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Erin Monahan (she/her)

Hell Hath No Fury: Reflections on That One Time Planet Granite Leadership Turned Me into a Scorned Woman

Hell Hath No Fury: Reflections on That One Time Planet Granite Leadership Turned Me into a Scorned Woman

“Heaven has no rage like love to hatred turned / Nor hell a fury like a woman scorned” March 8, 2017 On this day, dedicated to celebrating women (wow, we get a whole day!), Erin Monahan, aka "a woman scorned," speaks out on the anniversary of a chaos-inducing

Scorched Earth

Working at the Burger Barn in Bishop, California has ushered me into political conversations at a higher rate than any other job in the past. I am not sure if this is because as a 27-year-old, now I have worked concertedly through fits of outrage and wild tears,

White-Washed History, Radical Listening, and Turning Dialogue into Action

White-Washed History, Radical Listening, and Turning Dialogue into Action

Mule Days is happening this week in Bishop, California. This annual festival celebrating the mule, occurs over six days, and attracts up to 30,000 people. With more than 700 mules competing in 181 events, along with the largest non-motorized parade in the United States, it's hard

Economic Refugees

Economic Refugees

Cover photo by Finn Hawley-Blue Kathryn’s mom left when she was five. She grew up extremely poor with her sister and Dad in rural Vernonia, Oregon. The three lived in a small space in an old gas station. Her Dad was an on-and-off employed contractor. It

The Future is Uncertain, but There is Hope: An Interview With Jolie Varela

The Future is Uncertain, but There is Hope: An Interview With Jolie Varela

Published May 11, 2017 Last December, police forced the Standing Rock water protectors to leave under ludicrous reasons, one being for their “health,” because the camps were situated on a flood plain, meaning a possible flood could occur. Police touted concern for civilian “safety,” though the police were not too

"Exposure," Merging Hip Hop and the Outdoors: A Conversation with Filmmaker and Photographer Ani Yahzid

"Exposure," Merging Hip Hop and the Outdoors: A Conversation with Filmmaker and Photographer Ani Yahzid

All Photography courtesy of Ani Yahzid: Check out his website and the Exposure Indie Go Go campaign This June, filmmaker Ani Yahzid will follow two hip hop artists based in Atlanta, Georgia, Namaste and Keylan, into Olympic National Park to create a film that will encourage more multicultural urban youth

Ten Ways REI Could Make Systemic Change and Actually Empower Women to be Forces of Nature

Ten Ways REI Could Make Systemic Change and Actually Empower Women to be Forces of Nature

Image of Lauret Savoy's book, Trace: Exploring Landscapes of Exclusion and Inclusion in American History. The following list is in no particular order. 1. Give gear and clothes to the houseless. 2. Acknowledge the land they are on. 3. Acknowledge the real reasons as to why women, especially