Corona Communications & Design

17+ Years Communications. Social & Environmental Justice. Content Development.

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The Best Protection | Prepared Full 7:33 video here: https://youtu.be/TLh4S3kXeqU Puppet PSA -- This is the first segment of a series of short 5-10 minute films exploring emergency preparedness in regards to the transport of oil-by-tail, from the perspective of first responders and health workers. Puppets make up a significant portion of the cast for this series, inspired by a series of puppet-psa's from the 1960's, put together by the Department of Civil Defense. In this segment Darin* takes a train ride. En route he passes a fully loaded oil train in the Auburn, WA train yard and pulls out his laptop to see what he can find out. This work is a continuation of my studies from the Evergreen State College program called Resource Rebels | Environmental Justice Movements Building Hope. Share it! Especially if you can't remember the last time you experienced a fire drill. Share it if your city hasn't had mass casualty training. Share it if you don't know what that is. Learn more at www.fossilfuelconnections.org *Darin is also

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Highlighter on the loose again. Observing our connections "Each of us is an organism + environment" "public self--that is, it is socially constructed-- and cannot exist without a mutually shared reality" @mediacology #socialmedia #marketing #environment #justice #7generations

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Rethinking "Our beds are empty 2/3 of the time. Our living rooms are empty 7/8 of the time. Our office buildings are empty 1/2 the time. It's time we give this some thought." -Buckminster Fuller #BuckyFuller #stopmotion #puppet with help from/inspired by @candyteethcreative

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"I did not set out to design a house on a pole, a three wheeled car, or geodesic structures. My objective has been humanity's comprehensive welfare in the universe. I could have ended up with a pair of flying slippers." -Buckminster Fuller #BuckyFuller #humanity #dayoff with help from/inspired by @candyteethcreative

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"What are you talking about?" Creative discussion @candyteethcreative #brainstorming

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4 days until the Nisqually Canoe Family puts in just South of Canada, and begins the long pull! The main landing occurs in Olympia, July 30th. Canoes at Miller Sylvania Park earlier this year. Photo by Mary K Volunteers needed, working together there will be fun! You can sign up to volunteer here: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/MWCP5SS Learn more @ www.paddletonisqually.com !! #PaddletoNisqually #dontforgetthewater #Waterislife #Nisqually #CanoeJourney #TribalJourneys #tribaljourneys2016 #TribalCanoeJourneys #NisquallyIndianTribe

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5 days until the Nisqually Canoe Family puts in just South of Canada, and begins the long pull! The main landing occurs in Olympia, July 30th. "Around dinner time at any canoe journey stopping point, you may start smelling that tantalizing aroma of salmon being cooked over a open fire. The host tribe of any stopping point on the canoe journey will usually serve fish or other seafood as a main course." - Allen Frazier Photo by Mary K Original Quote http://washingtonruralheritage.org/cdm/singleitem/collection/nisqually/id/617/rec/5 Volunteers are needed to help with all kinds of things, working together there will be fun! You can sign up to volunteer here: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/MWCP5SS Learn more @ www.paddletonisqually.com !! #PaddletoNisqually #dontforgetthewater #Waterislife #Nisqually #CanoeJourney #TribalJourneys #tribaljourneys2016 #TribalCanoeJourneys #NisquallyIndianTribe

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The clip looks at the DOT111 tanker cars hauling crude oil. The majority of oil by rail is hauled in these. The art I'm using here is rough, but the graphics and footage are my own. Can't wait till it's perfect to share, the issue is critical now. #TimeforChange #StopOilTrains #Now #KeepItInTheGround Music by Smoke M2D6 Map by Zoltán Grossman

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This is a clip from a video I made, providing a visual of how much oil-by-rail will increase if the Vancouver terminal project is approved. #TimeforChange #StopOilTrains #Now #KeepItInTheGround Music by Smoke M2D6 Map by Zoltán Grossman

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With props like this train, events can be explained with visual aides. It's easy to forget that there are 1-3 oil trains running through our communities daily, when there are so many important issues to address and pay attention to. Today marks the last day of the week of #StopOilTrains week. "25 million Americans live in the blast zone. Looking back on the Lac-Mégantic tragedy or the fiery June 3rd oil train derailment in the Columbia River Gorge -- we know the blast zone is a dangerous place to be. There has been more damage done by oil trains in the past three years than the previous four decades combined." http://stand.ngpvanhost.com/stop-oil-trains/week-of-action. #KeepItIntheGround #stopmotion #breakfree #collaboration @candyteethcreative

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All of this work with the toy train set/oil train replica is for the story. It's easy to forget that there are 1-3 oil trains running through our communities daily, when there are so many important issues to address and pay attention to. Today marks the last day of the week of #StopOilTrains week. "25 million Americans live in the blast zone. Looking back on the Lac-Mégantic tragedy or the fiery June 3rd oil train derailment in the Columbia River Gorge -- we know the blast zone is a dangerous place to be. There has been more damage done by oil trains in the past three years than the previous four decades combined." http://stand.ngpvanhost.com/stop-oil-trains/week-of-action. #KeepItIntheGround #stopmotion #breakfree #collaboration @candyteethcreative

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Emerged from the Candyteeth studio yesterday evening around 8, head full of plans, deep in production. #stopmotion #StopOilTrains #KeepItIntheGround #collaboration @candyteethcreative

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We're tracking hashtags about oil trains until July 12th. #tag and be #counted! If you see a train or have something to say, tag it! Please post on/share to Twitter! #StopOilTrains #now #KeepItIntheGround #standuptooil #breakfree

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8 days until the Nisqually Canoe Family puts in just South of Canada, and begins the long pull. The main landing occurs in Olympia, July 30th. "Canoe Journey is a celebration of tribal heritage in the Pacific Northwest. The tradition began in 1989, and has continued more-or-less annually ever since. It serves as an important venue to connect families and communities to tribal heritage, while providing a substance free atmosphere. Each Canoe Journey is hosted by a different tribe, highlighting the unique traditions of Pacific Northwest tribes. In the past, participants have stemmed from up and down the west coast, and as far as New Zealand. The paddlers (called “pullers”) face long days in hand carved canoes as they journey from British Columbia to the hosting tribe. The 2016 Canoe Journey, dubbed “Paddle to Nisqually” will be hosted by the Nisqually Indian Tribe. The celebrations will occur from July 30th to August 6th, with the boats landed at the Port of Olympia on July 30th. Preparing for the event is no small task. Over 10,000 people are expected to attend parts of the event, requiring immense planning and preparations. The Nisqually Tribe has been in planning mode for over a year. Besides the logistical considerations–like parking, traffic control, and food service–the Tribe is preparing thousands of handmade gifts to share at the event. Volunteers are kept busy making gifts, such as weaving baskets and making salves." - Morgan Photo by Fidel @nativevision253 Original Quote http://nisquallyriver.org/…/nisqually-tribe-promotes-sobri…/ Volunteers are needed to help with all kinds of things, working together there will be fun! You can sign up to volunteer here: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/MWCP5SS Learn more @ www.paddletonisqually.com !! Lead up to this year's Canoe Journey. #PaddletoNisqually #dontforgetthewater #Waterislife #Nisqually #CanoeJourney #TribalJourneys #tribaljourneys2016 @TribalCanoeJourneys @NisquallyIndianTribe

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"Nature is trying very hard to make us succeed, but nature does not depend on us. We are not the only experiment." - Buckminster Fuller #BuckyFuller #alternativestyle #solutions

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10 days until the Nisqually Canoe Family puts in just South of Canada, and begins the long pull. The main landing occurs in Olympia, July 30th, and promises to be an amazing event. Volunteers are needed to help with all kinds of things, working together there will be fun! Learn more @ www.paddletonisqually.com !! Lead up to this year's Canoe Journey. Learn more at paddletonisqually.com Volunteers welcome! #PaddletoNisqually #dontforgetthewater #Waterislife #Nisqually #CanoeJourney #TribalJourneys #tribaljourneys2016

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The Urban Dictionary definition of Gravy Train is "A job where no work is involved. To get paid for doing nothing. Standing around at work and talking all day." The Merriam-Webster definition of Gravy Train is ": something (such as a business or a government program) that provides money to many people without requiring much work or effort" Moving unit trains of oil through our communities and over the lands we are trying to live on is the "keep-getting-rich" scheme benefitting very few people. It's someone's Gravy Train, not ours. To the majority the risk involved is deadly, so this train is named "Gravey Train." #KeepItIntheGround #stopmotion #props #visualaid #StopOilTrains #now in collaboration with @candyteethcreative