Author Archives: Christine

Contributions

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I’ve learned quite a bit over the entirety of this quarter. This class, in particular, has highlighted some topics I wasn’t aware of before, like systems theory and the idea of ‘active hope’. If there’s one takeaway that I believe is most important, however… it would be political activism. There was an article we read a while ago about how… Read more »

Future of Seattle

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My last blog post was a bit of background on the motivations of the project, so I won’t waste any of these precious 400 words discussing that further. Instead, I’ll introduce to you the finished product… The Future of Seattle online Photo Spotlight! The intention of this project is to bring the effects of climate change and the impacts within… Read more »

The Anthropocene Here and Now

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When deliberating in my head over what to do for an action project, I realized something rather frustrating. We’ve spent a significant amount of time in class discussing paralysis, and emotional processing throughout this time as the massive Anthropocene issue hangs above our heads like a guillotine slowly being released. These discussion points are important, of course. Once you are… Read more »

Restless Mind

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I’ll be honest- meditation is a fairly new concept in my life. I always found it odd and almost unsettling. The idea of a bunch of people sitting in a room, eyes closed, somehow reaching into a different mental dimension seemed out of touch to my scheme of how things were supposed to be. After starting this class, I realized… Read more »

Thinking Beyond ‘Me’

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Out of the flood of information I’ve been soaking in lately pertaining to this class and our inevitable demise, the most surprising to me would have to be the idea of systems theory. As we all were sitting on the lawn a few days ago, we discussed how the popular idea of being “environmentally friendly” is making small, individualistic choices… Read more »