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Sunset at the South Berkeley Tuesday market
In the seemingly endless list of everyday practices interrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic, shopping for food has been, for many, a source of stress and difficulty. Border closures and trade restrictions have disrupted global food chains and affected millions of farmers, farmworkers, and consumers.
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As the University tries to push through development, the fight for social and environmental justice must rise to meet the moment
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Photo of Tilden taken by Ava Castanha
The COVID19 pandemic has created a renewed interest in getting outdoors for many people, especially in the East Bay Regional Park District, which maintains park and trails stretching across the Alameda and Contra Costa counties. I was fortunate to talk to Joseph Mouzon, who is the COO of Outdoor Afro, a nationally recognized non-profit organization whose mission is to inspire and reconnect black people with nature, and Brian Holt, the Chief of the Planning, Trails and GIS Department at the East Bay Regional Park District.
Read MoreIf you ask Berkeley students where they like to hike, chances are that someone will mention the Berkeley Fire Trails or Tilden Regional Park. These areas are prominent fixtures in Berkeley student life as hotspots for hikers, runners, nature-lovers, and overworked students alike, but there is much more to them than meets the eye. There is history behind Berkeley’s natural spaces - and all of California - that is valuable and important to be conscious of when considering their resilience in the face of forces such as global warming and the climate crisis which already impact our daily lives.
Read MoreRecord rainfall flooded homes, stores, and the UC Berkeley campus during the Big Blow of 1962. Chicken Creek, a tributary of Strawberry Creek by the fire trails, flooded the Strawberry Canyon Recreation Area and caused considerable damage to the Hass Clubhouse and all the way down to the International House. The floods and landslides created a wall of mud and debris that broke through a ground floor window at IHouse, flooded the lobby, and broke through the main doors. Down on campus, Strawberry Creek flooded its way through ASUC offices and underground basements.
Read MoreBetween April 17 and April 27, UC Berkeley hosted its third and final open house on the People’s Park Housing Project. The plan includes 950 to 1,200 student beds and 75 to 125 apartments for people currently experiencing homelessness or very low-income residents, open space, and a food market.
Read MoreIn late 2016, UC Berkeley’s Capital Strategies department officially declared its intent to develop student housing on the only agricultural facility within walking distance of campus: The Oxford Tract, a 2.5-Acre plot of land containing greenhouses and a field. A combined force of students, faculty, alumni, and community members rose up in defense of this critical space, beginning a contentious debate that would span years.
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PC Ken Cheetham, http:llbapd.orglhamilton-guch-complete-sequence.html
As an Environmental Science major who is deeply involved in a multitude of environmental student orgs, I find myself immersed in a community of mostly upper middle class white females. I have found myself in so many spaces where the topics of race and inaccessibility to the environmental movement are not discussed and often pushed under the rug when brought up, because nobody really knows how to address them.
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As an Environmental Science major who is deeply involved in a multitude of environmental student orgs, I find myself immersed in a community of mostly upper middle class white females. I have found myself in so many spaces where the topics of race and inaccessibility to the environmental movement are not discussed and often pushed under the rug when brought up, because nobody really knows how to address them.
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