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The Cascadia Movement

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Cascadia Flag flying at ShellNO Protests

Welcome to Yakima

Welcome to Yakima, where the Weed Flows Like Beer. Great picture of a giant billboard in Yakima by Yeighway on November 29th

Cascadia Flying High

Great picture by 99 Gold On Instagram of the Cascadia Flag flying proudly over a beautiful mountain vista.

Washington Born - Cascadian Forever

Washington Born - Cascadian Forever. Beautiful pictures of future Cascadian denizens by Emeraldsandampersands from November 11th, 2018.

Picturesque Cascadian Neighborhood

Awesome flag spotted in Seattle. Great picture by bearicastudios.

You are Cascadian - Be Proud

You are Cascadian - Be Proud. Some great Cascadian graffiti spotted in Victoria, BC at Market Square by Whipwind

Cascadia Beerfest - by Hopworks Brewery

Hopworks Brewery in Portland, Oregon - the makers of Cascadia Secession Dark Ale - released this image and event for the Cascadia Beerfest on November 10th. Sell out event.

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A copy of Cascadia Art Post - one of the longest continuing wonderful Cascadian art projects out there.

Cascadia Flag at Reverend Nat's Cider

Great picture of a Cascadia Flag on a hard cider fermentation tank at Reverend Nat’s Cider in Portland, OR by Cascadia Today.

Cascadia Sticker Love

Unfiltered crackle of a Cascadia Sticker - by Kerri Olsen

PNW Cascadia - Cascadian Tribal Pride Decal

New Pacific Northwest Cascadia Tribal Pride Decal. Available as window stickers by Gary Dawson for $5.95

Fun with Wallpapering

Fun with wall papering in a home crossfit gym by Cascadiabbc

New Cascadia Traditional Bakery

New Cascadia Gluten Free Traditional Bakery by CascadiaToday.

Cascadia at Cider Riot

Another great picture from CascadiaToday of the side of the new Cider Riot building in Portland, Oregon.

Quotes for Life: Cascadia - Better than Narnia

Me as a kid: It’s sad that mythical places like Narnia, Oz, and MIddle Earth will never exist.

Me now: Yeah, the states of Cascadia, Jefferson and Deseret could totally get off the ground.

Fun quote by Daniel Edward.

Time to Mask Up

Working in the Bay. Great pic by DJB from November 16th.

Awesome Cascadia Doug Flag Tattoo

Awesome Cascadia Doug Flag Tattoo photo by Lion Heart Tattoo from November 1st.

Remember, remember the 5th of November

Remember, Remember - the Fifth of November - Gunpowder Treason & Plot. - Guy Fawkes - the only man to enter parliament with honest intentions. A fun November 5th Cascadian tribute. Great pic by Dylan Guenther

Awesome Cascadia Fenders

Great picture by groundkeeperfenders

Cascadia through the Mist

Amazing photograph of a Cascadia Flag caught in the landscape by John Daiker @dirker302 from November 2nd.

Vote Your Values - Not Your Fears

Great post by joshcj_12 - photo by roguepandadesigns

Craft Beer, Cascadian Cheer

Craft Beer, Cascadian Cheer - by kitkatt456

Great Cascadia Waterbottle by CascadiaNow

Returning members for 2018 got this great Cascadia Waterbottle by Liberty Bottles. Image by Lava Nor

Awesome Cider Riot Cascadia Flag Wall

Great new paint job by Cider Riot in Portland. Picture by luxfulgens.

Republic of Cascadia - Football Time

Great picture by Mark Mohammedpour November 4th

Cascadia Shuffle

Great picture of Cascadia gear by Nate Shields.

See ya soon - Cascadia Dreamin'

Great picture by paula.jahnke

Cascadia Pennet

Great Cascadia Pennet by heydarlinprints

Cascadia Rocks & Queer Piracy!

Queer Piracy! Great set of awesome Jolly Roger and Cascadian painted rocks.

State of Jefferson Patch

For West Coast Solidarity. Cascadia + State of Jefferson by BritkitUSA

American in the Streets, Cascadian in the Sheets

Great picture by t_diamond_stylus from November 6

Cascadia Sticker on Guitar

Awesome Cascadia sticker on guitar by twentysixtyrecords

Cascadia Flag at Seattle Sounders Match

The Cascadia Flag was on Display at a recent Seattle Sounders Match. Great photo by xanlyth2

Awesome Surf Cascadia Hoodie

Awesome custom made Cascadia Surf Hoodie by Runstout.

New Said the Whale Album "Cascadia"

We love the new Said the Whale Album “Cascadia”. They even have a Cascadian ambassador hotline for those who need to signup for the movement :).

Oregon. Cascadia. Resist!

Great picture by Sasa Baretich of some very cool Cascadia resist graffiti spotted an old shipping container.

Tomorrow will be made with the Women, and by them

Great quote as the Womxn’s march anniversary is on us again - that Tomorrow, if there is to be one, will be made with the women, and above all by them. Image by SeattleEsra.

Cascadia Flag Sticker Sheets

A fun and easy way to do lots of DIY Cascadia Stickers. From Portland’s Save on Flags!

Republic of Cascadia Scarf

Awesome Cascadia scarf with great Cascadia Trifecta patch (sorry Seattle) by the TheGTB

Reserved! It must be Cascadia Time

Very fun Cascadia Flag decoration at Trap Door Brewing. It must be time for Cascadia.

Cascadia Flag at Seattle Sounders Match

Awesome large Cascadia Flag presented before the most recent Cascadia Cup match in Seattle, WA by the Emerald Cities Supporters.

Slippery Pig Cascadia

Awesome new T-Shirt by the Slippery Pig Brewery in Paulsbo, WA.

Cascadia Art Post! First Class - Rate and Design

Cascadia Art Post! It must be Cascadia time.

Keeping the pups warm

Keeping the pups warm - awesome Cascadia blanket quilt.

Cascadia Shield

From the art of Jason Pitman, a beautiful Cascadia Shield and design. Made of Cardboard & Painted on.

Washington Cascadia Cups

A wonderful new design for Cascadia Washington Cups.

Swamp / Cascadia - We pass like night, from land to land

The first LP of Cascadian ‘Grey Metal’ that we’ve seen. Swamp / Cascadia mixed disc. We pass like Night, from Land to Land.

Cascadia Tattoo

Great Cascadia Tattoo from James - shared by Cascadia Today in Portland, OR

Cascadia Craft spotted at Washington Popup

Cascadia Craft, hailing from Olympia, WA spotted at a popup with their awesome Cascadian wares. Some of the coolest shirts and bandanas we’ve seen.

Your Cascadia Presentation

Great presentation by Your Cascadia on their work to create a Cascadian Economic Direct Democracy. Check them out here.

Cascadieh! An artistic render

!!Cascadieh! An artistic rendering.

Cascadia Doug Flag Painting

Great Cascadia Doug Flag painting by DC Painting in Portland.

Cascadia Doug Flag Art Piece

Great hand done Cascadia Flag Art Painting by DC Art in Portland Oregon.

Lone Douglas Fir

The Lone Douglas Fir. Standing resilient and resolute. By Cascadian Captures. Cascadia Explored.

Cascadian Dragon in it's Natural Environment

Beautiful picture of a Drifter Dragon Fae, a Cascadian dragon caught in its natural environment of the Cascadia rainforest.

Cascadia Extinction Rebellion Logo

New Logo for the Cascadia Extinction Rebellion to end the life threatening aspects of climate change before they end us.

Awesome CascadiaNow Member Hoodie

Great picture by Fabric by Design in their CascadiaNow Founder or Member hoodie. #Raisedbyhippies.

Great Home Made Cascadia Dog Lovers T-Shirt

Awesome home made Cascadia Dog Lover T-shirts.

Free (c)ASS CADIA

Free C ASSCADIA. Great photo of Danny L’s butt at the Fremont Solstice Parade, featuring the fine asses of the Seattle CascadiaNow chapter in Seattle. A nice black and white rendition of it.

Cascadia CDA You Know How you Want it

Great new Cascadia Dark Ale (CDA) with awesome Doug on it.

Secession 2020 - Cascadia Street Art

Cascadia Rebels Strike Again - spotted in Seattle

Cascadia is a HOOT

Cascadia is a HOOT. Fun owl ornament for the holidays this year.

Indigenous Flag

Indigenous Flag by we the Indigenous. See further for a really amazing Cascadia indigenous Flag. Artist is Jack DeVore.

Jeepin it up with the Joneses

Jeepin’ it up with the Joneses. Fun Cascadia sticker spotted on this jeep in Portland, Oregon.

Always Cascadian, Always Anti-Fascist.

Always Cascadian, Always Antifascist. Fun new sewing project spotted in Seattle, WA.

Cascadia Hat Spotted in Snowy Wonderland

Great Cascadia hat spotted on a snowy mountain wonderland.

Great Cascadia Sticker Street Art

Great Cascadia sticker spotted on the back of sign.

Beautiful Topographic Relief Map of North America

A beautiful image shared of a topographic relief map of North America.

Cascadia Christmas Tree Ornament

Fun Cascadia Christmas Tree Ornament, and it even smells good too. Great Doug fresheners by Portland based Nose Patrol.

Cascadia is Antifa

Great pic of Cascadia Flag with an Antifascist flag. Always Cascadian. Always Antifascist. By PDX Autistic Dude

New Portland Flag Design

New Portland Flag Design featuring the main bridge, with the classic green for the forests, white for the mountains and blue for our… uh ever blue skies :). By oregon_city_flags.

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Art of resistance

Inspirational acts and organizations of artful resistance and creativity.

Bioregionalism

Essays on bioregionalism, Cascadia, bioregional movements and more.

Featured

Oct 9, 2020

INFOGRAPHIC: What is the Cascadia Political Movement you would like to see?

Oct 9, 2020

Oct 17, 2019

Calls for Justice from Catalonia - Lessons for Cascadia.

Oct 17, 2019

Jul 18, 2019

Department of Bioregion has a wonderful meeting with Bioregional Learning Center of Devonshire

Jul 18, 2019

Case studies

Case studies document changemakers in our bioregion and world.

Featured

Oct 9, 2020

INFOGRAPHIC: What is the Cascadia Political Movement you would like to see?

Oct 9, 2020

Oct 17, 2019

Calls for Justice from Catalonia - Lessons for Cascadia.

Oct 17, 2019

Jul 18, 2019

Department of Bioregion has a wonderful meeting with Bioregional Learning Center of Devonshire

Jul 18, 2019

Ideas & Tactics

Articles on ideas and tactics for making the change we want to see happen in our world.

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Mar 20, 2020

4 Ways Cascadians Can Respond Bioregionally to COVID-19

Mar 20, 2020

Oct 26, 2019

Our New Diplomat Departments Forming for 2020

Oct 26, 2019

Oct 17, 2019

Calls for Justice from Catalonia - Lessons for Cascadia.

Oct 17, 2019

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Sep 16, 2020

Launching the Cascadia Underground: Welcome to the Lab

Sep 16, 2020

Welcome to the Cascadia Underground, an independent journalist and media center located in the Capitol Hill neighborhood of Seattle, and launching a bioregion wide collective.

Sep 16, 2020

Mar 31, 2020

Announcing Cascadia ZOOM Organizing Calls

Mar 31, 2020

The Department of Bioregion is excited to announce a series of Zoom organizing calls for everyone who has ever been interested in Cascadia or believes in the idea & movement.

Mar 31, 2020

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Nov 29, 2019

Using A Social Justice Lens to Examine Our Work in the Department of Bioregion

Nov 29, 2019

The purpose of this lens is to provide a framework to guide what we do as Diplomats within the Department of Bioregion. Whether the work is posting a blog, creating a project, or leading a round table discussion, it is vital that we are examining that work with a social justice lens. It provides a common language to communicate about our work and ensures we are moving beyond short-term, immediate reaction to long term, thoughtful changes.

Nov 29, 2019

Jun 17, 2019

Organizing Bioregionally: By Daniel Christian Wahl

Jun 17, 2019

The Department of Bioregion is excited to share this essay on organizing bioregionally from Daniel Christian Wahl, author of Designing Regenerative Cultures and teacher of the online course Design for Sustainability.

Jun 17, 2019

May 21, 2019

Happy Cascadia Day! 2019 Roundup in Pictures

May 21, 2019

2019 Cascadia Day in pictures! See some of the hundreds of pictures, photos, celebrations from around the bioregion. Every year, we celebrate May 18th as Cascadia Day, a day to celebrate the unique culture and dynamism that makes this region so special. Hundreds of people shared posts, pictures, photos and local businesses, libraries, elected officials and public areas put up displays and gave shout outs.

May 21, 2019

May 13, 2019

Cascadia Culture Week Resource Kit

May 13, 2019

Cascadia Culture week is May 17th - May 26th this year. With it comes an opportunity to educate and celebrate our beautiful bioregion. We hope each of you join us in celebrating Cascadia Culture Week, the time before and after Cascadia Day each year in which we celebrate the incredible diversity and culture that make this region so wonderful.

May 13, 2019

Apr 20, 2019

Bioregional Essays: Bioregional Centres - Donella Meadows' Vision for Deep Local Change

Apr 20, 2019

The Department of Bioregion is excited to share an essay version of a letter read to the Leverage Points conference plenary on Friday, February 8th 2019 in Lueneburg, Germany by Isabel Carlisle and edited by Liz Clarke who help run the Bioregional Centre in South Devon, the United Kingdom.

Apr 20, 2019

Apr 17, 2019

Case Study: Introducing the Bioregional Learning Centre in South Devon, United Kingdom

Apr 17, 2019

The Cascadia Department of Bioregion is excited to share this case study featuring the Bioregional Learning Centre located in the South Devon bioregion in the United Kingdom and explore how this group of passionate artists, academics and organizers has adapted bioregional organizing strategies to their watersheds.

Apr 17, 2019

Mar 30, 2019

Bioregional Beers Event to Launch Ecotopia Today: Learning From Cascadia Atlas

Mar 30, 2019

Join Brian Holmes, Howard Silverman, and Mack McFarland for a bioregional beer at The Oregon Public House, 700 NE Dekum St, on Saturday April 6th, at 3:30pm. They’ll discuss the online atlas Learning from Cascadia, as well as the futures of bioregionalism in the Anthropocene and a new interactive mapping tool that we will be launching. All are welcome, the first 15 folks to show up will get a free beer.

Mar 30, 2019

Feb 5, 2019

The History of the Salish Sea: Bert Webber discusses the Salish Sea in KNKX Feature

Feb 5, 2019

The Cascadia Department of Bioregion is excited to share this wonderful article, audio feature and Salish Sea series created by local Seattle radio station KNKX. The Salish Sea is a defining example of bioregionalism in action, and more people need to know the power of it’s creation, and of place making.

Feb 5, 2019

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