Defending yourself immigration court-3-2 Activists and family members of detainees gather outside the gates of the Northwest Detention Center almost daily. (Photo by Damme Getachew) Facebook0Twitteremail Alex Stonehill Alex is a cofounder and editor of The Seattle Globalist. He's a visual journalist whose work has been published by PBS, The Seattle Times, FRONTLINE/World and the Seattle Weekly. Alex teaches journalism in the University of Washington's Department of Communication and recently directed the documentary film Barzan.