From Protester to Policymaker: Seattle City Council President Sara Nelson’s Journey is Anything But Ordinary

In 1987, she was arrested for protesting CIA involvement in Central America. Today, she’s shaping Seattle’s future, still guided by the same values of justice and compassion.

Anthropology. Sandinista coffee fields. City Hall. Her path is layered, bold, and deeply rooted in lived experience.

Krist Novoselic’s latest piece, “Sara Sandinista,” reminds us that activism isn’t a phase, it’s a foundation.

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