An Array of Utopian Flowers
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Samuel Beckett, Confessions and the Human Condition
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“Bleeding Kansas” and Stories of the Underground Railroad
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Jesse Marquez: Public Preparedness for Threats from Refineries, Ports, and Freeways
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Urban Oil Drilling and the Intersection Between Faith and Environmentalism
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Regenerative Responses: Growing The Soil Carbon Sponge
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WilderUtopia in 102 Languages
Daily Dose of the Wild
Twittering From the Trees
‘Medicine Walk’ Featured in SBLitJo
Santa Barbara Literary Journal releases ‘Bellatrix: Volume 3’ this June, which among adventurous fiction, poetry, essays, and lyrics, features an excerpt of Jack Eidt’s psychic-animism fiction, Medicine Walk. Buy the book!
EcoJustice Radio Archive
EcoJustice Radio – The State of Recycling – Episode 22
Posted on October 24, 2018 | No CommentsOur guest today, Nick Lapis Director of Advocacy of for Californians Against Waste (CAW) is advocating at the state and local levels to create, promote, and implement the standards and policies necessary for waste reduction and recycling.EcoJustice Radio – This is Zero Hour – Episode 21
Posted on October 17, 2018 | No CommentsYoung people are mobilizing on climate change as the generation that will inherit its various outcomes and crises. They organized a national day of action called “This is Zero Hour” which seeks to amplify young voices who are working on environmental issues in their communities. Episode Hosted by Mark Morris with guests Arielle Cohen, Gavin Pierce, and Ryanne Mena.EcoJustice Radio – Waste Colonization and Plastic Pollution – Episode 19
Posted on August 26, 2018 | No CommentsHow do we confront the swirling gyres of plastic pollution dumped into our oceans? In this show, we examine the social and environmental implications of wasted resources, and follow two interrelated approaches to solving the problem from an indigenous woman doing exemplary work in New Zealand and an LA-based plastics pollution fighter.EcoJustice Radio – We Can’t Burn Our Way to Zero Waste – Ep. 18
Posted on July 25, 2018 | No CommentsWhy is incineration in direct opposition with Zero Waste and social and environmental justice? Hear from local and international groups working together to fight this beastly issue.EcoJustice Radio – When the Tap Runs Brown: One LA Community’s Fight for Water Equity – Ep 17
Posted on July 19, 2018 | No CommentsOne billion people do not have access to clean water or the privilege to purchase a filtration system to feed their reusable water bottles -- this is water equity. Our guests today are fighting for water equity in the Los Angeles County areas of Compton and Willowbrook, where the taps are running brown and bottled water has become a way of life.Amazon Oil, Biodiversity and Human Rights in “Yasuni Man”
Posted on July 12, 2018 | No CommentsIn this episode of EcoJustice Radio, host Jack Eidt speaks with Ryan Killackey, filmmaker of the award-winning documentary film set in the Ecuadorian Amazon, "Yasuni Man." Plus, Zoe Cina-Sklar, campaigner for the #EndAmazonCrude effort by Amazon Watch, shares how California communities can play a powerful role in the fight for a just transition off fossil fuels.Empowering Community Through Urban Farming – EcoJustice Radio
Posted on June 27, 2018 | No CommentsLearn how our "wasted resources" have direct social, economic and environmental impacts and how local groups are creating local solutions. This episode's guests are tackling the environmental issues of soil health and wasted organics, all the while building community roots and social equity through local composting and thriving urban farms.EcoJustice Radio – Overdevelopment and Community Pushback in Inglewood – Episode 14
Posted on June 20, 2018 | No CommentsHear from Woodrow Curry, lifelong resident and lead organizer for the grassroots coalition Uplift Inglewood, talking with host and executive producer of EcoJustice Radio Mark Morris about the ongoing community pushback against overdevelopment in the area.EcoJustice Radio – Food Equity, Food Recovery, and the Climate Connection – Episode 13
Posted on June 17, 2018 | No CommentsEach year, up to 40% food in the United States is not eaten from production to plate contributing to the largest source of waste in our landfill (organics) and the second largest source of anthropogenic methane gas in California. All the while, there are 1.5 million Los Angelenos who are food insecure.Amazon Oil Drilling and the LA Connection – EcoJustice Radio
Posted on February 2, 2018 | No CommentsIs driving your car in LA destroying the Amazon rainforest? Hear Zoe Cina-Sklar, Campaigner for Amazon Watch, discuss the "End Amazon Crude" campaign and discover the numerous connections between LA's oil addiction and preservation of the rainforest.Joanna Macy and The Great Turning – EcoJustice Radio
Posted on January 15, 2018 | No CommentsJoin us for an inspiring interview with Joanna Macy, Eco-philosopher and Buddhist scholar. Listen to her share precious insights from her five decades as an activist, author and visionary teacher of Buddhism, general systems theory and deep ecology. A profound leader, grassroots organizer and compassionate voice, Joanna Macy has devoted much of her life to the movements for peace, justice, and ecology.Half-Earth Biodiversity Conservation Project – EcoJustice Radio
Posted on January 5, 2018 | 1 CommentLearn about the visionary Half-Earth Project! Conceived by world-renowned biologist and Pulitzer prize winning author, E.O. Wilson, the Half-Earth Project is headed up by Dr. Paula Ehrlich, President & CEO of the E.O. Wilson Biodiversity Foundation.EcoJustice Radio: Los Angeles Mercaptan Leak – Episode 8
Posted on December 28, 2017 | No CommentsSouthern California Gas Company was responsible for a recent chemical spill in the Rancho Park area of West Los Angeles that caused a strong gas-like odor to blanket surrounding neighborhoods. The Los Angeles City Council directed various agencies to investigate, with area residents and two councilmen voicing heavy criticism of SoCal Gas's handling of post-spill communications.Xiuhtezcatl Martinez and Earth Guardians – EcoJustice Radio
Posted on December 5, 2017 | No CommentsCarry Kim from EcoJustice Radio speaks with Xiuhtezcatl Martinez, the voice of a generation, author of 'We Rise' and an inspiration to youth and activists worldwide.Threats to National Parks and Monuments – EcoJustice Radio
Posted on November 27, 2017 | No CommentsHonor and protect our national monuments! Listen to Ryan Henson, Senior Policy Director for The California Wilderness Coalition (aka. CalWild) as he shares how we can best steward and protect the designation of our national parks and monuments.Preserving the Mojave Desert from Cadiz Water Project – EcoJustice Radio
Posted on November 26, 2017 | No CommentsDavid Lamfrom, Director of the California Desert and Wildlife Programs from the National Parks Conservation Association, speaks on preserving the Mojave Desert and opposing the Cadiz Water Project aiming to mine and ship water through a pipeline and sell it to Southern California communities for more development.Gas Leaks and Environmental Justice – Aliso Canyon and Eight Mile, AL – EcoJustice Radio
Posted on November 26, 2017 | No CommentsCarletta Davis from We Matter Eight Mile in Alabama, and Richard Mathews from Save Porter Ranch, talk with Leah Garland from SoCal 350 on parallel natural gas leak disasters in both Alabama and Southern California.Youth Organizers Ashley Hernandez and Jan Andasan – EcoJustice Radio
Posted on November 26, 2017 | No CommentsAshley Hernandez from Communities for a Better Environment (Wilmington), Jan Victor Andasan from East Yard Communities for Environmental Justice (West Long Beach/Carson), join JP Morris of EcoJustice Radio to discuss youth organizing in under-resource communities, reflecting on the Los Angeles People's Climate March that happened in April 2017.Mikilani Young on Mauna Kea Telescope – EcoJustice Radio
Posted on August 10, 2017 | No CommentsMahalo to Mikilani Young of Defenders of Mauna Kea and LA's Mauna Kea movement to stop the desecration of the mountain most sacred to native Hawaiians and their culture. The movement aims to protect sacred, conservation lands, wildlife and plant habitat, and the water table beneath Mauna Kea, all of which will be gravely impacted if the TMT (Thirty-Meter Telescope) project moves forward.Cap and Trade and Restore The Delta – EcoJustice Radio
Posted on July 28, 2017 | No CommentsLeah Garland with SoCal 350 Climate Action and #EcoJusticeRadio interviewed Barbara Barrigan-Parrilla, Executive Director and co-founder of Restore the Delta, a grassroots campaign to save the San Francisco Bay-Delta estuary for future generations.Bill McKibben and Climate Roundtable – EcoJustice Radio
Posted on May 8, 2017 | No CommentsSoCal 350's EcoJustice Radio debuted on KPFK 90.7 FM in LA on Earth Day with guests Bill McKibben, Marta Segura, Andy Shrader, Dr. Alex Hall, and hosted by Leah Garland.