Emerald IRL Photo Galleries

Photos from South Seattle Emerald events, community gatherings, and Emerald IRL moments.

F*** Fascism Brunch, May 9, 2026

Community members gathered at The Royal Room for the South Seattle Emerald’s spring fundraiser.

All photos by Danny Ngan. Click any image to view a larger version.

The South Seattle Emerald’s F*** Fascism brunch flyer
F*** Fascism sign outside The Royal Room
Volunteers prepare raffle signs
Emerald banner on stage
F*** Fascism brunch flyer in front of stage
Volunteers prepare for event
Volunteers greet attendees
Emerald community members greet each other
Emerald magazine copies on table
Attendees chat before event
Managing Editor Rosette Royale greets attendee
DJ plays music on stage
Glenn Nelson and Sharon Maeda chat
Lola Peters chats with attendee
Back of volunteer Emerald T-shirt
Chatting before event
Anne Levinson arrives
Volunteers hand out stickers
Florangela speaks with Levinson and Tanimura
Mingling and chatting before speakers
Lola Peters hugs attendee
Florangela Davila hugs Cesar Maldonado
Lola chats with attendee
Marcus hugs Brett Hamil
Attendees mill around bar
Cesar and Roger Maldonado chat
Attendees chat with Florangela
Anne Levinson chats with attendees
Roger Maldonado chats with attendee
Reese Tanimura chats with attendees
Attendee hugs Florangela
Rosette Royale hugs attendee
Attendee glances at program
Marcus Harrison Green chats with board and attendees
Mike Davis speaks with attendee
Jordan Compton holds raffle sign
Mike Davis chats with attendee
AJ Johnston hugs attendee
Agueda Pacheco Flores films camera
Brian Mannion and Marcus look over speech
Amanda Sorell and Yuko Kodama look at phone
Close-up of attendee
Attendees sit and chat over brunch
Crowd of attendees
Attendees grabbing brunch and mingling
Mike Davis chats with Cesar Maldonado
Glenn Nelson and Marcus Harrison Green chat
Glenn Nelson and Marcus Harrison Green
Close-up attendee laugh
Raffle tickets
Attendees smile at raffle tickets
Close-up attendees smile
Florangela introduces Marcus
Florangela speaks
Marcus Harrison Green speaks
Close-up Marcus Harrison Green speech
Marcus Harrison Green speech with screen background
View of crowd during Marcus' speech
Crowd applauds
Close-up of attendee
Close-up of attendee smiling
Marcus Harrison Green speaks sincerely
Marcus Harrison Green speaks with freelance screen
Crowd toasts with Marcus
Marcus laughs with attendees at bar
Brett Hamil speaks
Brett Hamil gestures to crowd
Brett Hamil explains comic-creation process
Close-up of attendee listening attentively
Close-up of attendee laughing
Brett Hamil speaks enthusiastically
Close-up of attendee with yellow hat smiling
Tables of attendees smiling and chatting
Close-up of attendee cheering
Attendees smiling and applauding
Close-up of laptop with event graphic
Rosette Royale presents
Close-up of Rosette Royale speaking
Close-up of Rosette speaking seriously
Close-up of attendee listening
Rosette Royale gestures to crowd
View of crowd listening to Rosette Royale speak
Close-up of attendee listening attentively
Attendees at the bar applaud
Agueda Pacheco Flores cheers
Mike Davis introduces panel of speakers
Close-up of Mike Davis and panel
Mike Davis and Cesar Maldonado on stage
Cesar Maldonado speaks with Roger Maldonado
Anne Levinson speaks with Ijeoma Oluo
View of whole panel as Anne speaks
Roger Maldonado speaks on panel
Ijeoma Oluo speaks on panel
Ijeoma Oluo gestures toward crowd
Crowd applauds
Close-up of Mike Davis addressing panel
Mike Davis addresses panel again
Ijeoma Oluo and Anne Levinson smile on panel
Anne Levinson smiles and speaks
Anne Levinson gestures toward crowd while speaking
Ijeoma Oluo answers question while smiling
Ijeoma Oluo speaks intently
Ijeoma Oluo speaks animatedly
Close-up of laptop with Emerald logo
Cesar Maldonado responds to Mike Davis' question
Panel expressions as Cesar speaks
View of panel as Roger Maldonado speaks
Anne Levinson speaks as Ijeoma looks on
Cesar Maldonado answers another question
Florangela Davila gives closing remarks with Marcus
Lola Peters smiles
Marcus announces raffle winners
Close-up of Florangela delivering closing remarks
Florangela Davila holds up new Emerald magazine issue
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