Andrew Engelson - Cascadia Journal (Page 8)

A blue white and green Cascadia Doug flag on a table with brochures, pamplets, and books.

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It’s time for Cascadia independence from the US

it’s time for the people of Oregon and Washington to consider a radical but rational solution to authoritarianism: separation from the United States.

Reporter Amy Goodman speaks with a man in a button down shirt and beard via video conference.

Cascadia today: WA rural counties hit by ACA cuts + Trump fine with workers dying + visiting 33 bookstores by transit

Good morning! If you haven't read Eugene Weekly's interview with me about the Cascadia autonomy movement, take a few minutes to give it a read. They did a good job covering the start of CDA's campaign for independence for Oregon and Washington: "Andrew

ICE goons in tactical gear deploy a canister of red-tinted gas.

Cascadia today: Spokane 3 found guilty + Ballard light rail is dead + Vancouver art in the era of climate change

Good morning! Just a reminder that I'll be attempting to read 24 books about Cascadia or by Cascadia authors this summer, and you're welcome to join me. My first is Rough Trade by Katrina Carrasco and it's a fabulous historical novel about a gang

Light rail cars at the end of tracks are lined up next to one another.

Cascadia today: Seattle light rail future decided today + privatizing Portland parks + salmon in remote WA streams

Good morning! Well, I guess it's official: I'm more of an organizer and activist than a journalist. I was interviewed by Eugene Weekly about Cascadia Democratic Action, bioregionalism, and how we need to start working toward real autonomy for Oregon and Washington. Give it a read!

Cascadia today: Longview paper mill accident + First Nation towers open in Vancouver + a novel by Seattle author Sonora Jha

Good morning. If you appreciate this newsletter rounding up news, environmental reporting, and arts coverage from across the Cascadia bioregion – as well as exclusive articles and essays about how the Pacific Northwest is pushing back against fascism, – please consider becoming a paid subscriber. None of this content is behind a

Mountains and a rocky coast line with a wide open sound of water.

Cascadia today: Will Seattle limit data centers? OR universal health care bill + First Nations declare BC coastal preserve

Good morning! I'm back from a lovely backpacking trip near the Gray Wolf river on the Olympic peninsula – it was the perfect time to go, with Pacific rhododendron and fairly slippers in bloom. Highly recommended – it's good to take a step back from the world and

Stacks of books, including one calle Imperialism as Sweet As Insult by Nadine Maestas.

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Join me in playing Cascadia summer book bingo!

Good morning! Summer is just around the corner, and that means it's time to grab some books to read on the beach, out on the porch, or in a campsite. Shamelessly stealing an idea from Seattle Public Library, Cascadia Journal and Cascadia Democratic Action are hosting a summer

A masked goon takes a phone photo using what appears to be facial recognition technology on immigrants.

Cascadia today: Video shows ICE violent arrest in OR + Greater Idaho setback + artist reclaims her "Tigress" nickname

Good morning. If you're new to Cascadia Journal, welcome! And if you're a regular reader, thank you! I make all the content in this newsletter available without a paywall, including my weekly article/essay. If you like what you see here, please consider a paid subscription

Three old style gas pups and a for sale sign.

Cascadia today: OR votes down gas tax + Trump is racist so Cascadia must burn + a play about Freud & cocaine

Good morning! Thanks to all who came out to the Cascadia Day Poetry Explosion in Seattle, and the Gathering Cascadia event in Portland. We had a packed house at Vermillion, and more than 100 people showed up at Taborspace in Portland to celebrate the resilience of our bioregion. Clearly, people

A poet reads into a microphone with a brick wall, glowing window and a sign that reads Vermillion behind him

Thank you for an amazing Cascadia Day! + new trains + furries at the opera 🐶

Good morning, friends! Last night's Cascadia Day celebration of poetry at Vermillion on Capitol Hill in Seattle was a fun, moving, and profoundly inspiring event. Thank you to Vermillion for hosting, and to poet and Cascadia Poetry Festival organizer Paul Nelson for bringing together such a talented group

Cascadia today: Happy Cascadia Day! + Seattle's new public restrooms + OR primary ballots due tomorrow

Happy Cascadia Day! May 18 every year remembers the day that Loowit (aka Mount St. Helens) erupted in 1980. Though the eruption was a catastrophe it was also a reminder of the immense power of geology and natural forces here in the Cascadia bioregion. And it reminds us of the

Well armed goons in camoflauge and tactical gear face a small crowd of protesters.

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Trial of 3 Spokane protesters begins Monday

Protesters Jac Archer, Justice Forral and Bajun Mavalwalla II are being charged with felony conspiracy to use force, intimidation, or threats to prevent federal agents from doing their jobs.