Green Advocacy in Cascadia’s Borderlands
WHEN
Thursday, February 23, 2023
4:30-5:30 p.m. PT
LOCATION
Online on Zoom
And In-person at Western
Academic Instructional Center West,
Room 204
PRICE
Free
Check out this video to watch the Green Advocacy in Cascadia’s Borderlands.
The Role of Cross-Border Media and Persuasion in Protecting the Skagit Headwaters Donut Hole
Environmental Speaker Series
Brought to you by:
WWU College of the Environment
in partnership with the WWU Alumni Association
The recent saga of the Skagit River Headwaters “Donut Hole” saw a coalition of advocates and stakeholders on both sides of the U.S./Canada border come together in common cause to resist a gold mining proposal.
This presentation analyzes this transboundary network to identify opportunities and challenges in organizing, communicating, and persuading across an international border. It also looks at specific tactics and strategies used in the media, and directly with policymakers and publics, to ultimately win hearts and minds in British Columbia and Washington State.
Finally, this presentation contextualizes this most recent ecological skirmish as an extension of cross-border mediation and advocacy dedicated to the protection of the cross-border Skagit watershed for many decades.
The Environmental Speaker Series is free and open to the public. Talks are held each Thursday at 4:30 pm in Academic Instructional Center West, room 204. Paid parking is available in lot C. Or join us online on Zoom!
Dr. Derek Moscato
Speaker
Dr. Derek Moscato is an associate professor of journalism at Western Washington University, where he teaches classes in public communication, journalism, and environmental and cross-border media. He is also a faculty affiliate with the Border Policy Research Institute, the Salish Sea Institute, and the Canadian-American Studies Program. Moscato’s research and teaching interests lie at the intersection of environmental communication, public diplomacy, and globalization. He is the author of the 2022 book Dirt Persuasion: Civic Environmental Populism and the Heartland’s Pipeline Fight (University of Nebraska Press) which examines the media and advocacy strategies of grassroots activists in the state of Nebraska in opposing the Keystone XL Pipeline.
Questions, Accommodations, and Parking
Contact the WWU Alumni Association for this event. Feel free to call at (360) 650-3353 or email at alumni@wwu.edu if you have any questions or comments.
Advance notice for disability accommodations and special needs is greatly appreciated. Please indicate your special needs on the registration form.
There will be auto-captions available for the Zoom webinar.
Limited paid parking is available in the C lots at the south end of campus and in lots 6V and 7G at the north end of campus. Western provides comprehensive parking details—including lot locations, fees, and campus map.