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The Seattle Womxn's March aims to mobilize a growing community of people committed to furthering a more equitable, inclusive society where womxn thrive. As you're making your way to marches, rallies, and workshops in Seattle or beyond, we encourage you to #SpendLikeItMatters. While tens of thousands of people marching in intersectional solidarity is...

Between Queen Bey and her hubby Jay-Z, professional athletes, and many celebrities, Veganism has become popular and more accessible than ever. Inspired by the growing appetite for vegan dining, we've built a list of some Seattle vegan restaurants to help you find some of the tastiest and healthiest bites in the city. Are we missing any of your favorites?...

Thanks to suggestions from the growing Intentionalist community, there are now more than 1100 diverse small businesses on our site! We wanted to take a moment to share a sample of the new additions, and encourage you all to help us continue to grow the reach of our intersectional platform. Brugge Chocolates - Owned by Susan Walukiewicz....

After learning on Friday that Elizabeth Scallon, Head of WeWork Labs, Northwest was heading down to Los Angeles for WeWork Summit, we couldn't help but offer up a few suggestions. There are many small businesses in Downtown LA - the local spots on our (intentional) list are all a short Lyft away...

For decades, the musical Rent has invited us to consider how we, “measure a year,” and as I reflect on the first year of Intentionalist I find myself challenged to distill our initial five hundred twenty-five thousand six hundred minutes into a blog, but here goes. As I reflected with my team, we joked about whether over the course of our first year...

We’ve laced up the running shoes we bought at West Seattle Runner, and are ready to take care of some “just-in-time” holiday shopping! Despite visiting more small businesses than can be counted on your fingers and toes, are you’re struggling with an elusive gift or two? Here are some suggestions that make it easy for you to #SpendLikeItMatters as you...

Still searching for the perfect frock for a holiday dinner or party? Or perhaps you share Visette Boutique owner Visal Sam’s belief that, #LifeIsTheOccasion! Whether your needs are casual or couture, the Intentionalist Holiday Guide offers a variety of options that make it easy for you to say yes to the...

’Tis the season to #SpendLikeItMatters and we’ve created a special holiday guide to help you celebrate and support diverse local businesses throughout Seattle! Black Friday is a day that exemplifies our hurried, impersonal, transactional consumer culture. We’re launching the Intentionalist 2018...

It’s no secret that our CEO is a big fan of products with a purpose. So when she first discovered that jcoco chocolate is made by a Seattle, woman-owned company and that every bar sold makes a difference, she started carrying them with her to gift to people while telling the Intentionalist story. On...

Wool blanket design by Tsimshian artist David Robert Boxley. Available for sale via Eighth Generation.It’s Native American Heritage Month and we need your help. Our list of native-owned businesses is too short. Making it easier to find diverse-owned small businesses in our communities is what...