Jan 3, 2023 | Pledge, Understory
The story of our species is interwoven with that of trees. Along with the oceans, trees and their chlorophyll-endowed relatives allow us to live on this planet. We each breathe in what the other breathes out. We also burn trees for warmth and fuel, use them to build...
Mar 19, 2018 | Direct Action, Divestment, Pledge, Voices of 350
by Barry Westbrook A couple years ago, I was watching events at Standing Rock unfold. At the time, the 2016 election was kicking into gear and the world felt increasingly, hopelessly complex. The world grew bigger as I became smaller. Whether it was yet another police...
Feb 23, 2018 | Direct Action, Keep it in the Ground/No new Infrastructure, Pledge, Voices of 350
by Valerie Costa Lock yourself to your love. Sounds sweet, yeah? How about locked to your love to block the gate to a construction site at the crack of dawn, assuming you’ll be cut out and arrested hours later? Jan and Gary Woodruff are an extraordinary couple. I met...
Dec 12, 2017 | Direct Action, Indigenous Solidarity, Keep it in the Ground/No new Infrastructure, Pledge
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Activists to be arraigned today for lockdown on crane at PSE’s LNG plant Activists locked themselves to a crane for nine hours at the site of the proposed Puget Sound Energy (PSE) liquefied “natural” gas (LNG) facility at the...
Aug 30, 2017 | Direct Action, Keep it in the Ground/No new Infrastructure, Pledge, Voices of 350
by Valerie Costa Six years ago, I lived in rural Vermont — a good 150+ miles from the ocean. When the weather forecast said to prepare for Hurricane Irene, I ran out and bought a bottle of wine (in case the power went out!) and thought little of it. How bad...
Jun 27, 2017 | Direct Action, Divestment, Indigenous Solidarity, Keep it in the Ground/No new Infrastructure, Pledge
Wells Fargo Center, downtown SeattleBy Alec Connon To Stop the Flow of Oil, We Need to Stop the Flow of Dollars Earlier this year, a broad coalition of Indigenous-led groups teamed up with 122 First Nations and tribes to launch Mazaska Talks: a campaign calling...