On March 6, hundreds of Seattle residents amassed to protest the ongoing atrocities committed against women in Tigray, Ethiopia. The rally called for the end of rape and assault of Tigray’s mothers and daughters, who…
Posts published by “Jordan Somers”
Jordan Somers is currently in his second year of Visual Media at Seattle Central College. He specializes in photojournalism and documentary work, with a particular emphasis on social movements happening throughout the city. His 2020 documentary, Hope is Not Cancelled, was an official selection at the Local Sightings Film Festival, and won an award for best editing at the Oregon Documentary Film Festival. Jordan is an avid traveler when granted the opportunity, and has a keen interest in psychology and existential philosophy.
This time last year, news began to spread about the impending threat of COVID-19, yet the implications of the virus were undermined by misinformation, misconception, and an innocent, underlying naivety that left us – as…
2021 has arrived, and with this new year comes a heightened sensitivity and alertness to all that had transpired throughout 2020. A new year tends to summon a newfound hope, resolution, and commitment to instilling…
2020 may have been a hellacious shitshow in many respects, but by this same token it was also a groundbreaking, life-changing, polarizing, volatile and revolutionary one. Many people have never experienced so much unrest and…
On the night of Tuesday, Dec. 15 and morning of Wednesday Dec. 16, occupants of the houseless community at Cal Anderson Park, as well as coalition groups, volunteers and advocates for the homeless, prepared for…
On a brisk, sunny winter day December 5, 2020, a crowd of neighborhood residents stood amassed outside the corner of 24th Avenue and Union Street, awaiting the grand opening of Communion Restaurant & Bar. Chef…
The 2020 version of the holiday season has arrived, and although the Black Friday doors remain open, the pandemic has been sure to shift both business strategies and consumer demand. Major Thanksgiving Day retailers will…
At the time of this writing, Joe Biden’s presidency seems all but certain. Discernible – and eagerly anticipated – overnight progress was made despite the four painstaking years it took to get here. We ousted…