Our Mission
Currents is a blog run by students in the University of Washington’s School of Marine and Environmental Affairs. Currents shares timely and relevant discussions of pressing environmental issues, particularly, but not limited to, marine and coastal systems and the interactions between humans and nature. We also provide a platform to discuss the lived experiences of SMEA students and others with academic and cultural ties to marine and environmental affairs. We aim to inform and inspire the public while recognizing the complex nature of the issues we cover, and to challenge dominant views in the marine and environmental fields by advancing anti-racist and anti-colonial modes of thinking. We place value on being accessible to the broader public. We commit to creating an inclusive space that uplifts the perspectives of BIPOC and LGBTQ+ people in our field, and in particular people who do their work locally.
The views and opinions expressed here are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the policy or position of the University of Washington and its official representatives. The university is not responsible for our publication’s content.
Land Acknowledgment
We at Currents are forever grateful to the many Tribes of the Coast Salish region—including but not limited to the Duwamish People and the Muckleshoot, Puyallup, Suquamish, and Tulalip Tribes. The Land and Sea of this region is connected to the body, heart, and lives of these Peoples and has been since time immemorial. We seek to uplift the strong Sovereign Nations of the Coast Salish region and their right to Self-Determination. We remember and thank these Peoples: past, present, and future.
We recognize that this acknowledgment is only the beginning of a conversation of actions, awareness, and connection. We strive to meet these conversations with an eye to the diverse perspectives and knowledges of this region’s many Tribal Nations. We intend to do so with respect, reciprocity, relevance, and responsibility for all our relations.
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