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Real Change 🗞️ @realchangenews.org · 31/12/2025

If you haven’t yet, help us ring in 2026 strong by donating NOW: tinyurl.com/rcwfd25 Your generosity sparks ripple effects that transform lives, inspire others and strengthen our shared city. 🌟 Thank you all!

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Change Begins With Community

A Winter Fund Drive for Real Change❄️💙

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Real Change 🗞️ @realchangenews.org · 31/12/2025

In 2025: - Hundreds of vendors earned over $1M selling the newspaper. - We proved our collective power in the face of federal attacks on our community. - And we gathered to celebrate 31 years of low-barrier jobs & independent journalism! We’re grateful to have had you by our side during it all!

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Real Change 🗞️ @realchangenews.org · 31/12/2025

There are 12 hours left in the year. Donate now to help us reach our $200K end-of-year fundraising goal! 2025 has been a BIG YEAR for Real Change – one of celebration, grief and action. 🧵 ⬇️

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Real Change 🗞️ @realchangenews.org · 24/12/2025

Happy Holidays from all of us here at Real Change!🎄☃️ ➡️ During this season of giving, please consider making a gift to Real Change tinyurl.com/rcwfd25 For hundreds, our Vendor Center means possibility, hope and community. Your donation keeps this space open for our neighbors who need it most!

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Real Change 🗞️ @realchangenews.org · 17/12/2025

There are TWO WEEKS left in our Winter Fund Drive! 💙❄️ If you haven’t yet, give now to help us raise $200K by Dec. 31: tinyurl.com/rcwfd25 For 31 years, Real Change’s Vendor Program has provided our neighbors with the resources and care they need to THRIVE. Donations of every size power this work!

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Real Change 🗞️ @realchangenews.org · 16/12/2025

Every Winter Solstice, WHEEL stands vigil to honor the homeless people who’ve died outside, in public or by violence in #KingCounty that year. Please join Homeless Remembrance Project in remembering, grieving and honoring our community on Sunday, Dec. 21. #WithoutShelterPeopleDie

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Real Change 🗞️ @realchangenews.org · 06/12/2025

The action was coordinated to disrupt Starbucks’ “red cup” holiday winter seasonal promotion, which is typically the most profitable time for the company. It also attracted notable supporters like Seattle mayor-elect Katie Wilson, who joined hundreds outside the shuttered Seattle Reserve Roastery.

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Starbucks baristas go on nationwide strike as bargaining stalls

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Real Change 🗞️ @realchangenews.org · 06/12/2025

As a result, workers have decided to play one final card: A national, open-ended strike. Starting on Nov. 13, baristas in more than 40 cities went on strike, picketing outside their stores and shutting them down.

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Real Change 🗞️ @realchangenews.org · 06/12/2025

Now workers are on the verge of a big breakthrough — negotiating their first national labor contract. But since the union’s member-led bargaining team rejected an offer back in April, the process has stalled. The key sticking points remain compensation and health benefits.

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“We’re stronger organized, no matter what happens”: Starbucks workers continue union drive under Trump

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Real Change 🗞️ @realchangenews.org · 06/12/2025

Seattle Starbucks workers are once again on the picket line. This time they’re digging in for the long-term, nationwide strike. @guyoron.net reports.

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Starbucks baristas go on nationwide strike as bargaining stalls

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Guy Oron @guyoron.net · 04/12/2025

I’m proud to join my colleagues @realchangenews.org in taking a stand on AI, making it clear that we do not and will not use any generative AI software in our journalism. www.realchangenews.org/news/2025/12...

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Real Change introduces robust generative AI policy

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Real Change 🗞️ @realchangenews.org · 04/12/2025

Want to read all this in print AND support essential Seattle workers? Buy a copy from Real Change vendor Dawn! Dawn (badge #13757) has made a living as a vendor since 2017. She typically sells outside the Lake City Post Office. Next time you’re in the area, stop by to say hi & grab a paper! 📰💕

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Real Change 🗞️ @realchangenews.org · 04/12/2025

A new issue has hit the #Seattle streets! In this week's paper: - @guyoron.net covers @sbworkersunited.org's nationwide strike. - Our newsroom announces our new generative AI policy. - Dev Manager Kelly Nguyen writes about the power of community. 📍Find a vendor now: tinyurl.com/find-a-vendor

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Ryan Packer @typewriteralley.bsky.social · 03/12/2025

Seattle needs more news outlets like @realchangenews.org.

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Stephen Jackson @fortyoddcrows.bsky.social · 03/12/2025

Keep local news thriving in Seattle!

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Real Change 🗞️ @realchangenews.org · 03/12/2025

"Local news is under threat." - @typewriteralley.bsky.social There’s still time to support Real Change’s independent journalism this #GivingTuesday! ➡️ Donate now to power our newsroom – and help us get closer to our critical end-of-year fundraising goal: tinyurl.com/give4change25

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Real Change 🗞️ @realchangenews.org · 02/12/2025

There are 12 hours left in #GivingTuesday. So far, 20 generous community members have donated to our campaign. Can we DOUBLE that by the end of the day? 💙✨ 💕 ➡️ tinyurl.com/give4change25 🌟 Not able to give? 🌟 Share this post with 5 friends to help us get the word out about our campaign!

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Real Change 🗞️ @realchangenews.org · 02/12/2025

#GivingTuesday is tomorrow. Help us raise $50K during this radical day of giving! 💕 @nerd4cities.bsky.social is one of thousands of readers who knows how vital Real Change is. ➡️ Join us in our fight for a future where EVERYONE can live & thrive in Seattle now: tinyurl.com/give4change25

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Real Change 🗞️ @realchangenews.org · 02/12/2025

On Nov. 8, dozens gathered on the small lawn of Urban Triangle Park to call attention to an issue seldom-discussed in Seattle: the ongoing civil war in Sudan. Protesters condemned how the United Arab Emirates has backed the Rapid Support Forces, which has been accused of war crimes.

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Seattleites demand end to Sudan civil war

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Real Change 🗞️ @realchangenews.org · 27/11/2025

"Government-owned public housing has been one of the most significant lifelines of deep affordability for the lowest-income families. But due to decades of defunding and neglect, public housing has gone into disrepair and tenants are left to live with mold, leaks, broken appliances and more."

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Seattle Housing Authority residents need repairs now

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Real Change 🗞️ @realchangenews.org · 27/11/2025

#GivingTuesday is coming up on Dec. 2, and we're choosing to kick things off early! Last #GivingTuesday, our community raised over $70K. ✨ This year, we hope to raise $50K by Dec. 2 to fund our programs and bring us closer to our major Winter Fund Drive goal. ➡️ Join us: tinyurl.com/give4change25

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Real Change 🗞️ @realchangenews.org · 27/11/2025

A new issue of Real Change has hit the streets! 📰 💕 In this week's paper, we're covering Seattle protests calling for an end to the civil war in Sudan, a campaign calling for Seattle Housing Authority to repair its housing & more. 📍 Find a Real Change vendor near you: tinyurl.com/find-a-vendor

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Tatiana Gill @tatsgill.bsky.social · 26/11/2025

My new comic for @realchangenews.org! I made a comic about this 15 years ago and I’m revamping it with the things I’ve learned since. If you’re in the dark parts of the world, hang in there 🖤

WAYS TO COMBAT
WINTER SADNESS
by Tatiana Gill

EVERY YEAR THE SWITCH TO DARK, CLOUDY, SHORT DAYS HITS ME- AND THE REST OF THE PACIFIC NW
- LIKE A TON OF BRICKS!

increased depression
anxiety
exhaustion

HERE'S SOME THINGS THAT HELP ME THROUGH IT

LIGHT THERAPY I use a Theralight Halo lamp

MEDICATION With guidance from a mental health professional

TALK THERAPY counselors, community, support groups

NUTRITION
PROTEIN
OMEGA 3S
VITAMIN D

COFFEE
(in moderation)
There's a reason we drink
So much of it here!

EXERCISE

DAYLIGHT Quick, the sun will be down soon!

SELF REGULATION
Breath exercises
Calming techniques
Meditation

SUN!!
on the rare occasion the sun comes out GET OUT THERE！

WARMTH electric blanket

IF YOU'RE EXPERIENCING DEPRESSION THAT IS SIGNIFICANTLY INTERFERING WITH YOUR DAILY LIFE, PLEASE SEEK HELP FROM A HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONAL, OR IF YOU CAN'T ACCESS THAT, TEXT OR CALL 988 OR USE 988LIFELINE. ORG/CHAT
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Real Change 🗞️ @realchangenews.org · 24/11/2025

Our Winter Fund Drive starts TODAY! We’re rallying our community to help us raise $200K by Dec. 31st. 💙❄️ In times of uncertainty, community can make all the difference. Change begins with community! Join us today: ➡️ Donate now at: tinyurl.com/rcwfd25 ➡️ Share our campaign with friends & family. 💕

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A Winter Fund Drive for Real Change❄️💙

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Real Change 🗞️ @realchangenews.org · 12/11/2025

Jen Tibbits (badge # 12894) sells the paper outside the View Ridge PCC. 📰💕 Next time you’re in the area, stop by to say hi and buy a paper for just $2, cash or Venmo! 📍 Find a Real Change vendor who sells the paper in your neighborhood: tinyurl.com/find-a-vendor

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Real Change 🗞️ @realchangenews.org · 12/11/2025

It’s Wednesday and you know what that means: another issue of Real Change is hot off the press! ✨ In this week's print paper: @guyoron.net breaks down local election results, @glentalk.bsky.social covers Israeli ties to Seattle's government (c/o @sgn.org) & more!

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Glen Stellmacher @glentalk.bsky.social · 12/11/2025

I obtained new info about the FBI & Seattle PD's use of infiltration and informants within the 2020 Seattle protests. I spoke to @trevoraaronson.bsky.social about the implications and an activist who gave an inside view of the CHOP, suspecting infiltration: www.realchangenews.org/FBI-recruite...

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FBI mass recruited informants aiming to buy drugs, infiltrate CHOP

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Real Change 🗞️ @realchangenews.org · 04/11/2025

We’re less than 72 hours out from our biggest event of the year: our 31st Anniversary Celebration 🎉 If you haven’t yet, now’s the time to RSVP and secure your seat: givebutter.com/rise-and-refuel Can’t make it out? You can help us celebrate 31 years by donating at the link above. 💙 💛

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Real Change 🗞️ @realchangenews.org · 31/10/2025

"What happens when the media mistakes its own conversations for the city’s voice — when institutions, even progressive ones, speak over the very communities they claim to represent?" @cjayeasye.bsky.social challenges election narratives championed by Seattle's white-led media landscape.

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The invisible candidate: what Seattle’s media is missing

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Guy Oron @guyoron.net · 30/10/2025

Seattle City Attorney candidate Erika Evans joined @realchangenews.bsky.social to discuss her plans to tackle structural injustices in the criminal legal system and fight back against Trump. She also didn't hold back on her criticism of incumbent Ann Davison: www.realchangenews.org/news/2025/10...

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Will Erika Evans be Seattle’s next lawyer-in-chief?

Erika Evans discusses her plans and priorities if elected to be Seattle's next City Attorney.

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Real Change 🗞️ @realchangenews.org · 30/10/2025

Free next Thursday, Nov. 6th? ✨Join us in Pioneer Square for the biggest Real Change event of the year!✨ Together, we're celebrating 31 years of economic opportunity, independent journalism and housing justice. 🌅💕 ➡️ RSVP now: givebutter.com/rise-and-refuel

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Guy Oron @guyoron.net · 29/10/2025

New polling from @nwprogressive.org finds that King County Executive candidates Girmay Zahilay and Claudia Balducci are statistically tied, with Balducci at 37% to Zahilay’s 35%. 28% were unsure. Want to learn more? I interviewed both candidates for @realchangenews.bsky.social (see thread below 👇🏼)

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Real Change 🗞️ @realchangenews.org · 29/10/2025

A new issue of Real Change is out now! Buy a paper from a #streetpaper vendor while you're out celebrating spooky season. 🎃📰 Read about Seattle's City Attorney race, local fashion scene, and why @cjayeasye.bsky.social wants the city's progressive media to do better in our Oct. 29 issue.

Real Change vendor Cliff Tymony holds up the latest issue of the newspaper. On the cover is a photo of a competitor at the inaugural Fresh Fit competition in Seattle's Cal Anderson Park. On top is the title "Fresh Fit."

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Tatiana Gill @tatsgill.bsky.social · 29/10/2025

Treats then tricks. My comic for the latest issue of @realchangenews.bsky.social!

MILLIONS AT RISK OF LOSING FOOD BENEFITS IN NOVEMBER DUE TO FEDERAL GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN
OCT 31: a woman at doorway of home, sprinkling candy into the buckets of two kids, a girl in a fairy costume and a boy in a vampire cape. “Well aren't you cute!
Here, take some more!”
NoV 1: Same doorway but closed and no woman appears. Just the two kids, in regular clothes, holding their stomachs. From behind the door “Just pretend they're not there!
Everyone is looking for a HANDOUT!”
Tatiana Gill

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Real Change 🗞️ @realchangenews.org · 23/10/2025

There are just two weeks left until we come together to celebrate 31 YEARS of Real Change! 🎉 🌟 Rise & Refuel🌟 📅 Thursday, Nov. 6 at 10 AM 📍 THE 101 in Pioneer Square 🎤 Hosted by @bretthamil.bsky.social; feat. Malou Chávez of @nwirp.bsky.social 🔗 RSVP now: givebutter.com/rise-and-refuel

Graphic with the text "Rise & Refuel: 31 Years of Real Change. Nov 6, 10 AM. THE 101, 101 S Jackson St., Seattle. Register online at: givebutter.com/rise-and-refuel." On top of the graphic is a sun vector on top of a stylized photo of the outside of Real Change's office.

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Real Change 🗞️ @realchangenews.org · 27/10/2025

For 16 years, King County has had the same person helming the ship: former KC Exec Dow Constantine. @guyoron.net spoke to the front runners who hope to take on the mantle: Claudia Balducci & Girmay Zahilay. Read about both & check out all of our 2025 election coverage online ➡️ bit.ly/realvote2025

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Stop Surveillance City @stopsurveillance.bsky.social · 26/10/2025

"[R]easonable suspicion now means the police stop the person...and [that person] has to prove to them that [they] didn't commit a crime to be released."

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Real Change 🗞️ @realchangenews.org · 23/10/2025

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Real Change 🗞️ @realchangenews.org · 22/10/2025

A new issue of your favorite Seattle newspaper has hit the streets! In this week’s paper, @guyoron.net talks to KC Exec candidates, @sabraboyd.bsky.social shares where Seattleites can find free COVID vaccines & more! Find a Real Change vendor near you to read it in print: tinyurl.com/find-a-vendor

Real Change vendor Jeremy Quinlan holds up the latest issue of the Real Change newspaper. The cover features a photo of owners of Studio 7117 in Seattle. On top is the title "Studio 7117 Reflects on Art and Community."

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Guy Oron @guyoron.net · 22/10/2025

In just two weeks, Seattle voters will be heading to the polls. Curious about where both mayoral candidates stand? Check out these in-depth interviews below:

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Real Change 🗞️ @realchangenews.org · 21/10/2025

Last month, the Supreme Court ruled that racial profiling is legal and constitutional. On August 27, just 12 days earlier, ICE detained Rigoberto Hernandez, a firefighter battling a wildfire on the Olympic Peninsula. Debra Hannula reports. www.realchangenews.org/news/2025/10...

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Twelve day before the Supreme Court approved racial profiling ICE arrested a firefighter battling an Olympic Peninsula fire

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Guy Oron @guyoron.net · 14/10/2025

Earlier this year, @realchangenews.bsky.social vendor Don Lowe passed away. He cultivated a community of 50+ friends who cared for him in the last part of his life. They pooled their funds every month to pay his rent for more than 5 years. It truly shows how an act of kindness can snowball.

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Real Change 🗞️ @realchangenews.org · 05/09/2025

Real Change is celebrating over three decades of community-driven journalism, justice for all, and jobs for people experiencing poverty and homelessness. Locate your nearest vendor and buy the special 31st anniversary edition today! 🌟

celebrating 31 years season after season

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Real Change 🗞️ @realchangenews.org · 26/08/2025

📰 Find it on page 2 of the Aug 20 issue of @realchangenews.bsky.social available from your local #streetpaper vendor. Real Change vendors are folks with lived experience of homelessness and poverty who earn income selling the paper. Grab one for $2 (cash or Venmo)! 📸: Mia Anderson/Unsplash

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Real Change 🗞️ @realchangenews.org · 26/08/2025

💻 In this powerful op-ed, guest writer Morgan Costello-Hostettler with PCs For People WA breaks down the deepening digital divide and the very real consequences of defunding digital equity efforts.

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Real Change 🗞️ @realchangenews.org · 22/08/2025

Hungry for more? 😋 Devour the rest of the feature online here: 🔗https://www.realchangenews.org/news/2025/08/20/all-youth-can-eat-program-feeds-hundreds-kids-week-free-meals 📸: Hong Ta & Marian Mohamed

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