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Profile: Kasha is the RYSE Blog Content Coordinator. She is a lover of justice and nature. Kasha formerly worked on the Rainforest Agribusiness Campaign for RAN, and is currently managing the RYSE Blog remotely from Hawai'i. Kasha is committed to making this world better, and especially working with Native communities in the struggle for environmental justice and self-determination. In addition to RYSE, she blogs at www.cultivatingdomesticity.com in an effort to reposition the “domestic” as central in our acts of revolution. She wants to help you blog about your own passions and activism right here – so hit her up on the “apply to be a blogger” page!

RYSE posts by Kasha:

Youth Empowered Action Camp – spots open for this summer!

Posted by Kasha on May 31st, 2010 in RYSE | 1 comment

We just heard about the Youth Empowered Action Camp being held this summer – for youth ages 11-16. Youth who attend YEA are passionate or maybe even just curious about making a difference in the world. It sounds awesome. Are you interested? Know someone who might be? Check it out. Have you ever wished you could make more of a difference in the world? There are so many ways you can! Maybe you’re concerned about global warming, about violence in your neighborhood, about ending homelessness or animal cruelty, or about everyone having the right to get married? Maybe you just... (continue reading)

Plug the Pipe Plans: Rally at the NW Natural Shareholder Meeting

Posted by Kasha on May 12th, 2010 in Direct Action, Energy, Featured | 0 comments

From Monica Vaughan and our friends in the Northwest who are following up their recent victory stopping Liquified Natural Gas (LNG) developments in Oregon by targeting NW Natural’s upcoming Shareholder Meeting on May 27th . Show up to support if you can, or sign up to help out if you can’t. Oregon is currently targeted for the largest fossil fuel infrastructure development projects on the West Coast. Importation terminals for Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) and hundreds of miles of associated pipelines threaten the livelihoods of hundreds of local family farms, the health and... (continue reading)

Vice Magazine’s Take on MTR

Posted by Kasha on May 4th, 2010 in Featured, Mountain Top Removal | 0 comments

VBS.com’s Mountaintop Removal episode blew my mind. Hearing from the real people who work and live amongst the West Virginia mountains that are being destroyed by MTR Coal Mining is incredible. Listen to them talk over their kitchen tables, at the bar, and with their families about what’s it’s like on the ground. Really, you’ve got to see this. It’s worth the 20 minutes. Leave us a comment and tell me what you think. VN:F [1.9.1_1087]please wait...Rating: 10.0/10 (2 votes cast)VN:F [1.9.1_1087]Rating: +2 (from 2... (continue reading)

Generation Waking Up Training Camp

Posted by Kasha on Apr 28th, 2010 in RYSE | 1 comment

Check out this week-long training for youth and students 17-30 years old: “Generation Waking Up: Bringing Forth a Thriving, Just, Sustainable World” July 11th – 18th, 2010, Colorado, USA Something powerful is happening at this moment in history. As the interconnected challenges of our time threaten the very survival of our human species and planet, young people everywhere are waking up and taking action in unprecedented ways. Through the partnership of Awakening the Dreamer and Generation Waking Up, this week-long training is designed to support youth and student leaders in... (continue reading)

Mario Savio Youth Activist Award – Nominations Open

Posted by Kasha on Mar 24th, 2010 in Featured, RYSE | 0 comments

Mario Savio was an eloquent leader of the Free Speech Movement at UC Berkeley in the 1960s. Every year there is an award given in his honor to an incredible young activist who is making waves today. Do you know someone who fits the bill? Anyone can nominate – check out more here. YOUNG ACTIVIST AWARD This award, which carries a cash prize of $6000, is presented each year to a young person (or persons) with a deep commitment to human rights and social justice and a proven ability to transform this commitment into effective action. The recipients should have demonstrated leadership... (continue reading)

The Story of Bottled Water

Posted by Kasha on Mar 22nd, 2010 in Featured, Uncategorized | 0 comments

Happy World Water Day! Ever wondered where the water in the bottles really comes from? Is it cleaner than the stuff out of the tap? Does it at least taste better?! In honor of World Water Day we present some food drink for thought: Annie Leonard’s newest short: “The Story of Bottled... (continue reading)

Two Contests! Art and Essay for the Earth

Posted by Kasha on Mar 22nd, 2010 in RYSE | 0 comments

We wanna put you up on two upcoming contests for high school students geared toward making sustainable environmental change in our lifetimes. I figure if anyone’s got a winning vision of how to change this world and create a brighter, greener future – it’s RYSE. So get in there! Check out the “Energy and the Environment: Changing our Communities, our Schools, and our World” essay contest below. You can write about alternative fuels, emissions, or dirty energy – and win $400! There’s also a Sustainable Vision Art Contest asking high school students to... (continue reading)

Kids Action Toolkit – Now Available!

Posted by Kasha on Mar 8th, 2010 in RYSE, Rainforest Agribusiness | 0 comments

Do you know a kid who loves the rainforest? Do you know a teacher who wants to help? Invite them to be a Rainforest Hero with RAN’s newly updated “Kid’s Action Toolkit.” It talks all about the world’s rainforests, their role in climate change, and what you can do to make a real difference to protect these places and help the people who depend on them. And it’s beautiful! Download the Kids Action Toolkit... (continue reading)

Climate Change Crew Wins 1st Place!!

Posted by Kasha on Mar 6th, 2010 in Featured, RYSE | 1 comment

Congrats to our friends, the Climate Change Crew, who just won First Place for their song “Change is Needed” in Green For All’s The Dream Reborn Story Contest! Listen to the song here. This group hails from the Twin Cities; they are Awesome. Here’s what they have to say about it: We are high school students from Minneapolis and St. Paul. We represent the Twin Cities low-income communities of color, whose voices often go unheard when major decisions are made. We work through a lens of understanding that climate change is an “opportune crisis”. We believe that if... (continue reading)

Stop the $$ for Mountaintop Removal

Posted by Kasha on Feb 18th, 2010 in Mountain Top Removal | 2 comments

JP Morgan Chase is the biggest U.S. financier of mountaintop removal. Remember Massey Energy, poster child of mountaintop removal? JP Mogan Chase supplies the money that funds them. Are you on Facebook? Do you use Twitter? Have a blog? How about email? We need your help to stop the money flow that’s destroying mountains and creating some of the worst poverty in the nation. Today, we’re exposing that truth using tools on the internet that will concentrate tens of thousands of people on Chase brand they’ve spent so much money perfecting. It’s time we amp up the pressure on Chase and... (continue reading)

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Kasha is the RYSE Blog Content Coordinator. She is a lover of justice and nature. Kasha formerly worked on the Rainforest Agribusiness Campaign for RAN, and is currently managing the RYSE Blog remotely from Hawai'i.
Kasha is committed to making this world better, and especially working with Native communities in the struggle for environmental justice and self-determination. In addition to RYSE, she blogs at www.cultivatingdomesticity.com in an effort to reposition the “domestic” as central in our acts of revolution.
She wants to help you blog about your own passions and activism right here – so hit her up on the “apply to be a blogger” page!

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