Klahowya Tillikum fellow Cascadians!
“We celebrate Cascadia Day to remind ourselves of distinct regional values, unique traditions, inherent beliefs, and our devotion to creating a sustainable and equitable community in which leadership is in the hands of the people and a strong community is our greatest asset.”
From the mountains to the sea, our home features some of the most diverse, beautiful and dynamic landscapes in the entire world. Our people are as diverse as the beauty that surrounds us. We are abundantly blessed and therefore celebrate a holiday to highlight our uniqueness and diversity and as a reminder of our responsibility to act as faithful stewards of the wondrous bounty with which we are endowed.
Cascadia Day is May 18th. 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. Below you will find some simple digital assets that any person, business, group or community can use to create a display and tabling kit, as well person assets. Please use these to set up a display, or take it upon yourself to share with friends, or to local museums, businesses, educators, libraries, politicians, journalists, bookstores or anyone else you think could benefit. Please fell free to adapt and alter to your hearts content.
WE’D ALSO LOVE IF YOU FORWARDED THIS ON TO ANY RELEVANT LISTS OR NEWSLETTERS
A day to celebrate the unique dynamism of our bioregion and movement.
How to Celebrate
Share a post on social media, share a picture, change your profile image and help us get #Cascadia trending!
Fly your Cascadia Flag, wear your Cascadia gear!
Gather a group of friends and host an event or Cascadia related activity
Take a Nature Walk or do something you feel is distinctly Cascadian
Support a business you feel is local, ethical or sustainable.
#CascadiaDay #Cascadia #May18
Tag @Cascadiabioregion on facebook and instagram, and @deptofbioregion on twitter and we’ll be resharing all day.
May 18th - Cascadia Day
Cascadia Day was chosen as a day to celebrate by David McCloskey, one of the early founders of Cascadian bioregionalism. The first Cascadia Day was celebrated in 2012 and grew out of an Cascadia Unconference in Eugene, Oregon. It was organized and celebrated by Elona Underwood with Cascadia Education Project, Mel and Devin and Casey with Cascadia Matters, and Brandon Letsinger with the Cascadia Department of Bioregion. Now, it’s up to you to keep this wonderful tradition alive!
