Good morning! In case you missed it, I posted highlights from a delightful conversation with Seattle-based writer Kristen Millares Young about her new memoir in essays, Desire Lines yesterday. I don't do a lot of arts and culture reporting at Cascadia Journal – but would love to do
In lyric essays, Kristen Millares Young examines her lived experience as a woman, mother, and writer – while attempting to unmask patriarchy and reclaim human rights.
Good morning. I'm still short of my goal of thirty new paid members during my fall subscription drive. If you have the means, will you consider become a paid subscriber for $5 or $10 per month? Your support keeps Cascadia Journal going, with its feisty commentary and roundup
In lyric essays, Kristen Millares Young examines her lived experience as a woman, mother, and writer – while attempting to unmask patriarchy and reclaim human rights.
As we work to assert Cascadia's unique culture and build a movement for autonomy, poetry is a critical ingredient. It helps us imagine a new world, a new way of defining ourselves that resists old notions.
As the Trump regime continues to become more authoritarian, Cascadia needs to consider two bold resistance strategies: soft secession and a general strike.
Good afternoon! Washington's mid-term elections are just around the corner (ballots will be mailed out mid-October and are due in a ballot box by 8 pm Nov 3). While there are plenty of high-profile races on the ballot, one that often requires a little assistance
Any movement toward autonomy and independence for Cascadia must include in its coalition tribes and Indigenous people.
Here in Cascadia and across the US, the feds have put in place new rules to solve a problem that doesn't exist: fraud in vote-by-mail.
Observations on news, politics, and the arts in the Pacific Northwest.
Good morning. This past weekend, British Columbia had a provincial election, and the BC Conservatives routed the incumbent centrist NDP. I'll have a more in-depth analysis later this week. If you live in Washington or Oregon and follow most media you won't hear a word
As we work to assert Cascadia's unique culture and build a movement for autonomy, poetry is a critical ingredient. It helps us imagine a new world, a new way of defining ourselves that resists old notions.
Good morning. As elections approach in Washington, Oregon, and British Columbia, Cascadia Journal will have all the results and analysis in the coming weeks. If you appreciate my coverage of issues important to the Casacadia bioregion, consider becoming a paid subscriber during my fall membership drive. I'm still
Good morning. If you live in British Columbia, Washington, or Oregon, make sure to VOTE. There are big issues at stake in each province and state, and especially at the local level, your vote really does make a difference. Here at Cascadia Journal and at Cascadia Democratic Action, we'
Good morning! OK readers, I'm still 12 subscribers short of my goal of thirty new paid members by Oct 31. Will you please help keep Cascadia Journal bringing feisty commentary on news and arts in the Pacific Northwest to your inbox? It's just $5 or $10
Good morning! You're likely here because you're looking for news and commentary you can't find in legacy or corporate-owned media. I round up news from across the Cascadia bioregion and write feisty opinion pieces about the movement for autonomy in the Pacific Northwest
Good morning! Hope you all had a good weekend! I took a long weekend to participate in Larch Madness, camping in the in North Cascades and going to see subalpine larches in all their golden splendor on the Blue Lake trail. However, according to the Seattle Times, these trees are
Good morning! Thanks to all who attended Cascadia Democratic Action's panel on soft secession and Indigenous sovereignty. It was a fun evening and an honor to dive deep into Cascadia resistance tactics with Christopher Armitage and Nadine Maestas. Many thanks to them and to Folio Seattle for hosting!
Good afternoon to everyone but ICE and their goons! Support Cascadia Journal for $5 per month If you haven't read my essay this week on two tactics Cascadia needs to consider now – soft secession and a general strike – give it a read! And if you appreciate this feisty
As the Trump regime continues to become more authoritarian, Cascadia needs to consider two bold resistance strategies: soft secession and a general strike.
Good morning! If you appreciate this newsletter and my writing on efforts to increase Cascadia autonomy, please consider becoming a paid subscriber during my fall membership drive. I'm still short of my goal of thirty new paid subscribers by October 31. You can contribute at levels of $5
Happy Indigenous Peoples' Day! (And happy Thanksgiving to my readers in British Columbia.) In honor of the day, take a moment to read a feature at Underscore Native News about how Coast Salish people are growing and harvesting culturally important native plants at Seattle's Daybreak Star Indian
