Social Issues

Issue 11: “Actionable Storytelling”

The Seventh WaveOctober 15, 2019

Submissions for Issue 11 are now open. We are at a point in time that demands we actively reckon with how we’ve wronged one another, and how we’ve allow... Read More.

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Issue 10: “Willful Innocence”

The Seventh WaveApril 15, 2019

Willful Innocence At a time when industry giants, celebrity politicians, and entire socioeconomic communities are being forced to confront their collective ... Read More.

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Power And: A Roundtable Discussion

The Seventh WaveMay 22, 2018

On June 17, 2018, we hosted our first-ever Seattle-based event, which was a roundtable discussion about why the powers that be, are. On June 17, 2018, we h... Read More.

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On Seduction, Ambiguity, and Process

The Seventh WaveOctober 31, 2017

A Conversation With 'Engender' Exhibition Artists By Editor Joyce Chen Some social justice warriors wield brushes. The Kohn Gallery's latest exhibit... Read More.

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In Opposition

The Seventh WaveOctober 10, 2017

Call for Submissions | Issue 7 For our seventh issue, we are putting our own ethos on trial. The Seventh Wave was founded on a hypothesis that predicted what wo... Read More.

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The Privilege is All Mine

The Seventh WaveApril 20, 2017

The Privilege is All Mine by Fagan Kuhnmuench 1. The Hotel Bar Seeing Dolores walk in, or someone who looked like a Dolores (he’d had more than a... Read More.

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On Raptivism and Hip-Hop as a Tool for Social Change

The Seventh WaveSeptember 1, 2016

A Conversation with Singer, Songwriter, and RAPtivist Aisha Fukushima By Editor Brett Rawson Every once in a while, a single song hooks me whole, and not for ... Read More.

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Still Life/Wallpaper: Paintings by Lang Ea

October 21, 2019

Issue 9 Featured Artist Gabrielle Bates

May 6, 2019

The Seventh Wave is a 501(c)(3) arts and literary nonprofit that invites writers, artists, activists, and creators to take part in a conversation surrounding the most pressing social issues of our times. Thank you to everyone who continues to donate to The Seventh Wave. We are moved by the generosity of our communities near and far. Thank you for helping us fund the arts, but really, fund artists. We look forward to what we can accomplish together this year.