Peace Totem
Rick and EagleSon Carved an 8 foot Peace Totem at the Capitol Hill Occupied Protest.
Find out more in this Seattle Times Article:
The Peace Totem was purchased by Chief Seattle Club and will be on display in the future for the public in the ?al?al Building, which is currently under construction in Pioneer Square.
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photo by Alicia Diamond
What is the The Capitol Hill Autonomous Zone - Now Known as the Capitol Hill Occupied Protest?
a self-declared autonomous zone in the Capitol Hill neighborhood of Seattle, Washington. The Zone, covering approximately six city blocks, was established on June 8, 2020, after 9 days of protest during the George Floyd Uprising.
After nine days of clashes between protesters, the Seattle Police Department, and the Washington National Guard. On June 5, Mayor Jenny Durkan and SPD Chief Carmen Best announced a 30-day ban on the use of tear gas. Protests eventually coalesced around the SPD's East Precinct building, where the SPD used aggressive dispersal tactics, including blast balls, flash bangs, and pepper spray. By June 7, metal fencing and large cement blocks were placed around the precinct. Later that day, a car drove into a crowd of protesters, after which the driver shot a protester who had attempted to disarm him, before surrendering to police. The crowd outside the precinct grew and police, reporting that protesters were throwing bottles, rocks, and fireworks, were authorized to resume the use of tear gas shortly after midnight. Over 12,000 complaints were filed about the police response to the demonstrations.
The following afternoon, in a "police retreat",the SPD abandoned the East Precinct, covering the windows with plywood and leaving the front door open. Protesters erected street barricades and declared the area "Free Capitol Hill".