Tag: Seattle

  • The Sickle and The Sword

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    The newly released video for the first single, “Constant” off the rapper’s upcoming album,The Sickle and the Sword, is a gorgeous piece of chilled out Northwestern mysticism. The song is an exciting new direction for RA Scion, formerly of Seattle hip hop group Common Market. The Sickle and The Sword, appropriately enough, is due out on Halloween. Witch’s…

  • Fishey Fleet Coast-to-Coast Tour Ends at Seattle HempFest

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    Yesterday, the Fishy Fleet coast-to-coast tour ended at the 22nd annual Seattle HempFest. East coast driver Shannon Spectra, wrote a song about GMOs on the 10 day trip. In this video, she sings, hoop dances and reads the Yes On 522 Dr Bronner’s label that will be available in stores nationwide next month. Fishy Tomato: A genetically modified tomato, or…

  • Anti-GMO Activists Launch Fishy Art Car Campaign

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    Fishy Art Cars set to launch anti-GMO campaign on August 5th reports Arin Greenwood at the Huffington Post: On August fish — sorry, make that August 5th — anti-GMO activists will be launching a nationwide demonstration with a visual punch. Part of that punch is a car topped by a fish tomato sculpture, nicknamed Fishy Tomato,…

  • At Burke, empowering women, one baby blanket at a time

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    An artisan market at the Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture will showcase the handicraft of women from around the world who work with artisan cooperatives to empower their communities. Five of the cooperatives have Pacific Northwest ties. By Hannah Leone Seattle Times staff reporter A member of the OckPopTok cooperative of Lao PDR embroidering.…

  • San Francisco leading the way with sustainability development program.

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    San Francisco is, again, ahead of the curve in working with California’s sustainability guidelines to establish a program to reduce water consumption, reduce waste and enhance community-scale energy resources.  Architect News  reports on a new tool called Eco-Districts that will help them get to their goal: To aid in the fulfillment of these goals, the program…

  • Up to 2 million in the U.S. and in over 50 countries march against Monsanto

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    Up to  two million people marched in protest against seed giant Monsanto in hundreds of rallies across the U.S. and in more than 50 other countries on Saturday to call attention to the dangers posed by genetically modified food and the food giants that produce it.  Founder and organizer Tami Canal said protests were held…