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DIY PUNK MEDIA
There are only two tools you really need- duct tape, and WD40. When it comes to making media on a low budget, they come in handy. Earlier this week, Rose posed a quandary to the group. She asked us to design an updated logo for MISC, and to describe what social change through media meant, … Continue reading DIY PUNK MEDIA
Remembering Lac-Mégantic in Portland, Oregon
Three years ago, on July 6, 2013, a train carrying Bakken Formation crude oil derailed and exploded in Lac-Mégantic, Quebec. The blast killed 47 people and decimated the town, leaving behind toxic metals and thousands of gallons of crude oil. In cities across the U.S. and Canada, this day was marked with commemorative readings of … Continue reading Remembering Lac-Mégantic in Portland, Oregon
Media Institute for Social Change: week 1
This week the Summer Documentary students at MISC have been burning the candle at both ends- staying up late to finish assignments and getting up early to finish conversations about social justice, organizing and fictional(?) ghosts. This week, I have had the chance to talk about student activism and organizing on college campuses with students from … Continue reading Media Institute for Social Change: week 1
Take2: Mainstream Environmentalism
With the dramatic rise in anthropogenic climate changes, the face of environmentalism is changing. In the 150 years since the birth of environmentalism, the face of ecology and the environmental movement has dominantly been white, middle or upperclass, and male. With wilderness advocates Aldo Leopold, Gifford Pinchot and John Muir, environmentalism has its roots in … Continue reading Take2: Mainstream Environmentalism
#TreatyWin
On May 9, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers denied the application of Pacific International Terminals, a subset of Gateway Pacific Terminals, to build North America’s largest coal terminal at Cherry Point, just 15 miles north of Bellingham, Washington. Cherry Point, or Xwe’chieXen, is a sacred site and the historic fishing grounds of the Lummi Nation. … Continue reading #TreatyWin
International Worker’s Day & FUJ
On a busy corner outside of Costco, the growl of SUVs and polished F150’s were drowned out by the voices of over 50 people protesting the sale of Sakuma Brother’s and Driscoll’s Berries by the wholesale distributor. Costco, along with nearly every other major grocery distribution chain, sells Driscoll’s and Sakuma Brother’s berries. Driscoll’s is … Continue reading International Worker’s Day & FUJ