Rosette Royale: Articles, Blog, and Multimedia http://www.rosetteroyale.com/ Articles, blog posts, and multimedia produced by Rosette Royale en rosetteroyale@gmail.com Copyright 2013 2013-05-20T00:28:52+00:00 Article: Roe v. Wade: Past, present and future http://www.rosetteroyale.com/pieces/detail/roe_v._wade_past_present_and_future http://www.rosetteroyale.com/pieces/detail/roe_v._wade_past_present_and_future#When:00:28:52Z Sarah Weddington won a 1973 U.S. Supreme Court decision that legalized abortion. Four decades later, she’s working to educate younger generations

]]> Q & A, 2013-05-20T00:28:52+00:00 Article: From healing other women to healing herself http://www.rosetteroyale.com/pieces/detail/from_healing_other_women_to_healing_herself http://www.rosetteroyale.com/pieces/detail/from_healing_other_women_to_healing_herself#When:00:06:55Z Tony-winning playwright Eve Ensler went to the Congo to help women whose bodies were ravaged by sexual violence. Then a cancer diagnosis led Ensler to reconnect with her own body — and the world

]]> Q & A, 2013-05-20T00:06:55+00:00 Article: A Buddhist nun with wisdom to share http://www.rosetteroyale.com/pieces/detail/a_buddhist_nun_with_wisdom_to_share http://www.rosetteroyale.com/pieces/detail/a_buddhist_nun_with_wisdom_to_share#When:21:32:45Z Breaking bread with Venerable Pannavati, who may be the world’s only black Buddhist nun

]]> Q & A, 2013-05-19T21:32:45+00:00 Blog: They call him Kunta Kinte http://www.rosetteroyale.com/blog/blog-detail/they_call_him_kunta_kinte http://www.rosetteroyale.com/blog/they_call_him_kunta_kinte#When:14:29:44Z Hello, people.

Looking for something fun to do on Thursday, Oct. 18 in Seattle? Well, you can take in part of the City Arts Fest, where I’m doing a collaborative arts piece with my friend, Pol Rosenthal.

We’ve designed a one-day installation for a storefront window as part of the festival’s Culture Club – Genre Bender evening. I don’t want to give everything away, but our piece involves plants, glass bottles, me and my friend, a microphone, a TV set, some speakers, a DVD player and a 1977 TV miniseries that starred LeVar Burton, Cicely Tyson, Louis Gossett Jr., Ben Vereen, O.J. Simpson and more. Our installation is called “JungleBox.”

We’ll be installed in a storefront at 411 Union St., between Fourth and Fifth. It runs 8 – 9:30 p.m. and it costs $10. Well, if you want to see other installations inside the space there’s a charge. But you don’t have to pay to stand on the street to watch me and Pol and the TV set. And you’ll be able to hear us from there, too. Stop on by if you want.

And if you want a hint to what you might see, look below.

Take care. Be well…

]]> Events, 2012-10-18T14:29:44+00:00 Blog: Little hams on little legs http://www.rosetteroyale.com/blog/blog-detail/little_hams_on_little_legs http://www.rosetteroyale.com/blog/little_hams_on_little_legs#When:16:20:13Z You might be wondering: What’s Rosette been up to? Telling myself I’ve been busy, which is true. But now I’m getting busy with having more fun creating stories. Like this:

I’m working on a piece for Real Change newspaper, where I work as assistant editor, about a family farm in Kent, WA, called Whistling Train Farm. Run by Mike and Shelly Verdi, it’s a 15-acre farm full of fennel, marjoram, carrots, green beans, basil, sunflowers and more. Plus, they’ve got a cow, some goats and pigs. I plan to follow a tiny seed of spinach as it grows into a leafy bunch of greens sold at a Seattle farmers market, weaving in the story of the farm, the magic of how food grows, Shelly and Mike’s history, the federal Farm Bill and more.

When I went for my first visit on 20 Aug 2012, with photographer Lucien Knuteson, I discovered a litter of piglets had been born a week before. Well, those little oinkers showed up right before we left, along with their 450-pound mama sow. Take a gander and see if you can spot the runt. When the article comes out, oh, sometime in November, I’ll have a more complete video. Until then, this’ll whet your appetite.

Take care…
R

]]> 2012-09-27T16:20:13+00:00 Article: Gravity of Abuse (Chapter Four: Three Strikes) http://www.rosetteroyale.com/pieces/detail/gravity_of_abuse_chapter_four_three_strikes http://www.rosetteroyale.com/pieces/detail/gravity_of_abuse_chapter_four_three_strikes#When:15:03:51Z After a night of violence, a trial looms.

]]> Non-Fiction, Feature on Front Page, 2012-05-30T15:03:51+00:00 Article: Gravity of Abuse (Chapter Three: No Contact) http://www.rosetteroyale.com/pieces/detail/gravity_of_abuse_chapter_three_no_contact http://www.rosetteroyale.com/pieces/detail/gravity_of_abuse_chapter_three_no_contact#When:19:38:23Z A family reconnects; the violence continues

]]> Non-Fiction, Feature on Front Page, 2012-05-23T19:38:23+00:00 Blog: Live Reading from the “Gravity of Abuse” on Thursday, May 24th! http://www.rosetteroyale.com/blog/blog-detail/live_reading_from_the_gravity_of_abuse_on_thursday_may_24th http://www.rosetteroyale.com/blog/live_reading_from_the_gravity_of_abuse_on_thursday_may_24th#When:21:49:05Z Rosette Royale will be doing a live reading this week from his “Gravity of Abuse” series! This event is sponsored by Real Change.

Here are the specifics:

Date: Thursday, May 24th, 2012
Time: 6:00pm - 7:30pm
Place: Ballard Public Library (map)

Reservations are required for this event. Click here to RSVP via email to event coordinator Erin George, or give her a call at (206) 441-3247, x201.

Just in case you haven’t been reading, here’s a few more details about the “Gravity of Abuse”:

A young woman, fearful for her life and that of her baby, flees from the baby’s abusive father. But like many young mothers escaping domestic violence, she has now here to go.  Brandy’s story is captured by Real Change Assistant Editor Rosette Royale in a new multimedia project called “Gravity of Abuse.”  Nearly two years in the making, this dramatic four-part series is the result of Rosette’s 2010 Seattle University Journalism Fellowship on Family Homelessness.  The series began in Real Change May 9.

We hope to see you there!


Driving Directions

Take I-5 exit 169 and follow the N. 45th St. ramp. Turn left on 45th St. and stay with the arterial for 3½ miles to 22nd Ave. N.W. (Note: The arterial will become N. 46th St. and Market St. before reaching 22nd Ave. N.W.) Turn right on 22nd Ave. N.W. and go north 1 block to N.W. 56th St. The library is on the right.

Metro Bus Information

Served by Metro Bus Routes: 17, 18, 44, 46, 75

Parking

Free parking is available in the underground garage beneath the building. Entrance to parking garage is on N.W. 56th St. Library and Neighborhood Service Center parking only. Violators subject to impound.

]]> Events, 2012-05-21T21:49:05+00:00 Article: Gravity of Abuse (Chapter Two: Neighborhood Watch) http://www.rosetteroyale.com/pieces/detail/gravity_of_abuse_chapter_two_neighborhood_watch http://www.rosetteroyale.com/pieces/detail/gravity_of_abuse_chapter_two_neighborhood_watch#When:03:49:17Z A motel provides a not-so-safe haven as pregnancy and violence complicate Brandy and Richard’s relationship.

]]> Non-Fiction, Feature on Front Page, 2012-05-16T03:49:17+00:00 Article: Gravity of Abuse (Chapter One: Honeymoon Phase) http://www.rosetteroyale.com/pieces/detail/gravity_of_abuse_chapter_one_honeymoon_phase http://www.rosetteroyale.com/pieces/detail/gravity_of_abuse_chapter_one_honeymoon_phase#When:07:32:00Z Brandy Sweeney dreams of a better life. Then she meets Richard Duncan. Together, they imagine a future with a family. But no matter where they travel, substance abuse, poverty and domestic violence press down on their lives.

]]> Non-Fiction, Feature on Front Page, 2012-05-09T07:32:00+00:00 Article: My lunch date with the O-Man http://www.rosetteroyale.com/pieces/detail/my_lunch_date_with_the_o_man http://www.rosetteroyale.com/pieces/detail/my_lunch_date_with_the_o_man#When:18:25:19Z What would you do if the O-Man came to your town? Try to have a panini with him

]]> Multimedia, Videos, 2012-05-06T18:25:19+00:00 Article: Tiptoe through the tipi http://www.rosetteroyale.com/pieces/detail/tiptoe_through_the_tipi http://www.rosetteroyale.com/pieces/detail/tiptoe_through_the_tipi#When:18:18:27Z In Fort Hall, Idaho, Shoshone-Metis elder Clyde Hall describes the items in his tipi — and the memories they bring to mind.

]]> Multimedia, Videos, 2012-05-06T18:18:27+00:00 Article: Get that Bunny http://www.rosetteroyale.com/pieces/detail/get_that_bunny http://www.rosetteroyale.com/pieces/detail/get_that_bunny#When:18:14:43Z Simone Lupson-Cook takes her birds of prey — Chase, a red-tailed hawk, and Cricket, a European goshawk — out to hunt rabbits. And it gets kinda bloody

]]> Multimedia, Videos, 2012-05-06T18:14:43+00:00 Article: In the Amazon jungle, a new vision of self http://www.rosetteroyale.com/pieces/detail/in_the_amazon_jungle_a_new_vision_of_self http://www.rosetteroyale.com/pieces/detail/in_the_amazon_jungle_a_new_vision_of_self#When:01:01:59Z Author Adam Elenbaas drank a psychedelic brew called ayahuasca. And what he experienced changed his life.

]]> Q & A, 2011-04-03T01:01:59+00:00 Article: An American citizen confronts America’s sins http://www.rosetteroyale.com/pieces/detail/an_american_citizen_confronts_americas_sins http://www.rosetteroyale.com/pieces/detail/an_american_citizen_confronts_americas_sins#When:15:59:14Z Fined $10,000 by the U.S. for a humanitarian trip to Iraq in 1997, Bert Sacks will bolster his defense by asking a federal judge to contemplate the definition of terrorism

]]> Non-Fiction, 2011-03-30T15:59:14+00:00 Article: The trouble with nuclear power http://www.rosetteroyale.com/pieces/detail/the_trouble_with_nuclear_power http://www.rosetteroyale.com/pieces/detail/the_trouble_with_nuclear_power#When:15:40:06Z With the nuclear crisis in Japan weighing on people’s minds, activist Tom Carpenter talks about how nuclear energy works — and what happens when it fails

]]> Q & A, 2011-03-30T15:40:06+00:00 Article: Unpacking the white man’s burden http://www.rosetteroyale.com/pieces/detail/unpacking_the_white_mans_burden http://www.rosetteroyale.com/pieces/detail/unpacking_the_white_mans_burden#When:06:04:44Z Christian Lander, author of “Stuff White People Like,” shares his not-so-secret shame

]]> Q & A, 2011-03-29T06:04:44+00:00 Article: Science? Fact http://www.rosetteroyale.com/pieces/detail/science_fact http://www.rosetteroyale.com/pieces/detail/science_fact#When:00:46:36Z Author Mary Roach uses humor to explain why space travel is super cool

]]> Q & A, 2011-02-20T00:46:36+00:00 Article: Apocolypse never http://www.rosetteroyale.com/pieces/detail/apocolypse_never http://www.rosetteroyale.com/pieces/detail/apocolypse_never#When:01:17:24Z Some believe the Mayan calendar says the world is over in 2012; author Daniel Pinchbeck disagrees

]]> Q & A, 2010-12-05T01:17:24+00:00 Blog: Radio ahead http://www.rosetteroyale.com/blog/blog-detail/radio_ahead http://www.rosetteroyale.com/blog/radio_ahead#When:17:01:26Z Sometimes, you never know what’s gonna happen.

In mid-April, I got a call from a man named Stephen Hoffman, who said he was a producer with Marketplace, a national radio program. Frankly, I’d never heard of it, but I played it cool and acted like I had. (When I looked it up, I learned that Marketplace, a program of American Public Media, gets 8 million listeners a week, which, well, is a lot of peeps.) Stephen said the program was coming to Seattle to do a special show on housing and he wanted to know if I’d be interested in doing a radio commentary. I was interested, but told him I’d never done one. He said he’d help me out, but to think it over and get back to him. So I thought, I got back and I said yes.

After a few suggestions from the production team, I decided to do a commentary on the people who, amidst the foreclosure crisis, have never had a house to lose in the first place. I planned to focus on this by telling the story of Isaac Chapiro, a man experiencing homelessness here in Seattle. I wrote up a script and after a few editing suggestions, I tightened it up and printed it out.

Usually, commentaries are recorded in a studio, but Stephen suggested, since I’d written about places outdoors, we record it outside. So, I met Stephen and the audio/tech producer, Josh Rogosin, on a cold, drizzly Seattle morning. I read from the printed script while the rain splattered the pages, with a microphone placed closed to my lip. And while I was nursing a back injury. Somehow, we pulled it off in a few takes.

So here it is, a link to my 2-plus minutes of incandescent, radio-centered fame. There are also some pix of me, looking like I just stepped out of a used clothing store in the woods. Just click under the first pic of me to give a listen to my commentary.

Those who never had a home to lose: Rosette Royale on Marketplace Money

]]> Radio, 2010-05-08T17:01:26+00:00