Cascadia Notes
Cascadia is the region otherwise known as the Pacific Northwest of North America. To use the name Cascadia when referring to this region is to recognize that the relationship we have with our environment is the source of our lives, one which must be strengthened if we are to thrive. Further, to know Cascadia is to know the lives that struggle here for self determination: to define ourselves, name ourselves, create for ourselves, and speak for ourselves. These notes are meant to heighten biocentric consciousness and elevate struggles taking place in Cascadia by making them accessible to readers.

On October 6th, 2011 thousands of people marched through the streets of Portland, Oregon. Hundreds then established an autonomous zone over two, sometimes three, city blocks and remained there for 38 days, living according to the abilities and needs of each person. Communes were also established in Olympia, Tacoma, Bellingham, Seattle, Eugene, and other cities throughout the Cascadian bioregion. All expressed solidarity with the Occupy Wall Street movement in New York City. It is now the summer of 2012. Most Occupy encampments have been destroyed by police. Yet many people still work towards social, economic, and environmental justice. Often this work is being done out of sight of corporate media, in neighborhoods and communities across the region. To more effectively share news from the struggles that happen daily in Cascadia, this space and its curator(s) will not identify solely as a part of the Occupy Movement, but as a part of the broader movement for global liberation. We write (and fight) in solidarity with all beings.

On October 6th, 2011 thousands of people marched through the streets of Portland, Oregon.

Hundreds then established an autonomous zone over two, sometimes three, city blocks and remained there for 38 days, living according to the abilities and needs of each person. Communes were also established in Olympia, Tacoma, Bellingham, Seattle, Eugene, and other cities throughout the Cascadian bioregion. All expressed solidarity with the Occupy Wall Street movement in New York City.

It is now the summer of 2012. Most Occupy encampments have been destroyed by police. Yet many people still work towards social, economic, and environmental justice. Often this work is being done out of sight of corporate media, in neighborhoods and communities across the region. 

To more effectively share news from the struggles that happen daily in Cascadia, this space and its curator(s) will not identify solely as a part of the Occupy Movement, but as a part of the broader movement for global liberation. We write (and fight) in solidarity with all beings.

— 10 months ago
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