Tag: Capital Hill Autonomous Zone


  • How to donate to the CHAZ/CHOP garden (#BlackLandMatters)

    How to donate to the CHAZ/CHOP garden (#BlackLandMatters)

    Marcus Henderson at the CHAZ/CHOP gardens. (Photo credit: Sarah Hoffman/Crosscut) by Hayley Steele and Babs Babson THE SEATTLE PEOPLE’S GARDEN, CHAZ/CHOP – On June 9th, 2020, Seattle activists created CHAZ/CHOP, a police-free zone of organized protest in the Capitol Hill neighborhood.  Demands of the protestors include defunding the police, increasing Black and indigenous representation in…

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  • Dispatches from the Capitol Hill Autonomous Zone (and Free CHAZ Photos You Can Use)

    Dispatches from the Capitol Hill Autonomous Zone (and Free CHAZ Photos You Can Use)
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    CAPITOL HILL AUTONOMOUS ZONE, EARTH Once you have an autonomous zone, what are you supposed to do with it? A little bit of everything, apparently. Walking around the Capitol Hill Autonomous Zone today, I spotted folks painting murals, playing with soccer balls, staffing a free store, giving out free pizza, strolling with dogs and babies.…

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