by FEEST Seattle | Apr 16, 2021 | FEEST Fam, Interviews, Youth Highlights
Heena (she/her) is a FEEST youth leader at Chief Sealth High School who believes in making real change. Born and raised in White Center, Heena is excited to organize for food justice to help other people in her community. “I don’t want other people to have to go...
by FEEST Seattle | Mar 11, 2021 | Community Spotlight, FEEST Fam, Interviews
At the height of the George Floyd rebellion in 2020, Black Minds Matter led a successful campaign to remove police from Seattle Public Schools. This effort was part of a wave of youth-led campaigns around the country to address police violence against young people. ...
by FEEST Seattle | Feb 23, 2021 | Community Spotlight, FEEST Fam, Interviews
Nyema Clark (she/her) is a 33-year-old urban farmer and founder of Nurturing Roots, a nonprofit building community through farming in Seattle’s Beacon Hill. “I started Nurturing Roots because I wanted to provide healthier food to our community. For the Black...
by FEEST Seattle | Feb 3, 2021 | Get Involved, Interviews, Youth Highlights
Congratulations to Ariel and Bree! These two FEEST youth leaders led a powerful webinar about their experiences with food justice organizing. The webinar was attended by 93 students from the Washington COVID-19 Response Corps who are working across Washington state to...
by FEEST Seattle | Dec 14, 2020 | FEEST Fam, Recap
2020 has been an incredible year of change. Here’s a recap of what we’ve accomplished this year with the support of friends like you. Healthy snacks: Students who get a healthy snack perform better in school. We released the results of our three-month study here. Free...
by FEEST Seattle | Aug 26, 2020 | Community Education, FEEST Fam, Recap, Uncategorized
Each school year, FEEST welcomes a cohort of youth leaders from Chief Sealth, Evergreen, Rainier Beach, and Tyee High Schools to deepen their knowledge of social justice, build community, and grow stronger together as organizers. This month we kicked off the year with...
