This past week on Thursday, March 5, Chloe Yeo, a member of a well known youth-led political movement visited Seattle Central College to discuss youth activism as part of the Conversations on Social Issues (COSI). Yeo is an activist involved with climate change, specifically the Sunrise Movement, a group whose…
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Have you ever noticed targeted ads appearing in your Facebook or Instagram feeds after searching for a particular product online? Why are textbooks so costly? Dave Ellenwood, librarian, presented The Problem with Commodifying Information at Thursday’s COSI. The word commodity brings to mind tangible goods and raw materials for sale…
More than 50 people filled conference room A on Thursday at noon. Opening and hosting the discussion was Clarence Moriwaki, who boasts many titles such as founder of the Japanese Exclusion Memorial, and former aide to U.S. President Bill Clinton. Moriwaki began the COSI talk with a brief history of…
Last week on November 21, Dr. Gad Levy, a senior research scientist with Northwest Research Associates came by Seattle Central College as part of the ongoing Conversations on Social Issues (COSI) that have been taking place in Room A of the library every Thursday. The reason for his visit was…
The most recent COSI event on October 31st featured Student Support’s Food and Resource Specialist Zach Hunter. This discussion focused on sustainable food systems and exposing the myth of food scarcity in our communities. Hunter started off with engaging the students and faculty present to share their thoughts. Questions about…
This past week on Thursday, October 18, a discussion -part of the Conversations on Social Issues (COSI) series- was held in room A of the Seattle Central Library. This talk focused on the stories of immigrants and refugees coming to The United States and their experiences with the feelings, challenges,…
The most recent COSI event on Thursday, October 10th, welcomed Chelsea Hendrickson (an enrolled member of the Northern Arapaho and Cup’iq people) as well as several guest speakers to lead the discussion on the epidemic of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women (MMIW) in Canada and the US. Awareness of the…
Juneteenth, also known as Juneteenth Independence Day, or Freedom Day, gets its name from its date – June 19. Commemorating the official freedom of all slaves in the United States (specifically in the former Confederate States of America,) this American holiday celebrates the June 19, 1865 announcement of the abolition…
