakbayan UW, a student group fighting for the liberation of the Filipino people. In an effort to pass the Philippine Human Rights Act (PHRA), student organizers went to Adam Smith in the Hub and asked him for support. His response was less than ideal and demonstrates the failures of neoliberalism.

Russian War Dogs Were Welcome On Campus

It's 2020, weeks before the pandemic, and an infamous war-profiteer is welcomed to their booth at the Career and Internship Fair. No, it's not Boeing (this time), it's Halliburton. 

Thoughts from the Vigil for the New Bataan 5

The wind cutting through my thin hoodie matches the cold cutting at my heart as I come to understand who the New Bataan 5 are: young Filipino activists murdered by the Philippine government out in the rural countryside.