La Resistencia Benefit Show
July 2
After getting an eyeful of art at the Pioneer Square First Thursday Art Walk, head to Baba Yaga for a La Resistencia benefit show with Tripe, Hate Knife, Mussel, and headliners CLUTZ, a clown crew of weirdos (in a good way) who rap about eating billionaires and “walking the line between cringe and cunt.” Sometimes dancing can feel just as cathartic as screaming. (Baba Yaga, 8 pm, 21+)
No War. No Kings.
July 4
Those sign-wavers you see every Saturday morning at the University Village when you go to pick up Hey Bagels? That’s the Defund Musk crew, and they’ll be out there on Saturday, July 4 for a special Independence Day installment of their weekly rally. They gather at the 45th Street entrance of the U Village parking lot from 10 am to noon to say “No bombs, no billionaires.” Organizers tell me there will be snacks! (University Village, 45th St entrance, 10 am–noon)
Resist Like It’s 1776
July 4
Another 4th of July option: Join Queen Anne Resist to wave signs and flags from the Dravus overpass on 15th Avenue West in Interbay. (W Dravus St and 15th Ave W, noon–1:30 pm)
Rapid Response Training
July 6 and 21
If you’re wondering what to do if you think you spot ICE in your neighborhood, catch one of WAISN’s free and virtual rapid response training sessions, hosted every month. WAISN is also offering a Know Your Rights virtual workshop on July 15. Learn more at waisn.org. (Virtual, 6–8 pm)
Drag Me Out to Bingo
July 17
The only thing you’ll be screaming at Southend Indivisible’s annual fundraiser—which is hosted by the hilarious Sylvia O’Stayformore—is BINGO! Grab some raffle tickets, too, to double your chance at prizes. (Machine House Brewery, 7 pm)
America 250: Power of the Press
July 18
As part of their new exhibit, For Which It Stands: The Many Threads of the American Flag, MOHAI is hosting a hands-on workshop exploring how letterpress and printing have been used throughout history to amplify voices and call for change. Partners in Print will be on hand to help visitors make their own prints, and local comic artist Vivian Li will host a zine-making station. (MOHAI, 1–4 pm)
There Is No Single American Story: Clint Smith
July 22
Clint Smith, Atlantic writer and author of the #1 New York Times bestseller How the Word Is Passed: A Reckoning With the History of Slavery Across America, will visit MOHAI to give a talk about “how the story of America is one of complexity, of contradictions, and of cognitive dissonance.” Tickets start at, appropriately, $17.76. (MOHAI, 7–9 pm)
WTO Protest Walking Tour
July 30
The Community Alliance for Global Justice and Troublemakers will co-host this free walking tour through Downtown Seattle to visit notable sites from the 1999 WTO protests. The tour will last about 1.5 hours and wrap up at Reuben’s Brews in Pike Place Market. (Freeway Park, 6–8 pm)
