Magaly Aguayo wants to raise awareness about underreported natural disasters and bring attention to the ways that indigenous communities are disproportionately affected by natural disasters. “In Mexico, their voices are always quieted down,” she said. “There’s a huge split between indigenous people and the ones that colonized.” A magnitude 7.7…
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What does it mean to be safely prepared for wildfire smoke?
Whatcom Community College students write and produce news for local public radio station KMRE. This story originally aired on KMRE News Wednesday, Oct. 19. The Washington Smoke blogspot indicates fire locations for the state and current AQI levels for Western, Central and Eastern Washington. Dr. Sudhakar Karlapudi is the Network…
Colors of the Week
In Thailand, every day of the week has its own color. The color of the days is something that every kindergarten school and family teaches kids: yellow Monday, pink Tuesday, green Wednesday, orange Thursday, blue Friday, violet Saturday, and red Sunday. I am Thai, and I have been told about…
Whatcom Youth PRIDE
“When I went into teaching, I was like, is it OK for me to be a lesbian and a teacher?” Katelin Catwell, a Shuksan Middle School teacher and 2022 Whatcom Youth Pride Coalition (WYPC) volunteer once asked herself this question in preparation for her graduate program. “I never knew if…
New Lecture Series Inspires and Engages Whatcom Students
The Whatcom Community College Foundation in partnership with the college, Skagit Valley College, LGBTQ+ Western, John Baker and Friends of WCC has launched a series of lectures called “Dismantling Racism and Advocating for Justice”. The series was designed to create engagement on transforming and promoting justice in communities of color…
Local Business Hopes to Create Safe and Fun Space for Whatcom Residents to Enjoy Washington’s Official State Sport
An old furniture building behind Whatcom Community College Cedar Residence Hall will get new life as one of the few pickleball arenas in Washington state, starting this summer. This location was chosen because it was the only vacant building in Bellingham that had tall enough ceilings. Volli will include eight…
Martha Coolidge Never Had a Fallback Plan
Doesn’t everyone have a fallback plan? “I was willing to make a fallback plan but I don’t think I ever went there,” said award-winning American film director Martha Coolidge who helmed the influential films Valley Girl and Real Genius. Coolidge recently visited Bellingham to speak at the Cascadia International Women’s…
Whatcom Partners with Museum to Bring REDress Project to Community
Whatcom Community College recently partnered with Whatcom Museum to bring a display of empty red dresses to downtown Bellingham. The REDress Project is designed to bring awareness to the data, or lack thereof, regarding missing and murdered Indigenous women. Métis Nation member Jaime Black began the original REDress Project in…