Representatives of the Achuar tribe visited the Talisman HQ to demand withdrawal from their territory. “Talisman recently adopted a global community relations policy, acknowledging respect for indigenous rights, but the company continues to ignore its own policy & the Achuar’s demands. [...] Oil operations would affect key hunting grounds, water resources and sacred lands integral to [...]
Tag Archives: environment
Spark In The Park! II
Spark In The Park is back! This time, we’re organizing a gathering at Volunteer Park for young artists, activists and/or people who give a damn about the world! We’ll run some facilitated group activities, get to know each other, make music and art and find new and exciting ways to work together to fight for [...]
A Plan to Improve Organic Food Distribution
I’m a huge proponent of organic farming, grocers and food. As someone who got their bachelors in Urban & Environmental Policy, I have a pretty strong knowledge of the impacts that agribusiness has had on our environment, food system and health. And yet I rarely leave a grocery store with nothing but organic food. Why [...]
Politically Feasible Energy Reform
An investigation on ProPublica details the environmental impact of natural gas versus coal and oil. Spoiler alert: it’s not as good as we may have been led to believe. (See “More Reasons to Question Whether Gas Is Cleaner Than Coal” [4/12/11] and “Climate Benefits of Natural Gas May Be Overstated” [1/25/11].) Nevertheless, development of domestic [...]
Food & Justice: Race and the Food System
This is a blog series that follows the UW Farm Spring lunch seminar on Food and Justice. You can view the course webpage here. Visit the original posting on the UW Farm blog to view the active discussion taking place! For the next three weeks here at the Takeover, you can find a different look [...]
Common Spaces NW
You are invited to join Common Spaces NW! This event is a three day gathering for anyone with a vision for a better world, aka, YOU! Come learn about the different visions and strategies of Seattle’s many organizations and movements through fun and educational activities and workshops. The whole darn schedule is available at commonspacesnw.org. [...]
Local Environmental Justice Update
You might know that I am concerned about pollution pretty much all the time. But I’ll be realistic, pollution happens. For example, this holiday I was kickin’ it in Bali, Indonesia and despite the fact that it seems like the happiest place on Earth, every once in awhile the toxic fumes from hundreds of mopeds [...]
Referendum 52: Invest in Justice
Referendum 52 has got skills. While the benefits reach even further, this paramount goal of this bill is to invest in young people and public education. As all OAGangstas know, public schools are a force for an equitable distribution of educational opportunity. Furthermore, investing in young people and social capital in general has tremendous returns. [...]
Have You(th) Heard About Environmental Justice?
OAG has just released its very first publication. “The State of Environmental Justice in WA”. Here is a short intro to environmental justice and the goal of the magazine. You should also download the full production here. Credit to research leader Scott Davis and researchers Emilia Ptak, Michelle Harvey, Thea Reinhart and Allison Pollack. Environmental [...]
