Maya ChiodoTHE INTERSECTIONS OF ENVIRONMENTALISM AND SOCIAL JUSTICE: A PREVIEWhttps://www.canva.com/design/DADTxdTDf6U/viewMar 18, 2019Mar 18, 2019
Maya ChiodoNo Environmentalism Without Social JusticeI flick the switch to roll up the passenger side window as my dad pulls into the dirt parking lot at the Desolation Wilderness trailhead…Mar 17, 2019Mar 17, 2019
Maya ChiodoWhen Activism and Academia Collide: A Glimpse of Dr. David PellowI walk briskly toward room 4304 in the hallway of UCSB’s Department of Environmental Studies (ES). I check my phone. I’m three minutes…Mar 16, 2019Mar 16, 2019
Maya ChiodoWhy the history of racism in the American environmental movement mattersOr why we need environmental justiceMar 16, 2019Mar 16, 2019
Maya ChiodoChoosing Self-Development Over Colonial DevelopmentI grew up as an only child, with older parents, in a household that worshipped science, nature, and art — no God or Gods. As one does…Mar 16, 2019Mar 16, 2019
Maya ChiodoThe End of a Life and the Beginning of the New YearEverything in this house feels wrong. The way the armoire door hangs open, a fleece jacket spilling out of it. The limp rope tied to the…Jan 2, 2019Jan 2, 2019
Maya ChiodoPrison Abolition and #MeTooHow #MeToo can learn from and work with the prison abolition movement.Dec 20, 2018Dec 20, 2018
Maya ChiodoPomp and CircumstanceLooking back on “The Hunting Ground” after #MeToo and Kavanaugh.Dec 20, 20181Dec 20, 20181
Maya ChiodoCan You Party and Be an Activist at the Same Time?Addressing the cognitive dissonance inherent to being a passionate college student who likes to party.Dec 20, 2018Dec 20, 2018
Maya ChiodoCostume as Political Statement in ProtestsCostumes have played a role in protests — whether as a mechanism for disguising oneself, creating a sense of uniformity among a group, or…Jul 26, 2018Jul 26, 2018