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Pickaxe – The Cascadia Free State Story

Posted on February 2, 2015July 29, 2018 by Alexander Baretich

Pickaxe – The Cascadia Free State Story Directed by Tim Lewis & Tim Ream. Pickaxe documents the struggle to halt logging at Warner Creek, a federally protected forest in Oregon. Following a suspicious fire in 1991 that cleared the land, Congress suspended environmental regulations to allow logging in the area. Since arson was determined to be the cause of the fire, however, activists argued that logging at Warner Creek was illegal and should be…

Occupied Cascadia

Posted on February 1, 2015July 29, 2018 by Alexander Baretich

Occupied Cascadia By Cascadia Matters. Occupied Cascadia is a documentary film both journalistic and expressionistic. Exploring the emerging understanding of bioregionalism within the lands and waters of the Northeast Pacific Rim, the filmmakers interweave intimate landscape portraits with human voices both ideological and indigenous. Stories from the land contrast critique of dominant culture, while an embrace of the radical unknown informs a re-birthed and growing culture of resistance. Filming began during the outset of the…

Fantastic Fungi: The Forbidden Fruit

Posted on January 31, 2015July 29, 2018 by Alexander Baretich

Fantastic Fungi: The Forbidden Fruit An excerpt from the feature documentary by Louie Schwartzberg following notable mycologist, Paul Stamets, as he discusses the important role mushrooms play in the survival and health of the earth and human species. Fantastic Fungi

Do Trees Communicate?

Posted on January 28, 2015July 29, 2018 by Alexander Baretich

Do Trees Communicate? In this real-life model of forest resilience and regeneration, Professor Suzanne Simard shows that all trees in a forest ecosystem are interconnected, with the largest, oldest, “mother trees” serving as hubs. The underground exchange of nutrients increases the survival of younger trees linked into the network of old trees. Amazingly, we find that in a forest, 1+1 equals more than 2. Dr. Suzanne Simard is a professor with the UBC Faculty of…

Cascadia Booklets

Posted on January 28, 2015July 29, 2018 by Alexander Baretich

This booklet is an introduction to Cascadia and Cascadian bioreigonalism. It is to be mass printed and handed out at events, gatherings and distributed at libraries, farmers’ markets, cafes, pubs, universities/colleges and generally where like-minded people gather. It was written and designed by Alexander Baretich. Download and/or print the Cascadia Booklet here.

Zapatista (1999)

Posted on January 1, 2015July 29, 2018 by Alexander Baretich

ZAPATISTA (1999) On January 1st 1994, Chiapas (an occupied state by the Mexican federal government) erupted into rebellion after the government officials of US, Canada and Mexico signed into law NAFTA. The Zapatista movement was fully born as an indigenous resistance movement against neoliberal economics and its neo-colonialism. As a bioregional movement, which at its roots is a decolonization movement, we should be in solidarity with our siblings in Chiapas. We stand today at the…

Episode 1 – Introduction to Cascadia – 12/21/14

Posted on December 21, 2014July 30, 2018 by Alexander Baretich

Alexander gives an introduction to Cascadia and Bioregionalism, and how and why he designed the Cascadian flag, among other topics. Song: Fallen Giants by Kithkin Lyrics: I woke to the smell of fire, Nestled in my oracle’s ear, I dreamt of the sound of a tree falling down, That no one else could hear, I was a celibate prostitute, I was a zebra with bleached blonde hair, I wrenched my rusted knees from the twisted…

Cascadian History

Posted on December 11, 2014July 29, 2018 by Alexander Baretich

In Chinook Jargon (Chinuk Wawa) this region is called “Chinook Ilahaee” which means “land of the Chinook speakers” and now perfectly matches the demarcated “borders” of the bioregion called Cascadia. J.M.R. Le Jeune’s “Chinook Rudiments” published on May 3rd 1924 describes the geographical placement of the use of Chinook Jargon and a partial glimpse of the demographics of who were the Chinook Jargon speakers of the time: “Chinook, for a century the International Language of…

Simbolismo de Nuestra Bandera Cascadesa

Posted on December 11, 2014July 21, 2018 by Alexander Baretich

Simbolismo de Nuestra Bandera Cascadesa (Click here for the English version) Escrito por Alexander Baretich Traducción de Ildefonso de Haro y Tamariz Diseñé la bandera cascadesa, en inglés “The Doug”, allá por los noventa cuando terminaba los estudios en Europa Oriental. Aunque me enamoré de la gente, cultura y paisaje de esa Europa del Este, me sentía profundamente melancólico, especialmente por los bosques de Cascadia, los árboles que crecen en el valle de Guillameta donde…

Kirkpatrick Sale speech on bioregionalism & secession

Posted on November 25, 2014July 21, 2018 by Alexander Baretich

Kirkpatrick Sale is an independent scholar and author who has written prolifically about environmentalism, luddism, technology and political decentralism. This is a speech at UNCA on April 9th, 2010. His website is MiddleburyInstitute.org. This video was created by the Grassroots Activist Guild. Part 1 of 5 Part 2 of 5 Part 3 of 5 Part 4 of 5 Part 5 of 5 More documentaries and videos on FreeCascadia.org

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