JOURNALIST | PHOTOGRAPHER
JOURNALIST | PHOTOGRAPHER
One year into the Donald Trump presidency, thousands of people took to Seattle’s streets for the Women’s March 2.0 on Jan. 20, 2018. Protestors rallied for a myriad of issues, including immigration and healthcare. Seattle was one of hundreds of other cities that held rallies on the anniversary of 2017 Women’s March.
More than half of all U.S. states have legalized medical marijuana. But despite multiple legislative attempts and urging from a multitude of local patients, Utah has not. The decision has left some patients with no access to medicine that they say is a crucial treatment option. Ashley Rice is one of those patients. She has a genetic condition that causes frequent seizures.
Some of the many protesters camped out in New York City for the Occupy Wall Street movement are far from new to the scene of social activism. In fact, they have been participating in rallies for over 50 years after protesting during the Vietnam War era. Now they’re back at it again.
Anayely Gomez has been living in New York since the age of three, but as one of the 3,200 undocumented college students in the U.S., she is struggling to get through college. Although she can attend college through the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, affording the cost of higher education has been a struggle. Programs like the Tuition Assistance Program help students like Gomez afford a college education.
Read Hallie Golden’s recent and past articles written for publications such as The Guardian and The New York Times
Read Hallie Golden’s recent and past articles written for publications such as The Guardian and The New York Times