by Daniel | May 19, 2019 | Climate Crisis, Democracy, First Nations/Aboriginal People, Nature
Absent development, the Yintah represents some of the world’s most beautiful land. Sometimes, out of the vast swamp of issues that vie for our attention, something rises up and calls us to immediate action. A travesty taking place right now in the...
by Daniel | Feb 1, 2019 | Civil Society, Climate Crisis, Democracy, First Nations/Aboriginal People, Nature
It has been a dramatic month in the snowy woodlands of northern British Columbia. In a remote area known to its Indigenous population as the Yintah, or sacred territory, construction of a three-story healing center is nearly complete. This off-grid facility is a...
by Daniel | Dec 14, 2018 | Civil Society, Climate Crisis, Democracy
As a kid, I clearly recall the feelings swirling around the day after an election. My father had a penchant for fighting losing campaigns, which always made the day afterward — following months of rallies, doorbelling, and meetings — feel empty and...
by Daniel | Oct 2, 2018 | Civil Society, Climate Crisis, Democracy, First Nations/Aboriginal People, Nature, Parenting
Educational Design Associates, LLC is making its first ever election endorsement, in support of Washington State Initiative 1631. EDA is a small business, expressly nonpartisan and mostly nonpolitical. We work with schools, youth programs, faith organizations, Native...
by Daniel | Sep 4, 2018 | Civil Society, Climate Crisis, Democracy
In the cool of the late Los Angeles evening, I walked through the core of the city, at one point clocking nearly a half mile without seeing a single tree or other living vegetation. Wow. I was in LA attending a conference of the Climate Reality Project hosted by Al...
by Daniel | Jul 9, 2018 | Art, Civil Society, Climate Crisis, Democracy, Nature, Perception
I spent a half hour this morning in the company of a hummingbird. This is unusual. Mostly I see hummingbirds zipping past on their way somewhere, flitting and probing from one flower to the next, or performing grand sweeping dives, chattering in pursuit of mates. But...