Essays

Cascadia Must Send a Delegation the U.N. Climate Summit

Cascadia, a bioregion with 16 million people and the world’s 9th largest economy must represent itself by leading a delegation to next week’s annual international climate summit known as COP25 in Madrid, Spain. ...

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Organizing Bioregionally: By Daniel Christian Wahl

The Department of Bioregion is excited to share this essay on organizing bioregionally from Daniel Christian Wahl, author of Designing Regenerative Cultures and teacher of the online course Design for Sustainability....

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Why is Bioregionalism Important?

It’s a question that for many Cascadians is a no-brainer. Taking care of where we live not only feels good, but it’s vital to our survival. We know this. We know about climate change, deforestation, fossil fuels, and other serious and real dangers to our planet, but how can this…...

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Bioregional Essays: Bioregional Centres – Donella Meadows’ Vision for Deep Local Change

The Department of Bioregion is excited to share an essay version of a letter read to the Leverage Points conference plenary on Friday, February 8th 2019 in Lueneburg, Germany by Isabel Carlisle and edited by Liz Clarke who help run the Bioregional Centre in South Devon, the United Kingdom....

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The History of the Salish Sea: Bert Webber discusses the Salish Sea in KNKX Feature

The Cascadia Department of Bioregion is excited to share this wonderful article, audio feature and Salish Sea series created by local Seattle radio station KNKX. The Salish Sea is a defining example of bioregionalism in action, and more people need to know the power of it’s creation, and of place…...

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The Cascading Cascades of Cascadia – where does the name Cascadia come from?

Cascadia — the evocative name of a region, an idea, a movement — wild and free, defined by the waters flowing from the continental crest through the headwaters of the Pacific. Cascadia is a bioregion, the place we call home, an identity, movement and positive vision for the future. But where did this name…...

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Cascadia’s Human Terrain: Shifting our perspective through Bioregional Mapping

A new interactive map of conveys the population change and density of the Cascadia bioregion over the past 20 years in 3d, as a new layer of human terrain....

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Why the Cascadia Movement Matters Now More Than Ever

The Cascadia Department of Bioregion is excited to share a new medium article about why bioregionalism, and movements like the Cascadia movement - are more important than ever, and valuable lessons for every organizer....

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How to create a leaderless revolution and win lasting political change | Carne Ross

The Department of Bioregion is excited to share the essay “How to Create a Leaderless Revolution and Win Lasting Change” by Carne Ross as part of Changelab series documenting theory, case studies and ideas that change the world....

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