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Environmental Advocacy Project
Anita Harker, Whatcom Community College
This assignment requires that students research the historical context of an environmental issue within their own communities and apply different types of organizing/advocacy tactics for instigating social change.

Bioregion Discipline: Sociology, History, Geography, Political Science/Policy, Interdisciplinary Studies, English, Environmental Studies
Bioregion Scale: Campus
Bioregion Topical Vocabulary: Cultures & Religions, Natural Resources, Pollution & Waste, Promising Pedagogies:Civic Engagement & Service Learning, Human Health & Wellbeing, Human Impact & Footprint, Civil Society & Governance, Future Studies & Visioning, Sense of Place, Climate Change, Food Systems & Agriculture, Water & Watersheds, Ethics & Values, Sustainability Concepts & Practices, Social & Environmental Justice

Investigating Local Food: Meet Your Washington Farmers
June Johnson Bube, Seattle University
This assignment sequence seeks to stimulate students' thinking and writing about food production in the western Washington bioregion through a series of activities combining readings, class discussion, fieldwork, and writing assignments. Collaborative work in and outside of class culminates in students' interviewing local farmers and vendors at farmers markets and writing a surprising informative essay.

Bioregion Discipline: English
Bioregion Scale: Local Community/Watershed, Campus
Bioregion Topical Vocabulary: Food Systems & Agriculture, Human Health & Wellbeing, Promising Pedagogies:Reflective & Contemplative Practice, Social & Environmental Justice, Ecosystem Health, Sustainability Concepts & Practices