Faces of Cascadia

Cascadia Culture Week is coming up! How will you celebrate?

Cascadia Culture Week is coming up! How will you celebrate?

Mark your calendars, Cascadia Culture week is getting close! Cascadia Culture week, or as we affectionately refer to it, CCW, takes place from May 13th- 21st. How will you celebrate Culture Week?

Faces of Cascadia: Elona Underwood works to empower local food and farms in her community

Faces of Cascadia: Elona Underwood works to empower local food and farms in her community

Elona Underwood is a self-declared Cascadian fighting for fresh local food and sustainability. She works as farm manager with the LIttle White Salmon Biodiversity reserve  which promotes education about habitat protection and sustainable agriculture. 

Faces of Cascadia: Eric Seitz Turns His Life Around And Dedicates It To Helping Others

Faces of Cascadia: Eric Seitz Turns His Life Around And Dedicates It To Helping Others

Eric Seitz is a street nurse and volunteer with the Vocal-WA needle exchange program as well as helping homeless youth and inmates. Seitz was once a drug user living on the streets until his young niece made him change his mind. He decided to dedicate his life to helping others who are in the same situation he was once in many years ago. 

Faces of Cascadia: Megan Leatherman on her unique path in helping others find direction

Faces of Cascadia: Megan Leatherman on her unique path in helping others find direction

Career coach and HR consultant Megan Leatherman shares her unique path to finding her own career in helping others find direction. Megan is also CascadiaNow!'s president and co-leader of HR Think Tank in Portland Oregon. 

Faces of Cascadia: Shilo Jama on bringing awareness and love to the drug user community

Faces of Cascadia: Shilo Jama on bringing awareness and love to the drug user community

The People's Harm Reduction Alliance (PHRA) helps drug users in the U-district and locations around Cascadia avoid HIV, STDs, and Hepatitis-C by providing clean needles, straws, medical support and love for those in need. The PHRA strives to enrich and expand its community by encouraging awareness of drug users and homelessness. 

Faces of Cascadia: Alex Garland On Finding Himself In The World Of Journalism And Activism

Faces of Cascadia: Alex Garland On Finding Himself In The World Of Journalism And Activism

Alex Garland is a freelance photographer in Seattle covering social movements important to Cascadia as well as maintaining his own photography business shooting nature photos, family photos and weddings.