A cleaner park can begin with a trash bag. Real change begins when people decide the problem is still worth showing up for.
On July 3, nearly 150 volunteers gathered near Dr. Jose Rizal Park and Lewis Park to clean an area connected to Seattle’s long-standing “The Jungle” encampment. They removed discarded foil, used needles, and dozens of bags of waste.
What stayed with me was not only what they cleared away, but who came together to do it…