Stories with 'nikkita oliver' tag

The Evergrey’s 2021 Procrastinator’s Guide to the Election

Your comprehensive guide to Seattle’s 2021 election with everything from a candidate overview to an FAQ about your ballot and how to vote.

/ October 22, 2021

The Evergrey’s guide to the August 3, 2021 primary

We’ve broken down the city’s biggest races for this year’s primary election. From mayor to Seattle school board we have you covered.

/ July 21, 2021

Nikkita Oliver and other Seattle leaders offer their lists of things all Seattleites should know

Here’s what a group of Seattleites thinks we need to know to be civically and culturally literate about our city.

/ September 28, 2017

How to Win at Seattle: ‘You never know when you might need to join a protest’

People who attended the event last Thursday had some ideas for change they’d like to see in Seattle. When Nikkita Oliver was growing up in Indianapolis, Indiana, her mom made sure to save up enough money to bring Nikkita and her sister on a road trip every summer. On stage at Impact Hub with The […]

/ June 13, 2017

Nikkita Oliver: ‘I have to have friends who disagree with me’

Days after Seattle City Councilmember Kshama Sawant drew cheers for keeping Republicans distant, Seattle mayoral candidate Nikkita Oliver told a crowd that she not only has Republican friends, but feels that she has to.

/ June 9, 2017

Celebrate silent discos and Prince’s birthday, plus 10 other things to do in Seattle this week

Ever been curious about silent discos? How does a race with doughnuts every 250 meters sound? Here are our picks for events around the city this week: MONDAY Learn from Seattle makers. It’s the first day of Made in Seattle Week, a “free learning festival” full of opportunities to explore stuff that’s made here and […]

/ June 5, 2017

Watch Nikkita Oliver throw some punches at one of her favorite Seattle spots

You learn a lot about people when you see them doing what they love. So on Tuesday we caught up with poet, attorney, and Seattle mayoral candidate Nikkita Oliver at one of her favorite spots, Arcaro Boxing Gym in the Central District. We’ll talk to her at our second Sparked Seattle event June 8.

/ May 31, 2017

Meet Nikkita Oliver at our next ‘How to Win at Seattle’ event on June 8

How do Seattle’s social movements move forward in the age of Trump? What are the opportunities and potential traps? These are just some of the questions that Evergrey editor Mónica Guzmán will dig into with Nikkita Oliver, the poet, attorney, and anti-racist organizer whose run for Seattle mayor is bringing a new energy to the city.

/ May 16, 2017

Six major candidates for Seattle mayor, and four of them are women

The Seattle City Council isn’t the only political group that’s got a female majority. Now our slate of major candidates looking to head up Seattle as mayor is also dominated by women. At least, for now.

/ May 12, 2017