Clifford (“Cliff”) Cawthon, is an educator, organizer, politico, and writer, originally hailing from Buffalo, NY. Cliff has been working in politics for the last 15 years. He’s worked in organizations from the Western New York Working Families Party to Working Washington/SEIU 775, here in Washington State. He has also done considerable international work on immigration and international peace-making. In his downtime, he’s the Co-Chair of the Tenants Union Board of Directors a Commissioner on Seattle’s Renters Commission, a freelance writer, and a community radio host on Rainier Ave. Radio He holds an M.A. in Human Rights and Political Science from the University of Manchester in Manchester, England.