Changelab Portal
Changelab is a portal for innovative theory, action, art, tactics, resources and case studies documenting the change that we need in our world.
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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.
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Case studies
Case studies document changemakers in our bioregion and world.
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Ideas & Tactics
Articles on ideas and tactics for making the change we want to see happen in our world.
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Mar 31, 2020
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
Nov 29, 2019
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Dec 28, 2018
Dec 28, 2018
The Department of Bioregion is proud to share an interview between Evan O’Neil and Richard Evanoff, a professor of envrionmental ethics at Aoyama Gakuin University in Japan, who recently wrote the book Bioregionalism and Global Ethics as part of our archive of bioregionalism articles and resources. The interview originally appeared on Carnegie Council on August 3rd 2012.
Dec 28, 2018
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Jul 18, 2019
Jul 18, 2019