Author Ernest Callenbach talks about localism, the future, and the state of Ecotopian Ideals
2014 Cascadia Olympians
Second Seattle CascadiaNow! Meeting February 13th at Black Coffee 7pm
Fashioning Cascadia: New Exhibit May 9th by the Museum of Contemporary Craft
This exhibition will ask: What is being made here and why? How does the fashion industry shape the regional identity of the Pacific Northwest? How/why are we known as a locality innovates through research and technology as well as handcraft, finding new models of production and consumption that reframe behavior patterns to be positioned for a more sustainable future?
CascadiaNow! to participate in Micronations Exhibit in Seville, Spain
This September, CascadiaNow! will be featured as part of an art exhibit being hosted by the CAAC (Centro Andaluz de Arte Contemporáneo) in Seville, Spain. The exhibition titled "Lo que ha de venir ya ha llegado" (What is to Come Has Already Arrived), that will take place at CAAC from 22nd May to 21st September 2014.
2014 Cascadia Poetry Festival - Registration Open!
CascadiaNow! A Non-Profit in 2014
In 2014, we are excited to announce that we will be taking our organization to the next level by becoming an official 501c3 non-profit organization. Our sole mission will be to empower all forms of Cascadia organizing. To start, this will largely be through fiscal sponsorship for chapters, groups, projects and events, to continue to serve as a focal point for organizing, and building community partnerships. In the future, if we are successful, we will expand to providing grantwriting, fundraising, graphic design, marketing, accounting and financial services - basically all the back office services that every group needs, but few actually have - so that groups and projects have the tools they need to focus on what they feel is important.
Click to read the blog post for full details.
2014 UW and Seattle CascadiaNow! Meetings Announced
Both the Seattle and UW chapters of CascadiaNow! have set their first meetings for 2014. They will be largely introductory, and focus around ratifying their group structures and appointing officers.
If you have never been to a meeting before, this is a great opportunity to be involved, and see how we'll bemoving forward in 2014. For everyone who has been to a previous meeting, these will be especially important, so we hope to see you there!
Seattle CascadiaNow! Meeting
Thursday 1/30 7pm Black Coffee Coop in Seattle, WA
Facebook event page: https://www.facebook.com/events/342650149206532/?ref=br_tf and you can also join the Seattle Facebook group or give their Facebook Page a like.
UW CascadiaNow! Meeting
This Friday, 1/24 6pm at Savory 131 at 6pm on the University of Washington campus. Facebook event page: https://www.facebook.com/events/1444431392435537/?ref=br_t and like their Facebook Cascadianow UW Chapter page here.
How do you define Cascadia? New poll!
When discussing Cascadia, there's almost nothing as contentious as discussing the proposed borders. Should it defined simply by the bioregion and environmental features? Washington, British Columbia and Oregon? Surrounding regions and counties? Or a mix of political, cultural, economic and geography all blurred together?
Make your opinion heard at https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/KRTZXML
