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Suicide Prevention: How to Help a Friend
by Fatima Kabba I would make the conversation about the person and how I care about them and be non-judgemental. I would ask them, “Are you thinking about suicide? What made you feel that way?” I would give...
Read MoreFarm Stand ’22
As you may know, RBAC has been running a farm stand every summer since 2018, and this season will be our 5th time doing so. We are very excited to start our farm stand with two new additions to our team: Nurhaliza Mohamath(Food...
Read MoreThe Stage Crew
The Stage Crew/Freedomnet handles many of the technology parts of RBAC. The Stage Crew is actually a reference to people who set up the stage. We handle anything from live streaming, video editing, video managing, podcasts,...
Read MoreJuneteenth
What is Juneteenth you ask? Juneteenth commemorates the effective end of people being enslaved in the good ole USA. It is both a somber and celebratory day to commemorate the Thirteenth Amendment. Juneteenth is short for “June...
Read MoreDynamically Learning Through Art
By Messiah Fagerholm It is no secret that most public schools don’t fund art classes and programs as much as other programs. Even Rainier Beach’s Paul Robeson theater goes mostly unused for theatrical plays. Great artists are...
Read MoreIt Takes A Village: Tiny Homes in Rainier Beach
By: Jeremiah Conyers & Samuel Woldemariam Two doors down from the RBAC Growth Center you may have noticed that a small community has been in development for some time now. In response to rising costs for housing and...
Read MoreWhy Seattle Should Invest in Community-led Crime Prevention Programs
Why Seattle Should Invest in Community-led Crime Prevention Programs By: Stew Bowerman Trigger warning: Gun violence Note: This article discusses the cost of gun violence from an economic perspective. That doesn’t...
Read MoreDisaster Gentrification Pt. 3- a communal invitation
This third installation of the Disaster Gentrification Series will be an invitation. Check out these two photos of me taken in 2019 (by Zion Thomas) in the CD (Central District). The familiarity of seeing cranes in the...
Read MoreWho is Nurhaliza Mohamath and what does she do in RB?
Nurhaliza (noor-ha-lee-zuh) or Liza is our Food Justice Coordinator at RBAC! She was born in Saigon, immigrating to Seattle when she was 2 years old, and has been South Seattle and Skyway bred ever since. She has recently...
Read MoreHani Ahmed Credential Specialist
My name is Hani Ahmed, I am the Credential Specialist for RBAC. I do a lot of support for Corner Greeters and their events. I am a former youth engagement worker (another name for corner greeters) and spent two years as a Corner...
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Neighborhood Safety Assessments in Rainier Beach
“Who’s keeping an eye on us right now?” I asked the Valley Cities’ staff while standing in front...
Read MoreCrosswalking
When I think about YATTA Rising, I think about our concept of ‘crosswalking’. Let’s explore what it means to crosswalk and why it’s important. In the early start of YATTA Rising, our beginnings were made with the intention to...
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