CascadiaNow!

CascadiaNow! is a 501(c)3 non-profit social movement dedicated to highlighting the distinct regional & cultural identity of the Cascadia bioregion. #CascadiaNow

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Rain City Slam: 2019 Grand Slam Championship!

May 1st, CN! project Rain City Slam presents it’s 2019 Grand Slam featuring legendary poet Wil Gibson. This is Rain City Slam’s most fierce competition of the year! The top 8 poets from the qualifying tournament will be slinging their best 3 minute poems in a breathtaking night of poetry. The doors open at 6pm, and the show begins at 7pm - come early to snag the best seats! Tickets are $18 for general admission if you buy on BPT, and $12 for anyone under 21. If you buy on the day of the event at the door, the price will be $20 - so save a couple bucks and buy your tickets now! -- Safety Statement -- Rain City Poetry Slam is committed to safety in our community for all of our members. We ask that anyone entering our community in any capacity treat the audience, poets, venue staff, Rain City community members and featuring artists as equals. We refuse to permit any act of hate, violence or bigotry on or off our stage and will ban any person or persons involved in those acts. Guests will seek and respect the bodily and creative autonomy of other community members; this includes but isn’t limited to unauthorized touching or affection, or unauthorized reproduction or communication of onstage work. Any person whose safety has been threatened in any way should report the occurrence to a member of the Rain City Poetry Slam board. The board will keep information confidential and anonymous and provide any support requested. Absolutely NO ONE is above the rules expressed here, and inappropriate, dangerous, hateful or violent behavior is unacceptable for the entire community

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Climate Science: Translating Science into Policy at the Next Climate Science on Tap

How do we translate science into policy? Can the legislative process address the growing threat of climate change? And how can informed citizens make a difference? Join the next Climate Science on Tap to find out! Experts will share their experience communicating science and advocating for action in the Washington state capitol with enlightening presentations and a thoughtful panel discussion. Come with questions, have a tasty brew, share in a conversation, and leave with answers!  

Panelists will include: Aseem Prakash, PhD, Director of the Center for Environmental Politics, University of Washington, Greg Rock, Policy Chair, Carbon Washington, and a current or recent Washington State legislator.  

On site food truck, or bring in outside food and non-alcoholic beverages. Children and dogs welcome.

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CascadiaNow! Projects Throughout the Bioregion

Did you know that we support grassroots projects in Washington, Oregon, Idaho, and Montana? Our projects are cultivating a resilient and inclusive Pacific Northwest community through accessible art programs, connecting diverse communities, education, wellness, and stewardship. If you aren’t already familiar with all of our awesome projects, we hope you’ll get to know them better now: https://www.cascadianow.org/project

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Join Us for Compassionate Language Training January 11th, Seattle

Compassionate Language (Nonviolent Communication) is a practice to support peace within yourself with also supporting speaking and listening in ways that lead to connection and understanding. Join CascadiaNow! for a Compassionate Language Training with Kathleen Macferran. All are welcome, suggested donation $5 Learn more about Nonviolent Communication here: https://www.compassionate-language.com/

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Freedomhill Agile Learning Community is Our Newest Project!

New CN! project Freedomhill Agile Learning Community (FALC) is a learning environment that embraces choice and freedom along with collaboration between peers, teachers, and the local community. This projects mission is to activate explosive learning by harnessing powerful tools for self-organization and intentional culture creation, allowing students to deeply engage with the world through their passions and strengths.

This project has big plans for a learning community! They hope to have the use of a piece of land around 10 acres where they can offer a variety of resources and opportunities to the community. While focusing mainly on children ages 5-18, FALC welcomes and invites the involvement of community members of all ages. Some of their ideas are

Outdoor education day camps.

Opportunities to learn about conservation.

A makers space.

Small farm projects.

Folk school workshops and classes.

Community gardening.

An incubator for young entrepreneurs to start their ventures, possibly offering a co-working space for local business owners so students and businesses paths can overlap.

Please join us in welcoming this awesome new project to the CN! family! We encourage you to learn more or pledge to support their amazing community learning efforts.

Contact us to let us know if you would like to volunteer directly with this project. All gifts are tax deductible.

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Welcome Learning Places to the CN! Nonprofit Community

The CascadiaNow! board of directors unanimously approved Learning Places as the newest member of our nonprofit community. Learning Places offers continuing education using the combined methods of service and long-distance online learning to help communities save their cultural resources.

Why do Cascadia and the Intermountain States lag when it comes to applying for incentives to help qualified preservation projects under the historic tax credit and other federal/state programs? Learning Places will answer that question and work to educate communities on how to preserve their local treasures.

We are proud to welcome Learning Places as our new fiscally sponsored project. We hope you will join us in making them feel a part of our community!

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Sign the #ClimateNobel Petition: Cascadians Changing the World

Last week at our Brewing Big Impacts event, CN! project Cascadia Climate Action introduced CN! supporters to one of the creators of the #ClimateNobel petition. This awesome initiative asking the Nobel Foundation Board to create a new Nobel Prize for the Fight Against Climate Change is an idea from an amazing Cascadian that aims to change the world. The #ClimateNobel website reminds us that “Alfred Nobel specified that the prizes were awarded for work that was « for the greatest benefit to humankind ». We believe that there is no greater benefit to mankind that to fight humanity’s most imminent threat: climate change.”

Join these and other awesome Cascadians as well as climate activists around the world in signing this petition asking the Nobel Foundation Board to create a new Nobel Prize for the Fight Against Climate Change NOW!

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TONIGHT: Brewing Big Impacts

Get to know the CN! team and some of our amazing projects - projects Global Acts of Compassion, Concussion Alliance, Cascadia Climate Action, and The Duncan Connection. Celebrate the compassion, creativity and community that make Cascadia a special place to call home TONIGHT at Lagunitas Seattle Taproom and Beer Sanctuary. Hear brief presentations from and participate in activities with CN! projects working to cultivate a resilient and inclusive Pacific NW community. Then, spend some social time with these wonderful project leaders as well as CN! staff. We look forward to seeing you TONIGHT!

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YourCascadia: Cascadian Economic Direct Democracy and New CN! Project

We are proud to welcome YourCascadia to the CascadiaNow! nonprofit community. Our board of directors unanimously voted to support this project and its mission to bring Cascadia a web-based marketplace that is under the complete direct democratic control of local community members.

YourCascadia aims to empower every person to sustainably exchange goods and services, drastically increase personal and public wealth, fund new jobs and needed causes, have an equal voice in their locality; and make educated decisions with a transparent, secure, and ever-improving open source platform. The interface will be intuitive enough for the most computer illiterate, and will include elements from games to motivate and reward members.

Get started on the fun NOW by joining in the daily debates happening on the YourCascadia Facebook page.

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Meet and Mingle with CN! Project Leaders at Brewing Big Impacts November 12th

Do you have questions about what it means to to be a part of the CascadiaNow! family? Wonder what “fiscal sponsorship” is? Want to know why CN! has so many projects? Meet the awesome people behind some of our amazing projects and get all your questions about CN!’s nonprofit family answered at Brewing Big Impacts!

You’re invited to join us on November 12th, 6-8:30PM, at Laguanitas Taproom and Beer Sanctuary in Seattle. You will hear brief presentations from and participate in activities with CN! projects Global Acts of Compassion, Concussion Alliance, Cascadia Climate Action, and The Duncan Connection. Once you have learned about all the excellent work that they are doing to cultivate a resilient and inclusive Pacific NW community, you can spend some social time with these wonderful project leaders. They and CN! staff will be available to answer all your questions!

We are so proud to be the nonprofit home for 25 grassroots projects making communities stronger across Cascadia. Get to know some of our amazing projects, and celebrate the compassion, creativity and community that make Cascadia a special place to call home. It is going to be an awesome community and family evening! Please join us.

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Om Thrive Yoga and Forest Bathing Retreat

CascadiaNow! nonprofit family member Om Thrive’s mission is to provide healing yoga practice to survivors of domestic violence and abuse. In light of domestic violence awareness month join Day Bibb, founder of Om Thrive in collaboration with Danielle Savory of Modern Mindfulness and YogainPDX for a one day healing yoga retreat and forest bathing experience in the lush forest of Welches, OR. Take a quick break from your busy life and indulge yourself in the richness, peacefulness and soothing power of nature. Hosted by Danielle Savory: Master Certified Life/Mind-Body Coach and founder of Modern Mindfulness. Through regular yoga practice, Om Thrive is committed to encouraging empowerment and positive change in an effort to break the cycle of abuse. Agenda 9:00 am – Arrival and Welcome 9:30 am – Guided Meditation - led by Danielle Savory 10:00 am – Vinyasa Yoga 11:30 am – Lunch - provided 12:30 pm – Forest Bathing - individual exploration 1:30 pm – Group Journaling - led by Day Bibb and Danielle Savory 2:30 pm – Yin yoga and Sound Bath 4:00 pm – Departure Ceremony Ticket Prices Benefactor rate - $150: for individuals who want to assist in paying for a survivor to join this healing retreat Standard rate - $100: enjoy all of the benefits with proceeds from your ticket to help fund Om Thrive Scholarship rate - Please contact [email protected] if you need financial assistance to attend

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Climate Science on Tap: Climate Change in History & Law from the Enlightenment to the Courthouse

Climate Change in History and Law from the Enlightenment to the Courthouse - Another in the Climate Science on Tap Series presented by Cascadia Climate Action, a project of CascadiaNow! What is the history of climate change? Who discovered the planet was warming, when, and under what circumstances? While the industrial revolution is often invoked as the start of our climate change woes, environmental historians trace it back to the Enlightenment. The next riveting installment of Climate Science on Tap covers the history of the climate change issue and how law and policy are increasingly important for mitigating and adapting in a warming world. In particular, panelists will discuss the groundbreaking legal challenge of Juliana v. U.S. and other cases moving through the courts, as well as efforts in the Washington State legislature. How can law, policy, and the court system be used to respond to this existential threat?  Climate change not only has a complex history, but it also has a court date, and one which may well open the next pivotal chapter in the story of our climate. Join Climate Science on Tap to learn more! Tickets strongly encouraged! Featuring: - OR Attorney Sean Munger, JD, PhD, History - UW Scientist LuAnne Thompson, PhD, Oceanography - WA State Rep Joe Fitzgibbon, Chair of House Environment Committee Note: Tickets are strongly encouraged to this latest panel in the popular Climate Science on Tap series. Ticket holders only will be admitted until 6:50, when available seats will be opened to all. Sponsored by Cascadia Climate Action (http://CascadiaClimateAction.org)

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Great Northwest Musicians by Great Northwest Productions

Are you looking to discover new Cascadian musicians? CN! nonprofit family member Great Northwest Productions presents an art and music series, filmed and recorded in unique locations throughout the Pacific Northwest. So far there are 51(!) awesome music videos to shuffle through on the Great Northwest Musicians YouTube channel. You’ll want to check it out and subscribe NOW so you don’t miss another wonderful Great Northwest musical moment!

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What Does Being Part of A Nonprofit Umbrella Mean?

We often share with you all of the wonderful things CascadiaNow! nonprofit family members are doing to cultivate a resilient and inclusive Pacific Northwest community, but what does being a part of the CN! family really mean? Our Operations and Resources Director, Naomi Botkin, explains what fiscal sponsorship, or a 501(c)3 umbrella program like being in the CN! nonprofit family means in a video. Becoming a part of another nonprofit is an awesome way for grass-roots projects to grow their impact!

You can learn more about fiscal sponsorship on our website, at the National Network of Fiscal Sponsors, and on the Fiscal Sponsor Directory.

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Concussion Recovery Support on Facebook from Concussion Alliance

Have you ever suffered a concussion? Has any one you know or love ever suffered a concussion? CN! nonprofit family member Concussion Alliance invites anyone recovering from a concussion or friends and family of those who have had a concussion to join their Facebook group. This group is intended to help people navigate their way to recovery and create a community where people suffering from concussions can be together. Concussion Alliance was founded by concussion patients and families. We are proud to have this resource in the CN! nonprofit family.

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Learning About Climate Change in Cascadia: Videos to View and Share!

Our awesome CascadiaNow! nonprofit family member Cascadia Climate Action (CCA) has a Climate Science on Tap YouTube channel featuring videos of climate scientists Climate Science on Tap event presentations. If you have attended a Climate Sceince on Tap event, you can revisit the climate scientists presentations or share the science with your friends. If you have or are unable to attend a Climate Science on tap event, we highly recommend checking out CCA’s videos so you can learn more about climate change in Cascadia!

Climate Science on Tap events and the Climate Science in Tap videos are all available to the public for FREE thanks to generous donations. Do you want to help educate about climate change in Cascadia? Make a donation to CCA today!

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Autumn in Cascadia: Stay Fit & Social as the Days Get Darker & Colder with The Duncan Connection

Join , a project of CascadiaNow! on a morning social walk around the Mount Baker neighborhood and Lake Washington in Seattle every Sunday through the end of October. These FREE, all ages, all fitness levels events end with an invigorating climb upstairs, 1 or 3 times. 😁😁😁😁😁😁 Grab your friends, neighbors, and the kiddos for 75-minutes of fall fun!

Please submit the electronic liability waiver before attending!